Training on Gender Mainstreaming in Project Management

INTRODUCTION

Gender equality is now universally recognized as a core development objective, fundamental for the realization of human rights, and key to effective and sustainable development outcomes. It is important to incorporate gender in each phase of the project cycle to ensure sustainability of the intervention, support equitable growth, increased production and impact. This course aims to build the skills and knowledge of participants in mainstreaming gender in project cycle management.

This course is aimed at project staff in charge of formulating and implementing projects to help ensure that gender issues are systematically integrated at each stage of the project cycle.

Target Participants

This course is aimed at staff in development organizations, government institutions and the private sector involved in project management.

What you will learn 

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Under key gender concepts
• Conduct a gender analysis
• Successfully mainstream gender in the project lifecycle
• Assess integration of gender in a project
• Develop a gender policy

Course duration

Course Outline

Introduction to Project Management

• Introduction to projects 
• Key concepts in project management
• Project cycle management 
• Cross cutting issues in project management

Key Gender Concepts and Definitions

• What is gender?
• Sex and gender
• Gender norms
• Gender equity, gender equality and gender gaps
• Gender-based violence
• Common concepts of addressing gender inequalities

Introduction to Gender Mainstreaming

• What is gender mainstreaming?
• The need for gender mainstreaming in projects
• Guiding principles in gender mainstreaming
• The process of GM in project lifecycle

Gender Analysis

• Key concepts in gender analysis
• Role of gender analysis mainstreaming gender
• Domains in gender analysis
• Gender analysis frameworks and their application

Gender Mainstreaming in Project Identification

• Gender considerations in project identification
• Assessing needs and opportunities for both men and women
• Identification of key gender issues related to projects
• Gender responsive stakeholders’ engagement

Gender Mainstreaming in Project Design and Planning

• Gender mainstreaming of project results
• Design of gender responsive activities
• Gender mainstreaming of project indicators
• Engendering the logical framework
• Gendered budget
• Application of the gender marker

Gender Mainstreaming in Project Implementation 

• Engendering implementation of project activities
• Gender considerations in project implementation team
• Gender considerations in project coordination

Gender Mainstreaming in Monitoring and Evaluation

• Engendering the M&E system
• Development of gender responsive data collection methods and tools
• Gender responsive data analysis and reporting
• Gender sensitive project evaluation

Gender Policy

• Key concepts in gender policy
• Gender policy development process
• Key elements and outline of a gender policy

Closure

Methodology

This instructor led training course is delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate of participation.

 Training venue

The training is residential and will be held at the Livecode Technologies Training Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

 Accommodation

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

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Training fee

The course fee is KES 50,000.00 or USD 600.00 exclusive of VAT. The course fees covers the course tuition, training materials, two (2) break refreshments, lunch and study visits. Participants will cater for their travel and accommodation costs.

Payment

Payment should be transferred to Livecode Technologies account through bank on or before the course starting date.

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Tailor- Made

This scheduled course can also be tailored for your organization. To find out how our tailor-made training can help your organization, contact our team through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please Note: The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.