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Modular Package on Gender, Poverty and Employment. ILO

The current English version of the Modular Package is the outcome of collective and multi-disciplinary efforts of ILO experts from Headquarters and the field. It draws from experiences of the past decade, both of the ILO and other development organizations.

 

Overview

The Modular Package on Gender, Poverty and Employment is the primary tool of the Capacity-building Programme on Gender Equality, Employment Promotion and Poverty Eradication (GPE Programme) for raising awareness, training, and promoting the exchange of views and building social consensus.

Nine thematic modules

The Modular Package brings together the issues, strategies, and experiences in poverty eradication one gender-based framework. It consists of nine thematic modules:

Module 1 Trends, issues and approaches: An overview
Module 2 Organizational and negotiating power: Ability to initiate change
Module 3 Access to assets
Module 4 Financial resources for the poor: Focus on credit
Module 5 Investing in human capital: Focus on training
Module 6 Expanding wage employment
Module 7 Extending social protection
Module 8 Social funds
Module 9 Future challenges and agenda for action

Key features

The Modular Package was designed to be

• flexible, to be used in various combinations of modules suitable to different target audiences and training objectives
• dynamic, to be adapted to sub-regional and national-specific issues, concerns and experiences
• evolving, to be updated to reflect emerging needs and trends
• meet multiple needs, such as awareness-raising, training, information sharing, social dialogue

Components

The Modular Package is available in two parts:

• Facilitator's Kit - relevant for those organizing and facilitating awareness-raising, training and information-sharing activities; in addition to the Reader's Kit, includes a facilitator's guide with pedagogical tools, and suggested transparencies and training strategies.
• Reader's Kit, relevant for those participating in the awareness-raising and activities or those wishing to learn more about the subject matter on their own; includes a reader's guide, nine thematic modules, bibliographies and a CD-ROM.

SUMMARY of CONTENT of Nine Thematic Modules

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