Training Program on

Capturing Gender Equality Results in ADB operations

4-5 December 2014
Hotel IBIS, IGI Airport
New Delhi 110 037

ADBs policy on Gender and Development adopts gender mainstreaming as a key strategy for
promoting gender equality and womens empowerment in all ADB operations. ADBs long term
strategic framework, Strategy 2020 includes Gender Equity as one the five drivers of change
necessary towards achieving a poverty free Asia and Pacific region. The Corporate Results
Framework 2013 includes gender targets and requires that 45% of all operations and 55% of Asian
Development Fund operations to be gender mainstreamed by 2016. The Gender Equality and
Womens Empowerment (GEWE) Operational Plan 2013-2020, emphasizes the need for
strengthening mechanisms that help integrate gender equality measures in project design as well as
improve quality of implementation, monitoring and reporting. The overarching objective of the
workshop is to sensitise the participants on the need for gender mainstreaming within sectors. The
aim is to strengthen capacities of senior project officials to achieve improved implementation and
monitoring of gender equality component within projects and quality reporting of gender equality
results. The workshop will also promote lateral learning through peer to peer experience sharing on
Government of India, State Governments and ADB project related good practices on gender
mainstreaming and the achievements.
Schedule
9:30 to 10:00 a.m. :Registration
TIME

SESSION
SPEAKER/FACILITATOR
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DAY 1: 4 December, 2014
Session I: Welcome Session and Opening Remarks
Mr. Leonardus Boenawan Sondjaja,
10:00 to 10:45
Welcome remarks
a.m.
Deputy Country Director, Asian
Development Bank, India Resident Mission,
(INRM)
Dr. Pam Rajput, Chairperson, High Level
Opening Message on Gender Equality and
Womens Empowerment in India
Committee on Status of Women, Ministry of
Women and Child Development, GOI
Mr. Francesco Tornieri, Principal Social
Enhancing Gender Equality Results in ADB
Operations
Development 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
Ms. Sejal Dand, Knowledge Facilitator
11:15 to 11:45
Introductions of participants, expectations and
a.m.
unpacking gender
11:45 a.m. to
Gender Concepts: Sex, gender, gender
12:15 p.m.
inequalities, socialization of gender
12:15 to 12:45
Why gender mainstreaming
p.m.
12:45 to 1:15
Strategies and tools for gender mainstreaming Input session with sector specific examples
Ms. Swapna Bist Joshi, Gender Specialist,
p.m.
within sectors: National and State Experience
ADB/INRM
LUNCH: 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
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Session III: Strategies to promote gender mainstreaming in ADB Operations

Ms. Prabhjot R. Khan, Associate Social
2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Gender Action Plans
Development Officer (Gender), ADB, India
Resident Mission (INRM)
2:45 to 3:45 p.m. Implementing Gender Action Plans:
Input Session followed by group work
Mr. Azizur Rahman and Ms. Deepa
Significance and challenges
Ahluwalia, Gender Specialists, ADB/INRM
TEA BREAK: 3:45 to 4:00 p.m.
Mr. Azizur Rahman
3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Group Work Continued
Ms. Deepa Ahluwalia
Ms. Aparna Pandey, Community
4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Sharing good practices on GAP
ImplementationUrban development
Development Specialist, IDIPT, Department
of Tourism, Govt. of Uttarakhand
Mr. Francesco Tornieri, ADB/SARD
4:30 to 5:00 p.m. Open Discussion, Q and A
Closure for the Day
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DAY 2: 5 December, 2014
Session IV: Monitoring and Reporting of Gender Results
Ms. Sejal Dand
10:00 to 10:15
Recap of the previous day
a.m.
Mr. Jyotirmoy Banerjee, Project Officer
10:15 a.m. to
Sharing good practices on GAP
11:00 p.m.
Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting
(Energy) ADB/INRM
Ms. Kalpana Sankar, CEO, Hand-in-Hand
Energy, Urban and Transport
India
Mr. Joseph Mariraj, Assistant General
Manager, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure
Development and Finance Corporation
Facilitated 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
a.m.
11: 45 a.m. to
12:45 p.m.

12:45 to 1:30
p.m.
2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Travel to Gender Resource Centre, Pusa

A brief Overview of the sector from a gender
perspective.
Female participation and Gender based
disadvantages within the sector
The role and mandate of GRC and
innovative measures undertaken,
Impediments/roadblocks and mitigation
measures adopted.
Travel to back to hotel

Ms. N. Suneja, Director, Directorate of

Extension, Department of Agriculture &
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI

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

Ms. Prabhjot R. Khan, ADB/INRM
Gender Actions: Monitoring and Reporting
Opportunities for achieving gender equality
Group Exercise facilitated by ADB/INRM
results and improving quality of reporting
Gender Team
Tea Break 4:00 to 4:15 p.m.

Session V: Way Forward

4:15 to 5:00 p.m.

Mr. Francesco Tornieri, ADB/SARD

Ms. Prabhjot R. Khan, ADB/INRM

Way Forward
Closure of workshop sessions

4-5 December 2014