Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 12:30 - 14:00
IFPRI Malawi Office
Area 14/205, Lilongwe
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IFPRI Malawi invites you to a Brown Bag Research Seminar presentation by Elena Martinez (Research Analyst- Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Program) and Emily Myers (Research Analyst- Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division) IFPRI Washington, DC.
Topic
The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index - What have we learnt?
Abstract
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), a survey-based tool launched in 2012, has been widely used to measure and understand women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agricultural sector. The WEAI was originally designed as a monitoring and evaluation tool for the Feed the Future Initiative (FTF) and has been rolled-out in 19 FTF focus countries. Since then, the WEAI has undergone subsequent rounds of testing and refinement, including a shorter, more streamlined version (the Abbreviated WEAI or A-WEAI), a project-level version suited for different types of agricultural interventions (Project-level WEAI or Pro-WEAI), and a version adapted for measuring empowerment across the value chain (WEAI for Value Chains or WEAI4VC). This seminar will provide an overview of the quantitative and qualitative tools, take stock of what we’re learning so far on women’s empowerment in agriculture, and provide some suggestions on how the tool can be applied to future projects and what implications for policy and practice can be drawn from the findings.
Please RSVP to the IFPRI Malawi office (ifpri-lilongwe@cgiar.org) if you plan to attend, or designate someone to attend in your place as space is limited. A light lunch will be provided.
