IASC Gender Marker analysis and coding

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Purpose of the IASC Gender MarkerHow it worksThe difference it makesHelp…what to do when there is no

gender information?Project design Resources

Purpose Efficient and effective targeting -filling the ‘evidence gap’

Enhances gender capacity within clusters – gender mainstreaming andbetter projects

Responds to donor demands and humanitarian standards.

Provides a practical tool for monitoring gender progress.

Gaining momentum

Created by IASC CAP Sub-Working Group (humanitarian finance) collaborating with the SWG on Gender

Piloted in in 2009; 10 countries in 2010/2011 20 countries in 2012 and 2013, including

• 16 Consolidated Appeals (CAPs)• Five Pooled Funds and Pakistan Early Recovery Framework

• Now a requirement in all humanitarian appeals and funding mechanisms.

How does it work? a design tool - anchored in gender analysis each humanitarian project is coded 0-2 on its potential to

advance gender equality code based on the degree and logical flow of gender in:

Needs Assessment Activities Outcomes

IASC Gender Marker CodingGender

Code Description

0 Differences between women and men are not reflected anywhere in the proposal.

1 Gender differences are reflected in only 1 or 2 critical sections* of the proposal. The project is unlikely to contribute to greater equality.

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(2A) Different needs and realities of women and men are described in the needs assessment (context/background) section. This analysis logically connects to project activities that address the needs of both and related outcomes. The project “mainstreams” gender and is likely to make a positive contribution to equality.

(2B) As a result of analysis, the project targets a particular group –often one sex- girls, boys, women, or men – who are disadvantaged or have distinct needs because of their gender role. The main purpose of the project is to advance equality.

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Applicable

This project does not have direct contact with affected populations including through employment, and does not directly affect or determine the selection or use of resources, goods or services accessed by affected populations.

* One exception: If gender differences are ONLY mentioned in the Outcomes section, a project will be coded 0. Differentiated outcomes cannot happen if there has been no analysis or no intentional activities planned to achieve the outcomes.

How the Gender Marker is implemented

Support to the process:Champions - Humanitarian Coordinator and Country TeamImplementers - Cluster Lead Agencies and Clusters Cluster support - Gender Focal Point in each clusterInter-cluster back-up - Gender Advisers

(i.e. OCHA/UN Women/GenCap) train and provide technical input to cluster Coordinators, CAP and Gender Focal Points)

Action steps – coding

Project designers propose a gender code Gender Focal Points in each cluster review code and

provide gender feedback to incorporate into the peer review process

Cluster teams vet each project and provide comment on the gender content and gender code as part of feedback to each project team

After revision, cluster teams finalize the accurate gender code and ensure this appears on OPS for each project approved in the appeal

Cluster teams monitor and report that projects are implemented to fulfill their gender code

RESULTS: Gender Marker Trends in 6 Countries

2010 – 2013 Kenya, Niger, OPT, Somalia, Yemen, Zimbabwe

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RESULTS:GLOBAL GENDER MARKER PERFORMANCE

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RESULTS: 2013 Performance by Country

Country Code 2 (A+B)

1 Sudan 74%

2 Republic of South Sudan 71%

3 Occupied Palestinian Territory 69%

4 Mauritania 66%

5 Philippines 55%

6 Burkina Faso 53%

7 Djibouti 48%

8 Somalia 47%

8 Yemen 47%

9 Kenya 46%

10 Mali 45%

11 Zimbabwe 30%

12 DRC 26%

13 Chad 19%

14 Niger 16%

15 Central African Republic 13%

RESULTS: Cluster Performance 2012 - 2013Cluster Code 0 Code 1 Code 2

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CAMP COORDINATION & MGT 0% 0% 14% 0% 86% 100%

COORD & SUPPORT SVCS 13% 29% 40% 23% 48% 33%

EARLY RECOVERY 8% 24% 23% 27% 69% 49%

EDUCATION 1% 3% 36% 31% 63% 66%

FOOD SECURITY 9% 10% 41% 40% 50% 50%

HEALTH 11% 10% 33% 39% 55% 50%

LOGISTICS 27% 6% 73% 22% 0% 11%

MINE ACTION 0% 0% 25% 29% 75% 71%

MULTI-SECTOR: REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANTS 15% 7% 18% 22% 66% 70%

