Gender mainstreaming in the project cycle adds value by reducing risks and closing gender gaps, and also by increasing effectiveness and efficiency in climate change and environmental initiatives. We have strong experience integrating gender analysis and perspectives project cycles and proposals, and our track record includes more than 20 related assignments. In many cases this has been under the context of key requirements for development banks, climate finance institutions and international NGOs by preparing Gender Assessments, Analysis and Action Plans.
Through our gender department we help our clients identify existing gender bias in project planning and implementation as well as to understand and respond to the potentially unequal consequences of environmental and climate change on women and men, children, youth and the elderly.
Our gender specific portfolio in LAC and Africa includes projects related to gender equality and social inclusion as well as projects related to disaster risk reduction and behavioural change. We also apply a cross-cutting gender perspective across our range of services and through all our projects and initiatives. In the past 2 years we have produced more than 40 Gender Analysis and Gender Action Plans, conducted 28 gender specific workshops and training in gender mainstreaming, and we have designed gender-sensitive and gender-transformative strategies and ad hoc indicators. We have also mainstreamed gender into National strategies (e.g. REDD+) or ESMF, supported institutions in designing their Gender Policies and in seeking accreditation to the GCF.
Services offered:
- Gender Analysis: We apply different methodologies to conduct tailored assessments or analysis that inform specific gender inequalities in regional, national or local contexts, and are linked to climate change, adaptation, protected areas, etc.
- Mainstreaming gender in project cycle: Identify and address gender inequalities in project design to include components and activities that ensure equal access, participation and benefits during implementation, also advising in disaggregated data collection methods for tracking gender impacts during M&E.
- Gender Assessments and Gender Analysis: Apply different methodologies to conduct tailored assessments or analysis that inform specific gender inequalities in regional, national or local contexts, and are linked to climate change, adaptation, protected areas, etc
- Gender Action Plans: Design sensitive and responsive GAPs or Frameworks, including M&E indicators and gender budgeting, to ensure gender-based interventions and initiatives;
- Gender specific workshops & consultations: Design and facilitate participatory workshops and consultation processes with all relevant stakeholders to ensure their voices, knowledge and priorities inform the planning, implementation and monitoring of climate and environmental initiatives.
- Training in Gender mainstreaming: Design training material, manuals and guidelines, and conduct of online and on-site workshops and sessions to enhance teams’ and decision makers’ capacities on how to mainstream gender in climate initiatives;
- Design of gender-sensitive and gender-transformative strategies and ad hoc indicators: Support the development of strategies that seek to actively challenge structural inequalities, integrating both gender-sensitive and transformative approaches. This includes the formulation of tailored indicators to track shifts in power dynamics, agency, access to resources, and gender relations over time.
- Support to mainstream gender into national strategies (e.g. REDD++, NAPs), ESMFs and ESMPs: Provide technical support to integrate gender sensitive or responsive considerations across policies, strategies and safeguards instruments by identifying structural inequalities, proposing concrete measures for inclusive participation and benefit-sharing, and advising on gender-responsive indicators and disaggregated data collection for effective monitoring and evaluation.
- Support institutions in designing their Gender Policies and in seeking accreditation to the GCF: Support public and private organisations in designing their Gender Policies and strengthening their capacities for addressing gender inequalities in line with institutional commitments and funds and development banks requirements.
