GENDER & PEACE KEEPING TRAINING COURSE
DFAIT-MAECI

DFID
Yesterday, I waited three hours for bread, listened to the sound of rifles approaching, and wondered who would care for my children if I were killed.
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It's our responsibility to understand the gender aspect of conflict. Most agencies and groups involved in PSOs are formally committed to working with a gender perspective. This means that our responses and actions in conflict situations must be developed and carried out with gender in mind.
Module 4 : GENDER IN THE CONTEXT OF PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Time
Approximate Time to Complete Module:
2 hours
(does not include a break)

Goals
  • Participants will have a common understanding of complex emergencies including important gender dimensions;
  • Participants will gain an overview of the various players involved and a chance to explain how they see their role and the role of their organisation in PSOs;
  • Participants will have an understanding of the various institutional commitments of working with a gender perspective.
Methodology

Download Context of PSO Methodology (pdf) [ 98KB ]

Process
  1. Introduction (facilitator introduces - no planned participant activity)
  2. Characteristics of complex emergencies and their gender dimensions (brainstorming with plenary discussion)
  3. Exercise: Organisations: Mandates and Approaches to Gender Issues (group work and plenary discussion)
  4. Summary (facilitator sums up - no planned participant activity)
Notes

Download Presentation Notes (pdf) [ 86KB ]
Download Learning Notes (pdf) [ 6KB ]

Resources

Download Stakeholder Map Wall Chart (pdf) [ 49KB ]
Coloured index cards

Handouts

Download Worksheet: Organisations: Mandates and Approaches to Gender Issues (pdf) [ 51KB ]
Download Questions to Ask about Gender and Peace Support Operations (pdf) [ 100KB ]

Readings

Download Complex Emergencies and the Crisis of Developmentalism (pdf) [ 98KB ]
Download Gender Equality and Peacebuilding: An Operational Framework (pdf) [ 162KB ]
Download Policy Statement for the Integration of a Gender Perspective in Humanitarian Assistance (pdf) [ 62KB ]

Module 1 - INTRODUCTIONModule 2 - GENDER AND CULTUREModule 3 - WHY GENDER MATTERSModule 4 - GENDER IN THE CONTEXT OF PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONSModule 5 - GENDER, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAWModule 6 - GENDER AND THE CONFLICT PHASEModule 7 - GENDER AND THE POST-CONFLICT PHASEModule 8 - THE WAY AHEAD
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