LINKAGES Gender Equality Mid-term Results Fact or Fiction? November 13, 2018

Questions for reflection and feedback What data is missing (from the data you already have)? Do these conclusions reflect your reality? baseline predicted GE results November 13, 2018

Data used The 2015 Annual Report from all four countries Research Report from Ethiopia and Mali Mid-term Independent Evaluations In Mali and Ethiopia The Universal Gender Tools With exceptions… Qualitative Interviews including rolling profiles, and focus group discussions. November 13, 2018

Equal access to resiliency assets Structure community land and property ownership rules favour women or equality; extension delivery challenges traditional division of labour social rules promote equal intra-household food distribution Agency women confidently assert control over key and valued assets in FGDs (Ethiopia) Women are more likely to access extension (E, G, M) Agency women own assets; take on leadership in extension activities; Men cede land and agricultural inputs to women; publically challenge social norms related to the division of labour, asset ownership, etc. Relations women and men equally access and control the means of production Structure Communities and village leaders accept women’s collective land ownership as “how we do it here.” (Mali) November 13, 2018

Publically sign livestock ownership over to women (E) Promising practices Women’s groups provide members with access to tools using a business model (M) Publically sign livestock ownership over to women (E) November 13, 2018

Program learning question for Outcome 1 How can gender integration be made deeper and more consistent across all technical sectors? November 13, 2018

Equal control over livelihood assets Agency Women increase business skills, make decisions about profit they have earned, use confidence to run new IGAs or expand down the VC (B); have more bargaining confidence (E, B). Men and community members recognise the value of women’s productive labour. Agency women manage sustainable businesses in non-traditional areas, control capital and profit; have businesses as remunerative as men’s men respect women’s autonomy and voice in decision making Relations Small but significant movement towards increased autonomy in decision making (. Women are more active in downstream activities in the value chain. (B) Relations women and men equally participate in and benefit from the most valued stages in the value chain   women and men equally decide on farm management and profit use Structure Cooperatives have changed some of their governance rules to include women as individual and equal members. BDSPs provide training and services tailored to women (B). Structure traditional division of labour does not determine the type of enterprise a person undertakes BDSPs tailor their services to meet women’s needs, and are run for gender equal outcomes. November 13, 2018

Promising practices Linking structural gender inequalities to their outcomes in SAA discussions Change work with EARs November 13, 2018

Program learning related to Outcome 2 What is the best way to support data collection on value chain activity and decision making? How can gender equality activities in this outcome link to deep gender issues that were first seen in Outcome 1? November 13, 2018

Enabling organizations exhibit gender sensitivity Agency Government officials identify and address key gender issues in their fields Government officials incorporate gender equality content into budgets, plans and policies without prompting Relations Government extension agents use gender sensitive approaches to reach women and engage men Enabling organization staff support colleagues to relate to one another in a gender sensitive manner. Structure GFPs report to the WCYAO SME governance regulations include women as autonomous beneficiaries. Municipal economic planning processes take gender equality into account (national spread). Structure Community and municipal plans identify and address gender issues Enabling organization performance systems hold staff accountable to gender equality results   November 13, 2018

Mentorship and accompaniment, cascade training Promising practices Mentorship and accompaniment, cascade training Tripartite lobbying activities based on evidence November 13, 2018

Program learning questions for Outcome 3 How can the program better exchange good practices in government engagement and governance results tracking? November 13, 2018

Thank You! Questions? Comments? November 13, 2018

Which part of this value chain needs to change? Input supply Crop Production 1: grow, harvest, and undertake primary processing Consumption 1 Production 2: Store Processing 1 Consumption 2 Aggregation 2 and 3 Aggregation 1 Processing 3 Processing 2 Consumption 3 All parts! November 13, 2018