Many of Verona Groverman’s
assignments include aspects of institutional and organisational
development. More specific inputs pertain to support to organisations
and networks aiming at strengthening their functioning. Her assistance
focuses on capacity building, policy development, strategy development,
planning, and analysis and revision of institutional set-ups.
| 2011 (June – October) |
Study to explore the market opportunities of a comprehensive approach focusing on supporting NGOs/CBOs worldwide engaged in HIV/STI prevention for LGBT (Schorer) |
2010 (May, October,
November/December) |
Lead facilitator of the Gender Equality Self-Assessment for Plan Sierra Leone (May), Plan Cameroon (October) and Plan Vietnam (November/December) (Plan Finland), Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Vietnam |
| 2009 (January) |
Supporting the International Department of the Norwegian Association of Handicapped in the development of a gender strategy (NAD), Norway |
| 2008 (April), 2007 (September, March) |
Facilitating
a self-assessment of HIV and AIDS competence of a NGO
using a gender perspective in three countries: Malawi
(Oxfam Novib, The Hunger Project Malawi ), Kenya
(Oxfam Novib/PeaceNet), Uganda
(Oxfam Novib/LABE). |
| 2007 (September) - 2008 (March) |
Support
to the development of the mission and mandate of the Programme
Women and Violence (Cordaid), The Netherlands
|
| 2007 (November) |
Team leader of the Participatory Gender and Rights
Audit of the Kampala Office of
DanChurchAid (Political Space and HIV and AIDS Programmes).
(DanChurchAid), Uganda |
| 2004 (March) |
Facilitator of a workshop on "Gender and Human
Rights Advocacy" for Southern African NGOs (NIZA),
Zambia |
| 2004 (Febr.) 2003 (Febr.), 2002 (Jan.), 2001 and
1999 (Jan.) |
Co-facilitator and resource person in the international
course on "Gender, Organisational Change, Agriculture and
Leadership" (IAC). The Netherlands |
| 2003 (November) |
Facilitator in a workshop for local gender points
of NGOs on planning and strategizing for gender mainstraming
(Vredeseilanden?VECO) Belgium. |
| 2003 (June) 2002 (Nov/Dec) |
Facilitator and co-ordinator of the course 'Gender
and Rural Transformation in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam: planning
and implementing gender mainstreaming' for (semi)government
and universities (venue: Philippines). June 2003: follow-up
of the training course: coaching visits to and a workshop for
the participants in Vietnam. (IAC/SEARCA). The Philippines
and Vietnam. |
| 2002 (March), 2001 (Nov.) |
Facilitator of three gender audits at ILO
Headquarters, Geneva (for GDTC and ILO). Switzerland. |
| 2002 (Febr., March), 2001 (Dec.) |
Facilitator of a strategy-workshop and a preparatory
meeting for an energy/gender network (ENERGIA), followed
by proposal development with capacity building for its Phase
III. (ETC Energy). The Netherlands. |
| 2001 (April, June) |
Facilitator in short workshops on strategy development
and vision/mission formulation for a consultancy firm
(ETC-I, ETC-NL), The Netherlands. |
| 1997 - 2000 |
Involvement in the support project to institutes
in the Himalaya-Kush Region aiming at gender mainstreaming in
these organisations (ICIMOD/DGIS), Nepal. As: Resource
person/facilitator on organisational development and gender
in two courses (Sept., Dec. 1997, 1998); Monitoring and backstopping
the gender mainstreaming process in institutes in India,
China, Nepal involved in the project (April, 1999); Lead
facilitator and resource person in a refresher course on skills
development of change agents in institutes involved in the project
(Nov. 1999); Facilitator and coach of the local training team
in the (third) course (Jan., April 2000). Development of a training
manual covering the various trainings undertaken 'Gender and
organisational change' (Sept-Oct.2000). |
| 1999 (May-Oct.),2000 (July) |
Support to the development of a gender policy of
Cordaid through a participatory review and formulation process
for a Dutch NGO (Cordaid), the Netherlands. |
| 1998 (Nov.) - 1999 (March) |
Advisor on participatory policy development/implementation
concerning ethnic minorities (Municipality Huizen), The
Netherlands. |
| 1998 (Febr.) |
Facilitator of a self-assessment workshop on organisational
change and gender integration for a Dutch NGO (Novib),
The Netherlands. |
| 1996 (April) |
Facilitator and resource person of a workshop on
organisational analysis and gender for south-east Asian NGOs
(NOVIB), Thailand. |
| 1995 (April-June) |
Support to the Programme Sustainable Land Use in
Latin-America for a Dutch NGO (ICCO), The Netherlands. |
| 1994 (Nov.), 1995 (Nov.)1996 (Nov.) |
Co-organiser and leader of the international course
on "Gender in Policy Development for Sustainable Land Use"
(IAC/ETC), The Netherlands. |
| 1994 (May) |
Facilitator of a short workshop on "Gender
policy and its operationalisation" for a Dutch NGO (NOVIB-South-East
Asia Bureau), The Netherlands. |
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