Evaluation of the Women’s Leadership School

The final evaluation report on the impact of the Women’s Leadership School programme carried by Fairtrade Africa, produced by Prospective and Cooperation is available online on the Max Havelaard France website.

“As part of its mandate to empower producers and workers, the Fairtrade/Max Havelaar movement is committed to the fight for gender equality. The Fairtrade specifications set the standards to be observed by Fairtrade certified producer organizations, containing specific criteria against gender discrimination. The Fairtrade movement’s theory of change foresees “increased cooperation and gender equality within communities“. It has also established a 2016-2020 gender strategy which was implemented through the various producers’ networks in Africa, Asia and Latin America: FTA, CLAC and NAPP, through specific interventions such as the Women’s Leadership School programme. […]

Max Havelaar France and Fairtrade Africa have commissioned Prospective and Cooperation to assess to what extent the targeted objectives of the Women’s Leadership School programme was achieved and to assess its relevance, impact, effectiveness, consistence, sustainability and efficiency at the level of individuals, households, institutions and policies.[…]”

Access the report online (in French)