Project title: Communication for behavior change (CHANGE)

This technical brief examines the relationship between gender disparities and the spread of HIV/AIDS. It also offers suggestions for USAID staff and implementing partners on designing appropriate education sector strategies for mitigating the impacts of HIV/AIDS by addressing gender inequality.

This synthesis paper provides an introduction to female genital cutting (FGC), a traditional practice that involves the physical alteration of the female genitalia. It presents three highly successful approaches to ending FGC implemented in Egypt, The Gambia, and Senegal and provides lessons learned and recommendations for future FGC programming. The paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across "Promoting Women in Development" (PROWID) projects and their implications within the various themes.

Project title: Enabling change for women's reproductive health (ENABLE)

Women in development indefinite quantity contract (WID IQC)

This brochure is the monographic record of a USAID photographic exhibition in honor of International Women's Day (8-16 March 2007, Senate Russell Office Building, Washington, DC and 16-23 March 2007, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC). It describes how women contribute to development and how USAID assistance supports women's empowerment and equality, focusing on the economic growth, peace and security, humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance, education, and health sectors.

This document profiles USAID's efforts to address barriers to full access to opportunity for women and men throughout the developing world. The selected examples illustrate the efforts of the USAID field missions, the Office of Women in Development, and other USAID operating units to fully integrate women into development programs and policies throughout USAID. Topics covered in the report include education, economic growth, women's health and HIV/AIDS, trafficking in persons, violence against women, and women's legal rights and political participation.

This is the final report of the Women in Development Technical Assistance (WIDTECH) Project, a five-year contract that ran from September 1996 through December 2001. WIDTECH promoted gender integration by supporting the USAID Women in Development office in its goal of enabling women to participate fully and benefit equally in the development process and incorporating gender concerns into all activities in USAID-assisted countries. The report describes WIDTECH's achievements and lessons learned, focusing on its five sector areas (democracy and governance, economic growth, education, environment, and health) and core services (training, grants to local NGOs, communication and information dissemination, and gender integration).

Also available with related materials on CD-ROM (PN-ACS-787) | Project title: AIDS social marketing (AIDSMark)

Project title: Communication for behavior change (CHANGE)

This synthesis paper provides an introduction to female genital cutting (FGC), a traditional practice that involves the physical alteration of the female genitalia. It presents three highly successful approaches to ending FGC implemented in Egypt, The Gambia, and Senegal and provides lessons learned and recommendations for future FGC programming. The paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across "Promoting Women in Development" (PROWID) projects and their implications within the various themes.

This French language document provides an overview of the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

This document reports on a series of WAWI gender mainstreaming implementation workshops held in in May/June 2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The general objective of the Mali and Niger workshops was to reinforce the capacities of WAWI partners and their colleagues in government agencies to use gender analysis and gender-sensitive project planning and monitoring tools in their normal water and sanitation activities in ways that would foster gender-balanced participation and project sustainability. In Ghana, the basic objective was to build the capacity of partners to integrate gender concerns into all aspects of WAWI activities.

This document provides an overview of the WAWI Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

Given the important role of women in Kenya and the multiple obstacles they face in their daily lives, USAID/Kenya requested assistance in incorporating gender considerations into its portfolio of activities. This report presents the findings of this assistance, offering:

• Suggested approaches toward incorporating gender into the USAID/Kenya strategic objectives of democracy and governance, economic growth, population and health, and natural resources management;
• Recommendations on incorporating gender into the USAID/Kenya Integrated Strategic Plan (ISP), Results Review & Resource Request (R4), and Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) reporting documents; and
• Recommendations on possible next steps for the Mission toward further supporting the well-being of women in Kenya.

This report presents analyses of four sectors: education, economic growth, health care, and democracy and governance; each sector analysis includes key gender issues and opportunities, an analysis of USAID's past practice, and recommendations for the new country strategic plan. In addition, the report suggests cross-cutting themes that apply to all sectors within which USAID/Mali intends to work. Lastly, it proposes a gender plan of action for USAID/Mali.

