TRAINING MATERIALS

FOR GENDER MAINSTREAMING

IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
FACILIATATOR MATERIALS
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES 2
The Training of Trainers on Mainstreaming Gender in Disaster Risk Red!tion "GDRR# $as
!ond!ted in Sri %anka from &'( De!em)er 200( *on re+est of the United Nations De,e-o*ment
.rogramme Disaster Management .rogramme/ in *artnershi* $ith O0fam/ G1 Sri %anka/ the 2-- India
Disaster Mitigation Institte/ India "2IDMI/ India# and UNISDR/ $ith the *rin!i*a- o)3e!ti,e of
strengthening the regiona- "S22RC -e,e-# and nationa- -e,e- !a*a!it4 in disaster risk red!tion.
This set of do!ments/ $hi!h I am sharing $ith the gender and disasters !ommnit4 throgh the
Gender and Disaster Net$ork "GDN#/ is a !om*i-ation of the training materia-s sed dring that
a!ti,it4. It fa--s into t$o main se!tions5
6. 7a!i-itator materia-s 8 this !ontains a-- the materia-s in one fo-der/ organi9ed in : se!tions. 7or
!on,enien!e/ the .o$er*oint s-ides are a-so !o--ated into se*arate .o$er*oint fi-es
2. .arti!i*ants; materia-s in!-ding5
a. 7o-der materia-s/ and
). <andots
This means the organi9ers !an *rint ot a !om*-ete set of materia-s for se )4 the 7a!i-itator"s#= a set
of fi-es to )e !ontained in the fo-der gi,en to *arti!i*ants $hen the4 )egin the training= and fina--4 a set
of handots to )e gi,en ot as the *arti!i*ants $ork throgh the ,arios se!tions and a!ti,ities.
.-ease fee- free to se and edit the materia-s to sit 4or needs and !onform to the di,erse !onte0ts
$ithin $hi!h $e $ork. In !o--ating these training materia-s/ I ha,e )orro$ed from other athors and
organisations= $hen 4o se them *-ease ensre that *ro*er !itation is in!-ded.
I am ho*ing that this do!ment $i-- )e a $ork in *rogress and that ne$ materia-s $i-- )e added to
kee* it *dated and res*onsi,e to the !hanging needs of or ,o!ation. To !ontri)te or sggest
GDRR materia-s sed )4 4o or 4or organisation/ *-ease send an emai- to
Mareen.7ordham>northm)ria.a!.k or gdn>gdnon-ine.org.
Mareen 7ordham
Disaster and De,e-o*ment Centre
Northm)ria Uni,ersit4
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES &
Training Objectives
The o,era-- o)3e!ti,e is5
To strengthen the regiona- and nationa- -e,e- !a*a!it4 in DRR.
The s*e!ifi! o)3e!ti,es are5
To de,e-o* !a*a!it4 of *arti!i*ants to nderstand and ana-49e gender d4nami!s )et$een $omen
and men in !ommnities and the !a*a!ities and ,-nera)i-ities of $omen=
To ana-4se the *o-i!4 and *ra!ti!e *-ans of state and INGO me!hanisms from a gender !onte0t
and -ink the inter,entions at ea!h stage of DM !4!-e=
2!tion *-ans on gendering DRR are to )e de,e-o*ed )4 state and INGOs *arti!i*ants for re,ie$ in
a 4ear;s time= and
To de,e-o* Gendered Disaster Risk Red!tion "GDRR# !ommnities of *ra!ti!e "net$orks# in
ea!h !ontr4.
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES ?
TOPICS AND STRUCTURE
The training materia-s fo--o$ this sggested *rogramme ")reaks are not sho$n here )t sho-d )e
fre+ent#
*0. Introduction to te Training Progra!!e and eac oter
*". #e$ gender conce%ts 8 sharing )a!kgrond kno$-edge and nderstanding

