Progress Report - United Nations Development Programme

Progress Report for the period

4 January 2013 – 7 June 2013

UN Joint Program for Promoting the Human Rights of Women

submitted to Sabancı Foundation

22 August 2013

CONTENTS 1. PROJECT SYNOPSIS ........................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

3. MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ......... 7

3.1. Program Management ............................................................................ 7

3.2. Gender Responsive Budgeting Program ............................................... 10

3.3. Sabancı Foundation Grant Program ...................................................... 20

3.4. Purple Certificate Program .................................................................... 22

4. ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD ...................... 28

4.1. Program Management .......................................................................... 28

4.2. Gender Responsive Budgeting Program ............................................... 28

4.3. Sabancı Foundation Grant Program ...................................................... 29

4.4. Purple Certificate Program .................................................................... 29

5. 2013 WORK PLAN (REALIZED) ................................................................. 32

6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ...................................... 34

7. ANNEXES ................................................................................................. 39

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AA Administrative Agency

CA Cooperating Agencies

CSO Civil Society Organization

GB Grant Beneficiary

GRB Gender‐Responsive Budgeting

II Implementing Institution

IR Inception Report

KSGM General Directorate of Women’s Status

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MoFSP Ministry of Family and Social Policies

MoI Ministry of Interior

MoNE Ministry of National Education

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

PAC Program Advisory Council

PBB Performance Based Budgeting

PCP Purple Certificate Program

PDoNE Provincial Directorate of National Education

SC Steering Committee

SF Sabancı Foundation

SFGP Sabancı Foundation Grant Program

SPA Special Provincial Administration

SU Sabancı University

ToT Training of Trainers

ToR Terms of Reference

UN United Nation

UNDP United Nations Development Program

UNJP United Nations Joint Program

UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

UoM Union of Municipalities

1. PROJECT SYNOPSIS Project Title UN Joint Program for Promoting the Human Rights of Women

Key Donor Sabancı Foundation

Administrative Agent United Nations Development Fund (UNDP)

Implementing Institutions

UNDP, UN Women, Sabancı University

Cooperating Agencies

Ministry of Interior – General Directorate of Local Administrations Ministry of National Education – General Directorate of Teachers’ Training and Development Ministry of Family and Social Policies – General Directorate of the Status of Women Union of Municipalities of Turkey

Project Starting Date 01.09.2012

Project Duration 36 months

Pilot Provinces Aydın Kahramanmaraş Çanakkale Kastamonu Edirne Kayseri Erzincan Kocaeli Eskişehir Ordu Gaziantep

Overall Purposes To accelerate the implementation of gender equality commitments at the local level and contribute to development of sustainable capacities to promote, protect and exercise women’s rights and contribute to gender equality in various areas of life

Ultimate Goal To contribute to improved capacities for the implementation of commitments to women’s empowerment and gender equality at the local level. The Program consists of three interlinked parts (outputs), for which different implementing partners are responsible.

Outputs Output 1: Improved capacities of local administrations, local women’s CSOs (including Citizens’ Assemblies, Women Assemblies) and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in 11 provinces to analyse, develop, and monitor local development plans using Gender‐Responsive budgeting skills, knowledge, and tools Output 2: Enhanced individual and institutional capacities of respective stakeholders (CSOs, Universities, Local Administration Agencies and Offices) through the Sabancı Foundation Grant Program. Output 3: Enhance capacity of teachers and local community stakeholders (CSOs, local decision makers) to eliminate gender disparities in children from a young age through the Purple Certificate Program (developed and implemented by the Sabancı University, and certified by the Ministry of Education).

Results to be achieved

R1: Gender‐Responsive Budgeting Program Improved capacities of local administrations (municipalities), local women’s CSOs (including Citizens’ Assemblies and Women Assemblies) and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in 11 provinces to analyse, develop and monitor local budgets from a gender perspective R2: Sabancı Foundation Grant Program Increased Capacity of Local Actors (CSOs, Universities, Local Administration Agencies and Offices) to Address Gender Equality R3: Purple Certificate Program Increased gender awareness and understanding of gender equality of teachers and local actors

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY UN Joint Program for Promoting the Human Rights of Women is the joint initiative of Sabancı Foundation, UN Women, Sabancı University and UNDP Turkey, which was launched in September 2012. Ministry of Interior, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Family and Social Policies and Union of Municipalities in Turkey are the cooperating agencies in the Joint Program. The Program aims to accelerate the implementation of gender equality commitments at the local level and contribute to development of sustainable capacities to promote, protect and exercise women’s rights and contribute to gender equality in various areas of life. Within this perspective, three main components implement activities under Joint Program.

• The Gender ‐ Responsive Budgeting (GRB) Program, implemented by UN Women, includes the activities that contribute to the capacity improvement of the Local Administrations, Citizen Assemblies, Women’s and Youth Assemblies and local women’s CSOs in providing services in the framework of GRB.

• Sabancı Foundation Grant Program, implemented by UNDP in cooperation with Sabancı Foundation, aims to provide grants to Women CSOs, Universities that have gender studies units or local administrations to improve their capacities.

• Purple Certificate Program, implemented by Sabancı University, aims to enable high school teachers to develop a critical gender perspective.

Within this overall framework, the Report at hand sets out the progress made over the period from 4 January 2013 to 7 June 2013 by summarizing the main activities carried out to date under these three main components cited above, within the framework of UN Joint Program. Being the first implementation phase after the inception period, the reporting period has shown the effective implementation of the Program’s various components activities. Under GRB Program, important activities were carried out during the first months of implementation. Following the recruitment of the international and national experts, needs analysis exercise was completed and the needs analysis report was developed between January and May 2013. According to the recommendations made by the National and International Experts in the report, target groups and the training design were slightly modified. However, this leads to an efficiency increase in the implementation of the activities under this Program. Under Sabancı Foundation Grant Program, the implementation of the first phase in Grant Scheme Management was completed during the reporting period. The Grant Scheme was designed, the Guideline for the Potential Applicants was developed together with the application package in January – February 2013 and the first call for proposals was announced on 1 March 2013. Consequently, 34 applications were received from 10 provinces and 20 of them merited to be invited to the Jury Interviews. The selection process of the successful applicants is still ongoing during the development of this report. Meanwhile a Monitoring and Implementation Guideline was also developed to provide guidance for the Program Team to monitor Grant Projects as well as for the Grant Beneficiaries to implement their projects.

Under Purple Certificate Program, the first six months of the implementation phase were very productive. Following the needs analysis exercise conducted to identify the target group’s needs, the training modules were updated and improved and the training materials were developed between January and June 2013. Then, local trainings were delivered in 6 provinces; namely Aydın, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri and Kocaeli during April and May 2013. Finally the first Purple Certificate Training was delivered at Sabancı University campus and evaluation of this very first PCP training under the Joint Program was also undertaken in June 2013. As per the Program Management, first Steering Committee Meeting and the Kick – off Meeting were organized in January and March 2013, respectively. The members of Program Advisory Council were selected in April 2013. The website was developed and became active as of March 2013 and finally other visibility materials such as brochures were also developed in order to ensure the publicity of the Joint Program. The Progress Report, in light of the above summarized activities, provides a detailed account of the project requirements / outputs that have been completed during the first Implementation Phase between 4 January 2013 and 7 June 2013. More specifically: The first section of the report is the synopsis of the Program as agreed by the agreement. The second section of the report summarizes the project. The third section of the report focuses in detail, on the major activities undertaken during the reporting period at component level. The fourth section of the report presents the activities that are planned to be implemented during the next reporting period at component level. The fifth section of the report gives the realized Work Plan at component level in order to demonstrate the timely implementation of Program Activities. The sixth section of the report presents the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Joint Program in order to elaborate the achievement of activities at outputs and outcome level. Finally the seventh section of the report provides the related outputs as Annexes to support the statements made about the activities in the report. The overall progress of the Project during the reporting period has been satisfactory in the light of achieved outputs.

3. MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

3.1. Program Management This section mainly includes all activities related to the management of the Joint Program, overall monitoring activities, visibility activities, organization and participation of management committees and stakeholders, production of administrative reports realized during the reporting period 4 January 2013 and 7 June 2013. 3.1.1 The Steering Committee Meetings In the previous Programs, regular Steering Committee Meetings have proved their efficiency as a participative and privileged management and monitoring tool, as the expression of the Program’s effective implementation. In light of this, the first Steering Committee meeting was held on 30 January 2013 at UNDP premises under the chairmanship of Mr. Shahid Najam, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representatives. The representatives of all implementing institutions together with the representatives of the cooperating agencies attended the SC Meeting. After brief presentations on the inception period activities realized by each component of the Joint Program, objectives and suggestions on the components that will be implemented by each implementing institution and work plans were discussed with the participants. The List of participants together with the Minutes of Meeting are presented in the Annex 7.4. The Second Steering Committee Meeting is planned to be held in Kayseri at the beginning of September together with Program Advisory Council Meeting. 3.1.2 The Set – up of the Program Advisory Council (PAC) As it was planned in the Program Document and further elaborated in the Inception Report, a Program Advisory Committee was constituted under the Joint Program. In order to identify the experts and the academicians, implementing institutions and cooperating agencies were asked their candidates. Upon the recommendations received, the following academicians /experts were contacted. After receiving their consent, PAC members were chosen as follows:

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Ayata Prof.Dr. Yıldız Ecevit Prof.Dr. İpek İlkkaracan Dr. Mustafa Şahin Murat Genç

During the inception period, it was decided that PAC Meetings will be held in the pilot provinces in order to increase the visibility of the Program as well as to attract the attention of the local actors to mobilize the local resources to Program Activities. In light of this, the first PAC Meeting is entitled to be held in Kayseri on 3 September 2013 with the participation of the Program team, representatives of the cooperating agencies, local administrators and Program contact persons from 11 provinces, local CSOs as well as the high level representatives of the cooperating Ministries, UN Resident Coordinator and The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sabancı Foundation.

