Facilitating Gender Transformative Evaluations – (FGTE 2.0 – 2nd Iteration)
The last date of application is 15th October 2022
Gender and Evaluation is a global virtual community of practice and platform for sharing and dissemination of knowledge on gender and evaluation with 5000 members. The virtual community was established in 2013. The Institute of Social Studies Trust hosts the Gender & Evaluation Community currently supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This CoP serves as a knowledge sharing hub for EvalGender plus – a global partnership led by EvalPartners that promotes the demand, supply and use of equity focused and gender responsive evaluations.
GENSA is a Special Interest Group of the Community of Evaluators South Asia (COE SA) that will promote an equity and gender lens in evaluations, particularly giving voice to the special challenges in addressing these issues in South Asia. GENSA seeks to become a community of like-minded people and professionals in the field of research and evaluation in South Asia. They help to learn, share, exchange, and find innovative solutions & responses to evaluation challenges unique to South Asian countries via the various initiatives the Network will offer such as skill building coffee break sessions, expert lectures, discussion forums, spotlight on membership work/publications, and the GENSA Blogspot.
Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) was established in 2015 to promote knowledge sharing in the area of monitoring and evaluation to promote high quality, credible & useful evaluations. With over national and international 200 members, ECOI is hosted by Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST)and managed by a team of volunteers called – ‘Core Group’. ECOI aims to promote demand for and strengthen theory, practice and utilization of evaluations through knowledge sharing and capacity building involving members, partners and diverse networks following quality standards.
EvalYouth India serves as the Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEE) body of Evaluation Community of India (ECOI, the national VOPE). EvalYouth India aims to promote YEEs (women and men) to become competent, experienced and well-networked professionals who contribute to evaluation capacity at national, regional and international levels. It plans to promote YEEs, build their capacities, and expose them through networks to other evaluators to promote peer learning.
Support:
This course is being conducted with the financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and it will be free of cost for all the selected participants.
Duration: 10 weeks beginning from November 07, 2022, to January 15, 2023
Platform: Google Classroom
Language: English
Course Fee: ISST will cover the full cost of the course for the selected participants
The online course on Facilitating Gender Transformative Evaluations (FGTE) was introduced in 2017-18 by ISST as a selfpaced, module-based online course that ran three iterations between 2018 and 2019. A total of 75 participants belonging to diverse backgrounds from the fields of research and the development sector completed the course.
FGTE 2.0 built on the first version of the online course and brought in fresh perspectives from the field of evaluation that addresses issues and challenges thrown up by the pandemic. FGTE 2.0 ran its first Iteration in 2021 with 35 participants from South Asian countries belonging to diverse backgrounds. Now, the next iteration will commence from 7th November 2022.
The course introduces its participants to the concepts of both gender and evaluation and will enable them to bring in a critical gender transformative lens when conducting evaluations. In particular, the course introduces feminist evaluation ethics and principles, as well as an array of evaluation approaches. The course draws upon diverse frameworks, methodologies and tools like the Change Matrix, Outcome mapping, Utilization focused evaluation and using participatory tools which focus on equity and inclusiveness, key principles of gender transformative evaluations (GTE).
Course Structure:
The course consists of 7 Modules where
Modules 1 and 2 focus on perspectives around the key concepts of evaluation and gender.
Module 3 – 6 the focus on skill-building, specifically on the use of gender transformative evaluation approaches, frameworks, and tools.
Module 7 is interactive sessions where the course participants present their group works.
Module 1: Introduction to Course, Gender concepts and Evaluation
Module 2: Overview of Monitoring and Evaluation within a Project / Programme cycle
Module 3: Evaluative Thinking and Applying Gender Concepts to Evaluation
Module 4: Engendering Evaluation Frameworks – (Change Matrix, 12 Box, Social Relations etc.)
Module 5: Engendering Evaluation approaches – (Outcome mapping, UFE, Participatory approaches and communication in evaluation)
Module 6: Indicators, Methods and Tools of Gender Transformative Evaluation
Module 7: Group Work Presentations
Course Pedagogy:
FGTE 2.0 adopts a mixed pedagogy using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous elements where each participant gets sufficient time for self-paced study as well as an opportunity to engage with the larger group of participants through live discussions and group-work. Each module consists of rich study material in the form of videos, pre-recorded presentations and examples and illustrations drawn from a range of development domains such as education, livelihoods & health, to help build necessary perspectives and skills on why and how to conduct gender transformative evaluations.
Participants are expected to complete the weekly course modules, through self-paced reading that will conclude with a 2-hour live online open forum at the end of each week facilitated by core faculty members. The discussion forum will be the time and space for participants to clarify doubts, hold discussions and enable peerto-peer learning.
Module 3 onwards, the course introduces the approaches and tools for conducting GTE in a step-by-step manner, providing building blocks for ‘group work’. Integrating the ‘learning by doing’ approach, FGTE 2.0 emphasizes group learning where the cohort will be split into smaller groups and each group will be working to come up with a GTE framework based on a ‘case study’. This live project will allow deep dive through application of concepts learnt. The group will meet every weekend at a pre-decided time and in the presence of a facilitator work on the case study, applying building blocks that they learn that week. By the end of week 9, the groups are expected to be ready with their unique proposal for GTE for the case studies.
Week-wise timeline of the course:
Week 1 : Module 1: Introduction to Course, Gender concepts and Evaluation
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs : 6+2
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 1
Week 2 & 3 Module 2: Overview of Monitoring and Evaluation within a Project / Programme cycle
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs: 12+ 4
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 2
Week 4 : Module 3: Evaluative Thinking and Applying Gender Concepts to Evaluation
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs : 6+2
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 1
Week 5 & 6 : Module 4: Engendering Evaluation Frameworks – (Change Matrix, 12 Box, Social Relations etc.)
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs : 12+4
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 2
Week 7 :Module 5: Engendering Evaluation approaches – (Outcome mapping, UFE, Participatory approaches and communication in evaluation)
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs : 6+2
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 1
Week 8 & 9 : Module 6: Indicators, Methods and Tools of Gender Transformative Evaluation
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs : 12+4
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 2
Week 10 Group work presentations
Coursework (self-paced reading + live session with faculty) in hrs : 2 live session for 2 hours each
Group Work (case study within small group) in hrs : 2 live session for 2 hours each
Course Facilitators: The course is anchored by ISST’s team and draws upon its internal experts as well as national and international external experts and guest lecturers who are well-known names in the field of gender and evaluation.
Who can apply?
- Participants residing in South Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan & Bhutan)
- Beginner to mid-level professionals with around 5 years of work experience
- Some past experience in project/program management/ conducting monitoring & evaluation
- Familiarity with & use of Gender theories and concepts
- Proficiency in English (written, spoken & comprehension) will be required
- Willing to devote adequate time for the course and its requirements
Please Note : While the course is self-paced in some respects, in order to gain fully from the group learning, the participants are expected to allocate definite time within the respective weeks to complete the modules.
How to apply? If you think you meet the above criteria and are committed to devote adequate time towards learning the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of gender transformative evaluations, then please apply by filling in the form attached and sending your resume along with one reference letter (preferably from your employer, supervisor, or someone who is familiar with your work). The last date of application is 15th October 2022.
Certification and incentives:
Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) will provide a certificate to the participants who will successfully complete the course. The course also offers an opportunity to connect with a wide network of evaluators from across the globe, some of whom are core resource persons and guest lecturers.
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