CAADP UPDATE, Issue 1
CAADP UPDATE, a quarterly newsletter produced by the International Right to Food Team, highlights key events and issues around agricultural discourse in Africa, to update countries on ActionAid’s
Fertile Ground: How governments and donors can halve hunger by supporting small farmers
Empowering local farmers to produce more food for local markets is the bedrock of global food security. Small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are responsible for 90 per cent of the food grown
SelFISH Europe: How the Economic Partnership Agreements would further contribute to the decline of fish stocks and exacerbate the food crisis in Senegal
Against a background of unprecedented food shortages, including in Senegal, this study aims to analyse how the Economic Partnership Agreements currently under negotiation between the EU and West
Making her own choices: young women’s rights in poor urban areas
This programme framework is informed by three country level and international reviews of the literature related to young women, livelihoods and sexual and reproductive health, and empirical research
Strengthening urban resilience in African cities: Understanding and addressing urban risk
The population of Africa’s cities is growing rapidly. But as poor people cram into towns and cities characterised by limited, weak and often under-resourced infrastructure, they are increasingly
Young Urban Women: Exploring Interlinkages: Bodily Integrity, Economic Security and Equitable Distribution of Unpaid Care Work
ActionAid and its partners have, since 2013, been working to address the issues of bodily integrity and economic security among approximately 5800 young women in the age group of 15- 25 years in seven
Evaluation of ActionAid's response to 2011 drought and food crisis in Kenya
In 2011 a drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa affected an estimated 13 million people. In parts of Kenya, the disaster was considered to be the worst to afflict the country in over 60 years
Farming as Equals: How supporting women's rights and gender equality makes the difference
Smallholder farmers currently produce 90 per cent of food in Africa and around half of all food worldwide. Across the developing world, women account for 60 to 80 per cent of these farmers. Yet, the
Climate change, urban flooding and the rights of the urban poor in Africa
This report examines the impact of climate change on urban communities in six African cities, and looks at how people are coping with and adapting to increasingly frequent and severe episodes of
Manganese Matters
ActionAid and Dutch NGO Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)’s new report, Manganese Matters, finds that the increased demand for manganese for batteries is posing a serious threat
