| Two-thirds of world's poorest people live in rural areas, the majority of whom are women. This session will look at the particular challenges and opportunities facing US grantmakers wanting to fund rural populations in Africa and elsewhere, and how such funding can contribute to the promotion of cultural identity, environmental sustainability, bio-diversity and food sovereignty. With Sarah Hobson, New Field Foundation; Joe Morrison, Northern Australia Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (Australia); Tabara Ndiaye, New Field Foundation (Senegal); and Walt Coward, The Christensen Fund |