Interviews with women are held as part of the gender analysis. Sabur, a 16 year-old girl, is one of the interviewees. Her mother died when she was only 2 years old, and from the age of 9 she has taken care of the household. Even though she was sent to school, she performed less well than her brother. Caring for the household meant a lot of work and left hardly any time to study and do her homework. Now she is married and has recently gave birth to her first child. "My father was not able to have enough money to pay for the bride price for my brother's wife. So I was forced in marriage to an old rich man who paid for me a very high bride price", she tells.

This is just one story that illustrates that there are differences between men and women that are not biologically, but socially determined. It is of crucial importance for effectiveness and efficiency of projects that such gender differences are taken into consideration. The challenges that men and women face and their preferred solutions differ often. Dorcas is committed to take gender differences into account in the relief and development projects and therefore participates in a learning trajectory with other development organizations, so that experiences and ideas about gender sensitive projects can be exchanged and benefit others.