Gender and Development (Gad) Orientation/ Training

By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD)

ORIENTATION/
TRAINING
TO
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NAME: INSTRUCTOR
PICTURE
UNIT ASSIGNMENTS:
TRNGS/SEMINARS
GAD-RELATED SEMINARS/TRAINING
GAD Awareness Seminar

GAD Training of Trainer’s
Gender Sensitivity Training
GAD Planning & Budgeting
National Action Plan for Women Peace & Security
Gender-Cultural Sensitivity
Gender Fair Education
HOUSE
HOUSERULES
RULES
10 min break every 50 min

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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LEVELLING
LEVELLING
EXPECTATION SETTING
 What do you expect to learn from this training?
 What do you expect from the Trainer?
 What methodologies do you expect to be used by
the Trainer?
 What do you expect from your co-participants?
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SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
BACKGROUND
GAD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
DEFINE GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
AGADO MISSION
RESPONSIBILITIES
FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
SPECIFIC GUIDELINESS

BACKGROUND
International Mandates
National Mandates
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Beijing Platform for Action
1. Poverty
2. Education, training and HRD
3. Health
4. Violence against women
5. Armed conflict
Beijing Platform for
Action (1995) 6. Economy
12 Critical Areas of Concern 7. Power and decision-making
including 8. Human rights
‘women and armed conflict’
9. Media
and
10. Environment
‘the girl-child’
11. Girl child
12. Institutional mechanisms
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UN Convention on the Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women
(UN-CEDAW)
 equality in all fields

CEDAW  affirmative action
(1979)  protection from violence against
- International Bill of Rights
for Women
women
- General Recommendation
30 (2013): on women in
conflict prevention, conflict
and post-conflict situations
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UN-CEDAW
• They are also committed to submit national reports, at least
every four years, on measures they have taken to comply
with their treaty obligations.
• As a signatory to the Convention, the Philippines have been

reporting regularly to the UN committee on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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Millennium Development Goals
1. Eradicate extreme poverty
2. Achieve universal primary
education
3. Promote gender equality and
empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal heath
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other diseases
7. Ensure environment sustainability
8. A global partnership for
development
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LEGAL MANDATES
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WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS?
January 1, 2016 – Released the 17 SDGs of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted
by world leaders in September 2015 at a historic UN
Summit.
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• Sustainable Development Goal Nr 5: Achieve gender
equality and empower women and girls
 Seek to change the course of the 21st century, addressing key

challenge such as poverty, inequality, and violence against
women.
 Goal 5 is known as the stand-alone goal because it is dedicated

to achieving recognition to women’s equality and empowerment
as both the objective, and as part of the solution.
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BACKGROUND
1995-1997: Section 27 2012: Section 27
1998: Section 28 2013: Section 28
1999 – 2002: Section 27 2014: Section 33
2003 – 2005: Section 29/30 2015: Section 34
2006 – 2007: Section 30 2016: Section 35
2010: Section 32
Sec 30, RA 10964. Programs and Projects Related to Gender and Development. All
agencies of the government shall formulate a Gender and Development (GAD) Plan designed
to address gender issues within their concerned sectors or mandate and implement the applicable
provisions under R.A No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women, Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination Against Women, the Beijing Platform for Action, the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive
Development (1995-2025) and the Philippine Development Plan (2017-2022)
The GAD Plan shall be integrated in the regular activities of the agencies, which shall be at least five
percent (5%) of their budgets. For this purpose, activities currently being undertaken by agencies which
relate to GAD or those that contribute to poverty alleviation, economic empowerment especially of
marginalized women, protection, promotion, and fulfillment of women’s human rights, and practice of
gender-responsive governance are considered sufficient compliance with said requirement. Utilization of the
GAD budget shall be evaluated based on the GAD performance indicators identified by said agencies.
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GAD Historical Background

