Siyanda is an online database of gender and development materials from around the world. It is hosted by BRIDGE - the gender and development research and information service located at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in the United Kingdom. Siyanda is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources. Siyanda aims to be an ever growing resource to support practitioners in implementing gender programmes and in mainstreaming gender equality concerns, whether they are gender specialists or not.

The main objectives are:

• Presenting short summaries of on-line work to save busy practitioners time in searching for relevant information.
• Enabling users to download full-length materials quickly and easily, free of charge.
• Facilitating a culture of sharing information and materials on gender and development among people working in this field.
• Working with partner organizations across the world to build an online space that reflects their interests and needs and that connects them with like-minded colleagues.

For further information please follow this link http://www.siyanda.org/