This gender equality training manual was developed under the Commonwealth Equality Project (CEP) and supported by WFD. It was developed as part of the efforts towards integrating an intersectional lens in the engagement of issues surrounding the advancement of women and girls.

The purpose of the manual is as follows:

• To enhance the overall understanding of human rights, and gender equality pertaining to women and girls.
• To introduce the concept of intersectionality and facilitate understanding on how gender issues intersect with other forms of discrimination, inequity and power imbalances.
• To guide participants on how to incorporate an intersectional analysis in gender equality related issues, in order to work towards upholding human rights in the Maldives.