Gender-Sensitivity Analysis of Programme Budgeting Indicators in Education in the Cahul District Budget

The Cahul district budget is drawn up using both a functional classification, with concrete sums for each area that may be adjusted during the year, and a programme classification, which sets performance indicators and objectives rather than amounts. The annex presenting the programmes is only an annex to the Information Note on budget approval, not part of the budget itself.

The study focuses on the Education programme, the largest spending item and one of the most complex, with clearly defined indicators. Although budget planning does not yet treat gender equity as a general principle, the analysis could help develop gender-sensitive indicators and activities in education and other areas. It asks how good the budget is, how programme budgeting works in Cahul, and how it can better meet the needs of women, girls, men and boys. The EVA project is implemented by UN Women with European Union funding.