Joint action for gender An example of AFD-TSKB cooperation 22/05/2019

AFD as a development bank : mainstreaming gender in its operations 01. AFD as a development bank : mainstreaming gender in its operations Objective: contribute to sustainable, inclusive and equitable development between women and men with 50% in volume of projects by 2022 integrating gender objectives (vs 50% in number integrate gender as a main or secondary objective) Mainstreaming gender in our operations: Analyse: 100% of projects are screened regarding gender inequalities issues Accountability: provide indicators for each project Promote: promote women’s economic empowerment opportunities fight violence against women guaranty access to basic services ensure women’s participation in decision-making and project governance increase awareness on sources of gender inequalities (social representations and norms) AILDE AA 2019 - Joint action for gender

02. Promoting gender equality with a development bank: AFD partnership with IDC Context Industrial and mining sectors constitute almost 30% of South Africa’s GDP. This sector is a strategic investment considering the high unemployment rates (especially for women and black populations) in the country and the need for job creation. The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC) aims to fund the private sector, in particular the industrial and mining one. Its mission is to contribute to both sustainable economic growth in the country and region and to ensure the economic empowerment of the South African population. In order to do this, IDC promotes entrepreneurship and the development of SMEs through the reinforcement of industries and competitive enterprises. The project AFD support to the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC) Content Sector : Employment Country: South Africa Year : 2018 Amount of the project: 75 M € loan + 1M € in technical assistance Beneficiary: IDC Final Beneficiary: Industrial and mining enterprises AFD supports IDC in order to meet its objectives to focus on new dynamic sectors that can create jobs. AFD also provides technical assistance to IDC in the implementation of internal changes In particular, AFD supports IDC in ensuring the implementation of more gender-equal policies and women’s access to employment in their interventions. Currently, IDC promotes a women empowerment policy to its clients and aims to fund women-owned enterprises Impacts Encourage professional equality in the industrial and mining sector Ensure job creation, the economic empowerment of the South African population AILDE AA 2019 - Joint action for gender

Promoting Women Economic empowerment : AFD partnership with AFD-TSKB 03. Promoting Women Economic empowerment : AFD partnership with AFD-TSKB (slide provided by TSKB) AILDE AA 2019 - Joint action for gender

Promoting Women Economic empowerment : AFD partnership with AFD-TSKB 03. Promoting Women Economic empowerment : AFD partnership with AFD-TSKB (slide provided by TSKB) HOW TO ASSESS WOMEN FRIENDLY COMPANY THROUGH THE TOOLKIT? Gender Equality Toolkit Identify gaps with scorecard & Design of an Action Plan Scoring and Eligibility Approval and Implementation of Action Plan SECTORS OF THE PROJECTS FINANCED BY THIS LINE Pharmaceutical Automotive Tourism Health Food & Beverage Logistics Textile Printing AILDE AA 2019 - Joint action for gender

Promoting Women Economic empowerment : AFD partnership with AFD-TSKB 03. Promoting Women Economic empowerment : AFD partnership with AFD-TSKB (slide provided by TSKB) Company Action Plans Kırpart Existence of a Gender Equality Strategy or policy document for hiring and salary, maternity/paternity benefits (paid leave with job security), equal access to company trainings, representation in management positions; validated by the top management Existence of a Gender Equality Strategy or policy document for violence and harassment; validated by the top management Existence of a monitoring system with sex-desaggregated indicators (gender-based data collection) Breastfeeding room in companies under 100-150 women employees Existence of a procedure to investigate harassment (verbal, physical, psychological, sexual) complaints Existence of women members in the committee to investigate and conclude harassment complaints Training on preventing harassment and gender-based violence for supervisory and managerial positions Zorluteks Vocational capacity building programs to increase women employment especially in non-traditional jobs AILDE AA 2019 - Joint action for gender

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