Convocatoria de concurso: La mujer rural CRECE: ¡Participa en el concurso de ensayo o reportaje! (Centroamérica)
Desde Oxfam México queremos compartir una gran oportunidad: se trata del concurso Cultiva un futuro mejor para las mujeres rurales.
NGO/CSW/NY Woman of Distinction Awardee Ms. Cunningham Kain
[From ngocsw.org] January 15, 2012 – New York, NY – The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO/CSW/NY), one of three women’s committees of CoNGO that advocates for women’s rights and gender equality, is proud
Land rights for women can help ease India's child malnutrition crisis
Women use folk songs to create awareness on property rights in tribal Kinnaur - By Vishal Gulati
[The Weekend Leader] It's 8 in the morning and a group of women is ready to trudge miles of rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain to spearhead a campaign -- educating tribal women of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh about their rights to inherit ancestral property.
How can women’s land rights be secured?
Single and carrying the load - By Aarti Dhar
[From The Hindu] Not willing to rely on the charitable impulses of family and society for support, the low-income single women in the country – comprising the most vulnerable 10 per cent of the entire female population in the country – are seeking public funds to enable them to live with di
Kenya: Women Set to Make Their Mark in Politics - By Protus Onyango
[IPS] The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a provision that should radically change political representation for women in this East African country.
Growing Beyond the Fields - By Elisabetta Povoledo
[From the New York Times] PONTINIA, ITALY — On her tiny farm in a former
Cambodia: Women fight land grab around Phnom Penh's contested lake - by Amy Lieberman
[From Trustlaw] Nget Chhon, 71, was surprised, but not afraid, when anti-riot police punched her in the eye and beat her over the head during a protest against forced land evictions.
Madagascar: Legal Aid Clinics Help Rural Women
[From All Africa.com] Mananjary — Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar's current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country's ailing judicial system.