budget of equal opportunities: capabilities approach

• Implemented within the project “Integrated system of support to social economy” (2009 – 2013), financed by ESF

• Gender budgeting component implemented between May 2012 – February 2013

• Patronage of Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatmet & EC Representation in Poland

Local communes (gmina):

• Gdynia – urban; 247 324 inhabitants

• Mszczonów – mixed urban-rural, 11 429 inhabitants

• Klucze – rural, 15 000 inhabitants

• Pleśna – rural, 11 867 inhabitants

Source: http://hdr.undp.org

Source: http://hdr.undp.org

• Human Development Index (HDI) is one of main indicators of the Polish Strategy of Social Capital Development as well as Long Term Country Development Strategy

• Addabbo T., Lanzi D., Picchio A. (2010), Gender Budgets: A Capability Approach [in:] Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 479-498, Routledge (Modena)

• Project expert: dr Zofia Łapniewska

CAPABILITIES – AREAS OF COMMUNES’ INTERVENTION:

• Being educated

• Being informed

• Feeling safe

• Leading a healthy life

• Finding a job / operating and enterprise

• Receiving support from the commune in difficult life circumstances (services and cash transfers)

• Living and working in safe places and clean environment

• Reaching every place in the commune (transport and infrastructure)

• Caring for others

• Caring for oneself (time, culture, sport, relax)

• Participating in public life

• Living in a society of equal opportunities

STEPS:

• Analysis of communes’ strategic documents

• Interviews with mayors, chairpersons of councillors’ clubs, heads of promotion

• Opinion poll among inhabitants

• Questionnaire for directors of all departments

• Gdynia – functional; circa EUR 311 099 964

• Mszczonów – functional; circa EUR 10 816 863

• Klucze – functional; circa EUR 10 628 098

• Pleśna – functional; circa EUR 7 416 831

• Audit of 2012 budgets and development of recommendations for the next budget cycle (2014)

• Publication of report

• Press releases

• Conference on GRB with the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment

• Promotion among NGOs

• Arbitrary list of basic capabilities

• Possible overlapping responsibilities of departments in relation to different capabilities

• Capacity building and data

• No sanctions

• No communes from least developed regions

• People-oriented, no overemphasis on GDP

• Focus on well-being

• Will help to identify data shortages

• Entry point to participation

• Analysis of all 3 types of communes

Thank you for your attention!

ewa.pieszczyk@undp.org

www.undp.org.pl