Organization Name / Organize By
versed professional services
Organizing/Related Departments
Humanitarian and social development
Organization Type
Company
WorkshopCategory
Non Technical
WorkshopLevel
All (State/Province/Region, National & International)
Related Industries
Education/Teaching/Training/Development
INTRODUCTION
This training is aimed at building the capacity and commitment of participants to undertake programs targeted at eradicating gender-based violence and to develop a new movement for gender equality.
The course offers a detailed examination of the concepts of gender, gender-based violence, sexuality, and rights. It further seeks to explore the impact of gender-based violence on various sectors of development e.g. education, health and agricultural development.
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1: Introduction to Gender
- Introduction
- Definition of Gender
- The components of Gender and violence
- Gender Dynamics and Development
- Exploring Attitudes towards Gender
- Basic Gender Concepts and Terminology
- Social Construction of Gender
Module 2: Understanding Gender-based Violence
- Introduction to gender-based violence
- Definitions and forms of GBV
- Scope of GBV (globally and in EECA)
- Causes of GBV
- Dynamics of violent relationships
- Myths and facts about GBV
- GBV and multiple discrimination
- Health consequences of GBV
- Examples of acts of gender-based violence against women
- Physical violence
- Sexual violence
- Psychological violence
- Economic violence
- The relationship between gender, development and violence
Module 3:Role of health systems in the response to GBV
- International obligations of States under human rights law
- Why do health care professionals play an important role in addressing GBV?
- Three levels to address:
- Role of the health care staff
- Role of the health care facilities - management
- Role of policy makers and public administration
- Barriers to effective health care response to GBV and ways to address them
Module 4: Gender Mainstreaming
- Overview of Gender Mainstreaming
- Definition of Gender Mainstreaming
- The Concept of Gender Mainstreaming
- The Role of Men and women in Gender Mainstreaming
- Sector based Gender Mainstreaming
- Gender Mainstreaming and the SDGs
- Gender Mainstreaming Best practices
Module 5: Action Against Gender-based Violence
- Existing national and institutional action to combat gender-based violence e.g. in Kenya
- The role of government, non-governmental and intergovernmental agencies in dealing with GBV
- Kenya Gender based violence case study
Module 6: International Legal Instruments dealing with GBV
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- The Beijing Declaration
- The European Convention on Human Rights
- The Beijing Declaration & Program of Action
- The African Charter on Human & Peoples’ Rights
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child
Others Details
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Registration Fees
Available
Registration Fees Details
Training Fee is USD $1050
This caters for
training facilitation,
training materials,
lunch,
refreshments.
Registration Ways
Email
Website
Address/Venue
Appleton Resort Westlands,
Nairobi, Kenya.