Pastoralism, Gender & Youth (page 12)
Supporting Tanzanian pastoralists facing climate change
In Tanzania, Irish Aid set up a Learning Platform (LP) on climate change, which seeks to generate evidence from case studies on effective ways of mainstreaming climate-risk management into development planning. One of the case studies commissioned by the LP was on three projects involving pastoralists, implemented by TNRF (Tanzania Natural Resources Forum), CARE, Oxfam […]
Pastoralist women’s use of antenatal care service in Afar, Ethiopia
Pastoralists’ use of health services in Ethiopia is not well documented. Agrarian women’s use of maternal health services has proven to be effective in reducing the mortality of mothers. In early 2015, a study on “Pastoralism and antenatal care service utilization in Dubti District, Afar, Ethiopia”, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016 6:15), […]
Women’s empowerment in pastoral societies
The report “Women’s empowerment in pastoral societies” (2008, 137pp), by Fiona Flintan, published by the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism“ (WISP), reviews hundreds of reports and publications across the globe that include aspects of gender relations within a pastoral, herding or livestock-based context. From these, case studies were selected to form a picture of women’s […]
Women’s involvement in pastoral value chains in Kenya
Development planners often overlook the vital role that pastoralist women play in livestock production. The study “Women’s engagement in pastoral value chains in northern Kenya” (2014, 64pp), conducted by CARE International, sought to develop a better understanding of constraints and opportunities shaping women’s prospects for becoming more engaged in the pastoral value chain. The study, […]
Women, livestock & markets in Eastern & Southern Africa
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) published the book “Women, livestock ownership and markets: bridging the gender gap in Eastern and Southern Africa” (2013, 148pp) edited by Jemimah Njuki and Pascal Sanginga. It brings empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique – and from different production systems, including […]