Sentences with phrase «for rural women»

These included services for rural women, counselling services, and improved leadership opportunities for rural youth.
For rural women in developing countries — the majority of the world's farmers — global warming means harder work and diminishing returns.
GBM makes a compelling argument for rural women to be at the centre of our climate change response in its latest climate change report.
Projects ranged from an infrastructure model for diverting Chicago's rainwater into Lake Michigan to a solar panel installation training program for rural women in Africa.
On Tuesday, during its resolution, the House gave its committees on Anti-Corruption, Environment and Habitat six weeks to investigate the former leader over «Clean Stove For Rural Women scheme» contract of about N9.287 bn.
Hon. Faleke noted that the Federal Executive Council had approved a contract for the supply of 20 million units of clean stove and wonder bags under the clean stove scheme for rural women.
We would urge the Minister to ensure that timely access to maternity services continues to remain an option for all rural women and the threat of small maternity unit closures are removed.

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The festival in turn funds the Red Ants Pants Foundation, which gives grants to develop leadership roles for women and to support rural communities and working family farms and ranches.
The majority of Airbnb rural hosts in almost every country studied for the report are women.
-- By Shaleena Chanrai, co-founder and art director of Bella Kinesis, a sportswear brand that helps fund business education for women in rural India through customer purchases.
For more detailed explorations of the themes mentioned in this report, stay tuned to the Insureon blog in January, where we'll explore tips for buying the best equipment and furniture; ways women business owners can increase revenue; and how small business looks different in the nation's cities, suburbs, and rural areFor more detailed explorations of the themes mentioned in this report, stay tuned to the Insureon blog in January, where we'll explore tips for buying the best equipment and furniture; ways women business owners can increase revenue; and how small business looks different in the nation's cities, suburbs, and rural arefor buying the best equipment and furniture; ways women business owners can increase revenue; and how small business looks different in the nation's cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
«On behalf of the New Democrat caucus, and as the spokesperson for rural and northern health, I celebrate the deal recently made and promise that New Democrats will continue to advocate for smart investments in health services that benefit women and their families.»
Before World Vision came to Colomi, a rural region east of Cochabamba, the women there tried to organize a support group for mothers of children with special needs.
Some such experiences and actions can be seen in the successful action to re-conquer the earth by the farmers in Brazil or Madagascar, the initiatives for education and rural training of women in Senegal or in the exemplary battles of the South - Korean workers who demonstrated the possibility of constituting efficient inter-professional trade union organisations in the so - called emerging countries.
Baobab trees grow so abundantly in Africa that if there were a global demand for the superfuit then this existing crop could be worth $ 1bn to rural Africa and create sustainable income for up to 10 million African women.
Agri - TNCs Network - Philippines, MASIPAG (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag - unlad ng Agrikultura), KMP (Kilusang Mangbubukid ng Pilipinas), PNSFP (Philippine Network for Food Security Programs), SIBAT (Sibol ng Agham at Teknolohiya), HEAD (Health action for Democracy), PAN Phils (Pesticide Action Network - Phils, TFIP (Philippine Task Force for Indigenous Peoples Rights), CENDI (Community Entrepreneur Development Institute), SRD (Center for Sustainable Rural Development), Vietnam, SPFT (Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand), AGRA (Alliance of Agrarian Reform Movement), SERUNI National Women's Alliance, Indonesia, NWFA (National Women Farmers and Workers Association), BAFLF (Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation), SHISUK (Shikha Shastha Unnayan Karzakram), Bangladesh, APVUU (Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union), ORRISSA (Organization for Rural Reconstruction and Integrated Social Services Activities), CREATE, India THANAL, India, Save Our Rice Network, India, PAN-INDIA (Pesticide Action Network - India), India, GRAIN, PAN-AP (Pesticide Action Network - Asia Pacific), APC (Asian Peasants Coalition), Consumers Union of Japan, Women's Development Federation WELIGEPOLA, MONLAR, Sri Lanka
In a joint statement for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) by WABA, ILCA and ABM, the organizations emphasize that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support can empower rural women and improve health outcWomen (CSW62) by WABA, ILCA and ABM, the organizations emphasize that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support can empower rural women and improve health outcwomen and improve health outcomes.
for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) by WABA, ILCA and ABM, the organizations emphasize that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support can empower rural women and improve health outcWomen (CSW62) by WABA, ILCA and ABM, the organizations emphasize that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support can empower rural women and improve health outcwomen and improve health outcomes.
