Mainstreaming gad budget presentation

MAINSTREAMING GAD BUDGET IN THE

CDP

Legal Basis of the 5% GAD Budget

RA 71 92 (Women in Development and

Nation Building Act) requires all government agencies to review and revise all their policies and procedures to remove gender biases; promotes gender – responsive planning;

provides that external and domestic resources Shall be mobilized by national and local government agencies to support programs/projects for women; and provides for the allocation of 5-30% of Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds for programs and projects for women.

EO 273 which operationalizes the

Philippine Plan for Gender-responsive Development (PPGD) directs all national and local government agencies to incorporate and reflect GAD concerns in the annual budget proposals in the and work and financial plans.

The annual General Appropriations Act

(GAA) mandates all government agen- cies including LGUs to formulate a GAD Plan designed to empower women and address gender issues. The cost of implementing the GAD Plan shall at least 5% of the agency/ LGUs total budget appropriation.

Local Budget Memorandum on IRA

provides that the annual budget of LGUs shall mainstream GAP plan in their programs, activities and projects that specify women’s needs and GAD concerns.

What is a GAD Plan?

It is a systematically designed set of

services, programs, activities and projects carried out by agencies/LGUs over a period of time to address gender issues and concerns of their respective staff, sectors and constituents.

In the case of LGU, it shall be anchored

on the mandate of LGUs international commitments, gender issues taken from the gender analysis, CDP or ELA and GAD Code.

What is a GAD Budget?

It is a portion of the agency/LGUs

yearly budget (appropriation) that is intended for gender-responsive programs and projects. It is the cost of implemen- ting the agency/LGU’s annual GAD plan. It is not an additional amount over and above of the regular budget.

The 5% GAD budget shall endeavor

to directly influence the 95% of the agency/LGU budget toward gender- responsiveness.

What can be Funded by the5% GAD Buget at the LGU level?

Setting up/strengthening of a GAD Focal

PointGender sensitivity trainings (GST), trai- nings on gender analysis, gender main- streaming, & laws on womenAdvocacy activities on GAD, VAWC- related laws & reproductive health

Organizational assessment (Gerl-Ka Ba)

Capacity Building for GAD trainers, staff of Women’s Desk & women in non-traditional occupationsEstablishment of LGU gender-respon- sive databaseGAD Planning activities

Salaries of workers directly engaged in

gender-responsive programs & projects (e.g. VAWC Center)Construction, cost of managing, and providing equipment for women’s shelter, women health project/training centers.

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