Tanzania’s post-COVID-19 recovery strategy and the NDC

The current discourse on climate change and COVID-19 recovery underlines the need for an integrated response to the two issues. In Tanzania, the COVID-19 response has provided for interventions that will also enhance the country’s resilience to climate change. There is thus space for cultivating partnerships that can facilitate building back better from the pandemic while addressing climate change. Exploring such opportunities and strengthening domestic, regional, and international partnerships and collaboration are vital for the Tanzanian government

Gender-responsive and inclusive veterinary extension for healthy animals, reduced poverty and empowered women

The study’s broad purpose was to understand the reasons why animal health workers overlook women in service delivery. In order to understand this, the study looked at the different identities and roles of women, not just as wives and mothers and farmers, but also as managers and owners of livestock. The study found that, it is common, in Karamoja, for women to own small ruminants and poultry, as well as be responsible for managing dairy cattle and other livestock in the home compound. However, the common perception among extension agents is that women do not own or manage livestock, that they are not strong enough to restrain an animal, and that only men can make decisions about livestock production, health, and business

Technoscientific labor and gender equity in Argentina : comparing barriers and opportunities for women in the public and private sectors - emerging findings

The presentation provides statistics about women’s participation in STEM education, research and development, and scientific careers in Argentina

Improving the gendered design in housing and public spaces based on women’s experiences in Rwanda

This project explored gendered design in housing and public spaces in Rwanda to identify gendered issues and suggest guidelines to make spaces more accessible for all genders. Data was collected through visits to different universities, institutions and public spaces and surveys given to policymakers and beneficiaries. A gender analysis tool helped to identify how gender can be implemented in the design of spaces and a report with guidelines was written

Gendered design in STEAM

From April 2019 to October 2022, the GDS Program has been investigating and advancing gendered design through 20 grant-awarded projects with scholars at institutions across the global souths. The Program aimed to contribute to more inclusive technological designs in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math by building capacity in gendered design and innovations to address challenges and biased perceptions predominantly faced by women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The gendered design approach brings diverse and critical perspectives to the design process to reshape how we identify design challenges, the process to address them, the solutions to these challenges, as well as the reach of their benefits

Reimagining urban territories for women’s autonomy in Colombia

Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library : Reimaginar territorio urbano para la autonomía femenina en ColombiaThis project builds on ongoing work in the neighborhood of Bélen in Bogotá to resist gentrification and redevelopment efforts through the creation and expansion of community spaces with a gendered perspective. Researchers from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano worked with a local group of women, the Circle of Women Aisha, to create a community kitchen and expand and renovate an existing community garden at a local community space Casa B. This project focuses on domestic spheres to argue that they are important spaces of feminist politics and community knowledge

Modèle de référence pour la prise en charge holistique des victimes de violences sexistes

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Use of human-rights based approaches (HRBAs) for the promotion of healthier food environments in Tanzania

In Tanzania, evidence shows that Non-Communicable Diseases account for 33% of deaths. This has been attributed to unhealthy eating patterns such as consumption of sugary, unsaturated fatty and processed foods commonly served in most eating points in the country. Like many other sub-Saharan African countries, Tanzania has gradually embraced globalisation and modernization leading to increased uptake of non-organic imported foods that are considered easily accessible and affordable. Tanzania through the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children has previously implemented the National NCDS Strategic Plan II (2016-2020) that focused on preventing and controlling NCDs cases in the country

Exploring urban care infrastructures to support women’s autonomy in Argentina

Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library : Explorando las infraestructuras urbanas de cuidado para promover la autonomía de las mujeres en ArgentinaThis research addresses the issue of care work as mostly assumed by women and focuses on the unequal distribution of care services and infrastructures in fragmented cities. This project is located in the city of Córdoba, in the underserved neighbourhoods of Marechal, Villa Páez and Alberdi. The project utilized quantitative and qualitative mapping to understand gendered urban experiences related to care, and how these are omitted in current urban planning discourses