Anatolie Stafie

ERMELITA V. VALDEAVILLA 10 Makban Street, NAPOCOR Village, 1116 Quezon City, Philippines Tels: +6325085218; +639277567377 Email: evaldeavilla@yahoo.com 61 years old, Female, Filipino OVERVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS  Education: - Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA, from International Academy of Management and Economics) and Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSSW from Centro Escolar University) - Credits in Master of Arts on Women in Development (MAWID from the University of the Philippines), Master of Arts in Social Work (MSSW from Centro Escolar University); and Bachelor’s credits in Liberal Arts, major in English in Luzonian University.  United Nations Experience (January 2002 to present): - Institutional Capacity Building Consultant for Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Reporting (11 March to present), responsible for building the capacity of the staff of UN Women-Cambodia for strategic planning, monitoring and reporting; - Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Adviser of UN Women-Cambodia (1 October 2014 to 15 February 2016), responsible for facilitating strategic planning, annual reporting, review of systems and monitoring; - Governance Technical Adviser, UN Women-Cambodia (1 November 2014 to 15 July 2015), responsible for providing strategic guidance in programming, resource mobilization, partnership building and capacity building; - Three years of consultancy experience as proposal evaluator of UN Trust Fund for the Elimination of Violence against Women (2012 to 2014); - Institutional Capacity Building Specialist (1 February 2003-30 September 2011) of UNIFEM/UN Women Afghanistan Country Office, responsible for: (i) building institutional capacities for gender mainstreaming of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and key government entities; (ii) supporting gender mainstreaming work of other UN agencies; (iii) maintaining productive partnership with NGOs/CSOs, government, and international agencies; (iv) developing proposals, policy papers, and reports; (v) producing high level documents and knowledge products; (vi) leading the UN Gender Working Group and Gender Donors’ Coordination Group on behalf of UNIFEM/UN Women; and (vii) managing the ACO’s program on institutional capacity building. - Worked as gender adviser of UNCT Philippines (1 January 2002-31 January 2003) with responsibility to assist UN agencies to mainstream gender in country programs, strategies and policies and in CCA and UNDAF using human rights based and result management approaches  Government Experience (25 years): - 20 years of work experience in the Philippine national women’s machinery as Executive Director (1998-2001); Director of Monitoring and Evaluation (1989-1998); Director of Planning and Programming (1988-89); and technical staff (1982-1988). Responsible for providing substantive and technical leadership in mainstreaming gender into the work of government agencies at the national and local levels; mobilizing resources; and facilitating initiatives to advance the status of women. (Note: During this period, I facilitated strategic planning in various government agencies to mainstream gender through organizational development approach.) - Five years of work experience as social worker in disadvantaged and industrial communities (Department of Social Welfare in Quezon Province and Export Processing Zone Authority in Mariveles, Bataan) 1  Other Consultancy Experiences (2011 to present): - Proposal writer of JBS International; international technical consultant of a women’s NGO in Afghanistan, editorial consultant of PAGASA Weather Bureau Credit Cooperative newsletter; and social worker of Recovery Circle.  Major Skills: - Strategic planning; all aspects of women’s rights and gender mainstreaming; policy making; programming (program design, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation); English writing and speaking; computer, internet and web operation; presentation; management, supervision and coordination; knowledge product development; results based management (RBM); human rights based approach (HRBA); operation of Result Management System (RMS) of UN Women; interpersonal relations in a multi-cultural setting; and working with donors.  Main Recognitions Received: - Recipient of OUTSTANDING rating from UN Women and UNDP in 2002-2003; from United Nation’s Competency Review Group (CRG) from 2003 to 2011; and UN Women-Cambodia as Governance Adviser (2014-2015). Recipient of Most Outstanding Alumni on Foreign Service, Luis Palad Provincial High School (2016) and Torch of Independence Award from the Philippine Centennial Commission (1999). EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND  Master in Business Administration International Academy of Management and Economics, Makati, Philippines (graduate)  Master of Arts in Women and Development University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City (credits only)  Master of Science in Social Work Centro Escolar University, Mendiola, Manila (credits only)  Bachelor of Science in Social Work Centro Escolar University, Mendiola Manila (graduate)  Bachelor of Arts, major in English Luzonian University, Lucena City (credits only) DETAILS OF WORK EXPERIENCE 11 March to present Institutional Capacity Building Consultant for Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Room # 628, Sixth floor, Building A, Phnom Penh Centre Corner of Sihanouk and Sothearos Boulevard Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Responsible for building the capacity of the staff of UN Women-Cambodia for strategic planning, monitoring and reporting. Successfully conducted team building, coaching and training sessions on donor reporting, operation of RMS, performance improvement, and English communication. 