Gender mainstreaming in Europe & CIS

The project aims to accelerate the gender mainstreaming process already underway in the UNDP Kosovo office. Through advancing gender analysis, developing the capacity of UNDP staff, using local gender expertise and ensuring accountability and monitoring of gender mainstreaming within the office, progress will be made towards achieving gender equality throughout all interventions undertaken by the UNDP Kosovo office.

Three sets of training for gender sensitization were completed:

 

The content of the first 4 day training session was to enhance capacity of UNDP staff to mainstream gender equality in all their activities.

Module One: Glossary of key gender terms & concepts;Extracts from CEDAW, Beijing, MDGs, Policy Milestones on Gender Mainstreaming in UNDP

Module Two: Framework for Gender Analysis;Checklists of key questions in different fields (macro-economic policy, governance, human rights, trade, health, education, transport, water, environment) to be retained for Module 4)

Module Three: Kosovo Gender Profile (Compiled by EC Gender Help Desk 2006 and revised for GMI training)

Module Four:Engendering Log Frame Analysis;Exercises based on actual projects/programmes of UNDP Kosovo office.

Second set: The content of the second one day training session was to increase the UNKT’s capacity for gender mainstreaming and to offer a platform for discussion on the establishment of the Gender Theme Group within the UNKT.

Objectives: The main objective of the training was to increase the UNKT’s capacity for gender mainstreaming and to offer a platform for discussion on the establishment of the Gender Theme Group within the UNKT

Conclusions and recommendations included: UN Report for Kosovo (planned) to include gender issues; The need to harmonize Kosovo legislation with the EU directives on gender; The need to support rights holders to claim their rights;

Third set: The content of the third two day training session was the training for Municipal Gender Officers, in order to familiarize the Municipal Gender Officers with the application of gender analysis and gender mainstreaming; Two major recommendations derived from the training session, both to further help the work of the Municipal Gender Officers; The need for the establishment of the Municipal Gender Officers Network and; Together with the Agency for gender Equality to advocate for the creation of the gender Offices in the Municipalities.