Gender Mainstreaming Training for Energy Project Implementers

The Gender Energy Network of Botswana (GENBO) conducted a four day training workshop from 6 to 9 September 2010 entitled “Mainstreaming Gender Concerns into Energy Projects”. The objective of the training was to equip and strengthen the capacity and expertise of project developers, managers, planners, implementers, electricians, private consultants and academics to mainstream gender into the design and implementation of energy projects, activities and research.

The training was attended by 13 participants (9 females and 4 males). The objective of the training was to equip and strengthen the capacity and expertise of project developers, managers, planners, implementers, electricians, private consultants and academics to mainstream gender into the design and implementation of energy projects, activities and research.  The training involved introducing participants to conceptual and analytical skills required to understand the gender/energy/poverty nexus. The participants were also introduced to some of the gender analytical tools that can be used in the design and implementation of their energy projects, and they were further provided with an opportunity to apply the gender analytical tools in the field. Field work was carried out in a village, Medie, approximately 90 km outside of the capital city Gaborone.

All organizations represented in the workshop, except BPC which already had a gender action plan, developed an action plan, which was to be implemented upon return to their respective organizations. A return workshop was conducted on 18 May 2011, eight months after the national training. The purpose of the return workshop was to discuss achievements and challenges with regard to implementation of the gender action plans (GAPs) developed at the training in September 2010. The participants were required to provide feedback on implementation of their plans highlighting the successes and challenges and to receive feedback from the other participants to encourage them to continue with implementation of the GAPs.

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