22 June 2015 to 15 February 2016 Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Consultant, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment - Cambodia Room # 628, Sixth floor, Building A, Phnom Penh Centre Corner of Sihanouk and Sothearos Boulevard Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2 Provided strategic direction and built institutional capacity in developing the 2016-2018 Strategic Plan of UN Women-Cambodia using consultative, human rights based approach and result based management principles. The Strategic Plan documents that were produced through my facilitation and leadership were cited as “stellar” by the country director. They were: Strategic Note (20162018), Development Results Framework (2016-2018); Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness Frameworks (both for 2016 and for 2016-2018); Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan (both for 2016 and for 2016-2018); Internal Resource Framework (both for 2016 and for 2016 to 2018); Human Resource Table (2016); and Annual Work Plan (2016). 3 November to 15 July 2015 Governance Programme Technical Adviser, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment - Cambodia Room # 628, Sixth floor, Building A, Phnom Penh Centre Corner of Sihanouk and Sothearos Boulevard Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Provided specialized gender-sensitive law/policy analysis and strategic advice to CCO Governance Programme on access to justice initiatives for women to achieve national commitments and international obligations on women’s rights and compliance with international human rights instruments in Cambodia.  Provided high quality technical advice to CCO Governance Programme including through documents or reports on knowledge management and communication products, lessons learned, best practices, reports of high level-dialogues, development of concept notes or proposals, with inputs by Governance Programme.  Provided strategic advice to Country Representative and Governance Programme on opportunities for resource mobilization, including development of advocacy strategies/communication tools in support of resource mobilization; and development of a brief concept note that contributes to CCO’s resource mobilization strategy.  Strengthened the strategic coordination and monitoring of all UN Women support to ascertain progress and achievements of the RGC and implementing partners, and identify existing constraints and emerging challenges of development. 5 October 2014 to 5 February 2015 Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Consultant, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment - Cambodia Room # 628, Sixth floor, Building A, Phnom Penh Centre Corner of Sihanouk and Sothearos Boulevard Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Updated the CCO’s strategic plan (AWP, DRF, OEEF, MERP, and Addendum to Strategic Note)  Developed its 2015 Annual Work Plan and drafted its attendant 2015 Consolidated Delivery Plan (reflecting procurement actions, programme actions, and human resources).  Reviewed the CCO’s Performance Monitoring Framework for Development Results to update and ensure the accuracy of information.  Documented progress made on the CCO’s implementation of its management-for-results framework (Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework-OEEF).  Collated results-based inputs from programme teams and prepared the CCO’s 2014 Annual Report using the Result Management System of UN Women. 11-17 July 2014 Consultant, United Nations Trust Fund on the Elimination of Violence against Women (UNTF) 220 East 42nd St, Room 2107, NY 10017, NY, USA  Evaluated the technical and strategic worthiness of 21 full pledged proposals on the elimination of violence against women based on the criteria issued by UNTF (Note: The assessment includes evaluation of the proposals’ Result-based Framework).  