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Donor Approaches to Gender Integration: USG & Non-USG Donors

Donor Approaches to Gender Integration: USG & Non-USG Donors. What proportion of a donor’s assistance budget is earmarked for gender programming? Does the donor have specific offices and/or staff dedicated to gender programming? Does the donor have a gender policy ?

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Donor Approaches to Gender Integration: USG & Non-USG Donors

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  1. Donor Approaches to Gender Integration:USG & Non-USG Donors

  2. What proportion of a donor’s assistance budget is earmarked for gender programming? Does the donor have specific offices and/or staff dedicated to gender programming? Does the donor have a gender policy? How is women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming addressed in a donor’s funding solicitations? What has been TAF’s experience with particular donors in addressing gender in proposals? Donor Approaches to Gender Integration:What are some “indicators”?

  3. USAID & DOS: Gender Budget

  4. Two Internal Sources: 1. DOS/USAID Annual Budget USAID & DOS: Gender Budget 2. DOS/USAID Joint Summary of Performance and Financial Information

  5. USAID & DOS: Annual Budget FY2014

  6. Strategic Goal 3: DG USAID & DOS: Joint Performance & Financial Information

  7. External Source: OECD DAC Reports “Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment” USAID & DOS: Gender Budget

  8. OECD DAC Reports:Budget by Gender Equality Policy Marker

  9. OECD DAC 2012 Report: USG 2009 Gender Funding

  10. USAID Office of Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment: Senior Coordinator GenDev Office (in Bureau for Economic Growth, Education & Environment): Director Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning: Senior Gender Advisor Office of the USAID Administrator: Senior Gender Advisor Washington and USAID Missions: Gender Advisors / Regional Gender Advisors Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA): Center of Excellence in Democracy, HR, Governance Focus on gender equality and women’s rights. DOS Secretary’s Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI): Director Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) USAID/DOS: Gender Offices & Staff

  11. Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy - March 2012 USAID: Gender Policy

  12. “Achieving our objectives for global development will demand accelerated efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. Otherwise, peace and prosperity will have their own glass ceiling.” ~ Hillary Clinton USAID: Gender Policy

  13. THREE OVERARCHING OUTCOMES Reduce gender disparities in access to, control over and benefit from resources, wealth, opportunities and serv­ices ­ economic, social, political, and cultural; Reduce gender­-based violence and mitigate its harmful effects on individuals and communities; and Increase capability of women and girls to realize their rights, determine their life outcomes, and influence decision-­making in households, communities, and soci­eties. USAID: Gender Policy

  14. SEVEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES Integrate gender equality and female empowerment into USAID’s work. Pursue an inclusive approach to foster equality. Build partnerships across a wide range of stakeholders. Harness science, technology, and innovation to reduce gender gaps and empower women and girls. Address the unique challenges in crisis and conflict-affected environments: Serve as a thought leader and a learning community. Hold ourselves accountable. USAID: Gender Policy

  15. OPERATIONALIZING THE GENDER POLICY The GenDev Office and the Senior Coordinator’s Office for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment will work closely with: Missions, Regional Bureaus, Country Offices, and Pillar Bureaus Office of Acquisition and Assistance Office of the General Counsel and Regional Legal Advisors Office of Human Resources Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning Office of the Administrator USAID: Gender Policy

  16. OPERATIONALIZING THE GENDER POLICY IN THE OFFICE OF ACQUISITION AND ASSISTANCE (OAA): USAID & DOS: Gender in Procurements “OAA will require contract and agreement officers to perform due diligence to ensure that the results of gender analyses are clearly reflected in all solicitation documents (e.g., Statement of Work / Program Descriptions, project deliverables, key personnel requirements, and monitoring and evaluation requirements).”

