Completed assignments

Develop a gender tool on how Sida works with gender equality based on existing tools and other documents, including description of Sida’s model for gender equality (gender mainstreaming, targeted interventions and dialogue).

Review the ProValAB Gender Strategy for the project “Agricultural development of small dams” and provide comments for improvements.

Review a project proposal from Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ‘Naturvårdsverket’ on their proposed collaboration with their Kosovan counterpart.

Review the Support of Rural Electrification by renewable energy systems pilot phase in Liptako-Gourma region in relation to UNOPS gender parity and gender mainstreaming strategy.

Develop manuscripts for gender dialogues based on two project examples (gender mainstreaming and how to use the OECD/DAC policy marker)

Ulf Färnsveden 

38. PARTNER needs assessment

Design and conduct a gender audit for the Department for Partnership and Innovation, collect data and form a baseline to design future interventions on gender equality.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

39. SPIN speed dating

Prepare and carry out dialogues with employees working at Sida’s unit SPIN; the dialogues serving to motivate further and more efficient integration of gender aspects into their work. 

 Anja Taarup Nordlund

40. Biodiversity concept note

Provide inputs on a concept note on gender equality and biodiversity, prepare a list of potential speakers in a seminar on the same topic as well as reading materials on the topic. 

Lesley Abdela

41. Bolivia, Strategy for Research Cooperation 2015-2021

Assess two programme proposals for the period 2021-2025 including results matrixes from two Bolivian universities, provide recommendations to Sida on how to support the universities with gender mainstreaming and recommendations to the universities on how to improve the to the programme proposals and results matrixes.

Nuzzly Ruiz de Forsberg

42. Review of a portfolio assessment

Provide inputs and references to guide Sida in assessing the relevance and methodology of the proposed draft template on a thematic portfolio analysis for gender equality.  

Anja Taarup Nordlund

43. GLOBEC MtR results areas compilation

Review and map contributions within Sida GLOBEC’s portfolio that are related to the strategy objective of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) against a set of focus areas.

Åsa Johansson

44. Energy Efficiency ToR

Provide gender advices for the finalisation implementing an Energy Efficiency contribution in Uganda.

Shereen Allam

45. Module 3

Prepare an outline (including structure,  dialogues and cases for learning) for Module 3 of Sida´s e-learning on “Gender equality tools and methods”.

Suzana Zivkovic & Anja Taarup Nordlund

46.  Asia regional strategy

Develop a proposal for the new Strategy for Sweden’s regional development  cooperation in Asia and the Pacific with an aim to effectively mainstream gender in six support areas.

Alexei Buzu

47. Gender and Forestry brief on West Africa – ECOWAS

Review the final draft document of the publication on Gender and Forestry in West Africa – ECOWAS, and provide recommendations for improvement.

Shereen Allam 

48. Ethiopia analysis for strategy input 

Conduct a gender analysis on specific strategy areas to be included in the new Swedish development strategy for Ethiopia, including a new area on “Peaceful and inclusive societies”. 

Suzana Zivkovic 

49. Concept note: Joint Program in Ixil, Guatemala (led by UNDP) 

Provide recommendations on gender mainstreaming for the Ixil Joint Program’s concept note, as well as possible entry points to strengthen the gender pespective in the program document.

 Ulf Färnsveden

 50. Gender equality, environment and climate change brief

Update a brief on the linkage between gender equality and climate change and environmental aspects; provide recommendations on designing, monitoring and evaluating gender-equal contributions.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

51. Review of the Weoog Paani revised project document 2019-2024 and corresponding budget

Support the operationalization of gender mainstreaming in the project and outline prioritized dialogue areas to be carried out among Sida, the Gender Helpdesk and the partner.

Paul Dixelius

52. Strengthening resilience of communities through disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the states of Red Sea, North Kordofan, River Nile and Northern Sudan 

Review the integration of the gender perspective in the concept note provided and provide suggestions for strengthening the perspective.

Ulf Färnsveden 

53. Project proposal: Sudan Rural Electrification Mini-grid Market Development

Review the integration of the gender perspective in the project proposal and advise Sida on how to adjust the proposal for a strengthened gender perspective.

