Module 1: Introduction to Gender and Food Security

• Defining gender, gender equality, and gender equity.
• Differentiating sex from gender.
• Understanding food security concepts revisited through a gender lens.
• Why gender matters for food security outcomes.
• Global statistics and evidence on gender inequalities in food systems.
• Practical session: Group discussion on common gender stereotypes related to food production and consumption.

Module 2: Gendered Roles and Responsibilities in Food Systems

• Division of labor in agriculture: Who does what, where, and why.
• Women's multiple roles: Production, processing, marketing, household care.
• Men's roles and evolving responsibilities in food systems.
• Intra-household decision-making dynamics around food and income.
• Time poverty and its impact on women's capacity and well-being.
• Practical session: Mapping the typical daily activities of women and men in a rural or urban food system context, highlighting time allocation.

Module 3: Gender and Access to Productive Resources

• Gender disparities in land ownership and tenure rights.
• Access to and control over financial resources: Credit, savings.
• Access to agricultural inputs, extension services, and technology.
• Control over income and productive assets (e.g., livestock, tools).
• Implications of unequal access for food production and resilience.
• Practical session: Analyzing case studies of gender disparities in land access and their impact on food security.

Module 4: Gender, Food Consumption, and Nutrition

• Gendered patterns of food consumption and dietary diversity.
• Intra-household food distribution and feeding practices.
• Women's knowledge and role in food preparation and nutrition.
• Maternal and child nutrition outcomes linked to women's status and control over resources.
• Impact of gender-based violence on food security and nutrition.
• Practical session: Discussion on how gender norms and power dynamics influence food choices and nutritional status within households.

Module 5: Women's Empowerment and Food Security Outcomes

• Defining women's empowerment in an agricultural context.
• Pathways from women's empowerment to improved food security and nutrition.
• Key dimensions of women's empowerment: Agency, resources, achievements.
• Indicators for measuring women's empowerment in agriculture (e.g., Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index - WEAI).
• Case studies of empowerment initiatives that led to better food security.
• Practical session: Identifying potential empowerment strategies within a food security project and discussing how to measure their impact.

Module 6: Gender Analysis in Food Security Programming

• Purpose and principles of gender analysis.
• Key questions for conducting a gender analysis in food security.
• Tools and methodologies for gender analysis (e.g., gender matrix, stakeholder analysis with a gender lens).
• Integrating gender findings into project design and planning.
• Moving from gender-sensitive to gender-transformative approaches.
• Practical session: Performing a simplified gender analysis for a given food security challenge (e.g., low agricultural productivity), identifying key gender gaps.

Module 7: Gender-Responsive Food Security Policies and Governance

• Reviewing national and sectoral policies through a gender lens.
• Mainstreaming gender into agricultural, food, and social protection policies.
• Role of national gender machinery and women's ministries.
• Gender in food security governance: Participation in decision-making bodies.
• Legal frameworks supporting women's rights in food systems.
• Practical session: Analyzing a sample food security policy document and identifying opportunities to make it more gender-responsive.

Module 8: Gender, Climate Change, and Food Security

• Differential impacts of climate change on women and men's food security.
• Women as agents of change in climate adaptation.
• Gender-sensitive climate risk assessments in food systems.
• Integrating gender into climate-smart agriculture and climate change adaptation strategies.
• Access to climate information and early warning systems by gender.
• Practical session: Discussion on how climate change affects women's workload and food security disproportionately and what gender-sensitive adaptations could be.

Module 9: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Gender-Transformative Food Security

• Key gender-sensitive indicators for food security programs.
• Disaggregating data by sex and other relevant categories.
• Methods for collecting qualitative gender data (e.g., focus group discussions).
• Gender-responsive evaluation techniques.
• Learning and adapting programs based on gender analysis findings.
• Practical session: Developing a simple monitoring framework for a food security project, including gender-specific indicators.

Module 10: Designing Gender-Transformative Food Security Interventions

• Principles of designing interventions that challenge harmful gender norms.
• Steps in developing a gender-transformative project proposal.
• Integrating gender into project budgets and resource allocation.
• Strategies for engaging men and boys in gender equality efforts.
• Case studies of successful gender-transformative food security programs.
• Practical session: Working in groups to outline a gender-transformative food security intervention plan for a specific community or issue, including objectives and key activities.

Requirements:

·       Participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

·       Applicants must live up to Armstrong Global Institute admission criteria.

Terms and Conditions

1. Discounts: Organizations sponsoring Four Participants will have the 5th attend Free

2. What is catered for by the Course Fees: Fees cater for all requirements for the training – Learning materials, Lunches, Teas, Snacks and Certification. All participants will additionally cater for their travel and accommodation expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

3. Certificate Awarded: Participants are awarded Certificates of Participation at the end of the training.

4. The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.

5. Approval of Course: Our Programs are NITA Approved. Participating organizations can therefore claim reimbursement on fees paid in accordance with NITA Rules.

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Cancellation Policy

1. Payment for all courses includes a registration fee, which is non-refundable, and equals 15% of the total sum of the course fee.

2. Participants may cancel attendance 14 days or more prior to the training commencement date.

3. No refunds will be made 14 days or less before the training commencement date. However, participants who are unable to attend may opt to attend a similar training course at a later date or send a substitute participant provided the participation criteria have been met.

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This training course can also be customized for your institution upon request for a minimum of 5 participants. You can have it conducted at our Training Centre or at a convenient location. For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254720272325 / +254725012095 / +254724452588 or Email training@armstrongglobalinstitute.com

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