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    Emerging models of participatory philanthropy: FRIDA - the young feminist fund

    Harvard Institute for International Development, Cambridge Mass., 2011
    This article explains the innovative process being implemented in the foundation of a new fund for young feminist organisations around the world, FRIDA, which aims to cultivate and support a global community of young feminists.
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    Bringing together pleasure and politics: Sexuality workshops in rural India

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    What are the linkages between sexuality and violence against women -beyond sexual violence? Do poor rural women want to talk about sex? What does it mean to take a political approach to sexuality? Should pleasure be a part of this politics? How can women's rights activists be persuaded to prioritize sexuality in their work?
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    Gender equality and food security: women’s empowerment as a tool against hunger

    Asian Development Bank, 2013
    Released during the Asia and the Pacific Regional High-level Consultation on Gender, Food Security and Nutrition (July 2013), this report explores the relationship between gender-based discrimination and the different channels through which households and individuals access food. Focusing on Asia and the Pacific, the author Dr.
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    Ageing, solidarity and social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean: time for progress towards equality

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    The ageing populations process will unfold faster in Latin America and the Caribbean than in other parts of the world. Projections indicate that by 2040 there will be 116 older persons for every 100 children under 15. As for the Caribbean region alone, its ageing index could stand at 142 older persons for every 100 children by 2040.
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    Marriage is politics: prospects for women's equality after the Arab Spring

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013
    Hopes were high that the uprisings that began in 2011 across the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) that have come to be known as “the Arab Spring” would bring not just democratization, but greater gender equality. Rather than safeguarding women’s equal rights, these revolutions have so far reinforced patriarchy in many states rocked by the uprisings.
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    Adolescent girls and migration in the developing world

    Population Council, USA, 2013
    Migration is transforming our world: by the end of this decade, most developing countries will have more people living in cities than in rural areas. Most migrants are in their early to mid-20s. Substantial numbers of adolescent girls are also on the move. Because of their age and gender, migrant girls are especially vulnerable to risks such as exploitative employment.
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    Making Care Visible: Women’s unpaid care work in Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya

    ActionAid International, 2013
    Collecting data on all women’s work, both paid and unpaid, is critical to improving the design of social policies and the allocation of resources to address poverty and inequality. This report documents Action Aid's multi-country programme on women's unpaid care work in Kenya, Nigeria, Nepal and Uganda.
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    Empowerment: a journey not a destination

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011
    Pathways of Women’s Empowerment is an international research and communications programme that began in 2006. Its focus has been on understanding and influencing efforts to bring about positive change in women’s lives.
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    Gender, climate change and community based adaptation planning

    United Nations Development Programme, 2010
    This guidebook for designing and implementing gender-sensitive community-based adaptation (CBA) projects draws on the experiences of the United Nations Development Programme - Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF) CBA programme from ten participating countries around the world. The paper begins by introduces gender, its place in development and the importance of promoting equality.
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    Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN)

    The Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN) is a Non Profit Organization working in India towards the empowerment of marginalized and excluded sections of the population, with a special focus on wome

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