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Office of Women in Development
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PROGRAM: Central Programs
TITLE AND NUMBER: Greater Reflection of Gender Considerations in the Agency's Work, 941-004
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,700,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $3,200,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995; ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003Summary: The ultimate objective of USAID assistance is the promotion of equitable and lasting social and economic development. Women's involvement is critical to successful development. USAID field missions and Washington operating units must understand the differential roles, contributions and needs of men and women in all areas of development and they must integrate consideration of gender issues into all their programming. The mandate of the Office of Women in Development (The Office) is to proactively promote the integration of gender considerations into the operations of USAID and its partners and to provide technical support where needed and appropriate to help them accomplish this. This strategic objective is designed to provide such support and to be flexible enough to incorporate cross-sectoral issues that The Office's other strategic objectives cannot cover. It is a key instrument through which The Office takes on emerging and new areas of development that have gender implications such as trafficking, information technology, HIV/AIDS, and trade and gender.
Key Results: The Office works to improve internal policies and to lead and support the effective incorporation of gender into USAID and partner programming in the field and in Washington. The Office identifies and addresses new development issues that have gender implications. The Office coordinates with and takes a proactive and leadership role with other donors on gender issues.
Performance and Prospects: Last year, on-site and virtual technical assistance to missions included strategic planning; activity design; and gender integration in performance monitoring and evaluation. Last year's activities included assistance to Guatemala and El Salvador to help their partners recognize the role of women in natural resource management and make better use of women's talents in this area; participation of a specialist on the team that designed USAID/Nepal's hydro-electric power objective to identify how the project might impact men and women differently; and a long-term advisor to the Indonesia Ministry of Planning (Bappenas) to address differential impacts of the financial crisis on men and women. The Office assessed USAID/Morocco's strategy and recommended ways it could have a greater impact on women by working simultaneously in several sectors to overcome the barriers that Moroccan women face. The Office expects that new Agency-wide operational requirements addressing gender issues will increase demand from missions for technical assistance in developing new Country Strategic Plans and activities.
The Office was proactive in training USAID staff to understand and act on gender issues. It provided technical resources for 16 Agency training activities in democracy and governance, environment, and economic growth. In addition, two new Investing in Women in Development (IWID) fellows were placed in FY 2000, providing support to the Center for Economic Growth and Agricultural Development and USAID/Armenia, bringing the total number of fellows to 25.
The Office will take on anti-trafficking work beginning in FY2001 and continuing in FY 2002. This responds to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. USAID is responsible for coordinating U.S. Government support for economic measures to prevent trafficking, and The Office leads this effort in the Agency. The factors which make women and children vulnerable to traffickers involve many sectors, and the flexibility of this objective lends itself to a multi-sectoral approach. The Office's planned new procurement for technical assistance will help to mobilize anti-trafficking expertise to assist USAID missions' work in this area.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: No adjustments planned.
Other Donor Programs: Key partners include the members the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Development Assistance Committee, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and the World Bank.
Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: Current contractors and grantees include Development Alternatives, Inc.; the International Center for Research on Women; Academy for Educational Development; InterAction; and the Institute of International Education.
Selected Performance Measures:
Indicator 941-004 FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Number of Washington operating unit strategic objectives reflecting gender considerations as a result of G/WID intervention. 8 5 12 9 6 6 Indicator 2: Number of technical training activities reflecting gender consideration 6 12 16 11 8 8 Indicator 3: Number of gender integrated strategic objectives in G/WID priority and emphasis countries 15 24 30 39 35 35 Indicator Information
Indicator Level (S)or(IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1: IR Bureau and office strategic planning documents that meet G/WID criteria. Bureau and office strategic planning and reporting documents Central and Regional Bureaus and Office strategies that incorporate gender in defining program impact. Indicator 2: IR Technical training sessions in specific technical areas with direct gender input G/WID and partners (DevTech & DAI) Agency training sessions in specific technical areas that address gender Indicator 3: IR Number of gender integrated strategic objectives in G/WID priority and emphasis countries developed with G/WID assistance. Country Strategic Plan and R4 reviews by G/WID Gender integration in Mission strategic objectives in G/WID priority and emphasis countries U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 35,997 DA 21,893 DA 14,104 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 300 SEED 285 SEED 15 SEED 625 FSA 390 FSA 235 FSA 960 DFA 930 DFA 30 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 3,043 DA 13,703 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 50 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 39,040 DA 35,596 DA 3,444 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 50 ESF -50 ESF 300 SEED 285 SEED 15 SEED 625 FSA 390 FSA 235 FSA 960 DFA 930 DFA 30 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 192 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 2,700 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 2,892 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 3,200 DA 3,009 DA 48,141 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 50 ESF 50 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 300 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 625 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 960 DFA
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