WFP Gender Policy - WFP Remote Access Secure Services

WFP works withpartners to promotegender equality andthe empowerment ofwomen for theachievement ofsustainable food andnutrition security.gender inequality, hunger and the sharingof responsibilities.40. WFP will harness the extensive experience of itsgender focal points by transforming them into agender advocacy network.GENdEr mAiNstrEAmiNG iN oPErAtioNs41. WFP’s extensive field presence also provides theopportunity to use knowledge of localconditions to design and implementprogrammes that are appropriate and sensitiveto local cultures.42. WFP will make it mandatory to incorporate agender perspective into operations at all stagesof a project cycle. WFP assessment tools will berevised accordingly to support this process.43. To further help country offices to mainstreamgender, WFP will: i) launch a Gender FriendlyCountry Office Initiative, whereby country officeswill be rewarded for compliance with themeasures set out in this policy; and ii) mobilizeresources to establish a Gender InnovationsFund to help country offices implementinnovative activities that promote genderequality and the empowerment of women.PArtNErshiPs44. WFP will continue to strengthen partnerships atall levels, including working at the inter agencylevel to address gender issues and promoteknowledge sharing.45. WFP will work with partners – governments;international, regional and local organizations;and communities – to mobilize complementaryresources, including expertise. 27rEsEArCh46. WFP will collaborate with academic institutionson research to improve its policies andprogrammes and will collaborate with partnersin assessing the impacts of its interventions.27 For example the GenCap Project, administered by the Norwegian Refugee Council provides gender standby capacity to United Nations agencies using a pool of genderadvisers who can be deployed on short notice during emergency situations.18