APF/Agri-Hub Ethiopia Annual Network Day Working Group on Gender 13 December 2013 Addis Ababa.

APF/Agri-Hub Ethiopia

Annual Network Day

Working Group on Gender

13 December 2013

Addis Ababa

Background

• Created on the APF Annual Network day of 13 December 2012

• Conducted 6 regular meetings

• Meet at AHE/Fair and Sustainable Ethiopia Office

• Members composed of – NGOs, businesses, consultancy firms, Associations, Companies etc

• Has Chairperson and Secretary

Member Organizations

• ATA

• CIDA

• ILRI/LIVES

• SNV

• PEPE

• AGP AMDe & LMD

• Send a Cow

• HEDBEZ

• MOA

• FC

• EIAR

• Oxfam GB

• CASCAPE

• FSREF

• Dorcas

• Christian Aid

Objectives of the Gender working group

• Identify opportunities for cross learning and experience

sharing among organisations (incl. gender mainstreaming

tools and materials, gender in value chain studies, etc)

Organize learning and experience sharing forums

regularly

• Work closely with Agri-Hub Ethiopia in designing learning

agendas

Through Training, Training of Trainers, coaching

services

• Document and share lessons

Identified learning needs

• One of the main challenges identified during the gender in value chains workshop organized by Agri-Hub in 2012 was to incorporate gender equality issues in value chain development.

• Online Survey among members:

How to mainstream gender in projects including Value Chain development

How to apply tools on gender and value chain

How to hold stakeholders accountable in addressing gender equity in value chain development

Share experiences from others who has done it

Gender in Value Chain coaching

• Agri-Hub started a coaching track in the second half of 2012, with the objective to provide practical on-the-job help to organisations working on value chain.

• While evaluating the 2012 coaching track with a number of Agri-Hub members and gender experts, the Agri-Hub also discussed the interest of a new, differently designed support track.

• The final problem mentioned for some organisations was the new 30-70 rule for NGO’s, which states that only 30% of the money can be spent on admin.

• Based on the lesson learnt during the first support track, the second coaching track was designed and being implemented

2nd Gender in VC Coaching

• Launched in August 2013

• Objective:

To enable development practitioners to facilitate gender responsive value chain development.

As a result of this, it is to ensure that both male and female entrepreneurs benefit equally from better functioning of agricultural value chains.

• The expected results of the support track include;

Increased understanding about gender in agricultural value chains

Better understanding and application of existing tools and methodologies on gender and value chains

Documenting best practices in addressing gender equity in value chain development facilitation

2nd Gender in VC Coaching

• Program of support track:

Training, coaching and experience sharing.

Documenting lessons learned (including Amharic publication with the case experiences, results and lessons learned concerning tools)

• Coaches:

Angelica Senders from F&S Advisory Services in the Netherlands

Two national coaches responsible for the coaching, the experience sharing event, final workshop and the publication.

2nd Gender in VC Coaching

Budget and contribution

• International activities - APF, ICCO and HIVOS contribute to the international part of the support track

• National activities: budget is 55.000 Euro. Agri-Hub covers the costs for events, locations, publication and coordination.

• SNV Ethiopia contributes to the coaching track by providing a coach and covering all costs for their own participating staff and for partner organizations.

• The contribution SNV Ethiopia makes will be doubled by Agri-ProFocus. In this way the other coach can be financed.  

• Contribution for the 20 participants is 500 USD.

Expected Coaching Objectives by participating Organizations

• How to improve our strategies, learn about other approaches and strategies implemented by other organizations

• Build capacities of our partners in gender mainstreaming,

• Adequate procedures and strategies put in place within the organization ensuring mainstreaming of gender in the development initiatives/projects

• Enhancing knowledge and capacities of partners and stakeholders to mainstream gender and addressing gender inequalities in value chains.

• Experience sharing, and networking with peer groups, and other actors towards gender mainstreaming particularly in the apiculture value chain.

The way forward: Plans in 2014

• Regular meeting/update

quarterly small - working group meeting

Biannual bigger working group meeting

Work closely with other working groups

• Facilitate learning among network and group members

Organize learning events

Strengthen gender in value chains coaching support

Document and share learning via AHE – website

• Membership

Lobby for active participation and representation by member organizations

Increase membership

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Resources

ContactsAgri-ProFocus in Ethiopia:

Fair & Sustainable EthiopiaPhone: +251 (0) 11 467 1059

Email: [email protected]

Rahel Tessema:Email: [email protected]