Building Capacity and Confidence in Gender Transformative Programming: A Virtual Learning Experience

Last updated: April 2024

With the support of Global Affairs Canada and in response to the need identified by Canadian organizations, the CanWaCH Gender Equality Training Modules (GETM) aims to strengthen the capacity of the CanWaCH membership to deliver gender transformative programming. Grounded in feminist principles, this training is adaptive, accessible, and provides a quality virtual experience. The GETM is one element of the broader suite of activities that CanWaCH has undertaken to support its membership to build capacities and opportunities for collaboration and sharing. Since 2020, it has successfully reached over 300 people. 

The design of this training package takes a project-cycle approach, examining gender transformative programming at different points of the cycle. The training package is divided into three modules:

1. Module 1 — Concepts and terminology: Participants will have increased familiarity with, and confident use of key concepts and terminology related to gender equality.

2. Module 2 — Elements of Gender Transformative Programming: Participants will strengthen their understanding of and ability to practically support the design of gender transformative programs and initiatives. 

3. Module 3 — Gender Transformative and Feminist MEAL: Participants will be introduced to key accountability tools for Gender Transformative Programming, and will understand how they can be used in their own work. 

The GETM has been developed with the driving belief that the work of achieving gender equality is everyone’s responsibility and that opportunities to promote social change can be found throughout our work, and any work. One of the key objectives of this training is to ensure that participants will realize their own individual contributions toward gender justice and will have the capacity to share the lessons learned and key takeaways from the GETM with their own organizations through internal training sessions. 

To support this process, CanWaCH is providing a complete facilitators’ resource package to help facilitators cascade the GETM, with the inclusion of: 

• suggested learning pathways
• a facilitator guide per module
• a participant resource package per module
• a PowerPoint Presentation per module
• a technology guide

Please reach out to Deborah Dahan if you have any questions. 

Download the “Building Capacity and Confidence in Gender Transformative Programming: A Virtual Learning Experience” package below: 

• Suggested Learning Pathways (PDF version only)

• Module 1 – Concepts and Terminology: participants will have increased familiarity with, and confident use of key concepts and terminology related to gender equality.
  • Facilitator’s Guide (Word and PDF version)
  • Resource Package (Word and PDF version)
  • PowerPoint presentation (PPT)

• Module 2 – Elements of Gender Transformative Programming: participants will strengthen their understanding of and ability to practically support the design of gender transformative programs and initiatives.
  • Facilitator’s Guide (Word and PDF version)
  • Resource Package (Word and PDF version)
  • PowerPoint presentation (PPT)

• Module 3 – Gender Transformative and Feminist MEAL: Participants will be introduced to key accountability tools for Gender Transformative Programming, and will understand how they can be used in their own work. 
  • Facilitator’s Guide (Word and PDF version)
  • Participant Resource Package (Word and PDF version)
  • PowerPoint presentation (PPT)

• Technology Guide