Breastfeeding empowers women, including rural women and girls, to provide their children with optimal nutrition, improve child survival, and promote long - term health for both mother and child.
Samantha's vision for Pebble of providing a place close to their rural homes in which women could work flexible hours was just what over 5,000 rural women were looking for.
The Draft Agreed Conclusions prepared by the CSW62 Bureau highlights importance of implementing economic and social policies for the empowerment of rural women and girls.
The theme for this year's session is «Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.»
«Rural Nepal: Despite evidence that hospital births are safer, poverty keeps women home: Study finds age, income and land ownership are key predictors of institutional births for women
Candidates for seats on the Palatine, Inverness and Salt Creek Rural Park Districts boards outlined their positions and fielded questions Wednesday at a forum conducted by the Palatine Area League of Women Voters in Palatine.
Pebble toys are our small contribution to supporting families in rural Bangladesh, to removing the need for economic migration to the cities and to providing women with flexible working opportunities which are close to their homes.
Participatory women's groups and counselling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
They are not made on a machine but are actually hand - knit by women, providing jobs and income for the indigenous women in rural Bolivia as an extra thing as they go about their lives.
In Ghana, the day will be commemorated under the adapted theme «Economic empowerment of rural women: A tool for sustainable development in a changing world of work,» which according to the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisah Djaba, was chosen to help rural women and girls to achieve their ambitions and also challenge the negative traditional and socio - cultural practices, discrimination and difficulties that confront the rural woman by changing the world of work for all women in Ghana.
At 11 a.m., Karibu Global Initiatives and partners host a press conference to highlight the situation of rural girls and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the necessity for peaceful elections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
With his paternal approach, Fraga had broad appeal, as evidenced by a national media broadcast featuring priests in rural areas asking the public to vote for «Catholic Fraga» during his first campaign and women working at a Vigo brothel distributing his leaflets in clubs.
Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP
«To support more opportunities for the girl child, especially those in the rural areas and those who were not opportune to go to school, we are planning on setting up six Women Development Centres to make it easier for them to access projects and programmes set up by government to better their living conditions», she said.
In his welcome address, the Director General, Office of Economic Development and Partnerships and Coordinator, Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme, Dr Charles Akinola, said the purpose of the visit to the state was to provide a platform for interaction and deliberation on the protection, care and empowerment of children, women and marginalized groups through social protection initiatives of Governor Aregbesola led administration in the state.
Under his plan, two - thirds of that money would be spent on the purchase and equipment of mobile mammography vehicles that could make it easier for women in poor and rural communities to receive breast cancer exams.
Two - thirds of the $ 91 million was to be spent on the purchase and equipping of mobile mammography vehicles that could make it easier for women in poor and rural communities to receive breast cancer exams.
Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms
«We know a lot about the closures and about the workforce challenges, but we don't really know how these things impact women and the health of their infants,» says Britta Anderson, a senior research scientist at NORC's Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the University of Chicago.
Researchers from the University of Missouri conducted an analysis of ACA's requirement to determine if any barriers exist for women living in rural areas; they found a lack of compliance with the law, inadequate breastfeeding information for mothers and lack of support from co-workers and supervisors.
People living in rural areas are at no greater risk of dying from heart disease than their urban counterparts, according to a new study by researchers at Women's College Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.
Although the initiative reached a limited geographic population, the HER Salt Lake team hopes to take this study further to increase access for women through provider training and stocking at community health centers and rural clinics.
The decision, delivered by Justice Stephen Breyer, said that HB2 would place an «undue burden» on women's constitutional right to seek an abortion, particularly for those who are poor, disadvantaged, or living in rural areas.
Specific Aim 3: Develop a pilot systems dynamic model detailing the complex system underlying syndemic relations between IPV, alcohol misuse, unplanned pregnancy and AEP for rural AI women within a non-tribal community.
We must build on the global consensus around the Sustainable development goals, particularly on gender and on Land degradation neutrality to turn dreams into reality for poor rural women.
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So, my Mom, being a wonderfully endless source of reading material, recently gave me an article from the Canadian History Magazine, written by Jessica Knapp, which discussed an innovative fashion trend for rural Canadian women during the Great Depression.
Then a few months later I got introduced to a charity Thomas had previously worked for in rural India, and went with them to Uganda to help women get access to safe delivery of their babies.
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This model aims to use poultry farming techniques as a tool to eradicate child malnutrition while creating jobs and increasing household income for Kenyan women in rural communities.
With a birth rate of 120 men for every 100 women, rural, lower - income men are most affected.
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