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HECA Regional Learning ProcessElluminate Feb 9th 2011
‘Women’s empowerment through food security and livelihoods programming’
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1. Introductions 2. Overview of LR & today3. Recap of Video4. Summaries by countries5. Plenary Discussion of Key questions6. Next steps7. A.o.b.
HECA Regional Learning Process 2011 Jan 25 2011 (Pilot)
Agenda
Be Humankind
Understanding & meaning of
Gender Justice
Meaning / vision for LH &
FS in HECA
Approaches / HOW to
achieve this vision
Pu
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Poor W
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Blog & Email & Grow-Sell-Thrive & Karl etc. To discuss amongst ourselves & with
others
LH Event
Jan Feb Mar April May
GeneralGender Justice
Videos Part I & II Elluminate LH & GJ
Approaches:Part III (materials)
& Part IV (Elluminate)
LEARNING
Development of HECA LH & FS Framework; PS Workshop & Research; Urban; LH Comms
Process & Role of ‘Gender Facilitators’
a) Organise & facilitate watching & discussing video; summarising comments / questions
b) Send comments / questions to RCc) Participate in Elluminate sessionsd) Disseminate Materials for Part III & gather group
input from LH Staffe) Collate exercise input from LH Staff from Part IIIf) Participate in Elluminate Session for Part IVg) Participate in May Learning Eventh) Contribute to learning materials (e.g. Case
studies)
Women’s Rights in all parts of life…
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WeWe call it the “women’s
empowerment pie”!
Politics
Society
The Economy
Gender and other inequalities
AgeRace
Ethnicity
Education
Religion
Caste
Sexuality
Disability or illness
Family status
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Many useful terms…
Women’s Rights
Women’s Empowerment
Gender Justice Gender
Analysis
Gender Equality
Gender Equity
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There are two arguments…
Women’s Rights arguments:
All human beings share the same equal and
unalienable rights and those rights are the
foundation of freedom, justice and peace.
Instrumental arguments:
policies and practices that benefit women will have
other positive outcomes for society and the economy as
a whole.
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• WHO Has Watched the video PART 1?• Who had a discussion about the video?• Who sent comments / questions to RC?
Part 1 ...
• WHAT DID you talk about ? WHAT did you think? Did anything surprise
you? What were the main questions / comments /
issues that came up?
• What did you do in your country to watch the video & who participated?
1. Debate around Instrumental vs
Rights ...!
3. Questions about
Terminology
6. Empowerment goal ... Equality – why not women MORE equal...?
2. Women are diverse .. Not homogenous!
- Class- culture
- pastorals8. WHAT
About Approaches?
5. To Mainstream or
keep seperate?
7. CONTEXT ... Different – diff appraoches?
4. What about MEN? Potential Negative effects of Women’s
empowerment ?
Part 1 ... Key Questions / Issues / Comments Arising
Where has there been progress in your country
on gender equality? Least progress? Why?
What do you think that gender equity and equality could / should look like in this region?
What questions do you have for Ines & Thalia?
Part 1 – Some final questions
Next Steps?
Next Steps – Complete Part I & II
• Viewing across countries of Part I (if haven’t already done so) & Summary of Part I prepared & sent round (28 Feb).
• Disseminate Part II (this week)• Viewing & discussion of Part II in countries SEND IN Comments / Questions by 3rd March!
Next ELLUMINATE March 9th!
Circulate background reading (powerpoint / dox?) Guided facilitated discussions around
Not Elluminate – send thru comments to RC & g-s-t
Part 3 – LH Meaning & priorities & vision
Part 4 – a) WEL in Ag Markets / b) Mentoring in Pastoral programmes
Two seperate Elluminate sessions in March
EVENT May 9th – 13th (Rwanda?)
WHERE to find MORE
http://growsellthrive.org/
https://karl.oxfam.org.uk/communities/heca-food-security-livelihoods-cop/files/
Putting POOR Women’s rights at the heart of all we do