Preparing gender and targeting strategies Maria Hartl Senior Technical Specialist Gender and Social Equity Policy and Technical Advisory Division Programme Management Department International Fund for Agricultural Development
Preparing gender and targeting strategiesMaria HartlSenior Technical Specialist Gender and Social EquityPolicy and Technical Advisory DivisionProgramme Management DepartmentInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
Practical tips on preparing targeting and gender strategies
StructureI. Targeting and gender
strategies in project cycleII. Elements of targeting strategy
and checklistIII. Elements of gender strategy
and checklistIV. Implementation arrangementsV. Putting it all together
I. Preparing a Gender & Targeting Strategy in the Project Cycle
Identification
Design
Implementation and monitoring
Evaluation
I. Gender and livelihoods analysis
II. Targeting and gender
strategies and mechanisms
III. Operational measures, indicators, monitoring
IV. Evaluation and impact assessment
IFAD staff/ consultants
PMU staff/ consultants
Targeting and gender process
Rural livelihoods
Project design + indicators
Gender strategyTargeting strategy
Project implementation + M&E
Project impact
Gender analysisSocio-economic analysis
Target group profile
II. Elements of targeting strategy
Direct and self targeting
Empowering Enabling
Typology of target group • Resources, skills• Access to services• Livelihoods (in context of
proje
Procedural, implementation and monitoring
Target group
Priority needs
Impact assessment and evaluation
Geographic targeting
Procedural, implementation and monitoring
Targeting checklist
Design features
Target group Definition, socio-economic analysis, likely interest
Geographic targeting
Remote areas, concentration of target group
Direct targeting Quotas, specific activities, ear-marked funds
Self targeting Value chains, non-farm enterprises, group operations,
Empowering Literacy classes, labour saving technologies
Enabling Land tenure legislation, staff development
Procedural Eligibility criteria, application procedures, child care
III. Elements of gender strategy
Economic empowerment• Access and control over resources • Participation in profitable activities • Access and control over benefits
Decision-making and representation• Within households • Savings and credit groups, micro-finance
institutions, producer organizations• Community bodies eg water user assocs
Equitable workload balance• Rural infrastructure and services• Labour-saving technologies• Equitable balance between
benefits/ remuneration
Gender checklist (adaptable to youth, indigenous peoples and others for social inclusion)
Design features
Target group Poverty and livelihoods from gender perspective
Economic empowerment
Access and control over resourcesSkills and knowledge
Decision making and representation
Membership and leadership trainingQuotas
Equitable workload and sharing in benefits
Labour saving technologiesHousehold methodologies
IV. Implementation arrangements
Design features
PMU staff Skills, composition, responsibilities, gender specialist/focal point, training
M&E Collection, analysis and reporting of sex-disaggregated data, gender-sensitive indicators
PMU internal procedures
Implementation manual, AWPB, gender strategy, progress reports, supervision missions
PMU external procedures
Networking, policy dialogue
Implementing partners and service providers
Demonstrable commitment and experience, joint communications strategy, joint missions
Community Participatory planning, eligibility criteria
Outline for full strategy
1. Introduction (0.5 page): Context, Rationale2. Vision or Goal (30 words or less!)3. Gender Mainstreaming within project activities (3-
5 pages)4. Gender mainstreaming at the organizational level
( 3 pages)5. Implementation (2 pages)6. Costs and financing (2 pages)7. Risk Management ( 0.5 page)8. Results Framework (1 page)
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