Children, Youth & Women Organizations in Agriculture Climate Action & Sustainability
Mr. Keithlin Caroo, Executive Director at Helen's Daughters and IICA Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development, shares the experiences of Helen's Daughters, which is a non-profit organisation based in St. Lucia and is now expanding to other islands of the Caribbean including St. Kitts & Nevis, focuses on the economic development of rural women through improved market access, adaptive agricultural techniques, and capacity-building. Helen's Daughters work at a grassroots level providing training, mentorship, micro-investment, access to high-value markets and a structured care-system for rural women farmers, who have largely been unacknowledged and under-supported in the agricultural sector. They also use advocacy to address gender inequalities by seeking opportunities for female farmers, and to put food security and climate resilience in the public and policy agenda. Helen's Daughters advocacy involves leveraging media opportunities and our partnerships with the public and private sectors to position rural women as key actors in driving sustainable development in the Caribbean. Ms. Caroo speaks on the program that Helen's Daughters offer to help empower women in agriculture which includes, the Agri-Apprenticeship Programme, FarmHers Market, Rural Women’s Ag-cademy & Women’s Farmers Academy among others.
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| Format: | moving image biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Dominica Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
2023
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| Subjects: | DISENO DE PROYECTOS, PROJECT DESIGN, PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, ORGANIZACIONES DE AGRICULTORES, FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS, SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA, FOOD SECURITY, POLITICAS AGRICOLAS, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, SEGURIDAD NUTRICIONAL, NUTRITION SECURITY, MUJERES, WOMEN, AGRICULTORAS, WOMEN FARMERS, PARTICIPACION DE LA MUJER, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, AGROINDUSTRIA, AGROINDUSTRY, CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, CLIMATE CHANGE, NIÑOS, CHILDREN, JUVENTUD, YOUTH, |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/21973 |
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| Summary: | Mr. Keithlin Caroo, Executive Director at Helen's Daughters and IICA Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development, shares the experiences of Helen's Daughters, which is a non-profit organisation based in St. Lucia and is now expanding to other islands of the Caribbean including St. Kitts & Nevis, focuses on the economic development of rural women through improved market access, adaptive agricultural techniques, and capacity-building. Helen's Daughters work at a grassroots level providing training, mentorship, micro-investment, access to high-value markets and a structured care-system for rural women farmers, who have largely been unacknowledged and under-supported in the agricultural sector. They also use advocacy to address gender inequalities by seeking opportunities for female farmers, and to put food security and climate resilience in the public and policy agenda. Helen's Daughters advocacy involves leveraging media opportunities and our partnerships with the public and private sectors to position rural women as key actors in driving sustainable development in the Caribbean. Ms. Caroo speaks on the program that Helen's Daughters offer to help empower women in agriculture which includes, the Agri-Apprenticeship Programme, FarmHers Market, Rural Women’s Ag-cademy & Women’s Farmers Academy among others. |
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