Accomplished the system based assessment instruments for all the applicants for EVAW Trust Fund support 3  Identified short listed applicants for funding and provided justification on why their proposals deserve to be funded 1 October 2011 to present International Consultant (volunteer), Afghan Women’s NGO No. 8 Butcher Street, Kabul, Afghanistan  Provides advice and all-around technical support to the work of the NGO on women’s empowerment and gender equality, including the preparation of project proposals, political statements, press releases, reports to donors, and information materials  Liaises with international funding agencies, media, and other partners of the organization to generate continuing support to its initiatives  Wrote and supervised the publication of the 5-Year Accomplishment Report and corporate brochure of the NGO; 13 project proposals; 39 press statements; 1 occasional paper; 2 online petitions; and 21 speeches 1 January 2014 to present Editorial Consultant, Cooperative Newsletter Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Science Garden, Agham Road, Quezon City, Philippines  Undertakes final editing of all textual articles for publication, including screening of photos and non-text materials for publication  Advises the editorial staff on the concept of the publication and checks the final dummy prior to printing to ensure that it is free from errors  Provides journalistic coaching to writers and editorial staff 15 January 2014 to present Social Worker, Recovery Circle Foundation 25 Kingsville Street, White Plains, Quezon City, Philippines  Undertakes case studies of clients and facilitate necessary interventions to address their behavioral problems and speed up their recovery  Works with other professionals including psychologists, doctors and counsellors towards an integrated approach to the therapeutic process of the clients  Advises the management on interventions needed to strengthen the programs and services of the foundation and ensure the sustainability of its operations 22 July to 31 August 2013 Consultant, UN Trust Fund for the Elimination of Violence against Women 220 East 42nd St, Room 2107, NY 10017, NY, USA  Analyzed the technical soundness of 25 country-level and cross regional full-pledged project proposals on the elimination of violence against women and identified proposals for short listing based on guidelines set by the UN Trust Fund (Note: The assessment includes evaluation of the proposals’ Result-based Framework).  Prepared comments and recommendations on how to strengthen the technical soundness of all proposals October 2013 Consultant, JBS International, Inc. Aguirre Division Burlingame, 555 Airport Blvd, Suite 400, Burlingame CA  Prepared bid inputs for a UNDP Call for Proposal, re: evaluation of the capacity of Afghanistan’s Family Response Units under the Ministry of Interior 1 March 2013 to 30 April 2013 Consultant, UN Trust Fund for the Elimination of Violence against Women 220 East 42nd St, Room 2107, NY 10017, NY, USA 4  Analyzed the technical soundness of 125 concept notes on the elimination of violence against women by organizations from various countries and submitted recommendations (Note: The assessment includes evaluation of the proposals’ Result-based Framework).  Synthesized the comments of all proposal reviewers and prepared feedback letters to short-listed applicants  Developed a paper entitled, “Towards Defining an International Process to Adopt a Global EVAW Program” based on the insights and principles from the processes of development planning for women in Afghanistan and Philippines (used as input to UNTF’s lobbying for an international policy on the elimination of violence against women) 6 July to 30 October 2012 Consultant, UN Trust Fund for the Elimination of Violence against Women 220 East 42nd St, Room 2107, NY 10017, NY  Analyzed the 2011 annual reports of 69 UN Trust Fund projects from five regions and came up with an analytical report that contained the regional socio-economic contexts, legal environments, EVAW approaches, promising practices and results of the projects as well as recommendations on how to strengthen the overall performance of the concerned projects and the system for their monitoring and coordination  Evaluated the technical soundness of 44 proposals on the elimination of violence against women and submitted comments and recommendations to strengthen them (Note: The assessment includes evaluation of the proposals’ Result-based Framework).  Developed project summaries of 64 on-going projects of UN Trust Fund partners and prepared inputs to the UNTF 2012 Annual Report 9 February 2003 to 30 September 2011 Institutional Capacity Building Specialist, UNIFEM Afghanistan (now UN Women) UNOCA Compound, Jalalabad Road, Kabul City, Afghanistan        Led a team of national and international staff to develop the capacity of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) Planning Department to mainstream gender into national development strategies and policies. Enabled MOWA and concerned agencies of the Government of Afghanistan to: (a) shift MOWA’s focus from direct service delivery to policy; (b) develop and adopt the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan (its main vehicle for promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality); (c) position gender into the Afghanistan National Development Strategy as a cross cutting concern; (d) establish the data system on women and men in Afghanistan and produce the Statistical Handbook on Women and Men in Afghanistan; (e) develop the national priority program on gender equality, entitled Capacity Development