Project name:
Gender Thematic Trust Fund: Mainstreaming Gender in UNDP Deliverables
& Services
Budget: USD 90,000
Timeline: May
2005-March 2006
What has been the
situation?
Although a middle income country, and one where EU accession
figures prominently, in terms of its Gender Empowerment Measurement
Turkey ranks 73rd out of 78 countries, placing it behind Iran
and Pakistan. According to the 2004 NHDR for Turkey, very
significant gender disparities exist, especially in the less
developed parts of the country (the southeast and eastern
Anatolia). Moreover, there are significant violations of women's
human rights, such as honour killings and domestic violence,
throughout the country. UNDP/Turkey historically worked to
address these issues of gender in its programming, most recently
through the MDGs as well as through increased efforts in 2004
at joint programming with other UN agencies. Given the scope
of the gender related disparities however, it is essential
that the capacity of the CO be assessed and that greater attention
be called to mainstreaming gender into the three programming
areas of the CO - namely Poverty Reduction, Environment, and
Democratic Governance.
What's our mission?
As outlined in the 2004 Assessment of Development Results
for Turkey, the Gender program of UNDP/Turkey Turkey is at
a critical cross-roads. Whereas in the past the CO was engaged
in specific initiatives promoting gender empowerment and equality,
the CO in the past five years shifted to a policy of gender
mainstream. However, the findings of the ADR highlighted that
UNDP/Turkey adopted this policy of gender mainstreaming without
backing it up with concrete programmatic and strategic actions
due to a number of factors. The ADR therefore strongly recommended
that the Country Office engage more strategically in exploring
the impact it is making on the important gender issues in
Turkey. This recommendation comes at a particularly important
time, as the Country Office is introducing important new project
initiatives in line with Turkey's reform agenda that includes
accession to the European Union.
How are we doing
this?
The outcome of the project objective will be the institutionalization
of gender mainstreaming within the practice and culture of
the CO and its external partners. To achieve this objective,
the project will have four main components:
- A review of UNDP
Turkey's programmes and projects, reviewing needs and potentials
in gender mainstreaming;
- The development
and delivery of replicable training programmes to UNDP Turkey
staff, project partners and beneficiaries, and decision
makers;
- The development
and publication of a Gender Equality & Mainstream Handbook
relevant to the Turkish context;
- An international
exchange between UNDP Country Offices for the exchange of
lessons learned and best practices.
How will Turkey benefit
?
The project will raise awareness on the issues surrounding
gender equality and mainstreaming and offer practical solutions
to implementation and common challenges. By placing the concepts
in real contexts, the UNDP Country Office, its government
and non-governmental partners, as well as its programme beneficiaries,
will benefit from sustainable and effective approaches, documented
in an original Handbook on Gender Equality & Mainstreaming,
UNDP Turkey.
Contact information
Lara Romaniuc
Programme Manager
Tel: (90-312) 454 1134
E-mail: lara.romaniuc@undp.org
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