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Proposed Joint Project
Enhancing Partners’ Capacity for Gender and HIV Mainstreaming
Conceived by ICCO and Christian Aid for selected SA partners
PACSA is contracted by ICCO and CA to facilitate and coordinate this project
Background ICCO and Christian Aid:
both see this as vital for integrated programming that takes SA context into account
PACSA: (a longstanding partner of both donors) HIV Mainstreaming Unit since early 2005, Gender Programme since 1996;
merged the 2 in January 2009. Focuses on organisational and programme
mainstreaming of both Gender and HIV– though is still on a learning journey...
Offered donors consultancy services sustainability strategy
Background
CA and ICCO partners: Mostly in HIV and AIDS field, but some more
general development Have varying commitment to and expertise
in HIV and Gender MS
Donor Environment: Many donors make this a requirement now CA is discussing making it a requirement in
the future
Purpose of this workshop
To introduce the draft project concept to ICCO and CA partners
To give partners a chance to participate in shaping the final project design
To give partners space to decide (during or after) whether to participate, and to take back proposals to their organisation for: how they might use the services offered, or what services they might offer others in the project
PACSA: service provider and consultant to facilitate and coordinate the project
Accompanying self-selected NGO partners of ICCO and CA in SA on their journeys, as they: mainstream HIV and AIDS and Gender into their
organisations and their programme work, and help their community and church partners to
also mainstream HIV and Gender.
PACSA sees itself as a participant on this journey, and not as ‘the expert’. This Project is a chance for PACSA to share skills and also learn and grow.
Basic Definitions: HIV/AIDS:
is an aspect of a medical pandemic; is socially and politically both a symptom and a cause of
ongoing prejudice and inequality is deeply intertwined with poverty and unequal access to
resources, and thus development.
People living with HIV and/or AIDS: are more vulnerable to economic and social shocks, and thus
may have special needs; are often defined by their HIV status (stigma) are equally able to offer leadership and other contributions to
development and society.
Gender
Gender is a socially constructed definition of women and men.
It is not the same as sex (biological characteristics) and it is not the same as women.
People are born female or male but learn to be girls and boys who grow into women and men. This learned behaviour makes up gender identity and determines gender roles.
In South Africa, a person has the right to define their own sex (male / female) and sexual orientation.
Social Construction of Gender
Gender relations are linked to social relations generally:ie. relationships between people –these are often linked to social powerand are regulated and passed down between generations – thru culture and tradition.
Social Relations influence a person’s: RightsAccess to resources like money, land, jobsRoles and responsibilitiesAcceptable behaviourAcceptable characteristicsControl over his or her own lifeControl over the lives of others
How gender norms are maintained or transformed
Women as well as men shape gender roles and norms through their activities and reproduce them by conforming to expectations.
Gender relations are reproduced not only between but also amongst women and men
Men as well as women can promote changes in gender relations.
Basic Definitions:
GENDER EQUALITY:A key for poverty alleviation and sustainable development
“Gender Equality is the equal enjoyment by women and men of socially valued goods, opportunities, resources, and rewards.The aim is not that women and men become the same,but that their opportunities, life chances [and social power] become and remain equal.”(OECD, DAC, 1998). Taken from SDC Gender Mainstreaming Policy Document
Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming is not limited to adding on specific activities, although this may be part of it. It implies: conscious integration of the different influencing factors (Gender; HIV and AIDS) in programme plans,
conscious and ongoing monitoring of the interactions between the different factors and any other relevant issues;
ensuring that these are accommodated in programmes, as well as the organisation’s policies, systems, structures and culture.
Mainstreaming is a Process
“Mainstreaming is not a series of fixed activities, rather it is a process of changing attitudes and deepening understanding about complex issues …this requires continual learning and reflection.” (OXFAM; CARE Lesotho)
Gender Mainstreaming into HIV Programmes:
Ensuring that HIV work takes into account the Gender dimensions of the epidemic. All stages of the project cycle need to take into account:
both men’s and women’s different needs, priorities and aspirations, and
differences in their experiences of and contributions to HIV and AIDS work.
Mainstreaming both Simultaneously? In general development or advocacy work, it
may be necessary to mainstream both HIV and Gender:
Eg: PACSA campaign on Energy - access to free basic electricity: Important questions:
How does lack of access to electricity affect:People with no or little income in the communities we work with?women differently from men in the same community?people with HIV compared to those whose immune systems were not compromised? women and men with HIV differently?
