Annual Progress Report March 2016

Gender and Development Cooperation Fund

Twelfth Progress Report (2015)

Social Development, Governance and Gender Division Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank ADF – Asian Development Fund DMC – developing member country EFG – External Forum on Gender and Development GAD – gender and development GDCF – Gender and Development Cooperation Fund RETA – regional technical assistance TA – technical assistance WCSC – women and children service center

NOTE

In this report, “$” refers to US dollars.

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4

I. FINANCIAL PROGRESS ...................................................................................................... 6

A.Regional Technical Assistance ..................................................................................................... 6

B.Grant-Funded Project Components and Piggy-Backed TAs .................................................... 6

C.New Commitments .......................................................................................................................... 8

II. PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015 ....................................................................... 8

A.RETA Subprojects/Activities Completed ....................................................................................... 8

B.Ongoing Projects ............................................................................................................................. 8

III. GDCF WORK PLAN IN 2016 ................................................................................................ 9

APPENDIX 1……………………………………………………………………………………….........10 APPENDIX 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………….........11

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INTRODUCTION 1. To help the Asian Development Bank (ADB) effectively implement its Policy on Gender and Development and accelerate gender equality and women's empowerment in the Asia Pacific region, the multidonor Gender and Development Cooperation Fund (GDCF) was established in May 2003. As a leverage fund, GDCF is meant to make ADB's operations work better for gender equality and women's empowerment in Asia and the Pacific. Activities supported by GDCF are all aimed at influencing much bigger loan and Asian Development Fund (ADF) projects, national laws and sector policies, and capacity of ADB's clients in implementing such projects and policies. 2. The GDCF has played a catalytic role for the implementation of ADB's Gender and Development (GAD) Plan of Action 2008-2012, and will continue to do so in line with the new Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2013-2020. ADB has constantly improved its at-entry gender mainstreaming performance. From 2013-2015 on a three year averages, 53% to 55% of ADB’s approved projects were categorized with gender mainstreaming.

3. The size of the fund as of 31 December 2015 is $12.5 million (including interest and other gains), contributed by the Governments of Australia ($0.8 equivalent), Canada ($2.4 million equivalent), Denmark ($1.3 million equivalent)1, Ireland ($1 million equivalent) and Norway ($6.3 million equivalent). It has now been in operation for over 12 years. ADB has also contributed $2.9 million technical assistance (TA) grants from its TA Special Fund to match the GDCF, in addition to other contributions such as supporting gender experts in project preparatory and advisory TAs with additional staff provisions as gender specialists, and stand-alone TA and grant projects to support gender mainstreaming outside of the GDCF.

4. The GDCF supports the following types of activities: (i) country strategy and upstream policy dialogue; (ii) gender mainstreaming in ADB loans/ADF grants; (iii) GAD capacity building in national machineries and GAD focal agencies, ADB-financed project executing or implementing agencies, and within ADB; (iv) gender equality impact assessments; and (v) GAD partnerships. Resident mission (RM)-based national gender specialist consultants have been strategically supported to enhance outcomes of these activities. 5. Since its establishment in 2003, resources have been allocated to four regional technical assistance (RETA) projects, four stand-alone country specific TA projects, and six grant project components (Table 1). As of 31 December 2015, there were only three active components left in the portfolio: Grant 0143-LAO: Gender Equity in the Water and Sanitation Sector, Grant 0382-NEP: Establishing Women and Children’s Center, and regional TA (RETA) 8797: Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Phase II. RETA 8797 was approved in December 2014, and is wholly funded by GDCF in the amount of $1.1 million. 6. This is the 12th GDCF report presenting progress and achievements in all grant components and RETA 8797 subprojects approved, implemented or completed in 2015. It includes financial progress reports and sets out key activities in 2016.