NUTRITION 4% 10% 38% 45% 59% 45%

PROTECTION 3% 5% 26% 29% 71% 65%

SHELTER AND NFIs 1% 5% 41% 38% 58% 57%

WASH 6% 13% 39% 39% 54% 48%

TOTAL 7% 10% 35% 36% 58% 52%

The Successes

Greater attention to the importance of sex- and age- disaggregated data

Clusters establishing minimum commitments on gender Agencies committed to achieving 100% Code 2 projects:

UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, UNOCHACountry teams committing to NO gender blind ‘code 0’ projects Donors demanding evidence of gender responsive

programmingECHO rolling out a Gender & Age Marker for all ECHO funded

projects in January 2014

CAP 2012 Donor Survey Findings, Sept 201228. How valuable to you as a donor is the Gender Marker score

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Anchor: gender analysis in Needs

Describe how the crisis affects women, men, girls, and boys differently:

Their diversity. Who may be overlooked? What has changed? Are they safe or at risk? Who cannot access service? What are their roles? Skills? How do they cope? Who makes decisions ? Who is subject to violence? Who perpetrates violence?

Practice coding –nutrition (code 1 Why?)

Needs • Y# children U5 and X# pregnant and lactating women are

estimated (source given) at risk of acute malnutrition

Activities • Screening , therapeutic feeding, supplementary feeding ,

micronutrients/Vitamin A for U5 children (target # for each)• Breastfeeding activities, micronutrients/Vitamin A for # PLW

Outcomes• Nutrition level of # of U5 children stabilized-no increase in

malnutrition• # PLW receive nutrition needed for selves and infants

Agriculture /ER (code 2a – Why?)Needs• Rubble removal and land restoration; seed and tools for planting

rice and vegetables; pre-crisis data showed men invest circa X% in-field work in rice, women Y% & vegetable gardens use predominantly women’s labour, men do land preparation. Both active in land clearance and recycling – in single-sex FGDs men and women each identify what they have skills to do and want to do in rubble removal/land restoration OR market traders in nearby towns identified tools commonly used by men/women

Activities• Appropriate tools and seeds distributed for #% men%women• CfW for # people (%men%women) reflecting their preferencesOutcomes• CfW allows X# (%men%women) in vulnerable families to………• X# men Y# women planted crops on time using appropriate tools

and seeds

Shelter (code 1 – Why?)Needs• X totally damaged & Y partially damaged houses (source);

protection risks reported especially for women and girls so need for safe shelter solutions (source); repair kits and NFIs for temporary shelter for # families (source); proxy estimate made of # single HHs and child-headed HHs

Activities• Provision of tarpaulins, tool kits• Provision of CfW for X people• Youth brigades (half male/half female) organized to help

vulnerable HHs, including single HHs, to set up temporary shelter

Outcomes• # families have temporary shelter providing privacy and

protection from the weather• # people benefit from CfW ……….

Tips for good projects• Evidence - gender and social analysis

• Source - single-sex FGDs; assessments; field observations; secondary data

• Input from target males and females – single-sex FGDs

• No cosmetics

• Clear results for women and for men, for girls and for boys as appropriate

Resourceshttp://www.humanitarianresponse.info

→ crosscutting issues → genderGender Tipsheets (Sector-specific guidance for

incorporating gender, in 4 languages), FAQs, and Gender Marker materials

Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action in 7 languages

Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings

Link to IASC gender e-learning course www.iasc-elearning.org

Trailer for the Gender Handbook (opening video) is available at http://vimeo.com/7296455 or (lower resolution) http://vimeo.com/7310380

Cluster Response Plan – Gender Marker – Traffic Lights

Evidence the different needs and capacities of men, women, girls and boys are starting to be identified, some information/data is given, AND there are convincing assurances that the cluster will explore, increasingly understand and incorporate gender dimensions into its response

Commitment that SADD will be collected and used by the cluster partners

Red: needs improvement Yellow: on the way

Green: getting it right