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Gender Checklist

Implementation  level  

This  checklist  is  defined  to  measure  that  project  is  addressing  the  practical  gender  need  and  supporting  the  strategic  gender  interests  during  the  course  of  project  implementation.    

The  gender  and  protection  officer  will  ensure  gender  mainstreaming  through  field  visits  observations,  spot  checks  and  document  reviews.  Checklist  will  be  used  as  a  tool  to  ensure  gender  responsiveness  of  the  program.  

Project  Cycle  Stage      

Checklist     Achievement    

Yes   Partly     No  

Project  Implementation    

Project  team  has  gender  balanced  staffing.    Numbers  of  men  and  women  team  members  are  proportionate  with  number  of  the  target  beneficiaries.    

     

  Project  team  has  equal  right,  access  and  opportunities  to  their  rights.  

     

  Members  of  team  can  define  gender,  gender  marker,  PGN,  SGI  and  how  the  gender  is  mainstreamed  in  the  project.    

     

  Staff  is  oriented  about  gender  perspective  of  the  project  to  be  addressed.    

Project  beneficiaries,  specific  activities  and  participation  of  women  at  grass  roots  in  decision  making.    

     

   Whether  the  women  are  being  interacted  by  the  women  staff  respecting  the  local  norms  and  culture.    

     

Project   Equal  opportunity  is  provided  for        

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Implementation     men,  women,  boys,  girls,  older  people  and  person  with  disabilities  to  participate.  

(The  formation  of  separate  VCs  for  the  women.  The  women  taking  lead  in  the  recovery  activities.  Separate  trainings  to  be  arranged  for  women.  )  

  Social  organization  formed  has  allowed  the  women  to  participate  in  the  process.      

     

Project  Implementation    

Gender  segregated  data  is  being  collected  for  all  activities  (men,  women,  children,  boys  and  girls,  older  people,  person  with  disabilities  and  family  composition  etc).  

     

  Information  about  the  project  is  being  disseminated  to  men  and  women  equally.  

     

Project  Implementation    

Proper  consultation  is  being  made  with  the  men,  women,  boys,  girls,  older  people  and  person  with  disabilities  throughout  the  project  cycles.  

     

  Local  norms  and  culture  is  respected  while  interacting  with  women  and  men.  

     

  Women  and  children  also  benefit  from  the  activities  allocated  for  men.  

     

  Project  activities  have  not  degraded  the  dignity  of  women,  men,  boys,  girls,  older  people  and  person  with  

     

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disabilities.    

Project  Implementation    

Can  men,  women,  girls,  boys,  older  people  and  person  with  disabilities  register  their  complaints?  Whether  project  has  set  CRM  or  not.  

     

  Specific  steps  were  taken  to  ensure  safety,  dignity  of  women,  men,  boys,  girls,  older  people  and  person  with  disabilities.  

     

  Reports  and  narrations  cover  equally  the  issues  /  changes  related  to  men,  women  ,  boys,  girls,  older  people  and  person  with  disabilities.  

     

  Women  VCs  have  their  own  independent  status  and  are  consulted  by  men  VCs  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  village  development.      

(Status  means  that  they  are  not  influenced  by  any  internal  or  external  dominant  factor.)  

     

  Women  have  control  over  inputs  and  service  provided  by  project  as  entitled  stakeholders  and  not  just  recipients.  

     

  Women  have  decision  making  power  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  their  well  being.