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• Using polling

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Test your polling button:Do you like chocolates?

Test your pointer button:Where are you in the

world today?

Who is who in today’s webinar?

Jing Pura

Felipe Ramiro Jr.Liz Kirk

Thomas Tichar Dominic Ramirez

Jo Villanueva

A) Our learning exercise on women’s agency and household work- What we were supposed to do and what we have done so far- Stories and examples of initial results[Your comments]

B) Preparing a presentation of your findings- Diagrams and notes- Gendered and Adapted Market Map (GAMM) with women’s agency

C) The Azerbaijan event July 1-7D) Next steps

Agenda for today’s webinar

A) Our learning exercise on women’s agency and some stories

Country Leads Type of Business Sector to be

examined

1 Azerbaijan Saida Gurbanova and Rosa Garwood Strawberry

2 Bangladesh Norul Amin and Jannat Noor Chilli

3 Colombia Adriana Rodriguez and Rebecca Fries Input service in dairy value chain

4 Ethiopia Mulugeta Worku and Neima Guluma Honey

5 Philippines Jing Pura and Zahria Mapandi Red scallion

6 Sri Lanka Sonali Gunasekera and Tharangaa Gunasinghe

Coconut coir

7 Malawi Ann Chikoko ?

8 Zimbabwe Sheila Kapungu ?

9 Haiti Hadson Sam Kargbo ?

Who’s involved in learning exercise?

Summary of steps in learning task

1. Gather evidence about (women’s) current work in households . . . and the tensions and trade-offs with the current market opportunity.

2. Ask women where they believe need most to negotiate to be able to maintain economic leadership in the market opportunity?

3. Discuss with women what factors enable women’s agency.

In the face to face meeting, on the basis of new evidence collected, we will propose and debate some potential programme components or interventions that will facilitate and support women’s agency/negotiating power in households and the market programme.

Actual stories on women’s agency: Colombia

“Women gained more agency when the store was established – a real, visible building – more important than us earning a few dollars. Suddenly, it was clear that women were capable of running a business.”

Actual stories on women’s agency: Sri Lanka

“We enjoy the feeling that we are being productive and not just carers of children and husband. Timeis not such a problem when you are efficient. However, we do not have the free time as we hadbefore. We have to plan our work and time more efficiently.”

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Poll

What part of the Focus Group Discussion created most ‘energy’?A. Evidence about women’s current work in

households & in the businessB. Areas where women believe they need most to

negotiateC. Factors that (dis?)enable women’s agencyD. Stories about women’s agency

What part of the FGD was most problematic or hard to understand?A. Evidence about women’s current work in

households & in the businessB. Areas where women believe they need most

to negotiateC. Factors that (dis?)enable women’s agencyD. Stories about women’s agency

Poll

Questions or comments?

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B) Preparing the presentation of your findings for Azerbaijan meeting

General guidelines on presenting findings:What to bring to Azerbaijan

1. Diagram on sources of goods, services and income for households [and Notes page]

2. Diagram of women's work in household, community and the (new) business [and Notes page]

3. Areas that women want to re-negotiate [and Notes page]4. Visual on factors that facilitate women's agency (GAMM)

and stories about women's agency5. Brief description of the programme/business

Note: MOST programmes will have incomplete ‘findings’ – this is the ideal to aim for, and note where you have gaps in your information.

General guidelines on presenting findings

1. Keep info short and sweet – include only most important points, show ranking (other details in the Notes page)

2. Provide numbers – e.g.average number of hours, number of women, percentage of time, the distances or output

3. Be as specific as possible – write ‘Sunday school and vaccination campaign’ rather than ‘community work’

4. Use actual names – (helps in discussions with others) rather than ‘buyer’ or ‘women’s group,’ write ‘Ramad Cocoa Exporter’ and ‘El Amanecer women’s association’

5. Use colour coding for different categories on the diagram, such as green for community work, red for farm work, yellow for household chores, blue for care of people, and purple for work required by the business

6. Add picture(s), where possible

Example: Diagram on Sources of Goods, Services and Income for Households

ColombiaEl trabajo de la mujer en el hogar, la comunidad y la empresa

Mujeres

Trabajo no remunerado en el cuidado del

hogar

Trabajo comunitario

Trabajo agropecuario no

remunerado para el mercado

Trabajo agropecuario no

remunerado para

autoconsumo

Oficios en otros hogares , 1,6

horas/semana

Obras comunitarias

4.8 h/s

Trabajo agropecuario no remunerado

Cuidar personas de

otros hogares 1,3 h/s

Oficios y cuidado de personas de

su hogar, 31,3 h/s

Aprox 6.7 h/sem

Aprox. 21 h/sem

Actividades comunitarias

4.6 h/s

Trabajo en la empresa

Aprox 9.2 h/sem

Example: Diagram of women's work in household, community and the (new) business

WOMEN MEN

0700-0900 Fetch water, bring animals (cow, chicken, sheep) out, prepare breakfast, send off children to school

Wake up, have breakfast, attend to animals

0900-1300 Farm work “Oversee” work in in strawberry farm/gardens

1300-1500 Prepare lunch, wash dishes Have lunch and rest

1500-1700 Farm work Give water to animals, do some work in home gardens

1700-2200 Prepare dinners, wash clothes by hand, iron clothes, do weeding and harvest until sun sets

Have dinner, watch TV and sleep

2200-2400 Prepare jam for winter and sleep

Example of NOTES for diagram1. The figures here about income is based on averages computed from a baseline study conducted by Oxfam in Azerbaijan. When validated during the FGD, the figures were more or less accurate, except for income whether the women present said they are earning less than the averages presented in the diagram.2. When asked to describe the regular routine of men and women, the results were as follows

3. The incidence of violence vs. women is reportedly high but this has declined in recent years. Divorce is allowed recently, so young women resort to divorce to avoid violence. A new form of discrimination has arisen: husbands use bribery to have state authorities render decisions about property and other related matters in favour of men.