1 The unutilized amount of $0.25 was returned in April 2015

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11,818,000

698,000

TOTAL GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE 12,516,000

i) Less: RETA 6092: Enhancing GAD

Capacity in DMCs Phase II 2 1,974,506 1,974,506

REMAINING BALANCE 10,541,494

ii) Less: RETA 6143: Promoting Gender

Equality & Women’s Empowerment 4,615,268 4,615,268

REMAINING BALANCE 5,926,226

iii) Less: RETA 6431: Promoting Rural

Women’s Entrepreneurship in C. Asia 559,104 559,104 5,367,122

iv) Less: RETA 8797: Promoting Gender

Equality & Women's Empowerment

Phase II 1,100,0003

235,766 866,140 4,267,122

iv) Less: Stand-Alone Country-Specific TAs 902,070 902,070 3,365,051

1. Viet Nam TA 4452: Gender

Mainstreaming Action Plan in

Agriculture and Rural Development 164,973 164,973 4,102,149

2. Cambodia TA 4459:

Implementation of a Gender Strategy

Agriculture Sector 292,041 292,041 3,810,108

3. Nepal TA 4767: Capacity Building

for Gender Equality and Women’s

Empowerment 257,880 257,880 3,552,228

4. Cambodia TA 4892: Capacity

Development of Female Commune

Council Networks 187,177 187,177 3,365,051

vi) Less: Grant Component TA 1,954,883 1,683,900 1,410,169

1. PHI: Supporting Governance in

Justice Sector Reform in the

Philippines (TA 7210) 310,673 310,673 3,054,379

2. LAO: Gender Equity in the Water

and Sanitation Sector (Grant 0143) 500,000 457,191 2,554,379

3. PHI: Enhancing Midwives'

Entrepreneurial and Financial

Literacy (Grant 0148) 390,515 390,515 2,163,863

4. PRC: Women's Economic

Empowerment Pilot Project (Grant

0189) 193,618 193,617 1,970,246

5. PHI: Strengthened Gender Impacts

of Social Protection (TA 7587) 260,077 260,077 1,710,169

6. NEP: Enhancing Women and

Children's Center (G0382) 300,000 71,827 251,173 1,410,169

Less: Administration Cost, Bank and Other

Charges 590,000

Total 11,105,831 9,970,615

TOTAL UNCOMMITTED BALANCE (Per Controller's Financial Statement) 820,169

820,169

1 Amount includes advances (RETA 8797=1,906.54, NEPG0382=23,000, LAOG0143=148,590,54)2 RETA 6092 figures exclude TASF amounting to $400,000 with disbursement amount of $359,447.573 As of 31 December 2015, the total commitment for RETA 8797 was $486,295.

Table 1. GAD Fund Statement of Commitments and Disbursements (in US$)

As of 31 December 2015

TA Amount/

Commitment Disbursement1

Uncommitted Total Fund

Grant Funds

Add: Interest Income, Income from Investments, Exchange gain/(loss)

NET UNCOMMITTED BALANCE

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I. FINANCIAL PROGRESS 7. As of 31 December 2015, $11.1 million—or 89 % of the total GDCF resources of $12.5 million—had been committed (Table 1) for the implementation of RETAs, country-specific TAs and grant-financed project components. GDCF commitments and disbursements are indicated in Table 1 and in Figure 1 (as % of the total GDCF allocations). Figure 1 illustrates how these funds were allocated for the implementation of the four RETAs: 6092 (16%), 6143 (37%), 6431 (4%), 8797 (9%), the four stand-alone country-specific TAs (7%), and the grant-financed project components (16%). Of these allocations, the only active components left in the portfolio as of 31 December 2015 were RETA 8797 and the two grant components. Total GDCF disbursements by the end of 2015 amounted to about $10.0 million or about 90% of the total GDCF commitments. The commitment and disbursement figures under these allocations are shown in Figure 2. 8. The total administration cost, bank and other charges was $0.6 million or 5% of the total fund. The fund’s financial statement as of 31 December 2015 showed an uncommitted balance of $0.8 million ($820,169 or 7% of the total fund).

