Background
Nepal, being a signatory to various international conventions, is legally committed to gender equality and social inclusion. Three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are related with gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), SDG 1 (elimination of absolute poverty and reduction of poverty by half), SDG 5 (gender equality and empowerment of women and girls), and SDG 10 on reducing inequality (within and between countries) by 2030.
The Constitution of Nepal envisions Nepal as an inclusive state and guarantees the right to equality for all its citizens. Since the last few decades, the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the development partners have developed and implemented different policy frameworks to mainstream GESI. Sector-specific GESI policies and guidelines have also been adopted by different sectoral ministries of the GoN.
In this regard, the training program on GESI has been designed to develop insights on power relations between different gender and social groups in Nepal and the application of GESI concepts and tools in the project cycle. Due to the current pandemic situation and the measures taken by the Government of Nepal in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, this program is being conducted online.
Course Aim
The aim of this course is to enhance the GESI knowledge and skills of the participants.
Objectives of the Course
At the end of this training program, participants are expected to be able to:
- understand gender, gender role and relations, practical needs, strategic interests, equity, equality, empowerment and social inclusion, and GESI theory of change; and
- analyze sector-specific GESI issues and entry points for resolution in relation to project's GESI action plan.
Course Contents
The training course will be organized to deliver the following contents:
- Gender equality and social inclusion concepts
- Framework for mainstreaming gender GESI
- Achievements and challenges of ADB assisted projects in addressing GESI
- ADB GESI requirements: policy and guideline application in projects
Training Approach and Methodology
Adult learning principles will be used to facilitate the learning of the participants. Particularly, instruction techniques such as interactive lectures, exercises, plenary discussions will be used to enhance participants' learning.
Duration
The program will be implemented for five working days with about 2 hours of the session every day
Date
29 Bhadra - 02 Ashwin 2077 (14 - 18 September 2020)
Training Management Team
Mr. Shiva Hari Adhikari
Dr. Shyan Kirat Rai
Mr. Shashi Shekhar Acharya
Resource Persons
Ms. Suman Subba, Senior Social Development Officer, ADB
Ms. Achala Dahal, GESI Specialist CDRC and Director of Studies NASC
Ms. Shuvechha Khadka, GESI Consultant, ADB/NRM
Participants
|
Name |
Designation |
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Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Gandaki Province (3) |
|
|
Jyoti Chhetri |
Agriculture Economist |
|
Dr. Prerana Sedai Bhattarai |
Senior Veterinary Officer |
|
Jaya Poudel |
Section Officer |
|
MOEST (1) |
|
|
Manuja Baral |
GESI Focal Person/CHRD |
|
Department of Roads (6) |
|
|
Manda Panta |
Engineer/GESI Focal Person |
|
Chetan Dahal |
GESI Consultant |
|
Suresh Poudel |
Deputy Project Director |
|
Rakesh Maharjan |
Deputy Project Director |
|
Shova Giree |
Engineer |
|
Daisy Tamrakar |
Engineer |
|
Food Safety and Agriculture Commercialization Program (1) |
|
|
Mahendra Laxmi Sharma |
GESI Consultant |
|
Disaster Resilience of Schools Project (DRSP) (2) |
|
|
Nirmala Mainali |
GESI Focal Person |
|
Gita Adhikari |
Safe Guards & GESI Consultant |
|
Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (6) |
|
|
Roshan Budhathoki |
Engineer |
|
Jeewan Guragain |
SDE |
|
Mohadatta Bhatta |
SDE |
|
Kushal Dev Ghimire |
Sociologist |
|
Keshab Raj Silwal |
Social Safeguard Specialist |
|
Makar Khadka |
Social Development and Gender Specialist |
|
Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project (1) |
|
|
Pursottam Kadel |
GESI Focal Person |
|
PID-KUKL (4) |
|
|
Bidya Bhandari |
GESI Focal Person |
|
Anil Belbase |
GESI Consultant |
|
Bharat Acharya |
GESI Consultant |
|
Dilip Malla |
DSC |
|
Tanahu Hydropower Project (1) |
|
|
Sachen Gautam |
Communication specialist |
|
AEPC (4) |
|
|
Muhan Maskey |
Policy & institutional strengthening expert (GESI focal) |
|
Sunjita Pradhan |
MIS Associate (Alternate GESI focal) |
|
Shivahari Budathoki |
GESI expert |
|
Anushuya Joshi |
Social expert |
|
NEA (9) |
|
|
Dibyashori Paudel |
Engineer |
|
Deepa Subedi |
Engineer |
|
Ranju Pandey |
Manager |
|
Pritha Khanal |
GESI officer |
|
Manoj Timsina |
GESI officer |
|
Shiva Ram Tamrakar |
Engineer |
|
Sujan Prajapati |
Environmentalist |
|
Manisha Shilpakar |
Sociologist |
|
Meeta Acharya |
Environmentalist/ GESI Focal Person |
|
Bahadur Singh Shah |
Social Safeguard Expert |
|
UWSSP (1) |
|
|
Roshan Subedi |
GESI Consultant ( DSMC East) |
|
CMIASP-AF (1) |
|
|
Laxmi B.K. |
Sociologist |