*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 15 November 2006
Building Gender Equality in Urban Life
Women are key players in building and sustaining families, workplaces, non-governmental organizations, and communities. They have a great deal of practical knowledge about how urban infrastructure, housing, and services should be constructed and managed to meet the requirements of everyday life.
Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth: Insights and Lessons from Country Experiences
Contributes to the debate on how to accelerate poverty reduction by providing insights from eight countries that have been relatively successful in delivering pro-poor growth: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Tunisia, Uganda, and Vietnam.
UN Panel Recommends First Agency Dedicated Solely to Women
Women's rights and equality are central to development, according to the office of the UN Special Envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa. In a formal recognition of the importance of women’s empowerment to equal rights, peace and development, a high level UN reform panel has recommended the creation of the organization's first agency dedicated solely to women.
Reducing poverty, building peace, promoting equitable forms of globalisation
The development policy of the Federal Republic of Germany is an independent area of German foreign policy. It is formulated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and carried out by the implementing organisations. The aim of German development policy is to reduce poverty worldwide, to build peace and to promote equitable forms of globalisation.
The Global Gender Gap Report 2006
The Global Gender Gap Report 2006 includes an innovative new methodology including detailed profiles of each economy that provide insight into the economic, legal and social aspects of the gender gap.
PRGA Program Advisory Board Meeting
The PRGA Program Advisory Board Meeting was held in Entebbe, Uganda between October 23 - 24 2006. The meeting's main objective was to interact and to update the Panel Review members on Program's activities and work done. Six participants from one of the Program's partners in Africa, ASRECA/ECAPAPA were invited along with ASARECA's coordinator, Program Advisory Board members; Program key consultant's and Program staff.
Participatory Research and Gender Analysis in Agricultural and Natural Resource Management Research: A selected Review of the Literature
The selected bibliography contained in this publication was conceived both as a “snapshot” view of reported resources in participatory research and gender analysis, and as a prototype for an ongoing resource for researchers.
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