Afërdita Haxhijaha Imeri

54. National strategy for gender equality in Albania – inputs 

Assess the content and structure of the Albanian National Strategy for Gender Equality and provide recommendations for improvement.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

55. Energy action plan for the Power Africa Unit

Review previous efforts on gender and energy  brief and other relevant documentation at the Power Africa Unit, draft a sequenced gender action plan for the Unit in discussion with project owner and carry out revisions

Anja Taarup Nordlund

56. Tax webinar for the Moldovan Tax Authority

Provide a basic gender mainstreaming training for the tax authorities in Sweden and Moldova on gender equality in tax management and how to ensure a gender perspective in internal structures and services provided. Produce additional  material on how the gender aspect can be 

Alexei Buzu & Suzana Zivkovic 

57. Co-PLAN’s gender analysis and Theory of Change

Support Co-PLAN (a registered NGO in Albania) and its consortium partners in finalizing the gender analysis of their project proposal titled “Empower grassroot CSOs for improved innovative environmental protection in Albania”, and support the finalization of the Theory of Change via online gender training and workshop.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

58. Normative dialogue – good practices

Develop three two-pager briefs on successful examples of normative dialogue on gender equality, specifically on gender-responsive budgeting; women, peace and security; and humanitarian assistance.

Suzana Zivkovic & Alicia Borges Månsson

 59. Mobilizing investment for private sector jobs in Uganda – Multi-donor trust fund (MDTF)

Provide a brief report with some recommendations, supported with arguments/evidence, to the Swedish Embassy in Kampala for their discussion with the World Bank. The recommendations also highlight what is important for the planning, design and implementing phases.

Shereen Allam

 60. Bolivia environmental rights summary

Provide a gender analysis of a project proposal submitted by a consortium to the Swedish Embassy in Bolivia, assess the capacity of cooperation partners in working with gender, and offer guidance on how to integrate and strengthen the gender perspective in the project.

Ulf Färnsveden

 61. Update of brief on gender equality

Update a two-pager brief on gender equality portfolio review with examples from Sida’s strategy reports of 2020 and other relevant documents.

Åsa Johansson

62. ACTED Syria: Supporting recovery efforts in Syria at household and community levels through multi-sectoral assistance

Review the results framework from a gender perspective and develop concrete and realistic suggestions on how to improve it, including suggesting new indicators.

Åsa Eldén

63. Central gender review of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Conduct a qualitative and quantitative study on UNDRR documents and staff, and provide a report outlining strengths and weaknesses, and a set of questions and points to Sida to discuss and work on with UNDRR.

Åsa Johansson 

 64. Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) input to the Strategy for Sweden’s Regional Development Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific 2022-2026 

Provide a report outlining needs and gaps in different thematic areas on WEE.  Determine where the added value of Swedish development cooperation lies, and the extent to which the current Swedish regional portfolio corresponds to the identified needs and gaps.

Ulf Färnsveden

 65. Gender assessment of the Innovation Project: Digitalization, Promotion of Green Employment and Renewable Energy for Climate Resilience and Social Coherence (Innov-ReC) in Mali 

Provide an overall assessment of the program document from a gender perspective;  provide concrete recommendations on how gender equality aspects can be strengthened in the program and suggest key areas for follow-up and dialogue in relation to gender mainstreaming during the implementation phase.

Lesley Abdela

 66. Input to a Water Aid Terms of Reference (ToR) for a gender review

Provide written and oral input to the ToR produced by Water Aid, with the main aim of getting some clarity in what kind of gender review would be useful for Water Aid.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

 67. Review of the concept note of a program in Guatemala implemented by UNDP, UNICEF, OPS OMS/PAHO and public Guatemalan institutions

Provide inputs regarding gender equality mainstreaming within the concept note, along with ideas, recommendations or possible entry points to strengthen the gender perspective.

Ulf Färnsveden

68. Liberia Blue Ocean Program by Conservation International

Determine whether gender equality is sufficiently integrated into the Liberia Blue Ocean Program through reviewing project document, gender study, gender policy and guidelines. Where applicable, make recommendations for better integration and issues for Sida to follow up.

