ويساند الصندوق تدابير التوعية المتخذة لتمكين الرجال وفئات أخرى من المجتمعات المحلية من معاملة النساء كشريكات(16).
IFAD focuses on increasing women's access to and control over income and access to land, credit and improved market linkages; building women's knowledge and skills; strengthening women's organization and their representation in political bodies, and meeting women's practical needs.