This scoping exercise aims to provide an insight into and deeper understanding of gender and social dimensions of FFS. It offers an impulse of reflection on this multidimensional topic for better inclusion of these aspects to the FFS broader discussion and future work. A part of this exercise consists in the identification and description of successful stories to better communicate the impact of FFS on individual and community level. A number of farmers from Jordan and Tunisia has been requested to share their stories, their experience with FFS. Thus, this is a possibility to have an insight into their lives through their own voices. In this document some of the farmers’ stories are presented, describing their experience and changes in their personal and professional life. The exercise is based on qualitative methods to capture the information through focus group discussions complemented by individual discussions with FFS (ex-) members and facilitators, using open-ended guiding questions. Main thematic areas of the scoping exercise are: gender equality and women’s empowerment; social inclusion (social vulnerability, ethnicity, age, etc.); social protection in terms of community empowerment (building of their own social support systems/safety nets/mechanisms); nutrition-related decision making (diet diversity/improved diet, health); and sustainable agricultural production, IPM and access to and control over natural resources.