Health Policy Project

The Health Policy Project ended in 2016. Work continued under Health Policy Plus (HP+) until 2022.

GSD: Module Four

Module 4: Meaningful Engagement

This training has been a real eye opener. […] When I was coming here I wasn’t sure I was going to learn anything, because I wasn’t really comfortable. But I think now I am a different person.
—GSD Training Participant, Zimbabwe

Objectives

graph of meaningful engagement

Participants should leave with

A shared understanding of the value of meaningful engagement and awareness of common challenges and pitfalls such as inauthentic representation
Concrete ideas for engaging gender and sexual minorities (GSMs) in their work

What does it include?

A discussion meant to build a shared understanding of the importance of meaningful engagement with gender and sexual minorities and the key challenges to implementing meaningful engagement effectively
A small group activity that asks participants to identify and describe opportunities for engaging with gender and sexual minorities throughout the program cycle

The Health Policy Project is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-10-00067, beginning September 30, 2010. The project's HIV-related activities are supported by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It is implemented by Futures Group, in collaboration with Plan International USA, Avenir Health (previously Futures Institute), Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO), Population Reference Bureau (PRB), RTI International, and White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA).

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