Women's Day Celebration at ILRI

 


According to UN Women, this year's International Women's Day theme is “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” 

This is a call for action that can unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is empowering the next generation—youth, particularly young women and adolescent girls—as catalysts for lasting change.

In view of this, we at ILRI are celebrating our female staff, and our suite of research that supports women. We will host a celebratory event on Friday 7 March at our Nairobi campus, followed by International Women's Day on 8 March.

Celebrating women at ILRI 

The ILRI gender research team aims to ensure better lives for all women, girls, men and boys, and a better planet through livestock. Research can focus on gender, equity, diversity, and inclusion in livestock systems to ensure that they are integrated into development. Other research focuses on empowerment, gender norms and policies. Gender considerations are integrated into livestock feeds and forages, animal genetics, animal health, environment, and nutrition, among others.

In its corporate strategy for 2024-2030, ILRI aims to unlock 'Sustainable Livestock's Potential Through Research for Better Lives and a Better Planet'. This strategy is particularly significant for our celebration of International Women's Day as it focuses on two mutually dependent objectives: co-designing and deploying sustainable livestock innovations and leveraging scientific evidence for policy and investment decisions, with a strong emphasis on gender research. 


On Friday 8 March the CGIAR Gender Platform, in conjunction with ILRI, will host a high-level event on empowering women towards sustainable and equitable food systems. 


This event is convened by the CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion Accelerator, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), ILRI, and CIFOR-ICRAF. It will bring together key stakeholders from CGIAR and the food systems to highlight why investing in women's empowerment and gender equality is a pathway to a sustainable and resilient future for agrifood systems. 

We join the call to unlock equal rights and opportunities for all where no one is left behind based on gender.



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