Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)
Larissa Eugenia Dominguez Fuentes is a consultant with extensive experience in family farming, gender equality, and climate adaptation finance. Currently serving as a Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since October 2014, Larissa coordinates the implementation of initiatives under the United Nations Decade of Family Farming, focusing on promoting gender equality and women's leadership in agriculture. In addition, Larissa is the Program Manager for Climate Adaptation Finance for Women’s Empowerment at Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN), where responsibilities include assessing gender and climate adaptation landscapes and designing innovative support frameworks for rural women’s organizations. As a co-founder and Sustainability Officer at Monkey Hands, Larissa oversees sustainability practices while empowering athletes through grip aid products. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Social Development and Gender Studies from UNSW and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
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Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)
WOCAN is a women-led global network of professional women and men engaged in agriculture and natural resource management who are committed to organizational change for gender equality and environmentally sustainable development. WOCAN’s invests in building capacities and forums for women’s organizations which has enabled women farmers and professionals to obtain new resources to improve their livelihoods and well-beingWOCAN has trained and mentored women farmers and professionals - as well as the men who support them - to accelerate transformational change within communities and institutions. WOCAN developed the award-winning W+ Standard (www.wplus.org) to measure, quantify and monetize results of women's empowerment initiatives at the community or project level as a results-based finance approach.