Contacts

Helen Gillman
Knowledge Management Officer, East and Southern Africa Division

East and Southern Africa Division
IFAD
Via Paolo Di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Fax: +39 06 5043463
Email: [email protected]


Useful links

IFAD website

IFAD operations in Eastern and Southern Africa

Rural Finance Network

Rural Poverty Portal


About IFAD

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in developing countries. Its work in remote rural areas of the world helps countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

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Issue 17 – May 2011

Special issue on youth and agricultureMessage from the Director
Poor young people living in rural areas are among the most vulnerable members of society, yet as the farmers and producers of tomorrow, they have the potential to help feed us all and thus solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. In East and Southern Africa... Read more

General feature on rural youth General feature on rural youth
As the last century came to an end, the United Nations singled out youth as a target group in the Millennium Development Goals, with a view to developing and implementing strategies
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Rwanda and Madagascar: Promoting youth through apprenticeshipRwanda and Madagascar: Promoting youth through apprenticeship
In Rwanda, the IFAD-supported Rural Small and Microenterprise Promotion Project has developed a successful apprenticeship training programme... Read more

Uganda: Creating finance and credit facilities for rural youth Uganda: Creating finance and credit facilities for rural youth
In Uganda, IFAD’s Rural Financial Services Programme is supporting the development of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) to provide financial services.... Read more

Lesotho: Empowering the sheep and goat farmers of Lesotho and providing them with a more certain futureLesotho: Empowering the sheep and goat farmers of Lesotho and providing them with a more certain future
Farmers in the remote mountain villages of Lesotho rely for their survival on income from the wool and mohair of their sheep and goats. Read more

News and events News and events

New network on market access launched in ESA

Presentation of the 2011 Rural Poverty Report - South Africa

Gender and rural microfinance learning routes in Uganda, March-April 2011

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What needs to be done, and how? Also in this issue

Grants and loans approved by the December 2010 Executive Board

Upcoming and recent events

Appointments and staff movements

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