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Progress and Main Achievements
Dissemination of the Gender in Education Policy
During the period under review, with support from UNICEF, the sector carried­on dissemination of
the Gender in Education Policy in western region. In addition to the rest of the regions covered in FY
2010/11, this 5­day dissemination workshop was held in Mbarara (at Bishop Stuart Core PTC) for the
western region which attracted 152 participants including Centre Coordinating Tutors (CCTs), District
Inspectors of schools and DPOs.
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Training in Gender mainstreaming
Regional trainings;
The Ministry of Education and Sports embarked on the national wide dissemination and training of
Trainers of Trainees (ToTs), to help in the rollout of the Gender Policy and this was organized at
regional levels as already elaborated in the preceding item. The overall objective was to orient
participants on the different aspects of gender and gender mainstreaming activities into education
and creating awareness and consciousness in their planning and implementation of gender related
activities.
As a result of the above trainings, a draft Training Manual on Gender Mainstreaming in Education
was produced and is due for printing
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Training of Ministry staff;
Ministry staff, with support from Irish Aid has received training in Gender Equity Budgeting. A fiveday
training organized by Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit – MoFPED was held in Masaka
(March 2012) on Gender Equity Budgeting where Gender Focal Point Officers were trained. The
workshop attracted a total of 33 Ministry staff. With the establishment of the Gender Unit, such
Gender­related trainings will be rolled out to include other staff as part of capacity building in the
ministry.
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Strengthening of the Institutional Capacity
In the FY 2011/12, the Sector with continued support from Irish Aid through the Budget Monitoring
and Accountability Unit ­ MoFPED, established a Gender Unit as recommended in the Gender in
Education Policy. The unit was staffed with a Technical Adviser, Admistrative Assistant, and a
Research Officer. This was also a result of the strategy that was developed in the preceding year to
mainstream gender in education.
The Unit undertook a gender awareness and analysis/rapid assessment of thirty three (33) focal
points and department heads as an entry point to design a gender engagement strategy; reviewed and
integrated gender specific questions in the instruments for the joint monitoring of the PAF and;
together with budget officers and staff of Ministry of Finance­ BMAU established benchmarks and
guidelines for vetting BFPs.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012