A more general approach will fail to surface the issues on the ground effectively, and the results of a campaign may not address the specific needs of women in traditional societies or people living with HIV.
Mainstreaming Project Approach
PACSA as facilitator, coordinator and accompanier
Control of the process is in partners’ hands: Participation is optional The nature of the process: the steps taken,
the support requested, are all up to partners. Each organisation asks its own questions, and
defines its own answers.
Approach: Two Key Result Areas
Mentor to support PACSA as facilitator
Ongoing Monitoring of the Project’s effectiveness and the responsiveness of the facilitating organisation
Action Research documented for use by PACSA and other NGOs going the consultancy route for sustainability
1. Pilot Process in Developing Capacity to Offer MS Consultancy Services:
Approach: Two Key Result Areas
2. HIV and Gender Mainstreaming by Partner Organisations of ICCO and CA
All those organisations who request support will have reviewed their progress w.r.t HIV and Gender mainstreaming, and defined their objectives and processes to improve mainstreaming by Dec 2011, and made necessary adjustments to more consciously take into account the impacts of 1 or both issues on:
their organisations, their programmes and / or their community partners.
Approach Collaborative approach
Launch workshop Partners to monitor progress
Plans are based on Partners’ strengths and weaknesses:
(Limited) budget available for:
Participating organisations to claim for workshops, other costly processes – organisational or with their CBO partners
Partners as consultants to other partners
Partner requests for external service providers as consultants
Holistic Approach PACSA’s understanding of mainstreaming includes
all aspects of organisational culture, including: Task and activities – WHAT is done, actual work Process – HOW things are done, Professional relationships – HOW PEOPLE RELATE to one
another, and Personal growth and wellbeing of staff – HOW PEOPLE ARE.
This implies that there is also need in an organisation’s calendar, work plans and budget for adequate space for staff to:
remain abreast about developments so they feel confident to manage HIV and Gender mainstreaming in their work,
be able to embrace HIV and gender equality in their lives and their work, and
consciously work on maintaining or improving their own wellness.
Basic Assumptions:
Mainstreaming is a process, an ongoing journey that plays out differently in different organisations, depending on their focus, organisational culture and priorities.
Policy must translate into action, and good practice must inform further and improved policy. Thus, good ongoing monitoring mechanisms are essential.
Basic Assumptions 2:
Internal and external mainstreaming have to be coherent: mainstreaming HIV and AIDS and gender into an organisation’s programme work will be undermined if the organisational culture does not model this.
Related to this - all organisational activities and programme work needs to avoid perpetuating stigma or oppression related to HIV or gender. This can happen unconsciously, which is why conscious mainstreaming is essential.
Methodology: All participating partners are involved at all
stages:1. Launch Workshop: shape final project
2. Baseline Processes with each participating organisation Self-review; planning organisational objectives, activities
– Memo of Understanding
3. Implementing organisational plans• PACSA accompanies organisations as requested and agreed
4. Monitoring and Evaluation – Reference Group
Methodology: Launch Workshop(Attendance: Directors/Senior Managers – director mandate)Explore relevant concepts, interrogate the need for mainstreaming in development and social justice work
Use of case studies from participants’ experiencesPartner Presentations:
experiences so far, expertise and needs for support
Partners review the 2 main project objectives set, refine specific objectives
Reference Group is selectedNext steps are planned
Methodology: Planning and Baselining
Outcomes, Progress Indicators, activities and means of verification; and budget: Overall for the project
are agreed by all participating orgs, based on shaping proposal defined by PACSA for ICCO and CA
Specific for each organisation are set by themselves
as part of baselining with help from PACSA, as needed
Budget Final allocations defined after Baselines are
complete and MOUs have been finalised
Methodology: Monitoring and Evaluation
M and E as LEARNING Action Research
Regular review of processes and progress
Mid Term and Final Evaluation External TOR – defined by Reference Group Maximum participation of partners Mid Term Report workshop – plans for 2nd half of
project agreed Final Report workshop – Presentation of draft for
comment before finalisation for ICCO and CA
Methodology: Monitoring and Evaluation
Oversight of M and E – PACSA with assistance from Reference GroupAdvise re overall M and E frameworkRegular meetingsSpecific tasks allocatedReceive quarterly reports from PACSA and any with specific tasks (based on reports from participating organisations)
Contact Details: Brenda Kacheche, ICCO
Rob Cunningham, Christian [email protected]
Daniela Gennrich or Ann Mary Gathigia, [email protected] [email protected]
