outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_O_2

Increased engagement of partners in support of UN Women's mandate

The ECO's engagement with private sector is strong and in 2021, both as partners in advocacy and as receipients of technicl support under the WEPs, the ECO has engaged closely with private companies; banks and non-banking financial actors. We have deepened our work on Gender Lens Investing with private sector in 2021 through trainings and dialogue; and in latter 2021 saw the Central Bank of Egypt, and Financial REgulatory Authority (which oversees non-banking financial sector) request deepened partnership with UN Women. As the co-chair of the Gender and Development Partners Group, UN Women has increased the engagement of INGOs into this group.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_O_3

Enhanced quality of programs through knowledge, innovation, RBM and evaluation

Project monitoring, based on RBM principle of project work plans developed as well as implementation plans to track delivery rates, is a continuous management function to assess progress in achiev­ing results and spot bottlenecks in implementation. The ECO has deepened consolidated of its portfolio by shifting from a project to a program based approach with a greater focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Knowledge sharing between and across programs is improving aided by uptick in use of technology such as WhatsApp and Microsoft Teams. During 2020, ECO leveraged technology and innovation to deliver its programs and conceptualize/design new programs aided by an acceleration in the use of technology due to the impact of Covid. This includes digitizing educational curricula, using phone and mobile tools to deliver messages, using video messages, etc.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-EGY_O_4

Improved management of financial and human resources in pursuit of results

All planned activities, including annual planning, recruitments, procurement activities, project closures, asset verification, ICT functionality and payment of all operational expenses are achieved.