Welfare Approach Women in
Development
• Originated in 1950s as a • Originated in 1970s as a result of the
result of the first official debate of the women’s role in economic
world-wide recognition of development.
women’s equality and non- • Emerged from a liberal feminist
discrimination on the basis framework and was particularly influential
of sex as established by in North America
UDHR in 1948. • The WID approach focuses on the
• Response to outcomes of integration of women into the workforce
inequalities among the local and increase their level of productivity in
elites and the common order to improve their lives.
people. • Women’s significant productive
contribution was made visible, although
their reproductive role was downplayed.
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GAD Historical Background

Women and Gender and
Development Development
• Originated back in 1975 in • In late 80’s there was a growing
WID and WAD fell short need to understand the unequal
Mexico City which focuses on in improving unequal
the relation between patriarchy status and treatment of women
relationships. A
and capitalism. significant number of and men, and the failure of
• Focuses on the relationship projects were development initiatives to advance
between women and unsustainable as women’s status.
development projects • GAD emerged from a frustration
development processes rather
failed to consider the with the lack of progress of WID
than purely on strategies that multiple roles carried
seek women’s integration in and WAD, in changing women’s
out by women, leading lives and in influencing the
development. to a development model
• Tends to group women together broader development agenda. It
that in the end become
without considering the impact of disadvantageous to the challenged the WID’s/WAD’s focus
class, race or ethnicity on women. on women in isolation and seeing
women’s status. women’s real problem as the
imbalance of power between
women and men.
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GAD LEGAL IMPERATIVES
Why is there a
need to do
GAD?
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THE REASON WHY WE DO GAD
GAD
Legal Mandates
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LOCAL CONVENTIONS
1. The 1987 Constitution – “The state recognizes the role of women in nation-
building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of
women and men."
2. Executive Order No. 348 of 1989, Approving and Adopting the Philippine
Development Plan for Women for 1989 to 1992
• Mandates the creation of Gender and Development (GAD) focal

points within an agency, a sector or a locality.
• Executive Order No. 273 – The 1995-2025 Philippine Plan for Gender
Responsive Development (PPGD)
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LOCAL CONVENTIONS
3. Republic Act 7192 of 1992, Women in Development and Nation- Building
Act
• This promotes the integration of women as full and equal partners of

men in development and nation building.
• Passed by the Congress of the Philippines on December 11, 1991,

and was approved by the President on February 12, 1992.
4. The Philippine National Action Plan on UNSCRs 1325 & 1820: 2011-
2016
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GAD in the PHILIPPINES
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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Principle of PARTICIPATION in decision-making
means that…
All Sectors must
participate in the
development
process and benefit
from the results of
development…
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When we say All Sector, it means
participation of…
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They participate through a consultation process for the purpose of

identifying the concern of their sectors and the determination of
appropriate interventions to address these concerns.
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Principle of EMPOWERMENT
A multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their
own lives.
A process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives, their
communities and in their society, by acting on issues they define as
important.
Measures designed to increase the degree of autonomy and self-

determination in people and in communities in order to enable them to
represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on
their own authority.
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Principle of EMPOWERMENT
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Principle of FREEDOM from VIOLENCE
and RESPECT for HUMAN RIGHTS
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FREEDOM from VIOLENCE and RESPECT for HUMAN
RIGHTS means that we need to…
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Principle of Support for self-determination
and actualization of human potentials
This mean that every

individual is able to
actualize their Human
Potentials Beyond
Basic Needs
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END GOAL OF GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
GENDER EQUALITY
THRU PEOPLE
DEVELOPMENT
AND
EMPOWERMENT
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HPA Ltr Dir on the Creation of Gender and

BACKGROUND Development Office (GADO) at PAMU Level dtd 17 August
2015.
GADO, ARESCOM was activated on 10 September

2015.
To Develop a Gender Sensitive Army Reserve

MISSION Command that is relevant and responsive to the clients and
organization.
The Chief, GADO is a special staff responsible to

RESPONSIBILITY Commander in all matters pertaining to GAD, its promotion,
mainstreaming and cascading to its line units in order for
gender equality to flourish in ARESCOM.

