Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course in Arusha, Tanzania
Classroom training in Arusha · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 1,900
Large roads, dams, pipelines and mines reshape who earns, who is displaced and who carries the burden of change. When women and gender-diverse people are overlooked, projects meet resistance, delays and reputational damage, and communities lose benefits they were promised. Over five days participants learn to design equity into every stage of an extractive or infrastructure project rather than adding it at the end.
Sessions cover gender analysis, social baseline studies, gender impact assessment, resettlement and land compensation, local content and equitable recruitment, workplace safety and harassment prevention, and grievance mechanisms that women will actually use. You work with IFC Performance Standards, gender-disaggregated indicators and benefit-sharing models, and you practise drafting a gender action plan with budgets and responsibilities. The programme suits community relations officers, social safeguards specialists, ESG and sustainability managers, project engineers, government regulators, NGO staff and development partners working near mines, energy and transport corridors. Classroom sessions run in major African cities, online and in-house, and successful participants receive a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can brief leadership on gender risks and put a practical plan in front of a project team.
At a Glance
Training in Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha is northern Tanzania's diplomatic and safari hub, and home to the East African Community headquarters.
More about training in Arusha →- Format
- Classroom, in Arusha
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 1,900
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Dec 7, 2026, Jan 4, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- Kilimanjaro International (JRO), about an hour by road
- Time zone
- East Africa Time (UTC+3)
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS). Fees are listed in USD.
About this course
Infrastructure and extractive projects bring jobs, contracts and services, yet the gains rarely reach women and men equally. Land acquisition often bypasses women who farm but do not hold title, camp life exposes female workers to harassment, and consultation held in formal settings can silence the very people most affected. Lenders, host governments and communities now expect companies to show that gender has been analysed and acted upon, not simply mentioned in a policy.
This programme follows the project cycle from feasibility to closure. Participants begin with gender concepts and the specific dynamics of mining, oil and gas, energy, roads and water schemes. They then learn how to carry out gender analysis during impact assessment, plan consultation that reaches women, address resettlement and livelihood restoration, and build local employment and procurement opportunities that include women-owned enterprises. Later sessions deal with workplace culture, safety, grievance handling and the monitoring of results using sex-disaggregated data.
Teaching relies on case files from African and global projects, structured group work and templates participants can take back to their own sites. By the final session each participant has outlined a gender action plan suited to a project they know.
Training Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Explain how gender shapes risks and benefits across the infrastructure and extractives project cycle.
- Conduct gender analysis and integrate it into social and environmental impact assessment.
- Design consultation methods that give women and marginalised groups a real voice.
- Address gender dimensions of land acquisition, resettlement and livelihood restoration.
- Develop local content, hiring and procurement measures that widen women's participation.
- Prevent harassment and strengthen safety and welfare for women in the workplace.
- Set up grievance mechanisms and gender-sensitive indicators to track results.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants complete the programme with:
- A draft gender action plan with actions, budgets, owners and timelines.
- A gender analysis checklist for baseline studies and impact assessment.
- A consultation plan designed to reach women and other under-represented groups.
- A set of sex-disaggregated indicators ready to add to a monitoring framework.
- Model language for local hiring, procurement and anti-harassment commitments.
- A short brief for senior managers on why gender equity reduces project risk.
Training Methodology
Learning is grounded in the situations participants meet on real project sites. Delivery includes:
- Facilitated briefings drawing on mining, energy and transport project experience
- Case files showing gender gaps in compensation, hiring and consultation
- Small-group work to build analysis tools and action plans
- Role plays of community meetings and grievance interviews
- Peer review of each participant's draft gender action plan
Day 1: Gender and Large-Scale Projects
- Gender, sex, equity and equality in practical project terms
- How mining, energy and transport projects affect women and men differently
- Investor and lender expectations, including IFC Performance Standards
- The business case for gender equity and the cost of ignoring it
- Mapping stakeholders and power relations in host communities
- Case discussion: a corridor project and its unintended gender effects
Day 2: Gender Analysis and Impact Assessment
- Social baseline studies and sex-disaggregated data collection
- Gender analysis tools: access, control, roles and decision-making
- Embedding gender in environmental and social impact assessment
- Identifying risks such as gender-based violence and influx of workers
- Rating risks and agreeing mitigation measures
- Exercise: gender analysis for a proposed mine or pipeline
Day 3: Consultation, Land and Resettlement
- Designing consultation that women can attend and speak at
- Land tenure, customary rights and women's claims to compensation
- Resettlement planning and livelihood restoration for women-headed households
- Free, prior and informed consent in practice
- Benefit-sharing models and community development agreements
- Exercise: reviewing a compensation plan for gender gaps
Day 4: Jobs, Local Content and the Workplace
- Equitable recruitment, training and promotion on project sites
- Opening procurement to women-owned enterprises
- Camp design, transport, facilities and safety for female workers
- Preventing and responding to sexual harassment and exploitation
- Codes of conduct for contractors and their enforcement
- Exercise: drafting a workplace equity commitment
Day 5: Grievances, Monitoring and Action Planning
- Grievance mechanisms that women trust and use
- Handling sensitive complaints and survivor-centred referral
- Gender-responsive indicators and community monitoring
- Reporting results to lenders, regulators and communities
- Budgeting for gender activities within project costs
- Presentation of participants' gender action plans
The programme is intended for people who plan, finance, regulate or live alongside large projects, including:
- Community relations and social performance officers in mining and oil and gas companies
- Social safeguards and resettlement specialists
- ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility managers
- Project managers and site engineers on roads, energy and water schemes
- Human resource and local content managers
- Government regulators and ministry officials overseeing licensing
- NGO and civil society staff working with affected communities
- Development finance and donor programme officers
On completing the programme, participants who have attended the sessions and finished the practical exercises are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course Venues
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900Viewing- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course in Arusha
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course runs as classroom training in Arusha, Tanzania, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Arusha cohort starts on November 9, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Arusha" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course in Arusha is USD 1,900 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Arusha, Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course runs as classroom training in Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in Tanzania, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Arusha or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives programme, you'll be able to explain how gender shapes risks and benefits across the infrastructure and extractives project cycle, conduct gender analysis and integrate it into social and environmental impact assessment, design consultation methods that give women and marginalised groups a real voice, and address gender dimensions of land acquisition, resettlement and livelihood restoration. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is intended for people who plan, finance, regulate or live alongside large projects, including: Community relations and social performance officers in mining and oil and gas companies, Social safeguards and resettlement specialists, ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility managers, Project managers and site engineers on roads, energy and water schemes, Human resource and local content managers, Government regulators and ministry officials overseeing licensing, NGO and civil society staff working with affected communities, and Development finance and donor programme officers.
Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Built for Equity: Gender in Infrastructure, Mining, and Extractives Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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