This note provides guidance for designing projects with gender-sensitive interventions targeted at empowering pastoralist women so as to achieve more equitable development.
This How-to-do Note (HTDN) on Gender and Pastoralism complements the IFAD Toolkit along with the 2018 HTDN on Pastoralism, which highlights the importance of gender in pastoral production systems. It builds on these prior introductions by highlighting important issues and the tools to use to address them. It is designed for country programme teams, consultants and technical advisors.
The note is divided in two sections:
SECTION 1: THE ISSUE
Section 1 identifies the issues that particularly impact pastoralist women and gender dynamics and highlights the need for greater women’s empowerment. It introduces the relevant IFAD policies and publications that have helped broaden understanding of gender issues within pastoralism and brings in lessons learned from other agencies.
SECTION 2: THE TOOLS
Section 2 provides practical guidance that project developers and others can use for more gender-sensitive interventions with pastoralists. Reference materials, as well as gender-focused tools and checklists that can help in project development, are also provided.
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