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Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture

    • Financing for Development:
  • Addressing systemic issues
  • Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Research
  • Service provision
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the environment
  • Women in power and decision-making

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Desertification and Drought
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Gender equality
  • Indicators
  • Major Groups
  • Marine Resources
  • Mountains
  • Partnerships
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
  • Rural Development
    • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • India
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Nepal
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2003
    Number and type of members: Founded in 2003, WOCAN has grown rapidly to include over 1200 members in 119countries; in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Oceania and Near East and North Africa.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Women's Major Group member, Member of Global Gender and Climate Alliance, many others
    Funding structure:
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Product sales and business services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Grants from Governments
  • Foreign and international grants
    • Funding structure other: Women and Climate Impact Fund
     
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