Application of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
                    Index (WEAI) in Assessing the Gendered Impact of a
                                 Dairy Value Chain Project
                    Elizabeth Waithanji1, Njuki Jemimah2, Mutua Edna1, Boogaard Birgit1, Isabelle Baltenweck 1
                                                      and Gerald Mutinda 3
                      1International   Livestock Research Institute 2Care USA 3East Africa Dairy Development (EADD)/ Heifer International


The East Africa Dairy                                                                                        Gendered Impact
Development (EADD) Project                                                                                   Assessment using the WEAI
                                                                 WEAI is an                                  Methodology
 EADD is a regional dairy industry
  development project (2008-2012)                            aggregate of the 5DE                             Quantitative data was
  that is implemented in Kenya,                                  and the GPI                                   collected through household
  Uganda and Rwanda                                                                                            surveys. Male and female
 It is funded by the Bill and Melinda                                                                         heads of household were
  Gates Foundation and is being                                                                                interviewed using the
  implemented by a consortium of                                                                               household module
  partners led by Heifer                                                                                      Spouses from male headed
  International in partnership with                                                                            households were
  TechnoServe, ILRI, ICRAF and ABS                                                                             interviewed using the
  TCM                                                                                                          individual module and
 EADD envisions transforming                                                                                  simultaneously with the
  179,000 families by doubling                                                                                 male head of households
  household dairy income through                                                                              Qualitative data was
  integrated interventions in, dairy                                                                           obtained through in-depth
  production, market access and                                                                                case study interviews for
  knowledge application                                                                                        selected women

The (EADD) Gender Strategy                                                                                    Advantages of using the
Goals                                                                                                         WEAI Methodology
 Generate economic and social                                                                                 The questions in the intra-
  gains to both men and women                                                                                   household survey provide
  and their families                                                                                            opportunities for establishing
 Overcome gender-based                                                                                         dimensions in which women
  barriers that constrain dairy                                                                                 and men are disempowered
  productivity and market                                                                                      Each dimension has a number
  participation                                                                                                 of measurable indicators that
 Promote equality of                                                                                           enable us to identify what
                                                                                                                aspects of the dimension
  opportunity according to
                                                                                                                contribute to empowerment
  gender differences and needs                          Figure 1: The WEAI Methodology
                                                                                                                or disempowerment
 Increase the effective                               concept (Derived from the Women’s
                                                       Empowerment in Agriculture Index
  participation of both men and
                                                      Brochure; IFPRI 2012)
  women in project activities                                                                                 ILRI team and partners have just
                                                                                                               completed the training on WEAI
 The (EADD) Gender Strategy                                                                                    methodology and will be able to
 Implementation                                                                                                 compute the WEAI of women
 EADD has been addressing the gender gaps in the project systematically by                                   beneficiaries of EADD as well as the
 building the capacity of staff to integrate gender in the program and ensuring                              Gender Parity in empowerment in
 equitable gender representation in farmer capacity building.                                                     male headed households.




The ILRI Poverty Gender and Innovations (PGI) team of the
Markets, Gender and Livelihoods theme is grateful for the
support provided by the Ford Foundation for funding this
study.

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Application of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in assessing the gendered impact of a dairy value chain project

  • 1. Application of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in Assessing the Gendered Impact of a Dairy Value Chain Project Elizabeth Waithanji1, Njuki Jemimah2, Mutua Edna1, Boogaard Birgit1, Isabelle Baltenweck 1 and Gerald Mutinda 3 1International Livestock Research Institute 2Care USA 3East Africa Dairy Development (EADD)/ Heifer International The East Africa Dairy Gendered Impact Development (EADD) Project Assessment using the WEAI WEAI is an Methodology  EADD is a regional dairy industry development project (2008-2012) aggregate of the 5DE  Quantitative data was that is implemented in Kenya, and the GPI collected through household Uganda and Rwanda surveys. Male and female  It is funded by the Bill and Melinda heads of household were Gates Foundation and is being interviewed using the implemented by a consortium of household module partners led by Heifer  Spouses from male headed International in partnership with households were TechnoServe, ILRI, ICRAF and ABS interviewed using the TCM individual module and  EADD envisions transforming simultaneously with the 179,000 families by doubling male head of households household dairy income through  Qualitative data was integrated interventions in, dairy obtained through in-depth production, market access and case study interviews for knowledge application selected women The (EADD) Gender Strategy Advantages of using the Goals WEAI Methodology  Generate economic and social  The questions in the intra- gains to both men and women household survey provide and their families opportunities for establishing  Overcome gender-based dimensions in which women barriers that constrain dairy and men are disempowered productivity and market  Each dimension has a number participation of measurable indicators that  Promote equality of enable us to identify what aspects of the dimension opportunity according to contribute to empowerment gender differences and needs Figure 1: The WEAI Methodology or disempowerment  Increase the effective concept (Derived from the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index participation of both men and Brochure; IFPRI 2012) women in project activities ILRI team and partners have just completed the training on WEAI The (EADD) Gender Strategy methodology and will be able to Implementation compute the WEAI of women EADD has been addressing the gender gaps in the project systematically by beneficiaries of EADD as well as the building the capacity of staff to integrate gender in the program and ensuring Gender Parity in empowerment in equitable gender representation in farmer capacity building. male headed households. The ILRI Poverty Gender and Innovations (PGI) team of the Markets, Gender and Livelihoods theme is grateful for the support provided by the Ford Foundation for funding this study.