Different Needs , Equal Opportunities: Increasing Effectiveness of Humanitarian Action for Women, Girls, Boys and Men

Gerald Action (left) orange-fleshed sweet potato (OSFP) farmer and root producer with Felistus Chipungu (right), OFSP breeder and scientist, CIP. C. de Bode/CGIAR
provider
  • Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
duration
  • Less than 8 hours
audience
  • Everyone
price free
online yes
self-paced yes
themes

This course includes information on the core issues of gender and how it relates to other aspects of humanitarian response.  It describes how to effectively integrate gender equality into your humanitarian programmes and enables you to practice your skills through an interactive, online, simulated humanitarian crisis.

This course is in English and French

What will you learn?

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain why and how gender-sensitive programming can translate into greater impact and enhanced protection for the people we serve;
  • Be better prepared to effectively integrate gender equality into your humanitarian programmes.

What resources do you need to do it?

Internet access and an email address to sign up for a free Agora account. 

More about this training

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain why and how gender-sensitive programming can translate into greater impact and enhanced protection for the people we serve;
  • Be better prepared to effectively integrate gender equality into your humanitarian programmes.

Audience

This course is suitable to all staff of any level of seniority, who want to learn more about the core issues of gender and how it relates to other aspects of humanitarian response.

Length

It should take you about 3 hours to complete this self-paced course. 

Methodology

This self-paced course provides information and scenarios which will enable you to practice developing gender-sensitive programming. This training is based on the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Handbook and related IASC guidelines, including the Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings and others.

Structure

This course is composed of three sections:

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. Part 2: Analysis and Application of Gender Equality
  3. Part 3: Next Steps

 

This course is also available in French

Who can I contact for more information?

Rosanne Wong: rwong[at]unicef.org

David Coffey: david.coffey[at]unwomen.org

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