SELA Advisory Group actively works to promote gender equality in Africa and the Middle East. Whether in capacity building efforts, policy analysis, project design and development, monitoring and evaluation or training workshops, we assist our clients in understanding, respecting and incorporating gender perspectives into their projects.

We believe there can be substantial added value for the client in a gender-oriented approach, in terms of revealing new target beneficiaries or suggesting alternative ways to design and implement a project.

SELA Advisory Group incorporates gender perspectives whenever possible in order to ensure that both women and men’s concerns and experiences, as well as environmental, legal, cultural and religious contexts are taken into account in our clients’ activities.

Services related to Gender Mainstreaming offered by SELA Advisory Group include:

Gender Policy Analysis and Technical Assistance

SELA Advisory Group provides gender policy analysis and technical assistance to our clients so they can better comprehend the legal framework they are working in and the prevailing societal and customary gender divide.
With these tools and detailed data, our clients are able to more effectively incorporate and respect gender matters in their projects.

We assist NGOs to analyse and implement gender policies within their own local and regional offices so they can become role models for other civil society organisations.

SELA Advisory Group places a special emphasis on providing technical assistance to women’s organisations attempting to influence the political environment in which they operate. In order to be included in consultations with policy makers and politicians, such as negotiation situations, women’s organisations must submit technical briefing notes demonstrating their vast knowledge and relevance for inclusion. SELA Advisory Group can assist in transforming knowledge into procedural documents which will ensure the organisation has an effective voice in consultations.

Gender analysis and Gender Oriented Monitoring and Evaluation

The initial planning phase is essential for the overall success of any project. To guarantee that gender perspectives are embedded in all elements of the project, SELA Advisory Group provides clients with the tools and technical assistance necessary to facilitate this process.

We provide monitoring and evaluation assistance to clarify the objectives, project markers and challenges that the programme intends to reach, whilst ensuring that gender concerns are incorporated. The evaluation of a project with a specific focus on gender perspectives involves an analysis of the gender division of labor, access to resources, local gender roles, needs and strategic interests. Through detailed gender analysis, SELA Advisory Group can highlight new perspectives to be considered in the implementation of the project or can propose alternative approaches to project design.

Tailored Seminars

Both private and public entities often lack knowledge of gender mainstreaming frameworks and how to implement gender policies in their daily operations and future projects.

SELA Advisory Group offers tailored seminars that aim to fill the knowledge gaps regarding gender issues and women’s rights, and enable organisations to optimise their efforts towards empowering women and establishing gender equality.

Seminars can consist of gender mainstreaming theories and the practical implementation of gender policies, as well as analysing international conventions and women’s rights policy.

Seminars can be specifically directed at women’s organisations to assist them in optimising their network and influence through training in leadership development skills, negotiation skills and other topics in this field. Using the expertise of locally rooted consultants, these seminars always take into account local needs and requirements as well as the social and political context of the client.