Åsa Johansson

 69. Input to UNIDO’s program proposal on agro-industry value chains in Liberia

Review UNIDO’s value chains proposal and provide the Embassy with recommendations in terms of gender and gender mainstreaming to be used in the support to UNIDO Liberia.

Åsa Johansson 

70. Gender support to the Swedish Police Authority

70. Gender support to the Swedish Police Authority the international work of the Swedish Police and how this can be strengthened through providing concrete recommendations for improvement.

Anna Lidström

71. Support to Startup City Cahul Project to design an inclusive building

Provide guidelines related to the inclusive design of the EU4Innovation Centre premises under the gender perspective. The guidelines cover, among others, improvement of gender equality, diversity and inclusion in civil buildings; special needs of people with health impairments; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities and inclusive infrastructure.

Alexei Buzu

72. Power Africa’s energy portfolio assessment

Carry out a portfolio assessment of 15 Power Africa projects in energy, including the development of a method combining the OECD/DAC policy marker and WEE markers for assessment.

Anja Taarup Nordlund, 
Åsa Johansson & Intern
Hanh Nguyen

73. Afghanistan contribution assessments

Review contributions and identify mainstreaming needs/possibilities/challenges (including the Women, Peace  & Security agenda). Provide suggestions on results approach and on how to strengthen gender and intersectionality. Engage dialogue with Sida program managers. 

Anna Lidström

74. Development of a brief on gender audits

Develop a short background brief on gender audit which answers important questions of the what, why, when and how of a gender audit. Provide one case example from material initiated by Sida, along with a generic theory of change for a gender audit. 

 Mireia Cano

75. Gender dialogue between Sida and Mercy Corps’
Project team for the “Bolstering Rural Economies And Knowledge of Workable Actions To Enable Reconciliation In Central and Southern Mali (BREAKWATER)”

In Central and Southern Mali (BREAKWATER)”
support Sida’s gender dialogue with Mercy Corps. Prepare materials and attend the dialogue meetings. Continuously follow up on dialogue aims and indicators, which are summarized in a dialogue report with an aim to identify generic learning for other contributions with similar challenges and opportunities.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

76.  Learning related to Sida monitoring and dialogue

Support Sida in the compilation of learning on gender mainstreaming and engagement in workshops with four different contributions: 1) Workshop support to FSD Tanzania; 2) Monitoring, evaluation and learning support to WIN Mozambique;
3) Input to World Bank local-led climate action in Kenya dialogue; 4) Tree Aid, Weoog Paani contribution in Mali.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

77. Albania Country Level Implementation Plan (CLIP) – Gender Action Plan III

Support the EU delegation to Albania and the gender focal point at the Embassy of Sweden in Albania with the preparation of the CLIP and its finalization following consultations with the Government, development partners and civil society organizations.

Suzan Zivkovic

 78. ToR support for WaterAid’s global portfolio assessment.

Provide inputs for the clarification of ToRs and method-related support to the implementing consultant (Triple Line). Support Sida in the dialogue with the implementing consultant.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

79. ToR for gender evaluation of Olof Palme Center 

Develop a ToR for a gender audit/gender 
evaluation in close collaboration and discussion with Sida CIVSAM and Olof Palme International Center.

Annica Holmberg 

80. STDF gender workshop

Conduct two sessions: one generic training on gender inclusion and mainstreaming and one specific training on STDF’s internal workstreams and organisational capacity for gender mainstreaming. Utilize adult  learning principles and participatory methods. 

Anja Taarup Nordlund

 81. Cities Alliance gender review

Provide feedback on Cities Alliance’s Internal Progress Review on gender mainstreaming, including comments and recommendations to the Partner but also Sida for Sida’s dialogue and follow-up.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

 82. Learning week on gender monitoring

Design a workshop structure with supporting background documents for a  session on gender monitoring, including normative dialogue for Sida’s learning week. Collaborate closely with a planning group at Sida.