a. .ersona- !onstr!tions of gender
). Gendered and gender'netra- -angage
!. Gender re-ations. Understanding @ID and G2D/ and the *ra!ti!a- and strategi!
needsAinterestsAa!tions of $omen
d. Gender means $omen 2ND men "gir-s 2ND )o4s# and the differentia- *o$er re-ations
)et$een them. It a-so in!-des se0a-it4Atransgender isses
e. Gender and rights
f. Se0a- and Gender 1ased Bio-en!e "SG1B#
g. CSomething I ha,e $anted to sa4 a-- da4 isDE
*&. A%%'ied %o'ic$ as%ects "UND.Aother organi9ationsAgo,ernment !onte0t#
a. Mainstreaming 8 $hat it means
). Mainstreaming andAor fo!a- *oints 8 *ros and !ons
!. Mainstreaming men into GDRR
1reak in!or*orated into the *re,ios session
d. Gender as e0*erien!ed $ithin organi9ations
e. Gender ana-4sis too-s
*(. Te disaster)deve'o%!ent 'in*
a. Disaster risk red!tion "drr# and the <4ogo 7rame$ork for 2!tion
). @here gender fits in
!. C@hat I ha,e -earned toda4 isDE C@hat I am sti-- nsre a)ot isDE
*+. A%%'ied ,DRR %ractice as%ects 8 o**ortnities for GDRR throghot the disaster !4!-e

a. Res*onseARe-ief
). .re*arednessA*-anning
!. MitigationAada*tation
d. Re!onstr!tion
1reak to )e taken dring the a!ti,it4
e. 7a!i-itation
f. The disaster resi-ient/ gender fair !ommnit4
g. Bideo sho$ing 8 *arti!i*ants to )ring someF
*-. Te %resent and te .uture 8 finding !ommon grond
a. .resent trends affe!ting or ftre
). C.rodsE and CSorries
!. Idea- ftre s!enarios
d. Common grond on the ftre
e. Gro* and *ersona- a!tion *-ans for the ftre
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES :
f. Monitoring and e,a-ation
g. Gendered Disaster Risk Red!tion "GDRR# Net$orks
*/. 0ra%)u% and Eva'uation
a. @hat ha,e $e -earnedF
). Com*-ete e,a-ation form
*1. One)to)One and2or ,rou%s)to)3aci'itators 4eetings2Net5or*ing

a. This da4 $i-- )e set aside for *rogrammed meetingsAnet$orking for an4 $ho $ish to
do so. 7a!i-itators and e0*erts $i-- )e a,ai-a)-e to dis!ss and ad,ise on 4or
*ersona- or gro* *-ans for the ftre.
). .ossi)-e fie-d ,isit
6a'ues .or te 0or*so%
6. Chatham <ose R-es
6
2. No hierar!hies
&. E,er4one;s o*inion is ,a-ed
?. E,er4thing $i-- )e shared in *)-i!
:. @e aim for COMMON GROUND rather than G!onf-i!t management/G $hi!h means re!ogni9ing
or differen!es rather than ha,ing to re!on!i-e them.
H. @e $i-- -isten to ea!h other
(. @e $i-- kee* to time frames
2
,rou% Se'.)4anage!ent 7eadersi% Ro'es
Ea!h sma-- gro* $i-- manage its o$n dis!ssion/ data/ time/ and re*orts/ and !an di,ide * the $ork
as it $ishes $ithin the agreed o)3e!ti,es of ea!h a!ti,it4. It is -ike-4 that for man4 a!ti,ities different
ro-es might )e ne!essar4 and it is re!ommended that ro-es sho-d )e rotated5
Dis!ssion %eader 8 assres that ea!h *erson $ho $ants to s*eak is heard $ithin the time
a,ai-a)-e. Iee*s gro* on to*i!=
Timekee*er 8 ensres gro* is a$are of the time -eft. Monitors re*orting and signa-s time
remaining to *erson ta-king=
Re!order 8 $rites the gro*;s ot*t on f-i*!harts et!/ sing ea!h s*eaker;s o$n $ords. 2sks
*eo*-e to restate -ong ideas )rief-4=
Re*orter 8 de-i,ers the re*ort to the -arger gro*.
E,er4one $i-- )e $orking in different gro*s at different times ' sa--4 either a mi0ed gro* or a
stakeho-der gro*. T4*i!a- gro*s in this meeting are5
Go,ernment
UN
IANGOs
Mi0ed
1
G@hen a meeting/ or *art thereof/ is he-d nder the Chatham <ose R-e/ *arti!i*ants are free to se the
information re!ei,ed/ )t neither the identit4 nor the affi-iation of the s*eaker"s#/ nor that of an4 other *arti!i*ant/
ma4 )e re,ea-edG. htt*5AA$$$.!hathamhose.org.kAa)otA!hathamhoser-eA
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Some of the *hi-oso*hi!a- ideas *resented here are taken from J7tre Sear!h;K
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES H
OtherD

