Intensive, applied, effective.

The GREAT Project is centered around unique course design. Our courses are not like other gender trainings. We go far beyond gender sensitization, equipping researchers from diverse backgrounds with the skills to design and deliver research projects that result in better adoption, and more equitable and impactful results for the communities they serve.

We offer two styles of courses to fit your needs. The GREAT Cohort Courses are rigorous trainings that equip participants with applied theory and hands-on skills. The GREAT Custom Courses allow your organization or project to train larger groups of researchers in a cost-effective manner, helping effective gender-responsive research become the norm, not the exception.

No matter which course you choose, our trainings are centered around intensive, interdisciplinary learning. GREAT courses are designed to make it easier for researchers to incorporate gender into their projects. We demystify gender and provide social and biophysical scientists the theory, knowledge, tools and analytical approaches they need to bring gender into their research programs in a more grounded, realistic manner. Participants walk away better equipped to work together to increase adoption rates, and deliver equitable results that benefit men, women and children, across different crop value chains.

Whether through a GREAT Cohort Course or a GREAT Custom Course, we can help train your institution’s or your project’s researchers to be more effective.

Need a course designed for your specific needs?

We’ll work with you to design the course that fits your needs.

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WHAT IS THE GREAT APPROACH?

We demystify gender to provide social and biophysical scientists the
theory, knowledge, tools and analytical approaches they need to bring gender into their research programs in a more grounded, realistic manner.

HOW IT WORKS

PART ONE

Training

  1. Self realization, conceptual clarity, and interdisciplinarity
  2. Methodology: qualitative and quantitative
  3. Research question and case study
  4. Impact assessment and participatory methods
PART TWO

Training

  1. Data analysis and reporting
  2. Communication to policy makers and communities
  3. Institutional transformation
PART THREE

Field Work Phase

  1. Research planning and field data collection

COURSE OFFERINGS

GREAT is centered around intensive, interdisciplinary training courses. We offer two training options to transform your research.

COHORT COURSES

These rigorous, three-part courses equip participants with applied theory and hands-on skills. We teach ways to incorporate gender-responsive research into existing projects and backstop the lessons with dedicated field trainer support.

UPCOMING COURSE

 

 

July 20th-28th, 2022

GREAT 2022
Gender-Responsive
Crop Breeding

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GREAT TRAINERS

GREAT’s training team draws from experts around the world, and brings deep expertise in areas including plant breeding, gender theory, community development, sociology, communications, monitoring and evaluation, participatory research, rural development, etc.