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    Empowered women build healthy nations: findings from the CARE learning tour to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    CARE USA, 2011
    On this unique two-country Learning Tour, a high-level delegation, including Congressman Jim McDermott from Washington State who helped lead the trip, traveled to Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to learn about the reach and scope of U.S.
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    Global summit on grassroots women’s leadership and governance

    Huairou Commission, 2011
    “Institutions of governance, of security and of human rights must massively increase their engagement with grassroots women’s organizations,” was the message Anne Marie Goetz of UN Women conveyed to a diverse audience of women from 22 countries – made up of local actors and global policy-makers – at the Huairou Commission Global Summit on Grassroots Women’s Leadership and Governance, held March 3-
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    Grassroots speakout on UN Women: outcome document

    Huairou Commission, 2011
    On March 2nd, grassroots women leaders from around the world voiced their key recommendations and experiences to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Michelle Bachelet, and other representatives of UN Women and governments. A supportive audience of leaders of the global women’s movement and gender advocates filled the room beyond capacity.
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    Mahiti Manthana - reimagining a women's empowerment programme through digital technologies

    IT for Change, 2010
    For the last five years, IT for Change (ITfC) has been working with Prakriye - Centre for Community Informatics and Development1 in exploring how women's mobilisation and organising processes can be strengthened through new information and communication technologies (ICTs) systems.
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    Foresight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures: Science review SR: 48: Gender in the food system

    The Government Office for Science, 2011
    This report highlights the need for institutional changes that would benefit women within food systems globally, as consumers, producers, entrepreneurs and workers.  The report identifies three emergent trends to be addressed in order for agricultural development projects to successfully promote gender equality, and reduce poverty and hunger.
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    Gender review: Royal Norwegian Embassy Pakistan

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
    In 2007 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) adopted an action plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Development Cooperation (GEAP). The purpose of this gender review is to strengthen the efforts of the Norwegian embassy in Pakistan in particular to plan, implement, monitor, and report on how issues are promoted in programmes and in the policy dialogue with partners.
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    Women and political participation in Nigeria

    Taylor and Francis Group, 2010
    The low level of political participation of women is becoming alarming and disturbing. This hampers women from contributing their quota to the development of Nigeria. Empirical observations have shown that women in position of responsibilities are noted to be hardworking and firm in their decision.
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    Empowering Women: The effect of women’s decision making power on reproductive health services uptake. Evidence from Pakistan

    World Bank, 2011
    What correlations are there between women’s autonomy and their uptake of reproductive health services in Pakistan? This policy research working paper suggests that women’s decision making power has a significant positive impact on services uptake, while influential males’ decision making power has the opposite effect.
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    A holistic approach to gender equality and social justice

    Gender at Work, 2011
    The authors of this paper describe the key elements of Gender at Work’s Organisation Strengthening Program: the Integral Framework, Action Learning and Capacitar practices.
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    Writing from the inside: stories of hope and change

    Gender at Work, 2010
    In May 2010, Gender at Work’s Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Strengthening Program hosted a writing workshop with eight organisations in South Africa. These grassroots organisations had participated in an action-learning programme during the previous 18 to 24 months.

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