Overview of USAID ADS Overview of USAID ADS

Requirements and USG HIV/AIDS Requirements and USG HIV/AIDS Legislation Legislation

IGWG TOTIGWG TOTNovember 3 – 5, 2004November 3 – 5, 2004

* Through attention to gender issues, our development assistance programs will be

more equitable, more effective and –ultimately– more sustainable.

~USAID Gender Plan of Action, 1996

USAID, Gender, & USAID, Gender, & Development Development

AADS Requirements, Jan 2003DS Requirements, Jan 2003

Mission Strategic PlanningMission Strategic Planning

ADS 201.3.7.1:ADS 201.3.7.1: Statement of Strategic Statement of Strategic ObjectiveObjective

ADS 201.3.8.4:ADS 201.3.8.4: Gender Analysis Gender Analysis•How will gender relations affect the achievement of sustainable results?•How will proposed results affect the relative status of men and women?

ADS 201.3.12.6ADS 201.3.12.6 Activity Design Activity Design•Are women and men involved or affected differently by the context or work to be undertaken?•If so, would this difference be an important factor in managing sustainable program impact?

ADS Requirements, Jan 2003ADS Requirements, Jan 2003ADS 201.3.12.15ADS 201.3.12.15 Activity Approval Activity Approval•Outline the most significant gender issues that need to be considered during implementation, and describe expected outcomes.•If the Operating Unit determines that there are no significant gender issues, provide a brief rationale to that effect

ADS 203.3.4.3:ADS 203.3.4.3: Reflecting Gender Reflecting Gender Considerations in Performance IndicatorsConsiderations in Performance Indicators•Gender sensitive indicators•Sex-disaggregated data

ADS 302.5.14:ADS 302.5.14: Incorporating Gender Incorporating Gender Considerations into evaluation criteria for Considerations into evaluation criteria for competitive solicitationscompetitive solicitations

Illustrative Examples of Illustrative Examples of Gender Evaluation CriteriaGender Evaluation Criteria

For Institutional Capacity: Commitment to gender in

previous contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants

Gender-equitable policies and mission statements

Publications on gender issues

For Staff Qualifications: Key personnel with demonstrated

sectoral and gender analysis skills Position descriptions that require

gender expertise, especially for leadership positions

For Program Implementation and Evaluation: Gender research, analyses, or assessments, and consultations with

women’s advocacy groups Gender equitable consultation and participation in all phases of activities Gender considerations in activity design, training, and procurement

actions Sex-disaggregated data for indicators and targets

Annual Report GuidanceAnnual Report GuidanceIssued Sept 2003 (FY Issued Sept 2003 (FY 2004)2004)

1. Program Performance Summary1. Program Performance Summary Guidance Annex III: Guidance Annex III: Program Performance Summary ChecklistProgram Performance Summary Checklist- What are the gender implications of the program and how does the program address gender disparities?

2. 2. SO Level NarrativeSO Level NarrativeGuidance Annex VII:Guidance Annex VII: SO Level NarrativeSO Level Narrative- What gender factors are critical to the achievement of the SO? - How does the program mainstream gender? - How will gender biases, where applicable, be improved.

Requirements in HIV/AIDS Requirements in HIV/AIDS LegislationLegislation

Meet the unique needs of women, including the empowerment of Meet the unique needs of women, including the empowerment of women in interpersonal situations, young people and children, women in interpersonal situations, young people and children, including those orphaned by HIV/AIDS and those who are victims of including those orphaned by HIV/AIDS and those who are victims of sex trade, rape, sexual abuse, assault and exploitation sex trade, rape, sexual abuse, assault and exploitation (Act, Title I, (Act, Title I, Section 101, (b) (3) (E))Section 101, (b) (3) (E))

Encourage men to be responsible in their sexual behavior, child Encourage men to be responsible in their sexual behavior, child rearing, and to respect women including the reduction of sexual rearing, and to respect women including the reduction of sexual violence and coercion violence and coercion (Act, Title I, Section 101, (b) (3) (F))(Act, Title I, Section 101, (b) (3) (F))

Increase women’s access to employment opportunities, income, Increase women’s access to employment opportunities, income, productive resources, and microfinance programs productive resources, and microfinance programs (Act, Title I, Section (Act, Title I, Section 101, (b) (3) (G))101, (b) (3) (G))

Programs that are specifically targeted at women and girls to educate Programs that are specifically targeted at women and girls to educate them about the spread of HIV/AIDS. them about the spread of HIV/AIDS. (Act, Title I, Section 101, (b) (3) (R))(Act, Title I, Section 101, (b) (3) (R))

Ensure the importance of inheritance rights of women, particularly Ensure the importance of inheritance rights of women, particularly women in African countries, due to exponential growth in the number women in African countries, due to exponential growth in the number of young widows, orphaned girls, and grandmothers becoming head of of young widows, orphaned girls, and grandmothers becoming head of households… households… ((Act, Section 314 (b) (4))Act, Section 314 (b) (4))

USG Global Five-year USG Global Five-year HIV/AIDS StrategyHIV/AIDS Strategy

Recognizes gender inequality as driving HIV Recognizes gender inequality as driving HIV and contributing to devastation of HIV/AIDSand contributing to devastation of HIV/AIDS

Calls for efforts to target men with messages Calls for efforts to target men with messages that challenge norms about masculinitythat challenge norms about masculinity

Calls for efforts to mitigate and reduce Calls for efforts to mitigate and reduce violenceviolence

Gaps - especially in the areas of treatment and Gaps - especially in the areas of treatment and carecare