
| | Digest No. 1088 | 14 February 2014 | Discussion 96 |
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| Focusing on Rural Women in a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Framework | until 26 February 2014 | 
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| Dear Colleagues, We would like to share with you the latest contributions we received exploring the role of rural women in ensuring food security and proper nutrition. Last week experts have discussed in New York how to best ensure that the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals make rural women a priority and with this online discussion we invite you to take part in this important part of the post-2015 development agenda process. Please share your views on how to rally the support for rural women and on what are the most important aspects of their contribution to food security and improved nutrition. You can view the comments received so far below and visit the FSN Forum to take part in the debate. We welcome your comments also via email and in French and Spanish. Your FSN Forum Team |
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| Senait Regassa, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Ethiopia
| Based on data analysis in Ethiopia, Senait warns against considering women an homogenous group; for instance, women heads of households and women in male headed households have different access to resources. [...] Read Senait's contribution |

| Nuhu Danboyi, M4D, Nigeria
| Nuhu believes the issue should be taken from the bottom up, starting at the community level. The entire SDG framework could take an inclusive approach towards women. [...] Read Nuhu's contribution |

| Santosh Kumar Mishra, Population Education Resource Centre (PERC), India
| Santosh highlights the role of science and technology in supporting women's empowerment. [...] Read Santosh's contribution |

Hans Friederich, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, China
| Bamboo can provide sustainable income generating opportunities for both rural and urban women, as INBAR experiences show. [...] Read Hans' contribution |

| Eileen Omosa, University of Alberta, Canada
| Eileen explores the role of rural women as repositories of knowledge on farming and how to support them in their farming and nutritional endeavors. [...] Read Eileen's contribution |

| James F. Albrecht, International Police Association, USA
| James shares a paper on gender equality, rule of law and criminal justice administration. [...] Read James' contribution |

| David Kirunda, Uganda
| David focuses on the role of training and education to help rural women engage in commercial and income generating activities. [...] Read David's contribution |

| Carsta Neuenroth, Bread for the World, Germany
| Bread for the World elaborates on the questions proposed and shares the revealing fact that 55 percent of the gains against hunger in developing countries between 1970 and 1995 were due to the improvement of women’s situation within society. [...] Read Bread for the World's contribution |

| Themba Phiri, Jam International, South Africa
| Themba brings in the issue of rural urban migration which left many rural women alone on their farms. [...] Read Themba's contribution |

| Mamadou Saliou Diallo, CAFT, Senegal
| Mamadou presents the situation of rural women in his country, Senegal, where the government has just launched a new agro-industry programme targeting women. [...] Read Mamadou's contribution |

| Henry Kizito, Good Neighbors Development Organisation, Uganda
| Henry shares his views on the need for women to turn to income generating activities, and on opportunities to improve extension and outreach programmes. [...] Read Henry's contribution |

| Maria Antip, International Fertilizer Industry Association, France
| Maria highlights access to affordable and appropriate agricultural inputs as an important factor in closing the gender gap. [...] Read Maria's contribution |

| Kiriaki Arali Orpinel Espino, Asociation Civil, Mexico
| Kiriaki supports a Right to Food approach to food security and highlights the diversity of rural women across the world lamenting that they are mostly treated as a homogenous groups. [...] Read Kiriaki's contribution |

| Ana Carvajal, EduSaludMujer, Venezuela
| Education of rural women is a key issue that can be supported by ICTs. [...] Read Ana's contribution |

| Public Health Institute, USA
| The Institute shares a statement on the need to ensure no women is exposed to toxic cooking smoke, a common problem in most open cookstoves. [...] Read Public Health Institute' contribution |

| Muhammad Ariful Haque, Kamfisht Universe Engineering, Bangladesh
| Muhammad highlights opportunities in indoor aquaculture sector for women in Bangladesh. [...] Read Muhammad's contribution |

| Thomas Sommerhalter, Concern Wordwide, Ireland
| Thomas suggests supporting the scale up of women-led activities, in particular in food processing and livestock. [...] Read Thomas' contribution |
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