Telling the ECSA Story

I n the month of April, CARE International began to accelerate the progress of drafting commitments under Action Coalition 2, by putting a roadmap of activities that need to be carried out in order to have the government and other relevant stakeholders make commitments to advance Economic Justice and Rights in Malawi. The month of May saw several interface meetings and field visits to get contributions from VSLAs, and possible collaborations to popularize  the Generation Equality Forum. Collaborations under GEF: CARE and UN Women held several meetings throughout the month to collaboratively organize the commitment-making process. UN Women’s approach to the GEF is focused on women’s leadership particularly women at the grassroots, Members of Parliament, and community leaders. Their team has so far worked with For Equality, the Ministry of Gender and Her Liberty. All organizations are determined to draft commitments under the sixth action coalition, Feminist Movements and Leadership.

The Food Systems Summit 2021 aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by transforming the way the world produces, consumes, and thinks about food. The key objectives for the summit are; To generate significant action and measurable progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development  T o raise awareness and elevate the public discussion about how to reform our food systems, develop principles to guide governments and other stakeholders looking to leverage their food systems to support the SDGs and To create a system of follow-up and review to ensure that the Summit’s outcomes continue to drive new actions and progress. The summit will be guided by five Action Tracks below; Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all Shift to sustainable consumption patterns   Boost nature-positive production Advance equitable livelihoods Build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress Action Track 4: Advancing Equitable Livelihoods CARE takes keen interest

The Generation Equality Forum is a civil-society-centered, global gathering for gender equality. Its commencement was in Mexico City, Mexico, on 29-31 March 2021 and it will culminated in Paris, France, from 30th June to 2nd July 2021. The Paris convening will be hosted by UN Women and the French and Mexican governments with an aim to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Goals particularly SGD 5, by seeing out governments and other relevant stakeholders make commitments under the 6 Action Coalitions.      CARE International in Malawi, finds itself in an interesting position as not only is CARE a co-lead on Action Coalition 2 Economic Justice and Rights, the government of Malawi is a co-lead on   Action Coalition 6, Feminist Movements and Rights, where the Paris convening could be an ideal platform to advance gender equality in the country. Zooming into Action Coalition 2: Economic Justice and Rights Following a primary assessment on Malawi’s state on Economic Justice and Rights, with a foc