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On this page, you find the tools and presentations as downloads in accessible formats (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, zip); feel free to use and adjust them as suited to your own situation. 

The material is organised according to the Chapters of this toolkit. 

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Introduction (Word doc)

1. Principles (Word doc)

• 1.1 Why? the argument (Word doc)
• 1.2 Concepts and strategies (Word doc)

2. Strategizing (Word doc)

• Strategy 1 ‘Mitigating resistance by building on tradition’ (Word doc)
• Strategy 2 'Creating space for women' (Word doc)
• Strategy 3 'Organizing for change' (Word doc)
• Strategy 4 'Standards, certification and labels' (Word doc)
• Strategy 5 'Gender and CSR' (Word doc)

3. Scoping (Word doc)

• Tool 3.1a Access to and control over resources and benefits (Word doc)
• Tool 3.1b A typology of farmer households, differentiating potential for women empowerment  (Word doc)

3.2 Gender Action Learning Strategies 

• Tool 3.2a Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) Stage 1 Tree of diamond dreams (Word doc)
• Tool 3.2b Gender Action Learning (GALS) Stage 2 Steering life’s rocky road (Word doc)

3.3 Value Chain Selection

• Tool 3.3a Gender sensitive value chain selection (Word doc)
  • Tool 3.3a Example Gender sensitive value chain selection (Excel sheet)
  • Tool 3.3a Empty sheet Gender sensitive value chain selection  (Excel sheet)

4. VC Analysis (Word doc)

4.1 Data collection for value chain analysis at macro-, meso and micro level

• Tool 4.1a Data collection for value chain analysis at macro-,meso and micro level (Word doc)
• Tool 4.1b Reducing the gender-asset gap; the GAAP conceptual framework (Word doc)
   

4.2 Gender sensitive value chain mapping

• Tool 4.2a Making a gender-sensitive VC map (Word doc)
• Tool 4.2b Making visible how men and women contribute to the quality of the product (Word doc)  

 4.3 Dealing with Gender based Constraints

• Tool 4.3a Gender based Constraints (Word doc)
• Tool 4.3b Assessing the consequences of Gender based Constraints (Word doc)
• Tool 4.3c Taking actions to remove Gender based Constraints (Word doc) 

5. Upgrading (Word doc)

5.1 Farmers and their organizations

• Tool 5.1a Analyzing services from a gender perspective (Word doc)
• Tool 5.1b Effective /democratic decision making between household and producer organization (Word doc)
• Tool 5.1c Increasing women’s access to producer organizations through analysis of GbCs (Word doc)

5.2 Processors and traders

• Tool 5.2a The value chain game (Word doc) 

5.3 Lead companies; CSR and gender (Word doc)

• Tool 5.3a Business as a direct employer (Word doc)
• Tool 5.3b Business as key player in a value chain (Word doc)
• Tool 5.3c Business and the community (Word doc)

5.4 to follow

5.5 to follow

5.6 Enabling envrionment

• Tool 5. 6a Gender Organizational scan of a partner organization (Word doc)
  • Table for Gender Organisational scan of a partner organisation (Word doc) 

6. Measuring (Word doc)

6.1 Cost-benefit matrix of an intervention strategy

• Tool 6.1a Cost and benfits of a VC upgrading strategy for men and women (Word doc) 

6.2 Gender empowerment matrix

• Tool 6.2a Gender and value chain empowerment diamond (Word doc)
  • Example Gender and value chain empowerment diamond, example (to follow)
  • Empty excel sheet (Excel sheet)
• Tool 6.2b Women’s empowerment in agriculture index (adjusted/ qualitative version) (Word doc)
  • Questionnair for the Women’s empowerment in agriculture index (Word doc)
  • Example (Excel sheet)
  • Empty sheet (Excel sheet)