In response to the need for operationalizing these actions, various organizations have embarked on studies to deepen their understanding of the grassroots perception of empowerment and equity. The African Centre for Women ...

Within the past two decades, Africa has reached a milestone in transitioning from an Area of Interest (AOI) for satellite remote sensing scientists, primarily within the industrialized countries, to a modest base for regular ...

Through continuous and sustained combination of several approaches over time we will no doubt be able to put together a number of preconditions for the economic empowerment of women. In view of the foregoing, the issue of ...

This section is an attempt to monitor the important macroeconomic policy changes that have taken place since 1994. The year 1994 is chosen to correspond with the activities of the ECA over the two work programme biennia. ...

This paper examines the prospects of developing small scale food processing projects in various member states of the sub region with a view to enhancing women entrepreneurship. In Section II, we examine the rationale of ...

The seventh meeting of the Coordinating Committee on African Statistical Development (CASD) took place at the Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 21 and 22 May 1997.The meeting was attended by the ...

In is hoped that this paper on traditional and cultural practices harmful to the every girl-child will shed some light on the extent to which this is an issue which needs addressing at all levels of government and society. ...

The United Republic of Tanzania is situated just south of the equator between the great lakes of Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa on the Western frontier and the Indian Ocean to the East. It shares common borders with eight ...

The Expert Group Meeting on Gender Networking was convened by the African Centre for Women of the Economic Commission for Africa, with the objective of developing strategies for networking among diverse actors on three ...

The first section presents a summary of the genera! Situation of women in the three areas of focus in the sub-region using the most recent quantitative and qualitative data from these countries where available; in some ...