3.1.3 Preparation and Submission of Inception Report / Modification in the Program Work Plan and Budget As it was pointed out in the Inception report, inception phase was foreseen in the Program Document as a fine tuning adjustment in the Joint Program Activities. In this context, inception report was prepared by the Program Team i.e. the Program Coordinators of the implementing institutions and UNDP Program Coordinator. Coordinators of each component developed their own activity plan and the work plan together with the explanation of the inception phase activities. UNDP Program Coordinator has compiled the report, reviewed the work plans and the budget breakdown of each component and also drafted the overall management part of the IR. During the inception phase, needs analysis studies were implemented in Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) Program and Sabancı Foundation Grant Program (SFGP). Based on the results of the needs assessment undertaken under GRB Program, a slight modification in the target group and the activities for this Program was found to be necessary. On the other hand, in order to increase the efficiency of the Program implementation at local level, Program Advisory Council Meetings were decided to be held in the pilot provinces. This led to a modification in the work plan and in the budget. Other than these operational modifications, Gaziantep was included among the pilot provinces which also affected the overall budget. After mutual correspondence and several exchange of views between Sabancı Foundation, UNDP; UN Women and Sabancı University, this modification process has resulted in a possible budget increase of 224.514 USD. The new Program budget was decided to be increased up to 1.924,514 USD. The approval process of the Inception Report is expected to be finalized towards the end of June 2013. 3.1.4 Kick – Off Meeting – 1 March 2013 The Kick‐Off Meeting for the Joint Program was held in Ankara on 1 March 2013. The rationale was to increase the visibility of the Program in the national media and ensure the full support of governors and mayors to Program activities. On the very same meeting, the first call for proposals of the Sabancı Foundation Grant Program was also announced. UNDP was responsible for the necessary logistical arrangements for this event, i.e. interpretation, translation, conference equipment, catering, visibility and promotional materials, conference and press kits and provision of on‐site assistance during the event through the help of a sub‐contracting company. The event was attended by the Minister of Interior, Mr. Muammer Güler; Minister of Family and National Policies, Ms. Fatma Şahin, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Mr. Shahid Najam, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sabancı Foundation, Ms. Güler Sabancı, Rector of Sabancı University, Prof.Dr. Nihat Berker. The Kick‐Off Meeting was also attended by:

‐ UNFPA Resident Representative Dr. Zahidul Huque ‐ UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Ms. Matilda Dimovska ‐ Members of Parliament, Ms. Ayşe Nedret Akova and Ms.Pelin Gündeş Bakır ‐ Vice Governors of the Pilot Provinces

‐ General Directors / Deputy General Director of the line Ministries ‐ Related staff of the foreign mission , international institutions and UN Agencies in Turkey ‐ Related staff of the Municipalities in the Pilot Provinces ‐ Academicians ‐ Representatives from Women NGOs. ‐ Media representatives.

The Kick‐Off Meeting raised awareness of the Joint Program and its aims and activities among the stakeholders and the wider public. As it was pointed out before, the first call for proposals for the Sabancı Foundation Grant Program (SFGP) was also announced in this Meeting. After the Protocol Speeches, a presentation of SFGP was given by the Joint Program Coordinator, Feyhan Evitan Canbay and the aims and targets of the Grant Program were addressed. The second presentation was made by UN Women National Project Coordinator, Ms. Ebru Özberk Anlı on Gender Responsive Budgeting Program and the third presentation was delivered by Prof. Dr. Sibel Irzık on Purple Certificate Program. As it was determined in the Inception Report, the kick off meeting was planned as a high‐profile, large‐scale meeting. UNDP issued approximately 300 invitations to the members of parliaments in GNAT, from Ministries, NGOs, embassies, universities, international institutions and UN Agencies. A total of 150 people (together with the media representatives) attended the Kick – off meeting. 3.1.4 Development of Visibility Materials Regarding the promotional materials within the project scope, each component prepared their own brochure in order to disseminate the information to the public. The brochures that were developed under GRB and PCP were explained in detail under their section. On the other hand, a general brochure that gives basic information on the UN Joint Program was developed by a sub‐contractor advertising agency. The brochures were disseminated during the Kick ‐ Off Meeting as well as during the other events organized in the reporting period. Besides, banners and the other promotional materials were also designed to ensure the visibility of the Program during the Kick‐ off Meeting. No brochure was designed for the Grant Program; instead a leaflet was produced and disseminated during the information days since the Guidelines for Applicants were also used and distributed in order to provide detailed information about the Grant Program. A web site was also designed in order to provide comprehensive information about all Program‐related activities and became active as of March 1, 2013. The domain address was chosen as www.bmopkadinhaklari.org. The website contains information about each component’s activities as well as the related documents such as guidelines, application forms for either SFGP or PCP and other informative documents. The Program Website is being regularly updated by a webmaster and utmost attention is being paid so that it contains the most updated information.

3.2. Output 1: Gender Responsive Program (UN Women) During the period 4 January‐7 June 2013, UN Women carried out below activities under Output 1: 3.2.1. Activity 1: Needs Assessment (January ‐ May 2013) UN Women conducted the needs assessment exercise in order to assess the capacities of local administrations, women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities for developing tailor‐made training programmes on GRB. The goal is to obtain the information about knowledge of and the specific needs of targeted groups to use GRB methodology in local planning processes.

Recruitment of National and International Experts The recruitment process of international GRB experts was duly completed as per UN rules and the contracts were signed with the international experts, Ms Elisabeth Klatzer and Ms Sheila Quinn in order to conduct needs assessment, to identify potential target groups, to develop training materials and to deliver pilot training and ToTs for selected groups on 23 January 2013. They also assisted in finalizing ToR for national experts, who are expected to work with them as team members. ToR for national experts was advertised on 13 February 2013 through UNDP Jobs Portal (http://jobs‐admin.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=35677), and interviews of short listed candidates were held on 27 February 2013. One national expert, Ms Özgün Akduran was identified and the contracts was signed with her on 14 March 2013 for preparing inputs to the need assessment and training materials developed by international experts and for taking role as co‐trainer while testing pilot training and providing ToT for selected groups. At the end of May, one of the international experts, Ms Sheila Quinn kindly requested her resigning from the GRB Program due to her personal reasons. After her leaving, Ms Klatzer’s contact was amended in a way that it includes tasks and deliveries previously assumed to be undertaken by Ms Quinn. Determining Methodology The needs assessment methodology was shaped by international experts with the contribution of the national expert, UN Women and UNJP partners. The methodology included the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The project beneficiaries are comprised of two cohorts: i) elected representatives and administrators from the pilot municipalities and from SPAs; and ii) civil society organisations (CSOs) at local level. Main tools used in relation to local administrations were a widely distributed questionnaire, a needs assessment meeting and analysis of key performance and budgetary documents. For CSOs, the Evaluation Report of Mapping Study of Grant Program was utilized in order to assess CSOs and Gender Centres of Universities. A series of meetings and interviews with representatives of both groups took place during a weeklong mission by the international consultants, in March 2013. Conducting the Needs Assessment Exercise The needs assessment exercise was conducted between January and May 2013. UN Women facilitated the communication with local administrators from municipalities and SPAs, members of local women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities and related UNJP partners. The Need

Assessment Report was finalized on 31 May 2013. (The Need Assessment Report (Volume I&II) can be found at Annex‐7.1) In this framework, below listed activities were carried out:

• Desk research: primarily on the evolution of gender equality policy, gender machinery and local administration reform

• Preparation and analysis of a needs assessment questionnaire: The questionnaires were distributed to both elected representatives and personnel of municipalities and Special Provincial Administrations (SPA) in 11 provinces in February, and responses were collected until the end of March 2013. Below listed local administrators were asked to respond to the questionnaire:

From Municipalities From SPAs

Mayor/Deputy Mayor/ Secretary General / Deputy Secretary General

Head of Department of Finance Head of Strategy Development Unit Heads of the other key policy departments Gender unit or gender expert (if existing) Municipality Committee Members of Municipal Council, in particular,

Members of the Planning and Budgeting Commission as well as members of the Equality Commission (if existing)

Governor/Deputy Governor/Secretary General/ Head of Provincial Council

Head of Department of Finance Head of Strategy Development Unit Heads of the other key policy departments Gender unit or gender expert (if existing) Provincial Committee Members of Provincial Council, in particular,

Members of the Planning and Budgeting Commission as well as members of the Equality Commission (if existing)

In response to the questionnaire distribution, 159 completed questionnaires were received, 105 questionnaires were returned from participating municipalities and 54 from Special Provincial Administrations (The needs assessment questionnaires for municipalities and SPAs with their cover letters and sent messages can be found at Annex‐7.2)

Some of the general findings emerging across municipalities are:

Very low knowledge on gender issues in general in many provinces and lack of gender responsive planning and budgeting in particular in practically all cases

High needs/interest in training, especially practical training and case studies Almost unanimous preference for combination of training activities with practical pilot work in specific policy area/programme Key challenges to achieving equality between women and men are identified as both, lack of knowledge on how to do it as well as low priority and traditional values.

