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Wendy Okolo Gender Expert Consultant
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Citizenships:
Kenya
Languages:
English, French, Swahili
Highest Degree:
Masters
Experience:
26 years
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The expert brings over a decade of formidable experience as a Gender Advisor in developing countries, specializing in the integration of gender perspectives within agriculture. Demonstrated expertise includes conducting comprehensive gender analyses across various development challenges such as women's participation in agricultural value chains, financial inclusion, and women's leadership. The expert excels in transforming gender research into actionable policy interventions through technical advisory and guidance.
Proficient in designing and facilitating capacity-building interventions at both individual and institutional levels, the expert supports organizations in gender mainstreaming, equity, and integration processes. Notably adept at creating training curricula, the expert facilitates effective gender risk and opportunity assessments, significantly enhancing gender mainstreaming efforts. The expert's proven capacity for research is evident as both a sole and co-author of influential policy papers, briefing memos, and analytical reports.
Serving as a Gender Expert Consultant, the expert leads women's economic inclusion in African agricultural value chains, developing transformative gender intervention frameworks. Achievements include co-framing an IDH-wide gender strategy and redesigning gender tools for broader application. Additionally, the expert has significantly contributed to the advancement of gender equality across various forums and strategic partnerships.
Their technical and professional acumen encompasses the development of impactful investment tools, convening cross-sectoral dialogues, and delivering advisory services to enhance market inclusion for women in agriculture. Their work has been pivotal in shaping gender inclusion strategies adopted by leading organizations.
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Established Policy Professional with over 10 years of experience working as a Gender Advisor in developing countries. Expertise includes gender integration in agriculture. Technical abilities include performing gender analyses to varying arenas of development challenges including women’s participation in agricultural value chains, women’s economic disempowerment, financial inclusion, policy, and women’s leadership. Skilled in technical advisory and guidance, with the ability of connecting gender research to policy interventions.
Demonstrated ability to design and facilitate capacity building interventions on both an individual and institutional scale. Proficient in supporting institutions at multiple levels to influence the processes of gender mainstreaming, gender equity and equality, and gender integration. Also, highly adept at developing training curriculums which support the carrying out of gender risks and opportunity analyses, ultimately influencing the gender mainstreaming process.
Strong capacity for research in gender, both as a sole author and co-author of written products. This has included the compelling, highly articulate production of policy papers, background briefing memos, and longer analytical reports.

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