WOCAN Woman Farmer Delivering Women’s Statement at the UN
Planning for WOCAN South Africa
WOCAN Men’s Network, Nairobi
WOCAN Members with South African Government Officials at UN
Participants of WOCAN Course on Reframing Leadership for Women and Men for Gender Equality
Indian Partners in WOCAN Course on Gender and Organizational Change, Nepal
WOCAN Members Attending Gender and Forestry in Africa Meeting, Accra
Advisory Committee, WOCAN West/Central Africa
Women Farmers with Woman Professional, Cameroon
WOCAN Board Members Representing Women’s Interests at the UN
Kanchan Lama
Coordinator, WOCAN Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
Q: From your experiences, what is the impact of making links between professional women and rural women?
A: I am able to bring the issues of grassroots women to global WOCAN members. By making links between professional and rural women, WOCAN has the ability to influence change and target the attitudes and behaviours that work against the integration of gender in agriculture and NRM. Professional women can promote rural women’s concerns among policy-makers and practitioners and encourage gender sensitivity in their organizational practice and policy. This kind of change also encourages important and meaningful relationships between professional and rural women.
Currently I am implementing a WOCAN project with the Department of Agriculture to promote gender and women's rights-based development in research and development practices and policies. This kind of work can have a significant impact on practice and policy when the professionals involved are aware of the importance o...
WOCAN is a women-led global network of professional women and men engaged in agriculture and natural resource management who are committed to organizational change for gender equality and environmentally sustainable development.
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Mar 01, 2010 - Mar 12, 2010
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