POWER! Promoting Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment and Rights Webinar on unpaid care work and Violence Against Women

POWER Project Aim: Women’s Economic Empowerment Target Group: 21,000 rural women smallholder farmers Locations: Rwanda, Ghana, Pakistan & Bangladesh Thematic Areas: climate resilient sustainable agriculture (CRSA) , market access, violence against women (VAW) and unpaid care work (UCW). Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Funding Opportunities for Women (FLOW) Second phase of initial 4 year project (2012-2015) in Ghana and Rwanda funded under FLOW 1 Grant: €14.8m over 5 years (Jan 2016 -Dec 2020)

Outcomes of the project The specific objective: Increase the income of 21,000 women in 4 countries and their ability to control their income. How will this change happen: 1: 21,000 rural women are empowered to demand their rights as farmers and carers and have greater influence in their households and communities 2: Women's UCW is recognised, reduced and redistributed, resulting in more free time for women to engage in social, economic and political activities. 3: Rural women have more secure and sustainable access to markets and productive resources leading to increased income. 4: Raising visibility of intersections of CRSA, women’s UCW and women’s economic participation

Learning and sharing Raising the visibility of intersections of CRSA, women’s UCW and women’s economic participation. Learning and sharing about What Works to remove barriers to women’s economic participation. Building on the body of evidence collected during FLOW1, on time use by rural women and the most effective interventions to reduce UCW within four country contexts across two continents. To explore further the cause and effect relationship of practicing CRSA and time spent on UCW.

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