Investing in Women Phase 2 Investment Design Document Update

This document is an update to the original Investment Design Document for Investing in Women (IW) before commencing Phase 2 of the program.

IW is a multi-country Australian Government initiative in Southeast Asia that seeks to improve women’s economic participation as employees and as entrepreneurs and influence the enabling environment to promote Women’s Economic Empowerment. It commenced in April 2016 with operations in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar and is managed out of the Gender Equality Branch (GEB) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra.

Phase 1a is scheduled for completion at the end of June 2019. Although the original IW Investment Design Document (IDD) set the strategic framework for the full duration of the program with completion in June 2023, it was agreed that this would be ‘refreshed’ prior to Phase 2. This IDD Update is primarily informed by the independent Phase 1 Review which was commissioned jointly by DFAT and IW in July 2018. This IDD Update covers Phase 2 of the program, from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2023.

Content:

1. Introduction
   • Investment Design Document Update Process
2. Analysis and Strategic Direction
   • Development Problem/Issue Analysis
   • Evidence-base/Lessons Learned
   • Strategic Setting and Rationale for Australia/DFAT Engagement
3. Investment Description
   • Program Logic and Expected Outcomes
   • Outcome Pathways
   • Principles
   • Resources
4. Implementation Strategies
   • Management and Governance Arrangements
   • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
   • Sustainability
   • Disability Inclusion
   • Risk Management
   • Environmental and Social Safeguards