Imani Development’s commitment to women’s empowerment in Africa has not wavered since its inception. As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa – dedicated to honouring the remarkable achievements of women across all ethnic, cultural, economic, and political backgrounds – it is worth reflecting upon the phenomenal work Imani has done to support women over […]
Imani Development commissioned a series of case studies earlier this year to explore the gender impacts of the EU funded AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund programme. This month, we present evidence from grant beneficiary KenyaCof to understand the experiences of women in their coffee value chain and what steps the company has taken to empower them.
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A series of case studies has been commissioned to explore the gender impacts from the EU funded AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund programme. Presenting evidence from grantees and their smallholder farmer suppliers, the main objective was to understand women’s experiences following their integration into agricultural value chains, and to comprehend the initiatives taken by grantees to […]
The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program is a five-year activity to enhance women’s empowerment and gender equality in agriculture systems. One of AWE’s key learning topics is identifying and assessing the impact of good practices for women’s empowerment in beyond production activities. AWE used the Feed the Future Malawi Agriculture Diversification (AgDiv) […]
On World Agriculture Day, it’s important to celebrate innovative approaches within the agricultural sector that not only promote sustainable farming practices but also empower communities, particularly women and youth. One such case is Vert Limited, a Kenyan private company established in 2000, focusing on food processing, packing, and the export of fruits and vegetables. Through […]
Imani Development was commissioned to provide capacity development for senior public officials on origin cumulation under the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement’s rules of origin protocol. This assignment entailed developing and implementing training workshops for public officials responsible for the administration and application of the SADC EPA rules of origin. The objective was to build the […]
The East African Community established institutional mechanisms for reporting NTBs as well as providing technical support and facilitating Bilateral, National and Regional meetings to resolve NTBs. With these interventions, some progress has been registered, but owing to the complexity in NTB elimination and given their resurgence new innovative approaches are required to minimise their emergence.
The […]
In 2022, The SADC Secretariat announced the official launch of a challenge fund established to empower and build the capacity of women entrepreneurs to actively participate in SADC’s industrialization Agenda. The Industrialization and Women Economic Empowerment (IWEE) project’s main objective is to increase the participation of women-owned businesses and women entrepreneurs in selected SADC regional […]
Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Malawi forms part of the Restore Africa program designed and implemented in collaboration with Global Evergreening Alliance with investment from Climate Asset Management across six countries (Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia).
The project seeks to improve livelihoods, food security and resilience to climate change in Malawi by restoring ecosystem services […]
Over the past decade, Malawi’s financial landscape has evolved rapidly alongside the increasingly widespread recognition of financial inclusion as a key driver of development and more broadly as a generator of poverty alleviation at the national scale. Accordingly, the Government of Malawi (GoM) has highlighted financial inclusion as an integral component of the Malawi Vision […]
