Women in forest landscapes tend to have weaker rights, fewer resources and less say in decision-making than men. To address these gaps, it is important that gender is integrated into policies, programs and projects.
The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry is taking steps to achieve this goal by training its employees on why and how to mainstream gender and social inclusion into their work.
The training is informed by a RECOFTC-designed approach that the ministry’s Center of Environment and Forestry Human Resource Education and Training (CEFHERT) has incorporated into a curriculum.
In January 2023, RECOFTC and CEFHERT worked together to implement training that combined both in-person and online learning. In September 2023, CEFHRET moved the trainings entirely online in the form of a course that participants could complete at their own pace.
Despite being accustomed to in-person interactions, and facing some challenges with internet connectivity, most of the trainees adapted to the exclusively online environment. Of the 199 individuals who registered for the course, 147 completed it.
The course is equipping the ministry’s staff to identify ways that projects and policies affect marginalized groups so they can help ensure greater inclusivity. It has taught the trainees to collect and analyze gender-disaggregated data so they can assess the impacts of their projects on women and men.
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The gender mainstreaming module was developed through our Weaving Leadership for Gender Equality (WAVES) program, which promoted gender equality in the governance, management and use of forest landscapes and their resources in the Asia–Pacific region.