Female farmers
March 27, 2012
Project goal: Climate change adaption
Project measure: Workshops for women on climate change and on exploitation of new sources of income
Project size: 350 women in rural areas in the South East of Bangaldesh
Project volume: 138.000 Euro from the International Climate Initiative, managed by the internation organisation GenderCC and the local nongovernmental organisation Centre for Global Change
In Bangladesh, many women are dependent on their families, rarely given an opportunity to make a difference in a largely patriarchal society. But Bangladesh is also one of the poorest countries in the world, and in the battle against climate change, many are realizing that women have to play a major role. The Bengali organization “Centre for Global Change” is making an effort to bring women to the forefront, helping female farmers near the Indian border as they harvest rice and wheat. The organization shows the women how to adapt to and reduce the effects of climate change. On top of that, women become ambassadors for eco-friendlier living, passing on their newly-gained environmental awareness to their families, too.
A film by Julia Henrichmann