Dimitra Community Clubs - Promoting collective action through a gender-transformative approach
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Poverty is multidimensional and should, therefore, not be viewed solely from an income perspective, but as a combination of challenges that affect people’s wellbeing. Poor people often do not have a voice, an influence on decision-making, or an active role in the community. Addressing the non-economic dimensions of poverty and food insecurity is essential to overcoming the barriers that perpetuate social exclusion and gender inequalities. In response, FAO has developed Dimitra Clubs, which are being used as a successful model in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure rural people can actively participate in society and influence decision-making. The model helps to empower people through community mobilization, dialogue, the use of information and communications technology (ICT), collective action and self-help activities to improve livelihoods and gender equality. Through extension work and the use of radio clubs and digital technologies, communities are empowered with knowledge and skills to participate in the development process. They also have access to innovative agricultural practices to help mitigate the effects of climate change, to promote new techniques in animal husbandry, to make better agricultural crop choices and to farm for better nutrition.