Investing in Resilience Helps Families Find Hope in the Face of Drought
Gender Equity, Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Empowering women and girls is critical to achieving secure, sustainable and equitable global food systems. Feed the Future promotes evidence-based and data-driven approaches to advancing gender equity, equality and women’s empowerment. We challenge discriminatory gender norms, policies and practices. We intentionally engage with men and boys as partners to empower women and girls in their different roles on and off the farm.
How a Coffee Farmers Group Empowered One Guatemalan Woman to Lead
When she was a little girl, María Juan Tomas often helped her father with the family’s coffee farm in Guatemala. One day, she thought, she’d… Read more
Guatemala
How Locally Sourced Fish Powder Drives Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition in Zambia
In Zambia, Lake Kariba is at the heart of a thriving fishing community, yielding throngs of tiny nutrient-rich fish often caught by women. But in… Read more
Stories
In Cambodia, Communities Join Together to Invest in a Shared Future
MCC Powers Small Business Growth in Benin
How a Peace Corps Volunteer Helped Create a Moringa Mogul
The Queen of Mecuburi: Mozambican Entrepreneur Finds Success in Agribusiness
A Thriving Business Creates Opportunity in Tajikistan
A Focus on Nutrition Improves Community Health in Senegal
Blacksmiths in Ghana Test New Skills in the Thresher Market
One Woman Stakes Her Claim in Tanzania’s Agricultural Heartland
A Women’s Cooperative Finds Success and Strength in Numbers
Photos of Progress: What It Looks Like When Development Works
How Farmer-to-Farmer Gave One Man a Window Into the World
