Sector Training on Gender Mainstreaming: Transforming Women's Lives Through Infrastructure
04 October 2021 to 07 October 2021
SDCC Director General Bruno Carrasco opened the Sector Training on Gender Mainstreaming (Transport-Water-Energy): Transforming Women’s Lives Through Infrastructure. He emphasized quality infrastructure as a means to positively impact the lives of people and the importance of designing projects intentionally for gender equality. Hosted by the Gender Equality Thematic Group alongside Transport, Water, Energy, and Urban Sector Groups, the training included sector and gender experts in ADB and from external resource speakers. Approximately 200 HQ and RM staff and consultants participated in the event from 4–7 October. Participants learned about persistent gender inequalities and shared good practices and entry points for gender-inclusive and sustainable transport, water, and energy projects and policy engagement.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 04 Oct 2021 | DAY 1 - OVERVIEW |
VIDEO: DAY 1 Transforming Women's Lives through Infrastructure Sector Training on Gender Mainstreaming The 4-day gender training is targeted at staff in ADB HQ Sector Divisions and Resident Mission Operations Departments to ensure a better understanding... |
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| 04 Oct 2021 | Opening Session | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Bruno Carrasco |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 1: OP2: “Accelerating Progress on Gender Equality” |
Roadmap to Achieve OP2’s Transformative Gender Agenda |
Samantha Hung, Keiko Nowacka |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 1: OP2: “Accelerating Progress on Gender Equality” | Q&A and Interactive Polling | |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context | Transforming Women’s Lives Through Infrastructure: Can We Do Better? | |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context | Moderator | Susann Roth |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context |
VIDEO: Gender Dialogues: Road to Equality by UNOPS |
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| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context |
Transforming Lives through Infrastructure for Women |
Samantha Stratton-Short |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context | Looking to the Future: Time for a Paradigm Shift | |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context | Moderator | Samantha Hung |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Session 2: Setting the Context | Panelists |
Jamie Leather Neeta Pokhrel Priyantha Wijayatunga Manoj Sharma |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Closing Session | Wrap Up and Closure | Samantha Hung |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 05 Oct 2021 | Day 2 -TRANSPORT |
VIDEO: DAY 2 Transforming Women's Lives through Infrastructure - Transport Day 2 (i) elaborate on gender inequalities linked to systemic and structural issues in the transport sector; (ii) share gender design entry points that... |
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| 05 Oct 2021 | Day 2 -TRANSPORT | Key Issues, Design Entry Points, Case Studies, and Practice | |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Day 2 -TRANSPORT | Facilitator | Prabhjot Khan |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion |
Opening Remarks: Transforming Women's Lives through Infrastructure — Transport |
Alexandra Pamela Chiang |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion |
Gender Inclusive Transport: What are the Issues? |
Sonal Shah |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Entry Points for Gender-Inclusive Transport |
Prabhjot Khan, Alexandra Pamela Chiang, Mary Alice Rosero |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Case Studies for Gender-Inclusive Transport | |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Philippines: Malolos-Clark Railway Project |
Mary Gyknell Tangente, Marie Koreen Hidalgo [node:field_last_name] |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Kiribati: Outer Islands Transport Infrastructure Investment Project |
Cindy Bryson |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Pakistan: Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Red Line Project |
Mary Alice Rosero |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
VIDEO: Pakistan: Women Plant Millions of Trees to Rebuild Climate Resilient Roads |
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| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
India: Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project |
Alexandra Pamela Chiang |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Fiji: Fiji Airways COVID-19 Liquidity Support Facility |
Yeon Su Kim |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
VIDEO: Cambodia: In Cambodia, Building Roads is Women’s Work |
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| 05 Oct 2021 | Session 3: Putting Knowledge to Practice | Interactive Exercise on application of gender mainstreaming in the transport sector using various online tools | |
| 05 Oct 2021 | Closing Session | Wrap Up, Closure, and Evaluation | Samantha Hung |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 06 Oct 2021 | DAY 3 - WATER |
VIDEO: DAY 3 Transforming Women's Lives through Infrastructure - Water Day 3 (i) elaborate on gender inequalities linked to systemic and structural issues in the water sector; (ii) share gender design entry points that will... |
