This report presents the findings of a gender assessment of sustainable conservation-oriented enterprises, which was conducted under the WID-funded Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project. It is based on the findings of a gender assessment team that spent three weeks in Kenya in 2007. It also builds on a desktop review of activities in other parts of the country. The objectives of the study were to:

1. identify specific business development constraints facing men and women engaged in nature-based income-generating activities, and
2. recommend strategies and interventions to increase the socio-economic benefits of biodiversity conservation through nature-based enterprises.

This research brief summarizes the findings of a gender assessment of sustainable conservation-oriented enterprises conducted under the WID-funded Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project. The larger report is based on the findings of a gender assessment team that spent three weeks in Kenya in 2007. It also builds on a desktop review of activities in other parts of the country. The objectives of the study were to:

1. identify specific business development constraints facing men and women engaged in nature-based income-generating activities, and
2. recommend strategies and interventions to increase the socio-economic benefits of biodiversity conservation through nature-based enterprises.

The Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Program Manager traveled to Kenya from November 30 to December 8, 2008 to follow-up with two USAID/Kenya implementing partners on work conducted by GATE between May and November 2008. The GATE Program Manager also participated in the East Africa Gender and Economic Growth Workshop hosted in Nairobi, Kenya. This trip report discusses the meetings with the Kenya Dairy Sector Competitiveness Program and the Kenya Civil Society Strengthening Program. (The details of the workshop can be found in the GATE Workshop Report December 3-4, 2008.)

A team from the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project traveled to Kenya in September 2008 to train the staff of three USAID/Kenya agriculture programs on integrating gender into value chain programs. This trip report describes the development and execution of the gender integration training. This training is the first of three planned country efforts to improve the capacity of both Missions and implementing partners to systematically gather gender-related data for value chain assessments and to improve gender equity in agricultural value chains.

This document, produced under the WID-funded Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project, shares the materials used in a September 2008 USAID/Kenya staff training on integrating gender into agricultural value chains. The objectives of the workshop were to help participants become familiar with value chain analysis, comprehend key gender concepts, understand the process of gender analysis in value chain development, and learn how to apply gender analysis to address gender constraints in value chain development activities. The training materials include PowerPoint slides and handouts.

This book of Gender Training Materials, prepared by the USAID-funded Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project and tailored to the needs of the USAID/Kenya Mission, supports the Mission's commitment to gender integration for activities related to Economic Growth and Trade. It was used during a September 2007 workshop for USAID/Kenya staff and partners working on Strategic Objective (SO) 7 and 5. The materials are directed to the staff of the Agriculture, Business and Environment Office (ABEO) Team as well as partner organizations. They are designed to increase participants' knowledge, skills, and confidence in asking the right gender questions, finding the necessary data and assistance to answer these questions, and developing appropriate program interventions to meet gender-related targets.

This study is part of a worldwide research program, Broadening Access and Strengthening Input Market Systems (BASIS). The study was designed to challenge the belief that it is too difficult to apply integrated approaches to the issue of food security. It assumed that the use of gender analysis and participatory processes creates the opportunity and provides the framework for developing integrated approaches to food security, and then it examined examples in four countries — Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — that applied these approaches to improving household food security.

This fact sheet provides a snapshot of Kenya's economy, covering key economic indicators, trade, poverty, and the labor market. In addition, it presents a development diamond that maps poverty, labor market segmentation, trade, and wage rate trends over a 10-year period.

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.

Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)