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Second Urban Governance and InfrastructureImprovement (Sector) Project (UGIIP-II)

Local Government Engineering Department

Bangladesh

Presented by

Md. Shafiqual Islam AkandProject DirectorSecond Urban Governance &Infrastructure Improvement

Sector Project (UGIIP-II)

ADB Regional Seminar: Gender,Urban Development, and WaterSupply and Sanitation

14-16 November 2011, Vientiane

The views expressed in this paper are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian

Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy ofthe data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The countries listed in this paper donot imply any view on ADB's part as to sovereignty or independent status or necessarily conform to ADB's terminology.


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Project Background 38 million people live in urban areas i.e. 27% of national population

Urban population growth rate is 2.5 percent(i.e. 1.5% higher than national growth rate)

Lack of urban services, poor governance and weak citizenparticipation are among key urban issues

UGIPP II follows lessons learned from a series of urban projectssupported by ADB

Policy shift: from only infrastructure to also capacity building oflocal government institutions

Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project (UGIIP-

I) from 2003 to 2010, (30 municipalities)

Second Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector)Project (UGIIP-II), 35 municipalities (duration 2009-2014)


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Project Background

Expected Outcome:

Expanded access to and usage of urban infrastructure andservices, and improvement in urban governance

Project Objectives:

Enhance capacity of Pourashavas (municipalities) to

implement, operate, manage and maintain basic urbanservices

Improve urban governance Increase accountability of Pourashavas to their citizens Provide improved physical infrastructure and services


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Project at a Glance

Component A:Urban Infrastructure& Service Delivery

Municipal Facilities

Urban Transport

Water Supply &Sanitation

Basic Services forUrban Poor

Urban DrainageSolid Waste Mgt.

Output PourashavaComponent C: Project Management &Implementation Supports Establish PMO at LGED office Establish PIU at Pourashava level Capacity Building Training Support Extra ManpowerAllocation of Resources

Component B: Governance Improvement &Capacity Development (UGIAP) Citizen awareness and participation

Womens participation

Integration of urban poor

Urban planning

Financial accountability and sustainabilityAdministrative transparency


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Conduct mass awareness and participation campaign ondifferent issues

Formation of Town Level Coordination Committee (TLCC)headed by Mayor

Formation of Ward Level Coordination Committee (WLCC)

headed by Ward councilorFormation of Gender Committee (GC) headed by Female

Ward Councilors (FWC)

Preparation of Pourashava wise Gender Action Plan (GAP),

andPreparation of Pourashava Development Plan (PDP)

including Poverty Reduction Action Plan (PRAP)

Project Approaches


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Formation of Slum Improvement Committee (SIC) for integration of urbanpoor led by Male/Female ward councilor & headed by the Communitypeople

Formation of Community Based Organization (CBO) outside the slum areasled by Male/Female ward councilor & headed by the Community people

Enhance Financial Accountability and Sustainability through resource

mobilization Ensure Administrative Transparency

Priority selection & planning of community infrastructure and investmentprogram by CBOs, WLCCs and TLCC

Allocation of investment fund for municipalities based on UGIAPperformance

Performance monitoring and evaluation of activities with gender basedindicators

Benefit and impact monitoring

Project Approaches


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Main Features of the GAP

Governance Improvement & Capacity Building

Enhancing Women in Decision Making:

Formation of Gender Committee headed by Female WardCouncilors

Formation of Municipal standing committees with 40% women

participation Formation of Primary Group by only women & from women

focused Slum Improvement Committee

Formation of TLCC (34% women), WLCC (41% women) and CBO(33% women)


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Urban Infrastructure & Civil Construction

Women in Planning & Infrastructure:

All infrastructure will be built addressing women needs

Separate restrooms, toilets, & ticket counters in busterminal

Separate shop allotments and toilets in markets &womens corners in open market area

Public/community toilet & tubewell will be locatedaddressing need of women stakeholders

Involvement of women stakeholders in Maintenanceactivities


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Urban Infrastructure & Civil Construction

Women in Planning & Infrastructure:

Ensure at lest 20% women labour in construction

Ensure equal wage for equal labour for men & women

Provide personal & occupational safety to women labour

Ensure separate toilet & drinking water for women labour

Engage women labour in constructing toilet & platform oftubewell


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Urban Service Delivery

Women in Service Delivery:

Fulfill women quota in employing Municipal staff.

Ensure women friendly work environment.

Involve women in planning, implementation of basicservices for urban poor under UGIAP such as: health,digester management, tax, solid waste management, etc.

