The Pro-WEAI Tool: Measuring Women’s Empowerment: From Theory to Practice
IGNITE
IGNITE Hosts the First Learning and Networking Forum to Advance Gender and Nutrition Integration
Helping Microfinance Institutions Advance Financial Inclusion and Women’s Empowerment
IGNITE Takes the Next Step in Building a Network of African Agricultural Institutions Advancing Gender and Nutrition Integration
Rethinking the Role of Social and Behavior Change in Gender and Nutrition Outcomes
Learn the key factors of social and behavior change that allow for successful gender and nutrition outcomes in agricultural institutions.
Why are Gender-Sensitive Performance Indicators Important for Microfinance Institutions?
Efficient, gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation, featuring gender performance indicators, can help microfinance institutions improve.
Gender and Microfinance: #IGNITEforChange in Burkina Faso
Microfinance institutions are vital for the agricultural sector in Burkina Faso and have a desire to improve their approaches to gender and nutrition in their work. #IGNITEforChange, Tanager’s project in partnership with Laterite and 60decibels, is working to do just that. In this video, Sokhna Gaye discusses the vital work her and the team are doing with a local microfinance institution to mainstream gender and nutrition.
Tanager celebrates International Women’s Day 2022 and recommits to gender & social inclusion
International Women’s Day 2022 is an opportunity for development professionals to sharpen our approaches to improving gender outcomes for the communities we serve. It is also a celebration of the women in our programs and organization who work tirelessly towards better gender outcomes for their communities. At Tanager progress towards gender equality is not a stand-alone issue – this work is cross cutting and integrated into everything we do, from internal policies to external interventions.
IGNITE brings Local Service Providers together for a week of learning and collaboration
IGNITE has also forged partnerships with four Local Service Providers – Fair & Sustainable in Ethiopia, Nafaka Kilimo in Tanzania, PanAfricare in Burkina Faso, and Centre for Gender Economics in Nigeria to scale IGNITE’s approach. In early March, IGNITE hosted 12 staff members representing the technical experts from the four LSPs.
Devex Q&A: How a gender focus could spark of dietary change in Africa
Through IGNITE, Tanager, along with partners Laterite and 60 Decibels, is seeking to shine a spotlight on gender and its relationship to nutrition. The initiative — funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — aims to strengthen the ability of African institutions to integrate nutrition and gender into business methods and agriculture interventions.