A. Regional Technical Assistance

9. Four RETAs have been funded by GDCF amounting to $9.2 million, of which three (3) had been completed, namely: (i) RETA 6092: Enhancing GAD Capacity in DMCs Phase II; (ii) RETA 6431: Promoting Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies; and (iii) RETA 6143: Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. 10. RETA 8797: Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, Phase II. RETA 8797 (Phase II of RETA 6143) is the only remaining RETA in the portfolio. The objective of this “umbrella” TA with a total GDCF funding of $1.1 million is to accelerate ADB’s efforts to implement ADB’s Gender Operational Plan. It is also aimed to deliver the directives of ADB’s Strategy 2020 Midterm Review through pilot innovations, better diagnostics, enhanced capacity development, and partnerships. The RETA is expected to increase identification and development of direct investments in women and girls in ADB lending operations through: (i) improved gender equality designs and results in lending operations; (ii) implementation of pilot initiatives with key lessons for scaling up; (iii) enhanced gender knowledge products and services in developing member countries (DMCs); and (iv) strengthening of partnerships on gender equality. The GDCF Secretariat reviewed the key accomplishments and key lessons learned from RETA 6143 for a better, more efficient implementation of the RETA, and to ensure a higher rate of success of its subprojects and activities. The RETA is expected for completion on 31 December 2017.

B. Grant-Funded Project Components and Piggy-Backed TAs

11. Since 2008, the GDCF has been offering resources for co-financing to support grant components of large ADB loans and/or ADF grants to expand gender mainstreaming in policy-based program loans. There were six grant components supported, two of which are still active, Grant 0143-LAO as a component of the Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project ($500,000), and Grant 0382-NEP as a component of Establishing Women and Children’s Center Project ($300,000). Three grants were financially closed in previous years2,

2 (i) Philippines: Supporting Governance in Justice Sector Reform ($0.5 million) as a component of the Governance

and Justice Reform Project; (ii) Philippines: Enhancing Midwives Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy ($400,000) as a component of the Credit for Better Health Care Project; and (iii) People’s Republic of China:

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while Grant 7587-PHI: Strengthened Gender Impacts of Social Protection as a component of the Social Protection Support Project ($300,000) was financially closed on 26 June 2015.

Figure 1: Gender and Development Fund Cumulative Commitments

Figure 2: Gender and Development Fund Allocation, Commitment and Disbursement as of December 2015 ($)

Women’s Economic Empowerment Pilot Project ($195,000) as a component of the Shanxi Integrated Rural Livelihoods Development Project.

486,295

235,766

1,683,900

89% 90%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Mar 15 Dec 15

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

8,000,000

9,000,000

Closed RETA/TAProjects RETA 8797 GRANT COMPONENT

Allocation Commitment Disbursement Quarterly Disbursements

89%

Total Cumulative Disbursements (2015): 90% of

GAD Fund allocations

1,100,000

1,954,883

3

1,954,883

3

8,050,949

Jun 15 Sep 15

87%

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C. New Commitments

12. In 2015, under RETA 8797, two subprojects were approved and are ongoing: (i) Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia: A Study on the Gender Implications of Energy Technology Innovation for $99,500, and (ii) Technical Note on Gender Work and Migration in the People’s Republic of China for $99,000. 13. The RETA also funded two major gender events, including a regional workshop on women’s employment, entrepreneurship and empowerment held in Bangkok, Thailand where over 100 participants from governments, private sector, civil society organizations, academic institutes and development partners from 21 countries joined.

II. PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015

A. RETA Subprojects/Activities Completed 14. A total of two subprojects and activities under RETA 8797 were approved and ongoing in 2015 with a total funding of $198,500, or 2% of the total RETA amount. The following were completed in 2015 and details are provided in Appendix 1.

Table 2: RETA 8797 Subprojects/Activities Approved & Completed in 2015

No. DMC Project Title Sector Amount Status GDCF

Approval Completion

Date

1 REG International Women’s Day 2015 PSM $3,112 Completed 17 Feb 2015 25 March 2015

2 REG Regional Lateral Learning Seminars for Executing Agencies on Women’s Employment, Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment: Moving Toward Imperfect Market

Multisector $88,147 Completed 23 Feb 2015 22 May 2015

3 REG 15th Meeting of the External

Forum on Gender and Development

Multisector $36,068 Completed 21 Apr 2015 5 Jun 2015

PSM = public sector management; REG = regional

B. Ongoing Projects

15. Regional Technical Assistance. RETA 8797 is the only active RETA project funded by GDCF. There are two ongoing subprojects (Table 3) in 2015.

