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RWEE (Rural Women's Economic Empowerment) - Rural Women's Economic Empowerment new strategy

The Joint Program "Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women "(RWEE) is a global initiative aimed at securing rural women livelihoods and rights in line with sustainable development. RWEE is implemented by FAO, IFAD, WFP and UN Women based on the comparative advantages and strengths of each UN body to improve the status of women in rural areas. The first phase of RWEE has been implemented in seven countries; Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger and Rwanda. The overarching goal of this 5-year joint global programme is to secure rural women's livelihoods and rights in the context of sustainable development and the post MDGs, based on four outcome areas: improvements in food and nutrition security; increased income, secure rural women's livelihoods and create wealth; enhanced leadership and participation in their communities and in rural institutions, and in shaping laws, policies and programmes; and gender responsive policy environments secured for the economic empowerment of rural women. RWEE measures its overall progress and results for all four program objectives: 1) Improvements in food and nutrition security 2) Increased income, secure rural women's livelihoods and create wealth 3) Enhanced leadership and participation in their communities and in rural institutions, and in shaping laws, policies and programmes 4) Gender responsive policy environment secured for the economic empowerment of rural women