This brief shines a light on the critical role of enhancing women empowerment and skill development in Agricultural Technical Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) to achieve gender equality and, therefore, increased food security and improved livelihoods on the African continent.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly exacerbated this. The brief builds on lessons from the ATVET project with a specific focus on women empowerment, implementing the gender-transformative approach (GTA) and measuring impact with the Women Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), developed by IFPRI (International Food Policy and Research Institute). Based on these experiences, the brief draws conclusions on strengthening interventions to achieve women empowerment by integrating GTA.
