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Fighting for Her Land

Olivia Nakazi’s husband had recently died, leaving her alone to raise their six children. The four acres they farmed together for years helped them earn an income and feed their family. But Olivia’s in-laws wanted the property for themselves. Olivia stood firm, with Uganda’s new land reform laws and an ICRW partnership program bolstering her fight. She is one of many women in Uganda learning how to demand their property rights.

Wedded to School

In Archana Hajare’s village, most parents had their daughters marry when they were, on average, 16 years old. Archana’s parents already had chosen her a husband – a man eight years her senior. But she didn’t want marriage or babies or a life of working in the sorghum fields. Not as a teenager. Instead, Archana’s deepest desire was to stay in school, go to college and become an educator.

Small Farmers, Big Solutions

Investing in women farmers promises to yield a double dividend: better food security and greater economic growth. More than three decades of work on women and agriculture at the International Center for Research on Women suggests that improving women's access to resources, technology, markets and property rights will increase farm productivity, raise income and improve household nutrition.

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Fighting Stigma in South Asia

Community-led efforts to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination can achieve a great deal with relatively small investments, according to a new report by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the World Bank.

WHERE INSIGHT AND ACTION CONNECT

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to make women in developing countries an integral part of alleviating global poverty. Our research evidence identifies women’s contributions as well as the obstacles that prevent them from being economically strong and able to fully participate in society. ICRW translates these insights into a path of action that honors women’s human rights, ensures gender equality and creates the conditions in which all women can thrive.

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ICRW’s experts talk to women, meet them where they live and make their voices heard.

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Fighting for Her Land

Mon, 08/30/2010

A widowed mother of six finds herself in the midst of a dispute over land, and in the process learns how to exercise her property rights...

Fighting Stigma in South Asia

Thu, 07/29/2010

Community-led efforts to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination can achieve a great deal with relatively small investments,...

Alcohol: The Forgotten Drug in HIV/AIDS

Wed, 07/21/2010

Patterns of hazardous alcohol consumption exist in countries with the worst HIV epidemics, most notably Southern and Eastern Africa,...

Global Network to Tackle HIV Stigma and Discrimination

Mon, 07/19/2010

HIV stigma and discrimination is a problem with proven solutions. A new global alliance, the Stigma Action Network, aims to take these...

Commentary: Meet Women Where They Live

Thu, 07/15/2010

HIV and AIDS have been part of the global landscape for nearly 30 years, and will continue to impact the lives of millions of people,...

Perspectives: A Note from Kabul, Afghanistan

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, a member of ICRW’s New Leaders Circle, sees hopeful signs for Afghanistan’s future – its women.

Girls Speak: A New Voice In Global Development

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If you want to change the world, invest in an adolescent girl.