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Context matters. Explore why gender and diversity must be considered in mine action.

Aim

This three-part course will support you adopt a sensitive approach to gender and diversity in your mine action work and navigate different contexts appropriately.

What you will learn?

The course strengthens participants’ capacity to:

  • Explain key terminology related to gender and diversity;
  • Identify societal expectations of how people should behave on the basis of whether they were classified as a boy or girl when they were born; 
  • Explain how people’s social identity influences their capacity to work, move, speak freely and access services and how they are treated by others;
  • Describe why it is important to research the society, culture and communities in the area in which a mine action project will take place; 
  • Differentiate between an approach to mine action, that is blind to gender and diversity, an approach that is sensitive to gender and diversity and one that is responsive to gender and diversity.

Who should attend?

  • Mine action practitioners
  • Individuals with an interest in the broader agenda on women, peace and security agenda

This course is as well available in:

العربية         Français        Español        Українська 

Donors

Canada

Language level requirements

Learners should be able to read and listen in the language of the course. The following standards of proficiency in English should be met (as described in STANAG 6001:

  • Listening: good | 3
  • Speaking: not required
  • Reading: fair | 2
  • Writing: not required

Equipment requirements

Please note that our learning management system supports the following browsers to access the e-learning courses: 

  • Apple Safari 
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox

Microsoft Edge is NOT supported. Opening our e-learning courses on Edge may not display the course content correctly.

Teaching approach

  • Fictitious scenarios, videos, quizzes and other activities.

Assessment

  • Quizzes in each module;
  • A final test;
  • Upon successful completion of the course assessment, your certificate of achievement will be generated. You will be able to download from the "Achievements" section.

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