The Support Unit for Gender Equality (SURGE)
closed on 31 December 2025.
This website will no longer be monitored or updated. For DFAT officers seeking gender technical assistance please contact the Gender Equality Branch (GEB) at GEDSI.GEB@dfat.gov.au
UN Women Training Centre
Choose from a broad range of self-paced trainings (many of them free) focused on gender equality issues. Topics include:
- Women's Economic Empowerment
- Women´s Leadership and Decision Making
- Gender Equality and Education
- Trade and Gender Equality
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
There are many more courses to choose from - just click here: https://portal.trainingcentre.unwomen.org/
Gender in Emergencies Group Training
GiE offers trainings for humanitarian response and disaster preparedness focusing on gender equality. The courses are low-cost or free and include: Introduction to Gender in Emergencies; Rapid Gender Analysis; Gender Mainstreaming Project Proposals; Primary Data Collection and much more.
Browse the trainings here: https://www.giegroup.org/gie-training
