Starting at HECA Regional Learning Process Elluminate Feb 9 th 2011 ‘Women’s empowerment through food security and livelihoods programming’ Have you run the AUDIO Setup Wizzard? 14:00 Nairobi Time  TEST your Audio!  Set CHAT to Moderators  Send us a Message when you are ready  CLOSE down any other application (e.g. LOTUS)  TEST your Audio!  Set CHAT to Moderators  Send us a Message when you are ready  CLOSE down any other application (e.g. LOTUS) Problems? Call or

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1.Introductions 2.Overview of LR & today 3.Recap of Video 4.Summaries by countries 5.Plenary Discussion of Key questions 6.Next steps 7.A.o.b. HECA Regional Learning Process 2011 Jan (Pilot) Agenda

Introductions

Be Humankind Understanding & meaning of Gender Justice Meaning / vision for LH & FS in HECA Approaches / HOW to achieve this vision Putting Poor Women’s rights at the heart of all we do

Blog & & Grow-Sell- Thrive & Karl etc. To discuss amongst ourselves & with others LH Event JanFebMarAprilMay General Gender Justice Videos Part I & II Elluminate LH & GJ Approaches: Part III (materials) & Part IV (Elluminate) LEARNING Development of HECA LH & FS Framework; PS Workshop & Research; Urban; LH Comms

Process & Role of ‘Gender Facilitators’ a)Organise & facilitate watching & discussing video; summarising comments / questions b)Send comments / questions to RC c)Participate in Elluminate sessions d)Disseminate Materials for Part III & gather group input from LH Staff e)Collate exercise input from LH Staff from Part III f)Participate in Elluminate Session for Part IV g)Participate in May Learning Event h)Contribute to learning materials (e.g. Case studies)

Women’s Rights in all parts of life… 8 We We call it the “women’s empowerment pie”! Politics Society The Economy

Gender and other inequalities Age Race Ethnicity Education Religion Caste Sexuality Disability or illness Family status 9

Many useful terms… Women’s Rights Women’s Empowerment Gender Justice Gender Analysis Gender Equality Gender Equity 10

There are two arguments… Women’s Rights arguments: All human beings share the same equal and unalienable rights and those rights are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace. Instrumental arguments: policies and practices that benefit women will have other positive outcomes for society and the economy as a whole. 11

WHO Has Watched the video PART 1? Who had a discussion about the video? Who sent comments / questions to RC? Part 1...

WHAT DID you talk about ?  WHAT did you think? Did anything surprise you?  What were the main questions / comments / issues that came up? What did you do in your country to watch the video & who participated?

1. Debate around Instrumental vs Rights...! 3. Questions about Terminology 6. Empowerment goal... Equality – why not women MORE equal...? 2. Women are diverse.. Not homogenous! -Class - culture -pastorals 8. WHAT About Approaches? 5. To Mainstream or keep seperate? 7. CONTEXT... Different – diff appraoches? 4. What about MEN? Potential Negative effects of Women’s empowerment ? Part 1... Key Questions / Issues / Comments Arising

 Where has there been progress in your country on gender equality? Least progress? Why?  What do you think that gender equity and equality could / should look like in this region?  What questions do you have for Ines & Thalia? Part 1 – Some final questions Next Steps?

Next Steps – Complete Part I & II Viewing across countries of Part I (if haven’t already done so) & Summary of Part I prepared & sent round (28 Feb). Disseminate Part II (this week) Viewing & discussion of Part II in countries  SEND IN Comments / Questions by 3 rd March! Next ELLUMINATE March 9 th !

 Circulate background reading (powerpoint / dox?)  Guided facilitated discussions around Not Elluminate – send thru comments to RC & g-s-t Part 3 – LH Meaning & priorities & vision Part 4 – a) WEL in Ag Markets / b) Mentoring in Pastoral programmes  Two seperate Elluminate sessions in March EVENT May 9 th – 13 th (Rwanda?)

WHERE to find MORE eca-food-security-livelihoods-cop/files/ Putting POOR Women’s rights at the heart of all we do