1. Social Learning for Gender Sensitive Research:How the Gender and Inclusion Toolbox was MadeNafisa Ferdous, CCAFS Gender andSocial Learning Consultant

2. What is the Toolbox? Why focus on gender and social inclusion? How we did it social learning and design The futureOverview 3. What is the Toolbox?1. Co-Production of Knowledge2. Climate Resilient Agriculture3. Climate Information Systems4. MitigationConcepts and Learning Activities :a. Genderb. Climate changec. Participationd. Qualitative research design andethicsResearch Design GuideField Planning Guide 4. Why focus on gender and socialinclusion?1. EQUITY GAP Rural women face systemic inequalities- Land tenure- Political representation- Financial capital- Empowerment- Low participation- Many other challenges Gender is not a womens issue critical factors likeclass, age, disability, ethnicity and more contribute to:ACCESS POWER DECISION MAKING 5. Why focus on gender and socialinclusion?2. KNOWLEDGE-RESEARCH GAP Reflect on the social context of science Integrate diverse actors and support men andwomen who are less powerful in influencing thedebate Move away from expert driven knowledgetowards more comprehensive and locally relevantknowledge 6. How we did it social learning and designSocial ScientistsScientistsFieldWorkersFarmersGender ExpertsUniversity NGO ExpertsResearchers 7. The Future The Toolbox in a living document The lessons on transformative partnerships andparticipatory approaches will result in jointWorking Paper and articles Guatemala training with Centro Agronmico deInvestigacin y Enseanza (CATIE) CCAFS partners in Vietnam