Executive Summary

The training manual was developed in order to equip women and other stakeholders with skills to enhance their capabilities to understand and monitor the implementation of service delivery in their communities and to influence local governments for gender sensitive and participatory, planning, implementation and monitoring programmes.

The training manual further unpacks various concepts and contents discussed in the various modules under; understanding the role of women; gender analysis, advocacy, gender budgeting, budget cycle, social accountability, networking, monitoring and evaluation