UNDP-GEF Community-Based Adaptation Programme Anne-France WITTMANN CBA-Morocco Programme Manager (UNV) Tools & Tips to foster Gender Mainstreaming & Inclusion.

UNDP-GEF Community-Based Adaptation Programme

Anne-France WITTMANNCBA-Morocco Programme Manager (UNV)

Tools & Tips to fosterGender Mainstreaming & Inclusion

in CBA projects

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•10 pilot countries

•5 years - 2008-2012

•SGP mechanism - grants up to $50K

•UNV support at country and global levels

•55 community-driven projects

•Lessons and best practices for national and global stakeholders

UNDP-GEF CBA Programme

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GENDER MAINSTREAMINGstragegy of making women’s & men’s concerns

& experiences an integral dimension of a project

INCLUSION process of reaching out to & supporting full participation of all community groups, including the most marginalized

Essential for effective, equitable

and long-term adaptation

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HOW ?… TO TAKE AN INCLUSIVE & GENDER-SENSITIVE APPROACH TO PLANNING,

IMPLEMENTING, MONITORING & EVALUATING CBA PROJECTS

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Identify the differences

Analyze gender roles, activities, assets, needs and available opportunities for men & women

APPLIED throughout the project cycle

GENDER ANALYSISA tool for gender mainstreaming

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Assessment & analysis - Identify the problem

Gather contextual data (social, economical, cultural, political) – disaggregate by sex, age, social or ethnic group…

Identify roles & responsibilities; access / control over resources, benefitsHow are they affected by climate change ?

Understand … Power relations & decision-making processesBarriers to inclusive participationUnderlying factors of inequality

Assess specific vulnerabilities, CAPACITIES & ASSETS of men & women, related to climate change

Use different data collection techniques & sources - research, observation… and direct consultation of men & women (group, individual)

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Inclusive & Participatory Multi-Purpose Project Tools

VULNERABILITY REDUCTION ASSESSMENT (VRA)

-Assesment, design, M&E

-Participatory workshops / Inclusion through separate focus group

-Gender-specific insight & concerns-Experience & observation of climate change-Percieved impacts-Perception of future risks & vulnerability-Challenges & assets for adaptation

-Emergence of adaptation solutions from the group

ALMANARIO (Guatemala)100% participatory assessment & planning tool, tailored to marginalized groups’ needs

-Accomodate women & marginalized groups : schedule, location, communication means (creative activities, participatory videao, mapping…)

-Communicate explicitely to communities / partners that INCLUSIVE participation is required & valued

LEARNING PROCESS / EMPOWERMENT

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Mainstream gender in project design & planning

Ensure that the project’s objectives, goals, outcomes, outputs, indicators and baselines are gender-sensitive

Take women’s (and other groups) needs & ideas into account / Value their expertise

Mainstream gender in project budget & calendar

Plan M&E, set targets for women’s participation, develop gender sensitive indicators

Mainstream gender in project templates, to guide partners / teams

How will the project :

•address women’s specific needs & vulnerabilities

•benefit men & women equally

•challenge existing inequalities & stereotypes

•contribute to women’s empowerment

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Gender-sensitive Monitoring & EvaluationMONITOR GENDER-RELATED INDICATORS-Collect sex-disagregated data-Monitor women’s participation, including in project governance-Women’s contribution to the project (knowledge, expertise, work…)-Quantitative & qualitative

EVALUATE & REPORT-Project impacts on women’s & men’s vulnerability and adaptive capacities-Changes in perceptions / role distribution / access & control over resources-Improvements in gender equality & women’s empowerment (confidence, expanded opportunities…)-Unintended gender effects

Foster women’s active participation in M&E (project committees, reporting…)

Creative M&E techniques (photo-report, interviews…)

Mainstream gender & inclusion in TORs for external evaluators, and encourage gender expertise

DOCUMENT EXPERIENCES & PRACTICESGENERATE GENDER-SENSITIVE KNOWLEDGE

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EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CONCRETE ACTIONDuring project implementation, facilitate women’s involvment

Accomodate & PLAN EFFICIENTLY / Multi-purpose activities

Respect cultural context & encourage women to perform their traditional roles…. while ensuring WOMEN’S EQUAL & MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION in other roles & tasks involved in the project

RECOGNIZE & VALUE all contributions to adaptation

Support access to knowledge & capacity development

Support women to take RESPONSIBILITIES in project activities & governance

Community Gender focal point

Identify men & women LEADERS / Make them ADVOCATES of gender & inclusion

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VOLUNTEERISMINCLUSION

ENGAGED ACTORS

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CONTRIBUTE TO A GENDER-FRIENDLY ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Aware of deeply-rooted attitudes, beliefs, practices / Creativity & flexibility

Role-model : proactively EXPLAIN / DEMONSTRATE

Enhance our own capacities & those of partners (project team, CBOs, local government, extension workers…) on Gender, rights approaches, inclusion… Identify leaders & advocates, both MALE & female

REASSURE, while emphasizing the NECESSITY of gender inclusion, focusing on the valuable input & contribution of women (WIN-WIN)

TIME is critical

MAJOR CHALLENGE for the practitionnerSHARED RESPONSIBILITY & COMMITTMENT of CBA partners

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CBA – An opportunity for gender mainstreaming ?

Develop a better understanding of differential vulnerabilities

Address them in inovative ways

Introduce flexibility in grassroots perceptions of gender roles

Open new perspectives

SHARE OUR LESSONS & KNOWLEDGE, for inspiration and influence…

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Contact:[email protected] Morocco Programme Manager