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Gender Analysis for Technical Assistance for the Balochistan Rural Development and Community Empowerment Programme Afiya S. Zia February 2018 1 Table of Contents List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................2 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................6 PART ONE: Gender Analysis for the BRDCEP 1. Introduction to demography, ethnicity, economic and legislative factors in Balochistan ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Gender Norms and Culture of Balochistan ..................................................................................... 14 3. Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 16 4. Analysis and Findings by the Eight Sectors: .................................................................................. 17 5. Case-study of Village Wali Shah, Killa Abdullah ........................................................................... 39 6. Analysis of the GoB Gender Policy Action Plan (2016-2019) ................................................... 41 7. Analysis of Implementing Partner’s Gender Policy .................................................................... 43 8. Recommendations from this Gender Analysis ............................................................................ 44 9. Conclusion of the Gender Analysis ................................................................................................... 47 PART TWO: Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for BRDCEP 1. Purposes and Development of a Gender Mainstreaming Strategy ......................................... 48 2. Recommendations for Gender Mainstreaming in BRDCEP ...................................................... 49 3. Gender Mainstreaming in Monitoring and Evaluation .............................................................. 61 4 Gender Responsive Budgeting............................................................................................................ 61 5 Checklists for Gender Mainstreaming .............................................................................................. 61 6 Self-Assessment Questions on Gender Mainstreaming for BRDCEP Staff ............................. 62 Literature Review ...................................................................................................................................... 64 Useful Films as Resources ...................................................................................................................................... 64 References .................................................................................................................................................... 65 List of Annexes Annex 1 Gender Literature Review Annex 2 Interviews transcriptions 2 Glossary of Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank AF Aurat Foundation AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir B.Ed Bachelor of Education BACP Balochistan AIDS Control Programme BACT Balochistan Academy for College Teacher BEF Balochistan Education Foundation BEEF Balochistan Education Endowment Fund BEMIS Balochistan Education Management Information System BHU Basic Health Unit BISP Banazir Income Support Programme BLGA Baluchistan Local Government Act 2010 BMC Bolan Medical College Teaching Hospital BPSC Balochistan Public Service Commission Balochistan Rural Development and Community Empowerment BRDCEP Programme BRSP Balochistan Rural Support Programme BTBB Balochistan Textbook Board Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and BUITEMS Management Sciences CIP Community Implementation Partner CNIC Computerized National Identity Card CPEC China Pakistan Economic Corridor DDR Disaster Risk Reduction DWSS Drinking Water Supply Schemes ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education EFA Education for All EFP Environmental Focal Person ESR Education Sector Reform FAFEN Free and Fair Election Network FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FC Frontier Constabulary FGD Focused Group Discussion FSW Female Sex Workers GEP Gender Equity Program GGG Global Gender Gap GB Gilgit Baltistan GCC Gender and Child Cell 3 GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrolment Ratio GFP Gender Focus Person/Point GOB Government of Balochistan GPAP Gender Policy Action Plan GTF Gender Task Force HE Higher Education HEC Higher Education Commission ICT The Islamabad Capital Territory IDSP Institute for Development of Studies and Practices ILO International Labour Organisation IMR Infant Mortality Rate JUI Jamiat Ulema-e Islam KPK Khyber Pakhtunkhwa LB Local Bodies LFM Logic Framework Matrices LGRD Local Government and Rural Development MCH Maternal and Child Health MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey M & E Monitoring and Evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goals MMR Pakistan Maternal Mortality Rate MNA Member National Assembly MPA Member Provincial Assembly MPI Multidimensional Poverty Index NADRA National Database and Registration Authority NCHD National Commission on Human Development NEP National Education Policy NER Net Enrolment Rate NFBE Non formal Basic Education NFC National Finance Commission Award NGO Non-Government Organisation NP National Party NMR Neonatal Mortality Rate OPM Oxford Policy Management PDHS Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Authority PHED Public Health Engineering Department PKMAP Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 4 PMDC Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation PML-N Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PPIU Policy, Planning and Implementation Unit PPP Public Private Partnership PSLM Pakistan Social and Living Measurement RHC Rural Health Centre SEHER Society for Empowering Human Resources SIW Small Industries Wing SUN Scaling Up Nutrition UN United Nations UNESCO United Nation Education Scientific Cultural Organisation UNICEF United Nation International Children Fund UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VAW Violence Against Woman WATSAN Water Sanitation WB World Bank WDD Women’s Development Department WESS Water, Environment and Sanitation Society WFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organisation 5 Executive Summary The objective of this assignment is to produce a comprehensive Gender Analysis of Balochistan for the Balochistan Rural Development and Community Empowerment Programme (BRDCEP) and Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for the Programme in general, but particularly for the community empowerment/social mobilisation component. This Gender Analysis has had to rely on very little existing historical, or recent literary, social scientific studies, or other resources on Balochistan, especially related to gender social or development relations. Most of the findings, therefore, are derived from the research and direct interviews conducted for this Analysis and information received with the assistance of the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP)1 and their collective experiences and institutional memory acquired from working with women and on gender and development projects over the past few decades in Balochistan. This assignment occurred in the early startup phase of the BRDCEP and was the first technical assistance study to be conducted. Other baseline studies, such as the political, economic and stakeholder analysis, have not yet been completed. The Gender Expert found that given the early stage of the programme and limited time available for research and analysis, the development of a comprehensive gender mainstreaming strategy was not realistic. This report applied a more practical approach at this early stage through addressing GMS in the programme indicative Logframe and providing a framework and the necessary recommendations for ensuring that GMS strategies are mainstreamed by the Implementing Partners. This report suggests that a more comprehensive GMS should be developed after preparatory stage activities have been completed, strategic plans have been finalised and subsequent programme components and activities have begun implementation. This report has two main components: Part One is a comprehensive gender analysis of Balochistan for the BRDCEP. The analysis details findings for eight sectors studied for this assignment in the context of Balochistan which includes: food insecurity, health, education, livelihood, poverty, water, democracy and governance, as well as some cross-cutting themes. As the findings show, these are sectors that carry the worst indices for gender disparity not just in global comparison but also against national averages. The analysis flags key challenges for the existing GoB Gender Action Plan 2 . It highlights institutional and programmatic concerns around the gender policy of both the Government3 and BRSP as derived from the discussions with staff members and the gender focus persons from the BRDCEP identified districts. 1 Balochistan Rural Support Programme is in fact a NGO, operating in Balochistan since the 1980s. Their website is https://www.brsp.org.pk/ They are a member of the Rural Support Programmes Network in Pakistan (11 RSPs in total). 2 Available here: http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/images/Women_Development/Intiatives_Bills/gender%20policy%20action%20plan%2 0WDD%20under%20review.pdf