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    Executive Summary - Innovation in Informal Settings: A Research Agenda
    (2012-07) Cozzens, Susan; Sutz, Judith
    The research agenda starts from informal innovators themselves and moves outwards, through organizations they interact with, the patterns they create, and the way they contribute to larger society. Innovation studies articulate new research questions, while developing new research attitudes. Research around innovation in informal settings is a way to inform public policies on the knowledge, understanding and wisdom people already have there, in this way helping to design more efficient instruments while remembering that “…people in the margin do not have minds in the margin.” (Gupta)
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    Gender and Innovation a Cross cutting program theme : Innovation Technology and Society; IDRC, January 12, 13 and 14, 2009
    (IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) Ravichandran, Veena
    The role of women in innovation processes and the impacts on their lives are not well understood. This PowerPoint presentation focuses on questions that address gender imbalance in research, and introduces the Gender and Innovation program launch, which entails eight different country perspectives on gender and innovation in different sectors; agricultural innovation and technology; technology and innovation in water resource management; livelihoods and enterprises; and governance and decision making. It asks “Individually and collectively, what lessons can be learnt for policy and institutional changes through innovations that are more inclusive of gender perspectives?”
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    Gender and the Agricultural Innovation System in Rural Afghanistan: Barriers and Bridges
    (2011-08) Parto, Saeed
    The presentation outlines research that examined gender dynamics in order to identify the impediments to greater involvement of women in a full range of production from farm to market. The study mapped the agricultural innovation system in three value chains: Grape/Raisin, Almond, and Saffron production. The larger technical report “Gender and the agricultural innovation system in rural Afghanistan; barriers and bridges” can be found here http://hdl.handle.net/10625/49027
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    Darshna Mahila Kalyan Samiti (DMKS) : case study
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Development Alternatives
    The Darshna Mahila Kalyan Samiti (DMKS) started a training programme for master masons in Bamari Village, Chattarpur district, under the Poorest Area Civil Society Programme (PACs). They also mobilized women to take up training in constructing habitat products such as roofing tiles, fencing poles and cement pots. Since agricultural labour is seasonal and rarely meets their basic needs, the work provides a regular income throughout the year. DMKS staff say the women are more efficient in marketing and sales than their male counterparts, are extremely aware of the rates, and never get fleeced. Limited supply of electricity is a major problem.
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    Mutually reinforcing role of women in habitat based livelihood services : researching the case of India
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Niazi, Zeenat; Srivastava, Alka; Chopra, Vrinda
    Rural women working as skilled workers in the habitat and construction sector are a relatively new phenomenon. This report provides details of the project which included organisations: The Barefoot College, The Jeevapoorna Women Masons Society (JEEWOMS), SEWA Nirman, Tilothu Mahila Mandal (TMM), Darshna Mahila Kalyan Samiti (DMKS), Costford and Archana Women’s Society. Women tend to work within their local communities, contributing to local economic development. Analysis of the local situation in Kerala indicates that women masons are able to bridge the gap left by male masons who migrate to the gulf for construction work.
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    Tilothu Mahila Mandal – Nirmiti Kendra : case study
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Development Alternatives
    The Tilothu Mahila Mandal (TMM) runs a school, college, hospital, and several micro-entrepreneurship initiatives. Among the entrepreneurship models is the building centre, the TMM Nimriti Kendra where both men and women are trained together, leading and working on several habitat and construction jobs. The centre has trained over 120 women from Tilothu and neighbouring villages. Women working in the centre feel there is no difference in the quality or quantity of their work when compared to men. They do feel that men tend to quarrel a lot amongst themselves, which in turn affects the general morale of all the workers.
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    Jeevapoorna Women Masons Society (JEEWOMS) : case study
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Development Alternatives
    Many women masons take up work in construction due to dire need, as their husbands are unsupportive or missing altogether. The Jeevapoorna Women Masons Society trains women in masonry. Initially they were taught latrine construction, then cement block making, and then house construction. 1300 women have been trained in the Thrissur district. The major innovative approach of the society was the recognition of men and women as equals. Due to an increase in the women masons’ incomes, their children are not forced into labour and can go to school. Another by-product of the training is an enhanced level of confidence.
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    Barefoot College : case study
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Development Alternatives
    Training has been provided in habitat services to 15,000 women in solar engineering, mechanical repair and fabrication (such as hand pump mechanics), solar cooker engineering, and masonry. Women generally work in groups, which helps them support each other. Men are included in courses, but once skilled tend to migrate to cities. Support from the women’s husbands and family is mostly in the form of allowing them to do the work without neglecting household chores. Women show immense capability and determination to learn; they realize the importance of quality, and their work is often superior to men’s production. Corruption at governance levels is a continuing problem.
