Quarterly Progress Report (July – Sept,2015) of Gender Action Plan
Project Title : Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP)
Date of Update: September 2015Submission Date:25 Oct, 2015
Executing Agency :Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Project Time Frame: January 2013—December 2018
Gender Category:Effective Gender Mainstreaming (EGM). Earlier it was written wrongly GEN project.
Project Impact:
Improved livelihood in rural coastal districts vulnerable to climate change.
Project Outcome:
Enhanced climate resilience of coastal infrastructure in 12 rural coastal districts benefiting poor and women.
Whether there is a Gender Action Plan?:Yes
Is there a Gender Specialist?:Yes, GS is intermittent for 30 months; Deputy Project Director (woman) of the Project is the Gender
Focal Point.
Features of Gender Action Plan
Component / Activities, target groups and Indicators / Progress of Reporting Quarter(July- September 2015) / Cumulative Progress up to September 2015 / Qualitative Aspects of Accomplished Activities and Comments / Explanations
GENERAL: ALL CONSTRUCTIONS
Infrastructure planning, implementation and
monitoring /
- 30% women participate in all consultation and monitoring bodies
- Market participatory consultation meetings held at 38 GCs where 175(12.53%) was women out of 1397(ADB).
- Average 16.33% womenparticipated in 121 RM consultation meetings (IFAD).
- No consultation meeting held during this quarter.
- Employ 20% of women out of an estimated 10,200 person-years, considering the conservative socio- cultural context in the Project Area and technological requirements for climate-resilient road and infrastructure constriction [Baseline: 10]
- A total of 2,05,923 person days generated in CCRIP during this quarter and 27.32% (56261)persondays created for women while under :
- ADB - 54336 person days generated, out of that 16112(29.65%) person days for women.
- IFAD (Contractor) - 40997
- IFAD (LCS) -76966person days generated, out of that30194 (39.23%) person days for women.
- KFW- 33624person days generated, out of that 2591 (7.71%) person days for women.
- A total of 5,85,900 person days generated in CCRIP up to this quarter and 3,62,514 (61.87%) person days created for women while under :
- ADB – 54,336 person days generated, out of that 16,112 (29.65%) person days for women.
- IFAD (Contractor) - 40,997 person days generated, out of that 7,364 (17.96 %) person days for women.
- IFAD (LCS) -4, 24,943person days generated, out of that 3, 30,447(77.76%) person days for women.
- KFW- 65,624person days generated, out of that8591 (13.09%) person days for women.
- Orient all contractors to employ 20% women as unskilled and skilled labour payment of equal wage to men and women for work of equal value, occupational health and safety, with focus on gender-related aspects related to establishment of water, sanitation and shed facilities in all sites
- Average wage gap for same work is 6.11 % between men and women in ADB supported sub projects of CCRIP.
- Site demonstration for record keeping and reporting were organized for 12 construction teams at 12 schemes of ADB & 12 schemes of IFAD in 12 districts of CCRIP
- A two days training course on “Operation and Management (market & road construction) conducted for 24 LCS members of 1 market where 24(79.17%) LCS members were female. (IFAD)
- Average wage gap for same work is 6.11 % between men and women in ADB supported sub projects of CCRIP.
- Site demonstration for record keeping and reporting were organized for 12 construction teams at 12 schemes of ADB & 12 schemes of IFAD under 12 districts of CCRIP .
- A two days training courses on “LCS Operation and Management (market & road construction) conducted for 3474 LCS members of 116 markets where 2894 (83.30%) LCS members were female.
- Conducted 4 workshops to orient on gender issues to all contractors / representatives and site Engineers of 48 awarded contracts of CCRIP at four regions. Total participants were 78 and 100% weremale (ADB).
- Ensured 100% equal wage for similar work was given. (IFAD)
- Conducted a training session on Gender issues according to GAP for awarded Contractors of Cyclone Shelter underPotuakhaliBarguna (KFW)
- Contractors are oriented on gender related issues during two pre-bid meetings in BargunaPatuakhalidistricts under KFW supported project.
- Thieissue of wage gap was discussed in the wrap up meeting of last handover review mission. The Additional Secretary LGRD advised the project management to ensure equal wage for equal work to both women and men.
