5. Tools for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport -- Gender and Transport Resource Guide

GENDER AND TRANSPORT RESOURCE GUIDE

Introduction

MODULE 1:
Why Gender and Transport?

MODULE 2:
Challenges for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport

MODULE 3:
Promising Approaches for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport

MODULE 4:
Gender and Rural Transport Initiative (GRTI)

MODULE 5:
Tools for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport

MODULE 6:
Resources for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport

Acknowledgements

Module 5: Tools for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport

Intro | 1 | Part 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

5.2. Capacity Building

Capacity building develops the abilities of individuals, institutions, and groups to perform functions, solve problems and set and achieve development goals in an effective, sustainable manner.

Continuous attention to gender-responsive capacity building among all participating agencies is a key determinant for success in achieving gender equity in transport.

GRTI Uganda District Engineers Workshop Introduces National Gender Policy

Workshop Objectives:

Introduce the National Gender Policy to the District Engineers
Discuss the Gender Policies and Strategies in the White Paper for Sustainable maintenance of district, urban and community access roads
Disseminate the good practices of involving both women and men in implementation of rural roads

Participants: District Engineers, consultants in the road sector and senior officials from Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Gender and Social Development, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications.

Topics: GRTI, gender concepts, policy and policy analysis, National Gender Policy, mainstreaming gender in policy, community mobilization and participation in roadworks and barriers to women engineers. Participants engaged in discussions, role play and gender policy analysis group work.

The GRTI workshop was followed by a two-day District Engineers annual workshop (12th -13th March 2003) to review the progress and performance achieved in FY2001/02. During the review, gender issues in implementation of rural road works were also discussed.

Adapted from GRTI Uganda District Engineers Workshop Report.

Capacity Building Resources

See Module 6 for a complete listing of gender and transport resources organized by type of resource and issues. The list below includes resources on topics presented in this section of Module 5.

Gender and Transport Training Manuals

Facilitator's Guide: Skills Training on Gender and Rural Travel and Transport in Africa. P. Maramba and D. Kuzinya. World Bank. GRTI. no date.
Transport and Gender Training Kit. IC Net Ltd.for the World Bank, 2004.
Role Play on Rural Transport Planning. P. Fernando. IFRTD.
Madagascar Gender Training Report. 2001.
Malawi Gender and Transport Training Report. 2000.
Uganda Workshop for Engineers Report. 2003.
Zimbabwe Gender Training Report. 2000.

Other Capacity Building Resources

A Curriculum for the Training of Trainers in Gender Mainstreaming. C. Patel. African Women's Development and Communication Network.
Capacity Building Resource Book. UNDP. 1998.
Capacity Development Toolkit. CIDA. 2000.
Rural Transport Training Materials CD-ROM. DFID, World Bank, SSATP and TRL Ltd. 2004.