proposals – Addendum

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the required actions in coordination with the project team. The project will take steps to prevent these remains from
being damaged and promote their conservation. Part of the project is located within the Abanico del Pastaza Wetland
Complex Ramsar Site, which could be considered a natural heritage site since it will also contribute to the protection of
this wetland of international importance.
Gender
Based on cultural aspects, indigenous families have well-defined roles for their members. Men are responsible for
hunting, fishing and forest resource gathering, while women are in charge of food preparation and childcare. Work on
the farm (chacra), where yuca (Manihot esculenta) is the principal product, is an activity performed by both men and
women.
Although men carry out extractive activities, the processing and conservation activities will incorporate women.
According to the experience of the Pastaza Morona–First Stage Project with bio-business implementation, women
were included in the productive transformation and preservation process (aguaje fruit processing, drying and salting
fish), and in the production of handicrafts and ceramics. Taking these experiences into account, the project will create
spaces for the gradual participation of women in bio-businesses and will train them in economic development issues,
and promote their role in forest management and participatory monitoring. Furthermore, it will promote the sharing of
experiences with women leaders of other indigenous groups, while respecting their traditional customs, and will
promote to the extent possible their access to financial products, as part of the component to support indigenous
peoples’ registration and access to finance.
Currently, most women in the seven native communities only speak their native language. In that sense, the project
will be respectful of their culture and will seek to achieve the gradual participation of women in community meetings,
enabling the conduction of such meetings in each population’s language.
There is a considerable gap in socioeconomic and family composition data and information on the ethnic groups in
PDM. It will take a long time to build trust before such information can be collected. The proposed M&E system will
seek to gather such data.
PROFONANPE will seek a balanced participation of women in the field office. If feasible, no less than 50 per cent of
the project’s personnel in Datem del Marañón will be women.
F.4. Financial Management and Procurement
PROFONANPE has expertise in working with donor funds and has a good track record in implementing or coimplementing
36 programmes and projects using sound financial management practices. The PROFONANPE
Directorate of Administration and Finance adheres to policies and procedures that meet donor agencies’ requirements.
For this project, it will be responsible for fiduciary aspects and will be accountable for all financial and investment
activities.
With regard to accounting policies and procedures, the principal regulatory framework for the project’s financial
management will comprise: (a) Peru’s laws governing budget and financial management for the private sector; and (b)
the operating manuals and norms of PROFONANPE, which include acceptable accounting policies and procedures.
The tailor-made administrative management integrated system (Sistema Integrado de Gestión Administrativa) of
PROFONANPE enables the recording of the entity’s transactions through the use of international accounting
standards. Financial statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and the standard chart of
accounts accepted in Peru.
A specific bank account, in United States dollars, is set up for the project and resources are changed to local currency