Following the Institute’s recognition in the 2022 Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Gender and Development Plans & Budget recognition, staff from the DAP visited DA-PhilRice to document our outstanding Gender and Development (GAD) mainstreaming as part of DAP’s effort to create a comprehensive compendium of government best practices.
“It is never easy to mainstream GAD in an institution, and as we proceeded with the data collection, we witnessed that the PhilRice team truly deserves the awards they received,” said Gerard Paul Calambro, DAP project manager and interviewer, during the exit conference.
This is a sequel to the 2022 DAP activity where PhilRice GAD mainstreaming was named as one of the five winners among 219 contenders.
The DAP production team gathered valuable data and insights on GAD mainstreaming best practices including the challenges encountered and solutions made by the organization, from PhilRice management, members of the GAD focal points system, staff, and farmer-beneficiaries, through a series of interviews, focus group discussions, and visits to GAD-related facilities and a farming community.
DAP is a premier state institution dedicated to addressing development problems through the generation of new ideas, the capacitation of development stakeholders, and the promotion of partnerships. The compendium will be posted on DAP’s website and social media accounts and will also be available in print. It will be promoted by DAP and used as a case study during the conduct of trainings with other organizations.
