INTRODUCTION

A challenge that affects victims in relation to variety in culture, economy, politics, education, health, and psychology was identified during the Beijing conference as violence against women and girls. This is an opportunity for different governments, activist businesses, and non-governmental organizations to assess the problem of gender violence and develop plans to permanently abolish it. This course seeks to give all participants a thorough grasp of gender-based violence and how to put those understandings into practice in order to end the vice and advance gender parity.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will be better equipped to:

• Adjust their understanding of gender, rights, equality, and gender-based violence by the end of this course.
• Determine the effects of gender-based violence on health, development, and education.
• Differentiate the various forms of gender-based violence.
• Analyze the approaches to gender, rights, gender-based violence, and equality.

DURATION

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is intended for researchers, activists, policy makers, advocates, feminists, staff members of NGOs and CBOs, UN employees, field representatives of donor corporations, volunteers, students, trainers, and government officials whose primary interest is in gender and the development of strategies that will help to permanently eradicate gender-based violence.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to gender

• Meaning of gender
• Importance of gender
• Concept of gender, violence and development
• Terms and concepts of gender based violence

Gender-Based Violence

• Introduction Violence
• Types of gender based violence
• The link between gender, violence and development
• Human rights perspective of gender based violence

Framework and Analysis of Gender

• Introduction
• Analysis of gender
• Benefits of analyzing gender
• Frameworks and Tools of gender analysis
• Selection of a gender analysis framework
• Conducting gender analysis

Gender Mainstreaming

• Meaning of gender mainstreaming
• History of gender mainstreaming
• Concept of gender mainstreaming
• Gender mainstreaming in specific sectors
• Gender mainstreaming in sustainable developembt goals
• Best practices of gender mainstreaming

Action against Gender Based Violence

• Methods of combating gender based violence
• Addressing practices of GBV
• Advocacy, communication and communication skills
• National and organizational strategies in combating GBV
• Role of inter-governmental organizations and the UN in combating GBV
• Case study of the nation in combating GBV

International Legal Human Rights Instruments Related to GBV

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
• The Bill of Rights
• The European Convention on Human Rights
• The Beijing Declaration and Program of Action
• The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child

GENERAL NOTES

• Our seasoned instructors, who have years of experience as seasoned professionals in their respective fields of work, will be teaching this course. A combination of practical exercises, theory, group projects, and case studies are used to teach the course.
• The participants receive training manuals and supplementary reading materials.
• Participants who complete this course successfully will receive a certificate.
• We can also create a course specifically for your organization to match your needs. To learn more, get in touch with us at training@dealsontrainers.org.
• The training will take place at DEALSON TRAINERS IN NAIROBI, KENYA in Nairobi, Kenya.
• The training fee includes lunch, course materials, and lodging for the training session. Upon request, we may arrange for our participants' lodging and transportation to the airport.
• Payment must be made to our bank account before the training begins, and documentation of payment should be emailed to training@dealsontrainers.org