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Ms. Angela Nakafeero - Director, Research and Training
Mission
To provide quality services for the satisfication of the clients' needs and interests in the area of gender and development.
DAC aims to support proficient perfomance in local and international organisations and institutions, and to provide quality services that satisfy the interests of the clientele.
The objectives of Development Alternatives Consult include:
To provide advisory/technical consultancy and support services pertaining to the provision of quality services for the satisfaction of clients' needs and interests in the area of gender and development.
To provide opportunities for individual gender experts to contribute to the gender mainstreaming processes in Uganda with the view of imparting, articulating and sharing ideas on gender related issues.
To design and market for the implementation of gender programmes for Non-Gornmental Organisations (NGOs), Government Institutions and Private Sector Enterprises.
To contribute towards the expansion of knowledge base on gender and development in Uganda.
To network with Government Institutions, Companies, Associations, Membership Institutions and individuals with similar objectives.
To carry on the business of consultancy, market research, advert developing, and product promotions for international, national and local and companies, organisations and associations in the area of gender.
To carry on the business of co-ordinating and linking different gender related organisations, Associations and groups for promotion of their interests.
To initiate, co-ordinate, manage, operate and encourage activities, projects, programs or other investments with a view of promoting gender sensitive programmes for Government Institutions, Private Sector and NGOs.
To run libraries, bookstores, bazaars, workshops, stalls, stands, and any other outlets and centers for the supply and provision of gender related literature.
Geographical area of operations
Nationwide and International
Issues area of operations
Gender and Development, Gender planning, Gender budgeting, Policy research and advocacy, Gender training, Monitoring and evaluation.
Activities
DAC undertakes Consultancy in the areas of:
Training and Capacity Building in Gender and Development
Gender training is a continuous process aimed at improving gender analysis skills for policy makers and implementers.
Development of Gender Sensitive Responsive Programmes
Gender responsive programmes are designed for organizations with interests in implementing gender responsive initiatives. In addition DAC provides technical guidance in their implementation.
Gender Research and Advocacy
Gender research is one of the core operational areas of DAC. Increasingly decision-making in organizations is based on research findings and recommendations particularly in the area of gender where there is a lot of dynamics according to age, class, location, culture and so on. Attention should therefore be given to the gender related research for informed decision-making. DAC collaborates with other organizations to conceptualize and undertake gender related research programmes.
Policy Research and Advocacy
This is mainly intended for organizations and institutions with interests in influencing government policy priorities. Government policies though acknowledge the gender inequalities, little efforts have been undertaken to mainstream gender instead gender is considered as an “add-on”. DAC collaborates with other organizations working for mainstreaming gender in government policies by undertaking policy analysis and designing appropriate advocacy strategies.
Business Training and Counseling
Affiliation(s)
International Labour Organization (ILO) - SIYB Programme, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), Development Network for Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA).
Dissemination
Training workshops, Study reports, Designing training modules, Programme development and advocacy, Sensitisation programmes
Target Audience
Women, Policy makers and Implementors
Additional Information
Development Alternatives Consult is a Gender and Development consulting firm with diverse human resources aimed at supporting proficient perfomance in local and international organisations and institutions. It was founded by 3 professionals with core expertise in gender and development especially in gender planning and budgeting, policy research and advocacy, gender-training, monitoring and evaluation.
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