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Tanzania, Sub-Saharan Africa
Owing to the fact that women have different knowledge, access to, and control over resources, and different opportunities to participate in decisions regarding resource use and management from men, the study focuses on gendered differences in livelihood strategies, identifying factors that preclude women from benefitting in livelihood projects and accessing livelihood resources. Qualitative data for the study was collected through gender disaggregated group discussions in two districts, Mvomero and Kongwa in Tanzania.
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Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
The 2009 drought in Kenya has had a devastating effect on pastoralists. Hundreds of thousands of cattle died and with them a way of life that had provided families a livelihood from the land. We met Lawrence in a quarry just out of of Nairobi. For many generations his family have reared cattle on the rangelands of Kitengela. Now he shifts rocks in order to pay his way through University and the dream of a better life. This photofilm was made by duckrabbit during duckrabbit training productions for ILRI in Nairobi August 2010. Photos (c) David White.
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Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
This story tells of the hopes of a Maasai pastoralist from Kenya's Kitengela rangelands and his dreams for his son Tajeu, who was born during a devastating drought.
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Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Up until today, rainwater management practices have been promoted regardless of site-specific biophysical characteristics and regardless of the socio-economic and institutional environment. Therefore, low adoption rates and high disadoption rates of rainwater management practices are observed. In order to promote rainwater management more successfully, a paradigm change towards promotion of location-specific interventions is needed. Beyond biophysical suitability, successful implementation crucially depends on farmers’ willingness to adopt a practice.
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Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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