Some of the main findings across SPAs are:

High interest in practical training on GRB Very little training received both on gender and gender mainstreaming and on gender responsive planning and budgeting

Mixed perceptions of the contribution of PBB to good governance principles, with respondents from Erzincan and Çanakkale SPA seeing high potential, and respondents from Edirne being more sceptical

Potential of PBB to include issues of gender equality considered medium to high by a large majority in all SPAs, especially high agreement in Erzincan and Çanakkale (75% see high or medium potential).

The results of needs assessment questionnaire overall confirm the high relevance of this Program.

• All‐day seminar with all stakeholders on 12 March 2013, the primary purpose of which was to facilitate a two‐way flow of information: information towards the consultants relating to the current level of gender awareness and gender equality related activity at municipal level, the stage of implementation of performance based budgeting, the expectations and concerns of participating provinces; information towards the municipal representatives relating to an overview of GRB in general and on the aims and operation of the project in particular. In the needs assessment meeting on March 12, 2013 in Ankara, 9 representatives from 8 pilot municipalities participated (see Annex‐7.3 the list of participants, namely from Çanakkale, Edirne, Erzincan, Eskişehir, Kahramanmaraş, Kastamonu, Kocaeli and Ordu. Moreover, representatives of MoI, MoFSP, UoM, UNDP and UN Women also participated). • A Field visit to Erzincan for a series of meetings with the Vice‐Governor, the Mayor and civil society representatives (13‐14 March 2013). (The Program of Erzincan Mission can be found at Annex‐7.4) • Analysis of gender equality policies and measures as drafted by municipalities in the context of the preparation of the Performance Programme, part of the budget process • Design and compilation of Municipality Budget Profile for each of the 11 participating municipalities • Design and compilation of a Gender Equality Profile for each of the 11 participating provinces • Design and compilation of a Gender Equality/Women’s Empowerment Activity template to illustrate the level of activity and corresponding expenditure targeted toward women for each of the 11 participating provinces • A series of face‐to‐face meetings in Ankara with the following:

o Mr. Aziz Üzeyir Özeren, from Ministry of Interior (12 March 2013)‐discussion of the role of the MoI in relation to the preparation and implementation of performance documents and budgets of local administrations.

o Ms. Banu Yıldız and the experts of the General Directorate on the Status of Women (15 March 2013) ‐ the discussion of the role of the MoFSP in relation to the capacity development of local administrations on GRB, and scheduling of the ToT on GRB to be delivered to MoFSP trainers.

o Ms. Berrin Aydın, Ms. Duygu Dalgıç, Mr. Yüksel Koçak and Mr. Fikret Gültekin, from the Union of Municipalities (March 15th, 2013) – discussion of the role of the UoM in relation to the capacity development of local administrations, progress in the implementation of performance based budgeting and the parameters and scheduling of the ToT on GRB to be delivered to UoM trainers.

o Ms. Şenay Ertem and Ms. Meral Güler, Head of and Secretary General of Women Assembly of Çankaya Municipality, respectively (13 March 2013)– discussion on the evolution, role, challenges facing Women’s Assemblies and their relationship with local administrations in general and of the Women’s Assembly of Çankaya Municipality in particular (March 133h, 2013).

o Representatives of national‐level women’s CSOs, including Ms. Sema Kendirci (Turkish

Women’s Union), Ms. Yıldız Tokman (Chair of the Board, CEID), Ms. Elçin Cavlan (Federation of Women’s Associations of Turkey), and Professor Dr. Serpil Sancar from Ankara University (15 March 2013).

o Mr. Emre Koyuncu and Mr. Emin Dedeoğlu, from the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (Türkiye Ekonomi Politikalari Araştirma Vakfı‐TEPAV), (11 March 2013)‐discussion of the their experiences gained from a similar project titled “Technical Assistance for Improving Participatory Strategic Governance at Local Level”, especially on participatory analytical tools (participatory budget discussions, Citizen Scorecards, socio‐economic mapping and budget monitoring).

o Mr. Mustafa Şahin, PhD and Parliamentary and legislative expert, with an academic specialization on GRB (16 March 2013).

o Discussions with Ms. Feyhan Canbay, who is one of the authors of the Mapping Study of CSOs (14 March 2013).

Besides, the UN Women Coordinator participated to the GRB Workshop in Kocaeli organized by sub Committee of GRB of Equal Opportunities Commission of the Parliament and discussions and arguments on developing GRB in Turkey were used as inputs for the Need Assessment Report. The Needs Assessment Report The Needs Assessment Report was finalized at the end of May in line with the work plan. It includes two volumes: “The Potential for GRB at Local Level” and “Profiles of the Project Beneficiaries”. Volume I, “The Potential for GRB at Local Level” provides not only an overview of findings for public administration and civil society but also an overview of the environment in which the project is to be delivered, including the status of gender equality in Turkey and the evolution of systems of local administration. Based on these assessments, the recommendations are suggested. Volume II, “Profiles of the Project Beneficiaries” provides a range of data at regional, provincial and municipal level to better understand the status of gender equality, the gender equality activities being carried out by local administrations, the organisation and distribution of public expenditure at municipal level and how gender equality is represented in key budgetary documents. It is important to note that assessment of capacity, needs and opportunities will be an on‐going exercise throughout the course of GRB Program. With the guidance of the findings of the Need Assessment Report, evaluation of capacity and training needs will be deepened, which will be fed back into the re‐design and refinement of the training programme and of the approach to the delivery of the training. Challenges During need assessment exercise, the main challenge was reluctance or low level of interest of some local administrations to cooperate and attend activities. The rate of response to the main assessment instrument – the survey questionnaire –is key to gauging the interest and commitment of the local administrations. Ten out of the eleven pilot municipalities and three out of the four SPAs have returned questionnaires. Out of the ten municipalities returning questionnaires, 70% returned more than 5 questionnaires. Fifty percent of the responsive municipalities returned more than 10 questionnaires with numbers ranging from 12 to 21 questionnaires. Three of the four SPAs returned

between 13 and 23 responses, while the fourth returned just one. In spite of repeated reminders, Aydın municipality has not filled the questionnaires, neither has Kastamonu SPA. Thus, overall a good number of responses have been received in order to infer valuable information from the analysis. However, so far Aydın, Ordu and Erzincan Municipalities gave no or too few responses to guarantee a minimum standard of representativeness. Another effort to overcome reluctance of local administrators was the visit to Aydın and Kayseri Metropolitan Municipalities that had neither sent any response to the questionnaire nor participated to stakeholder meetings on 12 March 2013. The UN Women project coordinator with UNJP Manager visited Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality to stress the importance of the UNJP and its components, including GRB Program. They visited Mr. Mustafa Yalçın, the Secretary General, Ms Canan Hançerlioğlu, responsible administrator for trainings and Mr. Refik Tuzcuoğlu, General Coordinator of the Metropolitan Municipality Training Activities Corporation, Ms Şule Yüksel Sayınta, responsible for Family Consulting and Rehabilitation Centers. Following this visit, 5 responses to the questionnaire (still not too much) and the performance documents (Strategic Plan, 2012‐2016, Performance Program 2013, Activity Report 2011) were sent. The most important success of the visit is that the Secretary General, Mr Mustafa Yalçın said that hereafter he would be the person in charge of UNJP in order to display his own and Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality’s commitment to the Program. Regarding Aydın Metropolitan Municipality, despite continuous reminders, no response to the questionnaire was taken and the appointment with the Vice Mayor was cancelled at the last moment. Therefore, further efforts are needed to increase their interest and commitment to the Program; otherwise there is a risk that activities would not be sustainable due to lack of political support. Another way to overcome the challenge is to invoke the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). During this period, the Ministry of Interior provided important support to overcome challenges and carry out activities. Before the stakeholder meeting on 12 March 2013, in order to ensure participation, MoI called the municipalities and SPAs that had not responded to remind the importance of the meeting. Moreover, MoI sent an official letter on 8 April 2013 to the municipalities and SPAs which had not sent their performance documents and budgets, After this letter, many of them sent their documents. Moreover, the General Directorate on the Status of Women provided support to obtain information about activities for gender equality and empowerment of women at provincial level. The General Directorate sent an official letter to the provincial directorates to compile activities and projects aimed at gender equality. 3.2.2. Activity 2: Identification of Target Groups and Capacity Assessment (March‐June 2013) Activity‐1 and 2 are closely interlinked, so the results of need assessment activity are used both as inputs for identification of target groups of the trainings and also for identifying the entry points for gender mainstreaming at local level. Preparation of the Preliminary List of Participants from Local Administrations In order to make sure that training activities lead to sustainable follow‐up activities, selection of training participants is crucial. The preliminary list of participants from local administrations was prepared by the experts in consultation with the Ministry of Interior and the Union of Municipalities

of Turkey. The list is suggested in the Needs Assessment Report as below:

o Deputy Mayor o Head of Department of Financial Affairs o Head of Budgeting Unit o Head of Strategy Development Unit o Heads of key policy departments o Gender unit or gender expert (if existing) o Members of Municipal Council, in particular, Council Members in the Executive

