The FAO gender team in Europe and Central Asia is pleased to share with you the first issue of its newsletter. This new publication explores and discusses women’s and  men’s experiences in agriculture and food security in the region. In each quarterly issue, you will meet our real heroes and read their stories: stories about how communities, especially women from remote villages together with various partners and governments, strive to improve lives and the ways in which FAO stands hand‐in‐hand with them to achieve effective results