DMC Sector Amount

Cumulative

Disbursements

by Dec 2015

StatusGDCF

Approval

PRC Multisector $99,000 0 Ongoing 30-Jun-15

Table 3: RETA 8797 Ongoing Subprojects 

REG = regional; PRC = People’s Republic of China

17-Jun-15 31-Jul-16

2

Technical Note on Gender

Work and Migration in the

People’s Republic of China

30-Jun-16

No. Project TitleCompletion

Date

1 REG

Inclusive Energy Solutions

in South Asia: A Study on

the Gender Implications of

Energy Technology

Energy $99,500 22,056 Ongoing

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16. Grant Components. There are two active grant components funded by GDCF (Table 4). Progress reports of these grants are in Appendix 2.

III. GDCF WORK PLAN IN 2016

17. To effectively implement ADB’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan 2013-2020 and influence gender mainstreaming in ADB’s loan and grant projects, there is a continuing demand for a leverage fund like the GDCF, particularly in the areas of policy research and pilot activities. Exploring replenishments from existing and donors, in collaboration with ADB’s Office of Cofinancing, will be the highest priority. Partnerships with the private foundations could also be explored. 18. ADB’s Office of Cofinancing informed the GDCF secretariat late 2015 that the GDCF savings from closed projects amounting to US$820,169 would be available. These savings will be added to RETA 8797, which will push up the amount to US$ US$1,920,169 after ADB approval in 2016. This will also require a TA duration extension. 19. The additional funding will support cross-regional flagship work (see para 21) and a few small proposals from ADB operations departments up to a total $350,000, focusing on the operational priorities and approaches specified in the Gender Operational Plan. 20. Under the ongoing RETA 8797, the following activities are planned for 2016: (i) Beijing Labor Market Seminar in May (as part of the ongoing PRC subproject); (ii) ADB Gender Month of March Events; (iii) 16th Meeting of the External Forum on Gender and Development; (iv) Eminent Speaker Forum; and (v) Resource Speakers Support to the 2nd Asia Inclusive Business Forum (February-March).

21. A new item to be supported by RETA 8797 is a flagship benchmark publication entitled Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific planned for completion by late 2016/early 2017, which will provide a snapshot of the current status on gender equality and women’s empowerment in relation to the sustainable development goals, and identify data gaps. The publication will be done in partnership with UN Women, and will cover the universe of countries covered by both ADB and UN Women. 22. Implementation of the two active grant projects will continue. Their timely completion is crucial to successfully achieving GDCF’s objectives of helping improve women’s lives through education and to reduce vulnerability of women and children to gender-based violence and abuse by providing them increased legal protection and social services. The completion date for Grant 0143-LAO was extended until 31 December 2017 to have sufficient time to implement the remaining activities, while Grant 0382-NEP is expected to be completed by 30 September 2016.

No. DMC Sector Amount

Cumulative

Disbursements

by Dec 2015

Status Approval Date

1 LAOWater Supply

& Sanitation$500,000 $457,191 Extended 2-Feb-09

2 NEP Multisector $300,000 $71,827 Ongoing 25-Mar-14

Table 4: Ongoing Grant Components

LAO = Lao PDR; NEP = Nepal

Establishing Women and

Children’s Center (G0382)

Gender Equity in the

Water and Sanitation

Sector (Grant 0143)

Project Title

30-Sep-16

31-Dec-17

Expected

Completion

Date

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APPENDIX 1: COMPLETED ACTIVITIES UNDER RETA 8797

1. 2015 ADB International Women’s Day/Gender Month Events. ADB held a series of events to enhance DMC and staff capacity on gender. The annual celebration serves as an occasion to look back on past struggles and accomplishments of women, and to look forward to the possibilities and opportunities that await future generations of women. 2015 marked the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and was the overall theme for Gender Month. The Beijing Platform for Action is an agenda for action to advance gender equality and empower all women over the world.

