Training Course on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GESI Verified listing

This course offers information on gender equality and social inclusion key definitions and terminologies applied in attaining gender equality outcomes and ensuring inequalities are addressed.
The course aims to provide participants with dimensions of gender equality beginning with definition of key concepts, an understating of social inclusion, status and domains of GESI
Participants at the end of the training will be equipped with actions that address unequal power relations, inequalities, reducing of existing disparities in ensuring equal rights, responsibilities, opportunities and respect for all individuals

Course Objectives

By attending the gender mainstreaming training course you will be able to:

Participants will be taken through a common understanding of gender
Participants will discuss and gain a conceptual clarity on gender roles, gender division of labor, power dynamics, gender needs and gender equality and equity
Participants will be taken through definition of social inclusion
Enhance capacity of participants  on social systems, status of women, youths and PWDs in existing systems
Participants will be taken through the key elements of social inclusion.
Enhance the capacity of participants on domains of GESI
Enable participants to gain capacity on tools that enhance GESI implementation
Course Duration:

Online Training: 5 days (4hrs per day)

Classroom Training: 5 days (7hrs per day)

Course Outline

Module1: Building a common understanding of gender

Definition of gender, social construct of gender, culture and gender
Gender vs sex
Definition and understanding of gender roles and gender division of labour
Gender discrimination
Discussion on gender needs
Module 2: Gender equality and gender equity

Definition of gender equality
Gender equality approaches
Definition of gender equity
Equality vs equity
Module 3: Social Inclusion and in place social aspect

Definition of social inclusion.
Existing social systems
Social systems,
Status of women, youths and PWDs in existing systems
Social Exclusion, symptoms and vulnerable groups
Module 4:  Social Inclusion Framework

Ability
Opportunity
Dignity
Module 5: Domains of GESI

Access
Participation
Wellbeing
Systems
Decision making
Module 6: Tools  of GESI

Intersectionality approach
GESI assessment
Equal access of services, opportunities and resources
Principle of leave nobody behind/Do No Harm
Men and boys engagement