Summary report of the meetings of the Coalition/Network of Women in Agriculture and events during the CSO Forum 13-17 November 2009 parallel to the World Food Summit on Food Security 16-18 November 2009.
A group of 40 women representing 26 organizations from 17 countries from five regions of the world organized themselves in a women's caucus at the margins of the Civil Society Forum, a parallel Forum of the World Summit on Food Security.
WOCAN, together with International Alliance of Women facilitated the participation of this group during the Civil Society Forum. WOCAN, together with the Filipino Women's Council, also facilitated the stay and accommodation of 30 women from developing countries at the Casa delle Donne Internazionale in Trastevere (Rome) which was the 'haven' space to speak with each other and to share experiences. The group organized caucus meetings after the end of each day of the Civil Society Forum, from early to late evening sessions, at the Casa Internazionale delle Donne.
