2009 - First Quarterly Progress Report - UNDP in Ukraine

UNDP Municipal Governance and Sustainable Development Programme First Quarterly Progress Report 2009Assessment by the participants: According to the survey conducted after training 55% ofrespondents said they are quiet satisfied, 24% were more or less satisfied and 17% werecompletely satisfied with training. In addition, the training reached its main goal as 76% saidtheir interest in the topic of gender-based analysis has increased greatly owing to the training.For more information on this event, please visithttp://msdp.undp.org.ua/index.php?news_id=121&language=engUNDP prepares trainers on gender-based analysis in AR Crimea27 participants gathred on March 24-25 in Backchysaray (AR Crimea) and benefited fromtraining on gender-based analysis for the teachers from four municipalities of AR Crimea.UNDP/MGSDP organised the training with support of Canadian International DevelopmentAgency.Photo - 19: 27 participants broadenedtheir knowledge on gender and trainedskills to deliver similar trainingsThe training will empower the teachers to contribute todevelopment of local communities by informing wide audienceon gender.UNDP/MGSDP facilitates sustainable developmentin partner municipalities of Dzhankoy, Backchysaray,Scholkino and Saky in AR Crimea since 2007. The training ongender-based analysis for the participants of local developmentprogrammes was organised to prepare qualified trainers able toinform various groups of population of AR Crimea on genderbasedanalysis.Assessment by the participants: According to the survey conducted after training 40% ofrespondents said they are quiet satisfied, and 60% were completely satisfied with training. Inaddition, 78% of respondents assessed the quality of training as excellent and majority (70%)said the training broadened their understanding of the topic of gender-based analysis.The participants broadened the knowledge on gender, promoting gender equality in international,European Law and Ukrainian legislation, Family and Labour Codes of Ukraine. Unfortunately,gender discrimination often happens in our society in employment process. At the same time,some articles of Labour Code prohibiting women to work in certain types of woks and work atnight shifts promote gender inequality, in opinion of the participants. “Now I know and canprotect my rights”, this was a conclusion expressed by many participants of the training.Also, the Law on Prevention of Violence in Family caused debate in context of the topic of thetraining, as teachers have important role in measures preventing violence in families in theirwork at schools. Discussing the difficulties in implementation of this Law, the participantsmarked that personnel of agencies responsible for prevention of violence is not gender-balanced.Today the majority of servants of police and prosecutor’s office are men.The training “Gender-based analysis for participants of local development programmes” wasorganized with a purpose to prepare qualified trainers able to inform various groups ofpopulation of AR Crimea on gender-based analysis. This task is a part of Grant Agreementbetween the Government of Canada and UNDP and a task of MGSDP Work Plan for 2009. Thepreparation of the trainers will be done in two stages. The two-days training in Backchysaraywas a first stage. During one month participants will complete a home task which is analyzingthe Programmes of Crimean Parliament and conducting the training on gender for their pupils.After sending this home task, the teachers will participate in final meeting. At the meeting theywill conduct demonstrative trainings, discuss generated experience and receive certificates of23