APF/Agri-Hub Ethiopia Annual Network Day

1. APF/Agri-Hub Ethiopia Annual Network Day Working Group on Gender 13 December 2013 Addis Ababa

2. Background • Created on the APF Annual Network day of 13 December 2012 • Conducted 6 regular meetings • Meet at AHE/Fair and Sustainable Ethiopia Office • Members composed of – NGOs, businesses, consultancy firms, Associations, Companies etc • Has Chairperson and Secretary

3. Member Organizations MOA FC EIAR Oxfam GB CASCAPE FSREF Dorcas Christian Aid • ATA • CIDA • ILRI/LIVES • SNV • PEPE • AGP AMDe & LMD • Send a Cow • HEDBEZ

4. Objectives of the Gender working group • Identify opportunities for cross learning and experience sharing among organisations (incl. gender mainstreaming tools and materials, gender in value chain studies, etc) • Organize learning and experience sharing forums regularly • Work closely with Agri-Hub Ethiopia in designing learning agendas • Through Training, Training of Trainers, coaching services • Document and share lessons

5. Identified learning needs • One of the main challenges identified during the gender in value chains workshop organized by Agri-Hub in 2012 was to incorporate gender equality issues in value chain development. • Online Survey among members: • How to mainstream gender in projects including Value Chain development • How to apply tools on gender and value chain • How to hold stakeholders accountable in addressing gender equity in value chain development • Share experiences from others who has done it

6. Gender in Value Chain coaching • Agri-Hub started a coaching track in the second half of 2012, with the objective to provide practical on-the-job help to organisations working on value chain. • While evaluating the 2012 coaching track with a number of Agri-Hub members and gender experts, the Agri-Hub also discussed the interest of a new, differently designed support track. • The final problem mentioned for some organisations was the new 30-70 rule for NGO’s, which states that only 30% of the money can be spent on admin. • Based on the lesson learnt during the first support track, the second coaching track was designed and being implemented

7. 2nd Gender in VC Coaching • Launched in August 2013 • Objective: • To enable development practitioners to facilitate gender responsive value chain development. • As a result of this, it is to ensure that both male and female entrepreneurs benefit equally from better functioning of agricultural value chains. • The expected results of the support track include; • Increased understanding about gender in agricultural value chains • Better understanding and application of existing tools and methodologies on gender and value chains • Documenting best practices in addressing gender equity in value chain development facilitation

8. 2nd Gender in VC Coaching • Program of support track: • Training, coaching and experience sharing. • Documenting lessons learned (including Amharic publication with the case experiences, results and lessons learned concerning tools) • Coaches: • Angelica Senders from F&S Advisory Services in the Netherlands • Two national coaches responsible for the coaching, the experience sharing event, final workshop and the publication.

10. 2nd Gender in VC Coaching Budget and contribution • International activities - APF, ICCO and HIVOS contribute to the international part of the support track • National activities: budget is 55.000 Euro. Agri-Hub covers the costs for events, locations, publication and coordination. • SNV Ethiopia contributes to the coaching track by providing a coach and covering all costs for their own participating staff and for partner organizations. • The contribution SNV Ethiopia makes will be doubled by Agri-ProFocus. In this way the other coach can be financed. • Contribution for the 20 participants is 500 USD.

11. Expected Coaching Objectives by participating Organizations • How to improve our strategies, learn about other approaches and strategies implemented by other organizations • Build capacities of our partners in gender mainstreaming, • Adequate procedures and strategies put in place within the organization ensuring mainstreaming of gender in the development initiatives/projects • Enhancing knowledge and capacities of partners and stakeholders to mainstream gender and addressing gender inequalities in value chains. • Experience sharing, and networking with peer groups, and other actors towards gender mainstreaming particularly in the apiculture value chain.

12. The way forward: Plans in 2014 • Regular meeting/update • quarterly small - working group meeting • Biannual bigger working group meeting • Work closely with other working groups • Facilitate learning among network and group members • Organize learning events • Strengthen gender in value chains coaching support • Document and share learning via AHE – website • Membership • Lobby for active participation and representation by member organizations • Increase membership

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15. Contacts Agri-ProFocus in Ethiopia: Fair & Sustainable EthiopiaPhone: +251 (0) 11 467 1059 Email: gholtland.agrihub@gmail.com Rahel Tessema:Email: RTessema@snvworld.org