A 3-days workshop on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Gender Responsive Budget in Local Level Participatory Planning

Mandwi conducted a 3-days workshop on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Gender Responsive Budget in Local Level Participatory Planning at Hotel Himalyan, Chandrapur, Rautahat from 18-20 June 2019. In total 38 persons (female 22 and male 16; Janjati 17, Dalit 9 Brahmin/Chhetri 4 and Madhesi 8) from vice-mayor, women and social development officer, ward chairperson and female ward members participated in the workshop. The main objective of the workshop was to inform participants about seven steps planning process, sensitize them on significance of participating targeted groups like women and dalit in the planning process, rationale of gender responsive budget, discuss about the right to information as well as agriculture and women development services of the local government for the citizens. The participants were from four Palikas namely Bagmati and Barhathwa of Sarlahi and Brindaban and Gujara of Rautahat district. At the end of the workshop, participants knew about the seven steps of planning process, its rationale for them. In addition, they realized the need of participation of women in planning process and committed that they will ensure the participation of women in local level planning. Besides that, they guaranteed that they will allocate the budget for women’s socio-economic in their Palikas as well.