Gender

DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is a leader in conducting gender analysis and providing technical assistance and training to USAID and its implementing partners. The firm has strong capacity in the following key areas:

• Gender Analysis, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Gender Integration and Training
• Gender Focused Programming

Gender Integration and Training

DevTech has expertise in gender integration and training in the following sectors:

• Agriculture and Food Security
• Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
• Democracy and Governance
• Economic Growth and Competitiveness
• Education and Training
• Gender-based Violence
• Health and HIV/AIDS
• Information and Communication Technology
• Sustainable Tourism and Trade
• Water
• Workforce Development

Gender Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation

Conducting gender analysis and assessments for sectors and mulit-sectoral program:

• Analysis of gender relations in the context of conflict in Haiti and Colombia
• Cross-sectoral gender assessments for USAID Missions worldwide including Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Guatemala, Guyana, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania
• Gender-based study of access to rural radio in Mali
• Gender impact assessments in Macedonia regarding Economic Growth Cluster Competitiveness programs
• Gender integration in analysis of periurban electrification strategies in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa
• Portfolio assessment to integrate gender into conservation and natural resource management strategies in Mexico
• Integration of gender into sustainable tourism initiatives in Mozambique

Assisting clients and partners to develop and implement monitoring frameworks that promote progress toward achieving program results, objectives, and goals:

• Data collection and assessment of gender-earmarked projects in Afghanistan
• Participatory evaluation of an agricultural research and extension project in Ethiopia

Delivering customized gender training around the world, specific courses include:

• Global training for USAID on gender-based violence and trafficking in persons in collaboration with EGAT/WID partners
• Regional gender training in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, Middle East, and South America
• Training of Mission staff and partners as part of gender assessments and stand-alone training courses

Gender Focused Programming

The Safe Schools program developed Doorways: a series of specialized training manuals for students, community counselors, and teachers.

• Developing an integrated framework to combat gender-based violence, particularly school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) under the Safe Schools program.
• Drafting legislation to reduce gender-based violence for women candidates for political office
• Designing indicators to measure gender equality in enterprise development activities
• Designing programming to incorporate women, disabled persons, and minority outreach in voter education and electoral processes in Namibia
• Implementing activities to increase the level of political participation of women in Bolivia and Guatemala
• Mainstreaming gender for the West Africa Water Initiative