Combating land degradation through socio-economic development in the Zaghdoud region, Tunisia

The Association of Kairouan for Self-Development, operates for the self-development of families and women in rural areas of the governorate of Kairouan by involving them in all stages of the process of local development in a network of solidarity and cooperation involving various local national and international development partners. Following their experience in rural areas, AKAD aims to raise awareness, train and guide a group of women representative of the rural environment by bringing them together in an agricultural development group (GDA) and then creating income generating activities and bringing them closer to local services focusing on rural areas most affected by rural exodus due to difficult socio-economic conditions.

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Women2030: building the ecofeminist movement

Women2030 brought together a diverse network of women’s rights groups and feminist organizations connected across the world and willing to support each other to engage in the transformation of their communities. Coordinated by a coalition of women-led and feminist networks, the program reached out to more than 189 women’s rights and feminist partner organizations in 62 countries, building their capacities through training and sub-granting, and engaging them in Agenda2030 and climate-related policy processes. These partners engaged their own partners and communities, from the grassroots to national and international policy spaces. In doing so, they imbued their projects with their unique dreams and ideas of feminism, women’s empowerment, transformative change and sustainable development. They also identified and responded to the immediate needs of their communities, creating new partnerships and opportunities to address some of those needs. What emerges is a tapestry of worldviews and localized approaches that come into dialogue with one another, creating a support network from Bolivia to Mongolia.

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