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Introduction

The Centre for Women Studies and Gender Analysis was conceived in 1991.  This was in response to demands by undergraduate female students to have unique gender concerns on Campus addressed by the University.  Some of the grievances that interfered with the pursuit of academic excellence among female students included unwanted  pregnancies, sexual harassment, under-representation in certain programmes as well as in student leadership and lack of forum for socialization.  The Centre was formally launched in May 1992 and placed under the general authority of an advisory committee. It was later approved by Egerton University and in the Country’s development plan to carry out research, training and outreach programmes, under the Division of Research and Extension.  The Centre’s Mandate now embraces gender related issues within and beyond the Institution.  The Centre is now up-graded to The Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies, with full mandate to offer academic programmes in Gender and Development in addition to its earlier mandate.

Vision

To become a world class gender-based Institution in research, training, consultancy, advocacy and outreach for the advancement of humanity.

Mission
To promote gender equity by undertaking gender-related research, policy advocacy, training, consultancy, documentation and dissemination, and to provide expert advice and services on gender issues to students and staff of Egerton University and to communities.  To be in the forefront in networking with other organizations in  advocating for change in laws, policies and systems that continue to sustain the gender disparities.

Objectives

The Institute has the following objectives:
•    To develop curricula and conduct training programme’s which sill facilitate integration of gender and development in policy formulation and decision making.

•    To engage in outreach programmes and advocacy in gender related issues through public lectures, short courses, seminars, workshops and mass media.
•    To provide consultancy and counseling on gender and development to individuals, researchers and extension workers, decision and policy makers nationally and internationally.
•    To promote gender mainstreaming in the university and community through curricular, research and career development in order to achieve gender equality.
•    To disseminate information on gender an development issues through publication s, internet and mass media.
•    To help both men and women recognize, understand and acknowledge their multidimensional roles in society through mass media, public lectures and workshops.

Administration

Advisory Board
•    Dr. R. Odhiambo -Director & Chairperson of the Board.
•    Dr. W Moturi– Senate Rep.(Environmental Sciences
•    Dr. J. Ouma  – Faculty of Agriculture
•    Mr. B.J.M Ngoda – Faculty of Environment & Resource Development
•    Ms. P.Thiong’o -Faculty of Biological Sciences.
•    Ms. C.Wanyanga- Faculty of Health Sciences
•    Mrs. Onsarigo – Faculty of Arts.
•    Ms. L Amuhaya – Faculty of Engineering & Technology.
•    Ms. M Lopokoyit  – Faculty of Education & Community Studies.
•    Mrs. P.A Lokuruka – Secretary to the Board.
•    Certificate course in Gender, Poverty and Development (Tri Annual), April, August and December each year.
•    Post-graduate Diploma in Gender, Poverty and Development Studies – (1 year) School Based, Njoro Campus; Work based, Nakuru Town Campus.
•    Diploma in Gender, Women and Development Studies, Njoro Campus)
•    Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender and Development Studies. (Regular,  Njoro Campus)

Coming Soon!!!!
•    Masters in Gender and Development Studies NEW School Based (Njoro Campus) work-based. (Nakuru Town Campus)(April 2011)
•    Ph.D in Gender and Development Studies.
Position Available:  for one year sabbatical.


For further information contact:

Director, I.W.G. & D.S.
Egerton University
P. O. ox 536, Njoro, Kenya
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Website: http.www.egerton.ac.ke
Mobile: 0714995388

Programmes

Diploma in Gender, Poverty and Development (School-Based, Work-Based and Regular)
 

 

Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Women and Development Studies (School-Based, Work-Based and Regular)

Postgraduate Diploma in Gender, Poverty and Development (School-Based, Work-Based and Regular)

M.A Gender, Women and Development Studies

activities

The following are the on-going activities/ services:
•    Coffee Hour Social.  This is a forum for students to identify, discuss, address and propose solutions to issues affecting female and male students on campus.  
The forum incorporates the members of staff with the aim of improving the students-staff relationship on campus.
•    The Coffee Connection magazine.  The publication is used to disseminate the information that is generated from the Coffee Hour Social discussions and other Centre activities.  It has also been used to train students who wish to take up careers in journalism.
•    Outreach programmes.  This include the mentoring project to high school students – the bash Hour – as well as counseling and referral programmes used to
sensitize the University fraternity, the surrounding community and schools on gender, health, environment and entrepreneurship.