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FINAL REPORT MADAGASCAR: Country Gender Profile February 2005 Consultants: Rakotoarison Bodolalao Angèle Rakotoarisoa Hajavonjiniaina The information presented here was gathered from on-site sources. And therefore JICA is not responsible for its accuracy. FINAL REPORT Country Gender Profile Madagascar February 2005 Japan International Cooperation Agency Consultants : Rakotoarison Bodolalao Angèle Rakotoarisoa Hajavonjiniaina 2 Gender Country Profile - Madagascar Table of Contents Madagascar LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 4 1. BASIC PROFILE..................................................................................................................................................... 8 1-1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................................. 8 1-2 HEALTH PROFILE................................................................................................................................................ 11 1-3 EDUCATION PROFILE.......................................................................................................................................... 12 2. GENERAL SITUATION OF WOMEN AND GOVERNMENT POLICY ON WID/GENDER.................... 14 2-1 GENERAL SITUATION OF WOMEN IN MADAGASCAR...................................................................................... 14 2.2 GOVERNMENT POLICY ON WID/GENDER ........................................................................................................... 17 2.3. NATIONAL MACHINERY..................................................................................................................................... 21 3. CURRENT SITUATION OF WOMEN BY SECTOR..................................................................................... 23 3-1 EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 3-2 HEALTH.............................................................................................................................................................. 26 3-3 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES ......................................................................................................... 29 3-4 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES....................................................................................................................................... 34 4. ON-GOING WID/GENDER PROJECTS ........................................................................................................... 38 5. WID/GENDER INFORMATION SOURCES..................................................................................................... 45 5-1 LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS/INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO WID/GENDER.................................................................. 45 5.2 LIST OF REPORTS AND REFERENCES RELATED TO WID/GENDER........................................................................ 50 6. REFERENCE......................................................................................................................................................... 72 7. DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 75 3 Gender Country Profile - Madagascar List of Abbreviations (Madagascar) French English AFD Agence Française de Développement French Development Agency AGR Activités Génératrices de Revenu Income Generating Activities ANAE Association Nationale des Actions National Association of Environnemental Environnementales Action ASEG Analyse Socio -économique selon le Genre Social and Economic Analysis according to the Gender ASSS Annuaire des Statistiques du Secteur Santé de Directory of Statistics of Health Sector in Madagascar Madagascar AUE Association des Usagers de l'Eau Association of Water Users BAD Banque Africaine de Développement African Development Bank BIT / ILO Bureau International du travail International Labor Organization BM / WB Banque Mondiale World Bank BV Bassin(s) Versant(s) Watershed CAFED Confédération des Associations de Femmes et Confederation of Women and Development Développement Associations CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women CEG Collège d’Enseignement Général General training College CEPE Certificat d’Etude Primaire et Elémentaire Primary and Elementary Studies Certificate CHD Centre Hospitalier de District District Hospital Centre CHR Centre Hospitalier Régional Regional Hospital Centre CHU Centre Hospitalier Universitaire University Hospital Centre CIDA Canadian International Development Agency EU European Union CRESAN Crédit de Renforcement du Secteur Santé Health sector credit CIDAEU Canadian International Development Agency European union CINU Centre d’Information des Nations Unies United nations documentation Center CRESED Crédit de renforcement du Secteur de Education sector credit l’éducation CRS Catholic Relief Services CSB Centre de Santé de Base Basic health Centre EDSMD / DHS Enquêtes Démographiques et de Santé Demographic and Health Surveys Madagascar DM Deutsch Mark DRV Dinika sy Rindran’ny Vehivavy Women Association DSRP / PRSP Document Stratégique de Réduction de la Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Pauvreté DVV Deutschen Volkshoschul Verband German Association for Education ENDS Enquête Nationale de Démographie et de Health and National Population Survey Santé EPM Enquête Prioritaire auprès des Ménages Statistic year book – Family survey EPP Equipe Permanente de Pilotage (PADR) Permanent Team Piloting (PADR) 4 Gender Country Profile - Madagascar EPT L’Education Pour Tous Education for all EVF Education à la Vie Familiale Education to the Family life F/P Family Planning FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FED Fonds Européen de Développement European Fund of Development FES Friedrich Ebert Stiftung FF Francs Français French Franc FID Fonds d’Intervention pour le Développement Intervention Fund for the Development FIDA Fonds International de Développement International Fund of Agricultural Agricole Development FJKM Fiangonan’i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara Jesus Christ Church in Madagascar FLM Eglise Luthérienne de Madagascar Lutheran Church in Madagascar FMG Franc Malagasy Malagasy Franc FNUAP / UNFPA Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Population United Nations Population Fund FORMGED Formation en appui pour la Gestion des Training program supporting Development interventions de Développement management GAD Gender And Development GDP Gross Domestic Product GNI Gross National Income GNP Gross national Product GTDR Groupe de Travail de Développement Rural Rural Development task force GTG Groupe thématique Genre Gender Group Thematic GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische German Technical Cooperation Zusammenarbeit HDI Human Development Index HIV/AIDS Human –Immuno- deficiency Virus/ Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome IGED Initiative Genre et Développement Gender and Development Initiative INSTAT Institut National de la Statistique National institute of statistics IPH Human poverty index ISDH Indice Sexo - Spécifique de Développement Gender related Development Index Humain IUD Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency MFTP Ministère de la Formation Technique et Ministry of Professional and Technical Professionnelle Training MICS Enquête à indicateurs multiples Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey MINESEB Ministère de l’Enseignement Secondaire et de Ministry of primary and secondary education l’Education de Base MINSAN Ministère de la Santé Ministry of health 5 Gender Country Profile - Madagascar MPI Micro Périmètre Irrigué Micro Perimeter Irrigated N.A Not available NGO Non Governmental Organization NORAD Norwegian Agency for International Development NVTCS National Vocational Training Centers NWC National Women’s Committee ONE Office National pour l'Environnement National Office for the Environment ORT /TRO Oral Rehydration Therapy PAD Project Appraisal Document PADR Plan d’Action pour le Développement Rural Rural Development Action Plan PAEPAR Projet d’alimentation en Eau Potable et Water supply and sanitation Project in rural Assainissement en milieu rural area PAM Programme Alimentaire Mondial World Food Program PANAGED Plan d’Action National Genre et Gender and Development National Action Développement Plan PANEF Plan d’Action National pour l’Éducation des National Action Plan for the Girls’ Education Filles PE Programme Environnemental Environnemental Programme PHC Primary Health Care PMF Programme de Micro Finance Micro Finance program PMPS Projet Multisectoriel pour la Prévention du Multi sector project for HIV /AIDS prevention Sida PNPF Politique Nationale pour la Promotion de la National Policy of Women Promotion Femme PNUD /UNDP Programme des Nations Unies pour le United Nation Development Programs Développement PPI Petit Périmètre Irrigué Small scale Irrigated Perimeter PSDR Projet de Soutien au Développement Rural Rural Development Support Project RNDH Rapport National sur le développement humain National Report on Human Development RRA Rapid Rural Appraisal SEECALINE Surveillance et Éducation des Écoles et la Supervision and Education of Schools and Communauté en Alimentation et Nutrition Community in Feeding and Widened Élargie Nutrition SR Santé de la
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