Gender mainstreaming in EU projects and programmes%C2%A0Great opportunity to get knowledge and skills for gender mainstreaming.This training will contribute to increase the relevance and quality of Gender Mainstreaming in EU projects and programmes. The course will provide a general overview on what is gender, what is the meaning of different gender concepts, and which are the main EU and International commitments to gender equality. It will give a description of the strategies used to mainstream gender equality in a top-down and bottom-up approach, and will provide steps to follow in the phases of the Project Cycle Management, and concrete tools to mainstream gender through the projects. The course offers a combination of theory and practice, with PowerPoints presentations and interactive group exercises. Participants will receive a Training Wishes Assessment, where they can indicate which are the topics that they would like to cover during the training.in this way the course will be tailor-made to the needs of the participants.

Course leader
Dra. Thera van Osch is a leading senior gender trainer. She has over 30 years of experience in capacity building for gender mainstreaming. In the past seven years she trained over 2.000 professionals, including EU Staff members. She studied Economics at

Target group
This training is for students and young professionals who are interested in Gender Mainstreaming worldwide.It is also for students: Anthropology, Cultural Studies and Ethnic Studies, Sociology ect.Studenst and young professionals, who are orientating about working in non-profit organizations and companies involved in EU projects and programmes for Gender Mainstreaming.

Course aim
Aim of the training is to enhance the capacity of civil servants, staff of NGOs, students who wish to improve their knowledge about gender equality in development cooperation, to mainstream gender equality throughout EU project and programmes.Also, it is very important for students who think about a job at EU institutions.

Fee info
EUR 0: Three-day fee including lunch and dinner, without overnight accomodation. EUR 0: Three-day fee with accomodation in a hostel room in the World House (2 nights) including full board.

Scholarships
5 scholarships: you get 75% discount on the fee of accomodation

OQ. Consulting
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City: Nijmegen
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.oqconsulting.eu
E-mail: margherita@oqconsulting.eu
Phone: 0049(0)2832-9763233, Kevelaer-Wetten, Germany