Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations Training Course

Introduction

To achieve truly effective and sustainable peace, it is crucial to recognize that conflicts and their resolutions impact men, women, boys, and girls differently. This 5-day training course on Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations provides participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills to integrate a gender perspective into every aspect of peace and security interventions. By moving beyond simply counting women, the course emphasizes how understanding gender roles, relations, and power dynamics can lead to more inclusive analysis, effective program design, and equitable outcomes, ultimately strengthening the overall impact and legitimacy of peace operations.

This intensive program is designed for military, police, and civilian personnel deploying to or serving in peace operations, as well as policymakers, humanitarian and development practitioners, and civil society actors working in conflict-affected contexts. It will equip attendees with the tools to conduct gender analysis, identify gender-specific needs and vulnerabilities, and implement gender-responsive strategies across various operational functions. By fostering a deep commitment to gender mainstreaming, this course aims to enhance the professionalism and effectiveness of all actors in peace operations, contributing to a more just and lasting peace.

Duration: 5 Days

Target Audience:

  • Military and Police personnel deploying to or serving in peace operations
  • Civilian staff of UN Peacekeeping and Special Political Missions (e.g., Political Affairs, Human Rights, DDR, SSR, Protection)
  • Gender Advisors and Gender Focal Points
  • Humanitarian Aid Workers and Protection Specialists
  • Development Professionals working in post-conflict settings
  • Government Officials involved in peacekeeping contributions or policy
  • Researchers and Academics in gender, peace, and security studies
  • Trainers and instructors for pre-deployment training

Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define gender mainstreaming and understand its relevance to peace operations.
  • Explain key gender concepts and their application in conflict and post-conflict settings.
  • Conduct basic gender analysis to identify gender-specific impacts and needs.
  • Apply gender mainstreaming principles across different components and phases of a peace operation.
  • Understand the role of gender in enhancing mission effectiveness, protection, and peacebuilding outcomes.

Course Modules:

Module 1: Introduction to Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations

  • Defining gender, gender roles, and gender equality.
  • Understanding gender mainstreaming: beyond women-specific programs.
  • The imperative for gender mainstreaming in peace operations: why it matters for effectiveness and legitimacy.
  • Key international frameworks: UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS Agenda).
  • Overview of UN policies and guidelines on gender mainstreaming in peace operations.

Module 2: Gender Analysis in Conflict and Peace Contexts

  • Methodologies for conducting a basic gender analysis in conflict-affected environments.
  • Identifying the differential impacts of conflict on women, men, boys, and girls.
  • Understanding gendered vulnerabilities and capacities.
  • Mapping gender power dynamics and inequalities.
  • Using gender-disaggregated data in assessments and planning.

Module 3: Gender Mainstreaming in Security Sector Components (Military and Police)

  • Integrating gender into military operations: protection of civilians, patrols, intelligence.
  • The role of women in the military and police components: increasing representation and addressing barriers.
  • Gender-sensitive policing: preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV), community policing.
  • Training and capacity building for gender-responsive security forces.
  • Addressing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by peacekeepers from a gender perspective.

Module 4: Gender Mainstreaming in Civilian Peacekeeping Components

  • Integrating gender into political affairs and mediation processes.
  • Gender-sensitive human rights monitoring and reporting.
  • Rule of law and justice: ensuring women's access to justice, legal reform.
  • Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR): gender-sensitive approaches for ex-combatants.
  • Security Sector Reform (SSR): ensuring gender-responsive security institutions.

Module 5: Gender Mainstreaming in Protection of Civilians (PoC)

  • Understanding gender-specific protection risks and needs (e.g., CRSV, human trafficking).
  • Developing gender-responsive PoC strategies and early warning systems.
  • Ensuring women's and girls' participation in protection initiatives.
  • Addressing the unique vulnerabilities of men and boys to certain forms of violence.
  • Integrating gender into civilian harm tracking and response.

Module 6: Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Recovery

  • Promoting women's participation and leadership in peace processes and post-conflict governance.
  • Gender-sensitive economic recovery and livelihoods programs.
  • Addressing land and property rights from a gender perspective.
  • Integrating gender into transitional justice and reconciliation processes.
  • The role of gender in community-level peacebuilding and social cohesion.

Module 7: Operationalizing Gender Mainstreaming: Tools and Challenges

  • The role of Gender Advisors and Gender Focal Points in missions.
  • Developing gender-responsive indicators and monitoring frameworks.
  • Gender-responsive budgeting in peace operations.
  • Challenges to gender mainstreaming: resistance, lack of resources, cultural barriers.
  • Best practices and lessons learned from current and past missions.

Module 8: Accountability, Leadership, and the Future of Gender Mainstreaming

  • Leadership commitment and accountability for gender mainstreaming.
  • Training and capacity building for all personnel on gender equality.
  • Data collection and reporting on gender-sensitive outcomes.
  • The linkage between gender mainstreaming and overall mission effectiveness.
  • Emerging issues and the future of gender in peace and security.

CERTIFICATION

  • Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

  • Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

  • Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com

 

Gender Mainstreaming In Peace Operations Training Course in Kenya
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