GEST offers a number of short courses targeted at professionals located in GEST's partner countries. The following is an example of practical short courses offered by GEST. Course length and design may vary, depending on the needs of attendees.
Description
Gender and Climate Change
Gender is an integral and instrumental factor in disaster prevention, risk management and climate change adaptation in developing countries. The aim of the course is to provide participants with a comprehensive and applied link between gender and climate change and to advance gender responsive policy and practice when addressing the various challenges of climate change at the local level. The course is based on a GEST short course on gender and climate change successfully piloted in Uganda. The course is tailored for professionals from municipal government, educators and civil society leaders.
Gender-Responsive Budgeting
The training addresses gender based budgeting, which is government planning, programming and budgeting that contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfillment of women's rights. It entails identifying and reflecting needed interventions to address gender gaps in sector and local government policies, plans and budgets. The course is tailored for officials working on public performance assessments and public finance management reforms, donors, academics and civil society.
Teaching Gender to Youth
The aim is to provide practical tools and critical understanding on how to advocate and develop curricula for teaching gender equality at the high school level. The course would be tailored to the needs of teachers, researchers, curriculum developers, educational administrators and policy makers. The course is tailored for professionals - teachers, researchers, curriculum developers, educational administrators and policy makers - involved in work with the youth.
There are currently no scheduled short courses available for individuals' enrollment. Organizations wishing to initiate collaboration in offering short courses tailored to their needs should write to gest@hi.is
Please note that participants are self-financed (or funded by their organizations) and GEST does currently not offer fellowships for participants. For further information on GEST short courses and training contact gest@hi.is