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Editorial.
Sep 01, 2008; Hambuba, Carlyn ... The World's food prices have risen by 45 percent in the last nine months causing serious shortages for staple foods like rice, wheat and maize. However, as the world experiences the unprecedented food crisis that have driven prices to their highest levels in decades, African women bear the ...
African women, key to achieving Green Revolution/La femme africaine, la cle a la realisation de la Revolution Verte.
Sep 01, 2008; Wambugu, Florence ... African women are the glue that binds the society's fabric. Even in today's African urbanized societies, women are the backbone of family and national stability. African women contribute about 70% to food security despite this, women continue to bear the brunt of an ever worsening food ...
The food crisis and its impact on poor women in Africa/La crise alimentaire et son impact sur les femmes pauvres en Afrique.
Sep 01, 2008; Matovu-Winyi, Norah ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rosette is a mother of 3 children though she is responsible for 8 children. The other 5 children belong to her late sister and brother who passed away due to the HIV/AIDS scourge. The five children were staying with Rosette's mother in Mukono District, in ...
Climate change and food crisis: how Zambian women are affected/Changement climatique et crise alimentaire: comment les femmes zambiennes sont affectees.
Sep 01, 2008; Makota, Cecilia ... There has been limited research conducted in Zambia with regard to the impact of climate change related to human activities and natural systems. Zambian scientist nominated to the intergovernmental panel of climate change (IPCC) developed guide lives of how to mitigate the impact of ...
Rising global food crisis: the perils of African women in conflict areas/La crise alimentaire mondiale croissante: les perils des femmes africaines dans les zones de conflits.
Sep 01, 2008; Matovu, Vero ... Rural women produce half of the world's food and 60-80% of the food in developing countries. This is in Line with Millennium Development Goal Number 1--to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (1). However, various factors including: international trade policies, wars, gender inequality, ...
African women, the global food crisis, climate change and its impact on women and children/Les femmes africaines, la crise alimentaire dans le monde, le changement climatique et son impact sur les femmes et les enfants.
Sep 01, 2008; Phiri, Patrick ... Women in poor African countries are bearing the brunt of the current global food crisis. Women, who produce most of the food in most poor African countries, have less access to seeds, fertilizers and extension services. They are also the most hungry; about 70% of the people who do not have ...
Can Africa feed itself? The role of the woman/L'Afrique peut-elle se nourrir elle-meme? Le role de la femme.
Sep 01, 2008; Muigei, Nancy Chepkoech ... Agriculture accounts for 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and women contribute 60-80% of the labour used to produce food both for household consumption and for sale. In Benin 70% of the female population live in rural areas, where they carry out 60-80% of the agricultural work and ...
Acronyms and abbreviations.(Training Manual: Gender Mainstreaming in the Macroeconomics, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Budgeting Processes in the Context of the new Aid Modalities)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women FEMNET African Women's Development and Communication Network FOWODE Forum for Women in Development GDP Gross Domestic ...
Acknowledgement.(Training Manual: Gender Mainstreaming in the Macroeconomics, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Budgeting Processes in the Context of the new Aid Modalities)
Sep 01, 2008; Musa, Roselynn ... The Gender, Macroeconomics and PRSPs in Africa project implemented by the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) under its Advocacy Programme includes research into the principal gender dimensions of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) processes and its ...
Chapter 1: introduction.(Training Manual: Gender Mainstreaming in the Macroeconomics, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Budgeting Processes in the Context of the new Aid Modalities)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... 1.1 What is a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) ? A poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) is a document describing the building blocks of a country's poverty reduction strategy including: * Identification of key constraints to economic growth and poverty ...
Chapter 2: training modules.(Training Manual: Gender Mainstreaming in the Macroeconomics, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Budgeting Processes in the Context of the new Aid Modalities)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... MODULE 1: OPENING SESSION Objectives By the end of the session, the facilitator will have: * Officially welcomed all participants, and introduced any guests, and trainers * Allowed participants to introduce themselves * Described the ...
Chapter 3: designing a PRSP workshop.(Training Manual: Gender Mainstreaming in the Macroeconomics, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Budgeting Processes in the Context of the new Aid Modalities)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... This chapter is a step by step process of organizing a PRSP workshop. The PRSP process has three stages (design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation) and preparation for each has to be done for the workshop. The workshop participants may be taken through the three stages or some ...
Appendix A: sample workshop programme.(APPENDIXES)(Appendix)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... <Pre> Day One 8.30-9.00 Registration 9.00-9.30 * Welcome * Keynote Address * Objectives of workshop (Impart skills on what and how to mainstream gender into PRSPs, New Aid Modalities, ...
Appendix B: participants handouts.(Appendix)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... Participant Handout B.1: Definitions and Concepts Gender: Gender is a social construct of the different roles, responsibilities, and benefits of males and females varying from place to place and over time. Hence gender differences are not biologically determined like sex, but ...
References.(APPENDIXES)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... FEMNET and Oxfam Novib (2007): "Gender Dimensions of PRSP Processes and the Relationship to the National Budgets: The Experiences of Egypt, Mali, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia" Published by FEMNET Shaw G.K. (1977) "An introduction to the theory of Macro-economic Policy" ...
Appendix C: sample participant evaluation form.(Appendix)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... Please answer all sections of this evaluation form. Your response will assist the training organizers in determining what modifications, if any, should be made to this program. I. Overall Evaluation 1. Please check the choice that best reflects your overall ...
Appendix D: gender mainstreaming resources.(Website list)(Appendix)
Sep 01, 2008; Kakande, Margaret ... Users of this Manual can obtain more information about gender mainstreaming from various documents posted on a number of websites. Related World Bank Websites Gender http://www.worldbank.org/gender/ Poverty ...
