MDF-JRF Secretariat2014-04-072014-04-072012-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17633The Multi Donor Fund for Aceh and Nias (MDF) and the Java Reconstruction Fund (JRF) have played significant roles in the remarkable recovery of Aceh, Nias and Java, following some of the worst disasters in Indonesia in recent years. The MDF and the JRF, which is patterned after it, are each considered a highly successful model for post-disaster reconstruction. This paper presents lessons from the MDF and JRF's efforts to facilitate women's empowerment and gender equality during the reconstruction process. The reconstruction process presented opportunity to address gender issues and other social inequalities. Enhancing the role of women under the MDF and JRF programs saw significant results, such as improved and sustained outcomes in housing and infrastructure, faster economic and livelihood recovery and increased productivity, strengthening of women's legal rights, more representative decision making and enhanced resilience for women and communities.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO MARKETSACCOUNTABILITY ­ MECHANISMSACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF WOMENADVANCING GENDER EQUALITYADVOCACYALCOHOLISMBARRIERS TO WOMENBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBOTH SEXESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAREGIVERSCHRONIC POVERTYCITIESCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLINICSCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOOPERATIVE HOUSINGCOUNSELLINGDAMAGESDEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCESDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDISADVANTAGED WOMENDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDISASTERSDISTRICTSDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARTHQUAKEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMENECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYECONOMIC REGENERATIONECONOMIC RESOURCESECONOMICSELDERLYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERING WOMENENGINEERSENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUAL PARTICIPATIONEQUAL RIGHTSEQUAL TERMSEQUAL TERMS WITH MENEQUALITY BETWEEN WOMENEQUIPMENTEVACUEESEXTENDED FAMILIESFAMILIESFAMILY LABORFARMERSFEMALEFISHING VILLAGESFORMULATION OF POLICIESGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER ANALYSESGENDER ANALYSISGENDER COMPETENCEGENDER CONCERNSGENDER DIMENSIONSGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY COMMITMENTSGENDER EQUALITY CONCERNSGENDER EQUALITY ISSUESGENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVEGENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVESGENDER EXPERTISEGENDER FOCUSGENDER INDICATORSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INFORMATIONGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGYGENDER PARITYGENDER POLICYGENDER RELATIONSGENDER ROLESGENDER SENSITIVEGENDER SENSITIVE APPROACHESGENDER SENSITIVE DATAGENDER SENSITIVE INDICATORSGENDER SENSITIVITYGENDER SPECIALISTGENDER SPECIALISTSGENDER WORKING GROUPGIRLSGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGRASS-ROOTSGRASS-ROOTS PARTICIPATIONHEALTH SERVICESHOMEHOME AFFAIRSHOMESHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIESHOUSESHOUSINGHOUSING PROJECTSHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN SETTLEMENTSHUSBANDHUSBANDSILLITERACYINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSJOB CREATIONKINSHIPLABORERSLABOUR ORGANIZATIONLEGAL RIGHTSLEGISLATIONLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVELIHOODSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOCAL PARTICIPATIONLOSS OF LANDMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMARRIAGESMEATMIGRATIONMOBILITYMORTALITYMORTALITY LEVELSNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATURAL DISASTERSNEWS AGENCYNUMBER OF WOMENOLDER WOMENOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENOPPORTUNITIES OF WOMENPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPEACEPLANTATIONSPOLICE OFFICERSPOLICY CHANGEPOLICY DIALOGUEPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITYPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC AFFAIRSPUBLIC BUILDINGSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICESRESETTLEMENTRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRESPONSIBILITIES OF WOMENROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURESANITATIONSELF-HELPSETTLEMENT PLANNINGSEXSEXESSHELTERSHELTERSSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL CONDITIONSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INEQUALITIESSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL STRESSSOCIAL TENSIONSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL TRAININGTRAININGSTRANSPORTATIONTRAUMAUNDPUNIFEMUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEUNMARRIED WOMENURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN POVERTYURBANIZATIONVICTIMSVILLAGESVIOLATIONS OF WOMENWFPWIDOWSWILLWOMANWOMEN FACILITATORSWOMEN HEADED HOUSEHOLDSWOMEN IN DECISION MAKINGWOMEN SURVIVORSWORKFORCEWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEYOUNG GIRLShttps://doi.org/10.1596/17633