2. Regional Workshop on Women’s Employment, Entrepreneurship and Empowerment held in Bangkok, Thailand (20-22 May 2015). The workshop discussed research findings and good practices in promoting women’s employment and entrepreneurship and stressed the need for a holistic approach to women’s empowerment. Over 100 participants from governments, private sector, civil society organizations, academic institutes and development partners from 21 countries joined.

3. Annual External Forum on Gender and Development (EFG). ADB's EFG concluded its 15th session on 5 June 2015 in ADB headquarters with meetings with ADB management and other senior staff. The EFG commended ADB for continued efforts and progress toward delivering gender equality results in its operations, and discussed opportunities to address critical gender issues in the Asia and Pacific region through its support for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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APPENDIX 2: ONGOING PROJECTS AND SUBPROJECTS A. RETA 8797: Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Phase II

i) Technical Note on Gender, Work and Migration in the People’s Republic of China

1. The subproject involves a desk review of existing literature, research and statistics to inform an evidence-based macro-level synthesis report. The technical note will review key gender labor market patterns and issues in China. It will document the changes in the gendered pattern of employment at the macro level and will identify critical emerging issues as they affect migrant women workers. It will demonstrate how gender-responsive policies are needed to address these emerging issues so that women are not further disadvantaged as China’s embarks on the technological transition. The research will review both quantitative and qualitative data and evidence of gender labor market impacts, identify critical emerging issues, document and examine gendered constraints in the labor market which limit women’s participation and benefits and make recommendations for gender-responsive policies. The technical note will be published as a knowledge product, and the key findings will be disseminated country-wide to policy makers and development practitioners in a national workshop that will be held in Beijing.

2. A consultant was recruited and commenced work in late July 2015 to prepare the technical note. The subproject was extended until 30 June 2016 from its original closing date of 31 December 2015 due to the delay in the release of 2015 Statistical Yearbook of China. The first draft of the technical note was submitted on 16 November, which is now being reviewed by the project officer, ILO and ADB staff. The second draft, is expected by end February 2016, and will be circulated for review and comments to select peer reviewers and departments. A national workshop is scheduled before end of June 2016.

ii) Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia: A Study on the Gender Implications of Energy Technology Innovation

3. The expected outcome of the study is to engage, inform and influence energy policy makers and planners on how gender equity and social inclusion issues and implications should be considered by governments, in an ongoing manner and in the future in energy sector policy development and planning. The subproject outputs are: (i) an energy technology audit conducted and up to 3 emerging and promising ‘gender friendly’ technologies identified; (ii) Up to three ‘gender-friendly’ technology prototypes designed, based on the technology audit; and (iii) a research paper of no more than 50,000 words produced, which includes a presentation of the methodology; energy technology innovation trends and gender and social implications, and; recommendations for policy and planning.

4. The contract with the University of Melbourne for a research study on the gender implications of energy technology innovation commenced on 16 September 2015. Preliminary drafts of the energy technology audit for Nepal, India and Sri Lanka were submitted in November 2015. The research methodology, with initial findings, will be presented as a background information paper for peer review at the Subregional Conference entitled "Going

Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia" in Rajasthan, India on 11–12

April 2016.

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5. The contract's completion is on 31 July 2016 but a six months no-cost extension of the contract will be processed. Key milestones include (i) submission of the (draft) Energy Technology Audit and Gender-friendly Technology Prototypes, and (ii) approval of the final paper. B. Grant Components/Piggy-Backed TAs

i) LAO: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project

6. GDCF finances one of six key project outputs of the ADB Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project grant for enhanced gender equity as part of the overall project design in the amount of $500,000. The grant component includes three integrated objectives: (i) improved access of female high school graduates to educational opportunities in water supply and sanitation engineering by means of a scholarship program; (ii) enhanced gender awareness in water utilities through targeted gender analysis and the provision of technical assistance to develop the gender capacity of the water utilities; and (iii) improved knowledge management of gender in the water supply and sanitation sector through publication of knowledge management products. The scholarships would be integrated into the overall human resources strategy and scholarships program, open to all female applicants, awarded according to the selection criteria agreed upon, and subject to a review by a scholarships selection committee. The progress in each output is given below.

