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Third Meeting of the Generations and Gender Programme Informal Working Group

This document discusses the need for capacity building in the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) and potential methods to enhance capacity. It highlights the lack of available training courses and the need for alternative technical cooperation arrangements. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of funding and the exchange of information among participating institutions.

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Third Meeting of the Generations and Gender Programme Informal Working Group

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  1. Third Meeting of the Generations and Gender Programme Informal Working Group Spetses, Greece, 24-26 May 2004

  2. Technical co-operation arrangements Alphonse L. MacDonald

  3. Capacity building • As the Generation and Gender Programmme (GGP), is an innovative longitudinal studythere is a need to enhance the capacity building capabilities of participating institutions. • In addition to the Guidelines being prepared by the different working groups, there is a need for additional capacity enhancement in:

  4. Methodological and Organizational issues • Panel design and sample size issues, • Questionnaire and support documentation development, • Training of field staff, • Sample selection, maintenance and tracking, • Contextual data base principles, establishment and maintenance, and • Analysis, cross-sectional and longitudinal.

  5. Means to enhance capacity • The following have been identified as possibilities: • Short-term consultants, • Special in-country training courses, and • Special out-of-country training course.

  6. Availability of required training • There are few, if any, regular short-term and focused training courses to satisfy the needs of the GGP counties. • Specially designed training courses are being considered, but will require some financing. • Hence, additional alternative technical cooperation and assistance arrangements need to be explored.

  7. Funding needs • There are no centrally available funds to organize capacity building. • There are direct bi-lateral arrangements between participating institutions/countries. • PAU, in line with its role as coordinating unit, is involvement in an extnsive fundraising exercise, including for technical assistance.

  8. Need for exchange of information • Following a decision of the CB in Paris in February 2004 PAU has requested interested countries to provide information on their technical assistance needs. • Only three countries replied and provided valuable information on their needs and possible cost levels.

  9. It is advisable that countries inform PAU of their technical assistance needs so that adequate provisions can be made. • Equally, participating institutions that are aware of existing potential training and technical asssistance opportunities for GGP activities should inform PAU. • Information sharing is absolutely essential in the resource scarce situation.

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