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Office of Women in Development
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PROGRAM: Central Programs
TITLE AND NUMBER: Gender-Based Constraints to Economic Growth Policies and Programs Increasingly Addressed, 941-001
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATIONS AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,440,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATIONS AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,440,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995; ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003Summary: Through this program, Global Bureau's Office of Women in Development (The Office) works toward full participation of women and men, to achieve broad-based, equitable, and sustainable economic growth. The program supports three types of activities: direct engagement of policy makers; strengthening the capacity of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners to address women's economic issues; and, supporting high-quality research on gender-based constraints to economic growth and implications for policy. Results are achieved through collaboration between The Office and USAID field missions and other operating units and directly with public and private sector policy makers.
Key Results: The Office undertakes activities in the economic sphere to engage policy makers in gender issues and to improve NGO and other groups' efforts in this area.
Performance and Prospects: In FY 2000, The Office increased national, regional or local recognition of gender-based constraints to economic development in 26 countries. The program targeted policy-makers in 42 fora for dialogue on women's economic status, which involved NGOs, host country government officials, and business leaders. Topics included appropriate technology (El Salvador), women vendors (Sri Lanka and Cambodia), and intra-governmental cooperation on women's issues (Senegal). Over 26 NGO interventions focused on improving women's economic status, and knowledge and skills were transferred by the production of over 35 peer-reviewed publications, research reports, and conference papers on women's economic status. Areas to receive additional emphasis under this objective include women's role in information/communication technology, in property rights and the challenges and opportunities presented in the global trading system.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: No changes anticipated.
Other Donor Programs: The Office supports attention to gender in the Informal Network on Poverty Reduction of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) in order to collaborate on guidelines for bilateral development agencies engaged in poverty reduction. The OECD/DAC Working Party on Gender Equality is another forum in which The Office dialogues with other donors.
Principal contractors, Grantees or Agencies: Current grantees and contractors include a consortium led by Development Alternatives, Inc.; the International Food Policy Research Institute; Winrock International; the International Center for Research on Women; and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne.
Selected Performance Measures:
Indicator 941-001 FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Number of countries in which the work of G/WID cooperating NGOs and other partners results in increased national, regional or local recognition of gender-based constraints to economic development 10 18 20 26 24 25 Indicator 2: Number of fora established for dialogue among G/WID cooperating NGOs and other partners and host country government officials and business leaders 16 42 52 42 10 10 Indicator 3: Number of interventions with women initiated by NGOs and institutional partners intended to improve women's economic status 21 32 38 26 20 20 Indicator 4: Number of peer-reviewed publications, research reports, and conference papers 14 26 32 35 10 6 Indicator Information
Indicator Level (S)or(IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1: S Countries in which G/WID is working directly or through partners to promote gender equitable economic development G/WID and Partners: AWLAE, IFPRI, PROWID, The Asia Foundation, WIDTech Partners include other donors, government units, research institutions, private enterprises. Increased recognition includes greater exposure at local, regional and/or national levels to gender-based constraints to economic development, as seen in coverage by the media of these issues, discussion in representative and executive councils of government, private sector associations, and in high visibility conferences. Indicator 2: IR Conferences, seminars, workshops and other meetings and briefings in which G/WID and G/WID-funded NGOs have engaged policy makers in discussion G/WID and Partners: AWLAE, GenderReach, IFPRI, PROWID, The Asia Foundation, WIDStrat, and WIDTech Fora include meetings, conferences, and other venues in which policy makers have been engaged in discussions of women's economic issues. Policy makers include national, regional and local senior government officials and business leaders. Indicator 3: IR G/WID-funded interventions G/WID and Partners: AWLAE, IFPRI, PROWID, The Asia Foundation, and WIDTech Interventions that provide women access to resources, increase incomes and raise their economic status Indicator 4: IR Published articles, research reports and conference papers produced by G/WID-supported activity G/WID and Partners: IFPRI, PROWID, WINStrat, and WIDTECH Published articles, research reports, and conference papers U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 25,540 DA 22,019 DA 3,521 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 2,825 DA 3,252 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 28,365 DA 25,271 DA 3,094 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 240 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 2,440 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 2,680 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 2,440 DA 841 DA 34,326 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA
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