Related to Strategic Planning Accountability Understanding who your various stakeholders are in relation to your gender strategy. Activity Any action that takes place to reach planned outcomes, such as programmes, projects, processes, publications, events, tools. Baseline A starting point before an activity happens, which is used as a comparison to measure change following the activity. Impact The change that occurs as a result of activities, outputs and/or outcomes. Indicators The measures you will use to track progress towards, or achievement of, planned outputs and outcomes Inputs The resources needed to achieve your outputs and outcomes. Inputs can include your NHRI’s staff, financial, physical and technical resources Purpose Statement Sets out what your NHRI strives to do in order to achieve your vision. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) The process by which you will understand whether your gender strategy is working and/or whether any changes need to be made to your actions, inputs or outputs. Outcomes The changes that your NHRI is working towards. They can be shortterm, medium-term or long-term Output The product or service that you will deliver through the activity Strategic plan A document that sets out what you intend to achieve, usually over a three-to-five year period Strategic priorities The key gender rights issues that your NHRI will focus on to achieve your vision and purpose Values Your guiding principles that set out how you will behave with each other and with stakeholders Vision Sets out what you want to achieve in order for there to be equality for all genders Gender Strategy Toolkit 2026 7