D.Net organised a 2 day workshop on GEM (Gender Evaluation Methodology) Adaptation on 13-14  February, 2010 at Training Room, D.Net, Dhaka under Enhancing Professional Skill Through Training Programme.

The objective of the workshop is to help participant for adapting GEM by giving practical exercises, showing the application of GEM’s analysis and framework, GEM’s gender and evaluation principles and values in developing and finalising their evaluation plans fro better out come  of their projects.

Mr Shaheen Rahman, Gender Consultant and Development Communication Expert; Dr Ananya Raihan, Executive Director, D.Net; Mr Mahmud Hasan, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN) and Fatema Begum Labony, Research Associate, D.Net has facilitated the workshop. Mr Rahman introduced the participants with gender and development issues. Others introduced with Gender Evaluation Methodology and facilitated to understand the seven steps of methodology.

The Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) developed GEM to facilitate the process of learning about using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for gender equality.


Participants were from various institutions like Institute for Environment & Development; Gender Justice & Diversity Section, BRAC; ICDDRB; D.Net Shushilan; Naripokkho; ActionAid Bangladesh; CAMPE; Humanity Watch Foundation; Shakkhor Environment & Education Development Society; WaterAid Bangladesh; Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN); Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); Nagorik Uddyog. The certificates to the participants were distributed by Mr Mahmud Hasan.