Training Workshop on: Capturing Gender Equality Results and Implementing Impact Evaluation in ADB operations October 09 -11,

2013 at Hotel Radisson Blue, Dwarka, Delhi

1. Gender equity is one the five drivers-of-change identified in ADBs long term strategic framework, 1 Strategy 2020, that will drive the Asia and Pacific Region (to be) free of poverty . Towards this end, the ADB Results Framework 2013 has set the target of 45% of all ADB operations to be classified as GEN 1 (Gender Equity) or EGM (Effective Gender Mainstreaming) by 2016. The Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment (GEWE) Operational Plan 2013-2020, approved by the President on 29 April 2013, has emphasized greater focus from at entry design to project implementation and monitoring, and reporting gender equality outcomes. Delivering better gender equality results means closer attention to implementation, monitoring, tracking and reporting. The objective of the workshop is to strengthen the ability of ADB Project Directors and staff to mainstream gender in the implementation of ADB financed projects, in line with Government of Indias and ADBs policies, strategies, schemes and program. The program will promote lateral learning and peer exchange by sharing practices on gender mainstreaming across India. 2. One day training program on Implementing Impact Evaluation in ADB operations will aim at strengthening capacities of Project Directors to effectively monitor results frameworks, and capture development results. This includes an understanding of tools available to do systematic monitoring and evaluation of their projects and undertake quality impact evaluations.

Day 1: October 9, 2013 0090-0930 0930-1000 Registration Opening Welcome Remarks; Rana Hasan, Officer-in-Charge, India Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank (INRM/ADB) Opening Message on Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment in India; Dr. Pam Rajput, Chairperson, High Level Committee on Status of Women, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India (GOI) Objectives of the Training Workshop; Francesco Tornieri, Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development, (GAD), South Asia Department (SARD) Office of the Director General (SAOD), ADB/HQ

1000-1015
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Group Photo

Strategy 2020 is ADBs long-term strategic framework to guide its operations to 2020, adopted in April

2008.

Session 1: 1015-1030 1030-1100

ADB and GOI Gender Policies and Practices Concept of Gender Mainstreaming; Prabhjot Khan, Associate Social Development Officer (Gender), ADB/INRM GOI role in advancing gender equality and womens empowerment: Convergence among sectors; Rashmi Singh, Executive Director, National Resource Centre for Women (NRCW), Ministry of Women and Child Development, GOI Questions and Answers (Q&A) Tea/Coffee Break Gender at ADB: Policy, performance, practice and emerging trends; Francesco Tornieri, ADB/HQ and Prabhjot Khan, ADB/INRM Q&A Lunch Break Emerging Practices for Achieving Gender Equality Results in ADB Priority Sectors Panel Discussion on issues, emerging trends and promising practices for addressing gender issues in ADB Priority Sectors Urban Development; Jyotsna Roy, Director, TARAA Human Development and Facilitation Consultants Transport; Ritu Dewan, Director and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai

1100-1115 1115-1130 1130-1215

1215-1230 1230-1400 Session 2: 1400-1500

Facilitated by Prabhjot Khan, ADB/INRM 1500-1515 1515-1530 1530-1630 Q&A Tea/Coffee Break Panel Discussion on issues, emerging trends and promising practices for addressing gender issues in ADB Priority Sectors Energy; Soma Dutta, Asia Regional Network Coordinator, International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA) Public Sector Management and Finance; Gender-responsive Budget Specialist, UN Women Yamini Mishra

Facilitated by Azizur Rahman, ADB/INRM Gender Specialist 1630-1700 Q&A and closing for the day; Facilitated by Francesco Tornieri, ADB/HQ

Day 2: October 10, 2013 Session 3: 0900-1000 Implementation of projectspecific Gender Action Plans (GAPs) Achievements, Constraints and Challenges in the implementation of Projectspecific GAPs: Group Work (by sectors), introduced by Francesco Tornieri, ADB/HQ and facilitated by Azizur Rahman, ADB/INRM Plenary Presentation by Participants and Discussants (by sector) Q&A Tea/Coffee Break Monitoring and Reporting Gender Equality Results Monitoring and Results Reporting Requirements of ADB for Gender Equality Results; Prabhjot Khan, ADB/INRM Presentation on documentation of gender equality results: Examples from ongoing case studies of urban sector projects; Sujata Basu, Social Development Consultant Q&A Lunch Way Forward Enhancing Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment Results in ADB Operations in India Way Forward; Francesco Tornieri, ADB/HQ

1000-1045 1045-1100 1100-1115 Session 4: 1115-1145

1145-1230

1230-0100 1300-1400 Session 5: 1400-1500

Day 3: October 11, 2013 Implementing Impact Evaluation in ADB operations Session 1: Basics of Monitoring and Evaluation

0900-0950 0950-1030 1030-1100

Overview of M&E Developing Theory of Change Questions and Answers (Q&A) followed by Group work to develop Theory of Change Tea/Coffee Break M&E System and Impact Evaluation Basics Basics of Impact Evaluation Design Q&A Lunch Break Design and Implementation of Impact Evaluations Design and Implementation of Impact Evaluations Group work Simple exercises to understand IE concepts Tea/Coffee Case Study Application of Impact Evaluation Presentation of Case Study Moderated Group Discussion of Case Study, Q&A and closing of the program

1100-1115 Session 2: 1115-1215 1215-1230 1230-1400 Session 3: 1400-1500 1500-1530 1530-1545 Session 4: 1545-1630 1630-1700

Distribution of Certificates and Feedback/Evaluation