Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services UGANDA Report on Workshop held September 11-13, 2017 Report prepared by Siya Aggrey, Amber E. Martin, Fatmata Binta Jalloh and Dr. Kathleen E. Colverson © INGENAES. Workshop Participants, Nile Hotel, Jinja, Uganda This report was produced as part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and US Government Feed the Future project “Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Extension and Advisory Services” (INGENAES). Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-LA-14-00008. www.ingenaes.illinois.edu The report was made possible by the generous support of the American people through USAID. The contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States government. Introduction Integrating Gender within Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (INGENAES) is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the prime awardee, and partners with the University of California, Davis, the University of Florida, and Cultural Practice, LLC. INGENAES is designed to assist partners in Feed the Future countries (www.feedthefuture.gov) to: • Build more robust, gender-responsive, and nutrition-sensitive institutions, projects and programs capable of assessing and responding to the needs of both men and women farmers through extension and advisory services. • Disseminate gender-appropriate and nutrition-enhancing technologies and access to inputs to improve women’s agricultural productivity and enhance household nutrition. • Identify, test efficacy, and scale proven mechanisms for delivering improved extension to women farmers. • Apply effective, nutrition-sensitive, extension approaches and tools for engaging both men and women. INGENAES in Uganda works in collaboration with Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services to: 1) Enhance gender and nutrition awareness within the communities of farmer organizations targeted by private sector extension organizations through action oriented learning and capacity development 2) Support public sector extension strategy in the area of nutrition and gender integration in their extension approaches. 3) Create a robust community of practice around gender and nutrition integration in extension through networking, learning and information sharing. 4) Provide training and mentoring opportunities for young professionals, particularly students, through a successful INGENAES Fellows Programme. WHAT A three-day INGENAES-sponsored workshop designed to provide practical, action-oriented tools and exercises agricultural extension providers can use to promote gender equity and nutrition sensitivity to targeted audiences. During the different workshop sessions, participants: Listed the characteristics of an effective extension trainer. Studied the theoretical foundations of adult learning. Identified ways to make learning more concrete and active. Developed a training plan with achievement-based objectives. Examined the roles and responsibilities of women and men within the rural household, on the farm, and in the community. Explored gender stereotypes and the impact they have on women/girls and men/boys. 1 | Investigated power hierarchies and power relations between women and men with an emphasis on “power over” v. “power with.” Analyzed the amount and type of food available to members of a “typical” rural family. Discussed the components of a nutritionally balanced meal, the consequences of under nutrition, and the challenges of purchasing nutritious food on a limited income. Created value chains for several small-scale agricultural enterprises, with an emphasis on gender and nutrition. WHEN September 11-13th, 2017 WHERE Nile Hotel, Jinja- Uganda WHO 30 participants – September 11-13th, 2017 • Community of Practice • District Local Government Extension Service Providers • Farmer Based Organizations • INGENAES Fellows Pre/Post Scores Participants completed a pre and post workshop evaluation to assess their ability to complete five activities using a four-point scale: 3=To a Great Extent; 2=Somewhat; 1=Very Little; 0=Not At All. Pre and post difference scores from 29 participants (September 11-13th) were compared for each of the participants…the difference number could range from 0 to 13 with a lower mean score indicating less of an ability to complete the skill. There was an improvement in the understanding of the concepts by the participants. Pre and post-evaluation scores were changed by approximately 28% overall indicating a higher understanding at the end of the three day workshop. Some of the participants were from farmer organizations and found it difficult to complete the workshop evaluation forms because they did not understand them. The facilitators spent extra time with them to assist them in understanding. 