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| 06 Oct 2021 | DAY 3 - WATER | Key Issues, Design Entry Points, Case Studies, and Practice | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | DAY 3 - WATER | Facilitator | Malika Shagazatova |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion |
VIDEO: Nepal: Clean Water Brings Hygiene and Happiness in Nepal’s Small Towns |
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| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion | Unleashing the Transformative Impact of Water Projects and Programs on Women and Girls | Neeta Pokhrel |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion | Q&A and Interactive Polling | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Entry Points and Case Studies of Gender-Inclusive Water Supply, Sanitation, and Water Resources Management |
Malika Shagazatova |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Water Supply | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Panel Discussion | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
India: West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project |
Sourav Majumder |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Peoples' Republic of China: Climate Resilient and Smart Urban Water Infrastructure Project |
Anqiang Huang |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Philippines: Southeast Asia Urban Services (SURF) TA facility: Baguio City gender transformative flood early warning system |
Thuy Trang Dang |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Sanitation | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
VIDEO: Benefits of a Toilet, The WHY Foundation |
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| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Illustration of the City Wide Inclusive Sanitation at World Water Week 2021 |
Christian Walder |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Accelerating Sanitation for All: Barriers to Access and Breaking Down Stigmas in South Asia |
Saswati Belliappa |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Water Resources Management | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Gender-inclusive Water Resource Management | Yasmin Siddiqi |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Tajikistan: Climate and Disaster Resilient Irrigation and Drainage in the Vakhsh River Basin Project |
Farhod Abdulloev |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Bangladesh: Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project |
Nasheeba Selim |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Session 3: Putting Knowledge to Practice | Interactive Exercise on application of gender mainstreaming in the water sector using various online tools | |
| 06 Oct 2021 | Closing Session | Wrap Up, Closure, and Evaluation | Samantha Hung |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 07 Oct 2021 | DAY 4 - Energy |
VIDEO: Day 4 Transforming Women's Lives through Infrastructure - Energy Day 4 will (i) elaborate on gender inequalities linked to systemic and structural issues in the energy sector; (ii) share gender design entry points that... |
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| 07 Oct 2021 | DAY 4 - Energy | Facilitator | Zonibel Woods |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion | Opening Remarks | Priyantha Wijayatunga |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion |
Key Issues: Breaking Down Barriers for Inclusive and Sustainable Energy |
Celia Garcia Baños Lopez |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 1: Framing the Discussion | Q&A and Interactive Polling | |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Entry Points for Gender-Inclusive Energy |
Zonibel Woods |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Case Studies of Gender-Inclusive Energy | |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Gender-inclusive Measures in Centralized Energy Systems | |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Panel Discussion | |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Nepal: Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project |
Meeta Acharya |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
World Bank Experiences with Gender-Inclusive Energy Projects |
Anne Kuriakose |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Discussant | Keiju Mitsuhashi |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Lessons Learned from South Asia: Moving from Centralized to Decentralized Energy Systems |
Francesco Tornieri |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? | Gender-inclusive Private Sector Investments in the Energy Sector | |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
VIDEO: Indonesia: Power to Empower: Improving Lombok Women’s Lives by Investing in Clean Energy/Vena Energy |
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| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 2: How Can We Do Better? |
Indonesia: Eastern Indonesia Renewable Energy Project |
Anne Valko Celestino |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Session 3: Putting Knowledge to Practice | Interactive Exercise on application of gender mainstreaming in the energy sector using various online tools | |
| 07 Oct 2021 | Closing Session | Wrap Up, Closure, and Evaluation | Samantha Hung |