JP RWEE 

Narrative description of Project:

The global initiative with an overarching goal to secure rural women’s livelihoods, rights and resilience in the context of sustainable development, Agenda 2030.
Jointly implemented by FAO, IFAD, UN Women and WFP, the JP RWEE adopts a holistic approach to rural women’s economic empowerment, building on each agency’s comparative advantage and strengths in order to improve the status of women in rural areas.

The JP RWEE has four main outcomes:

1. Improved food security and nutrition;

2. Increased income, decent work and economic autonomy;

3. Enhanced participation and leadership in rural life and institutions;

4. More gender-responsive policy environment

Addressing the root causes of gender inequality by working to overcome patriarchal systems and discriminatory social norms is crucial to removing the barriers to gender equality and achieving women’s empowerment. The JP RWEE works towards addressing gender-specific constraints that rural women face in accessing resources and opportunities and implementing measures to enhance women’s agency and expand their capacities as farmers, entrepreneurs and leaders.

SAFE is implementing phase II (five years from 2024-2027) in five districts that is Kirehe and Ngoma in east, Nyaruguru and Gisagara in south and Nyamasheke in western part of Rwanda.

SAFE in partnership with IFAD will increase the women to access affordable climate resilient labour and time saving technologies and tools through rian water havervsting, building individual capacities, households, ccoperatives, associations and groups on gender equality and women empowerment, SAFE also will build capacity on GALS (Gender Action Learning System) methodology including modules on nutrition, climate change and will develop and strengthen women’s entrepreneurship and business skills training on GALS with focus on business development and financial literacy.

SAFE is working directly with 1200 beneficiaries from the five districts that is Kirehe, Ngoma, Nyaruguru, Gisagara and Nyamasheke where 70% are women and 30% are men.