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Executive Summary
Project Background
In Somalia, the World Food Programme (WFP) has adjusted its efforts to better support local food systems and align with the government’s development priorities. The WFP Somalia Climate-smart Food Systems Strategic Outcome focuses on improving food security, nutrition, resilience, and sustainability. A key part of this strategy is promoting gender equality and addressing the challenges women face in the food systems, particularly those that contribute to food insecurity. To address this, WFP seeks to develop a Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) to measure the empowerment levels of women involved in agriculture across Somalia, recognizing the essential role gender equality plays in building a resilient and thriving agricultural sector.
Project Purpose and Use
Bodhi Global Analysis was contracted by WFP in September 2024 to conduct a study on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in Somalia. Overall, the study to assess women’s empowerment levels in agriculture in Somalia and to inform the design and implementation of WFP’s gender-transformative Climate smart Food Systems Strategy. The study provided comprehensive results, including analysis of the five domains (production, resources, income, leadership, and time allocation), Gender Parity Index (GPI) scores, and the WEAI score.