E8%ectations setting
2da*ted from5 The O0fam Gender Training Mana- L O0fam UI and Ire-and 6MM? *. ::
Time: 45mins
Method:
1. Introductory welcome to the workshop (5mins)
2. Everyone (including Facilitators) to introduce themselves to the group stating! who they are
where they come "rom and the kind o" work they do. (#rite this on "lipchart in case people "orget)
(15mins)
$. Facilitator to give the proposed timing o" sessions meals and %reaks and make sure that this is
accepta%le to participants. (5mins)
4. Facilitator to go through the o%&ectives o" the workshop which everyone has on a handout.
(5mins)
5. Facilitator to divide the group into even si'ed groups according to where people are sitting.
a. (ake a "ew moments to note down to yoursel" your e)pectations and any concerns
you might have "or this workshop. (5mins)
%. In the groups you "ind yoursel" in (decided %y the Facilitator) discuss some o" your
e)pectations and concerns. (5mins)
c. *roups in turn share one o" these e)pectations and one o" these "ears with the
whole group (1+mins)
d. Facilitator to write it on the sheet on the wall in two columns (without %eing o%vious)!
the "irst relates to which ones you think the #orkshop can deal with, the second
relates to ones the Facilitator thinks are outside this meeting.
-. I" necessary the Facilitator to e)plain why some e)pectations cannot %e met in this #orkshop
.. Facilitator to e)plain monitoring and evaluation. (here is an evaluation "orm %ut it would %e %etter
to hear a%out hope things are going as the (o( proceeds. Every a"ternoon at the end o" the day
the "acilitators should meet along with one or two representatives "rom the group
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
SU,,ESTED ACTI6IT9
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES (
.rogramme sed in Sri %anka/ De!em)er 200(
ACTI6ITIES : PRESENTATIONS : READIN,S indicative
ti!ings
DA9 ONE ;<.(0a! to /%!= Have refreshments ready by 9am and
encourage them to get there to start on time

*0. Introduction to te Training
Progra!!e and eac oter
?:

*". #e$ gender conce%ts >
saring bac*ground *no5'edge
and understanding
Put some things on ppt and show while people
are having refreshment break


a. .ersona- !onstr!tions of
gender
s-ide .oem 8 on s!reen on-4
a!ti,it4 Gender +i9 8 20
a!ti,it4Ahandot5 .ersona- !onstr!tion of
gender "ada*ted from Mrth4 and Ia**en 200H#
&0
differen!e )et$een se0 and gender 8
a!ti,it4

<andotAs-ide5 SEN/ GENDER/ GENDER

RO%ES 2ND GENDER RE%2TIONS "Mrth4 R I
and Ia**en M 200H Gender/ .o,ert4 and Rights5 2
trainer;s Mana-. 1anga-ore5 Bisthar#
20

