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Annex 1: EXAMPLES OF GENDERTRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES
Stepping Stones was developed by Strategies for Hope and ActionAid in 1995 and has been used throughout the world. It is a training package on gender, HIV, communication, relationship skills and life-skills. It covers many aspects of people’s lives, including why people behave in the ways they do, how gender, generation and other issues influence this, and ways in which people can change their behaviour. Stepping Stones uses a series of 14 sessions among individual or combined peer groups. These use a participatory approach through discussions and activities based on the participants’ own experiences and using methods such as role play and drawing. Strategies for Hope (1995), Stepping Stones: A Training Package in HIV/AIDS, Communication and Relationship Skills. Men as Partners was started by EngenderHealth in 1996 and has been implemented in over 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the USA. The programme works with men to play constructive roles in promoting gender equity and health in families and communities. Its approaches include: interactive, skillsbuilding workshops that confront harmful stereotypes of what it means to be a man; training health care professionals in providing male-friendly services; leading local and national public education campaigns; and building national and international advocacy networks to create a global movement. Engenderhealth (accessed 6.1.11), Men as Partners, available at: www.engenderhealth.org/our-work/gender/ men-as-partners.php Promundo is a Brazilian NGO set up in 1997 to promote gender equality and end violence against women, children and youth. Its combines research and advocacy with programmes to promote positive changes in gender norms and behaviours among individuals, families and communities. For example, Programme M (‘M’ being for Mulheres and Mujeres – ‘women’ in Portuguese and Spanish) seeks to promote the health and empowerment of young women through critical reflections about gender, rights and health. It consists of educational workshops, community
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campaigns and innovative evaluation instruments to assess impact on young women’s gender-related attitudes and perceived self-efficacy in interpersonal relationships. The curriculum was field-tested in Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico and Nicaragua and has been adapted for India and Tanzania. Promundo (accessed 6.1.11), Programmes, available at: www.promundo.org.br/en/activities/programs The Sonke Gender Justice project started in 2006 and works across Africa to strengthen government, civil society and citizen capacity to support men and boys to take action. The One Man Can campaign supports men and boys to end domestic and sexual violence and promote healthy, equitable relationships that men and women can enjoy. It promotes the idea that each person has a role to play and can create a better, more equitable and just world. It encourages men to work together with other men and women to take action. The campaign includes an action kit (with music and fact sheets) and suggests action ideas for men – for example supporting a survivor or challenging other men to take action. Sonke Gender Justice (accessed 6.1.11), One Man Can, available at: www.genderjustice.org.za/ onemancan/?php MyAdmin=l06quHmc2HyKa50XHUS FkShStJ8 The Frontiers Prevention Project by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance India included a focused prevention programme in Andhra Pradesh, targeting key populations and reaching over 22,000 female sex workers and 12,000 men who have sex with men. The programme’s gender-transformative approach combined multiple strategies including participatory site assessments; promoting networks to provide mutual support; training leaders; building capacity to address structural determinants of inequality (including gender-based violence); advocacy on policymaking; outreach to gatekeepers; providing safe spaces; and strengthening the capacity of NGOs. International HIV/AIDS Alliance India (2006), Focused Prevention in Andhra Pradesh.