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GESI Responsiveness

GESI Responsiveness. Definition of GESI Responsiveness (1). Gender responsiveness and social inclusion (GESI responsiveness) is an approach to achieve gender equality and social justice through “democratic decision making and equitable distribution of social benefits.”.

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GESI Responsiveness

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  1. GESI Responsiveness

  2. Definition of GESI Responsiveness (1) Gender responsiveness and social inclusion (GESI responsiveness) is an approach to achieve gender equality and social justice through “democratic decision making and equitable distribution of social benefits.”

  3. Definition of GESI Responsiveness (2) In other words, GESI responsiveness means that: 1. decision making process is democratic ensuring participation of women and excluded groups in the policy making, situation analysis, project design, resource allocation, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation; and 2. distribution of social benefits is equitable giving special consideration to unique or distinct needs and issues of women and excluded group people.

  4. Four components of GESI Responsiveness • GESI Awareness (on GESI concept, issues and policies) • GESI responsive structure • Democratic process (Participation) • Equitable distribution of benefits

  5. Three stages of GESI Responsiveness • Basic Stage • Average Stage • Advanced Stage

  6. Three stages of GESI Responsiveness

  7. Inclusive and meaningful participation “Inclusive and meaningful participation” is a state where: 1) participation or representation of men and women and diverse social groups’ people is realized with proportionate ratio (composition of participants or representatives); 2) conducive environment exists for all participants including women and excluded groups to raise voices (concerns, difficulties/problems/needs/issue/agenda, etc.); 3) the voices of all including of women and excluded groups are heard carefully and reflected in the decision; during the policy making, situation analysis, project design, resource allocation, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

  8. GESI Responsive project/programme If there are following conditions in a project or programme, it can be said GESI responsive project/programme: • Having inclusive and meaningful participation of men and women of all social groups (excluded and non-excluded) in situation analysis, need identification, planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the project/programme. • Ensured benefits of project/programme to women and excluded group people as equal to other general people. • Paid special consideration to distinct needs of women and excluded group people to distribute benefits, to develop capacity and so on.

  9. What does CECI Nepal say about mainstreaming GESI ?

  10. Mainstreaming GESI GESI mainstreaming means that needs and interests of women and men from every ethnic group, caste, class, age, religion, physical conditions, are taken into account systematically, in a cross-cutting way, in all programs and projects and in the organization structure and management. Concretely, it means, • paying constant attention to equality between women and men from every ethnic group in the policies, strategies and interventions for development. • guaranteeing that women as well as men of every caste and ethnic group participate in defining objectives and planning so that development actions satisfy the priorities and needs of women and men from every caste and ethnic group.

  11. Mainstreaming GESI….. • ensuring that gender sensitive and inclusive practices become routine in all aspects of an organization’s work, rather than being confined to the work of particular staff or to a small number of specific project interventions. • having an understanding that policies, decision-making practices, resource allocation, and program activities all combine to help promote greater equality between women and men from all segments of society, and increases equity for disadvantaged groups. • assessing impact of the development interventions on women and men from every ethnic group in all areas of social development.

  12. Mainstreaming GESI…. • It does not only mean ensuring women and socially excluded people participate in a previously established development program. To be effective, development programs, projects, and any other activities must contribute to challenge traditional social structures and power relations. • Moreover, the functioning of an organization itself must also contribute to challenging the unequal gender and social relations. ->CECI Nepal (From, Equity-Based Approach: Mainstreaming GESI in Organization)

  13. Thank you

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