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01. E-course :
Diploma in Integrated Development (Dip. Int. Dev)
Edition
01: 27 November, 2009.
Edition
02 : 10 September, 2011.
SECTION B :
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS.
Study points : 06 points out of 18.
Minimum study
time : 186 hours out of 504
The points
are awarded only on passing the consolidated exam for Section B :
Solutions to the Problems.
Fifth block : How the third block structures solve specific
problems.
Study points : 02 points out of 18
Minimum study time : 54 hours out of 504
The
points are awarded only on passing the consolidated exam for Section B :
Solutions to the Problems.
Fifth block : How the third block structures solve specific
problems.
Section 1: Gender. [5 hours]
02.00 Hours analysis of Model material.
02.00 Hours in-depth analysis.
01.00 Report.
Section 1: Gender. [5 hours]
02.00 Hours in-depth analysis.
“Human development, if not engendered, is endangered” (Human Development Report 1995 : Gender and Human Development, UNDP with Oxford University Press, New York, 1995, Overview
:The Revolution for Gender Equality, p. 1.)
Majority
participation of women in the project structures.
The 200 health clubs formed provide
organisational platforms for women. These are the very first structures created
during project execution. As a result of this local organisation in groups,
women are put in a position to participate en masse at the meetings where the
tank commissions, the first level of social representation, are chosen. All adults from the 40-50
families to be served by each (future) water tank installation participate in
these meetings. The tank commissions will usually be formed by 3 to 7 members.
As a result of organised voting by women, most, if not all, of the tank
commission members are expected to be women.
Each tank commission nominates a member to the
well commission serving it. The tank commission nominee can be either a tank
commission member or another person from the tank commission area. Since most
of the tank commission members will usually be women, they can be expected to
nominate a female representative to the well commission. A majority of the 5-9
members of the well commission can therefore also be expected to be women.
Each well commission nominates a member to the
central committee (parliament) of the project. The well commission nominee can
be either a well commission member or another person from the well commission
area. Since most of the well commission members will usually be women, they can
be expected to nominate a female representative to the central project
committee. A majority of the 35-45 members of the project-level central
committee (the project “parliament”) can therefore also be expected to be
women.
The project central committee chooses the
members of the project management ( the project “government”). Since a majority
of the members of the central committee should be women, women are expected to
be well represented at project management level too.
Obviously men are never excluded from
participation in the management of the project structures. However the system
described should guarantee a majority participation of women in management at
all project levels. This is important, as women are in general the most
directly interested in and affected by most of the project structures. They
stand to profit most from the success of the project.
Management jobs at all levels are fully paid
within the framework of the local money system. This may make participation by
men less attractive to them as the use they make of their local money income is
subject to more stringent social control than might be the case with formal
money payments.
1. Opinion.
Explain on one
page how you think the participation of women in the structures of integrated development
projects can influence their participation in the political process with a view
to attaining the gender
equality and empowerment
promoted by the Millennium Goals.
Reduction
of the work load on women.
The services placed at the disposal of women under
the project contribute to a substantial reduction of the work load on them.
They no longer need to fetch water. They no longer need to collect wood for cooking
purposes. Washing can be done at well-commission level at a distance not usually exceeding
Improvement in the living conditions of women will
go together with an increase in the health of their children. Children will enjoy
a varied diet. They will be able to go to school .
Their general health should improve. Women are expected to have more time
available to dedicate to paid productive activities.
2. Opinion.
On one page
compare the life of women in your chosen project area today with what you think it will be like
after two years of execution of the integrated development project for your
area. Make four columns : “hour of the day”, “activity”, “«situation
now” and “situation with project structures in operation”. Draw your
conclusions.
Increase in women’s income.
Women, including the poorest, will benefit from
the local money system installed and from the interest-free micro-credit system
set up. They should have a majority participation in decision-making as
described above.
The local money system is based on the
perceived value of an hour’s work. Activities take place in a local and
competitive environment. The harder, the more difficult or the less pleasant
the work, the higher its value on the local market. Women who under the
traditional economic environment are less paid to do the heaviest work should
be better paid under the local money systems than under the formal money one.
The interest-free micro-credit structure
should enable women to make formal money investments for the purchase of capital goods to
increase their productivity. The
management of the Cooperative Local Development Fund should be controlled by
women. Women should therefore be able to ensure that their priorities are
respected in the management of the available funds.
Cooperative buying groups are also expected to be
set up at tank commission, well commission and project level.
3. Opinion.
On one page,
compare the current economic situation of women in your project area with what
you think it would be after two years of execution of the integrated
development project for your area. Make five columns :
“activity”, “income”, “costs”, “present situation”, and “situation with all the project structures
in operation”. Calculate the totals and draw your conclusions.
Women’s health.
Women will benefit from improved conditions of
health :
First, through the supply of clean drinking
water, drainage of stagnant surface waters especially in village centres and
around water tanks and wells.
Secondly, through the
supply of complete domestic sanitation systems.
Thirdly, through
hygiene education courses provided by Health Clubs of which they will be
members.
Fourthly, through the elimination of smoke in
and around their homes.
Fifthly as a result of a more varied diet.
Sixthly, (with the passage of some time)
through the availability of a complete range of medical services, including the
services of a nurse at tank commission level, of a doctor and bicycle ambulance
at well-commission level, and of a hospital at project level. Medical
dispensaries will be available at well-commission level.
Suppose you have
completed the execution of the integrated development project in your area and
that the women there benefit from a better condition of health.
4. Opinion.
Assume structures
in your project area have been in operation for two years after project
execution. Make a one-page summary of how the improvement of women’s health has
led to an improvement of their quality of life in general.
Women’s education.
Women will benefit from improved education
facilities as follows:
First, through hygiene education courses provided
by the Health Clubs they are members of.
Secondly, through the study rooms put at their
disposal at tank commission level.
Thirdly, through evening classes held in available
school facilities.
Fourthly, and subject always to the
availability of teachers, through the construction of primary schools at tank
commission level, and intermediate schools at well commission level.
5. Opinion.
Suppose the execution of integrated development project in your area was
completed two years ago and that the women there benefit from a
better level of education. Make a one-page summary of how the improvement of
their level of education has led to an improvement of their quality of life in
general.
◄ Fifth block : Section 1: Gender.
◄ Fifth block : How fourth block structures solve specific problems.
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