- Analysis of wage gap of IFAD &KFW part still under way, to be reported in next quarter.
- Visited Construction team of the site were comprised with district Field Monitoring Officer (FMO), Supervision members from upazila and district level, site manager ,contractors representative, labour managers
- LCS are the contractors.
- Orient field staff to supervise implementation and ensure the effective installation of facilities in all sites
- Oriented all EEs, UE, Sociologist, COs, UISE, DSCstaff in 8 sessions of four regions on Project Gender Action Plan (GAP) in Bangla. Also covered record keeping formats for record keeping &reporting Total participants were 255 and 13(5.10%) were female personnel of LGED.
- Oriented to 60 participants where 5 were relevant female officials from PMO, UISE, UE, EEs on monitoring& reporting system to ensure effective installation at all construction sites.
- Information in this section is repetitive with Enhanced Capacity for LGED.
Land acquisition and compensation /
- Ensure effective consultation with women in the affected areas and maintain sex-disaggregated data on Project Affected Persons (PAPs) along with entitlement as per Resettlement Plan (RP)
- Ensure full compensation for 100% women PAP as per RP entitlement
- Register replaced land in the name of women PAP as legal titleholders by inheritance, power-of-attorney Or registration
- Ensure men and women receive joint benefits and titling
- Conducted an orientation session for the PMO personnel on Gender issues in resettlement.
- An NGO (CCDB) is making assessment and resettlement plan in collaboration with Upazila Engineers and other stakeholders.
OUTPUT 1: IMPROVED ROAD CONNECTIVITY
Road construction and drainage / As mentioned above
Road maintenance (Upazilaand union roads) /
- Employ destitute women (100%) in LCS for roadside tree plantation/care, shoulder maintenance, cleaning drainage canals as per LGED guidelines
- Provide on-the-job training to women, introduce compulsory savings and open bank account for 100% LCS women and train women on income generating skills before completion of LCS contract
N/A now / N/A now
N/A now /
- Road maintenance work by the women LCS will be started after road construction activities.
Road construction (village roads) /
- Employ destitute women (50%) in Labour Contracting Societies (LCS) for road construction, provide water and toilet facilities, introduce compulsory savings and open bank account for all LCS women as per LGED guidelines
- Employment figures indicated in general part of this reporting format
- 3 roads have been constructed through 100% LCS system while 50% women LCS members were involved (IFAD)
- Opening of Bank account for LCS (road construction) savings found notpractical.
Road safety /
- Undertake safety orientation near markets and include all women traders
OUTPUT 2: IMPROVED MARKET SERVICES
Market improvement /
- Employ 30% women in LCS for market development/construction ensuring the installation of facilities, compulsory savings and open bank account for all LCS women as per LGED guidelines
- Reported in General Part of this reporting format
- Reported in General Part of this reporting format
- Allocate 15% space for poor women vendors in open sheds in 88 Growth Centre Markets (GCM) and rural markets and 186 community markets (allocate appropriately to indigenous women, if living in the area)
- Ensure provisions for separate water and toilet facilities for women in markets, including piped water/tube wells in selected large markets
- Ensure that 2 out 11 members in Market Management Committees (MMC) are women, based on GOB‟s MMC Directive- and ensure women’s effective participation (30%) in community training for market development
- Orient and train community women (30%) on use and maintenance of hand operated tube wells, sweet water ponds and solar panels [target: 3 community markets]
- 6 MMCs established in 6 ADB funded markets during this quarter.
- A total of 30 MMCs established till this period in 30 ADB Funded Markets.
- To make aware the concerned people of 77 batches workshops conducted for MMC members, market users and permanent traders around the project area of markets where 2210 participants participated including 318 (14.39%) female participants.
- A one day workshop conducted in 33 markets for market users and women stakeholders where 341(19.49) % participants were women out of 1478.
- 24 Rural markets of IFAD funded project were handed over with 15% space allocation at open space for rural poor women vendors
- All staffs engaged with construction implementation / supervision work oriented for ensuring water / toilet facilities as well the GAP issues related to construction of GCM/ RM.
