USEFUL RESOURCES ON GENDER & HUMANITARIAN ACTION

CARE’s Gender Equality ProgrammingGuidance Note: WASHconsolidates much of the below documentation into one reference document and can be found at CARE Emergency WASH Network Resources

Where can I find...

….Information and check lists for the mainstreaming of gender in humanitarian programmes ?

  • IASC gender handbook “Women, girls, boys and men: Different needs, equal opportunities”

Part A of the handbook provides fundamental information on gender equality programming. The ADAP and ACT Collectively framework for gender equality programming is particularly useful. Part B includes specific chapters for education in emergencies, nutrition and WASH.

The document is available in 7 languages, including French, Arabic and Spanish.

….Resources and tips on how to take gender into account in my work as a coordinator or inthe coordination projects of my cluster?

  • Coordination chapter of the IASC gender handbook
  • Gender Marker tip sheet on coordination
  • Guidelines for GBV interventions in humanitarian settings. Minimum prevention and response interventions on GBV that require multisectorial coordinated action. Action sheet 1.1.

…Resources on ways to conduct gender sensitive need assessments?

  • The “Sex and age matter” report provides recommendations for heads of assessment teams and lead analysts for ensuring good data collection in the different phases of an emergency (pages 5, 6, 11 & 13)
  • Each sectorial chapter of the gender handbook provides guidance on this matter, especially under the “What do we need to know from the community?” section of the chapter and in the checklist for assessing gender equality programming in the sector.
  • Chapter 4 of the Guidelines for GBV interventions in humanitarian settings provides guidance on assessment and monitoring

…Resources for ensuring good data collection and use of sex and age disaggregated data and for ensuringgender sensitive M&E?

  • The “Sex and age matter” report provides recommendations for ensuring good data collection and use of SADD (pages 5 &6). For Education and for WASH, the report provides evidence of why SADD is important and also gives recommendations. The examples provided in the report can be useful for the RRT when convincing cluster members on why IM systems and M&E work need to be gender and age sensitive.
  • The Gender handbook provides guidance and a sample of gender sensitive indicators on pages 10 and 11. The checklist at the end of each sectorial chapter also gives useful information.
  • Bridge, Gender and indicators

…Information on the IASC Gender Marker and tips on how to design or review projects in a gender sensitive way?

  • Tip sheets for nutrition, child protection, WASH, GBV and education are available on the Gender Marker webpage (in English, French and Arabic). On the webpage can also be found information on what the Gender Marker is, tools such as the projects review guidelines and country specific reports.

An analysis of the Gender Marker performance of your cluster per country and per partner (CAP 2012) can also be asked to Delphine.

…Information and tools on the protection from sexual exploitation and abuse

  • PSEA task force
  • Guidelines on Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings

….Help from a GenCap advisor?

  • The GenCap webpage helps you see where GenCap advisers are currently deployed and provides you with their contact details.

You can also contact Delphine Brun, supporting the UNICEF-led global clusters, based in EMOPS: , +41(0)22 909 5306

….A training on gender & humanitarian action?

  • The E-learning course on gender & humanitarian action provides the basic steps a humanitarian worker must take to ensure gender equality in programming. The course includes information on the core issues of gender and how it relates to other aspects of humanitarian response. The three hours, self-paced course provides information and scenarios which will enable you to practice developing gender-sensitive programming. The course includes specific modules on education, WASH and food issues. The course is available in English and will be available in French as of July 2013.

GenCap advisers, where present, can also be solicited for the facilitation of briefings or training sessions.

The CI GIE team is there to support CARE staff,both remotely and via deployments: