NAME OF THE GRANT / PROJECT

GENDER STATEMENT (gs)

GENDER ACTION PLAN (GAP)

This document presents the indicative content of a Gender Statement (GS) or a Gender Action Plan (GAP)). Gender equality and diversity are fundamental to carrying out a successful grant/project. The GAP/GS explains the gender-related risks, challenges, and opportunities of the grant/project and the actions to manage them and seize their opportunities.

You need to prepare a GS or a GAP (no need to prepare both). The decision of preparing either a GS or a GAP is made during the environmental and social due diligence. The GS/GAP is prepared based on the proposal’s identification and assessment of risks and impacts and the way they would disproportionately affect women, girls, and sexual and gender minorities.

Grantees preparing a GS should use only sections 1 and 2.

Grantees preparing a GAP should use only sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 (Not using section 2).

Date: MONTH – DAY - YEAR

Version: Draft - Final

Circulation: MAR Fund – Other parties - Open

Elaborated by: Name of person (s)

Reviews by: Name of person (s)

The MF-GSP-F-NUMBER IS PART OF MAR FUND’s ESMS

GLOSSARY

Due Diligence	Environmental and Social Due Diligence
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
ERP	Emergency Response Plans
ESAP	Environmental and Social Commitment Plan
ES	Environmental and Social
ESDD	Environmental and Social Due Diligence
ESIA	Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESMF	Environmental and Social Management Framework
ESMP	Environmental and Social Management Plan
ESMS	Environmental and Social Management System
ESPF	Environmental and Social Performance Framework
ESSQ	Environmental and Social (ES) Screening Questionnaire
ESS	Environmental and Social Safeguards
FPIC	Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GMO	Genetically Modified Organism
H&S	Health & Safety
LGBTQ+	Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or sometimes questioning) and others. + represents other sexual identities including pansexual and Two-Spirit.
MAR	Mesoamerican Reef
MAR Fund	Mesoamerican Reef Fund
OH&S	Occupational Health & Safety
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment
PS	Performance Standards
RfP	Request for Proposals
SEA	Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
SECF	Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Framework
SECP	Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Plan
SGBV	Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
SIA	Social Impact Assessment
ToR	Terms of Reference

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GLOSSARY	ii

1	Introduction	1-5

2	Gender Statement	2-5

2.1	Analysis	2-5

2.2	Commitment	2-5

2.3	Gender-specific Actions	2-6

3	Gender-based Analysis	3-7

4	Gender Commitment	4-8

5	Gender-related Actions	5-9

TABLES

Table 1: Gender-related actions of the GS	2-6

Table 2: Gender-based summary analysis	3-7

Table 3: Gender-related actions of the GAP	5-10

Introduction

Include here a description of the structure of the document, a one or two-sentence about the grant/project, including its risk-based classification. Specify whether it is a Gender Statement (GS) or a Gender Action Plan (GAP). Also, indicate whether it is a draft version or a final version. Write the Introduction after the rest of the document is finalized.

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Gender Statement

Complete this section (2) only if you are preparing a Gender Statement (GS) document. If that is the case, delete all other sections of this document as this will be the only section you will need to complete.

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Analysis

For this section, use the information of your proposal. Identify the roles of women and men, girls and boys, and sexual and gender minorities in the situation your grant/project addresses and seeks to change. List and analysis the gender-related risks and impacts of your grant/project: look at the rights, roles, responsibilities, and opportunities between women and men and non-binary people.

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Commitment

This section presents the gender-related commitment of your organization with regards to this grant/project. Insert the name of your organization and the grant/project in the text.

We [INSERT THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION] commit to enhancing the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls, including women working in this organization and women delivering services to this grant/project.

We commit to increasing their participation in the grant/project decision-making and giving them more equitable access to and control over the grant/project [INSERT NAME OF THE GRANT/PROJECT].

We commit to preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), including sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and, when incidents of SGBV occur, responding promptly and effectively.

We commit to identifying the intersections of vulnerabilities related to age, race, ethnicity, income, disability, and sex and gender orientation and identifying, assessing, and addressing the risks and impacts of the grant/project to women, girls, and LGTBQ+ persons.

We also commit to not exacerbating existing gender-based inequalities and inequities and, whenever possible, take meaningful actions towards reducing the gender gaps, including the gender-related actions listed in the next point.

Gender-specific Actions

Fort this section, use the information produced in point 2.1 Analysis. List in the table below the actions that your grant/project will include to reduce the identified gaps and promote gender equality.

Table 1: Gender-related actions of the GS

Gender-related risks and impacts identified (including SGBV)	Mitigation/management actions (Gender-specific actions)	Comments
Risk/impact identified in 2.1 Analysis	Action 1:
Risk/impact identified in 2.1 Analysis	Action 2:
Repeat this row as many times as necessary…	Action 3:

The Gender Statement (GS) end here. You don’t need to complete the rest of the document.

Gender-based Analysis

Complete this section only if you are preparing a Gender Action Plan (GAP) document. If that is the case, delete the precedent section (2).

The gender-based analysis examines the rights, roles, responsibilities and opportunities between men and women, boys and girls, binary and non-binary people, and the differences between them. It outlines power relations and identifies gender disparities. It also assesses how these gender disparities are influenced and differ by other intersecting identity factors such as age group, class, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and ethnicity. (ESS 9, § 9 to 12).

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Table 2: Gender-based summary analysis

Gender-equality issues and gaps	Summary Analysis	Comments
Power relationships and disparities	Include here how power relationships and gender disparities are present in the situation/context your grant/project addresses
Other intersecting factors	Include here how the power relationships and disparities are affected by intersecting identity factors such as aged, class, income, language, geography, sexual orientation, religion, language, etc., in the situation/context your grant/project addresses
Strategic gender interests of women and men	Include here the different practical gender needs and strategic gender interests the situation/context your grant/project addresses. Revisit the consultation process and asks whether women and men, girls and boys, and non-binary and trans people, been equitably consulted during the preparation of the grant/project proposal. If not, consult them again. (ESS 9 § 31 to 35)
Access to, and control over, resources	Include here the relations between women and men related to the access to, and control over, the existing resources, benefits, and decision-making processes in the situation/context your grant/project addresses.
Challenging existing gender division and roles	Include here a summary of how your grant/project challenges the existing gender division of labour, tasks, responsibilities, and opportunities. Use the information of your proposal.
Sex-age disaggregated data	Refer here to the sex-age disaggregated data of the situation/context your grant/project addresses. Use the information of your proposal.
Potential differential impact of the grant/project	Include here the potential differential impacts derived from your grant/project on women, men, girls, and boys.
Threats and mitigation measures	Include here the threats to, and main risks of, the participation by women and girls in your grant/project. Include cultural constraints, formal and informal barriers, disabling environment, etc. List the mitigation measures to limit these risks and constraints.
Opportunities	Include here the opportunities provided by your grant/project addresses to further support women’s and girl’s, and non-binary people empowerment processes. Include, if possible, the identification of champions and role models.

Gender Commitment

This section presents the gender-related commitment of your organization with regards to this grant/project. Insert the name of your organization and the grant/project in the text.

We [INSERT THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION] commit to enhancing the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls, including women working in this organization and women delivering services to this grant/project.

We commit to increasing their participation in the grant/project decision-making and giving them more equitable access to and control over the grant/project [INSERT NAME OF THE GRANT/PROJECT].

We commit to preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), including sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and, when incidents of SGBV occur, responding promptly and effectively.

We commit to identifying the intersections of vulnerabilities related to age, race, ethnicity, income, disability, and sex and gender orientation and identifying, assessing, and addressing the risks and impacts of the grant/project to women, girls, and LGTBQ+ persons.

We also commit to not exacerbating existing gender-based inequalities and inequities and, whenever possible, take meaningful actions towards reducing the gender gaps, including the gender-related actions listed in the next point.

Gender-related Actions

Complete this section only if you are preparing a Gender Action Plan (GAP) document.

The gender-related actions are the measures, or the activities of your grant/project intended to reduce the gaps identified in the precedent section (3. Gender-based Analysis) and to promote gender equality. (ESS 9 § 13 to 16)

Keep in mind that it is possible that some of the gender-related actions had been previously identified by your original proposal.

The cost of the identified gender-related actions shall be included in the total cost of the grant/project.

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Table 3: Gender-related actions of the GAP

List the action	Summary information about the proposed action	Comments
Action 1	Include here brief information about the action (expected outcome, targets, baseline, budget, responsible)
Action 2	Include here brief information about the action (expected outcome, targets, baseline, budget, responsible)
Action 3	Include here brief information about the action (expected outcome, targets, baseline, budget, responsible)
Action 4	Include here brief information about the action (expected outcome, targets, baseline, budget, responsible)
Action 5	Include here brief information about the action (expected outcome, targets, baseline, budget, responsible)

This document develops some of the requirements of MAR Fund’s ESS 9 (especially the requirements presented in § 9 to 16 and § 31 to 35. The elaboration of parts of this GS/GAP document has been supported by the Feminist International Assistance Gender Equality Toolkit for Projects (Government of Canada).

Some of the measures that grantees can take to ensure the participation of women and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in consultations include establishing appropriate meeting times, providing transportation, providing childcare support, and consulting men and women separately (in addition to jointly, where appropriate). MAR Fund’s ESS 9 § 34.