Mongolia Compact Gender Summary Report: Best Practices And Lessons LearnedMongolia Compact Gender Summary Report: Best Practices And Lessons LearnedThe survey result showed that trainings were effective and responsive to their needs. Pro-poor focuswas assured through following methods and approaches: 8The ‣ survey Making result sure showed that poor that and trainings disadvantaged were effective households and responsive are visited to during their needs. the field Pro-poor training focus towas assured ensure through their attendance; following methods and approaches: 8‣ Making sure that poor and disadvantaged households are visited during the field training to‣ By ensure monitoring their attendance; the participation of group members and making sure that poor anddisadvantaged members participate in training activities;‣ By monitoring the participation of group members and making sure that poor and‣ Using disadvantaged informal members social networks participate among in training herders activities; as a supplementary tool to transfer theknowledge and to include the poor and disadvantaged members of communities.‣ Using informal social networks among herders as a supplementary tool to transfer theUnder the knowledge training and component to include of the the poor project, and disadvantaged a series of members trainings of were communities. also held for localadministrative officials such as agricultural officers (for details, see below table).Under the training component of the project, a series of trainings were also held for localadministrative Table 6. Sex-disaggregated officials such as agricultural data on training officers attendance (for details, of see local below administrative table). officials 9Regions and AimagsAimag Soum officials Total ThereofTable 6. Sex-disaggregated data on officials training attendance of local administrative officials officials Female9<strong>Ulaanbaatar</strong> Regions and AimagsAimag Soum officials 25 Total 25 Thereof 15Tuv officials 23 251 officials 274 Female 133<strong>Ulaanbaatar</strong> <strong>Ulaanbaatar</strong> area 23 27625 29925 14815Darkhan-Uul Tuv 2523 63 251 88 274 43 133Selenge <strong>Ulaanbaatar</strong> area 2823 178 276 206 299 99 148Darkhan-Uul Darkhan area 5325 24163 29488 14243Selenge Selenge 28 23 178 23 206 1099Orkhon Darkhan area 2453 22 241 46 294 18 142Bulgan Selenge 21 7523 9623 3810Orkhon Erdenet area 4524 12022 16546 6618Bulgan Existing region total 12121 63775 75896 35638Arkhangai Erdenet area 45 31 120 31 165 1566Uvurkhangai Existing region total 19 121 178 637 197 758 70 356Arkhangai Kharkhorin area 20931 22831 8515Uvurkhangai Choibaslan region 2619 97 178 123 197 5170Expansion Kharkhorin region area total 4519 306 209 351 228 13685Choibaslan Grand total region 16626 94397 1109 123 49251Expansion region total 45 306 351 136Grand total 166 943 1109 492To analyze the project intervention from a gender perspective, a gender assessment was conducted,including 82 female and male herders representing 68 herder groups out of a total of 387 groups. Thestudy To analyze aimed to the examine project intervention differential outcomes from a gender of the perspective, rangeland project a gender upon assessment herder women was conducted, and men(e.g., including needs-based 82 female training, and male and herders implications representing of labor 68 herder division groups as herders out of formulate a total of 387 a group), groups. and Theassess study the aimed dynamics to examine of herder differential groups led outcomes by women. of the rangeland project upon herder women and men(e.g., needs-based training, and implications of labor division as herders formulate a group), andassess the dynamics of herder groups led by women.Why are so few women herder group leaders?"When we had first meeting to formulate a group, mostly men came out because it was falland Why it was are held so few at the women time of herder milking group cows. leaders? So women were busy. In general, we think thatman "When is the we head had first of household meeting to and formulate a key person a group, for mostly leadership men and came decision out because making. it was That’s fallwhy and they it was fit held well at to the be time a group of milking leader. cows. When So it women comes were to making busy. In decisions, general, men we think are not thatcomparable man is the with head women. of household Men, and as the a key head person of households for leadership know and well decision about agriculture making. That’s andhave why more they experience, fit well to be and a therefore, group leader. have When more influence it comes over to making decision decisions, making” men respondent are notmale comparable leader, Bayankhairkhan with women. Men, group, as Zuunbayan-ulaan the head of households soum, Uvurkhangai know well about aimag. agriculture andhave more experience, and therefore, have more influence over decision making” respondent“Both maleMongolialeader,Compactmen and BayankhairkhanGender