This poster for the Tropentag 2014 conference gives an overview of milestones in the development and integration of gender research at ILRI over the last decade. It outlines the steps undertaken by ILRI to move from a lack of gender capacity in 2002 towards more consistent efforts of growing the capacity of gender research. Continue reading
Kathleen Earl Coverson has served as senior gender scientist for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and currently works as associate director for international programs at the University of Florida. A journalist with The Reporter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, caught up with her while she was conducting the workshop at ILRI campus during which she shared … Continue reading
On 21-24 September 2014, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) together with the Technical Centre for Agriculture and rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) will host an African Dairy Value Chain Seminar. Continue reading
For the Livestock and Fish program to be considered to have appropriately considered gender equity in the research design and study protocol, one of the indicators would be a gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation system in place. Continue reading
The second phase of the East African Dairy Development (EADD) project which will expand its operations into Tanzania was launched in Dar es Salaam on 28 March 2014. Continue reading
On 11-13 March 2014, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) gender scientists in the Livelihoods, Gender and Impact program, Kathleen Colverson and Alessandra Galie, took the lead in facilitating a workshop on “Promoting Equal Access to Resources and Opportunities in Agriculture for Men and Women”. The training workshop was held at the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique … Continue reading
A strategy combining activities that will simultaneously enhance livelihood and rights capabilities of target beneficiaries of development interventions appears to be a most effective way of empowering women. The strategy is also applicable for other marginalized groups. This strategy was the focus of discussions at a day-long workshop on integrating rights into livestock microcredit and … Continue reading
On 25 February 2013, some 25 gender researchers, development practitioners and women’s rights advocates will meet at the Nairobi campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for a day-long workshop to discuss practical ways of simultaneously integrating economic development and rights in programs aimed at empowering women. This integrated approach will improve the impacts … Continue reading
Julia Bailey, a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University will on Thursday 25 October 2012, be giving a seminar at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi. Bailey holds a Masters’ degree in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests include gender and social … Continue reading
In November 2011, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) joined with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to run a training workshop on integrating gender in livestock projects and programs for FAO country livestock officers and partners. We interviewed the two FAO people responsible for the workshop: Raffaele Mattioli and Francesca Distefano: Watch the interview … Continue reading
ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program 