Fwd: Save the Date: Social protection and the empowerment of rural women in Africa Webinar

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SAVE THE DATE socialprotection.org presents: The second webinar of the Gender and Social Protection Webinar Series: Social protection and the empowerment of rural women in Africa organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the UNDP’s International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (the IPC-IG).    We invite you to register for the webinar.   The webinar will take place on 23 June 2016, at 10:00 – 11:30 (UTC-4, Washington DC), and will address the following questions: 1) What are the pathways to empower women in Sub-Saharan Africa through social protection and other programmes?  2) What is the evidence from impact evaluations and mix-methods of social protection programmes on women’s economic empowerment in SSA?  3) How do we measure women’s empowerment? What are some of the indicators used in impact evaluations of social protection programmes?  4) How can we better link social protection schemes with women’s empowerment schemes?  Panelists:  - Amber Peterman (Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti)  - Markus P. Goldstein (Practice Leader, World Bank Africa Region, Africa)  Moderator:  - Ana Paula de la O Campos (Strategic Programme Advisor for FAO's program on Rural Poverty Reduction) We also invite you to join the Gender-Sensitive Social Protection Online Community to continue the webinar discussion and learn more about how social protection programmes contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment. The Community is administered by the IPC-IG and the FAO. You will also be able to stay up-to-date on the Gender-Sensitive Social Protection Webinar Series.   Take this 1 minute Gender-Sensitive Social Protection Survey to ensure The Gender and Social Protection Webinar Series features content you are interested in! Register for the Webinar! Date: 23 June 2016 Time: 10:00 – 11:30  (UTC-4, Washington DC)  Brasilia, Brazil 11:00 – 12:30 (UTC-3) London, United Kingdom 15:00 – 16:30 (UTC+1) Paris, France 16:00 – 17:30 (UTC+2) Nairobi, Kenya 17:00 – 18:30 (UTC+3) New Delhi, India 19:30 – 21:00 (UTC+5:30) Bangkok, Thailand 21:00 – 22:30 (UTC+7) Copyright © 2016 socialprotection.org, All rights reserved. You are part of our social protection network. Our mailing address is: socialprotection.org SBS, Quadra 1, Ed. BNDES Brasilia, Df 70040-010 Brazil Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list