Suzana Zivkovic 

83. European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Gender Strategy 2021-2025

Assess EBRD’s draft gender strategy from a Sida perspective. Assess the overall quality and appropriateness of the strategy for EBRD’s operations. Examine how the draft strategy performs in relation to gender strategies by similar organisations and propose suggestions for improvements.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

84.  Women’s Resource Center (WRC) Armenia gender review

Review a project proposal by WRC to Sida from a gender equality perspective. Provide recommendations for improvement and work directly with WRC to improve the project proposal.

Alexei Buzu 

85. Gender assessment of Earth Journalism Network-Interviews proposal 2021-2024 

Conduct an overall gender assessment of the proposal for Sida’s internal use. Propose Concrete recommendations on aspects of gender equality to be strengthened and areas for follow-up, including possibilities for Sweden to provide assistance related to gender equality during the program’s implementation.

Ulf Färnsveden 

86. Assessment of the Public-Private Infrastructure 
Advisory Facility (PPIAF)’s report titled “Mainstreaming Gender in Infrastructure”

Provide inputs to the draft report, focusing on the key gender issues and considerations related to the mainstreaming of gender-inclusive and informed approaches in infrastructure projects with private sector participation.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

87. Reviewing the Country Gender Equality Profile for Liberia

Provide gender inputs to the draft Country Gender Equality Profile. Suggest recommendations for improvement, concerning content, methodology, data gaps and alignment with ToR requirements.

Donjeta Morina 

88. Assessment of health protocol, Government of the Republic of Zambia and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Assess the Research Protocol of Gender Study with an aim to highlighting gender and social norms that have an impact on behaviours, as well as gender aspects on child health and new-born. Provide recommendations on probing questions to utilize for data collection and for overall improvement of the protocol.

Ulf Färnsveden 

89.  Gender advice on the Gender Lens Investing guidance paper and Blended Finance policy paper

Provide oral and written comments on the two documents to ensure their alignment with development cooperation understanding of gender equality as a possibility, and to complement the risk perspective applied in the documents.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

90.  Development of case studies on women’s economic empowerment

Develop three case studies/good practices of Sida’s work to incentivize the private sector to work on gender, with a focus on guarantees and the Swedish Investor Network. The cases are to be presented to OECD/DAC for possible inclusion in its upcoming guidance note.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

 91. Assessment of the gender perspectives in the Appraisal of EBRD Guarantee Facility Ukraine and the project concept note

Provide guidance on how to strengthen the monitoring and reporting aspect of the project documents in terms of gender,  as well as the gender perspective in the  project appraisal.

Ulf Färnsveden 

92. Input to Sida’s annual strategy report

Propose examples and synthesised remarks from Sida’s strategy reports to be included in its annual report in the form of matrixes for each thematic area. Support with the write-up and proofreading of the annual report.

Åsa Eldén & Alicia Borges Månsson

 93. Assessment of Vilanculos Energy Mozambique’s gender action plan

Assess the gender action plan’s approach towards gender considerations and women’s economic empowerment within the renewable energy sector. Provide inputs and participate in discussions with the partner.

Åsa Johansson 

 94. Assessment of the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Environment and Economic Development (SUNREED)’s project proposal

Review the project proposal from the perspective of gender equality, women’s participation and economic empowerment in environment, climate and natural resources management. Propose gender indicators for measuring progress in the ToR.

Lesley Abdela 

95. Workshops for Sida’s Power Africa and Globen Units

Provide short coaching meetings on gender equality and mainstreaming in Power Africa’s energy projects. Participate in the planning and facilitation of energy-gender learning workshops for Power Africa and Globen.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

96. Development of ToR for a learning review of Vilanculos 2012-2019

Draft a ToR for Vilanculos’s learning review, which aims to analyse the systems in place to prevent, mitigate and response to GBV/SEAH in Vilanculos 2012-2019 and provide recommendations for Phase II.

Mireia Cano 

97. Contribution to the OECD/DAC’s new Guidance Handbook on Gender Equality

Conduct a desk study and provide gender-focused feedbacks to Sida on the draft Guidance document.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

 98. Assessment of a multi-country contribution called “Modern Cooking Facility for Africa”

Review the program documents provided by Sida to assess potential gender-related risks. Propose suitable results indicators related to gender equality, and dialogue issues for Sida’s follow-up.

