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Part One: Power and participation, governance and gender mainstreaming --. - Chapter 1: Constitutionalising gender rights and the politics of inclusion in Kenya since 1962 / by Peter Wagula Wekesa --. - Chapter 2: Gender, Governance and Participatory Development in Uganda: Lessons for the Local Government by Esuruku Robert Senath --. - Chapter 3: Women's Political Participation in Uganda: A Case Study of Mbarara Municipality by Juliet Ntawubona --. - Chapter 4: Achievements and Challenges of Gender Mainstreaming in Leadership and Decision-making at Federal Level in Ethiopia by Deribe Assefa, Hibret Nigussie, and Terefe Zeleke --. - Chapter 5: Re-arranging the Patriarchal Value System through Women's Empowerment: An Experience from Tanzania by Judith Namabira and Adalbertus Kamanzi --. - Part Two: Economic Empowerment, Gender Equality and Climate Change --. - Chapter 6. Is Money a Magic Bullet for Empowerment? The Impact of Market-Oriented Dairying on the Socio-Economic Position of Women Farmers in Ethiopia by Birhanu Megersa --. - Chapter 7: Education and Female Labour Market Participation in Uganda: Micro-evidence by Faisal Buyinaza and Hanifa Nakiroya --. - Chapter 8: Gender Inequality and Climate Change Vulnerability: Evidence from the Choke Mountains, Ethiopia by Tefferi Ghebraye and Yalemzewd Molla --. - Part Three: Gender Differentiation in Various Aspects of Life: Sexuality, Reproductive Health, Education, Access to Technology, and Gender Ideologies --. - Chapter 9: Gender Dilemmas: Challenges of Sex Socialisation of Adolescents in Akamba Families of Machakos District, Kenya by Felix N. Kioli --. - Chapter 10: Female Genital Mutilation: An African Custom or a Human Rights Violation? by Karen Anne Hollely --. - Chapter 11: Gender-Related Violence and the Susceptibility of Young People to HIV/AIDS in Central Malawi: Options for Public Health Policy Interventions by Amon Kabuli, M. Phiri and Grace Nthembi Thadzi --. - Chapter 12. Gender Inequality in Household Labour: Implications for Demand for Maternal Healthcare in Uganda by Viola Nilah Nyakato --. - Chapter 13: The Linkage between Rural Women's Status and Child Nutrition: A Case Study of Meskan District in Ethiopia by Mesfin Getaneh --. - Chapter 14: Women's Responsiveness towards Medical Insurance in Rural Rwanda: The Case of "Mutuelle De Sante" by Dorothy Tukahabwa, Alfred Otara, Robert Sengarama and Ali Kaleeba --. - Chapter 15: The Use of Communication Technologies by Rural Women Entrepreneurs in the Western Region of Zimbabwe by Sibongile Mpofu --. - Chapter 16: ICT and Social Context: Exploring How Gender Mediates ICT Uptake and Usage in Ethiopia by Woldekidan Kifle --. - Chapter 17: The Difficult Pathways of Mothering and Schooling in Rural Kenya by Fibian Kavulani Lukalo --. - Chapter 18: Stereotypical Conceptions of Gender in Lesotho Schools by Pholoho Morojele

[...]. - Chapter 1 The Conceptualisation and Status of Informal and Formal Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa by Stephen Devereux and Melese Getu. - Chapter 2 'Giving is Saving': The Essence of Reciprocity as an Informal Social Protection System among the Arsii Oromo, Southern Ethiopia by Mamo Hebo. - Chapter 3 Linking Informal Social Arrangements, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction in the Urban Slums of Nairobi, Kenya by Philomena Muiruri. - Chapter 4 Securing the Urban Poor in the Age of Privatisation: Lessons from Kampala City, Uganda by Sabastiano Rwengabo. - Chapter 5 Informal and Formal Social Protection in Ethiopia by Amdissa Teshome. - Chapter 6 Social Protection amid Increasing Instability in Zimbabwe: Scope, Institutions and Policy Options by Innocent Chirisa. - Chapter 7 Social Protection and Climate Change Adaptation in Lesotho: Opportunities and Constraints by Patrick Gwimbi. - Chapter 8 Social Protection Systems in Pastoral Areas of Ethiopia: The Case of Fentale District, Oromia Region by Endalew Addis and Samuel Assefa. - Chapter 9 Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Coping Strategies and Social Safety Networks among the Pastoralists ofNarok District, Kenya by Truphena Eshibukule Mukuna . - Chapter 10 An Assessment of the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment Programme in Uganda by Niringiye Aggrey. - Chapter 11 The Impact of Health Insurance on Household Access to Healthcare in Eldoret, Kenya by Nicholas Walter Otieno Ajwang. - Chapter 12 Implementation and Outcomes of Secondary Education Bursaries in Kenya by Constance R. Ambasa-Shisanya. - Chapter 13 Conclusion by Stephen Devereux and Melese Getu