Gender Transformative Approaches

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5 Introduction 32. Synthesis of fifteen Gender Transformative Approaches 52 1 Core characteristics of the fifteen Gender Transformative Approaches 62 2 Implementation arrangements 62 3 Implementation cycle 102 4 Results of Gender Transformative Approaches 122 5 Key

6 Success factors and challenges 143. Concluding remarks 17 Part 2 Fifteen good practices of Gender Transformative approaches1. Gender Action Learning System 212. Gender Household Approach 313. Gender Model Family 394.

7 Individual Household Mentoring 495. Journeys of Transformation or Engaging Men as Allies in Women s economic empowerment 596. Nurturing Connections 697. Community Conversations 778. Dimitra Clubs 859.

8 Farmers Field and Business Schools 9710. Farmer Field and Life School 10711. Gender Mainstreaming in Member-based Organizations 11512. Social Analysis and Action, Ethiopia 12513. Models to Empower Women in Outgrower Schemes 13314.

9 Joint Programme to Accelerate Progress towards the economic empowerment of Rural Women 14115. GENNOVATE 151 ContentsivAcknowledgementsThis compendium was prepared by Clare Bishop, Independent Gender Consultant. It was technically reviewed by Lo s Archimbaud, Gender Consultant, FAO, under the supervision of Susan K. Kaaria, Senior Gender Officer, FAO and Hajnalka Petrics, Programme Officer ( Gender Equality and Women s empowerment ) and Global Coordinator of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security, Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture (JP GTA).

10 The following people have technically reviewed the synthesis chapter of the compendium: Susan K. Kaaria, FAO; Hajnalka Petrics, FAO; Lo s Archimbaud, FAO; Andrea S nchez Enciso, Gender , empowerment and Community Engagement Specialist, FAO; Silvia Sperandini, Gender and Social inclusion Programme Support Consultant, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Zuzana Kazdova, Programme Policy Officer ( Gender ), World Food Programme (WFP).The 15 Gender Transformative Approaches presented in this compendium were prepared by the following experts and GTA practitioners:1. Gender Action Learning System: Fred Iga Luganda (Makerere University), Grace Murungi ( Gender Consultant) and Thies Reemer (Oxfam Novib)2.