What is PLAGE II?
PLAGE II is a 5–year CIDA funded bilateral project with the Government of Bangladesh. It is a gender equality and governance initiative designed to support the efforts of Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in implementing national and international commitments through:
- Enhancing MoWCA's role and capacity to deliver its gender mainstreaming mandate;
- Assisting selected Ministries/Agencies to mainstream gender equality into government plans and programs; and
- Supporting complementary collaborative action between MoWCA, the selected Ministries/Agencies as well as with selected NGOs
PLAGE II Vision
We seek a society where women and men reach their full potential as human beings.
PLAGE II Mission
PLAGE II will facilitate Government initiatives dedicated for mainstreaming gender equality.
What are the Major Areas of PLAGE II?
Six result areas have emerged as the practical focus of PLAGE II work. Three of these are core themes central to gender mainstreaming for gender equality: (1) engendering the planning process, (2) engendering the budgeting process, and (3) engendering the monitoring process.
Three result areas support and optimize the achievement of results related to the three core themes. These areas are: (1) fostering an enabling environment for gender equality through Information, Communication and Research (ICR) initiatives; (2) strengthening capacity to improve intra- and inter-ministry coordination for gender equality; and (3) enhancing GOB-NGO/CSO partnership for gender equality.
| Result Area |
PLAGE II Thematic areas |
| Engendering the Planning Process |
Enhanced institutional capacity, commitment, systems and accountability for gender mainstreaming of partner ministries |
| Engendering the Budgeting Process |
Enhanced institutional capacity, commitment, systems and accountability for gender mainstreaming of partner ministries |
| Engendering the Monitoring Process |
Enhanced institutional capacity, commitment, systems and accountability for gender mainstreaming of partner ministries |
| Fostering an Enabling Environment for Gender Equality through ICR Initiatives |
More effective use of ICR to foster an enabling environment for gender equality within GOB key ministries |
| Strengthening Capacity to Improve Intra and Inter-Ministry Coordination
for Gender Equality
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Increased capacity of MoWCA to support
implementation of GM, in strategic partnership with key GOB institutions and NGOs/CSOs
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Strengthened capacity to support gender
mainstreaming mandate of MoWCA through DWA and JMS
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| Enhancing GOB-NGO/CSO Partnership for Gender Equality |
More sustainable and effective partnership between government and NGOs/CSOs to promote gender equality |
Implementing Agencies
The lead Ministry is the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. Over the course of the project, PLAGE II will be implemented by at least six different partner Ministries, including:
- Ministry of Information
- Ministry of Planning
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives
- Ministry of Education
Building on Progress
Bangladesh has made significant progress in the status of women over the past two decades. For example:
- Gender parity in primary and secondary school enrolment
- Women's increased participation in paid employment
- Women's improved access to micro-credit
- Political empowerment of women at the local level
- Reduced rate of maternal mortality
Gender Equality Commitments
The Government of Bangladesh has ratified the following International Commitments and developed its own National Policy and Action Plan for the Advancement of Women.
International
- UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- Beijing Platform for Action (PFA)
- Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
National
- The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- National Policy for Women's Advancement
- National Action Plan for Women’s Advancement (NAP)
- National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR/PRSP)
Canadian Executing Agency
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About PLAGE II 
