Product Description
Contributions discuss the experiences of the citizens of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe. and suggest some answers to the challenges they face. Each of the authors presents studies that carefully examine the political, social and economic context. They suggest that the progress made in recent decades in women's rights and empowerment, democratic governance, Human rights, access to employment, education and health, are still very modest. They conclude that it is therefore imperative that dynamic and informed social movements promote more effective and sustainable transformation and development processes.
Review
"Cuidadosamente editado por Teresa Cruz e Silva e Isabel Casimiro este livro não poderia ser mais oportuno. As contribuições aqui recolhidas discutem as experiências dos cidadãos de Angola, Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau, Moçambique e São Tome e Príncipe, e sugerem algumas respostas aos desaos que confrontam estas sociedades. Cada um dos autores apresenta estudos que examinam diligentemente a conjuntura política, social e económica e sugerem que os avanços registados nas últimas décadas no que diz respeito aos direitos e empoderamento das mulheres, à governação democrática, à justiça e direitos humanos, ao acesso ao emprego, à educação e à saúde, são ainda muito modestos em relação ao longo percurso que os nossos países têm que fazer para conquistar o bem-estar dos cidadãos. Torna-se pois imperativo que movimentos sociais dinâmicos e bem informados promovam processos de transformação e de desenvolvimento mais ecazes e sustentáveis." - Alcinda Honwana Professora de Antropologia e Desenvolvimento Internacional The Open University, UK
About the Author
Teresa Cruz e Silva is a Professor of social history at the University Eduardo Mondale in Maputo, Mozambique.
Professor Isabel Maria Casimiro is a Sociologist and lecturer at Centre of African Studies, Eduardo Mundlane University in Maputo, Mozambique. A feminist and activist, her areas of specialisation include women human rights, feminist movements, development and participatory democracy. She has authored a number of publications particularly on women and gender issues in Mozambique and is the Board President of Forum Mulher in Mozambique. The forum is a network of organizations and women's associations, institutions and donors, with about 84 affiliated organizations, created in 1994 in order to coordinate women's activities and other organizations with a common interest in promoting equality, justice and increasing the real power of women in Mozambique.
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