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Women in Development
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941-001CENTRAL OPERATING UNIT: Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade: Office of Women in Development (EGAT/WID)
PROGRAM TITLE: Addressing Economic Gender Constraints
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: Gender-Based Constraints to Economic Growth Policies and Programs Increasingly Addressed, 941-001.
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,440,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,440,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003Summary: USAID's program for addressing gender-based constraints to economic growth includes:
- efforts to promote full economic participation of women and men;
- efforts to improve policy makers' understanding of the gender-based constraints to women's participation in economic activities;
- efforts to strengthen the capacity of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners to address women's economic issues; and
- programs that provide opportunities for women's improvement of their economic well being.
Inputs, Outputs and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID will: fund a small grants program in Africa, Asia and Latin America to help NGOs and community-based women's organizations promote land tenure and property rights, workers rights, and sustainable income-generating activities; and an agricultural-based, income-generating program that includes the processing and marketing of enhanced food in Nigeria for women farmers and food-processors. Other activities will include a comparative study on land tenure in Latin America, Africa and Asia; the promotion of the African Business Women's Network and an information technology (IT) and economic growth program for West African Business Women; and a report on linkages between trade and gender.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources requested in this Budget Justification to continue with the above activities. We will expand efforts with Business Women's Associations to the Caribbean; replicate the program of Agriculture, Nutrition and Gender in other African countries; and expand the IT program with the West African Women's Network to other bordering countries.
Performance and Results: This program produced greater capacity of women to contribute to economic growth; increased knowledge of women's land and property rights; and women's acquisition of the necessary skills to play a role in the regional trading arena. Three key intermediate results were achieved: (1) increased engagement of policy makers in addressing gender issues in economic growth; (2) increased effectiveness of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners in addressing women's economic issues; and (3) increased knowledge and skills to deal with gender issues affecting economic growth.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: USAID anticipates the continued involvement of the current principal contractor, members of a consortium led by Development Alternatives, Inc., as well as new partners to be determined.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
941-001 Gender-based constraints to economic growth policies and programs increasingly addressed DA Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 28,365 Expenditures 25,271 Unliquidated 3,094 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 2,580 Expenditures 2,635 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 30,945 Expenditures 27,906 Unliquidated 3,039 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 100 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 2,440 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 2,540 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 2,440 Future Obligations 2,440 Est. Total Cost 38,365
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