Deadlines have been set for the implementation of each action. The responsibilities of
each sector have also been specified to enable an evaluation of the implementation of the
content of this action plan.
As the experience is recent, its impact cannot yet be assessed. We can observe
however, that it is an innovative approach, involving all sectors and associations. The
experience leads to advocating in favor of the respect of the exercise of the right to
development of women in rural environment and of housewives.
The associative movement has a great role to play in the local actions towards rural
women to inform them of the opportunities of development and help them become real
actors. Here and there associations organise awareness raising and information actions.
They are useful, yet they remain insufficient.
We observe that a few associations involved in the development process in the rural
environment acknowledged the necessity to self-organize. This way, eight national
associations and ten local associations have formed a network to join their efforts and
support the implementation of the policy of rural renewal and its intervention tool, the
local project of rural integrated development (PPDRI). One objective is to take into
account the gender aspect, in particular, women. This network is named the Algerian
Network of Rural Development Associations Integrating Gender – the RAADRIG – and
is likely to expand to other associations. It has established partnerships with the sector
concerned to contribute in an effective way to the local work and the implementation of
projects that integrate more rural women.
2) OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
While the principle to integrate a female organizer in the rural communal organisation unit
within the plan for a local project of rural integration development, which is an
intervention tool of the policy of rural revival, is in itself a decision aiming at the
promotion of rural women for the exercise of their right to development, it nevertheless
remains unsufficient for a systematic and effective integration of women in the process of
rural development.
Raising awareness of all stakeholders on the relevance and importance of such a
measure is essential. We can see on the field that women are not sufficiently involved.
Very often it is still men who propose projects and actions for women, yet these
proposals do not match the women’s needs. For an effective promotion of the right to
development of rural women, the implementation of the decision to integrate a female
representative rural communal organisation unit necessitates that follow-up actions are
integrated and executed at the grassroot level. We recommend the implementation of this
measure be systematized at the level of each municipality.