Gender and Development

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Tajikistan

• Thematic Classification
• Some Gender Benefits

Thematic Classification

1. Agriculture Rehabilitation Project - Loan 1980, 1 Dec 2002

Rehabilitation of selected irrigation and drainage facilties will improve living conditions of farming communties. Project will benefit 85,000 ha of land and 471,500 people. About 87,000 people, particularly women and children, will benefit from rehabilitation of potable water systems. Beneficiary organizations will undergo training and organizing for sustainability of the rehabilitated systems. Dialogue with communities on formation of Water Users Associations (WUAs) will encourage participation of women. Gender strategy supports activities to improve women's access to income opportunities. Loan covenant supports implementation of the gender strategy.

Some Gender Benefits

1. Social Sector Rehabilitation - Loan 1705, 1999

   Education component includes public information campaign to encourage girls' enrollment; health component includes rehabilitation of maternity wards in 20 district hospitals and public information campaign on safe motherhood; project also supports a $200,000 Women's Development Fund to provide small grants to women's community groups and NGOs to assist the poorest women in communities, such as female heads of households.

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