Gender and Development Cooperation Fund Progress Reports
These reports highlight the achievements and progress of all grants and projects approved, implemented, or completed annually since 2013.
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- Year established 2003
- Partners Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Norway
- Cumulative Contributions Committed $11.7 million
- Project Commitments
This figure accounts for savings from closed projects. Project commitments may exceed contributions as investment income and gains from foreign exchange transactions are used for new projects.
Grants
$1.4 million for 4 projects
Technical Assistance (TA)
$10.5 million for 11 TA projects
The Gender and Development Cooperation Fund, or GDCF, promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment in Asia and the Pacific. It supports country gender assessments and strategies to guide the formulation of country partnership strategies, project-specific gender action plans for ADB gender-mainstreamed projects, recruitment of long-term gender consultants, gender impact assessments, and promotion of partnerships with women’s organizations and other development partners.
Stories
Police and Community Partner in Nepal’s Effort to Tackle Violence against Women
The Gender-Based Violence or GBV network was set up in 20 districts across the country in coordination with civil society organizations and with support from ADB, helping women report gender-based crime and domestic violence.
Safer Homes and Communities for Women and Children
Initiatives of the Nepal police against domestic violence have helped women feel more comfortable reporting gender-based crime and domestic violence. Women police officers in Nepal are trained to deal with such crimes.
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