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Much of the material on this website is based on material written and compiled for a series of trainings on 'Sustainable
Micro-finance for
Women's Empowerment' for Pakistan Micro-finance Network (2004), gender trainers and practitioners and Taraqee Foundation (2005).
Support for the training
was provided by Aga
Khan Foundation Canada and the Canadian
International Development
Agency through the Pakistan
Social Institutions
Development Program
(SIDP). The trainings
were coordinated
and organized by
Aga Khan Foundation
Pakistan.
The precise aims of the trainings varied depending on participant group, but were:
- to raise awareness and competence in gender analysis among micro-finance practitioners
- to develop pratical action plans for designing an effective and sustainable gender policy adapted to the needs and structure of different organizations.
- to adapt gender checklists which practitioners can use for future gender planning.
- to develop skills in participatory methods with female and male clients which could be used for ongoing market research and assessment
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to develop an international network for exchanging ideas about strategies for women’s empowerment through sustainable micro-finance.
To really get the most from the training, allowing sufficient time for reflection and discussion and produce a realisable Action Plan, requires 6 days with two field visits. Ideally this would be part of a participatory gender audit process. But the materials can be adapted for use in participatory conferences, shorter training courses with more modest aims and for general awareness-raising seminars.
The revised course materials in pdf format can be downloaded through the links below.
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