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Training Program onCapturing Gender Equality Results in ADB operations

4-5 December 2014Hotel IBIS, IGI Airport

New Delhi 110 037

ADBs policy on Gender and Development adopts gender mainstreaming as a key strategy forpromoting gender equality and womens empowerment in all ADB operations. ADBs long termstrategic framework, Strategy 2020 includes Gender Equity as one the five drivers of changenecessary towards achieving a poverty free Asia and Pacific region. The Corporate ResultsFramework 2013 includes gender targets and requires that 45% of all operations and 55% of AsianDevelopment Fund operations to be gender mainstreamed by 2016. The Gender Equality andWomens Empowerment (GEWE) Operational Plan 2013-2020, emphasizes the need forstrengthening mechanisms that help integrate gender equality measures in project design as well asimprove quality of implementation, monitoring and reporting. The overarching objective of theworkshop is to sensitise the participants on the need for gender mainstreaming within sectors. Theaim is to strengthen capacities of senior project officials to achieve improved implementation andmonitoring of gender equality component within projects and quality reporting of gender equalityresults. The workshop will also promote lateral learning through peer to peer experience sharing onGovernment of India, State Governments and ADB project related good practices on gendermainstreaming and the achievements.

Schedule

9:30 to 10:00 a.m. :Registration

TIME SESSION SPEAKER/FACILITATORDAY 1: 4

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Session I: Welcome Session and Opening Remarks

10:00 to 10:45a.m.

Welcome remarks Mr. Leonardus Boenawan Sondjaja,Deputy Country Director, AsianDevelopment Bank, India Resident Mission,(INRM)

Opening Message on Gender Equality andWomens Empowerment in India

Dr. Pam Rajput, Chairperson, High LevelCommittee on Status of Women, Ministry ofWomen and Child Development, GOI

Enhancing Gender Equality Results in ADBOperations

Mr. Francesco Tornieri, Principal SocialDevelopment Specialist (GAD), Office of the

Director General, South Asia Department(SARD), ADB

GROUP PHOTO: 10:45 to 11:00 a.m.

TEA BREAK: 11:00 to 11:15 a.m.

Session II: Understanding Gender

11:15 to 11:45a.m.

Introductions of participants, expectations andunpacking gender

Ms. Sejal Dand, Knowledge Facilitator

11:45 a.m. to12:15 p.m.

Gender Concepts: Sex, gender, genderinequalities, socialization of gender

12:15 to 12:45p.m.

Why gender mainstreaming

12:45 to 1:15

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Strategies and tools for gender mainstreaming

within sectors: National and State Experience

Input session with sector specific examples

Ms. Swapna Bist Joshi, Gender Specialist,ADB/INRM

LUNCH: 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.

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Session III: Strategies to promote gender mainstreaming in ADB Operations

2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Gender Action Plans Ms. Prabhjot R. Khan, Associate SocialDevelopment Officer (Gender), ADB, IndiaResident Mission (INRM)

2:45 to 3:45 p.m. Implementing Gender Action Plans:

Significance and challenges

Input Session followed by group work

Mr. Azizur Rahmanand Ms. DeepaAhluwalia, Gender Specialists, ADB/INRM

TEA BREAK: 3:45 to 4:00 p.m.

3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Group Work Continued Mr. Azizur RahmanMs. Deepa Ahluwalia

4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Sharing good practices on GAPImplementationUrban development

Ms. Aparna Pandey, CommunityDevelopment Specialist, IDIPT, Departmentof Tourism, Govt. of Uttarakhand

4:30 to 5:00 p.m. Open Discussion, Q and AClosure for the Day

Mr. Francesco Tornieri,ADB/SARD

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Session IV: Monitoring and Reporting of Gender Results

10:00 to 10:15

a.m.

Recap of the previous day Ms. Sejal Dand

10:15 a.m. to11:00 p.m.

Sharing good practices on GAPImplementation, Monitoring and ReportingEnergy, Urban and Transport

Mr. Jyotirmoy Banerjee, Project Officer(Energy) ADB/INRMMs. Kalpana Sankar,CEO, Hand-in-HandIndiaMr. Joseph Mariraj,Assistant GeneralManager, Karnataka Urban InfrastructureDevelopment and Finance CorporationFacilitated by Mr. Azizur Rahman

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Field Visit: Gender Resource Centre, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation,Ministry of Agriculture, IASRI Complex, Pusa, New Delhi

11:00 to 11:45

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Travel to Gender Resource Centre, Pusa

11: 45 a.m. to12:45 p.m.

A brief Overview of the sector from a genderperspective.

Female participation and Gender baseddisadvantages within the sector

The role and mandate of GRC andinnovative measures undertaken,Impediments/roadblocks and mitigationmeasures adopted.

Ms. N. Suneja, Director, Directorate ofExtension, Department of Agriculture &Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI

12:45 to 1:30p.m.

Travel to back to hotel

LUNCH: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Gender Actions: Monitoring and Reporting Ms. Prabhjot R. Khan,ADB/INRM

3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Opportunities for achieving gender equalityresults and improving quality of reporting

Group Exercise facilitated by ADB/INRMGender Team

Tea Break 4:00 to 4:15 p.m.

Session V: Way Forward

4:15 to 5:00 p.m. Way ForwardClosure of workshop sessions

Mr. Francesco Tornieri,ADB/SARDMs. Prabhjot R. Khan,ADB/INRM