to Accelerate NAPWA Implementation, which was provided with $29.7 million dollar budget by the Ministry of Finance; and (f) implement a program towards attaining 30 percent minimum participation of women in civil service. Supervised the organizational capacity audit of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and led the development and implementation of gender trainings for its planning staff. Conducted a gender capacity assessment of the UN Country Team agencies and recommended the priority gender trainings to be conducted to strengthen the gender capacity of their staff and partners. Served as Chair of the UN Gender Working Group, Secretariat of the Donors’ Gender Coordination Group, and Adviser of the Afghanistan government’s Gender Mainstreaming Task Force on behalf of UN Women. In such capacities, provided direction, facilitation and coordination support to gender equality initiatives of various stakeholders. Served as Chair of the multi stakeholder sub-working group on institutional capacity development on gender mainstreaming which worked on the improvement of government’s capacity to incorporate gender in macro monitoring, statistics, and budgeting. Served as OIC Country Director of UN Women Afghanistan for five months. In such capacity, supervised the performance of the program teams, maintained positive relationships with 5 government, donors, UN and NGO/civil society partners, and ensured the security of UN Women’s staff, resources, and project partners. 1 January 2002 to 1 February 2003 16 July 1998 to 31 December 2001 1 July 1989 to 15 July 1998 Gender Mainstreaming Advisor, UNDP Philippines (under technical supervision of UNIFEM) 7th Floor, NEDA Sa Makati Building, Amorsolo Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, Philippines  Advised the UNCT Resident Coordinator and the heads of gender focal points of UN agencies in mainstreaming gender into their programmes  Provided technical guidance to UN agencies in developing and conducting gender audit/assessment of their respective country programs and address gender gaps  Enabled the UNCT Gender Theme Group to lead activities that strengthened the coherence of gender mainstreaming within the UN system  Supervised and provided technical guidance to the preparation of gender sensitive Common Country Assessment and UNDAF (Note: This work was commended by UNIFEM ED Noeleen Heyzer as a good practice.) Executive Director, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) 1145 J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila  Advised the President and the Cabinet on policies and programs for the promotion of women’s advancement  Provided direction in the efficient planning, implementation of policies, programs and projects of NCRFW as oversight body for the advancement of women  Led the development of gender equality policies, plans and programs and facilitated their adoption by concerned decision makers and implementation by government agencies  Worked with policy and program implementers to ensure the mainstreaming of gender concerns in various aspects of government work, including in planning, programming, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation  Represented the NCRFW in pertinent national and international policy dialogues, conferences, and consultations, including in global BPFA reviews and meetings of women’s machineries  Edited all gender mainstreaming knowledge products published by NCRFW  Initiated and maintained strategic relations with NGOs, donors, private sector, legislators, local government units and gender advocates in the civil society  Secured funding resources and ensured their effective use in carrying out the objectives of the office Monitoring and Evaluation Director, NCRFW 1145 J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila  Led the conceptualization and execution of interventions to monitor and evaluate the implementation of national laws, policies and international commitments on women/gender equality  Supervised the development of technical reports on the implementation of international treaties (such as CEDAW) and national policies on women’s concerns  Oversaw the preparation and provided technical backstopping to the Philippine delegation in the presentation of the third and fourth periodic reports of the Philippine government to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women. The presentation was cited by the members of the Committee as “a potential model for CEDAW reporting by other countries”.  Participated in overseeing the formulation and wrote the Implementation Strategy Chapter of the Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development, a 25-year gender strategy of the Philippine government  Pioneered a system for monitoring the gender performance and awards system for government agencies through the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System which is still being used by the national women’s machinery. (Note: During my incumbency, the first and second annual Cabinet 6 Meetings on gender mainstreaming were held where the performance rating of government agencies on gender mainstreaming was presented to the heads of agencies and the President.) 