A. Plan, prepare and implement GAD Advocacy and

training programs on gender and development to their respective
line units.
FUNCTIONS B. Prepare and submit their unit GPB & AR consolidated

from their HQs & line units.
C. Monitor and report the status of gender mainstreaming

efforts and other GAD performance scorecards/accomplishment
reports, GAD PAPs and Budgets.
D. Establish and maintain continues strong linkages and

partnerships with the local counterpart of Philippine Commission on
women (PCW), non-government organizations and people’s
organizations.

E. Conduct and implement other GAD-mandated

programs and policies published from higher HQs.
F. Act as secretariat of the GAD Focal Point Committee

FUNCTIONS (GFPC).
G. Maintain the GAD management information system (MIS)

and update unit sex-disaggregated database (SDD) as well as the
statistics on its women personnel that will serve as basis for
gender analysis and planning of unit programs and policy
measures addressing unit gender issues.

Focus on Four (4) entry points of Gender Mainstreaming (GM)
Review/Development of Policies
1. Education, Training, Recruitment, Facility, Promotion, Health, GBV

Prevention, Justice System, etc
1. ON POLICY 2. Protection and Security of women and children
3. Empowerment of women
4. Equal access to employment/assignment opportunities
5. Use of gender-fair language
GAD Focal Point Committee shall under gender education program
1. GAD Orientation,
2.ON PEOPLE 2. Gender Sensitivity Training (GST),
3. Gender-Fair Training Language,
4. Gender Analysis Seminar, GAD Plan and Budget/GAD AR Workshop,
5. Gender Peace and Security Seminar,
6. Gender-Based Violence Awareness Seminar,
7. GAD-related Training/Seminar/Activities (Health, Justice, Sports etc)

3. ON ENABLING Strengthen system and mechanism to support gender mainstreaming
MECHANISM efforts.
1. Collection and Updating of SDD
2. GMMEAP Tool Administration
3. Conduct of Gender Audit
4. HGDG Tool Administration
5. Engagement with PCW/local GAD office & agencies
6. Sustainment of GFPC/TWG
4. ON PAPS Activities to maximize the conduct of Gender Mainstreaming Program

1. GAD Orientation
2. Gender Sensitivity Training
3. Gender-Fair Language Training
4. Gender Analysis Tool Training
5. Gender, Peace and Security Forum
6. Gender Audit Orientation
7. GBVRS Review and Orientation
8. GST Trainer’s Training
9. GAD Plan and Budget/GAD AR Development Workshop
10. GFPC Monitoring & Evaluation of GAD PAPs

11. Consolidation/review of GAD Plan to GAD Budget
12. Integration of GPB in APB
13. Consolidation/review of GAD Accomplishment
14. Development of GAD Agenda
15. Observance of GAD-related Advocacies and events (National Women’s
Month Celebration and 18th Day Campaign to End VAW)
16. Meeting and focused Group discussion with partner agencies on
4. ON PAPS NAPWPS/MOVE
17. Meeting and focused Group Discussion with LGU’s and LGA’s
NAPWPS/MOVE
18. Men opposed to VAW Everywhere (MOVE)
19. Combating Gender Based Violence and Criminalities (through MOVE)
20. Creating Positive Atmosphere Seminar
21. Responsible Parenting/Family Welfare Seminar
21. Maintenance/construction of child-care/breast feeding area/GAD Office at
PAMU and GAD-section at RCDG’s and CDC’s
22. Support to GAD administration of Office at HARESCOM and GAD Section at
RCDG’s and CDC’s.

