Strong'HER

Project Summary

Through this project, Socodevi strengthens the capacity of rural and urban women in Ethiopia to develop and adopt climate-resilient practices. Strong’HER also promotes their active participation in decision-making processes to exercise greater control over resources and benefits, while expanding their networks to strengthen their individual and collective resilience.

Objectives

  • Reduce the vulnerability of women farmers and their families to the impacts of climate change
  • Decrease climate vulnerability of women involved in teff and legume value chains
  • Improve the effectiveness of public and private stakeholders in supporting gender-responsive climate adaptation

Testimonials

“Technical training, access to improved technologies, and the development of structured markets not only increase production, they also improve the profitability of small-scale women farmers and entrepreneurs.”

  • Mario Boivin
    Socodevi Project Director, based in Ethiopia

Partners

  • Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)
  • Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center (DZARC)
  • Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI)
  • Network of Ethiopian Women’s Association (NEWA)
  • Women in Self Employment (WISE)
  • Ethiopian Cooperative Commission (ECC)
  • Farm Radio International (FRI)
  • Lume-Adama Farmers Cooperative Union (LAFCU)
  • Melka Foyato Indigenous Seed Conservation and Multiplication Primary Cooperative Society Ltd
  • Fiche Harbu Multi-Purpose Primary Cooperative
  • Kilinto Multi-Purpose Cooperative
  • Hunde Gudina Multi-Purpose Cooperative
  • Toke Errensa Multi-Purpose Cooperative
  • Movement for Ecological Learning and Community Action (MELCA)
  • Enhanced Rural Self Help Association (ERSHA)
  • Ethio Wetlands and Natural Resources Association
  • Secteur agricole privé

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