- 129 MMC formed at RM (IFAD) ensuring 2 women members out of 11 following Govt. policy.
- All concerned MMC are oriented about market space allocation among female vendors.
Women Market Section /
- Orient MMCs on construction and allocation of separate shops for women in markets (allocate 15% to indigenous women, if living in the area)
- Form and train selection committee on criteria and guidelines for shop allocation
- Construct women market sections in the 11 community markets that will be enhanced by the project, with water supply and sanitation facilities, including breast feeding space in all GMC and large markets
- Facilitate dialogue among women shop owners (WSOs) to understand options and potential benefits from joining traders’ association
- Engage with Traders’ Associations and advocate for the inclusion of at least 1 representative of women traders in the Traders’ Associations Committees (TACs) [Baseline: 0]
- Train all WSOs on business promotional skills including legal requirements
- Link WSOs to local NGOs for finance, where possible
- A day long workshop conducted for MMC members including Local women affairs officer, social welfare officer on “Guiding principles on operation and management of WMS in 4 markets atADB and 9 markets in IFAD funded projects. Total 25 women participated (39% out of total of 64) in ADB funded Markets and total43 women participated (33.33%)out of total 129) in IFAD funded Markets.
- Developed a draft training module for MMC including GAP issues of WMS.
Boat landing stages /
- Construct boat landing stages with sheds, water supply and toilet facilities for women and men in 37 ghats
OUTPUT 3: ENHANCED CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CAPACITY
Upgrade Climate Disaster Shelters /
- Provide separate space for women and men during emergency disasters in multipurpose markets and cyclone shelters with lights and provision for separate corner for women in need of breast-feeding and child-delivery
- Construct sufficient toilets in upper floors of each cyclone shelter with water facilities and keep at least ½ for women
- Ensure storage and supply of safe water
- Establish linkage with local bodies and local medical personnel for provision of health facility during need
- Form and orient Cyclone Shelter Management Committee (30% women)
- Employ women (25%) for required earthwork in development of shelter and access roads
- Liaise with Local Disaster Preparedness Committee and the local UP members to orient project beneficiaries
- Mentioned in General part.
- 2 type designs approved for cyclone shelters construction which has considered gender related all provisions as per GAP
- Oriented design section including all other project personnel for ensuring gender perspectives in design and construction.
- Formed 13Cyclone Shelter Management Committeeswherewomen members on an average are 27%.
- Developed training plan to orient project beneficiaries.
- Mentioned in General part.
- To form cyclone shelter management committee with 30% women at all CMC will take time as it involves different stake holders at different stages.
- According to Govt. circular of Ministry of DMC 2005, 12.5 % women member existed.
Killas(Livestock refuge) /
- Ensure safe access of women to animal refuge for feeding and cleaning
- Water storage and supply for animals and for cleaning
- Design section oriented for ensuring the design of cyclone shelter considering women safe access(3 men participants participated including Design Specialist, Team Leader -DSC, ,Deputy Team Leader –DSC ) during GAP orientation in LGED H/Q in 1st quarter
Enhanced Capacity / For LGED:
- Integrate gender issues and identify ways to address them in all climate resilience capacity building events including training for LGED and Project Staff
- Ensure that all women staff receive all relevant training
- Reviewed GAP progress with all field level staff members, who are actively engaged in project implementation,during last Annual Progress Review Workshop of CCRIP 2015. Total 29 participated where 100% were male.
- 8 Workshops on Gender Action Plan (GAP) were conducted at 4 regions of project area where 255 participated and 13(5.10 %) were female LGED staff.
- All key personnel of LGED of the project areawere oriented on Bengali version of Gender Action Plan in 3 batches training on ‘Cyclone Shelter Access Road Construction and Maintenance of Road Embankment Slopes” organized for Sr. Asst. Engineers, UEs and UISE where 2 female were participated out of total 78 participants.
- 1 batch training conducted on “Construction Management and Quality Control for Sr. Asst. Engineers, UEs, UISE and other personnel from PMOs where 3.7% female were participated out of total 27.
- To enhance capacity of Project personnel at district level, two workshops were organized on “Climate Change Hazard, Impacts and Adaptation at Patuakhali and Barguna and 8 workshops were conducted in differentUpazilas.
