The GenCap Updates provide an overview of ongoing GenCap deployments, snapshot of GenCap Advisers' work in the field as well as other current GenCap issues.

GenCap Update August 2010
GenCap Update June 2010
GenCap Update March 2010
GenCap Update October 2009
GenCap Update August 2009
GenCap Update June 2009
GenCap Update April 2009

 

Mirjam E. Sorli - GenCap Secretariat Manager

Office: D-101 UN Palais Geneva
E-mail: gencap@un.org
Phone: 00 41 22 917 1769 (office)
Mobile: 00 41 79 444 3757 (mobile)

GenCap Steering Committee
Consists of members from the IASC Sub-working group on gender in humanitarian action. Provides strategic direction, oversight and accountability. Approves requests in monthly meetings.

For Steering Committee members: click here to log in to restricted Steering Committee webpage

GenCap Secreteriat
Responsible for daily management of project, including monitoring and evaluation. Supports the GenCap Steering Committee and GenCap Advisers in the field.

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Contractually administers the GenCap pool of experts and maintains contact with the advisers on logistical and contractual issues before, during and after deployment.

All UN/INGO entities with a MoU with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) can make a request for a GenCap Adviser. The request should be developed in a consutaltive fashion with relevant actors in the entire humanitarian country team. For administrative reasons, an entity with a MoU with NRC must formally host the GenCap Adviser. The GenCap Adviser could be based in the HC office or with the agency the country team deems most adequate. The HC must approve and sign the request before submission.

Questions can be directed to the GenCap secretariat (gencap@un.org), which is the recipient of the signed request. The inter-agency GenCap Steering Committee formally approves the request before a deployment is made.

GenCap - Fact Sheet
GenCap - Frequently Asked Questions

GenCap Request Form
Checklist for Hosting Offices of GenCap Advisers

In order to measure the impact of GenCap on humanitarian action, the independent Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) and the GenCap Steering Committee developed a Monitoring and Evaluation tool. All GenCap advisers use this tool to assess the status of gender in humaniarian operation at the start and end their deployment. The tool tracks changes over time in the cluster/sector the GenCap adviser works with.

Download the GenCap M&E Tool

Newest M&E Report:
The October 2009 Status Reports provides an analysis of GenCap deployments from April 2008 to October 2009. The results indicate a significant and positive impact of the GenCap project on humanitarian action.

Previous M&E Reports:
Summary GenCap M&E Report (May 2009)
Full GenCap M&E Report (May 2009)
The final report from GPPI provides an overview of GenCap's achievements between April 2008 and March 2009, and presents findings and recommendations. The report concludes that GenCap is a relevant and efficient project worth continuing.

Our GenCap Adviser to Global Clusters - currently deployed to support the Kenya and Somalia teams on the implementation of the gender marker - is blogging on gender challenges in education in emergencies

The Gender page on OneResponse.info (click here) is a reference point for gender resources in humanitarian action.

Information on the IASC Gender Marker Initiative is found here

GenCap deployed a GenCap Adviser to Haiti on shortly after the earthquake. Click here to access the Haiti Gender page to find key documents and follow the GenCap Adviser's blog.