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Chapter 4: Technical Area Sample Agendas

Gender Integration

If there is time to go beyond the 1-day prerequisite Gender 101 workshop, the following 2-day agenda is recommended to offer the Gender 101 elements with more in-depth sessions around gender integration. This longer agenda focuses on techniques for integrating gender into programs and projects and is based on the “Manual for Integrating Gender into Reproductive Health and HIV Programs: From Commitment to Action.” Participants gain an understanding of the principals and elements of gender-integrated projects as well as skills-building in integrating gender into the six steps of the project cycle.

Please find detailed facilitator’s guides and handouts for each activity in the IGWG Training Facilitator’s Menu.

Agenda: Two-day Gender Integration

Day 1
Welcome/Introductions/Agenda1 hour 1 hour
“Vote With Your Feet” 45 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Defining Gender and Related Terms 1 hour
Lunch 1 hour
Gender Framework Domains 2 hours 15 min.
Break 15 minutes
Gender Continuum 1 hour
Questions/Reading Assignments/Wrap Up 15 minutes
Day 2
Welcome/Recap/Day 2 Agenda 15 minutes
Gender in USAID’s Automated Directive System (ADS) 1 hour
Break 15 minutes
Overview of Principals and Elements 40 minutes
Integrating Gender Throughout the Program Cycle, Review of the Six Steps and Examples 1 hour
Lunch 1 hour
Small Group Work 1 hour 30 min.
Break 15 minutes
Poster Session and Debrief 50 minutes
Questions/Wrap Up/Evaluation 30 minutes

Safe Motherhood

If there is time to go beyond the 1-day prerequisite Gender 101 workshop, the following 2-day agenda is recommended to integrate the Gender 101 elements with more in-depth sessions around Safe Motherhood. This training is ideal for program staff working in Safe Motherhood who want to build their skills on integrating gender into their programming. The module provides capacity building on foundational gender and gender analysis concepts and tools, with a special focus on how gender impacts safe motherhood.

Please find detailed facilitator’s guides and handouts for each activity in the IGWG Facilitator’s Menu.

Agenda: Two-day Gender + Safe Motherhood

Day 1
Welcome/Introductions/Agenda 1 hour
“Vote With Your Feet” 45 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Defining Gender and Related Concepts 1 hour
Introduction to Gender and Safe Motherhood 1 hour
Lunch 1 hour
How Gender Affects Safe Motherhood across the Life Cycle 1 hour 30 min.
Break 15 minutes
Gender Continuum with Safe Motherhood Examples 1 hour 30 min.
Questions/Wrap Up 15 minutes
Day 2
Welcome/Recap/Day 2 Agenda 15 minutes
Introduction to Gender Analysis and Safe Motherhood 1 hour
Break 15 minutes
Applying Gender Analysis and Integration in Safe Motherhood 2 hours
Lunch 1 hour
Gender in USAID’s Automated Directive System (ADS) 1 hour
Action Planning 30 minutes
Close and Evaluation 15 minutes

Gender, HIV and Sexuality

If there is time to go beyond the 1-day prerequisite Gender 101 workshop, the following 2-day agenda is recommended to integrate the Gender 101 elements with more in-depth sessions around their technical expertise. This training is for program staff working in HIV and sexuality who want to build their skills to integrate gender into their programming. The module provides capacity building on areas such as sexual discrimination, gender identity and gender integration into case studies.

Please find detailed facilitator’s guides and handouts for each activity in the IGWG Facilitator’s Menu.

Agenda: Two-day Gender + HIV and Sexuality

Welcome/Introductions/Agenda1 hour

Day 1
Welcome/Introductions/Agenda 1 hour
“Vote With Your Feet” 30 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Act Like a Man, Act Like a Woman 1 hour 15 min
Lunch 1 hour
Gender in USAID’s Automated Directive System (ADS) 45 minutes
What is Sexuality? 1 hour 30 min.
Shaping our Sexualities (break during group work) 1 hour 45 min.
Wrap-up, questions 10 minutes
Day 2
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions and Myths 45 minutes
Action Planning for Your HIV Program 45 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Gender Continuum 1 hour
Lunch 1 hour
Gender Analysis Domains 1 hour
Gender Integration Case Studies 1 hour 30 min
Break 15 minutes
Close and Evaluation 15 minutes

Constructive Male Engagement

If there is time to go beyond the 1-day prerequisite Gender 101 workshop, the following 2-day agenda is recommended to integrate the Gender 101 elements with more in-depth sessions around their technical expertise. Through an extended exploration of men’s roles in family planning, sexuality, STIs, safe motherhood, and violence against women, this session allows participants analyze the social impact of the different RH experiences of men and women and identify how some types of men’s involvement perpetuate unequal power relationships. The module focuses on gender-integrated programming that fosters constructive engagement of men and also provides capacity building on foundational gender and gender analysis concepts and tools.

Please find detailed facilitator’s guides and handouts for all activities in the IGWG Facilitator’s Menu. There are also alternate agenda examples (including one that features M&E) in the archives section of the IGWG website.

Agenda: Two-day Gender + Constructive Men’s Engagement

Day 1
Welcome/Introductions/Agenda 1 hour
“Vote With Your Feet” 45 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Defining Gender and Related Concepts 1 hour
Act Like a Man, Act Like a Woman OR Images of Male and Female Roles 1 hour 15 min.
Lunch 1 hour
Problem Trees and Gender Analysis 2 hours 45 min.
Day 2
Welcome/Recap/Day 2 Agenda 15 minutes
Gender, Justice and the Home 1 hour 15 min.
Break 15 minutes
Gender, Justice and the Community 1 hour 30 min.
Lunch 1 hour
Why Engage Men in RH and How Has the Field Evolved? 1 hour
Break 15 minutes
Framework Introduction—PowerPoint and Case Studies 1 hour 15 min.
Types of CME Interventions 1 hour
Close and Evaluation 15 minutes

Gender-Based Violence

If there is time to go beyond the 1-day prerequisite Gender 101 workshop, the following 2-day agenda is recommended to integrate the Gender 101 elements with more in-depth sessions around their technical expertise. This introduction to GBV focuses on intimate partner violence in the context of health. Workshop participants explore the types of violence GBV includes, violence that occurs through a woman’s life cycle, and its impact on women’s health. Recent DHS and WHO data and country-specific health data is discussed. Participants also explore the myths and realities of GBV and why many women remain in violent relationships, as well as examine strategies to address GBV and how to apply these to their own projects. Please find detailed facilitator’s guides and handouts for all activities in the IGWG Facilitator’s Menu. There are also alternate agenda examples (including one that features M&E) in the archives section of the IGWG website.

Agenda: Two-day Gender + Gender-Based Violence

Day 1
Welcome/Introductions/Agenda 1 hour
“Vote With Your Feet” 45 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Defining Gender, GBV and Related Concepts 1 hour
Myths and Realities of GBV 30 minutes
Lunch 1 hour
The Life Cycle of Violence Against Women 1 hour 30 min.
How Prevalent is GBV? What are the RH Consequences? 30 minutes
How is GBV Perpetuated at Different Levels? 2 hours
Questions/ Wrap Up 10 minutes
Day 2
Welcome/Recap/Day 2 Agenda 15 minutes
Why Does she Stay? Video and Discussion 1 hour
Addressing GBV Through USAID’s Health Programs 50 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Gender Continuum with GBV examples 1 hours
Lunch 1 hour
Introduction to Gender Analysis and Integration 1 hour
Break 15 minutes
Gender Analysis for GBV Case Study and Exercise 1 hour 45 min.
Close and Evaluation 15 minutes

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