Gender relations in South Sudan are shaped by the social and economic realities of being one of the world's poorest countries and by decades of conflict. Traditional gender norms which guide everyday life for most South Sudanese put responsibility of household chores, as well as collecting firewood, fetching water, care work for children, elderly and the sick on women, while girls help them.
Feed the Future Sugu Yiriwa, funded by USAID, commissioned a baseline study of market gardening groups in Djenné and Bandiagara, which revealed their need for training in innovative technologies for appropriate cooling, storage, and preservation of fruit and vegetables in the project areas. Read More
Designed based on the gender survey commissioned by Sugu Yiriwa in 2022 and information gathered directly from direct beneficiaries, this image box aims to motivate and help development professionals to integrate a gender perspective into the development of agroforestry value chains by proposing practical approaches for each key theme. It is a dynamic, visual teaching tool for high-impact awareness-raising. Read More
This tool was used in Kenya in 2022 to assess the accessibility of WASH infrastructure. Read More