Project Portfolio (as of Sept. 2006)

Year/Country (Area)

Title

Approved
Amount

1996

   

Global

Asia/Africa Forum on Empowerment of Women

$330,500

Global

Micro-Credit Schemes: The Experience  on Women's Empowerment and Poverty Reduction

$180,500

Indochina

Promoting Women's Participation in Economic Development in the Countries of Indochina

$151,525

Jamaica

Women and Micro-Enterprise Development in Jamaica

$100,000

Ghana

Women Entrepreneurship Development in Ghana

$85,000

Cambodia

Women's Participation in Economic Development

$194,775

1997

   

Jordan

Enhancing Vocational Training and Employment Opportunities for Jordanian Women

$245,000

Vietnam

Literacy and Vocational Education for Ethnic Minority Girls and Women

$160,000

Pakistan

Maternal and Child Health - Promoting Reproductive Health in Pakistan

$99,500

Global

Micro-Credit Summit: Micro-finance as a Tool for Economic Empowerment of Women

$100,000

Guatemala

National Seminar on Education of Girls

$200,000

Indochina

Promotion of Women in Small Business in Indochina

$200,000

Kenya

Support to Women's Access to Financial Resources through Existing Banking Institutions

$75,000

Palestine

Empowerment of Women through Education

$110,000

Global

Special Program for Africa

$44,000

1998

   

Laos

Strengthening Lao Women's Union on Management and Public Awareness on Gender Sensitive Issues in Laos

$180,000

1999

   

Global

PR Initiatives for the Japan Women in Development Fund

$214,438

South Africa

Assessing the Impact of South Africa's Anti-Poverty Policies by Gender and Race

$166,696

Fiji

Economic Empowerment of Women through Sustainable Livelihood

$293,370

Ukraine

Sustaining Women Farmers in Ukraine

$190,800

Cambodia

Alleviation of Poverty through ACLEDA Micro Finance Institution - Support to ACLEDA Revolving Fund

$210,300

Global

Women, Microcredit and Poverty Eradication

$300,355

Egypt

Integrated Women Health Project

$352,673

Ethiopia

Capacity Building for the Former Women Fuelwood Carriers Association

$125,600

Ethiopia

Capacity Building for Specialized Financial and Promotional Institution

$74,500

Guatemala

Support to the Programme on Girls Education

$310,000

Global

Japan-UNDP Partnership for the Advancement of Women

$370,000

2000

   

Ecuador

Women Leadership and Citizenship - Actions for their Empowerment

$313,760

Nepal

Participatory Disaster Management Programme

$410,001

Vietnam

Entrepreneurship Development Programme for Women in Food Processing in Central Vietnam

$380,000

Bangladesh

Matlab Reproductive Health Programme ICDDR,B in Bangladesh

$297,616

Uruguay

Promotion of Economic and Social Integration of Rural Women in the 'Colonias' of the Institute Nacional de Colonization in Uruguay

$398,425

2001

   

Philippines

Programme for the Advancement of Filipino Women through Strategic Support Mechanisms for Economic Empowerment

$319,580

Global

Japan Women in Development Fund Management Programme

$206,470

Palestine

Establishment of a Women's Design and Marketing Center in Bethlehem

$260,000

Global

LDCs: Building Capacities for Mainstreaming Gender in Development Strategies

$150,000

Kazakhstan

Expanded Micro-credit Support for Women

$500,000

Global

Africa/Asia Women Parliamentarians Forum

$397,100

Belarus

Support to Expanding Public Space for Women

$320,000

China

China's Accession to WTO: Challenge for Women in China

$315,000

Iran

Awareness of Women's Rights in Iran

$134,000

2002

   

Romania

Economic Empowerment of Rural Women

$250,000

Global

Japan Women-in-Development Fund Management Programme Phase II

$229,680

Tajikistan

Gender and Rural Financial Sector in Tajikistan

$200,000

Republic of
Congo

Promoting Equity between Women and Men: Phase II

$298,874

Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS and Gender and Development

$348,434

Lithuania

Capacity Building of Lithuanian Women Through ICT & Networking

$272,930

Bhutan

E-Commerce for Women Entrepreneurs and Handicraft Producers in Bhutan

$212,180

Mongolia

Capacity Building for Gender-Sensitive Budgeting

$126,000

Nepal

Natural Disaster Management Phase II

$200,000

2003

   

Jamaica

Research and Gender Training

$189,223

Uganda

District Development Programme 2: Gender Mainstreaming Component

$300,000

Cameroon

Develop E-competency among African Women for Local and International Market

$289,900

Global

JWID Fund Management Support

$250,000

Chile

Gender-sensitive Employment Policies in Chile

$100,000

Rwanda

Bridging the Gender Digital Divide in Africa through Strategic Partnerships: Pilot Initiative in Rwanda

$236,500

Global

Gender Sensitive Budget: Investing in Poor Women to Reach Millennium Development Goals

$495,000

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Partnerships for Promoting Gender Equity in Post-Conflict BiH

$275,000

Global

Gender and Millennium Development Goals

$286,667

India

Building capacity of women micro entrepreneurs in the informal sector through Information and Communication Technologies

$315,000

2004

   

Nigeria

Economic Empowerment of Women in Nigeria

$250,000

Global

JWIDF Management Support Phase III

$200,000

2005

   

El Salvador/ LAC

Knowledge Management Platform on Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

$330,420

Global

JWIDF Management Support

$91,260

Global

JWIDF Management Support Phase IV

$185,760

Liberia

Economic Empowerment of Women of Liberia

$245,000

Syria

Gender Mainstreaming in Trade and Economy : The Case in Syria

$243,000

2006

   

Comoros

Supporting women's participation in decision-making

$235,000

Sierra Leone

Capacity Building for Women Members of the Ward Development Committees of the Local Councils in Sierra Leone

$250,000

Honduras

Integrating Gender Perspective in Disaster Risk Management in Honduras

$206,000

Albania Violence Against Women- No longer a family issue

$200,000

Global JWIDF Management Support Phase V

$399,600

     

TOTAL

 

$17,177,912



Geographical Distribution

Global

$4,431,330

Regional

$681,945

Africa

$2,980,504

Asia & Pacific

$3,847,322

Latin America & Caribbean

$1,817,408

Europe and CIS

$2,208,730

Arab States

$1,210,673

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