THE 3^RD NATIONAL TRAINING ON GENDER AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DURATION: Two weeks

This  Course is the result of the recognition of Organizations as the mirrors of the society in which they emerge and the way power and resources are shared between men and women in a specific social context. These changes are often reflected in organizational structures, vision and management styles. They determine and influence power and resource allocation within themselves and the community in it, depending on their mandates and resources they decide on who gets what resources, who benefits from their services and who participate in decision making
 

Despite this social role and the power they wield, most organizations pay little or no attention to existing structural inequalities between women and men. As a consequence their programmes tend to perpetuate and entrench gender inequalities and further marginalization of women and other less powerful groups. The course will cover gender and organizational development/ and programming; Analysis of gender issues, debates and women movements in the context within which    institutions/ organizations work; Key elements of gender and organizational development institutionalization of gender and Key issues and steps for mainstreaming gender in programming as well as monitoring and evaluation.

This course is particularly designed to enhance participants’ skills and knowledge on issues of gender and organizational development (and change management) including external and internal forces affecting the culture and identity of an organization. The course will specifically aim at:

• enabling participants to understand and appreciate the rationale for gender and organizational development /and change management.

• developing and strengthening participants’ capacities for gender auditing and/or assessment of organizations; including external and internal influencing factors.

• enabling participants to acquire necessary skills for developing gender responsive organizational vision /mission /systems and structures

• enabling participants articulate the operational steps in programming with a gender focus; including the art of mainstreaming gender in the organization's planning cycle management and tracking the gender impact of its products and services.

The course is designed to attract senior-level policy makers and managers from public institutions, NGOs, and other institutions actively involved policy, programming and organizational/institutional development/building issues.  The course is also relevant to gender and human rights activists active in organizing  and advocating for transformation. To ensure maximum benefit from the course, participants are required to possess the following basic qualifications:

• Basic education of not less than a degree or an advanced diploma in the relevant field and working experience in policy and/or management level

• Present engagement in programming and/or institutional building/development with an implementation or facilitation function

• Good command of both written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS

All participants will be required to:

• Participate actively for the full ten (10) days of the course
   

• Bring for sharing samples of National Policy, implementation and coordination processes of gender and Organizational Development issues for discussion at the workshop

• Prepare brief presentation of own organizational/ Project/ Institutional strategies/ activities on organizational Development (bring publication (s), Posters etc)

• Become part of the TGNP electronic network so as to receive on-going support and backup to continue

• sharing case studies and materials on gender policy and Organizational Development.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Fill on-line the application form from www.tgnp.org or down-load and fax the application form to  +255-22 244 3244

• Send a CV, letter of motivation and a letter of support from your supervisor/ Manager.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION , PLEASE CONTACT:

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP),
To the attention of: Training and Capacity Building Programme,
P.O Box 8921,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255-22-2443205 or 255-22-2443450.
E-mail: tgnp@tgnp.org, usu.mallya@tgnp,org, amattijo@tgnp.org
Website: www.tgnp.org