Gender Action Learning Actions Systems

A Step by Step Guide to GALS Integration in Development Programmes

Gender Action Learning System (GALS) is a change process that uses a set of tools made of visual diagrams that are introduced at various stages. The phases of GALS implementation are; 1: Catalyst Phase, 2: Advanced Tools and Leadership Strengthening, and 3: Annual Review And Sustainability Plan

Growing Together from Seedlings to a Forest

This guide has been written as part of the Empower@Scale (E@S) project (May 2018- May 2022) resource materials, for youth gender justice and livelihood improvement using GALS. The E@S project was implemented under the Oxfam Novib (ON) and Hivos Consortium with local development partners in Uganda,...

A NEED FOR GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE GENDER RELATIONS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

COVID-19 impacted gendered roles and responsibilities of households and community members as women continue to shoulder the burden of care and undertake a greater proportion of household labour. A new Oxfam report, The Ignored Pandemic, shows an increase in gender-based violence (GBV) during the...

ADAPTING THE GENDER ACTION LEARNING SYSTEM (GALS) IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Gender norms and stereotypes constrain the opportunities for both women and men. According to World Bank gender overview, gender inequality has put females at a disadvantage with women facing legal and social barriers that prevent them from owning or inheriting assets, and accessing credit. In most...