Gender and social inclusion
We work directly with women, young people, and people with long-term illnesses and disabilities to ensure everyone has food security, access to education, and opportunities to earn an income. This, along with our sustainable agriculture and enterprise development work, contributes to the long-term improvement of our participants' lives and wellbeing.
We actively seek out women to join our programmes so they can have more influence in their communities. We do this by aiming for 60% or higher of female project participants. Our Transformative Household Methodology demonstrates clearly the imbalances of workloads and decision-making and inspires everyone in a family to share tasks and responsibilities – resulting in greater collaboration, respect and productivity.
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Social stigma about disabilities creates barriers to education which in turn affects employability, financial security and food security. We use the ACAP framework (Access, Communication, Attitude and Participation) to address barriers to inclusion, which may include adapting pathways around villages and fields, improving access to community facilities, and creating mixed groups of disabled and non-disabled project participants.
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Young people tend to be excluded from decision-making because they are not landowners, the head of the household, or the person who has responsibility for feeding the family. We engage with young people to ensure that their energy and productivity is not lost by focusing on real work opportunities in the areas of work that interest them. We develop employment and business skills, and enroll them in apprenticeship schemes.
Read moreSofanit Mesfin, Gender and Social Inclusion Coordinator
How you can support our work
You can contribute to the effectivness of our Gender and Social inclusion work by donating to help fund our projects. All our projects involve gender and social inclusion work, and some focus specifically on this area, such as our Empowering Coffee Communities in Rwanda project. Your donation will make a significant impact and will help us reach more people in need.
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