Examples of Diagram RE: Areas to Negotiate

Areas to Negotiate

Areas to Negotiate

ASSETS AND RESOURCES

CARE WORK

BELIEFS and PRACTICES

FARM WORK New market

opportunity

Change in the household

division of labor: women’s

workload lessen and increase

workload for men

Practice of social obligation (tabang) to

be harnessed for capital build-up for women’s

livelihood

Documentation of what

women own

Agreement of the community on

conditions that allow women to travel alone

Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines

Examples of Diagram RE: Areas to Negotiate

Example of List of factors that increase women’s negotiating power in Bangladesh

Women ‘s control over income; relative contribution to family support; Access to and control of resources Recognize women’s productive and reproductive work Minimizing wage discrimination Women’s freedom of choice and movement; Commitment to educating girls/women Participation in HH decision-making; control over sexual relations; ability to make childbearing

decisions, use contraception, control over spouse selection and marriage timing; free from domestic violence

Knowledge of legal rights; HH support for exercising rights Knowledge of political system and means of access to it; HH support for political engagement;

exercising the right to vote Self-esteem; self-efficiency; psychological well-being Supportive role from the HH members

Some influential factors for women’s agency/increased negotiating power

Recognition of women’sproductive and reproductive work; getting the support

of HH membersEqual wage(eliminate wage discrimination

against women)

Women’s contribution to HH

income; control over income

Control over char land

Participation in HHdecision-making

(e.g. use of contraception, marriage timing, etc.)

High self-esteemWomen’s freedom

of choice and movement…

Adult education & Improved literacy

Proposed GAMM, with (dis-) enabling environment and market services for women’s agency

Exporters/Importers

Market services for women’s agency

Natural environment& resources Social norms &

informal networksGovernance, commercial

law & enforcement

InfrastructureConsumer

trendsCompetition

Quality standards& regulations

Import and export duties

Primary Producers

FinanceProduction

(Dis) enabling environment for women’s agency

RetailersEnterprise Traders Processors Consumers

TransportBusiness Development

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HOUSEHOLD

• Lack of control over char land (-)• Wage discrimination (-)

• No freedom to decide about their own time (-)

-Women have higheraccess to micro-credit-Government subsidy for girls education and adult education-Special skills on post-harvest

More stories, please . . .

Questions or comments?

Type your questions or comments in the Chat Box.

Overview of WEL Learning Event

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday• Workshop opening• Discussion-in-pairs:

women’s current work & areas women want to negotiate the most (with input on care work)

• Skills-building: asking questions about women’s agency

• Presentation from Oxfam Azerbaijan: livelihood and market programme (with focus on strawberry)

• Preparations for field visit

Field Visit Proper• Introduction from

Irevanli Producers’ Organization

• Group sessions and discussion of learning from field visit

• Feedback: elements of a strategy for women’s agency in strawberry project

• Introduction to GEM

• Group discussion: Implications of learning task results to livelihood programme design process

• Next steps for my programme in a GEM context

• Closing

• Group discussion on women’s agency: definitions, essential factors and case stories

• Discussion-in-pairs: strategies to facilitate women’s agency (with GAMM as visual aid for strategizing)

• Travel from Baku to Ganja

• Travel from Ganja to Baku

• Separate meetings with:(a) market players(b) state authorities

and NGOs(c) other

stakeholders

• Free afternoon

Barda

Overview of WEL Learning Event

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday• Workshop opening• Discussion-in-pairs:

women’s current work & areas women want to negotiate the most (with input on care work)

• Skills-building: asking questions about women’s agency

• Presentation from Oxfam Azerbaijan: livelihood and market programme (with focus on strawberry)

• Preparations for field visit

Field Visit Proper• Introduction from

Irevanli Producers’ Organization

• Group sessions and discussion of learning from field visit

• Feedback: elements of a strategy for women’s agency in strawberry project

• Introduction to GEM

• Group discussion: Implications of learning task results to livelihood programme design process

• Next steps for my programme in a GEM context

• Closing

• Group discussion on women’s agency: definitions, essential factors and case stories

• Discussion-in-pairs: strategies to facilitate women’s agency (with GAMM as visual aid for strategizing)

• Travel from Baku to Ganja

• Travel from Ganja to Baku

• Separate meetings with:(a) market players(b) state authorities

and NGOs(c) other

stakeholders

• Free afternoon

WEL Learning Event in Azerbaijan Logistics

Welcome Pack and additional materials will be provided on Monday (July 25) Visa will be available for processing and pick-up upon arrival at the airport, prepare cash in

US Dollars to pay for visa fee Arrival: Taxi pick-up from the airport to the hotel, prepare cash ($28 per taxi ride) Accommodation at the Crown Hotel in Baku and Ramada Hotel in Ganja Bring cash to pay hotel accommodation counterpart and dinner expenses Weather: Hot to Very Hot but Windy (est. 25-30 Centigrade), for field visit, wear light clothes

and a hat, bring sunblock and the like Field Visit to Strawberry Farm in Barda, Azerbaijan Send Final Learning Outputs ASAP (on or before June 27)

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Welcome: WEL Action Learning Webinar 2

THANK YOU VERY MUCHFOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.