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Presidential Decree No. 138/12 on the National Programme to the Support of Rural Woman.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 117.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Farming Gender
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Presidential Decree, consisting of 6 sections and one table, approves the National Programme to the Support of Rural Woman. The Programme aims at contributing to fighting against hunger and poverty through the promotion of rural women's involvement into the socio-economic development process of the country and defines the following specific objectives: promoting the development of the local and community economy, minimizing the migration phenomena from rural areas to town, improving the social and food security conditions of women and rural households in general, and taking into consideration the gender bias and the gender mainstreaming National legislation. The Table specifies the necessary actions to be taken with social impact but lacking of financial resources.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org