1325 ADVOCACY
AND EDUCATION TOOLS
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GENERAL
The Liberia nation action plan
for the implementation of the united nations resolution 1325
Women play multiple role in conflict
situations that extend well beyond the roles of caregivers and
victims. For that reason, it is of crucial importance to build
on women's potential in peace-building and to ensure that women
are included in economic reconstruction, disarmament, demobilization
and reintegration (DDR), and security sector reform (SSR) processes.
In Liberia, women have played a significant role in ensuring a
sustainable Peace Accord that has laid the bais for the current
post-conflict recovery phase. In fact, women from all countries
in conflict in Africa and the rest of the world have contributed
significantly to peace building and conflict prevention. The United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
unanimously adopted in 2000, highlights the agency of women and
mandates governments to ensure their inclusion in all processes
affecting their peace and security.
To view the full publication,
please click HERE
Freedom
of Information and Women’s Rights in Africa
FEMNET/UNESCO 2010
The African Women’s Development and Communication
Network (FEMNET) with support from United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a book
titled: Freedom of Information and Women’s Rights in Africa.
The book is compilation of five case studies from five African
countries namely; Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Zambia,
will help women’s organisations as they organise around
freedom of information in their respective countries.
For more information on this handbook, please ckick
HERE
European Women’s Lobby Position Paper on Gender and Conflict
Toward Human Security: Engendering Peace
European Women’s LobbyTo access
the English version, please click HERE.
To access the French version,
please click HERE.
Building Inclusive
Post-Conflict Governance: How the EU Can Support Women's Political
Participation in Conflict-Affected Contexts
International Alert, 2009
This paper identifies four fields
where the EU can promote women’s political participation.
First, it is crucial that the EU uses all its diplomatic power
to promote the inclusion of women in peace negotiations to guarantee
a more inclusive and representative settlement. Second, women’s
access to political spaces should be increased through more gender-sensitive
electoral laws and processes, implementation of specific quotas
and capacity building programmes for female candidates, as well
as awareness-raising among political parties and the general public.
Third, the EU can play an important role in supporting women’s
participation in civil society. Small civil society organisations
(CSOs), in particular, have difficulties in accessing core funds.
As a result, CSOs are unable to fulfil their watchdog role. Fourth,
women’s participation in peace processes, political institutions
and CSOs can only be meaningful if it leads to more representative
and inclusive policy, practice and outcomes. Meaningful policy
change can be promoted through various means, such as technical
assistance, political pressure as well as support for CSOs and
the media to monitor government actions.
For the full paper, please click HERE
Glossary of Gender-related Terms
Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies
Compiled by Josie Christodoulou, August 2005 and updated by Anna
Zobnina, August 2009
This glossary aims to contribute towards a general and clearer
understanding of some of the
frequently used terms and concepts in relation to gender. It is
addressed to policymakers,
researchers, students and/or anyone interested in such issues.
MIGS fully acknowledges that the glossary is neither definite
nor complete and that the reader’s understandings of these
terms will depend on her/his background and experiences. The terms
listed below are constantly being developed and changed and we
welcome additions.
For the full list of terms, please click HERE
For more information, please click HERE
Stop the
Bus I want to get on: Lessons from campaign to end violence against
Women in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ghana
WOMANKIND, October 2008
This report encapsulates the lessons
from three organisations working to achieve women’srights
in South Africa, Zimbabwe andGhana in their annual campaigns to
raise awareness about and contribute to a reductionin violence
against women in its many forms.This document offers lessons and
guidelines to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based
organisations (CBOs) to encourage community awareness and understanding
of gender-based violence, as well as to help those organisations
build campaign strategies — and monitor their impact effectively.
To view the full report, please
click HERE
Practising Gender Analysis
in Education
Oxfam, 2003
Practising Gender Analysis in
Education is a companion volume to A Guide to Gender-Analysis
Frameworks published by Oxfam GB in 1999. This book therefore
draws on a number of the frameworks presented in the earlier book,
suggests modifications to suit educational settings, and uses
case studies drawn from education. In addition, the book to includes
a chapter exploring other appropriate tools of gender analysis,
largely drawn from the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) pool
of resources, and also a chapter on curriculum-materials analysis.
