The first thing that strikes me about the 56th session of the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) is how strange it seems to be discussing the empowerment of rural women in the big urban metropolis that is New York, a city synonymous with wealth and power, skyscrapers and Starbucks.

The second… Read more »

It almost goes without saying that rural women have a vital role to play in the development of their communities and efforts to tackle poverty. They make up the majority of small holder farmers worldwide and are responsible for 80% of global food production. Rural women also undertake the majority of unpaid labour intensive household… Read more »

I’ve recently returned from my VSO placement as volunteerism advocacy adviser in Guyana. I was working to raise the profile of volunteering for national development. I had the opportunity to work with voluntary community across the public, private and voluntary sectors.

When the volunteer community were developing their initial advocacy objectives… Read more »