Strategic planning as a tool for change.

Oxfam UK/I offices were asked to report on their gender work for the first time during country strategic planning sessions in 1992. In order to insure that gender issues become a cornerstone in strategic planning, the political will to make this change must be present, knowledge of what is involved in gender relations must be available, and the organizational capacity must support such a move. All of the Oxfam staff must have a clear understanding of how to adapt strategies within specific contexts from a gender perspective.