Consider womens needs and participation in urban

service delivery mechanisms. Conduct awareness raising programs to target women and

promote womens participation as agents and managers.


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Women in Project Management

Recruitment of women as staff of PMO andPourashava

Develop training manuals, modules and

materials incorporating GAD perspective

Design and deliver gender sensitizationprogram

Develop guideline to implement GAP, PRAP

and UGIAP

Ensure appropriate office space for femalestaff at all levels with relevant facilities

Formation of Pourashava Gender Committee

led by one of the FWC

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DMF Gender Targets and Results to Date

Performance Target Project specific

Indicators

Results

TLCCs & WLCCs established

with adequate

representation of women in

all target PS by June2010

TLCCs & WLCCs

established with adequate

representation of women

35 TLCC established

with 591 (34%)

women member and

369 WLCCs

established including1524 (41%) women

member

GAP including identified

budget, prepared and

implanted in all target PS by

June 2012

GAP, including

implementation budget

identified, prepared and

implanted

Done and

on going

Gender Committee

established by June 2010

Gender Committee

established

35 GCs established

headed by Female

Ward Councilors with

125 women members


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Challenges Encountered

Budget allocation from yearly revenue budget ofMunicipalities

Difficulties in fund release from approved budget for GAPimplementation

Lack of motivation of Municipalities in GAP implementation

Lack of motivation of councilors for regular affective monthlymeeting

Difficulties of local people in understanding the Project GAP

Difficulties in creating scope for women members to raise

opinions in TLCC

Difficulties in preparation of proper quarterly qualitativereport on GAP

Filling out monitoring format properly


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Achievements to Date

Huge women participation in Pourashava Development Plan (PDP)formation process in Focused Group Discussion (FGD), Ward

visioning & Pouravissioning.

Formation of CBO (7,000 women members out of 21,000) & TLCC(591 women member out of 1,750) with 1/3 & WLCC with 41%(1,524 women out of 3,690) women participation. Formation of GC(35) headed by Female Ward Councilor (FWC) & all FWCs as

members.

Preparation of GAP (35) & included in PDP

Formation of Municipal standing committees with 40% women asmember

Sitting arrangement, toilet and drinking water facilities for FemaleWard Councilor & female staff of Municipality are ensured

1,205 monthly meeting of GC held & minutes prepared

2,026 Courtyard meeting held

369 Ward based rallies organized


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Achievements to Date (cont.)

42 Municipality based rallies observed

1,010 Primary Groups have been formed with only poor women in slum

159 Slum Improvement Committees have been formed including 2/3women members & chaired by a woman

Orientation conducted for 35 project Municipal bodies on GAP atMunicipal level

Organized daylong training/workshop for member secretary of GC 3 timesand a 2-day workshop (by ADB) at HQ level

Provided 5 days ToT for member secretary GC at regional level

Organized daylong training/workshop for Facilitator (CM) & RegionalCoordinator (CM) 3 times & a 2-day workshop (by ADB) at HQ level

Daylong Orientation/Training workshop provided for GC chairperson at HQlevel & regional level

Organized training/workshop for the whole Gender Committee at regionallevel

Budget has been allocated from PS revenue budget for GAP

implementation (at least 2%-3%)


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Achievements to Date (cont.)

GAP is being implemented in all Municipalities

Monitoring format on GAP implementation has been prepared in aparticipatory method (opinion from member secretary GC,Facilitator (CM) & RC (CM) with the help of ADB

Besides these all the Municipalities are practicing the following:

Provide time for women members to express opinions in TLCC

meeting Ensure at least 20% women labour in construction

Eliminate wage discrimination between women and mens labour

Ensure personal and occupational safety

Ensure separate toilet & drinking water for women labour

Include gender related clause in bid document

Provide orientation to contractors regarding gender issues


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Innovative Activities

Several GCs of Project Municipalities have been taken

additional initiatives in GAP implementation such as:

Adult literacy school operation

School for street children

Preventing child marriage

Helping oppressed women

Identifying separate toilet for women in Rail station &bus terminal

Separate sitting arrangement for women in parks Arrangement of female patrol police in bus stations.


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Lessons Learned

1. More specific detailed conditions and performancecriteria regarding GAP implementation is essential.

2. Intensive orientation/training should be provided to theMunicipalities.

3. Strong monitoring format and timely reporting from field

is required.

4. Participatory approach can ensure need-basedinfrastructure for women.

5. Legal framework from government can ensure adequate

participation in various decision-making committees.6. Regular motivational and training activities can help

resolve social barriers to womens participation andinvolvement in project activities.


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Thank you

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