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IFAD Policy brief 2: An empowerment agenda for rural livelihoods
October 2015
This policy brief argues that the post-2015 development agenda should be designed to encourage governments and other actors to facilitate the economic and social empowerment of the poor rural people, in particular, marginalized rural groups such as women and indigenous peoples.
The use of remittances and financial inclusion
September 2015
The Use of Remittances and Financial Inclusion A report prepared by the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Bank Group to the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion.
Zipping up the Evidence - Dealing with non-counterfactuals in Viet Nam and Ghana
September 2015
Participatory Impact Assessment and Learning Approach (PIALA)
Proceedings of the 2nd Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples Forum at IFAD, 12-13 February 2015
September 2015
Proceedings of the 2nd Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples Forum at IFAD, 12-13 February 2015
Case study: Family life model, Uganda
September 2015
This case study illustrates how the Family Life Model (household methodology) has been used effectively in Uganda, highlighting how it has worked in a particular context.
An Innovative, Scalable, Pro-poor Home Cooking-based Charcoal Production Value Chain For Women
September 2015
With a small grant, INBAR has innovated Household Charcoal (HHC) production from cooking with firewood into a new livelihood opportunity and sustainable value chain for the economic empowerment of poor rural women. Women from poor rural households in Ethiopia, India and Tanzania were trained to put out fires when they had finished cooking to prevent smouldering, collect household charcoal through the clusters and process it into briquettes. INBAR has also developed the NCPP Social Enterprise Model which is an Innovative & Inclusive Institutional system to strengthen the rural development ecosystem and enable safe investment opportunities for rural women.
How to do note: Household Methodologies
September 2015
This How To Do Note provides a step-by-step guide on how to implement Household Methodologies (HHMs). It describes activities at the household level, different approaches for implementing HHMs, service providers and the facilitator system, and the role of the community and the wider environment. The main points to consider when incorporating HHMs in project design and implementation are noted.
How to do note: Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects
September 2015
This HTDN is directed primarily at the design phase of IFAD value chain projects, though it does have some relevance for both pre-design and implementation phases.
GEF Mexico factsheet
September 2015
The project objective is to strengthen sustainable forest management in the project area and develop local capabilities, leading to the reduction of carbon emissions from deforestation and the increase of carbon sequestration through the financing of initiatives for the most vulnerable. Project operations are focused in 25 municipalities, in which 83 per cent of the population are indigenous peoples.