SERD Projects and Gender Mainstreaming

11th Session of the External Forum on Gender and Development 28 June 2011
Linda Adams & Syarifah Aman-Wooster

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Percentage of SERD Gender Mainstreaming Projects: 2010, 2011, 2012

2010: Total Projects: 39 Gender mainstreamed (GM): 18 % GM projects: 46%
Projections for 2011: Total Projects:35 Gender mainstreamed (GM): 18 % GM projects: 51% Projections for 2012 pipeline: 27 GM projects of total 39 projects 69%

Project by Sector
2010
SECTOR # of Projects 3 2 3 3

2011
SECTOR # of Projects 3 3 4 0 2 2 3

ANR
WATSAN/ URBAN EDUCATION HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

ANR
WATSAN/URBAN EDUCATION HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

JUSTICE/ GOVERNANCE FINANCE/SME

TRANSPORT POVERTY PSOD ENERGY 6 1

JUSTICE/ GOVERNANCE FINANCE/SME

TRANSPORT POVERTY PSOD ENERGY

1 0

Key highlights of a few innovative projects at entry, 2010

PHI: Social Protection Support project

- Bank accounts are opened in womens names; cash transfers at

hours convenient to women and in culturally acceptable conditions; training on citizenship and rights, leadership, domestic violence, child care, etc; targets 70% male attendance in family development sessions on gender responsive family practices

LAO: Technical Vocational Education and Training

Project - Addressed issues of access and affordability, occupational

segregation and gender discrimination in TVET, gender imbalances in academic staff in non-traditional fields, alignment of womens skills with labour market needs and womens entry in non-traditional trades.

Key highlights of project implementation

PHI: Infrastructure for rural productivity enhancement sector Women empowerment and GE results from project delivery: - Potable water supply and sanitation - Educating women and girls, promoting reproductive health - Income generation and employment - Participation in organization and communities affairs

Some highlights : TAs and Knowledge Products

SEAGEN Newsletter: disseminates information on innovative

projects, lessons learnt and achievements 3 editions/year.

GMS: Upcoming study: Gender impacts of economic corridor/

connectivity.
PHI: Natural resources management CDTA/ KP

Mainstreaming gender in CCT projects: KP

LAO: Mainstreaming gender in agriculture sector

Harnessing climate change initiatives to benefit women

Country Partnership Strategies (CPS)

CPS: - Cambodia - Philippines - Indonesia - Lao - Vietnam
- Gender strategy in each CPS; engendendering various sector ASRs, gender indicators for each sector results framework, % of GM projects - CGA process: ADB collaboration with WB: LAO - Others: Vietnam and Indonesia: WB

SERD: GENDER TEAM

Uzma Hoque (SESS) SERD Anchor/ Coordinator

Linda Adams (SEUW)

Monawar Sultana (SEEN)

Syarifah Aman-Wooster (SEER)

IRM Vacant

LRM Theonakhet Saphakdy

CARM Chandy Chea

VRM Giang Nguyen

THANK YOU