About GenCap
GenCap is a product of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's Sub-working Group on Gender in Humanitarian Action. The main GenCap activities include:
- Deploying senior gender advisers (UN P4/P5 equivalent) to humanitarian emergencies for up to six months to provide support to information collection and analysis, programme planning, capacity building, coordination, and advocacy on gender equality programming.
- Assisting country actors to use the IASC Gender Handbook: Women, Girls, Boys and Men, Different Needs - Equal Opportunities
Two Gender Advisers provide full-time surge capacity and are on permanent rotation in the field on deployments. 15 additional Gender Advisers are on a standby arrangement, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice. All gender advisers are deployed in accordance with existing mechanisms between UN agencies and standby partners.
Capacity Building
GenCap builds capacity on gender equality programming through a full week residential training programme and an on-line discussion forum for practitioners. The first international training workshop for gender advisers in humanitarian action was held in May 2007 and brought together GenCap advisers, field practitioners and headquarters staff to develop a common understanding of the normative guidance and standards for gender equality programming.
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An on-line discussion forum on the ProCap website is expected to be operational by October 2007 to provide a forum for continued exchange of good practices, lessons learned and useful resources.
Management of the Project
The Inter-Agency Steering Committee meets on a monthly basis, providing project oversight and managing deployments of the gender advisers. It comprises FAO, INEE, OCHA, OHCHR, UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNMAS, WFP and WHO. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has observer status.
OCHA, acts as the secretariat for the Steering Committee, liaises on and supports deployment of gender advisers, works on the training programme and tools and manages GenCap Online. The Norwegian Refugee Council contractually administers GenCap.
A comprehensive project monitoring and evaluation system has been set up in parallel with GenCap. It will look at the effectiveness and relevance of the gender advisers' work at country level and collect good practices and lessons learned. The first report is expected in December 2007.
Funding
GenCap is currently funded through the generous support of the following donors: Australia, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland. |