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Sudan

Sudan: Gender Tip Sheets – Food Security

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Food Security

Needs assessment and analysis

  1. Conduct a participatory gender analysis, using sex-, age- and disabilitydisaggregated data (SADDD), to understand different food security needs, capacities, barriers and aspirations and identify populations with special food security support needs
  • Gender roles and power dynamics. E.g. role and time spent of women, girls, men and boys in food production, procurement, preparation, and storage; decision-making over food expenditure; food sharing among household members.

  • Cultural norms and practices. E.g. mobility and freedom of women and girls to engage in self-reliance activities; what food assistance do women and men prefer; type of cooking fuel used.

  • Knowledge and skills. E.g. food hygiene knowledge of women and men.

  • Intersectional issues. E.g. food security support needs of pregnant or lactating mothers, children or elderly.