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and Millennium Development Goals, implying that failure or dissatisfaction
with attainment of other goals may be attributed to shortcomings with or the
slow progress in reaching the gender goal that underpins all the other goals.
There is a tremendous pressure on developing countries to focus and seek
significant results in the gender goasl.
Conscious of the need to move strategically and attain meaningful results,
Partners in Population and Development (PPD) conducted a ‘Needs
Assessment Study’ among institutions involved in Capacity Building in PPD
Member States to document their capacity building programmes, the gaps
and potentials. Findings delineated the focus areas as well as needs and
priorities of countries and also the factors that constrain South-South
Cooperation in the field of Capacity Building, in relation to human resources,
systems and organizational structure.
At a Consultative Meeting of Experts and representatives of 17 Partner
Institutions (PIs) from the developing countries held in Talcang, China during
10-15 May 2007, the assessment findings were discussed. Experts
proposed development of specific generic modules on selected priority
themes to be incorporated and integrated into existing curriculum of PIs and
to be utilized through PPD's Capacity Building program. Experts worked
intensively to develop generic modules, which were shared and discussed
among all Partner Institutions. At another Consultative Meeting held in
Dhaka, Bangladesh, between 18-19 June 2007, experts discussed and
finalized the following four modules.
1. A Historical and Institutional Perspective on Population, ICPD Goals
and MDGs
2. Population and Poverty
3. Reproductive Health
4. Increasing Human Capacity to Address Gender Equity in
Development
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