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Women Strawberry Workers in Morocco: Accessing rights to secure and decent work

30/10/2014

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores how positive action brought about change and enabled women strawberry pickers in Morocco to claim their rights Following training and literacy classes, they now help to empower other women. In its work with strawberry workers to claim their rights, Oxfam has collaborated with the Ethical Trading Initiative and its British retailer members, as […]

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Talking Land: The need for national frameworks and local strategies

30/10/2014

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study illustrates the precarious situation of women in Kenya with regards to their land rights and shows emerging strategies that could be helpful in securing access to and control over land for women across Africa.

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Meaningful Action: Effective approaches to women’s economic empowerment in agriculture

30/10/2014

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8 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper responds to recent focus in the development sector on creating employment for women. It argues that sustaining women’s economic empowerment depends on employment being decent work, with safeguards, that is accessible to many women. Approaches combine integrated interventions to increase participation in markets with broader investments for social infrastructure, supportive norms and addressing […]

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Women Dairy Producers in Colombia: Women and dairy sector enterprises leverage private and public sector investment at scale

30/10/2014

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores a partnership between a private company foundation, Oxfam and farmer cooperatives, which combined targeted training for women, finance, a market opportunity and addressing care work, resulting in increased recognition of women as dairy farmers and demonstrating that smallholders could be commercial suppliers. The success of the project has changed government credit […]

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Women Honey Producers in Ethiopia: Non-market interventions and market opportunities

30/10/2014

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores how integrated interventions of government and NGOs have built on the economic potential of the honey sector, to ensure both commercial success and women’s economic empowerment. Bee-keeping cooperatives in Ethiopia have brought positive change to women’s lives through promoting changes in extension training, awareness-raising with men, and introducing new technology and […]

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Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

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Women Strawberry Workers in Morocco: Accessing rights to secure and decent work

Talking Land: The need for national frameworks and local strategies

Meaningful Action: Effective approaches to women’s economic empowerment in agriculture

Women Dairy Producers in Colombia: Women and dairy sector enterprises leverage private and public sector investment at scale

Women Honey Producers in Ethiopia: Non-market interventions and market opportunities

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction