THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014 Johanesa NIANDONIRINA

THE SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT 2014 Johanesa NIANDONIRINA DIFP – FLSH University of Antananarivo Madagascar 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

The starting point was the workshop on gender mainstreaming organized by Gender Links, even the facilitator was sceptical but now we can say that DIFP has the most determined gender activists of the university of Antananarivo. We have opened door to other partners. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

OBJECTIVES Training focused on communication and development Journalistic activities improvement Gender stereotypes deconstruction 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

AT THE BEGINNING: Hesitation from the most of lecturers BUT THANKS TO the convinced colleagues’ initiative, the department started to mainstream gender in its curricula AT THE PRESENT TIME, gender is a cross-cutting theme in various matters and subjects 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

KEY ACTIVITIES Study trips and field works 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

KEY ACTIVITIES Training and teaching 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

KEY ACTIVITIES Research works 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

RESOURCE ALLOCATION Amount local Amount currency (specify) in Rand Gender specific allocation 5 000 Ar 105 000 (UNICEF) 17 000 Ar (ST MANANJARY) Gender in mainstream projects No specific (please specify) allocation but already integrated in current research projects (EVMED and C 4 D) Amount contributed in cash or in Not specified , our kind by partner organisations partners give it (please specify) directly to participants TOTAL 105 000

CHALLENGES - Women’s negative representations - Some lecturers’ hesitation - Gender stereotypes deconstruction - Sensitization and discussion - Gender mainstreaming 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

RESULTS CHANGES AT THE WORK PLACE - A woman is now at the head of the department - Breastfeeding mothers have specific advantages (eg: they can come to the work place with their babies and their nannies. ) 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

CHANGES IN JOURNALISTIC ACTIVITIES Gender issues and key concepts are introduced across journalistic techniques and principles. 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

CAPACITY BUILDING - Lecturers from the department took part on a workshop on gender mainstreaming organized by Gender Links Madagascar - Some students participated of workshop on gender and citizen participation organized by EISA Madagascar 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

OTHER CHANGES -Many students, lecturers and trainers from the department are members of an association that work for gender promotion in the public universities of Madagascar. -Number of research on gender have increased 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

LEARNED LESSON AND INNOVATION - You need to be convinced for being able to convince other persons - Gender is not women’s problem, it concerns each development actors 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

SHARING - Other department have introduced gender in their curricula (Francophone Studies, Anglophone Studies. ) - Lecturers who, at the same time, teach in other public universities apply the same process in their courses at those institutions (University of Fianarantsoa) 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

SUSTAINABILITY - Collaboration with AUPro. G and UNESCO Madagascar - Encouraging research works on gender issues - Succession and new generation of trainers promotion 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA

KEY PRIORITIES FOR 2014 - To increase the number of research work on gender and development - To change the negative representation of the word « Miralenta» (the malagasy equivalent of « Gender » ) 50/50 BY 2015: DEMANDING A STRONG POST 2015 AGENDA