Priorities of Gender equality and External development aid to Kyrgyzstan

The publication decribes two main features:
1. Development in the Kyrgyz Republic, an institutional mechanism to promote
gender equality, responsible for the formulation of national programs and
strategies for gender equality and women's empowerment;
2. The analysis of the flow of funding policies of gender equality and empowerment of women authority of local resources, official development assistance contributions to the development of national level in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Mainstreaming gender dimension into budget call circular and standards of gender assessment of national budget

Selection of  methodological materials  including gender mainstreamed  versions of  Budget call circular for gender responsive budgeting of programme budgets  for 2014 and 2015, Guidance note on considering gender aspects in the process of developing  programme based  budgets, list of suggested  indicators for budget analysis, sample assessment of the impact of budget policy  on diminishing salary gaps for women and men.

‘Incorporating Gender Perspective in Sectoral Policies, Strategies and Programmes’

This guide was developed in Kyrgyzstan to conduct appropriate training seminars among staff of ministries and agencies responsible for the development and implementation of social and economic policy. Guide covers a wide range of issues: the basic theory of gender equality, international standards and national obligations, the introduction of a gender perspective in the planning and implementation of sectoral policies and gender budgeting.

Gender in Local Planning’. Guidebook for civil society organizations  

The manual is addressed to representatives of civil society and aimed at increasing their participation in the development of local development programs and gender mainstreaming in the process. The publication presents the steps to formulate a development plan at the district level and discusses methods of gender analysis of the situation. It also identifies key challenges and opportunities in planning and budgeting process and includes the main strategic directions of development and planning for implementation of the plan.