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Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture (WEAI) 101

 Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture (WEAI) 101
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture (WEAI) 101

OVERVIEW

This in-person course is designed to provide participants with a foundational knowledge of the WEAI and its results to better understand its role in information gender-responsive programming. It also ensures USAID Feed the Future staff will better understand how their programming will be measured vis-à-vis the WEAI.

The WEAI is a tool, developed by USAID, IFPRI and OPHI, to measure the inclusion of women in agriculture sector growth that has occurred as a result of U.S. Government intervention under the Feed the Future initiative. WEAI data collection, measurement and reporting is a requirement in USAID-funded Feed the Future programs.

 

Topics:

  • Empowerment and Agriculture (0:05)
  • Why a WEAI? (9:22)
  • How WEAI is Different? (23:28)

Topics:

  • WEAI’s Construction (0:05)
  • 5 Domains of Empowerment (DE) (1:35)
  • Gender Parity Index (GPI) (9:45)

Topics:

  • WEAI Survey (0:05)
  • WEAI Survey Exercise (10:20)
  • Survey Exercise Wrap-up (18:47)

Survey Exercise:

Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) Survey

Topics: 

  • Using WEAI in Your Country (0:05)
  • Looking at Baseline Results (7:56)
  • What’s Next for You and WEAI? (15:45)

Audience

The course resources are designed for USAID staff, gender points of contact, and monitoring and evaluation specialists responsible for Feed the Future activity implementation.

Learning Objectives

  1. Articulate what the WEAI measures, including the 5 Domains of Empowerment
  2. Describe the methodology used in the WEAI and how it measures empowerment
  3. Demonstrate a foundational ability to interpret and explain your country’s WEAI results
  4. Plan for one possible action to take using the WEAI as part of your role and responsibilities

Resources

WEAI PowerPoint1.28 MB
WEAI Partcipants Manual3.77 MB
WEAI Posters442.95 KB

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Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index & Gender Integration Framework (WEAI & GIF) Training-of-Trainers
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