Powering gender inclusive budgets in Morocco
Kawtar Abendag from Morocco and Ariane Massy from France are UN Volunteers with UN Women and help make public financial management gender inclusive. Both women support the Moroccan government in integrating gender into local budgets. Thus making sure public finances are used for women's empowerment.
Kawtar Abendag is a UN Youth Volunteer serving with UN Women in Morocco. She is a Gender Responsive Budgeting Programme Assistant for Communications and Knowledge Management.
Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) ensures an equitable distribution of public resources for the benefit of all. It does not mean that there should be a separate budget for each gender rather it means that gender equality is mainstreamed throughout the public budget cycle. From planning the budget, to spending the resources, and to the final audits.