2 | Table 1: Pre- and Post- Assessment Scores Participant Pre-assessment score Post-assessment score Difference (total possible =24) (total possible = 21) number Mukooli Isa Wambala 17 20 3 Hajji Mulongo Muhamad 13 19 6 Mande Richard 21 21 0 Taligoola Edward 16 19 3 Kyambadde Maurice 17 19 2 Babirye Rebecca 15 19 4 Jane Bella Magombe 21 20 -1 Mayambala Godfrey 17 18 1 Katende Tebuseke 21 21 0 Waiswa Abubaker 14 N/A N/A Nanono kiwanuka Milly 12 21 9 Bugembe Ssegujja Musa 15 21 6 Dr Atikoro John 16 20 4 Akudo Patrick 18 21 3 Okware Partrick 15 21 6 Bazalaki Sully Nantatya 6 19 13 Alloo Eunice 14 20 6 Nkoobe Harriet 18 18 0 Kikome Mary 17 19 2 Kyozira Faith 18 21 3 Namukoze Susan 16 20 4 Waiswa Samuel 17 20 3 Kiggundu Hadar 15 20 5 Namubiru Sarah 15 20 5 Balinaine Peter 17 21 4 Kyenda Rachael 18 20 2 Omalla Zebron 19 19 0 Batwala John 21 20 1 Naigaga Scovia 18 20 2 Dhizaala John Stephen 14 20 6 491 577 104 28% difference of total group between pre + post 3 | A key insight or new learning I gained from participating in this workshop: • Edgar Dales Cone of experience – making trainings participatory. • Females doing most of the work at home – this was brought out during the activity mapping at household level • Nutrition aspects– what goes on a plate at household level and how it influences nutrition within a typical rural household Two or three things to make this workshop better in the future: • Increase training days and include a projector or slides to understand better • Participants should be given money to choose their own places of convenience • More participants from district level should be invited for the trainings to increase the number of people reached • Share specific plans for following up and applying the skills learned at the workshop • Supplement with handouts or pamphlets so that members can review it after the workshop • Review the work done by the participants before the training so as to understand what they need most. Lessons Learned/Recommendations (from participants’ perspective) • Provide the accommodation fee to participants so they can choose their hotel of convenience. • It is important to integrate gender and nutrition while engaging in community service • Train farmers on the components of a nutritionally balanced meal and how important it is to feed the children, pregnant women and lactating mother with nutrient rich food. • Include sessions on how to prepare various food. • Invite typical rural farmers/ people, disabled men and women to participate in the next training • Involve community government officials as they are dealing directly with community people • Create more videos and audios for participants that cannot read and write to make it more participatory • Conduct a review of field activities/ work plan of participants • Provide more information on the nutritional meals of the most vulnerable. Eg lactating mothers, pregnant women and children in terms of food quality, food quantity and preparation • Consider timing when calling for trainings. Don’t call trainings when its garden time of school reopening time. • Increase the number of days for the training 4 | From Facilitator’s Perspective: Self-assessments are challenging as many people consider they have more skills than they really do related to gender and nutrition, and this is reflected in the pre and post scores. This aspect of measurement may need to be considered as it is difficult to do short term assessments for different groups in short time periods otherwise. UFAAS will need to be very clear how they will follow up with all the participants that have been trained. Kathy Colverson will provide them with a follow up survey for three months after the workshop, which we have done for other previous trainings. 5 | Selected Workshop Photos 6 | List of Workshop Participants – September 11-13, 2017 Name Sex District Organization Position Phone Email Mukoli Isa M Iganga Iganga Hospital Nutritionist 779654636 [email protected] Wambala Hast M Bugiri Ndifakulya Chairperson 784987755 Mulongo Kapyanga Muhamad Coop Mande M Iganga Iganga DFA P/O 781585897 [email protected] Richard Taligoola M Bugiri Bugiri DLG Agricultural 784107599 [email protected] Edward Officer Kyambadde M Buikwe Buikwe DLG Senior Agric 772436035 [email protected] Maurice Officer Babirye F Jinja Jinja Assistant 779560102 [email protected] Rebecca Municiplity Agricultural Council Officer Jane Bella F Sironko International President 779831785 [email protected] Magombe Womens Coffee Alliance Mayambala M Luwero ZAABTA Manager 782393753 [email protected] Godfrey Katende