The overall objective of the project is to strive for a greater introduction of measures to strengthen gender equality and the empowerment of women in the financing for development process.

The specific objectives are:

• Evaluate aid flows from a gender perspective in the six selected countries (Cambodia, Guatemala, Morocco, Mozambique, Peru and Viet Nam)
• Initiate and strengthen political dialogue at national level in donor and aid receiving countries on aid effectiveness with a gender perspective
• Strengthen capacities of key actors and stakeholders to monitor aid flows and their impact with a gender perspective

Among the expected project’s results are:

• a participatory methodology for evaluating aid flows from a gender perspective;
• a participatory evaluation report on aid effectiveness from a gender perspective in selected countries;
• a systematization of good practices;
• the organization of several capacity building and knowledge sharing workshops at national level to promote articulation of civil society; and
• the promotion of political dialogue between key actors on aid effectiveness for gender equality.

Among the activities planned to be carried out are:

• Evaluating aid flows from a gender perspective in the selected countries
• Developing tools and guides for training and capacity building
• Strengthening capacities of key actors in aid efficiency and gender
• Increasing knowledge on Aid Effectiveness from a gender perspective to improve the dissemination of information to key actors
• Promoting political dialogue at national level in both donor and aid receiving countries about the effectiveness of aid from a gender perspective
• Compiling information and resources for use in advocacy efforts
• Coordinating virtual dialogues on topics such as best practices and lessons learned
• Supporting the creation of virtual platforms t o articulate civil society‘s contribution