  17. USAID RFA GENDER REQUIREMENT EXAMPLES MG STAGE RFA 2010 (DG) Requirement to update USAID’s 2005 Gender Analysis for Mongolia (Eileen, Gender Advisor) Requirement for program personnel to have gender experience where possible OFDA 2012 UPDATED PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Gender mainstreaming is required in the technical description. An overall gender analysis for the target area is required. Gender mainstreaming for each sub‐sector is required. TL BA DISTRITO RFA 2012 (DG) “Gender consideration in planning, designing and implementing activities must be adequately analyzed, addressed and integrated into the proposed approach.” PI PREPARE RFA 2013 (Disaster Management) Requirement to develop Gender Action Plan (GAP) based on USAID’s Gender Analysis for RFA; GAP to be guided by USAID Gender Policy USAID & DOS: Gender in Procurements

  18. TAF/BG: USAID PROHURI 2009 RFA (Domestic Violence) Gender Mainstreaming Requirement: Yes TAF Response: Yes (program design, M&E) Status: Declined Note: BAFO - “How TAF plans to integrate gender in programming…” (but already a gender-based proposal!) TAF/MG: USAID STAGE 2010 RFA (DG) Gender Mainstreaming Requirement: Yes TAF Response: Yes (strategic approach, program design, M&E) Status: Awarded TAF/CB: CTIP II 2011 RFA (Counter-Trafficking) Gender Mainstreaming Requirement: Yes TAF Response: Yes (strategic approach, program design, M&E) Status: Declined TAF/CH: USAID JURIS 2012 RFA (Rule of Law) Gender Mainstreaming Requirement: No TAF Response: No Status: Awarded TAF’s Experience with Gender Requirements in USAID Proposals

  19. a few brief concluding thoughts… USAID/DOS Approaches to Gender Integration

  20. Donor Approaches to Gender Integration:Non-USG Funding Agencies

  21. OECD DAC aid in support of gender equality and women’s empowerment, 2009 - 2010

  22. Gender equality focus of aid by sector

  23. U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Strategic Vision for Girls and Women Four pillars: • Get economic assets directly to girls and women; • Get girls through secondary school; • Delay first pregnancy and support safe childbirth; and • Prevent violence against girls and women. Also: Enabling Environment

  24. DFID’s benchmarks for progress DFID has committed that by 2015 it will have: • helped to save the lives of at least 50,000 women during pregnancy and childbirth • enabled 10 million more women to use modern methods of family planning by 2015 (of which 1 million will be girls aged 15-19) • supported 2 million births attended by a skilled birth attendant • improved access to financial services for over 18 million women • secured access to land for 4.5 million women • supported over 9 million children in primary school by 2014, of which at least half will be girls • supported 700,000 girls in secondary education • helped 10 million women to access justice through the courts, police, and legal assistance

  25. DFID’s funding Business Plan, 2011 – 2015 Recent Violence Against Women and Girls funds

  26. Australian government (DFAT) Gender Equality Thematic Strategy Four pillars: • Advancing equal access to gender-responsive health and education services; • Increasing women’s voice in decision-making, leadership, and peace-building; • Empowering women economically and improving their livelihood security; • Ending violence against women and girls at home, in their communities, and in disaster and conflict situations.

  27. Australian aid anticipated results By 2015-16, Australian aid will: • ensure more than one million additional births will be attended by a skilled birth attendant • support 40,000 women survivors of violence to receive services such as counselling.

  28. Australian aid funding

  29. Canadian government (DFATD) Policy on Gender Equality • Goals, Objectives, and Principles • Defines Gender Equity, Gender Equality, and Empowerment • Gender analysis as an important tool • Gender equality should be integrated at all levels and in all systems and processes

  30. Canadian aid funding

  31. Netherlands official development assistance (Royal Netherlands Embassy) • International Gender Policy of 2011 • Assesses effectiveness using EU Gender Action Plan and OECD DAC frameworks • Participates in annual progress review of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

  32. Netherlands aid funding Gender as a priority, 2012 – 2015

  33. Norway aid gender policy • Norwegian Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Development Cooperation • Department for Economic Development, Gender, and Governance (Section for Rights and Gender Equality) • Recent publications on Norad.no

  34. Norway aid funding Recent plans mainly focused on family planning and maternal health

  35. Gender in non-USG RFPs Principal vs. Significant Specific vs. Integration

  36. Examples of TAF experience • Panel discussion • Other thoughts?

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