Applying a Human Rights-Based Approach and Mainstreaming Gender in Local Development Programming and Implementation

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Applying a Human Rights-Based Approach and
Mainstreaming Gender in Local Development
Programming and Implementation
Case of Municipal Governance and Sustainable
Development Programme of UNDP, Ukraine
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Activities of UNDP/MGSDP
Through community mobilisation approach the
stakeholders are mobilised

• To form
• Citizens Neighbourhood Dev. Org.
• Schools Network as Social Dev. Centre
• NGOs Network as Env. Dev Centre
• SMEs Network as Business Promotion Centre
• To prepare sustainable development plan on
  participatory basis
• To undertake local sustainable dev. initiatives
  on participatory basis
• To undertake participatory monitoring of the
  local activities

• Local Ownership - Municipal Support Unit of
  partner municipalities implement programme
  activities at local level. Each local partners
  own its process/activities
• Involvement of local/regional/national
  authorities in the process
• Project provides support to strengthen capacity
  of its partners

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Human Rights Based Approach and Gender Sensitive
Programming in the Project

• Human Rights Principles
• Non-discrimination people of all
  classes/sexes/religions are eligible
• Support of vulnerable groups low-income groups,
  people living with HIV/AIDS, disabled, children
  (youth), women
• Participation 80 or more families participate
  in the process
• Equity all or more than 80 of members benefit
• Accountability practicing public audit,
  participatory assessment

• 2. Gender
• Promoting womens participation
• Fighting gender stereotypes
• Awareness activities on gender
• Gender-sensitive language, indicators

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Tools Used and Justification

• Situation Analysis (tabulated and graphic)
  provided by BRC and internalised in MGSDP process
  manuals
• Selection criteria for Programme area HDI,
  ecological situation, social services, living
  conditions hardship
• Methodology of local needs prioritisig by the
  partner communities evaluating productivity
  (basic need fulfillment), equity (gender balance,
  of members benefit), sustainability, ownership
  (peoples participation in the cost of the
  project)
• Monitoring of beneficiaries male, female, poor
• Public auditing and participatory assessment
  (accountability, leadership, support of poor,
  womens participation)

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How Were the Tools Used
1. By terms of partnership with the community
organisations

• 2. Through the institutional framework of MGSDP
  and ABDA to mainstream HRB and gender approaches
  fast and at low cost into the activities of all
  stakeholders

3. Through Municipal Support Units working at
local level
4. Through role model and success stories
5. Through capacity building and awareness
packages (exchange visits, specialised
literature, peer-to-peer learning, trainings)
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Challenges Faced in Developing and Implementing
the Tools

• Mindset of people is often constraining new ideas
  
• No prior experience with ABDA in urban community
  
• Finding suitable terminology
• People tend to appreciate the opportunity of
  mobilising additional resources rather than
  valuing the process of good governance
• Policy/legislation barriers

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Lessons Learned

1. HRB applying and gender mainstreaming is an
   education process
2. There is strong interest among the stakeholders
   to utilise the technology offered by Project

1. Mindset of people at all level takes time to
   change
2. Champions in the respective areas should be
   involved in the process
3. Demonstration effect is the best motivating
   factor

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New Initiatives Planned

1. Continue the awareness activities and further
   consolidate the established frameworks
2. Assess the impact of implemented activities
3. Establish multi-sectoral cooperation with other
   players (specialised agencies)
4. Strengthen linkages with academia and ensure
   mainstreaming of our learning in the university
   curriculum
5. Develop success stories for replication of best
   practices