The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) is organising an online gender focal point capacity development programme. The intended audience for the course are existing or intended gender focal points from NMAA/NMAC, international NGOs, national NGOs, commercial operators, donors, and other partners. During the 20-week programme, participants will benefit from the dedicated support of a GICHD staff member to help them to mainstream gender and diversity into their working systems and practices in the most efficient and effective way possible.
The programme will be delivered in English.
This programme is funded by Germany.
Through participation in this programme, trainees will acquire the knowledge and skills to work as an effective gender focal point within their organisation. The programme strengthens their capacity to:
The 20-week online training is highly interactive and integrates group work, individual reflection, assignments, debate, and scenario-based exercises.
When enrolling onto the course, participants commit to completing pre-session tasks, attending live sessions, applying the knowledge and skills that they have acquired in their place of work, and contributing to group assessments.
The course is graded and includes points allocated for:
The course is split into three units, each composed of six modules. The time commitment required for each unit is summarised below:
UNIT 01 | UNIT 02 | UNIT 03 |
Pre-session tasks: 2 hours Live sessions: 12 hours Post-session tasks: 12 hours | Pre-session tasks: 3 hours Live sessions: 12 hours Post-session tasks: 12 hours | Pre-session tasks: 2 hours Live sessions: 12 hours Post-session tasks: 12 hours |
Participants are also expected to join a mandatory onboarding session before the course starts.
ONBOARDING
A summary of the topics covered in the different units is provided below:
UNIT 01
Module 01
Module 02
Module 03
Module 04
Module 05
Module 06
UNIT 02
Module 07
Module 08
Module 09
Module 10
Module 11
Module 12
UNIT 03
Module 14
Module 15
Module 16
Module 17
Module 18
Module 19
Module 20
Community of practice workshop
All participants in the programme are invited to participate in a community of practice workshop to share success stories, discuss challenges faced, and provide input on lessons learnt as well as updates on what they have achieved. This typically takes place 12 months after the course has concluded.
The course is primarily directed at existing or intended gender focal points from NMAA/NMACs, international NGOs, national NGOs, commercial operators, donors, and other partners.
Your application for the course must include:
All selected participants shall be endorsed by their organisation. A support letter from the Directors/managers of programmes must be attached to the application. For reference, see the template provided by the GICHD. This letter must attest that, the participant will be allocated sufficient time to join all live sessions and complete the pre and post-session tasks.
The capacity development programme is free of charge.
For additional questions or assistance, please contact Inès Issa (i.issa@gichd.org)
Participants must have access to an electronic device which includes a stable Internet connection for the full duration of the remote training course to participate fully in the capacity development programme.
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