by Gabriela Tyggum | Mar 8, 2022 | Central America, Gender
Maria Villeda is one of the 2.2 million women from rural Honduras. “Living in the outskirts of La Labor, Ocotepeque, has always been a challenge, especially for women my age and young people”, Maria explains in a quiet tone while standing near her family’s coffee...
by Gabriela Tyggum | Sep 20, 2021 | Gender, Honduras, Trifinio Region
For María Esperanza López and the rest of her family, coffee has always been part of their history. “I remember my father looking over our coffee plantations and watching my mother craft brooms from remnant farm material to sell at the local market.” María is a 40...
by Sarah Kenyi | Mar 8, 2021 | Gender
Throughout East Africa, patriarchal norms and customs often limit the voice of women in the household. This not only affects their access to household resources, but also their say in household finances and decision-making. Promoting a gender-conscious farming...
by Jesko Johannsen | Mar 8, 2020 | Ethiopia, Evaluation, Gender
Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh is Assistant Professor in the department of Adult Education and Community Development at the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences in Bahir Dar University (BDU), Ethiopia. She underwent a field study in the CAFE-project, HRNS...
by Johannes Thoma | Oct 15, 2019 | Academic research, Climate, coffee&climate, Gender, Tanzania
Johannes Thoma (26), Executive Management Assistant at implementing partner Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung recently visited Tanzania to learn more about the Household Gender Approach component of c&c.“I have seen women walking 10 hours to get water! “, I grumbled as I...
by Johannes Thoma | Mar 7, 2019 | Academic research, Gender, Tanzania, Uganda
“Can we have both of them in the shot for the interview?” I asked Els while setting up the camera, nodding to the change agent couples sitting a few meters away from us. They were waiting to be interviewed by Els Lecoutere, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of...