® la Marche mondiale des femmes 2010! Bien commun et accès aux ressources Teresa Chiesa

® How do we define access?  Permission, liberty or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from a place thing or person  Freedom or ability to obtain, make use of or participate in something

® How is women’s access marginalized or denied?  Social & cultural beliefs  Economic & employment opportunities  Education  Nutrition  Community involvement  Place of residence  Government policy making and laws  System weaknesses

® Empowering women and girls  In CARE’s six decades of experience, we have come to see how women’s well-being is the fuel that drives vibrant, healthy societies  Lasting change for girls in Africa will come through community involvement and empowerment.

® CARE Empowerment of women formula Human Condition X Social Position X Enabling Environment ♀ Positive Change Humanitarian Economic Health Environment Discrimination Social Justice Access Policy Advocacy Legal Rights Raised to the power of women Examples

® Empowering women and girls  Empowerment involves increasing access to assets and capabilities to participate in, negotiate with, influence, control and hold accountable institutions that affect their lives  Empowerment strategies should focus on enabling marginalized groups to seek changes in conditions which are harmful to women and their families, and to gain access to social resources that promote health

® Opportunities in Zambia and across Africa  Tracking of the Millennium Development Goals  Mothers Matters, Access Africa & I am Powerful  Moyo wa Bana Zambia  Orphans & vulnerable children programs  Gender mainstreaming in the educational curriculum

® Thank you