Rural Women Cultivating Change in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania

About this project

The project works at the intersection of women’s rights and climate adaptation. The project aims to empower women and encourage gender-transformative change, through the use of agroecological approaches that encourage equitable production, resource management, and market access. Working in collaboration with women’s rights organizations (WROs) and agricultural-based organizations, support is provided to advance climate adaptation, increase food security, enhance gender equality, reduce sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and improve livelihoods for rural women. The project targets remote rural regions of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, where farming is the primary occupation and principal use of women’s labour. The specific geographic areas that the project will target include North Wollo Zone of Amhara Region in Ethiopia; Baringo, Nakuru, Kakamega, Laikipia and Kitui counties in Kenya; and Morogoro and Gairo District Councils of Morogoro, Babati and Mbulu District Councils of Manyara and Mwanga and Same District Councils of Kilimanjaro Regions in Tanzania. These regions are adversely impacted by climate change; food insecurity; patriarchal norms and practices; and high rates of SGBV that severely limit women’s household and community leadership roles and affect their agricultural practices. This project contributes to Canada’s commitments to climate adaptation, gender equality, women’s empowerment, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and sub-Saharan Africa. SeedChan…

Published by

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) · Government

Countries

Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania

Sectors

Human rightsWomen's rights organisations and movements, and government institutionsEnding violence against women and girlsAgricultural developmentAgricultural land resourcesAgricultural inputsAgricultural education/trainingBiodiversity

Focus

Gender equality · Main focusEnvironment · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusNutrition · Also contributes

Published by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: CA-3-P009374001.

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