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CFS Side Event 12: Achieving Gender Equality, Food Security and Nutrition – Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives and Approaches

At the 67th session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW67), participants shared experiences and practices including a focus on increasing women’s access to markets and value chains, and achieving sustainable livelihoods, including through en

Not long ago, Uwintije Goretti worried she might not manage to feed her family. Years of insufficient rainfall in her village in Rwanda had led to poor harvests and crop failure. This all changed with solar-powered irrigation 🌞💧

"The programme provided us with good lessons. We are now sharing what we learned with the community." - Nasira Khaturn, Nepal.

FAO, IFAD, UN Women and WFP are working together on the Joint Programme “Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment” (JP RWEE), which aims to secure rural women’s livelihoods, rights and resilience to advance sustainable development, A

The JP RWEE participated in the CGIAR/Wageningen University Cultivating Equality Conference, 'Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems.' Gender specialists from FAO, IFAD, UN Women and WFP discussed the results of the programme's holistic a

The event co-hosted in partnership with FAO, IFAD, UN Women, WFP and the Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida), brought together partners to deliberate on the evaluation findings of the first phase of a five-year multi-agency global initiativ

Rural women from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Liberia, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Niger and Rwanda share their stories towards cultivating change during COVID-19.

Since 2014 the Joint Program on Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment (JP RWEE) has supported over 7,000 women and 38,000 family members in Guatemala, empowering indigenous women through transformative social and economic change t

Together, through the implementation of the Joint Programme “Accelerating Progress Towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women” (JP RWEE), FAO, IFAD, UN Women and WFP are addressing social norm change and increasing women’s participation and leadership

Recording of the side event held at CSW 63 on "Rural women's empowerment for food security and nutrition: evidence from joint UN work".

The side event presented emerging lessons on the impacts of the Joint Programme on "Rural Women's Economic Empowerment" including innovative methodologies to measure women’s empowerment in food security and nutrition.

The video shows how Household Methodologies, implemented by IFAD in the framework of the Joint Programme RWEE, are transforming the relations between women, men, girls and boys in rural Kyrgyzstan.

Meet Kebele, one of the over 2000 women who benefited from the Joint Programme "Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women", who tell us the story of how thanks to the support received she has increased her income, but also improv

This video give a practical example of how an integrated approach can support rural women's economic empowerment and give them more voice in their families and communities.

Hear with us the story of Chandra Kala, a rural woman from one of the poorest districts of Nepal, who gives us an insight of how her family life has improved thanks to the support received from the Joint Programme RWEE.

The video highlights main successes of the JP on "Rural Women's Economic Empowerment" in Nepal by giving voice to the rural women who saw their lives change following their participation in the programme.

Short video from Niger, one of the seven pilot countries of the JP on "Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women", explaining through the voices of women how the four UN Agencies (FAO, IFAD, WFP, UN Women) are providing an integr

Through the voice of one of the rural women supported by the Joint Programme on "Rural Women's Economic Empowerment", we learn more about the impact the initiative jointly implemented by FAO, IFAD, WFP and UN Women is having on poor women living in rural Gu