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PROGRAMME 1
Time
Topics
Registration
Opening Program
Facilitator: Ketevan Chkeidze, Gender Specialist, ADB RETA 7563
Welcome Remarks
Yesim M. Elhan-Kayalar
Country Director, Georgia Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank
Keynote Speech
9:30 -10:00
Guguli Maghradze
Chair of the Gender Equality Council
and Deputy Chair of the Committee on European Integration, Parliament of Georgia
Introduction of Participants
Program Overview
10:00 10:15
10:15 -10:30
Opening of Exhibit
Group Photo
Morning Break
Time
Topics
10:30 11:00
Promoting Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific: ADBs Strategic Directions & Approaches
Imrana Jalal
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), ADB
Overview of RETA 7563 and Summary of Pilot Projects
Shanny Campbell
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender), ADB
Session 1: Economic Empowerment
Facilitator: Mekhri Khudayberdiyeva
Senior Social Development Officer (Gender), ADB
11:00 11:30
12:30 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 2:15
2:15 3:00
(TAJ) Skills and Business Training for Women in Climate Change Vulnerable Areas Across
Darwaz: Mountain Society Development Support Program (MSDSP)
Kishwar Abdulalishoev, General Manager, MSDSP
(TAJ) Project on Awareness-Raising and Training (especially of women) in support of the
Access to Green Finance Project: Habitat for Humanity Tajikistan (HABITAT)
Gulnora Kholova, Gender Specialist, ADB RETA 7563
Open Forum
Time
Topics
3:00 3:15
Afternoon Break
3:15 4:00
4:00 4:45
(AZE, KAZ, KGZ, UZB) Research Project on Leveraging ICTs to Unleash the Potential of
Women Entrepreneurs in Transition Countries: Emerging Good Practices and
Recommendations Good Practices and Recommendations
Shanny Campbell
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender), ADB
(KGZ) Project on Developing SMS Based Applications for Women Entrepreneurs: Womens
Forum KURAK
Azhar Kazakbaeva
Project Manager, KURAK
Open Forum
4:45 5:30
(KGZ) JFPR 9170 Piloting New Financial Products for Women Entrepreneurs: Gains and
Challenges
Gulkayr Tentieva, Senior Economics Officer, ADB
(KAZ) Support for Women's Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan: The " Nurly Jol" and other
government programs
Lyazzat Ibragimova
Chairperson, DAMU Entrepreneurship Development Fund JSC
Open Forum
5:30 7:30
Dinner Reception
Time
Topics
(AFG) Research Project on Direct and Indirect Effects of Electrification to Womens Lives and
Gender Relations in Afghanistan: Mercy Corps
Shaima Zakhilwal
Gender Specialist, ADB RETA 7563
(GEO) Project on Information-Education Campaign (IEC) on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
in Marneuli and Mestia: Womens Information Center (WIC)
Elena Rusetskaia
Director, WIC
(KGZ) Project on Improving Technical and vocational education training in the Kyrgyz
Republic: Innovative Solutions Inc. (ISI)
Gulnara Ibraeva
Executive Director, ISI
Open Forum
10:00 10:15
Morning Break
10:15 11:15
11:15 12:30
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch Break
Time
Topics
3:00 3:15
Afternoon Break
Session 4: Workshop on Future Partnerships and Collaboration
Facilitator: Shanny Campbell
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender), ADB
3:00 3:30
3:30 -4:30
4:30 - 5:00
Final Ceremony
Facilitator: Shanny Campbell
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender), ADB
Closing Remarks
Awarding of Certificates
Evaluation
Departure