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5. Gender equality

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  • Funding that prioritizes institutional resilience is critical

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    The backlash against gender justice initiatives in recent years has further highlighted the importance of feminist funding and resource mobilization. Mama Cash has both led and participated in efforts to support the global ecosystem of women’s funds and enhance the feminist funding architecture, partnering with likeminded organizations to influence philanthropy and encouraging government donors to […]

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  • From surviving to thriving: the transformative impact of flexible funding

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    This case study highlights the transformative outcomes of the Fenomenal Funds Resilience Grant on Women’s Fund X, a small women’s fund operating under anonymity due to restrictive funding environments. The fund faced significant challenges prior to receiving the grant—including financial instability, constrained growth, and a lack of confidence among the team in its long-term sustainability. […]

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  • Building resilience in a shifting political climate

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    This case study tells the story of how the Fenomenal Funds Resilience Grant supported the work of the Taso Foundation in Georgia. A membership-based national women’s fund that contributes to the feminist and social justicemovement in the country, it is focused on grantmaking, educational, and capacity building programmes. This case study tells the story of […]

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  • Navigating systemic market transformation: Mid-term Review of IDH 2021 – 2025

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    IDH has contracted KIT Institute and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct a mid-term and end-term evaluation of IDH’s full corporate portfolio of programs. IDH is an international organisation that brings together public and private stakeholders with the aim  to make global agricultural markets more sustainable and more inclusive.  In December 2024 KIT completed […]

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  • Navigating systemic market transformation: Mid-term Review of IDH 2021 – 2025

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    This report presents the high-level findings of the mid-term review (MTR) of the IDH corporate portfolio in its 2021-2025 funding period, performed by KIT Institute and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).

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  • Mid-term Evaluation of The Coffee Farmer Income Resilience Program (CFIRP)

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    The Coffee Farmer Income Resilience Program (CFIRP), launched in Kenya and Uganda by the IKEA Foundation and IDH, aims to address the daily challenges faced by coffee farmers and improve their livelihoods. The programme focuses on increasing income resilience by integrating sustainable farming practices, known as regenerative agriculture, with support services tailored to farmers’ needs. […]

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  • Desk review: what are social norms and how to effectively set up social norm change interventions in SRHR programmes

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    This Break Free! brief aims to provide an easy-to-read description of lessons learnt in implementing social norms change interventions in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), particularly around preventing child marriage and teenage pregnancy. The brief was developed based on an extensive document review. The recommendations section was informed by three virtual working sessions […]

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  • KIT Knowledge Management Focal Points for the Land-at-Scale Programme

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    KIT is the Knowledge Management Focal Point for the partners in the 12 countries included in Land-at-Scale. As the Focal Point we also work to promote exchange between the partners across countries and regions, enhancing the learning within the programme at large.

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  • How gender norms impact women’s role in forest use and forest management—illustrations from Ethiopia’s Bale Ecoregion

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    This paper unravels the gender relations in rural forest-dependent communities in Ethiopia by taking a closer look at the country’s Bale Ecoregion, located in the Oromia regional state. Drawing on primary quantitative and qualitative data, the paper explores women’s roles as users of forest resources and in forest resource management, before reflecting on the construction […]

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  • Climate-resilient aquatic food systems require transformative change to address gender and intersectional inequalities

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    The adverse impacts of climate change on aquatic food systems (AFS) and the people who depend on AFS for livelihood security are inequitably distributed between and within countries. People facing the highest risks and experiencing the severest impacts of climate change are those who already experience multidimensional inequalities in their lives, particularly because of their […]

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  • Gender Equality in Blue Carbon Ecosystems: A Literature Review

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    This literature review analyses how gender is understood and advanced in conservation practice, in general, and in Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCE), in particular. It identifies knowledge gaps, trends and opportunities based on a review of academic and grey literature, and critically looks at how conservation and development are working on generating a positive impact for […]

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  • Gender and forest resources in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic literature review

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    Consolidating, analysing and synthesizing the empirical literature on gender and forest resources within low- and middle-income countries to unravel the multifaceted factors contributing to gender disparities. This systematic literature review provides a comprehensive understanding of the gender disparities in forest resource management, highlighting the multifaceted impact of gender norms on women’s access to and use […]

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