- A one day TOT conducted for planning of Second Stage Sub – Project Proposal preparation for PMO including DSC &MSC and representatives from INGO participated where out of 50 participants 18% werewomen.
- A workshop conducted on“environment and social safeguard” at LGED H/Q where 20% participants were women out of 30.
- An orientation on Gender Action Plan (GAP) held for the project personnel of MSC, DSC &GoBof Dhaka Office. Total participants was 29 (22 men and 7 women)
- Conducted training session on GAP of CCRIP for raising awareness of UISE and LCS supervisors at LGED H/Q for project implementation where 7.7% were women
For Local Government:
- Impart training on gender-related aspects of climate resilience to all UP members (target: 100% women participation)
- Ensure ¼ Project Implementation Committee (PIC) chaired by women as per Local Government Act and circulars
- Encourage UP to involve 1/3 women in Ward Forum as per GOB‟s Acts and Circulars
- Conducted 25 batches one day Cyclone Shelter Specific Union Level Workshop on “Climate Change Hazards, Impacts and Adaptation”. The participants were local elected bodies, cyclone shelter management committee, union level government officials, NGO representatives, community leaders, women leaders. 221(20%) participants were female out of 1111.
- 100% female UP members were participated in each course of training.
Enhanced KM /
- Developknowledge management framework
- Conduct 100 training sessions on climate-proofing of rural infrastructure and knowledge management (target: 15% women participation)
- Workshops for 4 batches conducted on Climate Change hazards, impacts and adaptation at village level with Cyclone Shelter (CS) users where132(59.19%) female participated out of 223.
- Series of workshops organized at four different levelsof CYC like at district level, Upazilaunion level & at village level around cyclone shelter. Total 66 batches workshop were conducted on “Climate Change Hazards, Impacts and Adaptation” with cyclone shelter specific Union Leaders, Villagers / Cyclone Shelter users, the Youth groups, NGO groups, Traders, Women groups, Volunteers, Teachers, Village Leaders, Local Elected Bodies, Cyclone Shelter Management Committees, Union Level Government Officials, NGO representatives, Community Leaders, Women Leaders. Total 808 (26.88%) participants were women out of 3006.
SUPPORT FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING
Implementation and Monitoring /
- Recruit / promote more women’s participation at various project levels and ensure application of GOB minimum quotas
- Identify Gender Focal point at DPD level for coordination/ implementation of GAP
- Ensure gender consultant and financial resources for the implementation of the GAP
- Orient staff (incl. District Sociologist and Community Development Officers) on roles and responsibilities in ensuring timely and effective implementation and monitoring of GAP and the need for sex-disaggregated data collection
- Organize ToT on GAD for an estimated 25 LGED staff of PMO and Field Office
- Enhance the MIS system through collection of sex-disaggregated data, ensure gender-informed analysis, recording and reporting in all progress reports and benefit monitoring
- Ensure monitoring of GAP implementation in review meetings and evaluation
- All Field Monitoring Officers (FMO) oriented on Gender Issues including demonstration for record keeping and reporting system at the construction site of the project..
- Gender Monitoring Formats are practiced at the construction site areas by the FMO.
- All 12 Field Monitoring officers oriented on Gender Issues including demonstration for record keeping and reporting system .at the construction site under 12 districts.
- District Field Monitoring Officer (FMO) recruited under the Project area. Female FMO is 1(8, 33%) out of 12 FMO.
- The female staff status is 12% out of 196.
- Maintained sex disaggregated data at all applicable area.
- 16.13% women staffs employed at CCRIP
- Gender Focal Point (woman) from DPD rank identified
- Gender Consultant recruited
- Project officials oriented on GAP for ensuring resources. Total 29 were participated where 24% were women
- Gender Monitoring issuesdiscussed duringGAD workshops/ contractor’s workshop, staff orientation etc. at different training session.
- Circulated among the participants for demonstration of different formats of record keeping at field level as well as producing report.
Issues/Challenges from last report and proposed measures to address them:All FMOs are available at district level to act as resource person for monitoring as well as the key person for the documentation of the project activities, especially regarding GAP implementation.