‘Public works to empower women’

‘Public works to empower women’

Rumphi district gender officer Vincent Luhanga says Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme will restore women’s dignity through the restoration of degraded landscapes and improved food production.

He said this on Tuesday on the sidelines of a training of the district’s extension workers in soil and water conservation.

Luhanga said land degradation has affected women in the district who own small parcels of land due to patrilineal cultural practices.

People lead how to construct stone bands

He said: “Almost 80 percent of land in the district is owned by men. This leaves 20 percent for women.

“These small portions of land owned by women have been extensively degraded and their harvest keeps on dwindling. However, the programme will equip them with skills to restore soil fertility to their land.”

Luhanga said extension workers will teach communities modern farming practices and encourage people to plant trees and construct contour bands to check run-off.

Rumphi district Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme coordinator Boyd Msowoya said land in the district has been heavily degraded through deforestation.

He said: “People cut down trees to make charcoal and for burning bricks.

“Further, poor farming practices have led to formation of gullies leading to loss of productive land. So, through this programme, we will reclaim the degraded land and regenerate forests.”

The World Bank-funded programme is under Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods Project.

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