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Workshop: Gender Equality Results in ADB Loan Operations
ADB Headquarters, 19 November 2004

Purpose

The one-day workshop will present findings from Rapid Gender Assessments (RGAs) conducted of 12 loan projects under implementation in 4 DMCs (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan) in the following sectors agriculture, livestock, rural development, governance, health and education. The RGAs were undertaken to assess the effectiveness of project gender action plans and strategies and to draw lessons for the design and implementation of GAD for achieving improved results. The presentations will focus on

• How effective have project gender plans, strategies and provisions been at improving implementation, outreach and results for women and for overall project objectives?
• What design and implementation features improve the effectiveness of loan projects for achieving improved results?

Participants

ADB staff including gender specialists from the resident missions

Program

• Agenda