GeMSIP’s objective is to have gender-responsive
and socially inclusive programs be developed and
implemented at the national level and in the two
target districts, Syangja and Morang.
Responsible Agencies
On the side of the Government
of Nepal, the following agencies are responsible
for GeMSIP:
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Ministry of Local Development
(MoLD) |
|
Ministry of Women, Children
and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) |
|
Department of Women and Children (DWC) |
|
Syangja District Development
Committee (Syangja DDC) |
|
Morang District Development Committee (Morang
DDC) |
|
Syangja Women and Children
Office (Syangja WCO) |
|
Morang Women and Children Office (Morang
WCO) |
On the Japanese side, Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) implements GeMSIP.
GeMSIP is being implemented in line with the existing
structures and institutions of Nepal. The figure
below illustrates the organizational setup of
GeMSIP:
| MoLD:
Ministry of Local Development |
| MoWCSW:
Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare |
| DWC:
Department of Women and Children |
| DDC:
District Development Committee |
| LDO:
Local Development Officer |
| WCO:
Women and Children Office |
| WDO:
Women Development Officer |
| VDC:
Village Development Committee |
| GMCC:
Gender Mainstreaming Coordination Committee |
| GESI IC:
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Implementation
Committee |
| DPs:
Development Partners |
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Implementation
Committee (GESI IC) is a district-level organization
to coordinate and promote GESI-related activities
in the district. According to the GESI Policy adopted
by MoLD, this Committee is to be established in
all 75 districts. Syangja and Morang are the first
districts in Nepal to officially establish GESI
IC in 2010 with the support from GeMSIP.
GESI IC Syangja and GESI IC Morang consist of following
members:
GESI IC Syangja
| Chairperson |
LDO |
| Vice Chairperson |
WDO |
| DDC |
3 |
| WCO |
1 |
| District Education Office |
1 |
| District Public Health Office |
1 |
| District Livestock Development Office |
1 |
| District Agriculture Development Office |
1 |
| District Forest Office |
1 |
| District Soil Conservation Office |
1 |
| District Cottage and Small Industry Office |
1 |
| District Technical Office |
1 |
| Western Irrigation Division Office |
1 |
| Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office |
1 |
| Branch Statistics Office |
1 |
| Dalit Coordination Committee |
1 |
| Janajati Coordination Committee |
1 |
| NGO Federation |
1 |
| Dalit NGO Federation |
1 |
| Namuna Jagrati Dalit Coordination Committee |
1 |
| Syangja Disabled Society |
1 |
| District Child Network |
1 |
| Muslim Community |
1 |
| Total |
25 |
| Female Members |
8 |
| Male Members |
17 |
GESI IC Morang
| Chairperson |
LDO |
| Vice Chairperson |
WDO |
| DDC |
3 |
| WCO |
1 |
| District Administration Office |
1 |
| Biratnagar Municipality |
1 |
| District Education Office |
1 |
| District Public Health Office |
1 |
| District Livestock Development Office |
1 |
| District Agriculture Development Office |
1 |
| District Cottage and Small Industry Office |
1 |
| Adibashi-Janjati District Coordination Committee |
1 |
| DUDCC: Dalit Upliftment District Coordination
Committee |
1 |
| OBC: Other Backward Community Nepal |
1 |
| NFDN: National Federation of Disabled Nepal |
1 |
| NGO Federation |
1 |
| Nari Bikas Sangh (women NGO) |
1 |
| Al-Amanh Muslim Women Nepal (Muslim women
NGO) |
1 |
| District Child Club Network |
1 |
| Total |
21 |
| Female members |
9 |
| Male members |
12 |
Strategy
GeMSIP aims at strengthening functions of
Nepal’s existing frameworks, policy and guidelines
on GM/SI and promoting implementation of gender-responsive
and socially inclusive programs at national and
district levels. GeMSIP’s strategy to achieve this
objective is threefold:
Alignment with the existing policy framework
GeMSIP aligns itself with the current
GM/SI policy framework and integrates GeMSIP’s
outcome into it. GeMSIP does not intend to make
new policies or guidelines apart from improving
on the existing ones.
The current policy framework that GeMSIP will
primarily refer to includes:
|
Local Governance and Community
Development Programme (LGCDP) |
|
Gender Equality and Social
Inclusion Policy 2010 (MoLD) |
|
Three Years Interim Plan |
|
Local Bodies Gender Budget
Audit Guidelines 2008 |
|
Local Self-Governance Act 2055 (1999) |
|
Local Self-Governance
Regulation 2056 (1999) |
|
VDC Block Grant Guidelines (latest version) |
Capacity Development
GeMSIP is a highly “process-oriented”
project. Its outcome is the people themselves
who have new mindsets, see the world with a different
perspective and move things in different ways,
irrespective of status, gender or group. GeMSIP
tries to create such people. Its strategy therefore
is capacity development, particularly through
the learning-by-doing approach.
Pilot Project
Training alone is not sufficient to materialize
the intended change in the real world. Government
officials as well as local residents need to practice
new ways of development administration that are
gender responsive and socially inclusive. With
this in mind, GeMSIP also provides opportunities
for them to apply and practice what they have
learned in this project. These opportunities are
given in the form of Pilot Project to be implemented
in some selected VDCs/municipalities.
At the same time, the Pilot Project will serve
another important objective: first-hand experiences
and insights gained through the Pilot Project
will be reflected into the national policy and
guidelines for further improvement.
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