Åsa Johansson 

99. Interview about a gender audit dialogue – Palestine 

Work closely with Sida and the Swedish Embassy in Palestine to agree on approach and interview questions. Conduct and record an interview with the national program officer in Palestine about her experience of having a dialogue with a partner organisation based on a gender audit.

Suzana Zivkovic 

 100. Identification of results from two gender evaluations

Summarise and compose a report outlining the results from two gender evaluations, lessons learned and recommendations. 

Ulf Färnsveden 

101. Webinar on women’s economic empowerment and guarantee

Provide support in the design and delivery of the webinar “What now, what’s next for women’s economic empowerment” in close collaboration with Sida, Professor Naila Kabeer, and Juliette Seibold from Triple Line.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

102. Assessment of the gender equality perspective in Svenska Missionsrådet’s five-year proposal to Sida/CIVSAM

Evaluate the proposal from a gender perspective according to Sida’s internal requirements.

Ulf Färnsveden 

103. Review of FAO and the Czech Development Agency’s proposal titled “Support to the Food Safety and SPS Sector in Georgia under ENPARD IV”

Provide expert assessment of the final-stage proposal, focusing on gender aspects that might have been missed and specific issues to consider in follow-up and dialogue with different stakeholders (government, business, civil society and donors).

Åsa Johansson 

104. Review of the project “Reinforcement of resilience In vulnerable communities impacted by food insecurity, malnutrition and climate change in two regions of Mali – Ségou and Sikasso” 

Provide gender assessment and recommendations to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) going forward.

Lesley Abdela 

105. Assessment of the gender equality perspective in Afrikagrupperna’s five-year proposal

Evaluate the proposal from a gender perspective according to Sida’s internal requirements. Provide Afrikagrupperna with brief recommendations on how to strengthen its gender equality work.

Ulf Färnsveden 

106. Preparation of a training module on SEAH for Sida

Prepare two case examples in PowerPoint along with scripts for a new training module on SEAH, targeting staff at Sida HQ and embassies and intended to be used in different national contexts and settings.

Lesley Abdela 

107.  Review of the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)’s program proposal

Review the PACJA proposal through a gender lens. Provide recommendations on aspects to consider during the initial phase and implementation of the program.

Åsa Johansson 

108. Assessment of OECD/DAC gender marker 

Provide assistance to the statisticians at Sida in assessing the current level of the OECD/DAC gender marker for the largest 100 components that were agreed in 2021. Confirm or provide new scoring accordingly, supported by brief justifications.

Suzana Zivkovic & Alexei Buzu 

109. Support to gender-based violence (GBV) and women’s political participation (WPP) workshops

Prepare for and organise workshops on GBV and WPP in close collaboration with Sida’s planning group and Triple Line, based on two portfolio analyses prepared by Triple Line. Synthesise the dialogues and findings of the workshops in a report.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

110. Gender assessment of the BIO-INNOVATE  Research Council 

Analyse how well the program proposal has incorporated a gender perspective, focusing on a list of Sida-provided questions. Propose where gender aspects can be strengthened and entry points for Sida.

Lesley Abdela 

111. The Weoog Paani gender support

Support the implementation of the recommendations put forward by an existing report on the Weoog Panni project. A series of online meetings between the GHD expert, the project’s gender focal point and representatives were carried out to identify new elements to be integrated into the project proposal.

Paul Dixelius

112. Gender and RBM support to the European Forest Institute (EFI)– EU FLEGT Facility

Support EFI and the EU FLEGT program in revising their theory of change and results framework to integrate gender equality in the program activities and organization. To this end, workshops using adult learning principles and participatory methods were conducted.

Anja Taarup Nordlund 

113. Research cooperation between Sida and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) on support to AREC Strategic Plan 2020-2025

Assist Sida with the preparation of a workshop on gender equality-related concepts for AERC, which serves as a prerequisite for AERC’s gender analysis. Provide examples from the research environment and recommendations based on the AERC Strategic Plan.

