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Weaving leadership for gender equality in the Asia-Pacific
News
RECOFTC launches second cohort of Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality...
RECOFTC’s regional initiatives for gender equality and social inclusion promote gender equality in the governance, management and use of forest...
Updates
International Training on Gender Equality in Forestry–Climate Change Nexus
Call for applications Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality (WAVES)International Training on Gender Equality in Forestry–Climate Change Nexus RECOFTC is...
Publication
WAVES: Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality 2019–2022
WAVES, or Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality, is a RECOFTC initiative on gender equality in the governance of forest landscapes in Asia–Pacific. It was created to...
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Promoting gender equality through leadership in Southeast Asia
Saraswati Aryal’s parents were never disappointed that they did not have a son. Despite the patriarchal nature of Nepali society, they were happy with three...
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Lao uplifts strategy to build gender inclusion in forestry
Gender equality is one of the policy priorities for the government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The government integrated gender equality across ministries...
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Closing the gender gap in forest governance in Cambodia
Gender leaders in Cambodia are working to mainstream gender equality in the forestry sector. Forestry is associated with labour-intensive work. Timber harvesting, forest...
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Change the training, change everything
In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, Mardha Tillah travelled to Bangkok for a workshop on gender leadership. At that time, she was the executive director of the...
Recent News
14 Mar 2023
A total of 24 teachers and 25 students participated in the orientation conducted at Shree Gyan Mandir Namuna Secondary School. Teachers and students...
10 Feb 2023
Nineteen women leaders from Kavrepalanchowk are now grassroots gender leaders following the completion of a three-part training provided by RECOFTC...
Events
Online on Zoom
Siem Reap, Cambodia, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (GMT +7)
Department of Labour and Social Welfare, Xayaboury Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Recent Stories
Talk of the Forest
Soon after becoming the gender officer at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) in Nepal, in September 2021, Reetu Deuba was invited to...
Talk of the Forest
The strategy calls for more training to strengthen women’s confidence in contributing to the numerous management options, such as community forest...