The Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) is an autonomous, not for profit, non-governmental research organisation based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its mission is to develop and promote the emergence of a distinctive African tradition in the study, research and training in the social sciences.

As a research organisation committed to promoting social science research and capacity-building of various research and teaching institutions in the region, OSSREA aims to expand its program on gender issues. OSSREA’s core interest in this programme lies in expanding multi-disciplinary research, capacity-building through training, organising forums to disseminate research findings and exchanging experiences within the eastern and southern Africa region.

Capacity-building, particularly through training in universities, research institutions and NGOs, is the focus of this component. The significance of training as a means of sharing expertise and experience is unquestionable. In this regard, the key focus of the training will be on mainstreaming gender. The need to mainstream gender has been acknowledged as one of the means of addressing the problems of gender power imbalances and gender-related concerns comprehensively. Gender mainstreaming is often an elusive and vague term and misunderstood by most. Hence, the proper know-how of mainstreaming gender is often lacking in most institutions.

Training programmes will focus on the following issues:

• Definition of gender and gender concepts

• Gender mainstreaming and tools for gender mainstreaming

• Gender, society and gender construction

• Gender analysis in social science research

• Developing gender sensitive curriculums:

• Techniques for analyzing gender in institutional activities

• Analyzing gender in organizations and societies

• Monitoring and evaluation techniques

• Advocacy and advocacy tools

The programme will be geared towards the training of trainers. Preference is given to:

• University staff

• Researchers

• Practitioners

• Senior management staff

• Gender Activists

• A minimum of an MA degree in the social sciences

• At least two years of experience in gender-related work activity

A jury will examine applications and select eligible candidates for the training. Only short-listed applicants will then be notified.

The training will be conducted from 22-26 October 2007 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

OSSREA will cover travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses during the training period for a limited number of short-listed candidates. Preference will be given to applicants based in universities, research institutions and NGOs. However, other successful candidates will be asked to find sponsors. Details of the institutional fees can be obtained by contacting the OSSREA secretariat.

Applications and supporting documents should reach OSSREA headquarters not later than 30 August 2007. Applications should be sent to:

The Coordinator
OSSREA’s Gender Training Institute
OSSREA
P.O. Box 31917
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

For inquires regarding application:
Telephone: 251 11 1239484
251 11 1239717
Fax: 251 11 1223921
Email: gti@ossrea.net
Web site: http://www.ossrea.net

 

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