Tunisia: Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment – Second Phase Kicks Off in Tunis

Tunis/Tunisia — The second phase of the programme “Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment – JP RWEE,” which targets 3,000 women kicked off on Wednesday in Tunis.

This $5 million programme, funded by Norway and Sweden will be implemented over five years. It is led by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP), UN Women and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

It involves key…