Mainstreaming Topics

  • HOMEPAGE
  • Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Cash and Voucher Assistance
  • Market Development
  • Education and Skills
  • Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources Management
  • Multi-Sectoral Nutrition
  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  • DRR and Resilience
  • Social Inclusion and Protection
  • Good Governance
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning
  • Communication & Advocacy
  • Innovations
  • Food Security & Livelihoods in Emergencies
  • Shelter and Infrastructure
  • Social and Behaviour Change
  • Mainstreaming Topics
  • ALL THEMES
  • Key Resources

    PIN (2022) Human rights-based approach to development and humanitarian programming handbook (PDF, 2.74 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This handbook and its annexes provide practical guidance on how to integrate international human rights principles and standards into the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development and humanitarian aid projects/programmes.

    PIN (2022)  Human rights-based approach to development and humanitarian programming handbook  - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2022) Human rights-based approach to development and humanitarian programming handbook annexes (PDF, 243.04 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    These annexes complement the handbook on the same topic that provides practical guidance on how to integrate international human rights principles and standards into the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development and humanitarian aid projects/programmes.

    PIN (2022) Human rights-based approach to development and humanitarian programming handbook annexes - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2022) INSPIRED: Human Rights-Based Approach (Issue 8) (PDF, 7.82 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This issue of INSPIRED offers you stories coming from Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, where we provide humanitarian, development or human rights assistance. We hope that through a thoughtful read, you can decide in what forms and under what circumstances a HRBA can be beneficial for your programmes.

    PIN (2022) INSPIRED: Human Rights-Based Approach (Issue 8) - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Protection Mainstreaming

    ECHO (2021) DG ECHO Protection Mainstreaming Key Outcome Indicator and Monitoring Tools (PDF, 544.24 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This technical guidance provides partners with the key information required when selecting the Protection Mainstreaming Key Outcome Indicator (PM KOI); and a guide of how to use the verification survey tool/questionnaire developed by DG ECHO

    ECHO (2021) DG ECHO Protection Mainstreaming Key Outcome Indicator and Monitoring Tools - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    IASC (2015) Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist humanitarian actors and communities affected by armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to coordinate, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate essential actions for the prevention and mitigation of gender-based violence (GBV) across all sectors of humanitarian response.

    IASC (2015) Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    GPC (2017) Protection Mainstreaming Toolkit (PDF, 1.02 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This publication of the Global Protection Cluster provides practical tips on mainstreaming protection elements and considerations into programmes and throughout the programme cycle.

    GPC (2017) Protection Mainstreaming Toolkit - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Gender and Age Mainstreaming

    PIN (2019) Gender Analysis Guide (PDF, 3.46 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This document introduces basic concepts of gender mainstreaming, defines key areas of inquiry to take into consideration when undergoing a gender analysis and provides easy access to practical guidance and tools.

    PIN (2019) Gender Analysis Guide - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    IASC (2018) The Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    This handbook sets out the rationale for integrating gender equality into humanitarian action and provides practical guidance for doing so across sectors.

    IASC (2018) The Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    IASC (2020) Introduction to Gender with Age Marker (GAM) (PDF, 172.47 KB)
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    Also available in: French, Spanish

    When can it be useful?
    This two-pager describes IASC's Gender with Age Marker (GAM), an updated and expanded version of the Gender Marker tool that has been used for assessing the extent to which a humanitarian intervention addresses gender- and age-related differences.

    IASC (2020) Introduction to Gender with Age Marker (GAM) - overview
    Language: English, French, Spanish
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
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    Gender-Based Violence Mainstreaming

    IASC (2015) Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist humanitarian actors and communities affected by armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to coordinate, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate essential actions for the prevention and mitigation of gender-based violence (GBV) across all sectors of humanitarian response.

    IASC (2015) Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    UNFPA (2019) The Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming (PDF, 1.99 MB)
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    Also available in: French, Spanish, Arabic

    When can it be useful?
    This resource presents 16 Minimum Standards for GBV prevention and response programming in emergencies. As a whole, the 16 Minimum Standards define what agencies working on specialized GBV programming need to achieve to prevent and respond to GBV, and deliver multisectoral services.

    UNFPA (2019) The Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming - overview
    Language: English, French, Arabic, Spanish
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    IASC (2020) Technical guidance note for Protection, gender and inclusion in the response to COVID-19 (PDF, 1.05 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource explains how to consider protection, gender and inclusion in the response to COVID-19

    IASC (2020) Technical guidance note for Protection, gender and inclusion in the response to COVID-19 - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Disability Mainstreaming

    IASC (2019) Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action (URL)
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    Also available in: Arabic, French, Spanish

    When can it be useful?
    The guidelines set out essential actions that humanitarian actors must take in order to effectively identify and respond to the needs and rights of persons with disabilities who are most at risk of being left behind in humanitarian settings.

    IASC (2019) Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action - overview
    Language: English, French, Arabic, Spanish
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    IASC (2020) Introduction to Gender with Age Marker (GAM) (PDF, 172.47 KB)
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    Also available in: French, Spanish

    When can it be useful?
    This two-pager describes IASC's Gender with Age Marker (GAM), an updated and expanded version of the Gender Marker tool that has been used for assessing the extent to which a humanitarian intervention addresses gender- and age-related differences.

    IASC (2020) Introduction to Gender with Age Marker (GAM) - overview
    Language: English, French, Spanish
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    IASC (2021) GAM Sectoral Tip Sheets (URL)
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    Also available in: French, Spanish

    When can it be useful?
    These Sectoral Tip Sheets offer questions and examples of how key gender equality measures contribute to more relevant and responsive projects and programs. Use the Tip Sheets alongside the Gender with Age Marker questionnaire at http://iascgenderwithagemarker.com

    IASC (2021) GAM Sectoral Tip Sheets - overview
    Language: English, French, Spanish
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
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    Environmental Mainstreaming

    SDC (2020) CEDRIG tools (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    These package of tools developed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation can give you operational instruments to perform a from a brief assessment to a more detailed analysis across climate, environmental and DRR components at project and strategy level.

    SDC (2020) CEDRIG tools - overview
    Language: English, French, Spanish
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    TEARFUND (2009) CEDRA: Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation assessment (PDF, 959.29 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    CEDRA is a climate change and environmental tool for agencies in developing countries and provides a series of useful checklists

    TEARFUND (2009) CEDRA: Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation assessment - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists, Training Materials
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    UNEP/OCHA and partners (2021) NEAT+ (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    Rapid and simple project-level environmental screening tool for humanitarian operations

    UNEP/OCHA and partners (2021) NEAT+ - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
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    Do No Harm & Conflict Sensitive programming

    CSF (2012) - How to guide to conflict Sensitivity (PDF, 1.45 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource gives you practical suggestions on how to consider conflict sensitivity in your response at every stage of the PCM

    CSF (2012) - How to guide to conflict Sensitivity - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers, HR Officers
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