Gender driven response
One of the most impressive results arising from the use of the self-assessment is that women dare to speak in public, in a society where they do not traditionnaly take on this role. Back to results on malaria
A few examples...
“Before, only the men used to speak,” remembers Lamboni Kouami, Chair of the Red Cross Regional Committee of the Savanes Region. Women feared that they would be beaten up once back home, when their husbands would ask them, 'How did you dare to speak?' Today they speak fearlessly before the chiefs! |
Women in Togo speak up without fear (Togo)Women speak in front of the chiefs (The Gambia) “The self-assessment is a way to know if our interventions have a real impact. I was impressed by the sense of ownership I saw in the communities; the level of involvement of children in the schools, and the confidence of the women who now speak so confidently before the chiefs.” Mr Kevin Hughes, NSGA Pogramme Manager in West Africa |