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
-Gender mainstreaming requires that the entire PA commits to the

Gender promotion of gender equality in its plans and processes
-PA directs all units and offices to adopt
Mainstreaming -is a strategy to transform both PA men and women to be gender-
(GM) sensitive and gender-responsive
-Concerns and experiences of both PA men and women as integral
dimension of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all
policies, programs, activities and projects
Army Gender -Enhanced gender awareness among PA personnel

Sensitivity -GST as a mandatory training for PA units effective 2017
Training (GST) -All unit commanders should include GST in in-house training and in-
HPA Ltr Dir dtd 11 Oct service training program
2016
-Funds charged to allocated GAD funds of units
GAD Focal Point

Committee (GFPC) -PAMUs: GAD Focal Persons as the channel of PA GAD FP to the
implementation of GAD plans, programs, and activities

GAD FPS IN THE PA
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GAD FPS IN THE PA
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SPECIFIC
By 2028, a world-class GUIDELINES
Army that is a source of national pride.
-GBVRS shall be observed in handling GBV cases

Gender Based -Strict observance of gender-and culture-sensitive protocols in handling
Violence captured combatants and surrendered rebels
Referral System - Separate sanitation facilities of men and women
- Provision of child-friendly facilities
- Availability of social workers and counsellors
National Action -All PA units and offices to effectively address Women, Peace, and
Plan for Security (WPS) concerns through capacity building and skills
Women, Peace development
and Security -Adopt Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) strategies to
Ltr Order#5 dtd 06 Oct
2016 address WPS
-Cascade WPS trainings down to PA units
-Integrate WPS trainings, projects, activities, and programs in GAD PB
-Coordinate with government agencies that can provide legal
assistance, health support services, etc.
-Strengthen PA commitment to empower women
Gender Statistic -Sex-disaggregated database (SDD) to serve as inputs or bases for

and SDD planning, programming and policy formulation

By 2028, a world-class Army that
SPECIFIC is a source of national pride.
GUIDELINES
-At least Five (5) percent of the total annual budget designed to
address gender issues
GPB -Gender Analysis shall be conducted prior to the dev. of the GPB
- reflect 5% budget allocation and GAD PAPs in GPB
- utilize at least 5% of unit’s or office’s MOOE for GAD PAPs
-periodically prepare and submit GAD Plan Budget (GPB)
- Incorporated to Annual Plan and Budget (APB)
-to identify gaps and difference on the PAPs undertaken

Gender Analysis -Determine priority GAD PAPs
Process -Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment and
Planning (GMMEAP)
-Review and assess existing major programs using HGDG Toolkit
Attribution to -Required to utilize the Harmonized Gender and Development

GAD Guidelines (HGDG)
Integrate NAP GPS perspective in the conduct of ff opns:

Integrate NAP -CIVAC
GPS -OPNs during emergencies (natural/manmade) to protect/secure
vulnerable women, elderlies, children, and PWDs in refugee/IDP camps
-Security OPNs to protect/secure marginalized and vulnerable
women, youth, Ips
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By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride.

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD)

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GAD Awareness Seminar

10 min break every 50 min

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 equality in all fields

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Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

• As a signatory to the Convention, the Philippines have been

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

 Seek to change the course of the 21st century, addressing key

 Goal 5 is known as the stand-alone goal because it is dedicated

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

Honor. Patriotism. Duty

GAD Historical Background

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GAD Historical Background

GAD LEGAL IMPERATIVES

THE REASON WHY WE DO GAD

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• Mandates the creation of Gender and Development (GAD) focal

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

• This promotes the integration of women as full and equal partners of

• Passed by the Congress of the Philippines on December 11, 1991,

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GAD in the PHILIPPINES

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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

They participate through a consultation process for the purpose of

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Measures designed to increase the degree of autonomy and self-

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

This mean that every

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END GOAL OF GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

HPA Ltr Dir on the Creation of Gender and

GADO, ARESCOM was activated on 10 September

To Develop a Gender Sensitive Army Reserve

The Chief, GADO is a special staff responsible to

Honor. Patriotism. Duty.

A. Plan, prepare and implement GAD Advocacy and

FUNCTIONS B. Prepare and submit their unit GPB & AR consolidated