Summarywomen think that group,Report:men Zuunbayan-ulaanBest Practicesand women are all soum,Andcapable UvurkhangaiLessons Learnedof being selected aimag. as groupleaders. However, just because man is the head of household, they are often selected as agroup “Both leader. men and Following women think the tradition that men and and out women of respect, are all men capable are usually of being selected selected as as group groupleaders” leaders. says However, male Governor just because of Hangal man is soum, the head Bulgan of household, aimag. they are often selected as a388As the small-scale study reveals, 87% of the female respondents of the survey considered theinformation Final Report byprovided Center forthrough Policy Researchtraining onas “Trainingmost useful, of Herderswhile and70% State Officialsof women in Pasturefound Landworking Management”as a group July<strong>2013</strong>very 8 Final helpful. Report by 77% Center of for men Policy responded Research on that “Training the deep of Herders well is and one State of Officials most appreciated in Pasture Land investments Management” for Julyherders. <strong>2013</strong> These differences are associated with male and female labor division. For example,Page 38 ofmale80labor is taking animals to the well and watering them, fetching water for household consumptionpurposes, looking after the well and its maintenance. Most women said that household chores, Page milking 38 of 80cows, selling the milk, growing vegetables are mostly allocated to women and as a result of the groupwork, their workload has decreased and it saves much time. Also 60% of the respondent men said as a
group leader. Following the tradition and out of respect, men are usually selected as groupleaders” Mongolia says Compact male Governor Gender Summary of Hangal Report: soum, Best Bulgan Practices aimag. And Lessons LearnedAs the small-scale study reveals, 87% of the female respondents of the survey considered theinformation group provided leader. through Following training the tradition as most useful, and out while of respect, 70% of men women are usually found working selected as as a groupvery helpful. leaders” 77% says of male men responded Governor of that Hangal the deep soum, well Bulgan is one aimag. of most appreciated investments forherders. These differences are associated with male and female labor division. For example, malelabor As the is small-scale taking animals study to reveals, the well 87% and watering of the female them, respondents fetching water of for the household survey considered consumption thepurposes, information looking provided after through the well training and its as maintenance. most useful, Most while women 70% of said women that household found working chores, as milking a groupcows, very helpful. selling the 77% milk, of men growing responded vegetables that the are mostly deep well allocated is one to of women most appreciated and as a result investments of the group forwork, herders. their These workload differences has decreased are associated and it saves with much male time. and female Also 60% labor of division. the respondent For example, men said male as aresult labor is of taking group animals formation, to the male well group and members watering work them, together fetching in water haymaking, for household building consumption fences andbarns, purposes, selecting looking a location after the for well a well, and its and maintenance. planting animal Most fodder. women said that household chores, milkingThe cows, gender selling assessment the milk, growing shows that vegetables herder women are mostly were allocated actively to involved women in and the as on-site a result trainings, of the group butsome work, of their them workload said that has they decreased were not and attending it saves demonstration much time. Also trainings 60% of in the respondent soum center, men mainly said as due ato result their of reproductive group formation, and household male group roles. members work together in haymaking, building fences andbarns, selecting a location for a well, and planting animal fodder.The gender PURP assessment PIU has been shows meeting that herder its consultants women were three actively times involved per month in the to provide on-site trainings, guidance but oncollection some of them of said gender-disaggregated that they were not attending data through demonstration registration trainings and test in the sheets soum that center, require mainly gender duespecifications to their reproductive and the and methods household of altering roles. previously used templates to meet these requirements. Thisresulted in the development of gender-responsive reporting. The PIU has included the requirements toensure The PURP equal PIU dissemination has been of meeting information its consultants to both male three and times female per participants month to provide in the trainers‟ guidance scope onof collection work. of gender-disaggregated data through registration and test sheets that require genderspecifications and the methods of altering previously used templates to meet these requirements. Thisresulted To help in address the development potential concerns of gender-responsive associated with reporting. pastureland The PIU disputes has included from participant the requirements and nonparticipantequal herders, dissemination MCA-Mongolia of information instituted to both a Complaint male and Resolution female participants Procedure. in In the this trainers‟ procedure, scope ittoensureof was work. clearly noted that public awareness on the availability of this process should stress its suitabilityfor the poorest and for women, who are most likely to be voiceless and lack information.To help address potential concerns associated with pastureland disputes from participant and nonparticipantherders, environmental MCA-Mongolia and instituted social oversight a Complaint (ESOC) Resolution contractor Procedure. carried In out this a procedure, series of it 5MCA-Mongolia‟sregional was clearly trainings noted that for administrative public awareness officials, on the including availability land of this officers, process on should topics stress like environmentalits suitabilityand for the social poorest impact and assessment, for women, associated who are most mitigation likely to measures, be voiceless gender and lack concepts information.relation to animalhusbandry. The training handbook has been published providing a good opportunity for disseminationof MCA-Mongolia‟s gender knowledge environmental for soum land and officers social working oversight at the (ESOC) grassroots contractor level. carried out a series of 5regional trainings for administrative officials, including land officers, on topics like environmentalThe and social baseline impact survey assessment, for the PURP associated found that mitigation the average measures, heard size gender of households concepts in headed relation by to males animal isalmost husbandry. twice The those training headed handbook by females. has been Female-headed published providing households a good have, opportunity on average, for dissemination115 animalscompared of gender knowledge to 209 for for male-headed soum land households. officers working However, at the looking grassroots at the level. average number of livestockper household member, the difference between male and female-headed households is much smaller;the The former baseline having survey 55 for animals the PURP per household found that member the average and heard the latter size 50. of households The explanation headed for by this males lies in isthe almost differences twice those in household headed by size females. reported Female-headed by female and households male-headed have, households; on average, male-headed115 animalshouseholds compared to tend 209 to for be male-headed larger. 9 households. However, looking at the average number of livestockper household member, the difference between male and female-headed households is much smaller;the However, former data having from 55 animals the gender per study household report member paint a and more the complex latter 50. picture The explanation in regards for to this potential lies inthe gender differences impacts, in noting household higher size vulnerability reported by female to poverty and male-headed among female-headed households; male-headed households.households Interestingly, tend and to also be larger. consistent 9with data from the Property Rights Project, the PURP‟s impactevaluation found clear gender differences in the utilization of credit and loans among the herderHowever, households. data The from evaluation the gender found study that over report 55% paint of a male-headed more complex households picture in have regards received to potential loans ofgender 500.000MNT impacts, or above noting compared higher to vulnerability just below 42% to of poverty female headed among households. female-headed households.Interestingly, and also consistent with data from the Property Rights Project, the PURP‟s impactevaluation The PURP found PIU has clear developed gender differences a Success Story in the book utilization containing of credit accomplishments, and loans among lessons the learned, herderhouseholds. personal and The professional evaluation found developments, that over accomplishments 55% of male-headed and households experiences have gained received through loans the of500.000MNT or above compared to just below 42% of female headed households.The PURP PIU has developed a Success Story book containing accomplishments, lessons learnt,personal and professional developments, accomplishments and experiences gained through the9 Baseline evaluation report for phase I areas (PURP), Monitoring and Evaluation unit, MCA-Mongolia, 20129 Baseline evaluation report for phase I areas (PURP), Monitoring and Evaluation unit, MCA-Mongolia, 2012Page 39 of 80Page 39 of 8039
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