Workshop in Managua kicks-off joint ILO and donor action for gender-sensitive TVET System in Nicaragua

Workshop in Managua opens dialogue and starts joint ILO and donor action towards a more gender-sensitive TVET System in Nicaragua

In a workshop on gender and TVET organised by the International Training Centre of ILO as part of the project "Financing for Gender Equality ", the EU Delegation in Nicaragua, Member States and other development partners have teamed up with the ILO to produce a gender-sensitive analysis of the TVET sector in the country, which will feed into the national TVET reform. This is part of a broader strategy to support TVET reforms and enhance the employability of young women and men in the sub-region.

One aspect that has benefited from this collaboration and specifically from the work done at the workshop of 9 and 10 April 2013, is a stronger focus on gender equality within the group of donors that are active in the sector where the EUD participates. According to Sandra Mariela Peña at the EUD, “(…) participation in the workshop is forcing us to have a better coordination in the group in terms of gender issues. Following the workshop we have included "gender" as a specific point in the agenda of our meetings. "

To know more contact Sandra-Mariela.PENA-CANAS@eeas.europa.eu