Post Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development

Course Outline

This course is designed for development and humanitarian professionals in public, NGOs and private sectors vested in gender issues who are interested in mainstreaming gender into development planning, programs and policy.

Gender issues are at the core of development for any country, it is important to study how social structures impact on the development of societies and also leads to inequality between men and women.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course learners should be able to;

  • Understand the basic concepts of gender
  • Integrate issues of gender and development in policy and decision making
  • Advocate for gender issues in development
  • Promote gender mainstreaming
  • Understand how gender issues affect development

Module 1

  • Introduction to Gender and Development
  • Evolution of Gender and Development

Module 2

  • Advanced Theories in Gender & Development.
  • Gender, Law & Governance

Module 3

  • Gender, Policy Planning & Development
  • Gender and Project Development

Module 4

  • Images of Women & Men in Media and the Arts
  • Gender, Conflict Management and Peace Building

Module 5

  • Gender Mainstreaming
  • Gender Based Violence

Module 6

  • Gender & Development Challenges in Africa.
  • Gender Dimensions in Community Mobilization and Development

Module 7

  • Gender Dimensions in Rural and Urban Development
  • Gender in Regional Cooperation and Development

Module 8

  • Gender, Economic Planning & Policy Development
  • Gender, Human Rights and Development

Module 9

  • Gender and Empowerment
  • Gender, Education and Development
  • Module 10
  • Gender, Religion and Development
  • Development Studies

Module 11: Research paper

Date: 1st of every Month

Mode of Delivery: Online

Have a good and stable internet connection

Have Basic IT skills

Duration: 6 Months

For more information on the programme,  

email us: info@horizontraininginstitute.org