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Users of this Manual can obtain more information about gender mainstreaming from various documents posted on a number...

Please answer all sections of this evaluation form. Your response will assist the training organizers in determining what...

Participant Handout B.1: Definitions and Concepts Gender: Gender is a social construct of the different roles, responsibilities, and...

Day One 8.30-9.00 Registration 9.00-9.30 * Welcome * Keynote Address * Objectives of workshop (Impart skills on what...

This chapter is a step by step process of organizing a PRSP workshop. The PRSP process has three...

MODULE 1: OPENING SESSION Objectives By the end of the session, the facilitator will have: * Officially welcomed...

1.1 What is a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) ? A poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) is a...

Agriculture accounts for 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and women contribute 60-80% of the labour used...

Women in poor African countries are bearing the brunt of the current global food crisis. Women, who produce...

Rural women produce half of the world's food and 60-80% of the food in developing countries. This is...

There has been limited research conducted in Zambia with regard to the impact of climate change related to...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rosette is a mother of 3 children though she is responsible for 8 children. The other...

African women are the glue that binds the society's fabric. Even in today's African urbanized societies, women are...

The Gender, Macroeconomics and PRSPs in Africa project implemented by the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)...

AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women FEMNET...

The World's food prices have risen by 45 percent in the last nine months causing serious shortages for...