1. A word or two on Sustainable Partnerships
Food security: is women’s empowerment prerequisite for food security? A review
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A word or two on Sustainable Partnerships
By Harriet Gausi

2. Introduction
Food security : “is the situation that exists when all people at all the times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and health life” (FAO, 2001, p. 49). “food availability, economic and physical access to food, food utilization and stability over time.” (FAO, 2017, p. 107).

3. General findings Sources:
FAO. (2011). Malawi Country Profile: Gender inequalities in rural employment in Malawi. An overview.
Fontana, M., & Natali, L. (2008). Gendered patterns of time use in Tanzania: Public investment in infrastructure can help.

4. How do we ensure sustainable food availability?
Gender inclusive communities are more resilient to livelihood shocks ( Colin McQuistan 2016).
Women empowerment:
one of the ways - education

5. Sustainable Partnerships
Definition:
Mutually beneficial interactions in which constituents (internal and external) share knowledge, resources and expertise.
(Kellogg Commission, 1999; Sandmann, 2006)

6. Sustainable Partnerships
But most important partnership is at:
Grass-root level
Gender inclusive systems require, and are based on strong partnerships within families and communities

7. Sustainable Partnerships
Recommendation:
Governments, Institutions, Policy makers, Researchers, Change agents and development partners, should ensure that the main objective of their partnerships is to promote strong partnerships at the level, that matter most, the grass-root level, this, is the surest route to sustainable development.