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September 3, 2024
Improving women’s empowerment through food systems and nutrition interventions
Food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition persist globally, with 783 million people..
September 3, 2024
Empowering women and building climate resilience with Habbanayé in Niger
Habbanayé is an ancestral practice among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities..
September 3, 2024
Africa’s women and youth hold the key to unlocking One African Market
The recent adoption on Women and Youth in Trade indicates a future of opportunity..
September 3, 2024
Beyond Dialogue: Taking action against the gender digital divide
Reflecting on the perspectives and conversations surrounding women’s digital..
September 3, 2024
Profit with Purpose: How Women-Inclusive Business Practices Drive SME Success
Gender equality is financially and morally good for big business. But what about SMEs..
July 19, 2024
Enhancing women’s empowerment as an effective strategy to improve food security in rural Bangladesh: a pathway to achieving SDG-2
To empower women and improve their food security, the accessibility of resources and support from social networks must be improved. The study emphasizes the importance of strengthening the government’s policies to improve the livelihood
June 14, 2024
Supporting Women’s Health is Key to Advancing Women’s Economic Power
As Director of the Ouagadougou Partnership (OP) Coordination Unit, I work with partners across nine francophone West African countries to advance reproductive health
June 14, 2024
Adapt, assess, progress: Integrating measures of women’s empowerment into rural development projects
A new tool based on IFPRI’s Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)—developed by IFPRI and the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s
June 13, 2024
Digitally Empowering Small Businesses
Measuring programmatic success with the Digital Stickiness Index. Women microentrepreneurs face numerous obstacles that can hinder the growth of their firms
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..