Committee for Municipalities and Members of the Planning and Budgeting Commission as well as members of the Equality Commission (if existing)

o Depending on the (potential) choice of pilot projects within municipality, officials from the respective units who will be responsible for pilot analysis

While ideally above listed local administrators are suggested, it is also recommended that municipalities are encouraged to form a GRB group within public administrations which is mandated to pursue the implementation of GRB pilot activities. In this context, the training activities become part of a more strategic engagement of municipalities on GRB. Regarding the GRB core group, the following are recommended to be included:

o Deputy Mayor o Head of Department of Financial Affairs o Head of Strategy Development Unit o Head of Unit responsible for GRB pilot project o Gender unit or gender expert o 2‐3 members of municipal council, if possible women members o Representative(s) of Women’s Assembly

In case civil society women’s budget groups (a kind of civil society platform for GRB) are formed and active, it could be an option to include 1‐2 members of it in the GRB core group within public administration. Although, the timeframe of the current project might be too short to achieve this in all of the pilot provinces, participants of the training will be encouraged to form such groups.

Identification of Potential Entry Points for GRB For 11 provinces, potential entry points for GRB were identified for municipalities and SPAs. Table 1 and Table 2 show appraisal of the pilot provinces with potential entry points.

Table 1: General Appraisal of Pilot Municipalities – Collaboration Potential and Possible Entry Points

Pilot Province

General Comments Possible Entry Points Collaboration Potential

Aydın ‐ Little demonstrated interest in participating in needs assessment, thus little information available.

‐ There is a clear need to get Aydın Municipality involved before starting any further activities to make sure GRB component will be sustainable in this province.

‐ It is the only pilot municipality with a female mayor. ‐ Significant attention to women’s issues in the welfare services

with an intersectoral approach, (multiple forms of disadvantage are addressed).

‐ The capacity building work on GRB with Aydın Metropolitan Municipality could be strengthening of gender responsive planning in the next strategic planning cycle.

‐ Further work needed to identify entry points

‐ Difficult to assess at the moment

‐ As long as political support is not evident, activities will not be sustainable

Çanakkale ‐ Highly committed officials in strategic positions (especially head of strategic planning) with high interest in the project; gender unit in place

‐ Plan to identify broad strategies regarding core issues of gender equality

‐ Improving secondary education and university level schooling ratio of girls and boys to the level of OECD countries average

‐ Relatively good understanding and knowledge of GM by public officials

‐ Equally, the efforts of Çanakkale Municipality in the context of participatory budgeting and participatory development of the investment program can offer entry points for GRB.

‐ High degree of convergence of views that focus on economic empowerment of women is crucial.

‐ Partnership between CSOs and Onsekiz Mart University Women’s Studies Center

‐ Economic empowerment of women as a possible core issue

‐ Education policies with an explicit gender equality objective

‐ Linking GRB to participatory approaches

‐ Participatory budgeting and participatory development of the investment program as possible entry points for GRB

High potential

Edirne ‐ High return of questionnaires as a sign of interest in project ‐ Low knowledge on gender and GM ‐ Women are identified as one of the priority groups in the

employment support program ‐ Reference to the principle of positive discrimination for women,

in social services. ‐ Very positive view of PBB, especially contributing to better

service delivery

‐ Economic empowerment and employment issues

‐ Explicit links to PBB ‐ Housing and community welfare (high share of expenditures)

Medium potential

Erzincan ‐ Economic empowerment of women had been equally highlighted by the mayor

‐ Lack of a budgeting and implementing process that meets the needs of women and girls identified as a weakness in its strategic plan which shows a certain level of awareness.

‐ The mayor and other staff of the Municipality have explicitly expressed their interest in GRB work. The mayor identified vocational training and creating employment opportunities for women as priorities for the empowerment of women in Erzincan.

‐ Weak women CSOs

‐ Issues of economic empowerment of women and vocational training receive high priority

Low potential

Pilot Province

Eskişehir ‐ Leading officials participated in NA questionnaire (mayor and other)

‐ Comparatively high level of gender related activities ongoing ‐ CSOs involved in budget work ‐ Exceptional cooperation between women’s CSOs and

universities’ Women’s Studies Center

‐ Employment and related activities (expressed preference)

‐ Investment program ‐ Environment (high share of expenditures)

‐ Combined inside & outside government GRB approach (public and civil society partnership)

High potential

Gaziantep ‐ Women friendly city; gender unit in public administration in place ‐ Adopted Local Equality Action Plan (in the framework of Women

Friendly Cities Project) ‐ A series of previous activities on gender and women ‐ Gender Commission in the Municipal Council

‐ GRB as a means to implement LEAP

‐ Issues of women’s integration in the labor market and vocational training as well as education

‐ Linking GRB and PBB

High potential

Kahraman‐maraş

‐ Some sign of high level interest in the Program ‐ Rather low knowledge on basic gender issues ‐ Need for basic awareness raising issues on gender equality ‐ Very positive attitude towards benefits of PBB and particular

interest in linking GRB with PBB ‐ Some previous activities on vocational training and sports

activities for women

‐ Women’s economic activities

‐ Linking GRB with PBB

Medium potential

Kastamonu ‐ High level of political interest as indicated by highest response rate to the questionnaire, including many from top leadership

‐ Little prior work on gender and little basic gender knowledge

‐ Issues of education and vocational training

‐ Focus (among others) on participatory aspects of GRB

Low potential

Kayseri ‐ Only pilot municipality where at least some indicators on beneficiaries are disaggregated by sex

‐ Two EU projects related to vocational training for women ‐ Very few other activities related to women or gender equality ‐ High positive attitude towards PBB ‐ Council Commission on Family and Women exists

‐ Linking GRB & PBB, in particular on the issue of gender responsive indicators

‐ Vocational training and employment as well as economic affairs

‐ Cooperation with the Council Commission on Family and Women

Medium potential

Kocaeli ‐ Little basic gender knowledge which constitutes a challenge for GRB trainings (significant focus needs to be on basic concepts)

‐ Very positive attitude towards PBB ‐ Mission statement giving priority to women (and other

disadvantaged groups) in service delivery ‐ Highest spending per capita. ‐ High share of budget goes to housing and community welfare

‐ Focus on service delivery ‐ Linking GRB to PBB ‐ Issues of housing and community welfare

Medium potential

Ordu ‐ Very little information available ‐ Very low budget per capita ‐ Low response from questionnaires, but respondents had received

training on GM and gender responsive planning, which would be a good basis for GRB trainings; further need to explore whether that’s indicative of the level of knowledge in the municipality

‐ Too little information to make well‐grounded suggestions;

‐ Highest labor market participation of women among pilot provinces

‐ Strengthening participatory aspects of GRB

Low potential

Table 2: General Appraisal of Pilot Special Provincial Administrations ‐ – Collaboration Potential and Possible Entry Points

Pilot Province

Çanakkale

‐ Very little information available; no documents received, only 1 questionnaire returned (sign of low interest)

‐ Low degree of room for maneuver at SPA level ‐ Highly positive perception of PBB

‐ Linking GRB with PBB Low potential

Edirne

‐ Low degree of room for maneuver regarding budget at SPA level

‐ Rather low perception of benefits of PBB ‐ Focus on women in agriculture and rural development in

performance documents ‐ Focus on employment related issues as crucial ‐ Low level of knowledge on basic gender issues ‐ Commission on Protecting Women’s and Girls Rights in Council

‐ Education and employment issues

‐ Agriculture and rural development

Low potential

Erzincan

‐ Highly positive perception of PBB ‐ High share of expenditure on housing and community welfare

‐ Focus on links between GRB and PBB

‐ Housing and community welfare

Low potential

Kastamonu

‐ No participation in needs assessment questionnaire ‐ Relatively large share of expenditure on housing and

community welfare ‐ Inventory about needs of women and other disadvantaged

groups is planned

‐ Expenditures on housing and community welfare Link GRB to results of needs analysis

Low potential

Presentation of the Recommendations on Improvement of Capacities to Target Groups and Agreement on Focus of the Training

The recommendations are proposed according to two groups of beneficiaries: for local administrations and for CSOs. Moreover, recommendations regarding the selection of provinces for pilot trainings are suggested. In general, the recommendations on improvement of capacities to target groups are summarized below: (More details can be found in the Need Assessment Report)

Recommendations for Public Administrations

1. Because of the planned closure of SPAs and because their planning function is carried out by central government, it is recommended, that resources and training activities are focused on municipalities/metropolitan municipalities.

2. Given the local elections in March 2014, it is recommended that advocacy work be carried out before elections so as to ensure GRB is included in new strategic plans and that initial trainings are scheduled soon after elections.

3. In order to secure their support and willingness to engage with GRB work, pre‐training meetings with municipal leaders are recommended. It is further recommended that potential entry points are discussed with municipal leaders in these meetings.

4. It is recommended that municipalities are encouraged to select training participants based on strategic considerations in the context of moving towards gender responsive planning and budgeting and that municipalities are encouraged to form a GRB group within public administration which is mandated to pursue the implementation of GRB pilot activities.

5. It is recommended that at least two training/workshop activities are scheduled in each province in order to make sure that the training induces and accompanies a process of developing pilot work and step by step capacity building.

6. Consideration should be given to exploring variation of design of training activities so as to ensure they are tailored to local needs and are being sustained beyond the project.

7. It is recommended to explore the possibility of delivering trainings jointly for public administration and CSOs in (a) selected province(s). This could facilitate the building of partnerships between the administration and civil society.

Recommendations for Civil Society Organisations

1. An Advisory Group comprising of key representatives of national level women’s CSOs, Women’s Assemblies and academics could serve a useful role in discussing the issues which present a challenge to the implementation of this project.

2. A modified programme of training on GRB, with less ambitious objectives is recommended for some of the participating provinces. While retaining key elements of GRB, basics in the evolution of gender equality policy, in particular gender mainstreaming, would form the basis of the training.

3. Given the reported reluctance of some CSOs to engage with local administrations and also the occasional poor benefit to CSOs when there is engagement, it is recommended that Training in Civic Engagement be provided, using GRB as a tool of engagement.

4. Consideration could be given to selecting fewer provinces where the women’s CSOs have some proven capacity of engagement with local administrations and to whom enhanced training in Gender Responsive Budgeting could be delivered.

5. Consideration should be given to making additional efforts to ensure that all the appropriate women’s CSOs have been contacted for this project. Representatives of national level women’s CSOs should be consulted for assistance in this area during this needs assessment exercise, should that be required.

6. Encouragement for the formation of a Women’s Budget Group, led, where possible, by Universities’ Women’s Studies Units, or an adapted model of some of the existing groups, in particular that of the UK Women’s Budget Group.

7. Given concerns about the level of capacity of women’s CSOs and the lack of overall experience, it is recommended that clear selection criteria are established and that an application questionnaire is designed based on these criteria.

Recommendation in relation to TOT for KSGM and for the Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UoM)

1. In order to have a focused and useful training of trainers, it is important to make sure that participants have some degree of background knowledge on gender issues and women’s empowerment in general and the situation in Turkey in particular as well as basic knowledge on budgeting at local level.

2. It is recommended that a good deal of consultation take place with KSGM and Union of Municipalities of Turkey on the design of the training by choosing from curriculum options and delivery approaches offered by the international expert. Participants should be chosen, inter alia, on

the basis of their ability to demonstrate the applicability or transferability of the training within their everyday work.

Managerial Decisions and Activities

After the first draft of the Need Assessment was submitted to the Sabancı Foundation, a meeting was held with SF, UNDP to discuss recommendations and determine priorities 9 May 2013. Based on recommendations of the Need Assessment Report, below decisions were taken:

1. SPAs is excluded from target group of GRB trainings. 2. The pilot GRB training will be delivered in Eskişehir. 3. Gender Centres of Universities will be involved in the GRB trainings. 4. 3‐day trainings will be delivered in 5 provinces for municipalities together with CSOs and

Gender Centres of Universities 5. 2 times 3‐day training will be conducted for the representatives of both municipality, CSOs

and Gender Centres of Universities from the other 3 provinces 6. 1‐day follow‐up workshops will be conducted for municipalities in 2 provinces

After the meeting, the Needs Assessment Report was distributed to the UNJP Partners and they were asked for their approval on selection of the province for pilot GRB training and exclusion of SPAs from target group of the trainings through an official letter of UN Women dated 14 June 2013. The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Family and Social Policies sent their positive responses. 3.3. Output 2: Sabancı Foundation Grant Program (Sabancı Foundation / UNDP) Under the Sabancı Foundation Grant Program, many activities have been carried out during this reporting period. The preparation activities to announce the first call for proposals of the Sabancı Foundation Grant Program started as early as in December 2012. Based on the results of the Mapping Study conducted during the Inception Phase by the Grant Program Team and the experience derived from the previous grant programs implemented by either SF or UNDP, UN Joint Program Coordinator and SF Programs Specialist developed the general framework for the Grant Program. This mainly includes the priorities, intervention areas and target groups that would be dealt under the Program. During this process, the content of several other grant schemes on the same themes were also reviewed. The process ended with setting up of the grant guidelines (Annex 7.5), and finalized in conformity with the decisions taken by the two parties (UNDP and SF) with the approval of UNDP Democratic Governance Portfolio Manager and SF General Director. On the other hand, the Sabancı Foundation Grant Application Form has been adapted and decided to be used in this Program as well. Meanwhile, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) were also prepared to provide quick answers for the possible general questions. Unlike the other two components under the Joint Program, Sabancı Foundation Grant Program was decided to be implemented in 10 pilot provinces. The reason for the exclusion of Gaziantep was only due to the fact that there is another UN Grant Program addressing the same theme in that province. The main objective of the Grant Program was formulated as “to contribute to the empowerment of women and the improvement of institutional capacities of women CSOs in the pilot provinces as well

as to contribute to the embracement of the regulations related to women’s rights and the equality between men and women at local level and maintaining the continuation of these regulations.” The first call for proposal was announced nationwide on March 1, 2013 in the Kick‐off Meeting of the UN Joint Program. The indicative amount allocated for the first call for proposals was determined as 200.000 USD. 3.3.1 Activity 1: Information Days for the Potential Applicants and Technical Assistance to CSOs for Project Applications (February – March 2013) With the announcement of the first call for proposals, the information days were organized in 10 provinces. The dates of the information dates were as follows:

Province Date SFGP Team Member Aydın 22/03/2013 Hediye Nur Hasırcı Çanakkale 21/03/2013 Hediye Nur Hasırcı Edirne 26/02/2013 Öykü Uluçay Erzincan 12/03/2013 Feyhan Evitan Canbay Eskişehir 15/02/2013 Feyhan Evitan Canbay

/ Hediye Nur Hasırcı Kahramanmaraş 05/03/2013 Feyhan Evitan Canbay Kastamonu 26/02/2013 Feyhan Evitan Canbay

/ Hediye Nur Hasırcı Kayseri 05/03/2013 Hediye Nur Hasırcı Kocaeli 22/02/2013 Öykü Uluçay Ordu 13/03/2013 Öykü Uluçay

382 people representing 186 institutions attended to those meetings. During the meetings the priorities of the Grant Program was explained to potential applicants and the guideline for applicants were distributed together with the leaflets prepared for the Grant Program. All the related materials including the presentations done during the information days and the application package (Annex 7.5) were also published in the Joint Program website and Sabancı Foundation Website. However applications were requested to be done via mail. The deadline for the applications was set as 2 May 2013. From 1 March 2013, till 26 April 2013 a help desk support was provided to potential applicants. While an info mail address was activated on the website to answer online inquiries, a technical assistance service was also provided to potential applicants via phone or in person intercourses. The frequently asked questions (FAQs) was also published in the website during the application period, updated regularly when an inquiry came up from a potential applicant in order to disseminate the information equally.

