Reemer, Thies

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

This case study covers the work of CEFORD (Community Empowerment for Rural Development). As part of a multi-country Women’s Empowerment Mainstreaming and Networking (WEMAN) project, a farmers’ group working with the local NGO CEFORD in Northern Uganda adapted the Gender Action Learning System (GALS) to their local context, focusing on individual and collective needs for […]

Under Women’s Empowerment Mainstreaming and Networking (WEMAN) a pilot project “Gender Justice in Pro-Poor Value Chain Development” started in Uganda with local partners: Green Home Organization for Women’s Development and Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Micro Finance Ltd. The pilot was co-funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the period 2009 – 2011. As […]