Course

Unit 1

Gender – Gender Equality, creation of competitive markets, promotion of physical capital, strengthening the rule of law, openness to trade, increase in Human capital, access to employment and skills. Access to usage of infrastructure and utilities, decision making and access to information. Gender Based Violence.

Unit 2

Climate change and Community Resilience, environment – Need for Gender sensitive approaches, Vulnerability and adaptation, Environmental factors influencing Women’s health

Unit 3

Health and Nutrition – Women and Nutrition, Nutritional interventions for mothers, poor nutrition and its effects on women and adolescents

Unit 4

Water and Sanitation Mainstreaming Gender in Water resources, Water Sanitation and Hygiene services (WASH), Water management for sustainable livelihood, Toolkit for mainstreaming Gender in water operations(World Bank).

Unit 5

Financial Inclusion and Livelihoods, Education – Gender and Financial Inclusion- Social Finance and Gender. Education of women for development.

Text Books / References

Textbooks

1. Paul Kibirige (Author), 2020, Gender Issues and Development. Gender understanding, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/903303
2. DOCTOR Akampurira Abraham (Author), 2011, Gender and Development, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/207912
3. Malhotra, A., Schuler, S. R., and Boender, C. (2002)Measuring Women’s Empowerment as aVariable in International Development, Background Paper Prepared for the World Bank Workshop on Poverty and Gender: New Perspectives, Washington DC.
4. Kabeer, N. (2012) Women’s economic empowerment and inclusive growth: Labour markets andenterprise development, Discussion Paper 29/12, Centre for Development Policy and Research, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
5. Htun, M., and Weldon, S. L. (2010) When and Why do Governments Promote Sex Equality?Violence Against Women, Reproductive Rights, and Parental Leave in Cross-National Perspective, Work in Progress, mimeo.

Suggested Readings:

1. https://www.cif.org/sites/cif_enc/files/genderinwater_07_040416_web.pdf
2. https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/assessment/files_new/research_projects/EffectiveGender_BothEnds.pdf
3. https://www.ilo.org/empent/areas/social-finance/WCMS_737729/lang–en/index.htm
4. https://sprf.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SPRF-2021_IB_Gender-and-Financial-Inclusion.pdf
5. https://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/climate_change/downloads/Women_and_Climate_Change.pdf
6. https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/womenin-shadow-climate-change

Communication for Development is applied to a wide range of thematic areas in development to find solutions and to address underlying causes of problems such as Climate change, environment, Health and water and sanitation that plague various populations.

Course Objectives

1. To introduce students to understand the role of women and gender in water management and environmental issues.
2. To enable students to understand the impact of climate change on health and livelihoods.
3. To enable students to understand the relationship between healthcare and sanitation.

Course Outcomes

1. To enable students to have a good command of technical issues in order to be able to design and implement sound communication programmes.
2. To enable students to analyse ways to integrate issues in common programmatic actions.

CO-PO Mapping: (Course outcome and Program Outcome Mapping.