24/02/2026
๐ฆ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ-๐ผ๐ฑ๐ธ๐น ๐ธ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ท ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป-๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐ท๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ธ๐น๐ธ๐ผ๐ช๐ต
๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐น๐๐ธ๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฑ๐พ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐๐พ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐
๐น๐๐ท๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ช-๐ค๐ข, ๐ค๐ข๐ค๐จ
The 3-Day Write-Shop on the Preparation of Gender-Responsive Project Proposals was enriched by the expertise of Atty. Mylen B. Gonzales-Esquivel, J.D., RSW, served as the Subject Matter Expert. Her guidance ensured strong technical depth, practical application, and alignment with the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines (HGDG), enabling participants to effectively integrate its core elements into their respective project proposals.
The activity aimed to strengthen participantsโ capacity to develop technically sound and gender-responsive programs and projects. Specifically, it enhanced understanding of foundational Gender and Development (GAD) concepts, deepened knowledge of the HGDG, built skills in conducting gender analysis using s*x-disaggregated data (SDD), and guided participants in integrating gender issues throughout project design and proposal writing.
Module 1 focused on foundational concepts such as s*x versus gender, gender roles, equality and equity, practical and strategic gender needs, and identifying gender bias in programs. Through interactive exercises like โSpot the Gender Issueโ and data analysis workshops, participants critically examined who benefits from programs, who may be excluded, and how gender gaps can be identified using evidence-based approaches. The introduction to the HGDG framework allowed participants to understand its key components and apply simplified scoring to sample projects.
Module 2 emphasized practical application through hands-on gender analysis and project design sessions. Participants analyzed case examples using SDD, identified gender gaps and root causes, and translated these into clear objectives, strategies, activities, and gender-sensitive indicators. Gender elements were systematically integrated into all parts of the project proposal, including rationale, budget allocation, and monitoring and evaluation plans. Each group also conducted an HGDG self-assessment to refine and strengthen their outputs.
Five project proposals were presented and assessed using HGDG criteria. The proposal on improving male and female access to elective surgical missions in Bohol received the highest score of 19.33, followed by โSIMC Bantay Panunotโ (19), โProject SAFEโ (17.67), the Gender-Responsive Nursing Recruitment and Leadership Program (16.66), and โQueue-Equityโ (16).
The write-shop successfully enhanced participantsโ competencies in gender mainstreaming, strengthened the institutional application of the HGDG, and reaffirmed the organizationโs commitment to inclusive, equitable, and gender-responsive service delivery.
