INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 2010-I-MIG-LSO-SIT-EN
Reference: "Sitting together at home without a breadwinner made us reach a decision for me to go and fend for the family". (2010). Human Stories: Lesotho. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2010
Description: This report summarizes the reasons why Lehasa decided to migrate from Lesotho to South Africa. Lehaa affirms I wanted to earn some more money so that I could come back home and start some small business".
Instraw's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Empowerment , Development
Geographic Area: Africa
Languages: English
Type of Product: Human story
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE