Wednesday, October 7, 2015

PA starts 4-day gender sensitivity training

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 7): PA starts 4-day gender sensitivity training
 
The Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday started its four-day training on gender sensitivity planning and budgeting with harmonized gender and development guidelines at the Days Hotel and Resort in Tagaytay City.

The training is in line with the Army’s continuing effort of strengthening its gender and development (GAD) initiatives, Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said Wednesday.

Main participants of the training are the 45 new members of the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GADFPS) of the units and offices based in the Army headquarters here, to include the regular GAD committee of the PA.

The training will provide the participants knowledge on the basic concept of gender analysis and necessary skills to conduct gender planning.

Hao said the PA established on Aug. 31, 2011 the GADFPS, an advisory and policy-making body, and a two-tiered structure composed of the Executive Committee and a Technical Working Group tasked to oversee, catalyze and facilitate the institutionalization and implementation of GAD programs, activities and projects of the organization.

The PA spokesperson said their key office in-charge of all GAD-related activities is the Office of the Army Gender and Development (OAGAD).

The said office has initiated relevant undertakings to make the Army gender responsive in compliance with the government’s program on gender and development.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=812327

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