Increasing Female Voices in Mine-action Planning and Prioritisation

An article written by IWDA consultants on the Community Strengthening and Gender Mainstreaming in Integrated Mine Action (CSGMIMA) Project in Cambodia has recently been published in The Journal of ERW and Mine Action which highlights a pilot project aimed at ‘Increasing Female Voices in Mine-Action Planning and Prioritisation’. 

Increasing Female Voices in Mine-action Planning and Prioritisation
by Catherine Cecil and Kristen Rasmussen [ International Women’s Development Agency, Inc. ]
The Community Strengthening and Gender Mainstreaming in Integrated Mine Action Project focuses on one of the greatest challenges women face in mine affected areas of Cambodia: to be actively and meaningfully involved in the decision-making process in mine action. IWDA have been collaborating with World Vision (WV) and Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to develop a complex plan addressing the issues and impediments facing the residents of many Cambodian villages. Its implementation demonstrates the sweeping changes necessary for participation by all villagers and the promise of truly integrated mine-action strategies that equally benefit men, women, girls and boys.

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Tags: Cambodia, Landmines, Safety and Security

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 under Cambodia, Recent.