Project Raise
Commitment to good practice
Introduction
Project Raise is a national collaborative of civil society organisations, funding organisations, intermediaries and government who are committed to the social outcome of raising Gender Equitable Boys.
Members of the collaborative are required to commit to the code of good practice whilst we make progress towards the common social outcome and in the process advance gender equality and human rights.
By agreeing to this code of practice, each member remains accountable to the members of the collaborative, to the boys and to the communities we work with.
This code of practice will not limit the independence of an organisation neither will it curb innovation. It is simply an attempt to ensure that work of the members of the Project Raise collaborative is not counterproductive and does not harm the work of organisations across multiple sectors working towards the broader goal of gender equality. In fact, it evolves based on some of the best practice already established in the sector.
Code of practice
The code of practice has been divided into two parts. The first talks about guidelines to direct members’ programmes and the second talks about guidelines to direct your membership of Project Raise.
Guidelines for members’ programmes
Programmes implemented by the members of Project Raise towards the outcome of Gender Equitable Boys:
- Are gender transformative
Gender transformative programmes and interventions are those that create opportunities for individuals to actively challenge gender norms, promote positions of social and political influence for women in communities, and address power inequities between persons of different genders. They create an enabling environment for gender transformation by going beyond just including women as participants. They are part of a continuum of gender integration, or the integration of gender issues into all aspects of program and policy conceptualization, development, implementation and evaluation.
- Are founded in human rights
Where the concept of human rights acknowledges that every single human being is entitled to enjoy their human rights without distinction as to race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Where children’s right to protection and safety are ensured.
- Support boys’ transformation
Where the challenges that boys face in transforming their attitudes and behaviours and taking action are considered and addressed in the programme design, including the frequency, duration, content, structure, facilitation methodology and learning pedagogy. Any language or methodology that ‘blames’ boys and does not protect their rights as children are strictly avoided.
- Integrate the voice of women and girls
Where women and girls contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of programmes that raise Gender Equitable Boys in a formal and structured manner.
- Work alongside programmes for women and girls
Where boys who are engaged in programmes to raise Gender Equitable Boys are engaged alongside or integrated with programmes that seek to secure the rights of women and girls, without impeding such programmes.
- Change boys, their peers, families and communities
Where any programme intervention seeks a systematic change to the way we raise Gender Equitable Boys by working with boys, their peers, families, teachers and the community at large.
- Prioritise marginalised groups and communities
Where programmes seek to work in marginalised communities, particularly low income communities, where access to opportunity is limited and resources to escape violence, gain agency and recourse are limited too.
- Are evaluated longitudinally
Where boys’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours are evaluated longitudinally to demonstrate sustained improvement. And where evidence for such evaluation is gathered from stakeholders including women and girls, and facilitators as well as from boys themselves.
Guidelines for participation in Project Raise
In order, to create safe learning and sharing space for each of its members, here are some guidelines for members of Project Raise:
- Authentic information: Every member organisation is responsible for authentication of their information as well as all the employees who affiliate themselves with the organisation on the portal.
- Agree to sharing: All members agree that their basic profile information will be shared with the members of the collaborative.
- Active participation: In order to strengthen the impact of the collaborative, each member is expected to actively participate and provide constructive feedback.
- Constructive disagreement: During workshops and in discussions on the Q&A forum, there may be disagreements. These disagreements must be expressed in a professional, inoffensive and a non-threatening manner.
- Crediting and citing your sources: If a member uses the knowledge or tools shared by any of the members in their work, then due credit must be given to the respective organisation.
- Sharing evidence: If a member starts implementation of the programmes raising Gender Equitable Boys because of the collaborative, using the tools shared on the platform, then they will try their best to share the evidence from the implementation with the collaborative.
Changes to the code of practice document
This document will be reviewed on an annual basis. If any changes are made to the document, all members/members will receive a notification of it. If you would like to suggest changes to this document, kindly make your suggestion on this link.
If you have any questions or queries about this document, kindly contact Project Raise team at projectraise@ecf.org.in.
