Monthly Corner
IDH Publication, 2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is not just a social issue, it’s a systemic challenge that undermines agricultural value chains.
In rural and isolated areas, GBV threatens women’s safety, limits their economic participation, and weakens food security. When women cannot work safely, entire communities lose resilience, and businesses lose productivity. Climate resilience strategies that overlook gendered risks leave communities exposed and women vulnerable.
Ending GBV is essential for building equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food systems; and it’s not only a human rights imperative, but also central to climate adaptation and economic stability.
The good news? Solutions work. Programs like the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) demonstrate that addressing GBV can enhance productivity and strengthen workforce morale and brand reputation. Safe, inclusive workplaces aren’t just good ethics, they’re smart business.
Gurmeet Kaur Articles
Luc Barriere-Constantin Article
This article draws on the experience gained by The Constellation over the past 20 years. It is also a proposal for a new M&E and Learning framework to be adopted and adapted in future projects of all community-focused organisations.
Devaka K.C. Article
Sudeshna Sengupta Chapter in the book "Dialogues on Development edited by Prof Arash Faizli and Prof Amitabh Kundu."
Events
Vacancies
- We’re Hiring: National Evaluation Consultant – Bangladesh
UN Women is recruiting a National Evaluation Consultant (Bangladesh) to support the interim evaluation of the Joint Regional EmPower Programme (Phase II).
This is a great opportunity to work closely with the Evaluation Team Leader and contribute to generating credible, gender-responsive evidence that informs decision-making and strengthens programme impact.
📍 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (home-based with travel to project locations)
📅 Apply by: 24 February 2026, 5:00 PM
🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gar4ciRr
If you are passionate about feminist evaluation, gender equality, and rigorous evidence that drives change (or know someone who is) please apply or share within your networks.
- Seeking Senior Analyst - IPE Global
About the job
IPE Global Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary development sector consulting firm offering a range of integrated, innovative and high-quality services across several sectors and practices. We offer end-to-end consulting and project implementation services in the areas of Social and Economic Empowerment, Education and Skill Development, Public Health, Nutrition, WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Private Sector Development, among others.
Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.
Role Overview
IPE Global is seeking a motivated Senior Analyst – Low Carbon Pathways to strengthen and grow its Climate Change and Sustainability practice. The role will contribute to business development, program management, research, and technical delivery across climate mitigation, carbon markets, and energy transition. This position provides exceptional exposure to global climate policy, finance, and technology, working with a team of high-performing professionals and in collaboration with donors, foundations, research institutions, and public agencies.
Join us: Community of Practice for community-led approaches to MEAL
Join us for the launch of a Community of Practice (CoP) for Community-Led approaches to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
Community-led principles often overlap with feminist principles and have similar opportunities and challenges when it comes to applying them to MEL. Community-led MEL has been proven to create gender transformative change in communities.
Are you working toward applying community-led or similar principles, such as inclusion and balancing power dynamics, to monitoring, evaluation, and learning in the international development and aid space — but often feel like you’re doing it alone? Are you experimenting, questioning, adapting, and learning alongside communities, without many spaces to connect honestly with others doing similar work?
We’re excited to invite you to join this Community of Practice for applying principles of Community Leadership in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning.
📅Date: Wednesday, 4 March 2026
🕓Time: 8am EST, 4pm EAT, 8pm ICT
Register 👉 here.
Many of us are working toward community-led MEL—often doing this work in isolation. We have not yet found a shared space to learn in real time from each other and dialogue honestly about what it takes to put this into practice. This Community of Practice (CoP) is meant to be that space.
This CoP is graciously hosted by the Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD) and led by a dedicated anchor group. We want to recognize complimentary efforts happening globally, including the APEA CommunityOwnsMERL group.
What this CoP is about
Together, we want to:
- Learn with and from each other about how community-led MEL (or whatever terminology you use) looks in practice in the international development and aid sector
- Share questions, experiences, and resources—and reduce silos across the sector
- Document and lift up approaches that support communities to own monitoring, evaluation, and learning around change in their lives
Who this CoP is for
Centering community voices and lived experience is core to this space. This CoP is for anyone working on and exploring applying community-led principles to MEL in the international development and aid sector. That includes community-based and grassroots organizations, MEL practitioners, community-led development or community-led response practitioners, advocates, and allies across development and humanitarian contexts.
You don’t need to be an expert and you may not even use this terminology. This is a space for people who want to learn together, share power, and center community knowledge and lived experience.
What to expect at the first meeting
This will be a participatory, co-creative session focused on connecting and shaping a collective learning agenda and framework. The first hour will be focused on collectively shaping the expectations of the CoP. We will host an additional half hour for people to connect to each other.
If you’re working on, curious about, or committed to community-led approaches to MEL, we’d love to have you join and help shape this space together.
Warmly on behalf of the CoP for applying community-led approaches to MEL Anchor Group
Hosted by the Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD)
If any questions, you may direct them to:
Elaine Stavnitzky (she/her)
Community-owned, feminist-MEAL coach
Elevating Voices for Change, Chief Navigator & Founder
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