Good practice – Open Space Technology with University of Florence to promote gender equality at local level (Prato, Italy)

Posted by Wilma Massucco on February 7, 2011 under Interviews, News, Video | Be the First to Comment

People from different cultures took part at an initiative, arranged by the Councillorship for gender equality of the Municipality of Prato (Ms. Rita Pieri) with the contribution of University of Florence (Prof. Anja Baukloh, Conflict mediation tecniques), which was held in Prato on January 29th 2011. The Open Space Technology (OST) was on “how to improve the gender equality in the city of Prato, through the implementation of the European charter on gender equality on local level”. In spite most citizens not having significant experience of this new methodology of discussing, they contributed very actively, with passions, strong motivation and by providing new ideas on how to improve the gender equality in the town

This event has been selected as one of the good practices for the Eugad manual. You can read more about it at the following link – http://www.eugad.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Good_practice_-_Open_Space_Technology_to_promote_gender_equality_%28Prato,_Italy%29

Below is the video of the OST in Prato (in Italian language)

Part 1 – The european charter for gender equality and the Action plan of Prato
Part 2 – Open Space Technology: methodology and proposals suggested by the citizens
Part 3 – Role of men in promoting gender equality and overall impressions

by Wilma Massucco

Good practice – Food security in Sierra Leone: EFA and the Fosed project

Posted by Wilma Massucco on January 20, 2011 under Focus | Be the First to Comment

As a good example of the way how to concretely and succesfully promote Development through a Participatory approach, the Eugad team in Sierra Leone selected the action run, in over 15 years, by EFA (Environmental Foundation for Africa), an Organization which aims to protect and restore the environment in West Africa and take advantage from the use of the local natural resources through environmental awareness raising and capacity building activities.

In February 2010 EFA started a new Cooperation partnership, named FOSED, focused on conservation agriculture and natural resource management. Its aim is to increase the agricultural productivity, develop activities in order to handle the marketing and processing of agricultural products and increase the value chain development of the agricultural products, supporting the institution building and decentralization process at district and community level as well.

Read more here: Good practice -  Food security in Sierra Leone: EFA and the Fosed project

by Wilma Massucco