Utilise capacity assessment tools
You could
At foundation level:
- Use basic tools to assess whether you have enough resources and capacity for equality and human rights work
- Identify obvious gaps in capacity (such as missing staff roles, insufficient budget, or lack of skills)
At development level:
- Do initial assessments of organisational capacity for equality and human rights work
- Use self-assessment tools to evaluate your current performance and identify gaps
- Assess staffing levels, skills, knowledge and resources available for equality and/or human rights work
- Use what you learn from assessments to inform how you allocate resources
At advanced level:
- Assess capacity regularly and systematically
- Develop detailed improvement plans based on the findings of the assessments
- Monitor progress systematically and reassess regularly to track capacity improvement over time
Suggested Priority: High | Suggested Timeframe: Short (1-2 years) and ongoing
Understanding priorities and timeframes
Priority levels
- High priority: Essential actions that form the foundation for equality and human rights mainstreaming
- Medium priority: Important actions that build on foundational work
- Low priority: Beneficial actions for advanced implementation
Timeframes
- Short (1-2 years): Actions that can be implemented relatively quickly
- Medium (2-5 years): Actions requiring more extensive planning and resources
- Ongoing: Actions that should continue throughout your mainstreaming journey
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