On Friday, 21 October at 17:00 the new Gender in Development and Humanitarian Assistance (GDHA) Diploma will be launched at Lebanese American University in Beirut. The GDHA is a collaboration between HREA, the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) and the Continuing Education Program (CEP) at Lebanese American University (LAU).
About the GDHA Diploma
The GDHA Diploma equips students and practitioners with skills to address the full range of gender issues in development and humanitarian contexts. The programme consists of 10 courses (15 hours each) covering all critical aspects of this field. Five of the courses are CORE courses: Fundamentals of Gender Equality; Gender and Development; Gender and Emergencies; Gender Mainstreaming; and Gender and Data. The other five courses are specialised – participants select ONE stream to focus on:
- Gender Integration in Development supports mainstreaming of gender issues across development and humanitarian work
- Gender-based Violence provides technical skills in GBV prevention, response, monitoring, and coordination
- Gender and Conflict addresses the women, peace, and security agenda
To get a diploma, you have to complete the full 10 courses (with a minimum attendance of 80%) – this takes around six months, depending on courses and your own pace of learning. Participants who complete less than 10 courses will receive certificates for those courses. All courses take places in the evening (18:00-21:00) at the LAU Beirut campus but can also be attended via webconferencing.
The first courses start in January 2017. For more information and registration: http://cep.lau.edu.lb/programs/GDHA/