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The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate gender income inequality and overall wellbeing of women in least-developed countries, as their economies struggle to stage a recovery, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) said in a joint report. We had a long way to go to fix the world’s gender gap, and the pandemic has made the journey even more arduous, especially in the world’s poorest countries, where the challenges facing women are even more dire, said Ratnakar Adhikari, head of the EIF.
“But if we’re committed to transforming the lives of women across the globe, we have to start with the least developed countries, he added.
More training, more links to buyers of rural arts means more income for women
Northern Lao PDR is home to a host of traditional craftsmanship. Think slim skirts with hand-embroidered diamond motifs, or woven textiles dyed shades of blue, or handbags of knotted jungle vine. Generally produced for use locally, these items are also sold to the country’s foreign tourists, and sometimes trickle out as exports.
But having such honed skills does not necessarily translate into good income for the women who create such labour-intensive items. One project in six villages of three provinces with 120 women is trying to change that.
How handicraft producers can modify product lines
Tuesday May 25 2021
State minister for TourismGodfrey Kiwanda tours craft stalls during the launch of Handicrafts and Souvenir development project in Kampala in 2019. PHOTO/Eronie Kamukama
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The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities says diversifying Uganda’s tourism products, forms part of the wider strategy to strengthen one among the most affected sectors, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Doreen Katusiime, the Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry says in the next financial year, 2021/2022, government will start constructing production centres for the handicraft and souvenir project worth Shs1.5 billion. She spoke to Prosper magazine’s
The Cambodian Women Entrepreneurs Association and the Netherlands Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation will work together to strengthen the capacity of Cambodia’s women entrepreneurs. - SUPPLIED
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Cambodian Women Entrepreneurs Association (CWEA) and the Netherlands Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation will work together to strengthen the capacity of Cambodia’s women entrepreneurs.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to this end on May 19 via video link by CWEA president Keo Mom and Henrique Postmar Hazelaar, a representative of the Dutch government unit.
Mom told The Post on May 20 that the MoU would focus on cooperation to provide training to women entrepreneurs in Cambodia to strengthen their capacity.
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