"Bill...Peter Doerrie just wrote about involving men....must have been reading your thoughts :) check out his piece: http://aidsource.ning.com/profiles/blogs/make-men-a-priority-to-end-gbv-against-women"
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Zehra Rizvi commented on Akhila's blog post The Unintended Consequences of Livelihood Programs"Bill...totally agree on engaging men and boys....they are really powerful agents and it helps in making the changes in behaviour more sustainable and this increasing protection for women....do you have examples of where you have seen this? And…"
Bill Pennington commented on Akhila's blog post The Unintended Consequences of Livelihood Programs"Working with men of the community might also be useful and productive. Women's empowerment is not just putting more resources in the hands of women - it involves behaviour change across all dimensions of gender relations. A gender…"
Zehra Rizvi commented on Akhila's blog post The Unintended Consequences of Livelihood Programs"Hi Akhila....GREAT post...really enjoyed reading it especially how you were able to link examples to Haiti and the one from Kenya...
This part from the Kenya example resonated so strongly for me:
These challenges aside, we did learn several…"
Akhila posted a blog postThe Unintended Consequences of Livelihood Programs
Today, livelihood projects often form the backbone of women’s empowerment and economic development programs spearheaded by local and international NGOs alike. Many organizations have theorized that empowering women with opportunities for income generation – through training in skills and investment in microfinance, in particular – ultimately reduces violence against women. Microfinance, for instance, is primarily given to women – with the hope that as women begin bringing more income into the…See More
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The Unintended Consequences of Livelihood Programs
Posted on August 31, 2012 at 8:43am 4 Comments 2 Likes
Today, livelihood projects often form the backbone of women’s empowerment and economic development programs spearheaded by local and international NGOs alike. Many organizations have theorized that empowering women with opportunities for income generation – through training in skills and investment in microfinance, in particular – ultimately reduces violence against women. Microfinance, for instance, is primarily given to women – with the hope that as women begin bringing more income into…
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