NATIONAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE KALIRO GENDER BLOG SITE

  One way of communicating to our community is through the talking compound, We feel this information sharing caters for a wide range of people who access the college facilities. The Posters " talk" to many people. What is your view?

  Celebrating the Women's day is one of the activities that the college supports.  How does celebrating this day enhance awareness of gender issues and identification of gaps that need bridging to create an environment where gender  equality is fronted? You may share some tips for the day.

  Link to the GBV jingle Open the link to listen to information about different forms of GBV. What are the consequences  may arise from any of the mentioned forms of GBV?

 How does an institution benefit from having both male and female HR engaged in CPDs? What plan(s) can be put in place to ensure that gender equity is considered for  such activities?

Link to video  The suggestion box is one of the proposed strategies for reporting GBV issues. What other ways can members of the community share or report issues of GBV for handling?

  In order to support gender mainstreaming in our institution, the processes in place  must be well thought about to support an enabling environment. . Propose other strategies for supporting  gender mainstreaming in our institution?

    One way to communicate messages to the community on creating a safe learning environment is by having them on different materials. The branded bracelets, bottles, pens, bandanas, T-shirts and stickers all support information sharing in and out of the college. This is one of the strategies of reaching members of the institution to encourage behavior change so as to create a safe environment for us all. Do you think this strategy has any impact?  How else can we send messages to our community members?

  During the dissemination of the end-line survey on GBV by the MUST team, information from participants indicated that there is still some form of GBV in the institutions. It was noted that amongst us, there are actions, gestures, sayings that we perform casually but which make others feel uncomfortable. Some of the actions named include things like, ·          winking to someone you are not close to, ·          standing/bending over someone of the opposite sex, too close for comfort, ·     P atting someone especially in areas that they don’t feel comfortable about, like the chest, bum, wrist, waist. ·          Calling someone these common sexual names like sweetie, “kikwano” and others This calls for reflecting before we act around some people in our community. By doing so, we shall limit hurting others unknowingly/knowingly. If it  happ...

"Embracing Gender Equality: Unifying for Lasting Transformation" emphasizes the profound words of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who aptly stated, "Gender equality is not a woman's issue; it is a human issue. It affects us all." The article highlights practical steps we can take to promote gender equality and ignite meaningful and enduring change. The first crucial step involves creating an inclusive and empowering environment that values and respects the unique contributions and perspectives of all individuals, recognizing that gender equality is a matter that concerns everyone. By ensuring equal opportunities, fair treatment, and representation, we can cultivate a nurturing space where everyone can thrive. To achieve lasting transformation, it is essential to challenge biases and embrace diversity and inclusion. This entails questioning societal norms and providing safe spaces for open and respectful discussions, which enables us to dismantl...

  Engaging the HR in capacity building activities like CPDs, benchmarking visits helps them to acquire knowledge on how to implement activities to foster gender mainstreaming. The coach helps participants to share experiences, identify gaps and propose strategies to bridge them. It is necessary for members of institutions to engage in the trainings and thereafter cascade to the whole institution to have the desired impact. As a team, in what areas under gender mainstreaming do we need support to be able to implement it as expected?

Disaggregation of data is the breakdown of gathered information into smaller units to gain deeper understanding of a situation or clarify underlying trends. Collection of sex disaggregated data of the college staff members helps to inform gender analysis, gender transformative approaches and the developing of programs and policies. This also helps to identify inequalities and to promote effective policy making and inform any actions that the college plans. Looking at the data, members in the college can propose ways of handling structures, resources and infrastructure. How else can this data be put to use?

Share information through infographics to promote equal treatment of Human Resource in the community.

  Brochure developed for information sharing about GBV  

We have developed documents to guide in gender mainstreaming in the college community. The Gender GBV policy is to articulate guidelines on non-discriminatory prevention and response to Gender Based Violence (GBV ). The Gender equality guidelines will support gender equality in National Teachers’ College Kaliro community .

  We have been able to engage in a number of activities including; training bystanders and referrals; implementing talking compounds; procurement of T shirts, bracelets, pens and stickers; conducting intellectuals dialogues; induction training on GBV by expert resource persons; display of infographic GBV messages on noticeboards, over the past implementation period.  

A number of strategies are in place to create awareness, management, give hope to survivors and share solutions with various stakeholders. We shall have a safe learning environment, if everyone in the community joins in to fight GBV.