SPECIAL FEATURE
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NEPAL Rural road programs Generated millions of person-days of employment, with women comprising 36 percent of the workforce and 43 percent of leadership roles in building groups. Women also gained skills in microfinance and enterprise development, strengthening economic resilience. Results • All employed were from poor and excluded groups. • The project generated 4.94 million person-days of employment. • A microfinance access program was piloted in nine districts with 2,884 members of which 66.5 percent were women.
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ZIMBABWE Agricultural empowerment Fifty-nine percent of beneficiaries under
the Smallholder Irrigation Revitalization Project were women, who also reported gains in nutrition, financial inclusion and land access. Gender champions trained under the program reported reductions in domestic violence and fairer household decision-making. Results • Women constituted 59 percent of the program’s total beneficiaries. • 86.5 percent of women reported improved dietary quality, surpassing the target of 60 percent. • Female-headed households saw increased access to land: 51.7 percent in irrigated areas and 73.1 percent in dryland areas. • Access to financial products increased from 21 percent to 79 percent for female-headed households and women accessed diverse financial products.
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BENIN The Horticulture Development Project Trained nearly 6,000 women in income- generating activities and provided access to climate-resilient technologies, boosting productivity and food security.
Results • 2,532 women gained access to technologies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions – 100 percent achievement.
• 5,767 women were trained in income-generating activities and enterprise management – 100 percent achievement.
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