GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT - UNDP Afghanistan
GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT - UNDP Afghanistan
GENDER EQUALITY PROJECT - UNDP Afghanistan
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officials. This will be included in the quarterly action plan which will be prepared by the Provincial<br />
Coordinators and monitored by the project office.<br />
• Well developed quarterly plans for a deeper impact<br />
The quarterly plans prepared by the provincial offices need to be prepared with a focus on the<br />
long-term aims of the project and monitored closely by the Provincial Coordinators to ensure they<br />
are well<br />
To translate this into action,<br />
special instructions have been issued to the Provincial Coordinators on this topic and the draft of<br />
the next quarterly action plan has been revised accordingly.<br />
• Up-scaling of support services for improved access by women to the legal justice<br />
system<br />
The legal support being extended by the LHCs need to be strengthened and provided in a<br />
systematic manner to address the needs of vulnerable women effectively. Different options are<br />
currently being discussed and a decision will be adopted shortly to ensure the quality of service<br />
delivery is improved.<br />
• Need to have more joint ventures with other partners based on the recent<br />
collaboration with the Organization of Security and Economic Cooperation (OSCE),<br />
Vienna<br />
The Organization of Security and Economic Cooperation has collaborated with the <strong>UNDP</strong> through<br />
a Letter of Intent for promoting the entrepreneurial skills of fifteen women entrepreneurs engaged<br />
in handicrafts production. They will attend a training programme in Turkey at which point there<br />
will be a one-year technical support to develop their IT and marketing skills for improving their<br />
productivity. Negotiations with other development partners are currently underway to establish<br />
similar alliances.<br />
4. FUTURE PLAN<br />
In Q3, GEP will focus its assistance on developing high quality quarterly plans for the four<br />
provinces: Balkh, Herat, Bamyan and Nangarhar that would address the needs of the target groups<br />
more efficiently. In particular, special emphasis will be placed on improving the design and<br />
implementation of economic empowerment activities. The extension of the toll-free hotline<br />
service in all the four provinces will be another milestone for the next quarter which would also<br />
Finally, there is a need to diversify the religious<br />
leaders ing programme through the adoption of innovative activities.<br />
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