This French language document provides an overview of the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

This document reports on a series of WAWI gender mainstreaming implementation workshops held in in May/June 2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The general objective of the Mali and Niger workshops was to reinforce the capacities of WAWI partners and their colleagues in government agencies to use gender analysis and gender-sensitive project planning and monitoring tools in their normal water and sanitation activities in ways that would foster gender-balanced participation and project sustainability. In Ghana, the basic objective was to build the capacity of partners to integrate gender concerns into all aspects of WAWI activities.

This document provides an overview of the WAWI Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

This French language document provides an overview of the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

This document reports on a series of WAWI gender mainstreaming implementation workshops held in in May/June 2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The general objective of the Mali and Niger workshops was to reinforce the capacities of WAWI partners and their colleagues in government agencies to use gender analysis and gender-sensitive project planning and monitoring tools in their normal water and sanitation activities in ways that would foster gender-balanced participation and project sustainability. In Ghana, the basic objective was to build the capacity of partners to integrate gender concerns into all aspects of WAWI activities.

This document provides an overview of the WAWI Gender Mainstreaming Project, which was implemented in 2004-2005 in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. The document also shares lessons learned throughout the various stages of the project and concludes with a series of recommendations for the next phase of the project.

This synthesis paper provides an introduction to female genital cutting (FGC), a traditional practice that involves the physical alteration of the female genitalia. It presents three highly successful approaches to ending FGC implemented in Egypt, The Gambia, and Senegal and provides lessons learned and recommendations for future FGC programming. The paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across "Promoting Women in Development" (PROWID) projects and their implications within the various themes.

Project title: Communication for behavior change (CHANGE)

Project title: Communication for behavior change (CHANGE)

Project title: Communication for behavior change (CHANGE) | Zambart project | Project title: Communities responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic (CORE) initiative | Positive action program | Kara Counselling

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 2 contents:

• Drug Addiction and Women
• Customary Law in Afghanistan
• Afghan Men's Literacy
• Maternal Health in Afghanistan
• Afghan Men and Women in Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 3 contents:

• Violence Against Women
• Men and Disability in Afghanistan
• Pregnant or Nursing Mothers and Nutrition
• Understanding the Afghan Constitution and Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 4 contents:

• Violence Against Women by Women
• Men's Employment in Afghanistan
• Women's Higher Education in Afghanistan
• Family Planning and Women's Health in Afghanistan
• Understanding the Afghan Constitution and Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 5 contents:

• Infertility and Women in Afghanistan
• Inheritance and Women in Afghanistan
• Women Police in Afghanistan
• Men and the Cost of Marriage in Afghanistan
• Understanding the Afghan Constitution and Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 8 contents:

• Women and Sexual Harrassment
• Suicide and Women
• Women Beggars in Afghanistan
• Women and the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
• Violence Against Women Database Initiative

Conducted under subcontract 5909-586 FWL01 | Project title: POLICY II

Women in development indefinite quantity contract (WID IQC)

Project title: Communication for behavior change (CHANGE)

This report presents the results of a longitudinal study, implemented by the Girls’ and Women’s Education Policy Research Activity, that examined women's integrated literacy and basic education programs in Bolivia. The study evaluated elements of the NGO-run programs and assessed their impact on women’s personal development and ultimately on national development. The study assessed the impact of women's integrated literacy and basic education programs by studying their effects on specific socio-economic indicators, including 1) literacy and education; 2) children's education; 3) health and reproductive health; 4) participation in economic activities; 5) household decision making; 6) community participation; and 7) awareness of legal rights.

This synthesis paper provides an introduction to female genital cutting (FGC), a traditional practice that involves the physical alteration of the female genitalia. It presents three highly successful approaches to ending FGC implemented in Egypt, The Gambia, and Senegal and provides lessons learned and recommendations for future FGC programming. The paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across "Promoting Women in Development" (PROWID) projects and their implications within the various themes.