Gender EqualityRotarians understand that gender equality is a key component of sustainable development. CRCID has, and continues to, stress a focus upon gender equality through the equal participation of women and men as decision makers in all phases of development initiatives: community needs assessment, planning, implementation, reporting; and, evaluation.
Sensitivity to gender issues will ensure that, as Canadian Rotarians develop their programs and projects, gender will be a component of these initiatives. As part of this process of gender sensitivity, the CRCID applications for funding will explicitly request gender-related information. These applications will be screened by the CRCID Secretariat to ensure gender equality is addressed. The following chart shows the integration of gender equality into a typical project/program cycle:
Fact: Every year nearly 11 million children die before they reach their fifth birthday.
Excerpt from The Skeptic's Guide to Global Poverty, page 37.
Last Update: February 28, 2008
