Kenya: Gender Analysis & Mainstreaming in Projects

About Africa School of Project Management (ASPM)

The Africa School of Project Management (ASPM) was established in the year 2000 in Kenya as a membership based professional management organisation. The school was formed to address capacity building needs among development partners, donor organizations, Government agencies, International and private sector firms in Africa.

The school has been pivotal in capacity building in South Sudan, South Africa, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Somalia, Liberia,The Gambia, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burundi and Rwanda. The school has trained over 12,000 staffs who are involved in different projects and also conducted surveys, evaluations and research in different projects and businesses in Africa.

Course Outline

Gender mainstreaming is an (international) strategy to achieve gender equality. It is shorthand for saying that the impact of all policies and programmes on women and men should be considered at every stage of the policy or programme cycle from planning to implementation and evaluation. This advanced short course aims to provide participants with comprehensive knowledge of gender mainstreaming and gender analysis. It draws on best practice and case studies from around the world. The course also provides the opportunity to focus on a specific sectors or policy areas (such as, Livelihood, development projects, education, sexual exploitation and abuse, organisational development, or human resources) and for participants to employ this knowledge in their own workplace.

The first half of the course will focus on lessons learned in gender mainstreaming in various UN agencies, international non-governmental organisations, governments and programmes. In the second half participants will be introduced to specific gender mainstreaming tools, including the use of gender planning frameworks, and several topical areas based on the interest of the participants. Critical analysis of current theory and practice is encouraged throughout the course.

Main Training Modules.

Introduction to Project Management & Monitoring and Evaluation.

• Project design
• Logical framework Approach
• Project monitoring & Evaluation
• Formulation of fundraising proposals.

Introduction to Gender and Development

• Introduction
• Definition of Gender
• The Concept of Gender and Development
• Gender Dynamics and Development
• Exploring Attitudes towards Gender
• Basic Gender Concepts and Terminology
• Social Construction of Gender
• Course Review and Assignment

Gender Roles and Relations

• Introduction
• Gender Roles
• Types of Gender Roles
• Gender Roles and Relationships Matrix
• Gender-based Division and Valuation of Labour
• Course Review and Assignment

Gender Development Issues

• Identifying Gender Issues
• Gender Sensitive Language
• Gender and Governance
• Gender and Human Rights
• Gender Statistics
• Course Review and Assignment

Gender Analysis and Policy Development

• Introduction to Gender Analysis
• Why Gender Analysis
• Variables used in Generating Data
• Gender Analysis Frameworks
• Gender Analysis Tools
• How to do a Gender Analysis
• How to do a Gendered Analysis
• Gender and Policy Development
• Emerging Lessons on Mainstreaming Gender in National Policy Frameworks
• Course Review and Assignment

Gender Mainstreaming

• Definition of Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Mainstreaming as a Strategy
• Historic Overview of Gender Mainstreaming
• The Concept of Gender Mainstreaming
• Approaches to Gender Mainstreaming and Integration
• Methods and Strategies of Gender Mainstreaming
• The Role of Men in Gender Mainstreaming
• Challenges to Effective Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Mainstreaming and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Gender Mainstreaming Best practices
• Course Review and Assignment

Gender Monitoring and Evaluation*

• Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
• Integrating a Gender Dimension into Monitoring and Evaluation.

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