Dear Networkers BRIDGE, an information service on gender and development, is currently looking for gender training materials in order to compile an annotated bibliography of sources that are produced and used by Southern organisations. The focus is on Africa (primarily francophone but also anglophone) and Latin America. The aim is to produce a source guide for organisations that work in development co-operation as well as gender NGOs, once the bibliography is completed. We assume that there are many practitioners with vast experience 'out there' and would be grateful, if you could help us with sourcing any of the following: 1) Training sources for trainers 'in the field' that cover gender awareness and dynamics in general or within specific contexts in practice (e.g. rural and urban development, health and gender violence, environment and others); 2) Training materials to alert project and programme managers as well as decision makers to gender issues in analysis and planning (including the use of instruments such as PRA, logical frameworks, project cycle management, monitoring and evaluation tools etc). This probably relates more to donor organisations; 3) Key contacts, either regional or in relation to specific topics. This can be individuals, organisations, e-mail lists, Internet data bases or key sites that provide materials and/or further contacts. If your organisation has produced a gender training manual, we would really be interested to take it up in the bibliography. As there is a very limited time-frame, we depend on a brief summary which states the following: 1) What are the main focus and aims of the gender training? What practitioners are being addressed? 2) A brief description of the tools and methods introduced; 3) In which language is it obtainable and how can it be purchased, is it published or only available via the organisation? (please enclose contact details, incl. e-mail if applicable). Thank you very much in advance for your help and co-operation, it is greatly appreciated!! Best regards, Heike BRIDGE (briefings on development and gender) is an innovative information and analysis service specialising in gender and development issues. BRIDGE's objective is to assist development professionals and organisations to integrate gender concerns into their work. As part of the Insitute of Development Studies (a non-profit institution), BRIDGE aims to cover costs rather than make profits. BRIDGE briefings present state of the art research findings, review current policy debates, synthesise best practice and evaluate strategies for translating gender policies into practice. The BRIDGE web site can be found at http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/research/bridge which holds the back copies of our bulletin, 'development and gender in brief' and links to other gender and development material.
