The Philippines Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines An Introduction

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The Philippines Harmonized Gender and
Development GuidelinesAn Introduction
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Why the harmonized GAD guidelines

• Proliferation of GAD guidelines
• ODA policy environment
• DAC/OECD gender equality statements
• Philippine Development Forum
• Individual donors
• Need for simplification and coherence
• OECD 2005 Paris Declaration on harmonization and
  alignment
• Joint efforts of NEDA, ODA GAD Network and NCRFW

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Steps taken

• Development of the guidelines (September
  2003-February 2004)
• Validation of the original guidelines (November
  2003-February 2004)
• Revision (October 2006-November 2007)
• Dissemination (beginning January 2005)
• Capacity development
• Utilization
• Monitoring and evaluation

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OBJECTIVES

• Provide NEDA, ODA donors, Philippine government
  agencies, and development practitioners with a
  common set of analytical concepts and tools for
  integrating gender concerns into development
  programs and projects
• Help achieve gender equality in, and empower
  women through, projects and programs

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Mandates

• Philippines
• RA 7192 (Women in Development and Nation Building
  Act)
• PPGD FPW
• ODA donors
• Goal endorsed by 1995 DAC High Level Meeting
• Bilateral and multilateral GAD policies
• Philippines and ODA donors
• Paris Declaration of 2005 harmonization

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• WOMENS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

• HUMAN RIGHTS

• GENDER-RESPONSIVE GOVERNANCE

The Philippine Framework Plan for Women
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Principles

• Equality between women and men is a key womens
  human right
• Participation in development is crucial to the
  empowerment of women and men
• Gender equality means promoting equal
  participation of women as agents of economic,
  social, and political change
• Achieving equality between women and men may
  involve the introduction of specific measures
  designed to eliminate gender inequalities and
  inequities

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Applications

• Program or project identification and formulation
  
• Program or project implementation and management
• Program or project monitoring and evaluation

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