Background and factors promoting Women^|^rsquo;s Empowerment in rural society

proficiency level and factors fostering reticence in efl learners

according to cheng (1999), in recent esl/efl literature, asian (especially east asian) learners of english as a foreign/second language have been arguably reported as reticent and passive learners. the most common allegations are that these students are reluctant to participate in classroom discourse; they are unwilling to give responses; they do not ask questions; and they are passive and over...

Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas and Empowerment of Civil Society Organizations

Purpose and direction of the programme The SCC Programme in Europe aims to strengthen the capacities of rural cooperatives, farmer organizations and other civil society organizations to address the needs and rights of their members. The Programme supports the endeavours to strengthen farmer organizations and small farmer owned enterprises as well as support their efforts to comply with EU rules...

EPF Background Brief: Patient Empowerment

Investigating factors and stimuli affecting the empowerment of rural women (Case study: Zanjan city)

While women account for about half the population of rural areas, they have always been considered as vulnerable populations of the community. Considering empowerment and its effective factors can increase their participation in livelihoods and increase their ability to help increase their family income. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the factors and drivers that affect the...

Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

indicators only partially capture the elements of gender equality, the chapter introduces fi ve complementary indicators that provide a more complete and nuanced description of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The indicators are measurable, actionable, and parsimonious; three of the fi ve build on existing measures of other MDGs, so the data requirements for monitoring them are not oner...