)reak 6:
). Gendered and gender'
netra- -angage
a!ti,it4As-ideAhandot5 Gendered and
gender'netra- -angage5 2 $or-d trned *side
do$n
?:
!. Gender re-ations.
Understanding @ID and G2D/
and the *ra!ti!a- and strategi!
needsAinterestsAa!tions of $omen
2!ti,it4 ' Understanding @ID and G2D/
and the *ra!ti!a- and strategi!
needsAinterestsAa!tions of $omen
O0
handot5 @IDAG2DA.O@ERA-e,e-s
handot5 2 stor45 Mr Mo4o goes to the
do!tor

-n!h :0
d. Gender means $omen
2ND men "gir-s 2ND )o4s# and
the differentia- *o$er re-ations
)et$een them. It a-so in!-des
se0a-it4Atransgender isses
<andot
2!ti,it4 ' Se0a-it4 and transgender isses
8 ho$ re-e,ant to 4oF
?0

Short )reak 60
e. Gender and rights .resentation of Con,entions 60
2!ti,it4 8 de)ate. ' O)3e!ti,e5 to e0*-ore
the re-ati,e merits of a rights'Aad,o!a!4')ased
,erss an in!enti,e')ased a**roa!h.
H0
@ork o,er the refreshment )reak to
*re*are 4or argments

f. Se0a- and Gender

1ased Bio-en!e "SG1B#
The Gender 1ased'Bio-en!e Tree5 Cases
P Conse+en!es
H0
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES O
<andot

g. CSomething I ha,e
$anted to sa4 a-- da4 isDE
6:
?.( ours tota'
DA9 T0O
*&. A%%'ied %o'ic$ as%ects
;UNDP2oter
organi@ations2govern!ent
conte8t=
/ny issues "rom yesterday0 1owerpoint
presentation on key concepts and de"initions
(2adhavi 2alalgoda /riya%andu)
6:
a. Mainstreaming 8 $hat it
means
/ctivity! *eneral introduction to what
mainstreaming is! short %rainstorming (15 minutes)
report %ack with interactive slide presentation
($+mins)
?:
). Mainstreaming andAor
fo!a- *oints 8 *ros and !ons
activity 3 gender "ocal point &o% description
and the pros and cons o" mainstreaming and "ocal
points
?0
!. Mainstreaming men into
GDRR
6. 2!ti,it45 mainstreaming men into GDRR.
@hat is the *ro)-em5 @h4 is it that more men do not
do gender $orkF
:0
1reak in!or*orated into the
*re,ios session

d. Gender as e0*erien!ed
$ithin organi9ations
2. 2adhumita 4arkar 5 e)ercise and case
study e)ploring women6s empowerment issues
?:
e. Gender ana-4sis too-s $. (hen %rie"ly point to the gender analysis
tools, use 78/ as an e)ample o" what is out there
and what they might use and where they can "ind
them
&0
-n!h H0

*(. Te disaster)deve'o%!ent
'in*


a. Disaster risk red!tion
"drr# and the <4ogo 7rame$ork
for 2!tion
2!ti,it45 O0fam;s De,e-o*ment and re-ief5 !ommon
e-ements
?0
.resentation5 sho$ *ressre and re-ease mode-=
Terr4 Cannon;s ,-nera)i-it4 **t
60
1rief o,er,ie$ *resentation of <72 8 Madha,i
Ma-a-goda 2ri4a)and
6:
). @here gender fits in Short *resentation of gender isse in <72 :
2CTIBITY5 Reframe the <72 *riorities and then
sho$ GDN ora- statement as an e0am*-e
&0
!. C@hat I ha,e -earned
toda4 isDE C@hat I am sti-- nsre
a)ot isDE
6:
/.?ours tota'
DA9 TAREE
*+. A%%'ied ,DRR %ractice
as%ects > o%%ortunities .or
,DRR trougout te disaster

Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES M
c$c'e
7eed)a!k from 4esterda4 &0
.resentations5 Disaster !4!-e= Gender and
emergen!ies5 some ke4 isses= Gender ana-4sis
too-s
20
Either a-- do a-- a!ti,ities for a-- *arts of the !4!-e 8
)rief o,er,ie$s on-4

Or
Ea!h gro* takes one *art of the !4!-e 8 more
detai-ed *-anning and -ength4 re*ort )a!k this
one preferred

a. Res*onseARe-ief 2!ti,it45 Gro* 65 She-terACam* .-anning S!enario.
Sri %anka

). .re*arednessA*-anning 2!ti,it45 Gro* 25 f-ood management teams5
em)ankments and E@S. Ne*a-

!. MitigationAada*tation 2!ti,it45 Gro* &5 Nationa- go,ernment *-anning
team for *re*aredness and *-anning *rogramme5
<a9ard and risk a$areness raising throgh
ed!ation *rogrammes= B-nera)i-it4 and !a*a!it4
ma**ing and ana-4sis. North @est 7rontier .ro,in!e
of .akistan.

d. Re!onstr!tion 2!ti,it45 .ost'Earth+ake Re!o,er4 and
Re!onstr!tion S!enario. BGandhisthan;/ India

1reak to )e taken dring the
a!ti,it4

@orking on the s!enario H0
Re*ort )a!k "6A2 hor ea!h# from ea!h of ? gro*s H0
-n!h H0
e. 7a!i-itation 7a!i-itation and *rin!i*-es of -earning ' 2IDMI
*resentation
&0
f. The disaster resi-ient/
gender fair !ommnit4
.resentation and handot 20
2!ti,it4 8 to engender the disaster resi-ient
!ommnit4 "sing )-ank sheet#
H0

g. Bideo sho$ing 8 $o-d
someone -ike to )ring someF
O*tiona- Bideo sho$ing H0
1edtime reading
/.- ours tota'
DA9 3OUR
*-. Te %resent and te .uture >
.inding co!!on ground
.ossi)-4 )egin some of these the da4 )efore
o%tiona' e8tra Manik Gnati--eke ' O)ser,ations on Da4 & and
7o!s on $ork for toda4 ' *resentation

o%tiona' e8tra
o%tiona' e8tra 2IDMI ' TEC E,a-ation ' *resentation
a. .resent trends affe!ting or
ftre
Trends affe!ting or ftre for GDRR &0
). C.rodsE and CSorries &0
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion
0. INTRODUCTORY NOTES 60
!. Idea- ftre s!enarios Idea- ftre s!enario for GDRR. .r*ose5 to
imagine a ftre 4o $ant to $ork to$ard
(:
)reak 6:
d. Common grond on the
ftre
.r*ose5 to dis!o,er the !ommon grond desired
)4 the @orksho*
?:
-n!h
e. Gro* and *ersona- a!tion
*-ans for the ftre
ST2IE<O%DER GROU. 2CTION .%2NNING. H0
mins for gro* to *-an= &0 mins for a-- gro*s to
re*ort
M0
f. Monitoring and e,a-ation Read handots and !om*i-e measra)-e indi!ators
for 4or gro*;s a!tion *-ans
(:
g. Gendered Disaster Risk
Red!tion "GDRR# Net$orks
Commnities of *ra!ti!e
brea*
*/. 0ra%)u% and Eva'uation

a. @hat ha,e $e -earnedF O*en dis!ssion 6:
). Com*-ete e,a-ation form 6:
1 ours tota'
OPTIONA7 3I3TA DA9

*1. One)to)One and2or ,rou%s)
to)3aci'itators 4eetings


a. This da4 $i-- )e set aside for
*rogrammed meetings for an4
$ho $ish to do so. 7a!i-itators and
e0*erts $i-- )e a,ai-a)-e to dis!ss
and ad,ise on 4or *ersona- or
gro* *-ans for the ftre.

.ossi)-e fie-d ,isit
Training Materia-s for Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Red!tion