Time

Activities

30 Minutes

1. Trainer gives the following lecture.

A. Information gathering

- The division of labour by sex in tasks related to scope of the project.

- The role of women in decisions likely to affect the success of the project.

- The extent to which existing extension services reach women.

- The existence of grassroots-level women's groups which might serve as vehicles for project activites.

- The social services available in the project area, including water supply, health facilities, schools, housing - how do these particularly affect women? (Day care centers?)

- The anticipated impact of the project on women's tasks (i.e. household, farming, fishery, income, generation) and possible conflicting demands on women's time, especially during peak seasons.

- The percentage of income (household) contributed by women, and its source.

- The education level and functional literacy of women, men and children.

- Opportunities which exist for women in community-level adult education programs.

B. Project documentation

- Should describe the situation before project implementation and the changes during implementation and give indications on the future situation.

C. Project design

1. Training

- Does the project contain a training component, and if so, are women benefiting from the program, particularly where the training relates to tasks traditionally performed by women?

- Do training programs for women reflect the actual roles women play in processing and marketing?

- Do training programs for women take account of the potential roles women are expected to play in management, etc?

2. Monitoring and Evaluation

a. Monitoring project operations

- Have village women been consulted in the project identification, formation, decision-making, monitoring and evaluation?

- Is women's component on schedule relative to the rest of the project?

- What percentage of project funds are earmarked for women? Actually distributed to women?

b. Monitoring project performance

- The percentage of women among participants in project activities by type.

- The ratio of female participants to total potential female participants (females of eligible age within project area)

- Socio-economic group of female participants.

- Percentage of women among persons trained.

- Percentage of women among persons for whom jobs created.

- Percentage of women among persons receiving credit.

- Percentage of women among members and leaders of groups organized.

c. Monitoring project impact

Economic

- Percentage increase in income from women's productive activities.

- Percentage increase in individual income of female participants.

- Net change in female employment (type, increase/decrease)

Social

- Changes in the division of labour by sex (including workload).

- Changes in the distribution of production resources (credit, inputs, technology).

- Changes in the distribution of knowledge and skills.

- Changes in women's community participation.

- Apparent stresses within intra-familial roles.

1 Hour 30 Minutes

2. Trainer divides group into trios by country to develop a list of strategies for their own programs for integrating women into the design and implementation. Group reports out with strategies listed on newsprint.

10 Minutes

3. Trainer draws closure to the session, linking back to the sessions on extension and social cybernetics.