Lesley Abdela

114. Portfolio review of the Somali section contributions or projects

Adapt and use a method that combines the OECD/DAC gender policy marker and Sida’s tools for gender analysis for the assessment of eight contributions (including resilience, WASH, democracy and human rights, credit guarantee, etc.).

Afërdita Haxhijaha Imeri  & NCG Intern, Duncan Sempigga

115. Input to the results framework on Action Coalition: Economic Justice and Rights 

Provide overall and specific comments and suggestions on the results framework, including indicators, baseline data, relevant resource databases, the formulation of targets and the adequate incorporation of women’s economic empowerment aspects, among others.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

116. Input to the Swedish Campaign for digital normative dialogue on gender equality – #GenderEquality2022 – to be used by Swedish embassies 

Based on a Sida-developed document for a social media campaign on gender equality, assess, adjust and add messages for different themes. Develop short guidelines on what Swedish embassies should consider when developing such messages further. 

Lesley Abdela, Anton Baaré & Anja Taarup Nordlund

117. Comments to the gender and food security guidelines by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

Provide input to CFS-developed guidelines on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment in the context of food security and nutrition, to be used by Sida. Provide background information on the guidelines where necessary.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

118. Compilation of resources on anti-corruption and gender

Provide a short overview of main findings and key resources on gender and anti-corruption. Identify key entry points for integrating a gender perspective and addressing the root causes when it comes to working with anti-corruption in preparation for a network workshop on gender and anticorruption. 

Suzana Zivkovic

119. Gender training to the Moldovan Ministry of 119. Gender training to the Moldovan Ministry of 

Design a training workshop for public servants from the MFAEI who form the Task Force for internal gender assessment and audit. Deliver the training for all MFAEI staff on principles of gender equality mainstreaming in foreign policy, international gender equality norms and standards, technical recommendations on drafting and assessing internal policies through gender lenses, etc.

Ulf Färnsveden 

120. Gender dialogue and training

Conduct a training with EED:s Eurasia team on up-to-date terminology and hot topics in gender equality, e.g. SEAH, binary and non-binary, Sogie resolution, gender transformative vs. gender sensitive, gender equity vs. gender equality, male involvement, gender and social norms, etc.

Ulf Färnsveden

121. Support to Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Design the process for the gender support in close collaboration with BELA to help the organisation provide better legal and support services to vulnerable communities based on a number of gender considerations and constraints. Guide BELA in conducting a gender analysis, needs assessment and risk assessment, as well as providing recommendations on enhancing the organizational capacity related to gender.

Åsa Johansson

122. Identification and interviews of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) researchers

Support Sida with updating its WEE brief Support Sida with updating its WEE brief researchers in WEE fields. Develop interview researchers in WEE fields. Develop interview researchers, focusing on highlighting recent research in the fields, contemporary questions of interest, topics not addressed or addressed insufficiently in the academic literature, future research trends and topics.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

123. Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Regional Strategy for Asia and the Pacific 2022-2026

Regional Strategy for Asia and the Pacific 2022-2026 needs and gaps related to GBV in the region. In relation to Sida’s objectives outlined in the Strategy (i.e. democracy, human rights and
rule of law; inclusive economic development;
environment and climate change; migration;
SRHR), specific GBV issues are also discussed.
Assess the added value of Swedish support
and how the current Swedish regional portfolio
can better correspond to the needs and gaps
Identified.

Swedish Embassy in Bangkok

124. Assessment of gender perspectives of the appraisal of Danish Refugee Council’s Kenya Refugee of Danish Refugee Council’s Kenya Refugee

of Danish Refugee Council’s Kenya Refugee integrated in the project appraisal plan of the technical assistance support titled of the technical assistance support titled Development”. The assessment is guided by the Kenya-Sweden development by the Kenya-Sweden development 

Afërdita Haxhijaha Imeri

125. Review of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s ArtNexus programme proposal for Albania and Armenia

Provide the Swedish Arts Grants Committee with gender and conflict analyses at project level in Albania and Armenia. Provide recommendations to the Committee on how to fill gaps and deepen the understanding of gender and conflict in relation to the cultural sector in both countries through concrete tools and framework.

