Transcript What is a GAD Budget? - Philippine Federation of Local Councils of

MAINSTREAMING GAD
BUDGET IN THE
CDP
Legal Basis of the 5% GAD Budget
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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.
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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.
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The annual General Appropriations Act
(GAA) mandates all government agencies 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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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 implementing the agency/LGU’s annual GAD plan.
It is not an additional amount over and
above of the regular budget.
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The 5% GAD budget shall endeavor
to directly influence the 95% of the
agency/LGU budget toward genderresponsiveness.
What can be Funded by the
5% GAD Buget at the LGU level?
Setting up/strengthening of a GAD Focal
Point
Gender sensitivity trainings (GST), trainings on gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, & laws on women
Advocacy activities on GAD, VAWCrelated laws & reproductive health
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Organizational assessment (Gerl-Ka Ba)
Capacity Building for GAD trainers,
staff of Women’s Desk & women in
non-traditional occupations
Establishment of LGU gender-responsive database
GAD Planning activities
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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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