16 December 1988 to 30 June 1989 Planning and Program Director, NCRFW 1145 J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila  Supervised the conceptualization and execution of strategies to mainstream gender into national policies and programs  Provided direction in the development of programs and projects for the setting up and strengthening of institutional mechanisms for gender mainstreaming in various government agencies at the national and local levels  Facilitated the gender audit of pilot government agencies as basis for the development of capacity building interventions for gender mainstreaming (Note: This function required the use of strategic planning)  Supervised the monitoring and assessment of the impacts of laws and policies to women  Acted as Officer-In-Charge in the absence of the executive director and was formally commended by the NCRFW Board of Commissioners for effectively managing the NCRFW during its critical periods 16 November 1983 to 15 December 1988 1 June 1982 to 15 November 1983 1 January 1981 to 31 May 1982 Program Development Officer II, NCRFW 1145 J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila  Piloted the responsiveness of policy and program measures for the enhancement of women’s roles and status  Developed/reviewed project proposals on women’s economic productivity and political participation in rural communities  Organized women’s councils in key cities/provinces and supervised the implementation of women’s programs in various regions Program Development Officer I, NCRFW 1145 J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila  Piloted policy and program measures for the improvement of women’s roles in peace, economic development, health and education  Developed policy and program proposals based on insights generated from the piloting of policy and program measures  Served as lead technical coordinator for the development of the first Philippine Development Plan for Women and wrote its chapters on Education, Science and Technology and Plan Implementation Strategy  Facilitated the organizing of women throughout the country, provided technical and financial support to their projects, and monitored the improvement of their participation and leadership in public life Community Development Officer II, Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) Mariveles, Bataan  Conceptualized and directed the implementation of community development programs and projects for industrial zone workers and their families  Initiated the formation of peoples’ organizations and provided them with technical assistance in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating community development programs and projects 17 September 1979 to Community Development Analyst, EPZA Mariveles, Bataan 7 31 December 1980  Conceptualized, implemented and monitored policies and programs for industrial zone workers and their families, as well as the families of multinational managers in the export processing zone 1 August 1978 to 16 September 1979 Industrial Social Worker, EPZA Mariveles, Bataan 12 April 1977 to 31 July 1978  Developed and coordinated the implementation of welfare and assistance programs for relocated families, industrial zone workers and their families  Developed and implemented a package of programs and services for industrial zone workers which include job placement and counseling, organizing, training and welfare services Social Worker, Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) Provincial Capital Site, Lucena City  Directed the planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the delivery of programs, projects and services to disadvantaged individuals and disadvantaged communities  Assisted peoples’ organizations in mobilizing assistance from government and non-government entities in carrying out community development projects  Worked with local government, donors, civic organizations and other volunteer groups to help the disadvantaged members of the community  Supervised the work of 1 Youth Development Leader, 9 Day Care Worker and 23 Youth Leaders SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Gender mainstreaming in CCA and UNDAF; institutional capacity development for gender mainstreaming; policy development/analysis, programming and planning (including strategic planning) for gender equality; developing, implementing and managing gender advocacy program; initiating and sustaining partnerships with partners; planning, organizing and managing technical assistance program on gender mainstreaming; executive management and administration of national women’s machinery and institutional mechanisms on women; gender mainstreaming in organizations/institutions; mainstreaming of gender in research and statistics; gender mainstreaming in national policies and development strategies; and establishment and management of multi-stakeholder coordination systems on gender initiatives Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) Development and analysis of policies and laws on EVAW; assessment of strategies and programs on