GESA (Part III) – Summary of Findings, Recommendations and Action Plan

Gender Equality Self-Assessment (GESA) was carried out for Plan Pakistan, which is part of Plan International, a global independent development and humanitarian organization working in over 70 countries. Plan is consciously striving to mainstream gender across the board for the pursuance of its core objectives. GESA is a tool and process for an organization used for identifying how gender issues are addressed in its programming and in its internal organizational processes. The goal of this GESA exercise was to establish a baseline of current knowledge, practices and performance in gender equality mainstreaming within Plan Pakistan. GESA was a global initiative carried out in over 15 countries by Plan International in year 2012-3. This work being among the best of the lot was showcased at an international conference in Thailand by the client.