• Evaluation of local policies and budgets from gender perspective

• Donor: ADA/SIDA
• Implementation Country / Region: Vlore/Albania
• Duration (years): November 2020 – May 2021
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• Target Groups

• Direct beneficiaries include:
   Strategic Management Group of the Municipality,
   Respective finance and budget departments staff who will improve their skills in planning and preparing a gender-sensitive budget.
  Indirect beneficiaries and target groups include:
   Women and girls of Vora Municipality
   Local organizations and stakeholders
   Local media
   Citizens of the municipality of Vlora

• Main Activities

•  Research and data collection from available sources
   In-depth interviews with municipal staff (SMG and finance and budget department) and local CSO-s
   Assessment Report on local policies and budgets from a gender perspective (with a focus on social services)
   Awareness and informational meetings (three) with project beneficiaries for sharing findings and recommendations
   Advocacy activities through online media for the implementation and monitoring of recommendations

• Short Description

• A public budget is one of the most significant policy making elements of local governance, which is carefully planned and drafted by local administrations in cooperation with local communities and addresses their needs and priorities. While there is lack of data (especially sex segregated ones) on citizens engagement in all stages of the budgeting process, it is hard to understand whether the Municipality of Vlora is committed to a responsive gender budgeting. For addressing this VYC will draft Report Assessment on local policies and budgets from a gender perspective (with a focus on social services). Findings and recommendations will be shared with citizens and will be advocated with local officials.

• Achieved or to be Achieved Results

• -Monitoring of budget planning, execution and expenditures through the Assessment Report on local policies and budgets from a gender perspective (with a focus on social services);
  -Promotion of Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in social services planning;
  -Supporting local groups to engage in gender budgeting initiatives and advocate for gender related priorities to be included in the local plans and budgets.

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