EVAW; outcome-based performance review of EVAW program/project implementation; nexus of violence against women with HIV/AIDS, harmful traditions, poverty, urbanization, armed conflict, etc. Training/capacity needs assessment; designing and conducting training courses on gender for partners and stakeholders; designing, conducting, facilitating and documenting workshops, trainings and conferences; team building; capacity building of agencies and coordinating mechanisms for gender mainstreaming Capacity Building Social Work (secondary skills) Other Competencies Development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of social development policies, programs and projects; social development program implementation, monitoring and evaluation; application of general social work methods (casework, group work and community organizing) Familiar with general government and United Nations policies, systems and work processes; Result-based Management; Human Rights Based Approach; conversant with program/policy development, monitoring, evaluation and reporting; technical and feature writing; conceptualization, production, publication and editing of information and technical materials; basic journalism; newsletter production; preparation of project proposal; speech writing; public speaking; presentation skills; and multi-stakeholder networking and coordination; can 8 analyze huge amount of information and able to work productively in post-conflict contexts; above average skills in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Publisher, internet and social networking; experienced in productive engagement with various stakeholders including in multicultural settings; excellent written and oral communications (English); self-driven; and has strong passion for excellence OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION  Performance-related recognitions: Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by UNDP and UNIFEM in 2002 and by UNDP Competency Review Group consecutively from 2003 to 2011 Commended by the Minister of Women of Afghanistan for excellent leadership and technical contributions in the development and adoption of the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan and other policies and programs for women Commended by the Ministry of Finance Secretariat on Afghanistan National Development Strategy for facilitating the development of the National Priority Program for Gender Equality which was later provided with an allocation of US$29.7 million Recipient of Torch of Independence Award from the Philippine Centennial Commission, 1999  Designated roles and membership in professional groups Registered volunteer of UNV, 2014 to present Registered expert, UNDP roster of experts on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality in Public Administration, 2014 to present Member, Afghanistan Gender Experts, 2014 to present Member, The Afghanistan Gender Equality Community, 2014 to present Lead staff of UNIFEM Afghanistan’s remote office in Dubai, January to April 2010 Chairperson (on behalf of UNIFEM) of the Gender Working Group of the UN Country Team of Afghanistan, 2008 to 2011 Head (on behalf of UNIFEM) of Technical Secretariat of the Donors’ Coordination Group in Afghanistan, 2009 to 2011 Adviser of the Gender Mainstreaming Task Force of the Afghanistan government, 2010 to 2011 OIC Country Director, UNIFEM Afghanistan, December 2008 to May 2009 Chairperson, multi-agency sub-working group on institutional capacity building, 2008 to 2011 Expert-Adviser, Capacity Building for National Women’s Machinery project, UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), 2000 to 2003 Adviser, development of training module on gender and governance for South Asia, 1999 to 2002 Adviser, CIDA-Philippines Institutional Capacity Building Project, 1998 to 2002 Member, DAW Task Force on Institutional Capacity Building of National Women’s Machineries in Selected African Countries, 2001  Other related achievements Recipient of Most Outstanding Alumni Award on Foreign Service, Luis Palad High School, 2016 Enabled the Afghan government to come up with a USD 29.7 million dollar program proposal on capacity development to implement the national action plan for women which was adopted in an international conference in Kabul Helped generate $7.9 million funding support to UNIFEM/UN Women Country Office by coordinating the assessment of its country programme by Nordic donors and heading the preparation of the multi-program proposal that was considered for funding by the Sida Conceptualized and generated support of UN agencies, provincial government, national agencies, international supporters and civil society organizations to the common pilot strategy of UNCT for gender mainstreaming in Dai Kundi, Afghanistan Led the provision of technical support to MOWA in mainstreaming gender in ANDS, statistics, and civil service and in developing the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan 9 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/LEARNING ACTIVITIES Participant Gender Sensitive Governance On line course, 20-30 September 20114 Organizer