ultima ppresentacion mcc 17 oct

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Best practices and lessons

learned in gender integration

in MCC Nicaragua

Sylvia R Torres


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US investment $ 113

millions.

Focused on the regionwith the greatestproductive potential:

Strengthening propertyrights in Leondepartment.

Reducing transportationcosts to domestic,

regional and globalmarkets

Increasing the value-added of farms and

businesses


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Seafood

JICARO

Cashew

Articrafts

Horticulture

Livestock

Grains

Fruits

Roots

Milk and cheese

Reforestation

Women econmics activities in western nicaragua


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PNR Bussines PlansConglomerado Planes de

Negocio

Beneficiarios

Hombres Mujeres Total % de mujeres

Agrcola 2,626 2,850 1,286 4,136 31.1%

Forestal 1,231 1,492 619 2,111 29.3%

No Agrcola91 150 275 425 64.7%

Pecuario y Acucola 1,674 1,505 461 1,966 23.4%

Total 5,622 5,9972,641 8,638 30.6%

8 10 % female employment in road construction

Of 2,454 regularizad plots of land, 60% for women

OF 264 conflict negotiation, 52 % were for women


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Revision of

Criteria

SI

Women's

access to

program

information

NO

Gender Analysis

Bussines Plans supported

I f identi f ied obs tacles

to p revent equi table

access, proceed to

design and implement

mit igat ion measures

SI

Clients Re -

Identification

SI

Entreprenurial

Development

Gender

Training

Asotiation,

Networking

SI

No BP

supported

NO

Keep look ingSI

Atention by

Services

SI

Empowerment

Gender Analysis

critical path


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Key Factors

for success


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Womens movement

Participating throughthe life of the ProjectPrior to the approvalratification and entry

into force of the

Compact.

CitizenConsultationand Participation


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Leadership MCC/MCA , played key

role.

They shown a

strong political willand institutional

capacity topromote, deepenand fully comply

with theimplementation ofgender equity. That

is a key successfactor.

Gender mainstreaming at the

highest level

.


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Gender s goalscomplement,not compete

with Programsgoals

Result oriented gender

strategy


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Equal importanceand hierarchicallevel as other

directions.Criteriaincluded in ToRany biddingprocess andapproving,monitoringreports, requireddisbursements tocontractedoperators.

Gender Director with a managerial rank


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It contributed to raisingawareness about theimportance of genderequity, by showing whatwomen can achieve when

they have theopportunity"Women wereportrayed asentrepreneurs in all areasand projects

MCA N formulated and implemented aSocial Communication Strategy,

Communication for empowerment


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Gender was worked strengtheningentreprenurial identity of men and women.

Training: This approach to identify thecontributions of women in production andreproduction as well as the location and sizeof their business in the value chains. Thusthe macro analysis landed in the life offamilies, re-evaluating the role of women.

Family ,

andentrepre

nurialapproach

Turn down cultural impediments


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Women were overlooked in some sectors.

Such as as cheese artisanal

manufacturers,.Direction.TNS , contracting

entity was hesitant to include

recommendations in their work.

Consequently, problems remained:In the

1st reporting period the Gender Plan had

not been executed. Contractor viewed artisanal cheese

processing centers as unviable investments.

According to them , artisanal cheese

processing centers were deemed difficult

and costly given their scale it was thought

that it was not possible to reach the incomeindicators required.

MCC Support to gender intervention,

prestige the subject and strengthens local actions

MCC also identified problem in artisanal cheese processing sector, supported

MCA-N gender recommendations, emphasizing the importance of gender analysis

and recommendations. MCC oriented:Conduct survey: study size and potential of

artisanal (cheese) sector as well as that of milk processing centers; identify zonesof influenceDevelop this work in collaboration with and supervision of MCA-N

Gender Specialist. Resulted 32 new plants were aid.


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Women were overlooked in some sectors.

Such as as cheese artisanal

manufacturers,.Direction.TNS , contracting

entity was hesitant to include

recommendations in their work.

Consequently, problems remained:In the

1st reporting period the Gender Plan had

not been executed. Contractor viewed artisanal cheese

processing centers as unviable investments.

According to them , artisanal cheese

processing centers were deemed difficult

and costly given their scale it was thought

that it was not possible to reach the incomeindicators required.

MCC Support to gender intervention,

prestige the subject and strengthens local actions

MCC also identified problem in artisanal cheese processing sector, supported

MCA-N gender recommendations, emphasizing the importance of gender analysis

and recommendations. MCC oriented:Conduct survey: study size and potential of

artisanal (cheese) sector as well as that of milk processing centers; identify zonesof influenceDevelop this work in collaboration with and supervision of MCA-N

Gender Specialist. Resulted 32 new plants were aid.

Que ya haba en existencia un estudio


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Jueves 2008-05-29 14:3Estimados colegas:

Tuve una reunin telefnica con el

siguiente personal de CARE:

Melanie Chen, Directora de Negocios conel Gobierno del USA.

Ralph Merriam, Director CARE en

Nicaragua

Lori Handrahan, asesora en genero

La encargada de genero de CARE enNicaraguaEn forma general, les ped su

apoyo para asegurar que el proyecto

pecuario en Nicaragua incluyera al sub-

sector de queso artesanal, de ayudar a

asegurar que el proyecto beneficia a

las mujeres micro-empresarias delqueso, sin desvirtuar las

responsabilidades de cumplir con los

requisitos de rendimiento del

proyecto.

Entre los temas que ellos me

mencionaron:

Que ya haba en existencia un estudio

(SNV-Holanda?) sobre este tema, y que

CARE haba presentado una voz de

alarma al consorcio sobre el riesgo de

afectar negativamente a productoras.

Por el momento no tienen una persona atiempo completo en gnero. Se sienten

muy restringidos por el presupuesto que

les ha permitido technoserve, y que

estn en un proceso de renegociacin

para poder cumplir con las expectativas

del MCC-Cuenta del Milenio en los temasde genero y manejo del ambiente.

Les indique que seria importante que se

incorporaran a la encerrona que

tendremos con el consorcio tecnoserve el

23 de junioEl tono de la reunin fue muy

positiva, en el sentido de poder dar

respuesta a las inquietudes y

preocupaciones planteadas por

nosotros. Creo que la reunin ayudara a

impulsar mas el apoyo que darn en

NicaraguaSaludos

Huntington Hobb Director of Agriculture


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Articulate all actors

The process of

implementation of the

strategy involved a

dynamic of articulation of

actors.

By positioning the MCA as a

program seriously committed

to equity, rural womenproducers identified an

important ally with power for

inclusion

Chemonics technicians for their part have the contractual duty to

contribute to meeting the goals of the operators, they were forced

by individual performance to identify and integrate female

producers. Women, who had an important ally in the MCA,

developed alliances with the technicians so they could meet their

responsibilities and, in turn, they were included in the Program


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Families gave resources to women producersso they could comply with the number ofcows or farming acres required to bemembers of a core. In agriculture, whenwomen are the subject of productive activity

were considered candidates for BP.Examples

Flexibility and creativity in implementing the strategy

Female producers without

legal deed on the land

could be involved in the

project if they could submit

documents that clarify their

rights to use the properties.


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I Result oriented

II Complement ProgramGoals, attach to design.

III Take into account male

/cultural beliefsIV Include all actors, winwin for everybody.

V Obstacles intooportunitiesVI Experiment andchangeVII Political will


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Articular a Todos los actores


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Sociedad Civil

Articular a Todos los actores

Gobierno Donante

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