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Webinar 11 dimitra clubs
The document discusses the FAO's DIMTRA clubs initiative, which aims to enhance the resilience of rural communities, particularly women, through community mobilization and empowerment. It outlines the clubs' structure, processes, and impact on gender equality, social cohesion, and economic opportunities, listing examples of successful projects in various countries. The initiative highlights the importance of partnerships and collective action in addressing local challenges and improving food security and resilience.
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- 1. KORE - KnowledgeSharing Platform on Resilience KORE@fao.org
- 2. INFORMED INFORMATION FOR NUTRITIONFOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE FOR DECISION MAKING
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- 4. Dimitra Clubs Enhancing theresilience of rural men and women through community mobilization #DimitraClubs KORE Webinar #11 Tuesday 13 June 2017 14.30-16.00 CEST (UTC+2) Moderator Etienne Juvanon Speakers Yannick De Mol and Andrea Sanchez Enciso
- 5. Dimitra Clubs &Resilience How the Dimitra Clubs contributes to resilience? 1. Resilience 2. Dimitra Clubs 3. Focus areas 4. Setting up the clubs 5. Partnerships 6. Programmes 7. Impact 8. Opportunities & Challenges 9. Discussion #DimitraClubs
- 6. Resilience • FAO Definition Abilityto prevent and mitigate disasters and crises as well as to anticipate, absorb, accommodate or recover and adapt from them in a timely, efficient and sustainable manner. FAO 2011 http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3270e.pdf • Types of crises that affect agriculture : natural hazards, food chain threats and protracted crises #DimitraClubs
- 7. Resilience - Empowerment •Empowerment is necessary to reinforce community resilience • Communities are often already resilient • Social dimension of empowerment is essential for efficiency and sustainability • Need for community mobilization and gender transformative participatory approaches #DimitraClubs
- 8. Dimitra Clubs • Aunique gender-responsive FAO practical approach to empower rural people • Dimitra Clubs are self-organized groups of rural women and men who discuss common challenges and take action to overcome them. Their experiences are then shared and inspire other communities. 1600 clubs Niger, DR Congo, Ghana, Burundi, Senegal 50 000 members (2/3rd are women) 1 000 000 people benefit from the achievements of the clubs #DimitraClubs
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- 10. “Today, the DimitraClub belongs to us. It’s ours and it benefits the entire community!”.
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- 12. Setting up DimitraClubs • Context driven • 2 year process • Phases 1. Awareness raising 2. Training 3. Backstopping • Partner organisation • Support from FAO • Modalities • Partnerships #DimitraClubs
- 13. Partnerships • Contribute toother programmes or stand alone • Alliance with Farmer Field Schools to reinforce : • Gender • Social mobilization • Sustainability • In the framework of Caisses de résilience to : • Structure the social pillar • Strengthen dialogue and social cohesion • Reinforce gender #DimitraClubs
- 14. Programmes • Joint Programmeagainst GBV - DR Congo (EU, UNICEF, FAO) • Joint Programme on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (FAO, UN Women, WFP, IFAD) - Niger • Climate resilience project (GEF-funded) - Senegal #DimitraClubs
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- 16. • Social cohesion •Community mobilization & governance • Gender equality (gender roles and relations ; socio-economic opportunities) Focus on resilience related issues #DimitraClubs
- 17. #DimitraClubs Video - Socialcohesion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixZOJd0b55w&feature=youtu.be
- 18. « Thanks tothe decisions made in the clubs and the village chief support, we, Fulani women, got priority access to the mill. It’s good because we have a much longer walk back home than the others. » Adiza Ali, Fulani livestock keeper, Niger #DimitraClubs Social cohesion
- 19. Community mobilization &governance #DimitraClubs
- 20. Community mobilization &governance #DimitraClubs « Together, we decided to refurbish the road. In the village, it is cheaper to buy cassava sticks than before. The price has dropped from 500 to 200, even 150 Congolese Francs. And we manage to sell our fish for a higher price. »
- 21. Gender equality Transforming genderroles and relations #DimitraClubs
- 22. Gender equality Breaking foodtaboos for improved nutrition “Before the Dimitra Clubs, and the intervention of our Chief, tradition forbade us from eating catfish. People said that: « If you eat it, your eyes, belly and arms will swell, your hair will fall out and your body will be ripped in pieces. » Adama Bonama, member of a Dimitra Club from Yalosuna, DRC #DimitraClubs
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- 24. Opportunities & Challenges •High demand for upscale • Coordination in the field facilitated by the clubs • Need for capacity development & knowledge sharing at national and global level • Advocacy on key areas of work (social mobilization, participation, gender equality, empowerment) #DimitraClubs
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- 26. DIMITRA Clubs –Enhancing the resilience of rural men and women through community mobilization Comments ? Questions? Please write them in the chat box
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