Provincial Employees Credit

Cooperative of Agusan del Norte

GUIDELINES ON
MAINSTREAMING

GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT

In PECCAN, We Can!
TABLE OF
CONTENTS

PECCAN VISION AND MISSION 01

INTRODUCTION 02

GAD MAINSTREAMING 03

GAD POLICIES 06

GAD PROGRAMS/PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES 07

GAD PLAN AND BUDGET 08

 VISION

A sustainable and viable

cooperative responsive to the needs
of the members.

MISSION

Provide competitive and affordable

products and services.

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INTRODUCTION

The 1987 Constitution, Article II Section 14 in the Declaration of

Principles states, “The State recognizes the role of women in nation-
building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of
women and men.” Article XIII Section 14 further assures that
“protection to working women by providing safe and healthful
working conditions taking into account their maternal functions, and
such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and
enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation.”

Pursuant to this Constitution, the Philippines commits itself to

achieving the Millennium Development Goals more specifically goal
number three which “requires governments to promote gender
equality and empower women.”

In fulfillment of this commitment, Republic Act. No. 9710 was

established defining the Gender and Development Program as the
“development perspective and process that is participatory and
empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of
human rights, supportive of self-determination, and actualization of
human potential. It pursues to achieve gender equality as a
fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices
and contends that women are active agents of development, not just
passive recipients of development.

Furthermore, Section 1 of Republic Act 6939 stated the declaration of

the State “to promote the viability and growth of cooperatives as
instruments of equality, social justice and economic development.”

PECCAN as a cooperative, commits itself to promote gender equality

and empower women, and crafted this manual to serve as a guide on
mainstreaming Gender and Development programs within the
organization.

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 GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT
MAINSTREAMING
Gender and Development focuses on Gender Mainstreaming or a
strategy for:

making women’s as well as men’s concerns and

experiences an integral dimension of the design,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies,
programs and projects in all social, political, civil, and
economic spheres so that women and men benefit equally.

assessing the implications for women and men of any

planned action, including legislation, policies or programs
in all areas and at all levels.

MECHANISMS AND INSTRUMENTS

PECCAN shall create, appoint, and establish the following

mainstreaming mechanisms and instruments for the
implementation of Gender and development.

Educational & Training

Program

PECCAN shall identify GAD and gender equal related education

and training programs, projects and activities, and allocate
budget hereof. These shall be included in the Strategic or Annual
Plan.

Support System &

Services

PECCAN shall implement other services that address GAD and GE

issues and concerns. It shall develop and establish necessary
support systems that will enhance implementation of gender
equality services.
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...MECHANISMS AND INSTRUMENTS

GAD Focal Person

A GAD Focal person shall be designates by the Board of Directors

from the recommendation of the General Manager. He or she shall
perform this role as an additional function.

Functions and Responsibilities

1. Coordinate and Review implementation of GAD

PPAs based on approved plans and budget.
2. Prepare reports and recommend policy
improvements to GAD Committee.
3. Gather gender-related information data.
4. Provide administrative services to GAD committee.
5. Do other functions as may be assigned relative to
GAD activities.

GAD Committee

The Board of Directors shall create the GAD Committee and appoint
its members. The Committee shall be composed of at least three (3)
members, provided that at least one member shall come from the
Board. The Committee shall elect from among themselves a
chairperson. Committee members shall hold office until replaced by
the Board.

Functions and Responsibilities

1. Conducts Gender Analysis.

2. Develops and recommends GAD and GE policies and
programs/ projects/ activities to the Board of Directors.
3. Monitors and assesses progress in the implementation of
GAD PPAs towards achieving Gender Equality.
4. Submits semi-annual report to the Board.
5. Provides directional guidance in the implementation of
the GAD program.
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...MECHANISMS AND INSTRUMENTS

Education Committee

The Education Committee over and above its functions, as stated in the
PECCAN By-Laws, shall facilitate the conduct of gender advocacy and
promotion through training including in the conduct of Pre-Membership
Education Seminar and/or Basic Cooperative Education Seminar. The
Committee shall capacitate the management staff, the GAD Committee,
Officers and Board of Directors on GAD.

Management

The Management shall assist in the monitoring and implementation of

the GAD programs, projects and activities as well as its corresponding
budget allocation. The management must report and evaluate the
accomplishments of the GAD program.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall act on the reports submitted by the GAD
committee and the management. The Board shall approve GAD and
Gender equal policies including its plan and budget.

Monitoring

The implementation of GAD PPAs shall be monitored. Reports shall be

consolidated and reported to the General Assembly. GAD
accomplishments shall also form part of the report to be submitted to
the Cooperative Development Authority.

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GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT
POLICIES
1. Presence of sex-disaggregated data on the following factors:
i. Board of Directors
ii. Officers
iii. Management
iv. Members
v. On-the-Job trainees
vi. Participants in cooperative activities such as General
Assembly, Committee meetings, training, etc.
vii. Data on members availing of specific products and services
viii. Data on member's contribution to share capital
ix. Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ in gender data
2. Data of members should include if they have undergone Gender
Sensitivity Training and other GAD-related trainings where the
management shall keep a separate file and update such
information every 2 years.
3. Use of gender-neutral language in documents such as but not
limited to vision, mission, goals, policies, plans, reports and
correspondences.
4. PECCAN shall follow mandates from the Philippine Commission on
Women during the celebration of Women's Month and any other
related activities to signify support to gender equality and women
empowerment.

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 GAD PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS/
ACTIVITIES

Gender Issue
GAD PPAs
and/or Mandate
RA 6949 declaring March 8 of every year as
National Women's Day; RA 10398 declaring
Women's Month
November 25 as National Consciousness Day
Celebration
for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
and Children.

Management, officers and BODs have limited GAD training such as

knowledge and skills on their roles in Gender Sensitivity training
monitoring and implementing Gender
Mainstreaming.

Members have limited knowledge on gender- Livelihood

sensitive/related business programs and seminars/trainings
projects

Members have limited venue to voice their IEC/ Dialogues

concerns about PECCAN programs

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 GAD
PLAN & BUDGET
Programs/
Target / Budgetary Year of
Projects/ Implementation
Output Requirements
Activities 2023 2024 2025

Target Snacks: Php 50

GAD training
Participants: per pax
(GST, Anti-VAWC,
30pax Speaker/Trainer
Anti-sexual
honorarium:
harassment, etc.)
Php 3,000
Venue: PAO Training supplies:
conference Php 1,500
= Php 6,000

2-day Meat Target Meals: Php 250 per

Processing Participants: pax
Training 20pax Speaker/Trainer
honorarium:
Php 3,000 per day
Venue: PAO Training supplies:
conference Php 30,000
= Php 46,000

Target Pakulo
Women's Month
Participants: = Php 5,000
Celebration
All members

IEC / Dialogues Target: 5 offices/ Transpo= Php 1,500

division/ IEC materials=
hospitals per Php 3,000
year = Php 4,500

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