Evaluation of ODA to Promote Women’s Empowerment Evaluation of the SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) ProgramAnnual Report on Japanʼs ODA Evaluation 202126Implementation Status of Response ActionsJapan has supported initiatives from a gender-based perspective including the creation of a Gender Action Plan as part of a project to upgrade transportation in Dhaka, Bangladesh, based on Japan’s experience with mass rapid transit projects in India.Japan should formulate flagship gender-responsive projects that fully showcase the strengths of its ODA in order to adequately demonstrate its gender-related contributions to partner countries and the international community. Appealing achievements are useful for further coordination with other donors and can be expected to lead to stronger cooperative ties, as well as the enhancement of Japan’s support for gender-related issues.As examples of public relations, Japan has used the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) held in December 2020 in Vietnam along with MOFA-led webinars as opportunities to highlight projects such as the protection of women in conflict-affected regions; support for economic empowerment; reinforcement of the capabilities of police, military, and judicial personnel to prevent sexual violence in conflict; and support for female police officers in Afghanistan. At other international conferences and United Nations meetings, Japan frequently reports on its assistance to the judicial system and police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a project supported by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (SRSG-SVC), as a positive example. The Government of Japan has also shared its gender-related initiatives through the JICA website on the occasions of International Day of the Girl Child and International Women’s Day.Even though a definition and direction are provided for social impacts, even now, ten years after the establishment of the program, there is not a sufficient common understanding of targets to achieve within the duration of SATREPS projects, which makes it difficult to work out concrete measures for promotion. Going forward, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), and JICA need to establish a common understanding of the specific social impacts targeted in their respective project materials. There is also a need for long-term follow-up that surveys the effectiveness of SATREPS projects several years after their completion and extracts high-level lessons by sector and region.With regard to long-term follow-up, JST will continue to conduct follow-up evaluations (surveys) of SATREPS projects. In addition, JICA plans to conduct a review of SATREPS projects in FY2021 aimed at classification by research category and extraction of lessons from projects that were highly effective for development. The relevant agencies will continue discussions while utilizing existing frameworks in order to extract lessons for the overall SATREPS program.“Issyk-Kul Brand” (regional branding effort) in the Kyrgyz RepublicWomen working in a felt workshop(Evaluation of ODA to Promote Women’s Empowerment)Recommendation: Formulation of Flagship Gender-Responsive Projects for JapanRecommendation: Establishment of a Common Understanding of "Social and Practical Impacts" and Long-Term Follow-up MechanismsImplementation Status of Response ActionsTargets and concrete examples of social impacts are currently under discussion among the relevant agencies. These are expected to be settled within FY2021.
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