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Gender and Development Cooperation Fund

In line with ADB's Policy on Gender and Development, the Multidonor Gender and Development Cooperation Fund [ PDF: 691kb | 34 pages ] (GDCF) was established in May 2003 as a facility to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in the Asia Pacific region.

The GDCF includes contributions from the Governments of Canada, Denmark [ PDF: 68kb | 8 pages ], Norway and Ireland, totaling about $11.3 million.

The GDCF supports country gender assessments and strategies to guide the formulation of country partnership strategies, project-specific gender action plans for ADB gender-relevant projects, recruitment of long-term gender consultants, gender impact assessments, and promotion of partnerships with women's organizations and other development partners.

The following technical assistance have been approved with financing from the GDCF

Country TA Number Title GDCF Financing ($) Date of Approval
Regional 6092 Enhancing Gender and Development Capacity in Developing Member Countries – Phase 2 2,200,000 20 Dec 2002
Regional 6143 Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

View the approved subprojects 		3,500,000 28 Nov 2003
Viet Nam 4452 Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan for Agriculture and Rural Development 250,000 26 Nov 2004
Cambodia 4459 Implementation of the Action Plan for Gender Mainstreaming in the Agriculture Sector 300,000 2 Dec 2004
Nepal 4767 Capacity Building for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women 300,000 28 Feb 2006
Cambodia 4892 Capacity Development of Female Commune Council Networks 200,000 12 Dec 2006
Regional 6431 Promoting Rural Women's Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies 600,000 12 Dec 2007

View the GDCF Progress Reports: