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Ahfad university for Women-Sudan

Ahfad university for Women-Sudan. Women in Rural Sudan The Case of Al Dagag Village Gihan Adam Abdalla Ahfad University for Women Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development in Times of Crisis Humboldt-University Berlin, January 25-26, 2013. Ahfad University for Women-Sudan.

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Ahfad university for Women-Sudan

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  1. Ahfad university for Women-Sudan Women in Rural Sudan The Case of Al Dagag Village GihanAdam Abdalla Ahfad University for Women Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development in Times of Crisis Humboldt-University Berlin, January 25-26, 2013

  2. AhfadUniversity for Women-Sudan • 10 years successful Ahfad– Humboldt Link program on Sudanese women survival strategies: Challenges and perspectives with emphasis on ecology and food security

  3. Women in Rural Sudan The context of Sudan: • The case of Sudan is unique when discussing poverty Because of: • Long-time war • After war challenges • Separation and economic shock

  4. Dictatorship and authoritative • Economic challenges, inflation, liberalization, and economic underdevelopment • Social challenges, education, health, gender • Regional differentiation and rural urban prejudice • Migration

  5. Al Dagag Village

  6. Poverty in Al Dagag • Depending on rain-fed agriculture • Low income • Living at asubsistent level • Inappropriate infrastructure • Indigenous technologies and knowledge

  7. Poverty in Al Dagag Low standards of living Poor technologies

  8. Poverty in Al Dagag Accessibility of water Illiteracy and health threats

  9. Services in Al Dagag“worsening poverty”

  10. Services in Al Dagag

  11. Services in Al Dagag

  12. Vulnerability in Al Dagag • Different types of personal shocks • E.g. sickness, injuries, death • Varied types of general and natural disasters • E.g. fires ,draught(s)

  13. Vulnerability in Al Dagag

  14. Women’s Livelihood • Living in chronic poverty and vulnerability giving women more space to have an economic activity Division of land: • Household land (clay land for the husband) • Small piece of land in sandy soil (for the wife) • They have control over their production and money • Quoting from Mona: “We do not say this is my land and this is your land; however everyone knows his or her land’s boundaries, size, production and income which are used separately”

  15. Women’s Livelihood Women’s Livelihood Patterns: • Women are farmers • Women are also working as labourer • Different agriculture practices are linked with women e.g. Hibiscus is a “women crop” • Women are more involved in different economic activities as: • Shopkeepers • Shail traders (Money lenders) • Crop traders

  16. Women’s LivelihoodAisha Al Daw

  17. Women in Al Dagag Women having a “word” in the household: • They are allowed to go to the markets • They are more involved in public services (they dig the water basin Hafeer) • Cases of women taking the full household’s responsibility are increasing • Despite what men said that they are the bread-winners • Women pay for a huge part of the household needs • This is seen by them as the main reason for having a “word” in the household

  18. Women’s Livelihood • Women save more than men • But still social norms do not leave a lot of room for diversifications • Women headed households are the poorest

  19. Women building the Social Capital Coping Strategies: How people surviving in Al Dagag • Women are the main actors in “helping each other” • Women are more involved in social networks that are considered as important social security mechanism • Wajib (Cash/non-cash contributions to help each other) • Nafeer (Group work to help in harvesting) • Sanduqs (ROSCAs)

  20. Thank you Dr. Gihan Adam Abdalla For more information: gihanabdalla@hotmail.com

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