Lenesil Asfaw & Angelina Senders Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Feb. 07,2012

1. Workshop on Gender in value chains and Coaching Track : an overview on gender related activities in around Agri-Hub network LenesilAsfaw & Angelina Senders Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Feb. 07,2012

2. Presentation Objectives • To Introduce APF Engagement in GVCD; • Give an overview of a Gender practice in Agri.VCD in selected NGOs in Ethiopia; • To appreciate the relevance of the coaching trajectory in GVCD activities

3. Introduction 1. General 1.1 About Agri-Profocus: • A membership based forum of companies and NGOs engaged in AVC activities (worldwide- Gender-ning); • Its members, their partners & the stakeholders are working to improve farmer entrepreneurship in Ethiopia; • Mobilizes its members and • Pool funds, knowledge, skills, expertise, rural finance, and organisational and institutional capacity development in VCD

4. Cont. 1.2 APF & Gender in VCD • understands the gender differential that are critical to effectively address the weak linkages that negatively affect productivity, product quality (economics) and empowerment of the minorities (right- based • Accepts the link b/n farmer’s entrepreneurship to women’s & men’s roles; and • Considers women’s role in production and marketing process in agricultural value chains as significant and critical; • Recognizes the impact of the differences and inequalities b/n women and men to access and control resources and benefits at all levels of value chains (production, processing marketing) development.

5. Cont. APF Country Knowledge Agenda on Gender: 2008: enriching value chain thinking and practices by developing a gender sensitive approach; • developing strategies to empower women in VCD activities • Chain interventions (producers, processing , marketing) for women’s empowerment. Knowledge development and joint action • Overall gender equity/equality and value chain work through the APF learning trajectory; • Supporting initiatives undertaken at individual or collaborating APF members

6. Cont. APF’s Gender Engagement in Ethiopia: 2009: The gender in value chains platform: http://genderinvaluechains.ning.com/ took off (500 professionals worldwide):debate Q&A, share resources, lessons and results. 2010: Gender in the ValueChain Writeshop in Kenya; 2011:Evaluation of the Writeshop within Ethiopia • Gender Value Chain Expert Group Meeting

7. Cont. 2012 (Planned Activities & on going): • Workshop on GVC and coaching trajectory; • Book launch on GVCD resulting from the write shop in Nairobi • Supporting participants in implementing and documenting the gender action plans; • Experience sharing workshop; • Development of cross country analysis based on lessons and experiences gained

8. II. Stocktaking in GAVC Practice 0. General: Goal • Understand the status of the gender practices of NGOs/projects engaged in VCD and to forge working relations with APF Ethiopia Methods: • E-Survey (20: NNGOs, INGOs, UN agencies, research Institution, Embassy, Donors); • Face to face interview (7/9)

9. Outcome of the Stocktaking 1 • Institutional Mechanisms: • Leadership commitment (present but not strong); • Assigning a gender focal person(5/7); • Gender mainstreaming and/or stand alone approaches (5/7); • Gender policy, strategy developed and gender analysis conducted (2/7);

10. Continued 2. Target Groups: • FHHs (majority); and • Women in MHHs

11. Outcome of the stocktaking 2 3. Intervention Strategies • Capacity (knowledge and skills)improvement; • Input supply (seed, technology-bee hive & accessories); • Group formation (SHG, VSLA, FMOs –mixed & women only; • technical and financial support (BDS, injecting working capital); • Promoting role models –positive examples (not well developed yet); • Social dialogue on gender relations and development

12. Continued • Creating alternative financial services and (VSLA, SHGs, FFMOs) and linkage to formal financial inst.(SACCO, Unions, FMI); • facilitating women’ engagement at all chain levels (producers, processers, traders); • Fitting into women’s roles and family responsibilities whilst selecting VC product, women crops: Vegetables, poultry, Dairy);

13. Continued • Integrating women in chain governance • Developing chain partnership

14. Outcome of the stocktaking 3 4. success stories • Remarkable women’s active participation in VCD- (FHHs/WMHHs)- mainly at producers and primary Coops levels; • Women’s engagement in traditional men’s activities (Honey production and marketing) • new skills of money management??? and saving culture introduced; • alternative income source emerged; • Women’s access to and control over income, information improved;(FHHs major); • Women’s decision-making roles at HH level improved;

15. Continued • Women’s leadership capacity developed and acknowledged at household level; • Static gender roles and responsibilities changing (men/boys-domestic roles); • Women’s mobility improved (low pace); • Women engagement at higher (processing, marketing) chain levels developed (recent and challenging); • ability and legitimacy to access credit extension and business development services (SHG-SACCO) Enhanced;

16. Assessment Results 4 5. Challenges/ Constraints 5.1 Cultural/ resistance • Community level subtle resistance to women’s mobility and visibility; • Men’s withdrawal from family responsibilities (wait-and-see attitude); • Women’s reluctance and low self-esteem to take up DM roles; • Women refrain from innovative ventures (risk aversion). 5.2 Project design • An increase in women’s work burden ; • Lack of strategy to effectively address women’s needs in MMHs

17. Continued • Overburdening the ‘girl child’ with domestic responsibilities (replacing the role of mothers engaged in activities outside of their homes). 5.3 Input • Unable to ease domestic chores (technology); • Lack of gender inclusive research and extension systems. 5.4 lack of Supportive policy • Unfriendly technical requirements of MFI’s: long bureaucracy (low credit worthy profile)-lacks gender sensitivity; • unethical trade(Chain governors monopoly- poor market networks); • lack of standard and quality control (except Coffee);

18. Contact Agri-ProFocusNetherlands: Tel: +31 (0)26 3542074Email: info@agri-profocus.nl Agri-ProFocus in Ethiopia: Fair &SustainableEthiopiaPhone: +251 (0) 11 467 1059 Email: paulweijers.apf@gmail.com LenesilAsfaw: nuhrosafe@gmail.com