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Regreening Africa: Prioritising gender inclusion and agency in land restoration

Regreening Africa: Prioritising gender inclusion and agency in land restoration

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Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editorial team partnered with INTPA.G.1 and provides three best practices of the EU-funded "Regreening Africa".

Ghana
Niger
Mali
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Kenya
Ethiopia
Senegal
Somalia
Rwanda
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Ecosystem services
Sustainable Land management
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Environment & green economy
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender policy
Women's empowerment
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How to empower female politicians: The case of Morocco

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Voices & Views

Political participation and representation of women in Morocco is on the rise. Women’s mobilisation, institutional changes and policy reforms have led to a more inclusive political environment in the past 20 years. However...

Africa
Morocco
Democracy
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
+1
Women's empowerment
Hand of African woman sorting seeds after harvest

Conducting gender analysis in Madagascar

Article
Voices & Views

Madagascar is among the poorest countries in the world – with women facing a disproportionate amount of challenges. Developing more gender-sensitive policies and working with development partners are ways to move the situation...

Africa
Madagascar
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender policy
+1
Women's empowerment
Two refugee women wearing a colourful scarf

Putting women’s empowerment at the heart of the refugee crisis in South Sudan

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Voices & Views

Since 2013, over 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees have fled to neighboring countries, while 1.76 million remain internally displaced by an ongoing and brutal conflict. The levels of humanitarian aid cover just a fraction of the...

Africa
South Sudan
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
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Gender policy
Women's empowerment
Women in Nigeria

Shifting institutional culture in Nigeria to address the needs of women

Article
Voices & Views

In Nigeria, addressing the question of gender equality and gender issues requires long-term structured engagement. A sense of ownership of the process to implementers and beneficiaries can help drive this process and create a...

Africa
Nigeria
Agriculture & Rural Development
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
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Women's empowerment
Women's organisations
Human Rights

Mining, displacement and empowerment: Working with resettled women in Mozambique

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Voices & Views

One of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique is extremely rich in natural resources. But while the extractive industry provides important revenues for the country’s economic development, it also creates deep social...

Africa
Mozambique
Gender
Women's empowerment
Private Sector
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Industry