1. WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ILO CBTREE PROJECT EXPERIENCE Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 30 TH JULY 2010 Caritas SEDEC Auditorium, Colombo

2. Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 CHARACTERS OF MICRO ENTERPRISES  VERY SMALL SCALE OF OPERATION  LOW LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY  INFORMAL OPERATION  INCLUDE SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS  CATERS MAINLY TO LOCAL MARKET

3. COMMON FEATURES OF WOMEN-HEADED MICRO ENTERPRISES Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015  OFTEN HOME BASED  SECTORS ARE GENDER STEREOTYPED  RUN AS A SOURCE OF SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME  OPERATED WITH A LOWER CAPITAL  OPERATION IS NOT REGULAR  OWNER/OPERATOR PERFORMS ALL THE TASKS

4. BARRIERS TO WOMEN IN ENGAGING IN MICRO ENTERPRISES Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015  NEGATIVE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ATTITUDES  CONFLICTING ROLES  LIMITED ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND MARKETS  LIMITED SUPPORT FROM MEN  HIGHER DEPENDANCY ON LOCAL MARKET

5. INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN ENGAGING IN MICRO ENTERPRISES Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015  SKILLS TRAINING  BUSINESS MANAGERIAL TRAINING  ACCESS TO CREDIT AND MARKET  SUPPORTING FACILITIES TO REDUCE HOUSEHOLD PRESSURE  ACCESS TO OTHER SERVICES  EMPOWERMENT ON DECISION MAKING

6. Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 Institutional organization and planning Initial assessment of policy environment and needs Orientation of stakeholders & partners Establishing appropriate TREE management and governance systems Capacity building Institutional organization and planning Initial assessment of policy environment and needs Orientation of stakeholders & partners Establishing appropriate TREE management and governance systems Capacity building Economic opportunities and training needs assessment Collection and analysis of information and assessment of labour market demand Socio-economic profile of the community and community mobilization Identification of economic opportunities and training needs assessment Developing feasibility studies and training proposals Economic opportunities and training needs assessment Collection and analysis of information and assessment of labour market demand Socio-economic profile of the community and community mobilization Identification of economic opportunities and training needs assessment Developing feasibility studies and training proposals Training design, organization and delivery Design content and develop curricula Selection of trainees and training of trainers Delivery of training Continued training in the workplace Training design, organization and delivery Design content and develop curricula Selection of trainees and training of trainers Delivery of training Continued training in the workplace Post-training support for micro-enterprise development and wage employment Facilitating access to wage or self- employment Support to small business start-up Facilitating access to credit, advisory services, marketing, technology, etc. Support to formation of groups Follow-up to TREE graduates Post-training support for micro-enterprise development and wage employment Facilitating access to wage or self- employment Support to small business start-up Facilitating access to credit, advisory services, marketing, technology, etc. Support to formation of groups Follow-up to TREE graduates Gender and disability mainstreaming and mobilization and participation of target groups in local development Performance monitoring mechanism Mobilization and empowerment of the partners and target groups is the key driving force Box 1: Processes of the TREE methodology

7. APPLICATION OF TREE IN A POST-DISASTER SITUATION Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015 CB TREE Phase 1 & 2.wmv