It is consensually acknowledged that women\u2019s participation in economic growth is strategically in line with EU2020\u2019s goals, and that their role in rural areas and in agriculture is of fundamental importance.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, these women are not properly represented, neither in official data nor in civil society, a fact which points to their actual vulnerability, namely in what concerns gender inequality, economic\u00a0dependency\u00a0and lack of agency in local organisations. This project\u2019s aim is to tackle such issues, by stimulating women farmers\u2019 active citizenship, social\u00a0participation\u00a0and visibility, in an effort to build a more democratic and equal society.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0intervention-oriented project is based on the Theory of Change, a methodology which carries participation in its core. Designed as a replicable pilot, this project will take place\u00a0in a\u00a0series of local meetings and empower sessions in two Portuguese\u00a0counties\u00a0\u2013 S\u00e3o Pedro do Sul and\u00a0Sabugal\u00a0\u2013, which will address technical, personal development and organizational subjects vis-\u00e0-vis the women\u2019s identified needs, as diagnosed in the field through inquiries and participative focus groups.\u00a0In the same way, the participants\u00a0will have an active voice throughout the entire implementation of the project, in direct collaboration with the national\u00a0and international partner organisations.<\/p>\n
Simultaneously, several actions will be put in place to target a broader public, such as local technicians, the local community and civil society in general,\u00a0in order to\u00a0raise awareness to women farmers\u2019 fundamental role. To achieve it, and to guarantee the project\u2019s sustainability and continuity, a complete communication and dissemination plan will be developed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is consensually acknowledged that women\u2019s participation in economic growth is strategically in line with EU2020\u2019s goals, and that their role in rural areas and in agriculture is of fundamental importance. Nevertheless, these women are not properly represented, neither in official data nor in civil society, a fact which points to their actual vulnerability, namely…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13512,"template":"","research-areas":[439,558,371,172],"class_list":["post-13513","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","research-areas-farmers","research-areas-farming","research-areas-gender-and-gender-equality-en-3","research-areas-local-communities-1","state-finished"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n