Gender Equity, Disability, and Social Inclusion

Gender Specific: Gender specific programming and emergency response to the needs of communities, and interacting within diverse cultural settings.

Inclusive Development: Gender, disability, age inclusive and senstive infrastucuture development and design (ie. sanitation and water).

GEDSI Mainstreaming: (GEDSI) focal points guiding policies and projects and gender mainstreaming.

Inclusive Project Management: Ensuring that the stakeholders and diverse members of communties are driving and shaping the projects.

Gender Equity Disability Social Inclusion (CPP)

Gender Equity, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) promotes equal access to opportunities, resources and decision-making for all, regardless of gender, ability, or social status. In Papua New Guinea, this vision is hindered by the underrepresentation of women in leadership, harmful cultural norms, limited access to health and education, and having some of the world’s highest rates of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV), which disproportionately affect women and girls. ADRA PNG, through the CPP GEDSI Component, works with church leaders, church members, and local communities to improve understanding, support, and act for GEDSI initiatives, including GBV/SARV, both by ADRA and the SDA Church.

GEDSI Component Goal

To strengthen the capacity of SDA Church leaders, Church Members and local communities to:

Promote respectful and equitable opportunities for all

Challenge harmful social norms

Address GBV and SARV

Foster inclusive decision-making in church and community structures

Target Locations

In CPP4 the GEDSI activities are being implemented across four (4) SDA Local Missions:

Morobe Mission

Eastern Highlands & Simbu Mission

Madang & Manus Mission

Northern & Milne Bay Mission

Key Activities

Training & Awareness

GEDSI Sensitization Workshops for Church Leaders

Promote respectful and equitable participation training for Leaders

Inclusion Training to improve accessibility and inclusion

GBV Community Response Training, including referral pathways

Mental Health & Counseling support for caregivers of GBV/SARV survivors
Safe House Staff Upskilling for improved survivor support

Campaigns & Advocacy

International (National) Women’s Day (8th & 24th March)

20 (or 16) Days of Human Rights Activism (20th November to 10th December)

End It Now Campaign, the SDA Churches’ global initiative to end GBV and abuse of vulnerable people –Fourth Sabbath of August

Mental Health Months (June/October)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (29th October)

Thursdays in Black (Every Thursday)

Networking & Partnerships

The program collaborates with key local partners to strengthen impact:

Morobe Disabled Agency

Femili PNG

Family Support Centre

Morobe Provincial GBV Secretariat; and

The four (4) Local Missions

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