HEMISPHERIC PLATFORM FOR RURAL WOMEN
What is the Hemispheric Platform for Rural Women?
The Hemispheric Platform for Rural Women is a virtual space dedicated to providing information that promotes the incorporation of a gender perspective in agri-food systems and fosters the development of rural women’s capacities across the continent.
It seeks to highlight the contributions of rural women to agri-food systems.
What are the goals of the Platform?
The Platform is not just a space to showcase the situation of rural women; it also aims to be a hub for creating useful content for decision-making. The goals of the Platform include:
- Providing information to incorporate a gender perspective in agri-food systems and promoting the development of rural women across the continent.
- Creating content that equips entities working in agri-food systems with materials that bring their actions closer to the realities of rural women with an intersectional gender perspective.
The Platform’s unique value lies in its practical and direct approach. It is more than just an informative website; it serves as a concrete resource for increasing the visibility of rural women’s contributions. The Platform offers specific and relevant tools that address the daily needs and unique challenges faced by rural women in the Americas.
What can you find on the Platform?
Training
The Platform provides access to a variety of resources for training, designed to support professional development through educational materials. It also offers technical courses for those working in various aspects of the continent’s agri-food systems.
News and Events
We share news and updates about our technical cooperation activities and initiatives with our strategic partners. This section includes:
- Program Activities: Information and photos of events that we organize and actively participate in.
- Relevant News: Updates on important developments affecting rural women.
Documents
The Platform also offers access to publications and technical articles that provide relevant and useful information for entities involved in agri-food services, supporting their efforts to integrate a gender perspective into their activities and decisions.
Allied Initiatives
We provide details on the efforts of other institutions with the same overarching goal as IICA’s Gender Equity and Youth Program: contributing to the reduction of gender gaps in the agri-food systems of the Americas.