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With empowerment, one can live a long and productive life without being a burden on the family, the community and the hospital . . . . because we can work and earn a living. - Anonymous HIV positive woman GTTF beneficiary of a project in Zambia

The Gender Thematic Trust Fund (GTTF) was established to meet the challenges of attaining gender equality and achieving the MDGs. The fund provides donors with an efficient way to channel funds towards achieving gender quality results.

Photo by UN/F Keery

Since it's inception, the GTTF has enabled programme countries to achieve impressive development results, breaking new ground in areas where gender issues are often unaddressed -- such as climate change.

The GTTF has received nearly US$10 million and has funded projects in over 65 countries. Over 70 percent of these projects have been in least developed countries and Africa.

Past contributors to the GTTF have included the governments of the Netherlands, Spain, Finland and Denmark.

For more information regarding the GTTF, please contact:

Blerta Cela
GTTF Manager
Email: blerta.cela@undp.org
Tel: (212) 906-6574

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Myanmar
"...nearly all stakeholders agree that the Myanmar crisis response was better at addressing gender issues than previous UNDP responses to major crises, such as Sri Lanka tsunami."
-- From the 2008 After-Action Review 'The UNDP Response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar'

The GTTF in Myanmar ensured that women were involved in the Cyclone Nargis recovery process and assisted in designing programmes to reduce the burden of care on women and girls in the aftermath.

GTTF Reports


Seeds of Change: Gender Thematic Trust Fund Report


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