PROJECT UPDATE
Project Overview
This initiative supported Morocco’s Center of Excellence for Gender Responsive Budgeting (CE-GRB), under the Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), in strengthening its technical and institutional capacities in applying tools for gender impact analysis of the budget and monitoring public spending for gender equality.
Project Profile
The Technical Assistance Partnership—Expert Deployment Mechanism (TAP-EDM), with Michel Filion, a public management expert, collaborated with the Government of Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Centre of Excellence for Gender Responsive Budgeting (CE-BSG) to strengthen its technical and institutional capacities. The CE-BSG is a platform dedicated to developing expertise, managing knowledge, and connecting stakeholders in Gender Responsive Budgeting, both nationally and globally, built on over a decade of Moroccan experience.
The initiative focused on applying gender budget tagging tools and monitoring public expenditures for gender equality.
With the support of Michel, the work examined the approach and tools used by Moroccan partners to tag and analyze the gender impact of public spending. It also included supporting the implementation of the gender budget tagging methodology in ministerial departments, facilitating information and training sessions on these deliverables, developing an e-learning module on gender budget tagging, and conducting sectoral gender analyses.
Key Deliverables
- Capacity Support and Training
- Delivered three-day and five-day training sessions
- Organized a technical visit to Canada
- Held a two-day reflection workshop
- Technical Support and Knowledge Products
- Compiled two bibliographies
- Produced a summary report
- Developed a presentation and participant handbook
- Created a PowerPoint presentation
- Prepared a brief on integrating budgeting
- Created six storyboards to support the development of e-learning modules
Project Outcomes and Lessons Learned
The initiative improved the CE-GRB’s capacity to support gender-responsive budgeting within Moroccan ministries.A key lesson learned is that strong partnerships, such as with UN Women Morocco, improve technical support, strengthen local legitimacy, and support sustainability. Structured engagement with external actors from the outset helps maximize impact and lasting results.
Direct Project Reach:
- 52 participants engaged through activities conducted and project deliverables
Public Engagement (Canada):
- 60 Canadians reached through outreach and engagement activities
Public Engagement Activities:
Canadian expert Michel Filion:
- Participated in a presentation on gender-responsive and green budgeting
- Attended the TAP-EDM 4th Knowledge Harvest and Closing Event in Montreal
- Published the article Morocco & Tunisia – A Joint Visit to Canada on Gender- and Climate-Responsive Budgeting
- Featured in the TAP podcast series Au-delà des frontières with the episode Du Canada au Maghreb: intégrer le genre et le climat dans les politiques budgétaires
