Inclusive project implementation requires a strong understanding of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) principles across all stages of the project cycle. Integrating GESI considerations helps ensure that development interventions are equitable, participatory, and responsive to the needs of diverse groups, including women, the poor, and marginalized communities. For ADB-assisted projects in Nepal, mainstreaming GESI is essential for achieving transformative development results, improving project performance, and ensuring that the benefits of investments reach all population groups.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) emphasizes the importance of embedding GESI into project design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. ADB’s policies, strategies, and operational frameworks provide clear guidance for addressing gender inequalities and social exclusion through targeted actions and measurable results. However, implementing agencies in Nepal often face difficulties in effectively applying GESI principles, preparing and monitoring GESI action plans, and fulfilling reporting requirements aligned with ADB standards.
This training program has been designed to build the knowledge and skills of GESI focal staff engaged in ADB-supported projects, enabling them to effectively apply GESI concepts, tools, and frameworks. Through a combination of technical sessions, group exercises, case discussions, and presentations, participants will gain practical insights into GESI analysis, mainstreaming strategies, action plan implementation, and reporting of results. 
 

Course Aim
The aim of this course is to strengthen participants’ understanding and application of GESI principles for effective mainstreaming in ADB-assisted projects.
 

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants are expected to be able to:
•explain key concepts of gender, social inclusion, and the GESI mainstreaming framework
•apply GESI analytical tools to integrate GESI in project design, implementation, and monitoring
•prepare, implement, and report on GESI Action Plans aligned with ADB requirements
 

Content Outline
The course is structured as mentioned below:
•Foundational Concepts of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
•Socialization, Gender, and Exclusion
•ADB GESI Policy, Strategy, and Project Requirements
•Addressing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH)
•GESI Action Plan Implementation, Monitoring, and Reporting
•GESI Results in Project Completion Reports (PCR)
•GESI Diagnostic Sector Study (GESIDSS)