and Lead Dubai Dialogue of Afghan Women Leaders Facilitator Dubai, January 2010 Participant Global Strategic Planning Workshop UNIFEM, New York, June 2008 Expert Technical Assistance Mission to UNIFEM Pakistan Country Office UNIFEM, Islamabad, November 2008 Participant Result Based Management Kabul, Afghanistan, October 2007 Participant Expert Group’s Meeting on National Women’s Machineries DAW, Rome, Italy, November 2004 Resource Person- Discussion Session on Budgeting for Gender Equality Facilitator Division for the Advancement of Women, New York, January 2002 Trainer-Facilitator Training for Senior Officials of National Machineries in the African Regions UN – Division for the Advancement of Women, Tanzania, December 2001 Trainer-Facilitator Asia Pacific Training on Gender Responsive Governance ACCEED, Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines, 9-10 November 2001 Resource Person Summit of Women Mayors and Councilors Phitsanulok, Thailand, 19-22 July 2001 Participant APGEN Tripartite Review Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 18 July 2001 Resource Speaker Forum on Gender Mainstreaming for Senior Public Officials Bangkok, Thailand, 15 July 2001 Trainer-Participant Training for Senior Officials of National Women’s Machineries Tanzania, December 2001 Expert Development of Capacities of National Machineries for Gender Equality in Selected African Countries Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-19 April 2001 Presenter PARAGON (UNDP) Annual Partners’ Conference Hongkong, PROC, 25-26 October 2000 Co-reporter Meeting of National Machineries on Women UN Headquarters, New York, 11 June 2000 Lead Negotiator United Nations General Assembly on Beijing Plus Five UN Headquarters, New York, 4-9 June 2000 Participant Meeting of the UN Committee on the Status of Women UN Headquarters, New York, 3-6 March 2000 Resource Person Study Mission on Institutional Strengthening for Gender Mainstreaming Ottawa, Canada, 18-29 September 1999 Participant Made to Measure: Gender and Statistics Halifax, Nova Scotia, 3-6 October 1999 Participant Meeting on the Development of a Framework for the Mainstreaming of Women in APEC Processes Rotorua, New Zealand, July 1999 Resource Speaker From Platform to Action United Nations, New York City, 2 March 1999 Delegate 43rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women United Nations, New York City, 3 March 1999 Participant Mainstreaming GAD in the UN System United Nations, New York City, 3 March 1999 Consultant/ First Meeting of GAD Focal Points Resource Speaker Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17-19 February 1999 Resource Speaker Gender and Development Training for Indonesian Planners Manila, Philippines, 22 March 1997 10 Technical Support Delegate Technical Secretariat Resource Speaker Resource Speaker Participant Resource Speaker Resource Speaker Participant/ Resource Speaker Coordinator/ Resource Speaker Participant Presentation of the Third and Fourth Reports to the UN CEDAW United Nations, New York City, 27 January 1997 Meeting of Senior Officials of National Machineries for Women Tokyo, Japan June 1996 UN Experts Group Meeting on Violence Against Women Migrant Workers Manila, Philippines 27-31 May 1996 Gender Study Tour for Indonesian Planners Manila, Philippines February 1996 Getting Institutions Right for Women Institute of Development Studies, Brighton England, November 1995 Effective Strategies to Disseminate Information on Women’s Rights International Labor Organization, Turin, Italy, 22-26 June 1994 Meeting of National Women’s Machineries for Asia and the Pacific ESCAP, Manila, Philippines, December 1994 Seminar on the Philippine Experience on Gender Responsive Development UNIFEM, Manila, Philippines, August 1992 Course on Women, Men and Development Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, England, 14 September to 11 December 1992 Indonesian Study Tour and Training on the Philippine Experience on Gender Responsive Development UNIFEM, Manila, Philippines, August 1992 Seminar for Public Administration Officers on Women’s Problems JICA, Tokyo, Japan, 15 October to 6 December 1984 PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED PAPERS Gender Responsive Local Planning and Budgeting: A Guidebook for Beginners, NCRFW, Manila Philippines, 2002. Breaking New Grounds for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality, NCRFW, Manila, Philippines, 2001. Financing Gender and Development Mainstreaming: Insights from the Philippine Experience. 1999. Breakthroughs and Challenges of Making Government Work for Gender Equality: IDS Bulletin, Sussex University, Brighton, England, 1995. Women and Water: A Paper on the Economic Roles and Practical and Strategic Gender Needs of Women in the Philippines Water Supply Sector: Co-authors: Remigio M.B., Umali V A; submitted to UN-ESCAP, January 1994. Making Development Gender Responsive: The Philippine Experience, We CAN, Vol. III, No. 3, May 1992. (We CAN is a quarterly publication of the Asia Region World Association for Christian Communication (AR-WACC). 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