3.3.2 Activity 2: Call for Proposals for SFGP and Selection of Grantees (March ‐ July 2013, January – June 2014) As was pointed out under section 3.3.1, under the first call for proposals, as a result of the information day meetings, 34 applications were received from 10 provinces. The administrative and eligibility check was performed by UN Joint Program Coordinator and UN Joint Program Associate. The grid that was used for this check was given in Annex 7.5. At the end of this phase, 27 project applications merited to pass to the technical evaluation phase. Two independent assessors were recruited in order to undertake the technical evaluation. The term of reference was developed by UN Joint Program Coordinator and the advertisement for the independent assessors was published in the UNDP Website and UN Joint Program Website on 20 March 2013. Out of 17 applications, 5 candidates were shortlisted and asked for a price proposal. As a result of this selection process, Mr. Recep Türkoğlu and Ms. Ceren İşat were selected as the Independent Assessors. The Technical Assessment started with a briefing on the Grant Program Priorities on 13 May 2013 Monday. The Assessors started the technical evaluation on the very same day. Meanwhile, UN Joint Program Associate and Sabancı Foundation Programs Specialist also participated to the technical evaluation and assessed the appointed project applications concurrently. The technical evaluation finished on 17 May 2013 and the arbitrage process was started by UN Joint Program Coordinator. As a result, out of the 27 projects, 20 projects merited to be invited to Jury Interviews. The first list of the selected Projects was submitted for approval to UNDP Democratic Governance Portfolio Manager and Sabancı Foundation General Director on 28 May 2013 together with the pre–evaluation report prepared by UN Joint Program Coordinator and Sabancı Foundation Director of Programs and International Relations. (Annex 7.5) Upon their approval, all the applicants were informed about their status through an email on 4 June 2013. An email including a statement on the areas of improvement identified during the technical evaluation phase was sent to successful applicants and they were asked to re‐design their project upon these recommendations when coming to Jury Interviews. The Jury will be composed of five members: Two independent members namely, Prof. Dr. Yıldız Ecevit and Yıldız Tokman, Representative from Ministry of Family and Social Policies; Zübeyde Polatsoy, Reprentative from Sabancı Foundation; Rana Kotan and UNJP Coordinator Feyhan Evitan Canbay. For the unsuccessful applicants, the justification for the rejection of their project proposal was also provided either via email of via phone, upon their request. The Jury Interviews are scheduled to be held on the last week of June, on 27‐28‐29 June 2013 in Ankara at UNDP Premises. UNDP team is currently working on the organization of the event. It is expected that all process will be completed as of early July and the successful applicants will be announced by this time. 3.3.3 Activity 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of Grant Projects A Grant Implementation and Monitoring Guideline was prepared according to UN Rules by UN Joint Program Coordinator in April and shared with Sabancı Foundation. The content of the guideline comprises of the aim of the grant monitoring in general, scope of project implementation under UN Rules, Procurement rules and all other financial principles, contractual obligations and modifications, and the monitoring tools necessary to follow the technical and financial progress of the projects that

will be implemented under Sabancı Foundation Grant Scheme. On the other hand, based on the consensus reached with the Sabancı Foundation Team, a small manual on how to conduct a monitoring visit to the Grant Beneficiary’s Project has also been started to be developed and will be completed by early August. A monitoring plan will also be developed by UN Joint Program Coordinator after the selection of the grant beneficiaries. 3.4. Output 3: Purple Certificate Program (Sabancı University) 3.4.1 Activity 1: Needs Assessment (March ‐ April 2013, January – February 2014) Needs Assessment (March ‐ April 2013)

City Date PCP Project Team

Aydın 08. 05. 2013 Olcay Özer

Eskişehir 03. 04. 2013 Olcay Özer

Gaziantep 29. 05. 2013 Olcay Özer

Kahramanmaraş 24. 04. 2013 Olcay Özer

Kayseri 27. 04. 2013 Olcay Özer

Kocaeli 17. 04. 2013 Olcay Özer

During needs assessment, Olcay Özer from PCP Project team visited six provinces. The activities that are listed below is implemented:

Needs assessment for the local gender awareness trainings and workshops in the provinces were structured with SU’s academicians.

Determination of target groups (local PDoNE officers, teachers, students and academicians) During the site visits the representative of PCP Project Team visited and interviewed each

city’s local PDoNE directors and officers, teachers and contributors from powerful CSOs that are focused on gender and women.

During the site visits, PCP project team determined the target group’s level of awareness on gender and gathered insight on the local actors

3.4.2 Activity 2: Training Design of the Program (March – May 2013, February – May 2014, 2015) Training Design of the Program (March –May 2013) The activities that are listed below were implemented:

The needs assessment data was analysed by SU team. Topics for gender awareness modules were determined. Gender training workshop titles and modules were determined. Training materials were developed. The appropriate methodology based on the adult interactive learning basics were determined The training materials, modules and methodology were discussed with MoNE Local gender training materials were finalized in March 2013.

Purple Certificate Program modules were finalized in May 2013. 3.4.3 Activity 3: Implementation of Training Programs Delivery of local trainings (April‐May 2013, March‐May 2014, 2015) Implementation of Local Training Programs (April‐ May 2013) The following tasks were realized before and during the local trainings in the 6 provinces (Aydın, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri and Kocaeli):

• Training schedules and the academicians who would deliver the trainings were determined. • Training schedules and academicians were approved by MoNE. • Training material was submitted to and approved by MoNE. • Approval letters and training schedules were shared with PDoNEs in the provinces. • Local participants were selected with the PDoNE. • The participant lists were prepared and shared with the schools. • The participants, 40 teachers from each province, were invited to the venue that was

appointed by the PDoNEs. • PCP team and SU academicians delivered local trainings. • Pre and post tests were collected from the participants. • Orientation on PCP was done and information on the admission procedure was shared.

Seven faculty members and one PCP project team member from Sabancı University visited the provinces (Aydın, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri and Kocaeli) and delivered six local trainings. An assigned administrator of the MoNE was present at each local training session as an observer. 40 high school teachers were present at each local training, thus a total of 240 high school teachers have participated in the local training sessions. At each local training, the same basic gender awareness module was delivered. Hence, all the 240 high school teachers were exposed to the same material even though they were at different locations. The local trainings were delivered in six provinces according to a schedule determined by Sabancı University and approved by the MoNE. At least one academician was accompanied by Olcay Özer in the provinces. The local trainings in the 6 cities were conducted on the dates below. The local trainings in the 6 cities were conducted on the following dates:

Pilot Province Date SU Academician Aydın 08. 05. 2013 Ayşe Betül Çelik, Olcay Özer Eskişehir 03. 04. 2013 Sibel Irzık, Deniz Tarba Ceylan,

Olcay Özer Gaziantep 29. 05. 2013 Sibel Irzık, Deniz Tarba Ceylan,

Olcay Özer Kahramanmaraş 24. 04. 2013 Ruken Alp, Olcay Özer Kayseri 27. 04. 2013 Meral Güçeri, Zeynep Önal

İskenderoğlu, Olcay Özer Kocaeli 17. 04. 2013 Gülayşe Koçak, Olcay Özer

With the local training programs the following objectives were aimed;

• Promoting gender awareness and gender equality • Developing a critical gender perspective • Creating a basic understanding of gender related concepts, gender roles and gender equality

among high school teachers at the local level Each training session was three hours, including the orientation session on PCP. At each training session, at least one academician lectured on gender, stereotypical gender roles and gender equality. The module on gender awareness was developed by SU academicians and the PCP project team, and was approved by the MoNE. The module included a theoretical component followed by a workshop. The theoretical module presented introductory information on gender, statistical data on gender equality in the world and in Turkey as well as visual material that depicted stereotypical gender roles, such as media advertisements, cartoons and movie characters in order to facilitate the understanding of how gender inequality had been perpetuated in the society. At each training session, a workshop followed the lecture, thus, the participants had a chance to obtain hands‐on experience to work with real‐life situations to apply the information they were exposed to during the lecture. At the workshops, participants used printed material (daily newspapers, magazines, articles, etc.) to identify stereotypical gender roles, gender discriminatory language and gender inequality in society. The workshop ended with a lengthy discussion session in which participants had the opportunity to raise questions on gender inequality and gender roles. Also, participants brainstormed on how to approach gender inequality issues at their school or family environment. SU academicians facilitated the discussions on general and local manifestations of gender inequality. During the training session, participants were encouraged to contribute actively as all the participatory adult learning principles were applied. In order to evaluate the gender knowledge and learning curve, a pre‐test and post‐test were administered in the trainings. The evaluations will be done in the next implementation phase. Moreover, at every local training an orientation session to introduce PCP and elaborate on the expectations and gains of such gender awareness program was given to participating teachers. Questions on how to apply to PCP, how the selection process works, the PCP modules and learning objectives, accommodation and transportation details and permissions from the MoNE were answered. Additionally, at the end of the orientation session, teachers who were further interested in an extensive gender training program and willing to apply to PCP were given contact information for later applications. Delivery of PCP in Istanbul (June 2013, 2014, 2015) The first Purple Certificate Program was held at Sabancı University, Tuzla Campus between June 24 and June 29, 2013. 47 out of 106 applicants were invited to the program. 47 high school teachers from six project cities (Aydın, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, and Kocaeli) participated and received their certificate at the end of the 5 day program. In addition to the 47 high school teachers, 1 representative from the MoNE was present during the whole program in order to observe and gain insight on how the program works and how the MoNE could be a part of the process in terms of developing and integrating gender awareness in the school system.