To view the full publication,
please click HERE
Leading to Choices:
A Leadership Training Handbook for Women
Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, 2001
Leading to Choices, developed by the Women's Learning Partnership
for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP) in collaboration with
its partner organizations in the Global South, is based on a conceptualization
of leadership as horizontal, inclusive, and participatory. WLP
views leadership as a process that leads to greater choices for
all by fostering communication among individuals who learn from
each other, create a shared vision, and reach a common goal forged
by consensus. The alternative leadership model presented in the
handbook responds to the need for leaders who aspire to create
egalitarian, democratic, and pluralistic societies based on collaborative
decision-making, coalition-building, and gender equality.
For more information on this handbook, please
click HERE
toolkits
•Gender
Mainstreaming In Practice: A Toolkit, 3rd Edition
Niemanis, A., January 2007
How is gender mainstreaming relevant
to the work that I am doing? And, even if I understand its relevance,
how am I supposed to implement it? This toolkit addresses these
and other questions that are commonly raised by practitioners
engaged in public policy and development. It is primarily designed
for those who are not experts in gender issues, but who nonetheless
are charged with the day-to-day responsibility of gender mainstreaming.
Although it is relevant to those working in any country, it is
specifically directed at practitioners in Southern and Eastern
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The toolkit
is divided into two main parts: part one provides practical guidance
for gender mainstreaming in any policy area or sector. Part two
is divided into a series of “Gender Briefs,” by theme
or sector, highlighting the main issues in each area, the arguments
for gender mainstreaming, as well as possible indicators of progress
and entry points for action. The publication is available in English
and Russian.
To download the toolkit, please click
here
•‘Mission
Possible’: A Gender and Media Advocacy Training Toolkit
World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), 2008
This toolkit seeks to de-mystify
'gender and media' advocacy by illustrating, through concrete
steps, case studies, pointers and information, that we can all
take action to change negative gender representation and stereotypical
portrayals in and through the media.
To download toolkit:
For English, click
here
For Spanish, click
here
For French, click
here
To download media toolkit modules,
please click
here
•Gender
and Security Sector Reform Toolkit
UN-INSTRAW, DCAF, ODIHR, 2008
The Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit is an initial response
to the need for more information and analysis on gender and security
sector reform processes. It is designed to provide policymakers
and practitioners with a practical introduction to why gender
issues are important in SSR and what can be done to integrate
them.
The Toolkit includes 12 Tools and easy-to-follow Practice Notes
on different areas of security sector reform, including: SSR,
police reform, defence reform, justice reform, penal reform, border
management, civil society and parliamentary oversight, private
military and security companies, national security policy-making,
gender training, and SSR assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
To view and download toolkit, please click HERE
•Gender-Based
Violence Legal Aid: A Participatory Toolkit
ARC International, 2005
This toolkit is Part 1 in a publication
series entitled, "GBV in Conflict-Affected Settings: A Series
from ARC International." The participatory toolkit includes
a GBV Legal Aid Matrix and participatory exercises to aid in the
design of programs to address GBV. The series in its entirety
addresses the critical global issue of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
in Conflict-Affected Settings. It was designed specifically to
help communities and humanitarian workers to assess the situation
in their particular setting and to determine the needs and next
steps to implementing comprehensive and multi-sectoral programs
to address GBV.
To download toolkit, please click
here
•Inclusive Security, Sustainable
Peace: A Toolkit for Advocacy and Action
Women Waging Peace and Internatioanl Alert, November 2004
This toolkit is a resource for women peace builders and practitioners
to effectively promote peace and security. Women Waging Peace
and International Alert collaborated to produce the Toolkit, which
outlines the components of peace building from conflict prevention
to post-conflict reconstruction, highlights the role that women
play in each phase, and is directed to women peace builders and
the policy community.
To view and download toolkit, please
click here
Handouts, Fliers
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