Humidtropics has been working closely with national partners from the Research for Development (R4D) Platform of the Program's Nicanorte Action Site in Central America and the Caribbean. As the Territorial Learning Alliances continue strengthening their collective learning and innovation spaces while expanding the reach of R4D projects in the region, local partners met with the Humidtropics team to discuss completed and ongoing research activities, as well as further defining the national R4D Platform's role in the territories to achieve Humidtropics' R4D goals in Nicaragua. Taking … [Read more...]
New Strategy to Improve Gender Mainstreaming in Central America and the Caribbean
Humidtropics continues its successful implementation in the Territorial Learning Alliances of the Nicanorte Action Site, aiming to expand this initiative into the Haiti-Dominican Republic Action Site as part of its Central America and the Caribbean Flagship Project. Based on these learning experiences, together with the results of a validation and feedback workshop, and seeking to further enhance the Humidtropics' Strategic Objective on Gender Empowerment, a strategy has been developed for the consultation, analysis and implementation of a mainstreamed gender perspective throughout the various … [Read more...]
Equitable Rural Development: Impact Study on Public Policies and Women
Seeking to share the results of the Humidtropics study on the Impact of Public Policies on Rural Women and their Protagonism for Equitable, Integrated Rural Development, 43 representatives from 20 member organizations of the Nicanorte Territorial Learning Alliances gathered to discuss the socio-economic implications of the country’s public policy framework as it affects the particular case of rural women. The study delved into the public policies and programs that have had an impact on women’s lives in the area’s rural communities since the decade of the 80s until the present. … [Read more...]