Rural Women Key Players in Sustainable Growth
Zambia last joined the global community in commemorating International Rural Women’s Day. This was meant to appreciate the role of rural women in eradicating poverty and fighting hunger. United Nations Women (UNWomen) clearly observes that rural women continue to fare worse in almost every aspect of development than their male counterparts and for this reason, […]
What Has Changed for Rural South African Women in the Last 25 Years
South Africa has experienced tremendous change over the last quarter-century: the first democratically elected government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, changing health, social and economic policies and now the COVID-19 pandemic. The South African Medical Research Council/Wits University Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit has, for nearly three decades, conducted health and socio-demographic surveillance in a rural […]
UN Women To Train Rural Females In Horticulture
UN Women has said 118 rural women in Shinyanga and Singida regions are set to benefit from Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and entrepreneurship. Training, according to UN Women, set to enhance women in rural economic wellbeing. UN Women Regional Director for Eastern Africa and Southern Africa Roberta Clarke said the training would be conducted in collaboration […]
The Plight Of Rural Women
Their life needs not be romanticized; it is their lived reality. She wakes up at dawn to pound the grain for breakfast, lunch and dinner with her baby on her back. She walks to the field and works with crude, backbreaking tools when the baby sleeps. She puts her/him in a close by makeshift shed […]
Rural Women Share Experiences In Farming, Governance
The women participated in a crash planting demonstration of cabbage A group of women Councilors from the Eastern Region of Sierra Leone have ended a two-day learning and exchange visit to their counterparts in Kabala, Koinadugu District, in the North of the country. The women from the East, mainly drawn from the women in governance […]
Rural Women and Girls Are Constantly Sidelined
Rural women and girls play vital roles in their families and communities. They produce food, gather water, provide care, and navigate myriad challenges from poverty to environmental disasters, due to climate change. Today marks the International Day for Rural Women. But too often, rural women and girls face extreme challenges in realizing their human rights. […]
Actionaid Donates Motorbikes To Rural Women
Actionaid Liberia yesterday donated four brand new motorbikes to rural women in Bong, Grand Gedeh, Montserrado and Gbarpolu counties, to ease their transportation burden while following up cases of mobility in the various communities. The motorbikes were purchased with funds provided by SIDA through the Embassy of Sweden in Liberia. The women were represented by […]
Rural Women Lead the Way In Addressing Food Insecurity
Mrs. Everlyn Karhenye, leader of the Gbawaken Rural Women Community Green Reserve is a strong voice for women’s rights and equality in her community. Here, she demonstrates how to operate one of the machines used for their farming. Photo: UN Women/Moses Kelleh 49-years old Everlyn Karhenye, a mother of nine children is leader of the […]
Rural Women Hold Forum In Huíla, Angola
Aspects linked to the 2017/2018 agricultural campaign are expected to dominate Wednesday in Lubango, the rural women’s forum in Huíla province, Angop learnt on Wednesday. The meeting is also analyzing the possibilities of support for families, the promotion of aquaculture, fish farming, the impact on family income in rural areas, the current situation of the […]
Empowering Rural Women Through Education
The right to education is fundamental Human Right. Education is crucial for development of women. Rural women’s access to education and training can have a major impact on their potential to access and benefit from income-generating opportunities and improve their overall well-being. Education without any doubt positively impacts the wellbeing of women in rural areas […]
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