Supporting Women Micro-Entrepreneurs to Improve Women’s Economic Empowerment


Reporting Organization:Government of the Philippines - Philippines Commission on Women
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 8,000,000
Timeframe: January 21, 2015 - December 31, 2020
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Unspecified

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Government of the Philippines - Philippines Commission on Women

Participating Organizations


Unspecified

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Philippines (the) - $ 8,000,000.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Other - Total Budget Allocation


Gender Equality (40 %)

Economic Development & Empowerment (36 %)

Law, Governance & Public Policy (18 %)

Environment & Climate Change (6 %)

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Description


This initiative seeks to assist women micro-entrepreneurs in the food, clothing, and home-style sectors to successfully and sustainably grow their businesses. The project aims to help women entrepreneurs enhance their products and improve their productivity, marketing, and compliance with safety and business regulations and standards. It also aims to help them connect to domestic and global markets. The project works with key national government agencies, including the Department of Trade and Industry, local governments and the private sector to make business development programs and services more environmentally sustainable and responsive to the needs of women entrepreneurs. The project expects to benefit approximately 12,000 women’s micro-enterprises, out of an estimated total of 46,000 in the relevant subsectors. The project also helps the Philippine Commission on Women to implement the Magna Carta of Women, a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination against Filipino women, with a specific focus on women’s economic empowerment. As with all program based approaches, Canada works in close cooperation with other donors and the Government of the Philippines to strengthen its aid effectiveness, by focussing on effective, transparent, and accountable country systems; increasing donor coordination; and strengthening mutual accountability. The initiative fosters greater policy dialogue among donors, government, and private sector, thus contributing to long-term development results. This initiative is continuously monitored and evaluated in coordination with other donors through the joint government-donor Official Development Assistance – Gender and Development Network.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adult women
Total Direct Population: Unspecified
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Outputs


Unspecified

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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) improved competitiveness and sustainability of women’s micro enterprises; and (2) improved enabling environment for women’s economic empowerment.

Achieved Results


Results achieved as of March 2019 include: (1) 79 women micro-enterprises (WMEs) were provided with mentoring and facilitation of WME registration and certifications requirement; (2) 201 WMEs were provided with technical assistance in product development and upgrading/enhancement of production technologies; (3) 88 WMEs were provided with technical assistance in market development and expansion; (4) 579 WMEs were provided with capacity development on entrepreneurial management skills; (5) 38 enablers, including personnel from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and 8 staff from the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) were trained on Qualified Personnel in Regulatory Affairs (QPIRA) and training on gender analysis; (6) 1 policy supporting WEE was introduced; (7) DOST issued an administrative order adopting the DOST Gender and Development (GAD) Kit; and (8) 541 WMEs were provided with assistance.

Indicators


  • None Selected
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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