Preparing gender and targeting strategies

Preparing gender and targeting strategiesMaria HartlSenior Technical Specialist Gender and Social EquityPolicy and Technical Advisory DivisionProgramme Management DepartmentInternational Fund for Agricultural Development

Practical tips on preparing targeting and gender strategies

StructureI. Targeting and gender

strategies in project cycleII. Elements of targeting strategy

and checklistIII. Elements of gender strategy

and checklistIV. Implementation arrangementsV. Putting it all together

I. Preparing a Gender & Targeting Strategy in the Project Cycle

Identification

Design

Implementation and monitoring

Evaluation

I. Gender and livelihoods analysis

II. Targeting and gender

strategies and mechanisms

III. Operational measures, indicators, monitoring

IV. Evaluation and impact assessment

IFAD staff/ consultants

PMU staff/ consultants

Targeting and gender process

Rural livelihoods

Project design + indicators

Gender strategyTargeting strategy

Project implementation + M&E

Project impact

Gender analysisSocio-economic analysis

Target group profile

II. Elements of targeting strategy

Direct and self targeting

Empowering Enabling

Typology of target group • Resources, skills• Access to services• Livelihoods (in context of

proje

Procedural, implementation and monitoring

Target group

Priority needs

Impact assessment and evaluation

Geographic targeting

Procedural, implementation and monitoring

Targeting checklist

Design features

Target group Definition, socio-economic analysis, likely interest

Geographic targeting

Remote areas, concentration of target group

Direct targeting Quotas, specific activities, ear-marked funds

Self targeting Value chains, non-farm enterprises, group operations,

Empowering Literacy classes, labour saving technologies

Enabling Land tenure legislation, staff development

Procedural Eligibility criteria, application procedures, child care

III. Elements of gender strategy

Economic empowerment• Access and control over resources • Participation in profitable activities • Access and control over benefits

Decision-making and representation• Within households • Savings and credit groups, micro-finance

institutions, producer organizations• Community bodies eg water user assocs

Equitable workload balance• Rural infrastructure and services• Labour-saving technologies• Equitable balance between

benefits/ remuneration

Gender checklist (adaptable to youth, indigenous peoples and others for social inclusion)

Design features

Target group Poverty and livelihoods from gender perspective

Economic empowerment

Access and control over resourcesSkills and knowledge

Decision making and representation

Membership and leadership trainingQuotas

Equitable workload and sharing in benefits

Labour saving technologiesHousehold methodologies

IV. Implementation arrangements

Design features

PMU staff Skills, composition, responsibilities, gender specialist/focal point, training

M&E Collection, analysis and reporting of sex-disaggregated data, gender-sensitive indicators

PMU internal procedures

Implementation manual, AWPB, gender strategy, progress reports, supervision missions

PMU external procedures

Networking, policy dialogue

Implementing partners and service providers

Demonstrable commitment and experience, joint communications strategy, joint missions

Community Participatory planning, eligibility criteria

Outline for full strategy

1. Introduction (0.5 page): Context, Rationale2. Vision or Goal (30 words or less!)3. Gender Mainstreaming within project activities (3-

5 pages)4. Gender mainstreaming at the organizational level

( 3 pages)5. Implementation (2 pages)6. Costs and financing (2 pages)7. Risk Management ( 0.5 page)8. Results Framework (1 page)

Thank you!m.hartl@ifad.org Thank you!

m.hartl@ifad.org