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    Exploring the Potential of Rural Women in Habitat Services, 13th May 2011, Willow Room, Habitat Centre, New Delhi
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Development Alternatives
    This brief describes objectives of Development Alternatives (DA) to highlight the potential innovation and contributions of women to habitat services and the construction sector. The workshop aims to share the findings of the study on women as skilled workers and arrive at consensus on a dissemination strategy for influencing future policy. It is part of the larger project “Mutually Reinforcing Role of Women in Livelihood Services: Researching the case of India.”
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    Gender and Innovation Knowledge and Communication Platform (GIKCP) : final technical report
    (Society for Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Banerjee, Mitu; Nandy, Priyanka; Roy, Priyanka
    A key objective of the Gender and Innovation platform is to disseminate knowledge on the subject of innovation by and for women. It captures research on, and examples of, innovative activities whose relevance is determined through evaluations of their impact, outreach, and range of potential effects. This report outlines themes developed from the platform such as science and technology; basic needs; livelihoods; entrepreneurship; media and culture. It also reports on the web portal design and implementation, as well as the Gender and Innovation Newsletter, “Imagine.”
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    Rural women in habitat services : exploring case of India, 2009-2011
    (2011)
    Engagement of women in the development and delivery of habitat products and the construction sector can lead to tremendous benefits. The survey results are presented to show the Role of Women in Habitat-based Livelihood Services: technology development, delivery and application. Women clearly benefitted from initiatives that promote working in the sector in terms of increased incomes, standards of living, and higher levels of self esteem. The presentation is derived from the larger project “Mutually Reinforcing Role of Women in Livelihood Services: Researching the case of India.”
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    Rural women in habitat services : a policy brief
    (Development Alternatives, New Delhi, IN, 2011) Development Alternatives
    Due to Gendered Identities and lack of requisite opportunities the level of sustained participation of women as skilled labour in habitat services is limited. With construction being the next biggest employer in the country after Agriculture, and women making up the major chunk of unskilled workers in the sector, steps need to be taken to realise their potential and contribution to habitat services and up-grade their skills to make them competitive in the market thereby increasing their levels of empowerment and participation.
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    Improving innovation promoting methodologies by including gender perspective to foster women’s participation in decision making processes
    (2010) Antezana, Ivonne
    The Papa Andina project fosters novel approaches combining collective action and innovation processes; it aims to provide equal opportunities for men and women to access the benefits generated by innovations. One of the main reasons for the unequal participation of women are methodologies and approaches used by research and development organisations that do not include gender specific tools to encourage women’s participation in decision-making.
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    Preserving biodiversity of Andean roots and tubers : working with women
    (2012) Cadima, Ximena; Terrazas, Franz; Salazar, Magaly; Calderón, Rayne; Antezana, lvonne
    The strategy was based on the development of social and economic incentives for in situ conservation of the agrobiodiversity, in micro-centres with high biodiversity. Rural women played a key role in this process. Activities were implemented in 3 Bolivian zones where approximately 700 families have benefitted from PROINPA’s (Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos) activities. The poster provides graphic information about the project. Rural women appear to have more knowledge than men regarding agrobiodiversity, and more incentive to try innovative practices.
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    Fortalecimiento del enfoque de género y empoderamiento en el Enfoque Participativo en Cadenas Productivas (EPCP), plataformas de concertación y evaluación horizontal : guía de pautas
    (Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), Lima, PE, 2010) Aviles, Denis; Antezana, Ivonne; Salazar, Magaly; Yumisaca, Fausto; Fonseca, Cristina
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    Gender relationships in production and commercialization of potato seed with small-scale farmers in the Central Andes of Ecuador
    (2010) Conlago, María; Montesdeoca, Fabián; Mayorga, Magdalena; Yumisaca, Fausto; Antezana, Ivonne; Andrade-Piedra, Jorge
    A rural participatory approach including gender considerations was applied in this project “CONPAPA/Consorcio de la Papa” to improve relationships between seed system participants. Women are a critical component of seed systems and production. This one-page review provides some recommendations.
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    Preserving biodiversity of Andean roots and tubers : working with women
    (2010) Cadima, Ximena; Terrazas, Franz; Salazar, Magaly; Calderón, Rayne; Antezana, Ivonne
    PROINPA, CIP-Papa Andina Initiative, and the Bolivian Ministry of Agriculture have worked together in promoting women's participation in producers' associations. Those associations try to increase their member’s income through the use and promotion of the biodiversity of Andean roots and tubers, highlighting their nutritional and medicinal properties. Traditional knowledge, especially from women, in relation to the different uses of roots and tubers such as achira (Canna edulis) and arracacha (Arracacia xanthrorriza) was combined with new information on additional uses of such products. Results were presented at several food fairs and other events, thus disseminating the knowledge to other communities. The project has contributed not only to increase the income of the whole family, but in particular to increase women’s income since they were the ones commercializing the products. It has also contributed to improve women’s social capital including self esteem and increased recognition from other community members.