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Project ID: | 00067164 | Description: | MDGF-1725-B-NIC Gender |
Fund: | Start Date *: | 11 Sep 2007 | |
Theme: | MDGF Gender Equal & Empowermt |
End Date*: | 15 May 2012 |
Country: | Nicaragua | Project Status: | Financially Closed |
Participating Organization: | Multiple |
About
Overview:The Joint Programme (JP) had a dual objective: assist the government in guarantying the equality between women and men to avoid discrimination, thus contributing to MDG 3, and to improve coordination, efficiency and effectiveness of the UN system in support of the national objectives and in particular the Human Development National Plan that defines gender equality as a key principle. To reach this goal the JP had to strengthen the institutionalization of gender practices within the country, linking the different levels of public management to the national and local budgets. Good practices from the JP were carried over into the government institutions, such as the Ministry of Health (MINSA), Ministry of Treasury and Public Credit (MHCP), and the Ministry of Labor (MITRAB), and gender practices were incorporated into public policies. At the direct beneficiary level, women were able to take advantage of increased knowledge on gender, improved economic status, reproductive and sexual health, food security and nutrition, citizen participation and prevention and attention to SGBV in order to contribute to women empowerment, one of the main achievements of the JP. The development of methodological instruments to incorporate gender in the municipal human development plans proved to be another key achievement, as it also contributed to including this new mechanism in the reform of the law on Municipalities. An important aspect was the development of gender based budgeting for the municipal levels. At the national level the key ministries also significantly enhanced gender based practices, validating the methodology for gender based budgeting throughout the budgeting cycle, together with the institutional strengthening of the technical staff, and a commitment towards implementation from the MHCP. In the Autonomous Regions, containing a large and varied indigenous population, a common language on gender was found and work was undertaken with each ethnic group in order to unify the vision on women’s practical and strategic needs. The wide and encompassing approach from the national to the municipal and local levels (13 institutions plus 9 UN agencies working in the municipalities) achieved ownership and commitment despite the complexity and difficulties linked to the JP implementation. The JP largely exceeded all of its quantitative target indicators by a substantial margin.
Outcome 1:Women’s capacities strengthened in fifteen municipalities to raise empowerment and full participation in applying gender practices in the social, economic and political spheres. Outcome achievements:
Outcome 2:Gender approach is included in the formulation and implementation of the municipal development plans and the results-based budgets in fifteen municipalities of the country. Outcome achievements:
Outcome 3:Gender practices incorporated in national politics and budgets, particularly in the Ministry of Health and Labor, in order to ensure the exercise of human rights in these fields and the reduction of SGBV (sex and gender based violence). Outcome achievements:
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More details can be found in the final project report: https://mptf.undp.org/document/download/11182 Recent Documents
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