Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach
Abstract Background This research is conducted in the context of an integrated food security and nutrition project implemented by the Social Enterprise Development Foundation (SEND Sierra Leone) and Agro Forestry Farmers Association (AFFA) in rural Kenema and Pujehun Districts. This paper presents a...
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| author | Joseph Awimboora Ayamga Alice Ayawine Desmond Tutu Ayentimi |
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| description | Abstract Background This research is conducted in the context of an integrated food security and nutrition project implemented by the Social Enterprise Development Foundation (SEND Sierra Leone) and Agro Forestry Farmers Association (AFFA) in rural Kenema and Pujehun Districts. This paper presents a qualitative ‘baseline’ action-learning research on the impact of the Gender Model Family (GMF) approach on women empowerment and the effects on enhanced outcomes along the agriculture-nutrition pathway. Qualitative data were collected using in-depth face-to-face interviews and focused group discussion (FGD) from the GMF beneficiaries. Results Linking Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and Nutrition (LANN) has nutrition security as its aim, and the project objectives and indicators focus on nutrition, not gender—however, this ‘baseline’ action-learning research recognized that gender is a major underlying factor. The evidence suggests that the GMF approach fosters women empowerment and enhances outcomes in food and nutrition security as there has been a change in social rules about men taking part in domestic household work and women involvement in family decision-making. Conclusions Given that women play crucial roles as administrators of household food and nutrition security, empowering them is intimately related to the consolidation of household food systems, improves nutrition intake and the fight against food-nutrition insecurity in rural Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8741f841792844758e7c3641a0402dd02023-12-03T12:32:35ZengBMCAgriculture & Food Security2048-70102023-11-0112111110.1186/s40066-023-00445-1Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approachJoseph Awimboora Ayamga0Alice Ayawine1Desmond Tutu Ayentimi2SEND Sierra LeoneFaculty of Public and Allied Health Sciences, Catholic University of GhanaTasmanian School of Business and EconomicsAbstract Background This research is conducted in the context of an integrated food security and nutrition project implemented by the Social Enterprise Development Foundation (SEND Sierra Leone) and Agro Forestry Farmers Association (AFFA) in rural Kenema and Pujehun Districts. This paper presents a qualitative ‘baseline’ action-learning research on the impact of the Gender Model Family (GMF) approach on women empowerment and the effects on enhanced outcomes along the agriculture-nutrition pathway. Qualitative data were collected using in-depth face-to-face interviews and focused group discussion (FGD) from the GMF beneficiaries. Results Linking Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and Nutrition (LANN) has nutrition security as its aim, and the project objectives and indicators focus on nutrition, not gender—however, this ‘baseline’ action-learning research recognized that gender is a major underlying factor. The evidence suggests that the GMF approach fosters women empowerment and enhances outcomes in food and nutrition security as there has been a change in social rules about men taking part in domestic household work and women involvement in family decision-making. Conclusions Given that women play crucial roles as administrators of household food and nutrition security, empowering them is intimately related to the consolidation of household food systems, improves nutrition intake and the fight against food-nutrition insecurity in rural Africa.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00445-1Gender model familyFood and nutrition securityWomen empowermentSierra Leone |
| spellingShingle | Joseph Awimboora Ayamga Alice Ayawine Desmond Tutu Ayentimi Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach Agriculture & Food Security Gender model family Food and nutrition security Women empowerment Sierra Leone |
| title | Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach |
| title_full | Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach |
| title_fullStr | Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach |
| title_short | Women empowerment and food-nutrition security in Sierra Leone: The Gender Model Family approach |
| title_sort | women empowerment and food nutrition security in sierra leone the gender model family approach |
| topic | Gender model family Food and nutrition security Women empowerment Sierra Leone |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00445-1 |
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