This booklet is referred to as a “treasure trove” because it offers a collection of promising gender-responsive and gender-transformative approaches within the TVET sector from the African continent. These approaches not only challenge existing social norms and values regarding women and girls but also highlight the barriers that hinder their active participation in the economy and contribution to family well-being. The selection of projects showcased in this booklet is guided by the Reach-Benefit-Empowerment Matrix. This model provides a straightforward, understandable framework for assessing the degrees of effectiveness and, to some extent, the innovative or transformative character of projects.
While many programmes aim to empower marginalised groups, their effectiveness can vary. The Reach-Benefit-Empowerment framework offers a clear and comprehensive method for planning, implementing and evaluating projects with measurable outcomes in terms of benefit and empowerment.
