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Theonakhet Saphakdy
GAD Specialist, LAO PDR
GS Workshop,
W k h Manila
M il
October 27, 2010
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Project Background
Project Timeline
14 October 2004 to 30 April 2011.
Project Impact
Reduce rural poverty in five Northern provinces through sustained
agricultural growth.
Project Outcome
Increase agricultural production and income
income--earning opportunities
through the development of Community Management Irrigation
(CMI) schemes with strong community ownership.
Project Outputs
1. Community mobilization
2. Institutional capacity building for better participatory planning
facilitation and technical management
3. CMI investment
4. Agricultural extension and resource planning.
P j t Executing
Project E ti Agency
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Irrigation Dept.) 2
Key Gender Issues Identified in Project Design
Women traditionally play a major role in irrigation-
irrigation-related
activities and all phases of the rice-
rice-cropping cycle
Women in project areas are disadvantaged relative to
men due to:
☹ Lower level of literacy
☹ Lack opportunities and time to participate equally as men in
meetings, training initiatives, and study tours.
☹ A few women farmers are appointed to decision-
decision-making positions
in Water User Association Committees,
☹ A few women are appointed as technical assistants in local
government agencies.
☹ The number of female-
female-headed households in the project area is
limited, and they are not necessarily categorized as vulnerable
groups—
groups —except for young widows with small children, and
divorcees.
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A woman brings fruits and vegetables for Women carry bamboo shoots for selling in the
selling in the city
city (1500 kip per kilogram)
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Gender Action Plan Achievements
Project Output 1: Establishment of viable community organizations with strong
ownership and participation of all villagers
Expected Indicators Responsibilities Achievements
GAP Output
Providing the At least PMT&DLWU The Project has completed mobilization of
enabling one man Community Level Organizers (CLO) in all
environment and one subprojects, with a total of 144 CLOs: 65
for women to woman women (45.1%) with minimum of two CLOs
more actively from each in each village with representation of women
and effectively village and indigenous groups found in each
participate in appointed community.
the public as Water User Associations ((WUA)) have been
decision- community formed in all 33 subprojects and registered with
making - level 2,467 households as members, of which 35%
processes at organizer percent is female.
the community Seventeen (17) water supply systems were
level. constructed with Water User Associations and
water supply service fees system in place. A
total of 3,232 laborers,1,113 (34.4%) women
have been mobilized by the communities for
water supply system maintenance.
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PMT: Project Management team
DLWU: District Lao Women’s Union
Gender Action Plan Achievements
Project Output :2. Local government agencies capable in providing effective
assistance to communities
communities, and community leaders strengthened
Expected Indicators Responsibilities Achievements
GAP Output
Ensure 50% PMT&DLWU To encourage women’s
women s participation in project
women’s women in activities, DLWU was involved in (i) village
participation in community consultations, (ii) establishment of WUA/ farmer
community meetings production groups (FPGs) , (iii) initial social
dialogue and and in assessment survey
survey, (iv) resettlement survey and
partnership project monitoring, and (v) work allocation for
activities on activities. construction works, etc.
an equal basis DLWU’s support for women's participation has
with men i
improved d th
the number
b off women participants
ti i t in
i
(e.g., community meetings and in project activities
meetings and 56,5%
farmer
exchanges)
exchanges).
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PMT: Project Management team
DLWU: District Lao Women’s Union
Gender Action Plan Achievements
Project Output :3. Irrigation Schemes upgraded with full participation of
villagers and adequately maintained periodically
villagers, periodically.
Expected Indicators Responsibilities Achievements
GAP Output
Women s
Women’s 50% of PMT Water User Groups have been established,
established with
participation in water user a total of 15 groups for system of rice
Water User group intensification (SRI), with 453 members. These
Groups (WUA) groups were households based. Women
members account for 50% of participants.
participants
are
women.
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PMT: Project Management team
DLWU: District Lao Women’s Union
Gender Action Plan Achievements
Project Output :4.
:4 Increased agricultural production options for both irrigated
land and upland, and land and water resource use optimized in
the project communities
Expected GAP Indicators Responsibilities Achievements
Output
Promote men 50% crop PMT There were 24 crop productivity
workingg with women productivity
p y improvement
p g
groups,
p 409
in the Project (e.g., improvement members 50% were women for
on-farm crop group members diversified crops
productivity are women
improvement
p trials))
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PMT: Project Management team
DLWU: District Lao Women’s Union
Gender Action Plan Achievements
Project Output :4. Increased agricultural production options for both irrigated land and
upland,
p , and land and water resource use optimized
p in the project
p j communities ((con’t))
Expected GAP Indicators Responsibili Achievements
Output ties
Providingg women with Facilitate and PMT&DLWU To support
pp upland
p farmers further, p
poultry
y
the opportunity to provide raising was re-started during the dry
decide what opportunity to season 2009-2010. Through village
knowledge they women for consultations, a total number of 358
would like to acquire
q improving
p g households were selected to form p poultry
y
through training. family income raising groups and receive related
through extension support from the Project.
training Women took lead in poultry raising
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PMT: Project Management team
DLWU: District Lao Women’s Union
Impact Story
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Model family
Ms.
Ms Sida Chitphanya , 48 years old and her husband
husband,
DaoHeuang Chitphanya, 52 years old have been active
participants in project activities.
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Conclusion
Th Northern
The N th C
Community-
Community it -Management
M t Irrigation
I i ti Project
P j t
was rated as a highly successful project in achieving its
GAD objectives and targets.
targets.
9 It has improved women’s decision making status in their households
and communities.
communities.
9 It has
h improved
i d agricultural
i lt l production
d ti andd food
f d security
security.
it .
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Before the project intervention
Ms. Sida spent at least one and a half hours collected water
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from Ou River for daily used.
After the project intervention
Ms. Sida now can use clean water supply near by her home
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Ms. Sida and her Sundries shop No road connection from village to other places 19
A former house The current house 20
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