1. Gender Affairs Programme
Advancing Women and child development

2. Gender Affairs Programme Objectives
To work together with women, men, girls, and boys to promote a just and equitable society in collaboration with stakeholders.

3. Strategic Objective:
Increase awareness on gender equality, women and child rights 
Support member countries through government and non-governmental agencies to implement Human Rights Instruments and SDGs
Conduct research and advocacy on emerging issues impacting women and children
Share  technical expertise and resources, build capacity and exchange sharing on gender, women and child development among the member countries
Support projects on vulnerable women and children’s protection, economic development, education and health
Support and promote leadership programmes

4. Who / How we will work
What we will do
Where we will work
Partnering with Governments
Government agencies
Gender Focal Point
Working through partners: I/NGOs, CSOs, Academia, UN
Link with Networks: SAARC, SAIVAG, ASEAN
Resource mobilization: Institutional Donors, Pledges, Resource, Private funding, GAP savings
Program implementation
Gender Focal Points
Ministries (MoWCA, MoJ, other line Ministries)
Research
Based on migrant workers
Policy and Advocacy
Evidence based
Capacity Building
Awareness / training on CRC, CEDAW, SDGs, Gender mainstreaming, child protection, mental well-being,
Region-wise (thematic issues)
Country requests of Colombo Plan Member Countries: development and emergency

5. 1st Gender Focal Point Conference, September 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka

6. 1st Gender Focal Point Conference Recommendations:
Gender mainstreaming
Gender based violence
Synergies with CP
Economic Empowerment
Gender Responsive Budgeting
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Sri Lanka
- Provide technical support for gender training
- sensitization for all government officials
Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
- Foreign labor migrant
- Support implementation of NAP on SGBV
- Men involvement in family planning/Reproductive Health Programmes
Bangladesh, Vietnam
- Support adolescent clubs for HIV/AIDs awareness through DAP
Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
- market strategies, regional and international markets
- Homebased work for export
- Family friendly policies on home and work responsibilities
India, Laos, Nepal
Resource Mobilization: Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
Funding for implementation of gender and child policies

7. 1st Gender Focal Point Conference Recommendation Continued:
Services
Networking
Experience sharing
Gender Disaggregated Data
Capacity Building
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
- Child care services
-Safe homes
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- SAIVAG (South Asian Initiative on Violence Against Women including Trafficking in Persons
- Partnership between member countries for capacity building
- Mobilizing resources, regional plans/projects in socio-culturally similar countries
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Korea, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Indonesia, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Indonesia, Laos Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal
 -gender mainstreaming of MoWCA
-CEDAW, BPA, MDGs and gender mainstreaming at all levels of Ministry

8. 45th Consultative Committee Meeting, Fiji, September 2016

9. 45th Consultative Committee Meeting, Fiji, September 2016 pledges and recommendations to GAP:
Indonesia will continue (pledge):
Capacity building on Enhancing Development programmes on small and medium Enterprises
Sharing Best Practices on Gender Responsive Planning, Budgeting or other themes under Gender Affairs Programmes
Continue the Technical Cooperation under South –South Cooperation
Recommendation from South Asia:
Assess the requirement of need based programmes in more member countries

10. 45th CCM continued…. Recommendation fro Asia Pacific:
In addition to general recommendation concerning the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, explore how Member Countries can contribute to the implementation of SDG 5 & 10 specifically on Gender
Recommendation from ASEAN:
Maintain and sustain the existing program
Explore other areas of collaboration: child development and protection programme; Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting; Gender and risk assessment and disaster management
Sharing best practices
To coordinate with the GAP Focal Points of member states
Synergies with other programs, due to the cross – cutting nature of gender issues
Cost sharing mechanism to explore

11. Gender Affairs Programme Advancing Women and child development
Thank you!
Gender Affairs Programme
Advancing Women and child development