“Good governance” and “gender equality” have been at the cutting edge of development debates over the last decade. Empirical evidence shows that both are central to development. But the relationship between the two has only just begun to be explored, albeit in the context of a deeper understanding of both these two issues.
The UNDP engaged Gender Links to document the UNDP’s support to gender-related work in Swaziland over the period 2000 to 2004 focusing on two main initiatives, the Integrated Approach to Gender Equality Strategy and the Gender, Human Rights and Law Reform Project which was undertaken in collaboration with Ministry of Home Affairs-gender Unit.
Second Study of the Global Environment Fund’s Performance – Participation and Stakeholder Inclusion in GEF Project in South Africa and Regional Projects – April 2001.
Research on progress towards gender equality in the water and sanitation committees.
Gender audit of projects in the South African youth sector.
Learning to Link: An Evaluation of the Women Connect! Project
International review on gender, water and sanitation
A think tank meeting is to be convened by Hivos, Gender Links (GL) and Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) from 7-10 December 2009 on lessons learned in Eastern and Southern Africa on supporting women leaders to get into decision-making; use these spaces to make a difference; and harness the energy after they leave.
The think tank meeting comes about as a result of mistakes and successes that point to the need for more targeted and strategic interventions; as well as greater coordination between the different groups involved. The IT revolution also opens many new opportunities for networking, skills development and leveraging of the work being done in many different corners. Among the outputs of the think tank meeting will be a collaborative strategy paper developed by the partners through online discussions before the meeting as well as the several group and panel discussions during the meeting, that will bring together key activists, women decision-makers ( in and out of political spaces), as well as international co-operating partners.
South Africa’s nine provinces are currently participating in GBV action plans workshops and the Western Cape is taking these workshops very serious.
Because of the strong gender links that run through the peace making, peace keeping (or preventive diplomacy) and peace building phases, South Africa is a relevant case study for the “Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations Study”, despite the fact that it does not fit the traditional peacekeeping mold.
I will begin my presentation with two truisms no matter where in the world you happen to be: First, money talks and Second, men listen to money talk!
The purpose of the gender mainstreaming consultancy was to provide support to UNDP South Africa by designing a process, systems and tools for gender mainstreaming within the UNDP and especially in its programme areas.