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 Developing a Gender Policy for the GAVI Alliance
Aim
In line with other major international agencies, the GAVI Alliance is embarking on the process of developing a Gender Policy. T he importance of gender equality is multi-dimensional and inter-locking, and has been proven to accelerate the goals of development, including health outcomes. An innovative Gender Policy has the potential to improve the effectiveness of GAVI Alliance policy and programming, and in turn enhance the GAVI Alliance’s contribution to the achievement of the MDGs and the expansion of women’s and children’s rights and health status. It could also strengthen the GAVI Alliance’s role and profile as a catalyst for change in the global health arena.
Scope
The development of a Gender Policy for the GAVI Alliance will entail:
- A synthesis of existing evidence regarding links between gender and immunisation and health service strengthening, and identification of research gaps and future research directions to strengthen the business case
- Assessment of the current gender perspective and practices within the GAVI Alliance through an online questionnaire, online discussion forum and in-person individual and group consultations
- A review (combining desktop analysis and interviews) of GAVI Alliance partners’ approaches to gender and gender mainstreaming action plans, especially in the health field, so as to ensure that GAVI’s policy is complementary and value-added
- Development of a holistic gender policy for the GAVI Alliance so that it can play a catalytic role in furthering gender equality outcomes
- Development of an implementation strategy and action plan with regard to the GAVI Alliance’s external work (programming, policy design and advocacy, country and CSO support, communications, financing and fundraising) and internal functioning (human resource capacities, resource allocation decision-making, workplace satisfaction, organisational structure).
Additional resources
For more information on this project contact: Nicola Jones, Kent Buse or Cora Walsh.
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