Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs 23 to 25 September 2025 The capacity building workshop on Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs, a collaboration between ADB’s Gender Equality Division (CCGE) Division and the Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO, Fiji), will be held on 23-25 September 2025 in Nadi, Fiji. This workshop is designed for gender staff/focal points from government implementing agencies with the broad objective of achieving better quality gender results in projects and programs financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). A half-day session is dedicated to handling Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) in ADB-financed projects. Objectives The main objective of the workshop is to improve the quality of gender results in ADB operations through strengthening the understanding of the project gender staff/focal points on: (i) ADB’s updated gender mainstreaming policy guidelines and requirements; (ii) Gender assessment and indicators; (iii) Improved monitoring and reporting; (iv) Gender impact assessment and documenting gender results in the project completion reports; and (v) Mitigating risks of SEAH and responding to SEAH incidents in ADB-financed projects. The workshop will also serve as a valuable opportunity for gender staff/focals from across the Pacific, to exchange insights and best practices for the effective gender mainstreaming under ADB-funded projects. Target participants Gender staff of implementing agencies' project management units (PMU) or gender focal points from agencies responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the gender action plan (GAP) across ADB’s operations in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. Representatives from the national women’s machinery Program and Learning Materials 23 September 2025 24 September 2025 25 September 2025 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 9.00 – 9.30 Registration of Participants 9.30 – 9.40 Welcome by Emcee, opening prayer, housekeeping Maureen Hazelman 9.40 – 10.30 Opening Remarks Participants and Course introduction Brief Overview of Gender portfolio, South pacific Nissanka Salgado Beatrice Olsson Uzma Altaf 10.30 – 11.00 Photo session and morning tea 11.00 – 11.30 Mainstreaming Gender in ADB’s Project Cycle Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs This presentation discussed the gender mainstreaming policy at entry and exit in an ADB perspective. Uzma Altaf 11.30 – 12.30 Gender Concepts This presentation discussed the gender action plan and understand the key gender concepts in an ADB perspective. Ma Luisa (Lulu) Zuniga-Carmine 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 14.30 Making Gender Indicators Work: From Understanding to Rating This presentation discussed the understanding of Gender indicators, monitoring and rating. Uzma Altaf 14:30 – 15.30 Effective Gender Implementation This presentation discussed the effective GAP implementation from ADB priority sector projects. Ma Luisa (Lulu) Zuniga-Carmine 15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon tea 16.00 – 17.00 Examples of good practices in GAP reporting This presentation discussed the examples of good practices of Gender Action Plan (GAP) reporting. Joanne Carmela Barriga 17.00 – 17.30 Recap of day 1 A’aron Psalms Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 8.30 – 9.00 Registration of Participants 9.00 – 10.00 Achieving Quality Gender Results in ADB’s Projects and Programs: Measuring Gender Results and Impacts This presentation discussed how gender evaluation goes beyond participation counts to measure real shifts in agency, decision-making, and social… Hema Swaminathan 10.00 – 10.30 Morning tea 10.30 – 12.30 From Actions to Results: How to document gender results in project completion reports (PCRs) This presentation discussed documenting gender results in PCRs using sex-disaggregated data and gender performance indicators. Joanne Carmela Barriga, Rachel Mary Anne Basas 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 15.00 Group Exercise 15.00 – 15.30 Racap of day 2 A’aron Psalms 15.30 – 15.40 Closing Remarks for Day 1 and Day 2 Malika Shagazatova 15.40 – 16.00 Afternoon tea Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 9.00 – 9.15 Registration of Participants 9.15 – 10.15 Mitigating risks of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) in ADB financed projects Malika Shagazatova 10.15 – 10.30 Morning tea 10:30-12:30 Addressing Secual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) in ADB Financed Projects This presentation discussed addressing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) in ADB-financed projects, highlighting risk factors,… Malika Shagazatova 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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Event Coordinator/s Malika Shagazatova Uzma Altaf Beatrice Olsson Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Pacific Department Read Also Steering ADB’s Corporate Strategy to Success: Corporate Results Framework 2025–2030 Guidelines for the At-Exit Assessment of Gender Equality Results of ADB Projects | Asian Development Bank (2025) Guidelines for Gender Mainstreaming Categories of ADB Projects | Asian Development Bank (2025) Tool Kit on Gender Equality Results and Indicators Gender Equality in Transport Tool Kit: Moving Toward Gender Transformative Transport Systems in Asia and the Pacific Gender Equality in Health Tool Kit: Moving Toward Gender Transformative Health Systems in Asia and the Pacific Digitalization in Shaping Female and Male Entrepreneurial Potential Addressing Insurance Gaps for Women in the Pacific Gender Tip Sheets Gender Case Studies Good Practice Note: Addressing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in ADB-Financed Projects with Civil Works Good Practice Note: Integrating Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment Reporting and Case Handling into Project Grievance Redress Mechanisms Gender Action Plans Country Gender Assessments ADB: Key Gender and Development Resources ADB: Manual for Producing Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion Statistic Topics Capacity Development Gender Equality