• “Give to Gain” Investing in Women Strengthens Systems: The webinar series, held in celebration of International Women’s Day 2026, emphasizes that investing in women through institutional reform, knowledge, and partnerships leads to stronger, more inclusive agrifood systems and improved nutrition outcomes.
• Institutional Change Creates Ripple Effects: Through IGNITE+, Tanager demonstrates how strengthening agricultural institutions drives cascading benefits empowering women farmers, improving service delivery, and enhancing household nutrition security.
• Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue for Systemic Transformation: The regional webinars in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Kenya bring together government, private sector, civil society, financial institutions, and development partners to address systemic barriers and accelerate gender and nutrition integration across Africa’s agrifood systems.

To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026, Tanager’s Impacting Gender and Nutrition through Innovative Technical Exchange in Agriculture (IGNITE+) project will host a series of high-level regional webinars aimed at championing gender equality, sharing evidence, and accelerating inclusive partnerships that advance gender and nutrition integration across Africa’s agrifood systems.  

The theme, “Give to Gain”, underscores the transformative power of generosity, reciprocity, and collective action in advancing women’s empowerment. It further highlights that when individuals, organizations, and communities invest in various ways including resources, knowledge, mentorship, or advocacy in women, the society gains by fostering stronger, more resilient, and inclusive systems. 

Additionally, the theme resonates strongly with the United Nations’ declaration of 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Both initiatives reinforce the importance of investing in women in agriculture as a pathway to more productive agricultural systems, improved nutrition outcomes and more resilient rural communities.  

This upcoming webinar series will convene various agrifood system stakeholders’ including development partners, civil society organization’s, private sector actors, financial institutions, government entities, entrepreneurs, academia, women and youth among others, to connect global commitments with local realities. The discussions will showcase how “giving” to African agricultural institutions can translate into collective gains for households, markets, food security and better nutrition outcomes.  Specifically, the webinar will aim to:  

1. Promote understanding of the IWD theme “Give to Gain” and its implications for gender equality. 
2. Highlight the impact of IGNITE+ technical assistance to agricultural institutions and its cascading effects on women farmers and households.   
3. Foster dialogue on systemic barriers and opportunities for innovation in empowering women farmers. 

 

When We Give, We All Gain: Turning Institutional Support into Women Empowerment

Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, the webinar will explore how strengthening agricultural institutions can accelerate gender equality and improve nutrition outcomes. Co-hosted with Fair & Sustainable, the session will highlight practical lessons from IGNITE+ institutional partnerships, showcase evidence from IGNITE+ technical assistance, and examine how institutional change creates ripple effect with the benefits cascaded to women farmers and their households.  

The online event will take place on 3rd March 2026 from 2:30 pm–4:00 p.m. EAT under the theme: The Ripple Effect: How IGNITE+ Approach is Advancing Women Empowerment and Strengthening Household Nutrition Security.  

Register and be part of the discussions. 

 

Kenya

In Kenya, Tanager will host the webinar in partnership with Solidaridad East and Central Africa and Tymax Agribusiness Solutions Limited, IGNITE+ local service provider in Kenya. The session will explore the challenges and successes of gender integration within African agricultural institutions, highlight the importance and practical modalities of gender integration and examine pathways to achieving women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation at all levels of decision-making. The discussions will also feature practical examples from Tanager’s clients, showcasing gender-responsive policies, programs, and effective tools and approaches for integrating gender perspectives. 

The online event will take place on 5th March 2026 from 3:00 pm–5:00 p.m. EAT under the theme “Achieving Gender Integration through Africa’s Agrifood Institutions”.  Register and be part of the discussions 

 

Burkina Faso

Tanager will also host another webinar in partnership with the Association Professionnelle des Systèmes Financiers Décentralisés du Burkina Faso (APFSD-BF), IGNITE+ Local Service Provider in Burkina Faso. The session will delve into how agricultural institutions can advance gender mainstreaming in their work, examining practical challenges, successes, and case studies from Tanager and IGNITE+ supported institutions. The session will also highlight emerging opportunities to strengthen gender integration and improve nutrition outcomes across the agrifood system.

The online event will take place on 4th March 2026 from 10:00 am–11:45 a.m. GMT under the theme “How Agricultural Institutions Can Drive Women’s Empowerment and Better Nutrition Outcomes”.  Register and be part of the conversation shaping more inclusive and nutrition-responsive agrifood systems. 

 

 

Overall, the webinar series will contribute to: 

• Increased awareness of the IWD 2026 theme “Give to Gain” and its relevance to gender equality in agriculture. 
• Enhanced institutional capacity to integrate gender and nutrition, resulting in improved policies, practices, and services that cascade benefits to women farmers and households 
• Strengthened dialogue and shared understanding of systemic barriers and innovative opportunities to advance women farmers’ empowerment.