7. Output 1: Scholarships. In 2015, after a 4-year cycle, 25 out of the 26 students presented successfully their theses and got Bachelor degrees (four in Civil Engineering, 20 Environmental Engineering, and one in Environmental Sciences). All of the 25 students will receive their certificates in January 2016, while the student who presented an unsuccessful thesis will have to resubmit to be able to receive the certificate of completion.

8. Output 2: Enhanced Gender Awareness in Provincial Nam Papas (provincial water utilities) Nine training courses were conducted to strengthen the capacities of female staff. About 34 participants attended the training which addressed a wide range of topics from various fields of management (office, customer, financial, general) to technical (laboratory and information technology). 9. Output 3: Improved Knowledge Management. A webpage had been developed where the project’s progress reports and the report on the gender workshop organized in August 2012 was uploaded. Brochures on (i) GDCF support; and (ii) scholarship for girls are also available from the said project webpage: http://stwsp.org/gender.html.

ii) NEP: Establishing Women and Children’s Center 10. This project is linked to Grant 9135-NEP which piloted the building of women and children service centers (WCSCs) in five districts of Nepal. The pilot WCSCs proved successful in providing focused interventions to protect women’s and children’s rights; reducing violence and abuse; encouraging reporting, resolution and/or prosecution of cases to improve justice,

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and; encouraging confidence in the legal system. Thus, the request for additional financing to expand the services to additional 15 districts in Nepal was approved by ADB in March 2014. GDCF was requested to support establishment of the WCSCs in two of these 15 districts (identified as Dolakha and Sindhuli) with a funding of $0.3 million. The GDCF-funded grant project was approved on 25 March 2014, while the Grant Agreement between ADB and Nepal was signed on 25 September 2014. The project became effective on 11 October 2014. The expected project completion is 30 September 2016.

11. The GDCF support were used to fund the following activities and project needs:

Output 1: Community consultations and planning prior to establishment of centers, and awareness raising on gender-based violence issues. Gender-based violence awareness audio jingles and drama re-produced and broadcasted through 13 local radio FMs in 13 districts out of 15 new project districts. Three civil society consultation workshops conducted in each of 12 new districts and 2 in Surkhet district. A total of 38 workshops completed where 2,561 (1,160 women) participated. Baseline survey in 20 districts completed and report shared with stakeholders. Draft WCSC Strategy of 4 terai districts (Siraha, Saptari, Mahattari and Banke) developed based on the inputs collected from the civil society consultation workshops in districts.

Output 2: Construction and provision of equipment for gender-responsive centers with appropriate safety and security measures. WCSCs were established, operational and completed with facilities in five pilot districts. Construction of WCSC in Dolakha (package 1), Sindhuli (package 2), Banke and Surkhet (package 4) are in progress. For package 3 (Siraha, Satari and Mahottari), contracts were awarded and mobilization payment provided, but construction is affected by ongoing transport blockade. Bids for the construction of civil works for seven districts are being evaluated. Procurement of equipment is planned in February 2016. Other vehicles (four-wheelers, motorbikes, and scooters) were procured and delivered to seven districts.

Output 3: Seven training modules were developed and some of the contents were incorporated in regular training program of Nepal Police. Training of trainers (which include sex-disaggregated data) is planned for February 2016. Trainings were completed in five pilot districts. There were 363 trainees (159 women), among them, 233 were police personnel (81 women) and 130 were service providers (81 women). The training plan for new project districts is being prepared. Trainers will be mobilized for district-level onsite training. The standard operating procedures with implementing guidelines were disseminated and sent to all regional, zonal and district police office. 485 police personnel (74 women) were familiarized on these procedures. Eleven new districts have women junior police officers, and three to five women staff in WCSC. Output 4: Establishment of local level networks and advocacy training for local women. Twelve districts and 17 village development committee level networks are formed in new districts, and five district level committee were established in five pilot districts. The number of networks meeting is yet to be reported. Guidelines for the coordination plan and implementation was prepared for each district. Data collection from WCSC district started and will be done on a quarterly basis and will be reported.