Anna Lidström

126. Support to the Acopian Center for the Environment (AUA)’s waste separation programme

Conduct an overall gender assessment of the AUA proposal, as well as identifying concrete entry points and recommendations for gender mainstreaming. Engage with AUA to ensure that recommendations are practically implemented in the project.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

 127. Conservation and sustainable management of forested landscapes in Southwestern Ethiopia

Conduct an in-depth document review of the program proposal developed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to be implemented jointly with the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF) and the International Development Enterprise (iDE). Assess whether and how a gender transformative approach is integrated through a gender risk assessment, which indicates risks and gaps and suggests key entry points to better integrate gender.

Åsa Johansson

128. Development of background paper on Women’s Political Participation (WPP) 

Develop a background paper on key resources, evidence, challenges and best practices relevant for development cooperation in general and Sida’s work in particular in the field of WPP. Collaborate with the Democracy Help Desk for the material development.

Åsa Eldén (and Elin Bjarnegård from the Democracy Help Desk)

129. Organization of a workshop on WPP

Prepare and organize two workshops on WPP in close collaboration with Sida’s planning group. Facilitate the workshop, to which researchers and practitioners (partner organizations) were invited for mutual exercise and discussions.

Åsa Eldén (and Elin Bjarnegård from the Democracy Help Desk)

130. Support to Sida’s regional HRBA/GE Workshop 2020

Provide technical assistance to the Embassy in planning the GE/HRBA workshop, including scope and design of the workshop. Provide support and advice to Sida’s staff and cooperation partners on how to integrate and strengthen a GE and HRBA perspective in programs, projects and institutions.

Annica Holmberg

131. Update of Sida’s Gender Equality and Corruption brief 

Update Sida’s brief on gender and corruption  (2015) to include recent evidence and updated case studies. Clarify the difference between anticorruption and SEAH related to Sida’s contribution management and anticorruption and gender inequalities as hinders for sustainable development. Provide concrete recommendations for Sida staff working in contribution management.

Suzana Zivkovic

132. Peer review support to Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) on its gender assessment report

Conduct technical review on the draft inception report and the draft assessment report delivered by STDF. Provide guidance and support to the STDF Secretariat to follow up on key findings and recommendations in the gender assessment.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

133. Production of an evidence-based overview related to gender transformative change 

Produce an evidence-based overview of what works in addressing poverty within the topic of gender transformative change with special focus on social norms, men and boys, and masculinities. Consult with Sida’s working group for content, focus, reference material, as well as for review of the drafts.

 Mireia Cano

134. Compilation of practitioners’ material on WEE

Compile material from practitioners and researchers on the what and why of relevance for the following topics: Entrepreneurship and private sector development; Access to land and property rights; Productive employment and decent work; Unpaid care work; Education and skills development; Social protection; ICT; Energy; Agriculture and rural development. Support workshops and meetings with Sida experts in the selected topics.

Anja Taarup Nordlund

135. Input for Sida’s annual report from strategy reports

Extract texts on gender equality from all strategy reports delivered by Sida. Select and organize texts to be used in the annual report. Provide synthesized remarks on regional and global trends on gender equality. Support in the write-up of key findings from Sida’s evaluations and partner reports that can be included in the annual report.

Åsa Johansson

136. Gender spot-check of three programs by Save the Children Sweden (SCS)

Review of three programs (two country programs in Kosovo and Malawi, one regional program in Asia) on the degree of gender mainstreaming and determine to which extent they responded to SCS’s ambition to move towards and gender transformative approach. Provide the program manager with input for dialogue.

Annica Holmberg

137. Support the Swedish tax authority work in Gender assessment/audit of the project Liberia with gender mainstreaming

To realise a gender assessment of the project “Support to the Liberia Revenue Authority” implemented in Liberia by the Swedish Tax Authority, including to provide recommendations on possible entry points for improved gender mainstreaming in the project implementation. Based on the assessment and the provided recommendations, a coaching session with the project team to be provided to ensure full understanding by the implementers of the project.

Alexei Buzu

138. Development of SGBV support program, Liberia

Assist with the development and conceptualization of the call for concept (& matrix for evaluation)
Assist with the selection of the candidate organization.

Viktoria Saxby