Gender and Inclusive Development
EnCompass works with clients on strengthening their knowledge and skills to identify and address inequalities that prevent achievement of desired development outcomes. Many people are excluded from development because of their sex, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, poverty, or other socio-cultural factors. Such exclusion deepens inequality worldwide. EnCompass supports our clients—UN organizations, United States government agencies, and international non-governmental organizations—to implement inclusive development that enables all groups of people to contribute to creating opportunities, sharing the benefits of development, and participating in decision-making.
EnCompass’ approach to gender and inclusive development integrates the standards and principles of human rights—participation, non-discrimination, and accountability—and spans a range of program sectors (e.g., agriculture; conflict; democracy, rights, and governance; economic growth; education, energy and infrastructure; health; HIV; and rule of law) and geographies (e.g., Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East).
USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization’s (CPS) Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) Cadre Development and Training (CDAT) activity
We are excited to announce that EnCompass has won the USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization’s (CPS) Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) Cadre Development and Training (CDAT) activity. During this 5-year activity, EnCompass will develop...
Lessons Learned from Delivering Gender-based Violence and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Training in Conflict-affected Areas in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Transform: Primary Health Care Activity has implemented several activities to strengthen GBV prevention and response services within Ethiopia’s primary health care system. Conflict between Tigrayan...
Operationalizing Gender Analysis and Action Planning Across Ethiopia’s Primary Health Care System: A Process Guide and Lessons Learned from The USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity
In supporting the Government of Ethiopia’s implementation of its Health Sector Transformation plan, the USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity embraces the importance of gender analysis in primary health care. The Activity found that many primary health care...
Expanding Access to Daycare Centers for Women in the Health Workforce in Ethiopia: Lessons Learned from the USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity
Many Ethiopian women working in the formal sector face challenges balancing care responsibilities for a newborn and work obligations. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many Ethiopian women face the decision to quit their job to accommodate breastfeeding and childcare...
Increasing Accessibility of Post-Gender-Based Violence Services through Primary Health Care in Ethiopia: Technical Brief
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains prevalent in Ethiopia, with 23 percent of women aged 15–49 having experienced physical violence and 10 percent having experienced sexual violence. The USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Activity’s 2019 GBV landscape analysis found...
USAID/Jordan Women’s Empowerment and Economic Leadership Activity (WEELA)
The Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership Activity (WEELA) will use EnCompass’ Champions of Change approach to work with private sector firms, the government, community-based organizations (CBOs), and other high-level stakeholders to create an enabling...