Progress in East and Southern Africa


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: ESAMailbox@ifad.org 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. Read more	Issue 17 – May 2011
	Message 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 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 Read more	Rwanda 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 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 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 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 Read more	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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