Academic Programmes

The Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies draws on a broad range of expertise from various disciplines, and has developed several courses for the purpose of introducing programme and project staff to a set of instruments to enhance mainstreaming of gender at policy, organisational and programme levels.

Course objectives

• To provide the participants with the necessary conceptual, theoretical and contextual frameworks for enhanced understanding of gender, gender policy, gender mainstreaming and the state's obligations in terms of international conventions
• To highlight key gender issues which contribute to the pervasive gender-based discrimination and violence in Africa
• To introduce participants to a range of methodologies, tools and instruments to identify key gender issues, to integrate a gender perspective in the project management cycle and to monitor and evaluate interventions and programmes to promote and protect gender equality

 Outcomes

• Enhanced understanding of gender concepts, constructs and methods
• Enhanced understanding of the legislative and policy framework underlying gender mainstreaming in the region
• Priorities and key issues / concerns and risks with regard to gender mainstreaming and the eradication of gender-based discrimination on a programme and project level

Process

Participatory, interactive seminars, in which theory and methods are deliberated based on practical examples and case studies

Who should enrol?

Government and non-government organisations, advocacy and women’s organisations, activists and research agencies, gender focal points, social development organisations, teachers and academic institutions

Accreditation