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September 1998 SUMMARY This AWLAE program progress report covers the May-September period, a period characterized by intense activity and satisfying results. This good perfonnance benefited greatly from the thorough planning that took place during the early part of the year. The high level of activity in Uganda and Kenya was partly explained by the fact that these countries had a lot more resources for program activities than Kenya. During the period, Uganda launched 4 technology transfer projects under the McKnight grant, worked substantially on the 4-District advocacy program, facilitated two returned fellows grants and successfully ran a Leadership for Change Training. Tanz.ania on its part successfully implemented the- Dodoma Cart project, initiated 3 McKnight Foundation technology transfer projects, two returned fellows grants, launched the TAWLAE Business Plan and established a Documentation Center at its offices. Kenya held a very successful Leadership for Change Training, initiated mentoring activities with young women science undergraduates and separately with a group of professional men advocating for gender. Also partially implemented Was the returned fellows grant. Work on the development Of data bases for women professionals and institutional opportunities within donor and development organizations was started in all the three countries. The data base on women professionals will greatly enhance the ability of the AWLAE program to link these women with opportunities. Similarly, the same information will facilitate better linkage of these professional groups with the development needs of rural farmers, particularly women. During these period, partnerships and networks were nurtured. For example, the participation of the program in the KARI Gender Task Force and the World Bank NGO participation continued. In early October, KARI will hold a national gender conference to present its experiences during the last two years of integrating gender into research. The bulk of these activities fall within the Winrock International "Making a Development Impact", "Development of a Global Team" and "Making Winrock Visible". These accomplishments are discussed below in detail under respective strategic objectives and intermediate results. A WLAE East Africa 2 Program Report May-September, 1998 1.0 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE # 1 INCREASING VISIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND ADVOCACY OF, BY AND FOR WOMEN· IR # 1: Engagement of Support of Policy Makers The AWLAE program recognizes the importance of policy level support for all its initiatives since this is the level where resources are allocated and policies determined. With this kind of support, lower level activities benefit from both the resources and an enabling environment. In all the three countries, a lot of advocacy work continued during this reporting period. 1.1 Kenya In Kenya, a one-day policy-level gender sensitization workshop for the Ministries of Agriculture and Environmental Conservation was held on August 4, 1998 and attended by 26 senior officials of the two Ministries. In keeping with its importance, the workshop was officially opened by the Permanent Secretar)r, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and closed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry "Cn Agricuhure. The workshop concentrated on the gender concept and its relevance to development. The process culminated with discussions on the way forward. This latter part was however not concluded due to pressure of time and the need for an additional day to finish the business was expressed. As part of publicity, the workshop was well covered by both the electronic and print media. This activity contributed to the visibility of Winrock as an organization and hopefully created an environment for future collaboration with these organizations. Responding to the request for a follow-up workshop, the AWLAE program and the two Ministries are working out logistics for a workshop tentatively scheduled for November. The workshop, besides defining the way foIWard, will also expose the participants to gender analysis tools Tanzania TAWLAE has been exemplary in forging alliances with policy makers and using the media to keep themselves visible. On occasio~ they have involved the A WLAE Nairobi office in this dialogue to strengthen their case. A series of meetings held in September between the AWLAE program and the Directors of Agriculture and Environment are a good example. For illustration, a meeting held with Mr. Eric Kamoya Mugurusi, Director of the Department of Environment explored possible ways of strengthening the Department's work with TAWLAE. The Department wholly recognizes the critical development role that TAWLAE plays and expressed commitment for continued support to TAWLAE to further its work. In order to better structure this support, the Director recommended that TAWLAE and the Department review areas of common interest to make it easier for TAWLAE to access public sector resources. A MAE East Africa 3 Program Report May-September, 1998 Another meeting with the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Thomas W. Maembe was equally encouraging. He too saw TAWLAE's work as helping the Department to carry out part of its mandate and plans. The sea-weed project, being implemented by TAWLAE through the McKnight Foundation grant is a good example. Edna Makoye, the Director of Administration and Manpower (Ministry of Agriculture), is a strategic ally for TAWLAE. She is directly responsible for recruitment, training and placement and therefore has an opportunity to influence the position of women in the organization. She is a member of TAWLAE. The above relationships between TAWLAE and the Government have two key benefits. In the shot-term, TAWLAE is able to access resources to carry out its work while in the long-term, it assures some degree of sustainability for TAWLAE. Some examples of the short-term benefits that TAWLAE has gained include easy access to logistical support from the Government Ministries and Corporations. Concrete examples include the current TAWLAE offices provided free by the Ministry of Agriculture, occasional logistical support for rural development work, finances to support the Annual General Meetings (AGM) and per diems for members when monitoring rural projects. During the launching of the Dodoma Cart Project which was officiated by Hon. Gertrude M~gella (TAWLAE's patron), TAWLAE received both material support and publicity. · IR # 2: Creation of Sustainable Women's Advocacy Organizations The AWLAE program has continued to work with the AWLAE-linked professional associations, i.e. AUPWAE, TAWLAE and KEP AWAE to explore ways in which the associations can in the long run be sustainable entities. This support has taken the following forms. 1. Financial Management Training. Both the Tanz;ania Association of Women in Agriculture and Environment (TAWLAE) and the Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment (AUPWAE) have been trained on financial management skills and have been assisted to set up efficient financial systems. This support was provided in June (Uganda) and July and October (Tanzania). 2. Development of the TAWLAE Business Plan. In its search for sustainability, TAWLAE has embarked on a process of establishing a consulting arm within the association. Development of a Business Plan for this purpose is under way through the technical assistance