When WEE Sees through the Lens Infanta, Quezon did not regard GAD and women economic empowerment (WEE) as priority concerns and the municipality did not have WEE policies to speak of. Through the GREAT Women Project (GWP) however, Infanta learned to use a “ WEE lens” to assess policy directions, the gender capability of officials continue reading : When WEE Sees through the Lens
Integrating WEE: The GREAT Women Project Experience in Buenavista, Bohol
Integrating WEE: The GREAT Women Project Experience in Buenavista, Bohol Mainstreaming gender at the local level becomes a reality when key local plans such as the Annual Investment Plan and comprehensive local plans are infused with gender and women economic empowerment (WEE) perspectives through a participatory process. Buenavista, Bohol used as its main entry point continue reading : Integrating WEE: The GREAT Women Project Experience in Buenavista, Bohol
Orchestrating Change: Managing Multi-stakeholder Partnership in Advancing Gender and Development
Orchestrating Change: Managing Multi-stakeholder Partnership in Advancing Gender and Development The municipality of Jagna, Bohol is seeing an emerging model in which the local and national government are orchestrating improvements to grow the women-led home-based enterprise of calamay-making. Jagna is known for calamay, a local delicacy made from glutinous rice. Calamay-making is a century-old industry continue reading : Orchestrating Change: Managing Multi-stakeholder Partnership in Advancing Gender and Development
LGU-Cooperative Partnership with the Pavia Eco-Savers’ Bank
LGU-Cooperative Partnership with the Pavia Eco-Savers’ Bank The LGU-Cooperative partnership with the Pavia Eco-Savers’ Bank is a model of women economic empowerment (WEE) transformation. In Pavia, Iloilo, WEE is highly visible in the public market operations and in the Eco-Savers’ Bank projects, through the Pavia Entrepreneurs Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PEMPC). The PEMPC, which was established by continue reading : LGU-Cooperative Partnership with the Pavia Eco-Savers’ Bank
Barugo and Runggiyan Social Development Foundation: Working Together for WEE
Barugo and Runggiyan Social Development Foundation: Working Together for WEE The implementation of the GREAT Women Project (GWP) in Barugo, Leyte has shown that partnership and collaboration between a local government unit and a women’s social foundation can open up opportunities for the development of women-led enterprises. Barugo, Leyte is primarily engaged in agriculture, fishing continue reading : Barugo and Runggiyan Social Development Foundation: Working Together for WEE