PCP’S opening ceremony was held at Sabancı University’s Campus with the participation of Nihat Berker; the President of SU, Ahmet Sabancı from MoNE’s Project and Research Development Program, Rana Kotan from Sabancı Foundation and academicians from Sabancı University. The 1st PCP was structured according to the experiences of the previous Purple Certificate Programs. The project team and the academicians realized brainstorming meetings in order to re‐structure the content of the Program. Also the suggestions and the pre and final tests gathered from the local meetings in the six project cities were taken into account to improve the Program. Some significant changes have been applied to the methodology and the structure of the program. New modules and new workshops were added into the curriculum of PCPs, particularly with the aim of increasing the discussion time and workshops in order to encourage participants to be involved and interact more with each other and with the material presented. Thus, participatory adult learning methods were successfully adapted into the program. Another innovation in the structure of the Certificate Program was the modification of the methodology of daily evaluations; this year at the closing session of every day, teachers coming from the same city formed small groups and designed a poster about the current day’s modules. They shared impressions; debated on how they reacted toward the material presented, discussed whether they internalized the modules and brainstormed on how to bring gender sensitive perspective into their poster. Using this methodology the participatory interaction of high school teachers to discuss and apply the daily experiences of the PCP was targeted. Moreover, working in smaller groups with colleagues from their own city, participants were encouraged to cooperate and work together on projects which may establish closer working relations in their hometowns as well. At the closing ceremony; each local group presented their posters and explained how they can link these work to their in‐class activities. The educational modules were structured in order to challenge the traditional gender stereotypes and gender roles, identify gender discourses and to motivate gender sensitive role models for the students. In that sense, the particular topics of educational modules that were covered in the PCP were as follows:

• Introduction to Gender and Women’s Movement • Gender and Media • Gender Equality in High School Textbooks • Social Sciences and Gender • Gender and Psychology • Creative Writing Workshop • Literature and Gender • “Snow‐White without Seven Dwarfs”: Re‐Writing Fairy‐ tales • History Textbooks and Gender • Religion and Gender • Body, Health and Gender • Workshop: Gender Based Violence, Discrimination and Sexual Harassment • “Gender and Taboos” • Gender in Natural Sciences and Mathematics • Sexual Identity and Sexual Orientation Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination

• Economics, Politics, Individual Empowerment: NGO Experiences • Law and Gender

Not only the educational modules, but the PCP was also supported by extracurricular activities such as film screenings and discussions as well as a reading theatre realized by the participants. According to the protocol signed between SU and the MoNE, PCP was recognized by the Ministry of National Education, thus the 47 high school teachers who attended the 5 days of the program fully received their certificates from both the SU and the MoNE. The certificate ceremony took place at Karaköy Minerva Palas, where Sondan Durukan Feyizoğlu; the Vice President of SU and Mehmet Özcan, The Chair of Developing Project and Researches Department presented the certificates to the participants. Before the closing ceremony, a session was dedicated to the evaluation of the PCP. Participants’ feedback was collected orally and recorded in order to understand the gains of the program, the points where PCP needs improvement and where the material was coercive. The information gathered in the evaluation will be used to prepare the supervision module as well as the necessary future changes in the PCP. The main points from the evaluation session as follows: EVALUATION of PCP 2013 A session was dedicated to the evaluation of the PCP. Participants’ feedback was collected orally and recorded in order to understand the gains of the program, the points where PCP needs improvement and where the material was coercive. The information gathered in the evaluation will be used for preparing the supervision module. Points of Challenge

• Confusion on the basic gender terms, such as gender identity, gender roles, sexual identity, biological sex and sexual orientation. Regarding gender as obscene because of confusing gender with sexuality.

• Resistance to understand and accept sexual identities and sexual orientation beside traditional female‐male and heterosexual individuals.

• Resistance to carry gender discussions in relation to religion. Understanding the broader picture on how religion interacts with gender in general could not be discussed.

• Resistance to the idea that traditional gender roles could be changed over time. Areas of improvement in the Program

• Sparing more time to question and answer • Using discussion time efficiently • More focus on “human” rights • Adding more current data and statistics • Update on law amendments concerning women’s rights • Avoiding overlap in the presentations • More time to participants’ preparation and presentation of posters • Sparing additional time on identifying the key concepts of gender, such as gender identity,

gender roles, sexual identity, biological sex and sexual orientation Positive Feedback

• Idea of discrimination can be faced at anytime and anywhere as well as one can be the perpetrator and the victim depending on the context and politics of identity

• In order to fight against gender inequality one should stand up against all inequalities • PCP should continue, thus, sustainability of PCP is vital • One of the most efficient gender awareness trainings the participants had attended • Real life experiences enabled understanding of minority groups • Interactive modules such as participants’ preparation of posters was found very effective

Gains of the Program • A detailed understanding of gender and biological sex was established • Difference between gender identity, sexual orientation and sexual identity were identified • Participants faced their own homophobia and transphobia • Participants learned about the local NGOs and wanted to connect with them • Participants from the same province developed rapport , as they wanted to stay in touch and

implement projects together

4. ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD

(4 JUNE 2013 – 7 JANUARY 2014) 4.1. Program Management 4.1.1. Program Advisory Council Meetings and Steering Committee Meeting. The second Steering Committee Meeting and the first Program Advisory Council Meeting are scheduled to be held on 3 September 2013 in Kayseri. The Ministry of Family and Social Policies, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative and Sabancı Foundation Chairman of Board of Trustees are expected to attend to this meeting. Vice governors, municipality staff, Joint Program contact persons from pilot provinces and the representatives of CSOs and media are also expected to participate. The Second Program Advisory Council Meeting, on the other hand, is planned to be held early December in Gaziantep. 4.2. Output 1: Gender Responsive Budgeting Program (UN Women) 4.2.1. Activity 3: Establishment of Baseline and Performance Monitoring Framework (June‐July

2013) Based on needs assessment, a baseline, targets and indicators will be refined by June 2013 to measure progress. There will also be targets for each group established, as there is high probability that the target groups may differ in their capacities and needs.

4.2.2. Activity 4: Training Design and Development of Training Materials/Education Curricula (June 2013 ‐ December 2013) Based on needs assessment and capacity assessment of target groups, tailor‐made training programs will be developed by national and international experts. Training materials will be developed both in English and Turkish. Peer review of the training materials will ensure high quality of training materials. The activities that are listed below will be implemented during the implementation phase.

Completion of the design of ToT training Development of training materials for local administration and CSOs Delivery of a pilot training in Eskişehir with participation of representatives from

Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, Gender Centres of Universities and CSOs (September – December 2013)

Delivery of ToT for UoM on 9‐10 September 2013 in Ankara Delivery of ToT for MoFSP on 26‐27 October 2013 in Ankara Review of training materials Translation of training materials.

4.3. Output 2: Sabancı Foundation Grant Program (Sabancı Foundation / UNDP) 4.3.1 Activity 2: Call for Proposals for SFGP and Selection of Grantees The selection process will be completed as of early July and the successful grant beneficiaries will be announced. Two‐days training on how to implement the Project under SFGP will be delivered by SFGP Team to the Grant Beneficiaries (GBs) and the grant contracts will be signed on the same week between UNDP and GBs and between Sabancı Foundation and GBs. The first instalment of their grant will be released by UNDP right after the contract signing. 4.3.2 Activity 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of Grant Projects The monitoring of the Grant Projects will start right after the contract signature. However, the first field visits are expected to be scheduled in February 2014 according to the Monitoring Plan developed by the UN Joint Program Coordinator. 4.4. Output 3: Purple Certificate Program (Sabancı University) 4.4.1. Activity 4: Tracking Progress of Teachers The activities that are listed below will be implemented from July 2013 to December 2013. Tracking Progress of Teachers The 47 teachers who have participated in the PCP 2013 will be tracked in order to ensure gender awareness has been internalized and incorporated into teaching practices and projects. Tracking of teachers will be done via an online network, supervision meetings and follow‐up meetings.

Online Network (August 2013‐September 2013) An online network between teachers, PDoNEs and SU team will be formed and used regularly.

• An online network will be formed among teachers, PDoNEs and SU team. • Regular discussion topics and homework will be given to teachers regarding gender awareness

issues via the online network. • Teachers will be encouraged to discuss the roadblocks and barriers they have been facing

while implementing gender awareness work in their provinces and at their schools via the online network.

• PCP holder teachers will be motivated to ask questions and suggestions to SU academicians and to PCP team via the online network

Supervision Meetings (September ‐ October 2013, 2014, August – September 2015) The following activities will be carried out with the 47 PCP holder teachers in their province:

• The supervision meeting schedule and the academicians who deliver the training will be determined.

• The meeting schedule will be shared with MoNE and PDoNEs. • A refresher course will be developed on the gender concepts and issues that have been

covered in the PCP curriculum. Local examples on gender issues will also be included in the module.

• Gender related new assignments and homework will be given according to teachers’ performance in the supervision meetings.

• Gender related assignments of teachers formed as a result of the PCP facilitation workshop will be checked.

• Teachers who are eager to develop further gender related projects will be given supervision in the province.

• Teachers who would like to conduct their own gender awareness presentations in their schools and in their province will be supervised both on their ability to present the material and material appropriateness.

• The teachers’ learning curve will be measured and the supervision meetings will be evaluated. Follow‐up Meetings (December 2013 ‐ January 2014, December 2014‐January 2015, October 2015) The following activities will be carried out with the PCP holder teachers as part of follow‐up meetings:

• PCP administration team will be conducting follow‐up meetings in the provinces in order to track the progress and record the activities and projects.

