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Changing the Landscape of Women’s Livelihoods Oxfam’s Experiences in Honey Value Chain Development Ethiopia. Oxfam’s Honey Value Chain Map. What Oxfam Works: Facilitates and supports organization of women beekeepers and links them to cooperatives;. What Oxfam Works:
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Changing the Landscape of Women’s Livelihoods Oxfam’s Experiences in Honey Value Chain Development Ethiopia
What Oxfam Works: Facilitates and supports organization of women beekeepers and links them to cooperatives;
What Oxfam Works: Transfers technology, knowledge and skills;
What Oxfam Works…. Facilitates financial services access to beekeepers’ cooperatives; Links with big buyers and exporters for better market;
What Changes - 106 KGs of honey/year and income of ETB 4467/woman beekeeper/year (Just from Zero); Increased self esteem and leadership skills; Men started to develop positive attitude to women’s new role and share some of the activities.; - Participation of women in mixed cooperatives increased from 18% to 27% in two years time;
What Changes One Story: “It was interesting to see the husband of a pregnant woman requesting to attend a meeting of WSHG in one of the districts on his wife’s behalf. He made explicit that his wife is generating more income for the household since she became a member of that women beekeepers’ group”.