Development of a gender mainstreaming strategy

Established in 2006, The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Gender Centre monitors the implementation of UDSM’s gender policies and promotes gender equality through student and staff events, research, and literature. The Gender Centre engaged a Capstone team to strengthen current initiatives and create strategies to increase engagement within the UDSM community. The team interviewed professors, administrators, and students to understand the current barriers to successful Gender Centre programming. The team also facilitated a campus-wide workshop to design new mechanisms to address gender inequality and improve Gender Centre structure and programs. In their final report, the team developed strategies to improve coordination, sustainability, engagement, and communication within the Gender Centre and the UDSM community at large. The team provided strategies for internal sustainability and communications deliverables in web content and social media. The team also recommended “Gender Focal Point” liaisons to academic departments.