• Teachers’ assignments both from PCP Istanbul and the supervision meetings will be checked and support will be given if their progress has been lacking.

• In‐depth interviews with teachers on how gender consciousness internalization process has been progressing and on how much of the gender equality approach has been incorporated into their daily and work life.

• Meetings with PDoNEs will be arranged in order to track PCP holding teachers’ progress. • Meetings with local CSOs and academicians will be arranged in order to introduce PCP holder

teachers with the local resources and support. Gender Awareness Kit (September‐October 2013) A gender awareness kit will be prepared in order to provide a tool for the PCP holder teachers. The following activities will be carried out:

• The presentations used in the PCP will be gathered from the participating academicians in August 2013.

• Workshop and facilitation materials on gender awareness teaching will be gathered. • Visual material that can be used as consciousness raising example will be gathered, such as

advertisements, television series, and cartoons. • All the material will be collected in electronic medium as a CD in order to ensure accessibility

and availability of the gender awareness material. • The gender awareness kit will be distributed to the teachers who participated in PCP.

5. WORK PLAN REALIZED (04/01/2013 – 07/06/2013) 2013

Task Name Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Project management and backstopping Kick ‐ off Meeting Steering Committee Meetings Inception Report Progress Reports 2 OUTPUT 1: GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETING PROGRAM Activity 1: Needs Assessment (January ‐ May 2013) Activity 2: Identification of target groups and capacity assessment Activity 3: Establishment of baseline and performance monitoring Activity 4: Training design and development of training Activity 5: Training Delivery and Monitoring (September 2013‐ June Activity 6: Evaluation of the trainings results and recommendations for 3 OUTPUT 2: SABANCI FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM

Finalization of SFGP Design Finalization of Application forms Preparation of information day materials and agenda Completion of information day visits to each pilot city Launch of SFGP and the Application Process Dissemination of SFGP information through brochures, official launch Preparation of a Monitoring and Evaluation Guideline End of the Application Process Pre‐evaluation of the Applications Project interviews and Final Jury Evaluations 4 OUTPUT 3: PURPLE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Needs Assessment Training Design of the Program Local training materials PCP modules Delivery of Local Trainings Delivery of PCP Trainings

6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK Expected Results (Outcomes & outputs)

Indicators (with baselines & indicative timeframe)

Realisation Rate Means of verification Responsibilities

Result 1: Improved capacities of local administrations (municipalities) and local women’s CSOs (including Citizen Assemblies and Women Assemblies) and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in 11 provinces to analyse, develop and monitor local budgets from a gender perspective

Outputs Output Level Indicators

To initiate concrete steps to better reflect needs of men and women to local plans and budgets by local administrators, members of women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in 3 pilot provinces by the end of September 2015.

# of pilot provinces that initiate concrete steps to better reflect needs of men and women to plans and budgets

Report on lessons learned Reports of follow‐up workshops

Information continuously obtained from project contact persons at municipalities, representatives of CSOs and Women’s Centres of Universities.

Feedbacks obtained from relevant partners.

Expert judgement (UN Women)

UN WOMEN

Activity Activity Level Indicators

The needs assessment will be completed in 11 pilot provinces by the end of May 2013.

Target groups in 11 pilot provinces will be identified by the end of June 2013. Based on needs assessment; baseline, indicators of progress measurement and targets will be established by the end of July 2013.

# of localities covered during needs assessment

Completed

Need Assessment Report prepared by national and international experts

Review of records for the identification of target groups, their capacity assessment.

Expert judgement (UN Women)

UN WOMEN

At least 40 national experts (on gender mainstreaming and/or on local administrations) will have participated to GRB training of trainers (ToT) by the end of 2013.

# of participants involved in ToT

The first phase of ToT for UoM was delivered by UoM on “Local Budgeting Process” and “Gender Equality” on 1‐2 July 2013 in Ankara.

Documents from the trainings (agendas, list of participants, feedback evaluations of the trainings)

Expected Results (Outcomes & outputs) Indicators (with baselines & indicative timeframe)

Based on the capacity of pilot provinces in terms of implementing GRB, different tailor‐made training activities will be conducted in the pilot provinces. In this framework; 125 participants from local administrations, members of women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in 5 pilot provinces will be involved in GRB training by the end of September 2015.

50 participants from local administrations, members of women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in the remaining 6 pilot provinces will be involved in modified training program of GRB by the end of September 2015.

At least 40 participants form local administrations, women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities will be involved in more advanced GRB workshops for monitoring implementations of GRB at their localities by the end of September 2015.

# of participants from local administrations, women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities trained on GRB

# of participants from local administrations, women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities involved in advanced GRB workshops

Documents from the trainings (agendas, list of participants, feedback evaluations of the trainings)

UN Women

Local administrators, members of women’s CSOs and Women’s Studies Units of Universities in the pilot provinces will have an improved understanding on the importance of GRB for improving gender equality by the end of September 2015

# of disseminated GRB brochures

200 brochures

The report on lessons learned Training evaluations of participants

An institutional basis for regular GRB trainings for local administrations will be identified and training materials will be available by the end of 2015.

Level of institutionalization of GRB trainings for local administration.

Report on lessons learned

Result 2: Increased Capacity of Local Actors to Address Gender Equality

At least 300 people will attend the information days held under two calls for proposals.

At least 25 institutions (CSOs, municipalities, universities) will attend the Project Proposal Development Training.

At least 85 Project applications (in total) will be made for two cycles of the Grant Program.

At least one project will be awarded in each pilot province (except Gaziantep) in every grant cycle.

At least 1 Project will address GBR in the proposal.

At least 3 initiatives will establish a new women’s CSO.

# of applications # of selected projects # of beneficiaries reached by

projects % of increase in the number

of CSOs focusing on women’s issues

# of projects addressing and supporting implementation of Local Plan issues

# of new services for women # of media items.

Ongoing Activity 34 applications 186 institutions reached. 366 people reached

Program Documents UN Joint Program Website Info day participation lists

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Result 3: Increased Gender Awareness and Understanding of Gender Equality of teachers and local actors

New training materials on gender education will be developed and a booklet on gender mainstreaming in the classrooms for teachers’ use will be prepared.

130 teachers will complete the Purple Certificate Program and receive their certificate.

At least 130 teachers will have been trained on the concept of gender, gender roles and gender equality, gender equity.

At least 200 teachers will have an understanding on the importance of gender equality in education system and teaching practices.

The capacity of at least 130 teachers will be improved to demonstrate gender mainstreaming skills in all stages of

# of participants trained # of Purple Certificate

holders # of applications to Purple

Certificate # of new projects addressing

gender equality # of extracurricular activities

focusing on gender awareness

% of increase in teachers’ gender awareness

# of media items

47 out of 130 teachers completed the PCP and received their certificate. 47 out of 130 teachers had

been trained on the concept of gender, gender roles and gender equality, gender equity. 240 (exceeds the expectation

at least 200 teachers) had an understanding on the importance of gender equality in education system and teaching practices. The capacity of 47 out of 130 teachers was improved to demonstrate gender mainstreaming skills in all stages of education system and

Records of local trainings Records of the Purple Certificate Program Participants’ feedback Evaluation of the trainers

SABANCI UNIVERSITY

education system and teaching practices.

At least 65 teachers will use practical gender equality tools for creating change within the classroom.

At least 15 teachers will implement gender equality based projects at school for sustainability and change.

teaching practices

7. ANNEXES 7.1. The Need Assessment Report (Volume I&II) 7.2. The need assessment questionnaires for municipalities and SPAs with their cover letters and sent messages 7.3. The participant list of the seminar with stakeholders on 12 March 2013 7.4. The Program of Erzincan Mission 7.5. MoM of 1st Steering Committee and Participant List 7.6. Sabancı Foundation Grant Program Guideline, Application Package and Information Day presentation. 7.7 Pre‐Evaluation Report

Progress Report - United Nations Development Programme

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Untitled - United Nations Development Programme

An Assessment of the Impacts of Sri Lanka’s Programme for School Improvement and School Report Card Programme on Students’ Academic Progress

Introductory Paper for a Programme on The Wealth of Nations Revisited

OIC -2025: Programme of Action Progress Report 2018 – 2019

1 | Page United Nations Development Programme Annotated

United Nations Environment Programme - Stockholm

oin the debate! - United Nations Development Programme

Micro Assessment of - United Nations Development Programme

Monitoring progress towards Gender Equality in the Sixth Framework Programme

United Nations Nations Unies

FINAL REPORT - United Nations Development Programme

m mm m - United Nations Development Programme

4"1:' r - United Nations Development Programme

Project Document - United Nations Development Programme

“Enlivening Ideas” - United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Development Programme 1

oNexia - United Nations Development Programme

ii - United Nations Development Programme

executive summary - United Nations Development Programme

DP/1992/SR.23 - United Nations Development Programme