Countries and Regions

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p. 13 of 20 BACK | NEXT I. Country Performance Assessment II. Country Operational Strategy III. Sector Strategies A. Agriculture B. Infrastructure C. Social Infrastructure and Environment D. Governance Dimensions of ADB Operations E. Gender Dimensions of ADB Operations F. Private Sector Operations IV. Regional Cooperation V. Donor Activities and Aid Coordination VI. Cofinancing and Catalyzing External Resources VII. ADB’s Operational Program VIII. Economic and Sector Work Program IX. Local Cost Financing

Country Assistance Plans - Sri Lanka : III. Sector Strategies

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E. Gender Dimensions of ADB Operations

82. The COS includes a revised gender strategy for Sri Lanka. Some of the strategy's main components are: (i) strengthening the Government’s capacity to analyze the situation and needs of poor women, especially aging women, in order to identify some of the main issues and how they can be incorporated into the ADB’s future lending program; (ii) supporting the Government’s efforts to collect, monitor and evaluate data on the impact of poverty reduction programs on women; (iii) if feasible, to document the impact of the civil conflict on women, particularly the economic impact of the creation of thousands of female-headed households; and (iv) assessing the needs of returning women migrant workers and how they could best be reintegrated into the economy. The first step to operationalise the gender strategy will be the inclusion of gender issues in the poverty analysis in 2000.

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