Gender Publications

Gender-related Publications

Under the Women in Development Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC), DevTech is a holder of the Short Term Technical Assistance & Training (STTA&T) Task Order (TO) to provide on-demand, short-term technical assistance to USAID missions and other operating units. DevTech offers innovative gender expertise and approaches for assessment, design, implementation and evaluation of programs and projects to ensure that gender is included as a key development variable in all activities. As an integral part of the TO, DevTech publishes a report on each activity.

A complete list of DevTech’s gender assessments, gender evaluations, and sector-specific TA can be found below. Reports on gender training activities are included on the Gender Training page of this website.

USAID Mission Gender Assessments

Gender assessments comprise a substantial portion of mission requests for STTA&T. These Assessments are normally carried out by small teams of consultants over a two- to four-week period in-country. DevTech attempts to integrate national experts into every team of consultants it fields, both to improve a team's on-the-ground knowledge and access, as well as to assist the Mission in developing local gender-related expertise. The reports below are written with USAID audiences in mind, and summarize the findings and recommendations on how to better integrate gender into Mission programs and priorities.

Africa:

Latin America:

Eastern Europe & Central Asia:

Asia & Near East:

Sector-based Technical Assistance to USAID

DevTech also responds to mission and bureau requests for technical assistance to mainstream gender in sector-specific programs. DevTech has provided gender mainstreaming TA in numerous sectors; below are several examples:

A Menu of Options for Intra-Household Poverty Assessment, a gender assessment of poverty assessment tools, Nov 2006
Gender Integration Consultancy USAID/El Salvador, follow-on technical assistance to implement assessment recommendations
Community and Gender Aspects of a Proposed Candlenut Oil Processing Facility in Timor-Leste
Gender Analysis & Recommendations for a Gender Plan of Action: Rural Energy Portfolio USAID/Bangladesh
Gender Assessment of USAID/Mexico Environment Program, with a focus on Conservation International’s Usumacinta Watershed Program in Chiapas
Gender Mainstreaming and Disability Sensitization in Civic and Voter Education for USAID/Namibia
West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Workshop Report, June 2005
WAWI: Lessons from Gender Mainstreaming in Water & Sanitation Activities (French)
Integrating Gender Concerns in the Northern Mozambique Tourism ARC Plan: PowerPoint Presentation
Gender-Based Violence Related Events Calendar, a compilation of Washington and international events updated monthly for the USAID Office of Women in Development

Gender Evaluations

Gender Evaluations target particular country programs, and assess program effectiveness in addressing gender issues. DevTech has completed a number of evaluations under the STTA&T Task Order, including:

For additional information on DevTech's gender practice, contact gender@devtechsys.com.