Webinar

Women and pastoral livelihoods: Innovating for a sustainable future

Join us at this event where we'll explore scalable policies and innovations that empower women, drive drylands prosperity, enhance resilience and ensure sustainable livestock systems.

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Promoting innovative solutions Supporting livelihoods and markets Understanding land and conflict Working in a changing climate Gender equality and social inclusion Africa

Millions of pastoralists in drylands depend on livestock for their survival. Yet conflict, climate change, and poor access to animal health services (AHS) threaten their way of life. Women play a crucial but often overlooked role in livestock management, facing barriers in time, mobility, and decision-making.  

In this webinar, on Thursday, May 15 from 12.30pm-2pm BST / 2.30pm-4pm EAT, SPARC will join partners Mercy Corps Uganda, MarketShare Associates (MSA), and Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) to present insights from field research on: 

We will highlight scalable, gender-inclusive solutions that can enhance resilience, improve livelihoods, and ensure sustainable livestock systems. Join us to discuss policies and innovations that empower women and drive prosperity in pastoralist communities. 

At the event, we will draw on key pieces of evidence, including our policy briefs on:

Our panel will include:  

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A woman in Ethiopia filters milk at the local milk distribution and processing centre
A woman pours milk into containers in Guradhera, Ethiopia
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