Introduction to Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action and Fragile Contexts

Fully booked

The impact of crises on people's lives, experiences and material conditions varies according to gender. Humanitarian aid activities can reinforce or reduce existing inequalities.

In order to ensure needs-based and effective humanitarian assistance (and development projects in fragile context), consideration of gender aspects is inevitable. In the recent years, institutional donor agencies have required gender-mainstreaming and gender-markers when developing humanitarian (as well as development/nexus) projects. It is important to understand how gender aspects play a role in crises or fragile context, and to put this knowledge into practice in design and implementation of a project.

The aim of the training is to provide key approaches and practical tools that can lead to meeting the immediate needs of women, men, girls and boys affected by natural disasters and humanitarian conflict in a way that also addresses the underlying causes of people's vulnerability, particularly as a result and cause of gender inequality.

The training is an in-person course with group works, practical tools, and discussions.

(Members of ADH Organizations can apply for fee reimbursement. Please check within your organizations regarding the internally announced procedure.)

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You will learn

understanding of the influence of gender inequality on people's vulnerability, how it shapes the impact of disasters and conflicts

key approaches and practical tools to address gender-based needs in disasters and conflicts, e.g. Rapid Gender Analysis, Gender Mainstreaming, and Women’s Participation

introduction to gender-markers and its application

practical examples of integrating gender-empowering measures into humanitarian projects

links between humanitarian aid and the German feminist foreign policy

Target group

Staff of humanitarian (and development) organisations, with or without gender focus, as well as graduates of relevant disciplines

Schedule

10:00 - 17:00

Day 1

Introduction, why gender equality matters

Rapid Gender Analysis

Introduction to German Feminist Foreign Policy

Gender Markers

How to enable gender in humanitarian action

Isadora Quay, CEO of the Gender in Emergencies Group

Lecturer

Isadora Quay is from Scotland and Australia. She is the CEO of the Gender in Emergencies Group. She created Rapid Gender Analysis, founded Women Lead in Emergencies, led the development of the first organisation-specific Gender Marker, and led the work the RGA qualitative data app called Fatima Light. She is an associate professor on Gender in Humanitarian Action at Sciences Po in Paris.

400,00€

* To cover the fees you can upload an educational voucher of the state of NRW during the registration

05.11.2024 - 06.11.2024

14 hours of training

Catering included

Location

ProviderThis training is organized by Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V.