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Featured Publications
Land and Housing in Latin America: Stories that Inspire
By Kim-Jenna Jurriaans
Two stories of the Land & Housing Campaign in Latin America: “The Bright Light of Luna Creciente,” an Interview with Ecuadorian Grassroots Leader Elva Ulcuango; and “An Unusual Community,” and interview with Maria Auxiliadora co-founder Rose Mary Irusta Perez.
Tools For Securing Land and Property
By Huairou Commission
Grassroots Women’s avenues to claiming, gaining and maintaining land, housing and property.
Grassroots Sisterhood Foundation: Supporting Equitable Land Rights and Food Security in Ghana
By Jeffrey Kaloustian and Fati Alhassan
In October-November 2009, the Huairou Commission held focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with 60 women in communities within the Tolon-Kumbungu, Savelugu-Nanton, and Tamale regions in northern Ghana, where extreme poverty and food insecurity are widespread.
Our Spaces: Grassroots Women Formalize their Leadership & Access to Essential Services
By Ayse Yonder; Marnie Tamaki
Claiming physical space is important to the development and longevity of grassroots community action. Our Spaces highlights 13 Huairou Commission member groups from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. These case studies reflect the vision, courage, persistence, and relentless energy of the grassroots leaders and their communities to make it possible to claim and sustain […]
WLLA—Grassroots Women’s Land Academy Report 2010 (3rd Annual)
By Huairou Commission
Women’s Land Link Africa (WLLA) Report: Grassroots Women Focus on Peer Learning, Exchange of Grassroots Tools, and Action Plans for the Future
The Women and Gender Constituency
By The Women and Gender Constituency
This publication focuses on the work of the Women and Gender Constituency to ensure human rights and the gender dimension are incorporated into UNFCCC negotiations, agreements, plans and actions.
Report on the MDG3 Challenge Grants 2009
By Klara Ibarra and Sarah Silliman
The Huairou Commission MDG 3 Accountability Initiative: Centre-Staging Grassroots Women in Realizing the MDGs.
Herramientas para la Promocion de Ciudades Seguras Desde la Perspectiva de Genero
By Centro de Intercambio y Servicios Para el Cono Sur (CISCSA)
La Gui´a sistematiza las reflexiones y aprendizajes que tuvieron lugar en el marco del Programa Regional Ciudades sin Violencia para las Mujeres – Ciudades Seguras para Todos, implementado el an~o 2004.
The Local to Local Dialogue: A Tool for Strengthening Women’s Capacity to Negotiate and Partner with Local Authorities (Ecuador)
By Sarah Silliman
As part of a one year pilot initiative, the Huairou Commission coordinated and facilitated a Local to Local Dialogue Training in Quito, Ecuador for women leaders in Latin America to learn and exchange good practices, build their knowledge and develop advocacy strategies to dialogue with local government and make change in their local communities.
The Local to Local Dialogue: A Tool for Strengthening Women’s Capacity to Negotiate and Partner with Local Authorities (Ghana)
By Sarah Silliman
From March 17th to 20th, over forty women leaders, representing grassroots women’s self-help groups, and women-focused CBOs and NGOs from twelve countries across West, East and Southern Africa met for the Community Facilitators Training on the Local to Local Dialogue.
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