gender justice
Curiosity Collective II : Are VSLA feminist platforms for gender transformation?
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- Sectors: Financial Inclusion, Gender Equality, Inclusive Governance, savings groups, Social Justice, Women's Economic Empowerment
- Languages: English
- Country: Côte D'Ivoire, Niger, West Africa
- Evaluation Type: Gender Assessment, Special Evaluation/Report
- Keywords: Financial Inclusion, Gender Equality, gender justice, Gender-based violence (GBV), Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA), Women's Empowerment
CARE has worked with Village Savings and Loans Associations (VLSAs) since 1991. Their success has been primarily measured, since then, in terms of women’s economic agency. However, there is evidence that VSLAs have broader impacts, particularly in relation to gender equality for women and
girls. To date, there has still been little consistent investment in capturing these gender transformational impacts such as how VSLAs have promoted women’s dignity, women’s voice, challenged gender stereotypes and dismantled patriarchal power dynamics; all of which are changes CARE seeks in its gender equality framework.
This paper focuses on the gender transformative aspects of the VSLAs. It explores how VSLAs can be a platform to challenge patriarchal structures that discriminate against and normalize violence against women and girls. It builds on a Meta Evaluation, Curiosity Collective I carried out by the West Africa region Read More...
girls. To date, there has still been little consistent investment in capturing these gender transformational impacts such as how VSLAs have promoted women’s dignity, women’s voice, challenged gender stereotypes and dismantled patriarchal power dynamics; all of which are changes CARE seeks in its gender equality framework.
This paper focuses on the gender transformative aspects of the VSLAs. It explores how VSLAs can be a platform to challenge patriarchal structures that discriminate against and normalize violence against women and girls. It builds on a Meta Evaluation, Curiosity Collective I carried out by the West Africa region Read More...
Meta-Evaluation report on Social norms, performance and prediction of MMD/VSLA achievements in Niger
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- Sectors: savings groups, Women's Economic Empowerment
- Languages: English, French
- Country: Niger
- Evaluation Type: Meta Analysis
- Keywords: Climate resilience, economic justice, gender justice, VSLA, women's leadership
Niger has developed a legal and institutional framework to fight against discrimination based on gender, age, ethnic group and other factors by 2027. This strategy was developed in a context where all gender indicators are well below the sub-regional average. This strategy is complemented by the efforts of development partners, including CARE International in Niger. In its vision 2030, CARE International places gender equality at the center of its organizing principle. Promoting gender equality and social justice are political goals, which require speaking the truth to public and private actors and standing in solidarity with those who seek to challenge the status quo and the unjust distribution of rights, power and resources. Thus, since 1991, CARE has initiated in a co-learning approach through the MMD (Mata Masu Dubara) model for women empowerment and poverty reduction. Due to its widespread success, the approach became a gateway for most of CARE's and other development partners' activities and has expanded to other sectors of socio-economic development, politics and women's empowerment in Niger. Many studies and evaluations of the approach have been conducted and the results generated are diverse and rich in lessons learned. This report aims to document the rigorous effects/impacts of the MMD approach on the resilience of individuals, groups and institutions at all scales, while also identifying relevant areas where further field-level research is needed. The methodological approach is based first on a meta-evaluation of relevant documents and a complementary data collection using the outcome harvesting approach. Four major current themes were addressed. They are: women's voice and leadership, men's commitment to reducing gender inequality, climate justice, social and economic justice for women. Read More...
Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) Meta-Review of Evaluations
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- Sectors: Agriculture, Education, Gender Equality, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Women's Economic Empowerment
- Languages: English
- Country: Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe
- Evaluation Type: Meta Analysis
- Keywords: Agriculture, Education, Gender Based Violence, gender justice, Livelihoods, WASH, Women's Economic Empowerment, Women's Empowerment
This report presents the findings of a review of the evaluations of seven programs funded by DFAT through the ANCP and implemented by CARE (Australia and respective country partners).
The purpose is to identify and summarise lessons learned, areas for development and examples of good practice that will inform CARE Australia’s implementation of its new theory of change. The review is intended for both internal and external audiences, including DFAT. Read More...
The purpose is to identify and summarise lessons learned, areas for development and examples of good practice that will inform CARE Australia’s implementation of its new theory of change. The review is intended for both internal and external audiences, including DFAT. Read More...
Expanding Access to Education and Life Opportunities (Excel)
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- Sectors: Education
- Languages: English
- Country: Nepal
- Evaluation Type: Impact Report
- Keywords: gender justice
Expanding Access to Education and Life Opportunities (EXCEL) is an education initiative implemented in Pratappur, Sarawal and Palhinandan Rural Municipalities of Nawalparasi (west) district of Lumbini province. The project aimed to provide access to basic education for marginalized adolescent girls for better life opportunities through a year-long accelerated learning program known as “UDAAN”. Read More...
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