UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund

Publications and multimedia

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JWIDF Publications

• Japan Women in Development Fund 2000 Brochure
  [English and Japanese]
  To request copies, please e-mail Mariko Saito at mariko.saito@undp.org.

• Annual Report
  
  2005 (10th Anniversary Report): English | Japanese (690 KB)
  2003: English (1.1 MB) (not available in Japanese)
  2002: English | Japanese (3 MB)
  2001: English | Japanese (3 MB)
   

• Breaking the Myth: ICT in the hands of poor women
  [Video, 26 minutes: English and Japanese]
  
  The video portrays how poor women in India have transformed themselves into self-confident and successful entrepreneurs by gaining ICT skills. Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF project: Building Capacity of Women Micro Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector through Information and Communication Technologies in India.
  
  

• Economic Empowerment of Women in Post-Conflict Cambodia
  [To request copies, please e-mail Mariko Saito at mariko.saito@undp.org.]
  
  This documentary illustrates how local women actively participated in the reconstruction of their war-torn community with the support of the ACLEDA micro-finance institution. It also shows how support from UNDP and the Government of Japan created a synergetic effect on post-conflict reconstruction.
  
  

• Girls' Education in Guatemala
  [To request copies, please e-mail Mariko Saito at mariko.saito@undp.org.]
  
  This documentary shows UNDP-Japan collaboration in supporting Guatemalan education system to promote gender equality in primary education. In the video, Ms. Tomoko Nagano, TV Asahi anchorperson, visits project sites in Mayan communities.
  
  Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF project: Support to the Programme on Girls Education in Guatemala
   

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Gender & the MDGs

• Peru: The Millennium Development Goals
  [Video, 4 mins. 33 secs.: English, Spanish and Portuguese]

  This video is one of the MDG campaigning tools aimed to introduce gender equality as integral to the attainment of the MDGs in Peru.  It was widely used throughout the UN Millennium Campaign as well as other high level conferences and public addresses by key officials.

  Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF multi-funded project: Gender and MDGs project - Peru was one of the five pilot projects.
   

• Peru: Género y Metas Del Milenio
  [Audio, 5 minutes and 26 seconds: Spanish]

  This CD includes the radio program which helped to effectively engage much of the population on many of the important MDG related issues facing women in Peru. 

  Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF multi-funded project: Gender and MDGs project - Peru was one of the five pilot projects.

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Macroeconomic Frameworks and Gender

• Gender Sensitive Budgeting Training Manual (2005)
  [English and French]

This training manual on Gender Sensitive Budgeting (GSB) was developed for the UNDP/JWIDF-supported regional gender budgeting Training of Trainers workshops by Debbie Budlender in Moscow with revisions made in Manila, and further refined by Nalini Burns in French for the Dakar Workshop. This manual was used for other regional gender training programmes, including Cairo, thus contributing to the wider knowledge dissimilation of GSB.

Produced as part of the global UNDP/JWIDF project: Gender Sensitive Budgets: Investing in Poor Women to Reach Millennium Development Goals
 

• Gender & Budget: Cutting Edge Pack
  [English]

The Cutting Edge Pack provides key materials on gender-sensitive budgets (GSB) as a tool for advancing gender equality. It includes key concepts, geographically and context diverse case studies, practical tools, guidelines, training materials, and networking contacts 

Produced as part of the global UNDP/JWIDF project: Gender Sensitive Budgets: Investing in Poor Women to Reach Millennium Development Goals
 

• China’s Accession to WTO: Challenges for women in the agricultural and industrial sectors (2003)
  [English reports: Complete | Agricultural | Industrial]

This assessment report analyzes the socio-economic impacts of China’s accession to the WTO on women and men in industry and agriculture, and presents measures to help women benefit from new opportunities. It is the first research report of its kind produced by local experts.

Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF project: China’s Accession to WTO: Challenge for Women in China.
 

• Chile: Mujeres, Brechas de Equidad y Mercado de Trabajo en Chile (2004)
  [Spanish]

This study, Women, Equity Gaps and Labour Market in Chile investigates the relationship between gender and poverty and the fundamental role of employment in poverty alleviation. It provides a guideline for discussion with the members of the Consultative Council and for the formulation of policy proposals.

Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF projects: Gender-sensitive Employment Policies in Chile.
 

• Chile: Chile Solidario y los Desafios de la Igualdad (2005)
  [Spanish]

This paper, “Chile Solidarity System and the Challenges of Equality,” contains (1) an introduction – “Is Chile Solidarity System an innovative public policy for the eradication of poverty?”; (2) proposals to strengthen gender perspective within the Chile Solidario System of Social Protection; (3) study of families and population in the Chile Solidarity System; and (4) study of labour and gender in the Chile Solidario System of Social Protection at the local level in two municipal districts in the Metropolitan Region.

Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF projects: Gender-sensitive Employment Policies in Chile.

Women’s Political Empowerment and Democratic Governance

• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  [English]
  
  This document is an introduction of the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and the UNDP/JWIDF project. The adoption of the BiH Law on Gender Equality at State-level was a landmark event; and is also the most comprehensive law of its kind enacted in South East Europe.
  
  Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF project: Partnerships for Promoting Gender Equality in Post-Conflict BiH.
  
  

• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Statistical Brochure on Men and Women
  [English]
  The statistical brochure Men and Women in Republika Srpska is published by the State Budget through knowledge generated by UNDP/JWIDF.
  
  Built on the knowledge generated by the UNDP/JWIDF project: Partnerships for Promoting Gender Equality in Post-Conflict BiH.
  
  
• Uganda: Gender Budgeting Trainees’/Trainers’ Manuals for Lower/Higher Local Governments (2005)
  [First Editions, English]

  Lower Local Governments: GB Trainees | GB Trainers
  Higher Local Governments: GB Trainees | GB Trainers
  
  These manuals provide reference material for gender budgeting trainees/trainers at local governments in Uganda. In particular, the manuals acquaint the trainees/trainers with key concepts, tools and skills used in the process of gender budgeting.
  
  Produced as part of the UNDP/JWIDF project: District Development Programme 2: Gender Mainstreaming in Uganda.

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