Objective  5:  Progress  towards  Gender  Mainstreaming  and  Equality   The   National   Development   Planning   Commission   (NDPC)   assisted   all   138   MMDAs   to   mainstreams  the  dimension  of  gender,  vulnerability  and  sustainable  development  into  their   Medium-­‐Term   Development   Plans.   The   commission   organised   a   workshop   for   94   participants   from   24   MDAs   to   provide   additional   support   for   mainstreaming   crosscutting   issues  including  environment  and  worst  form  of  child  labour.       MOWAC   has   established   a   core   group   of   18   persons   on   gender   from   the   ministries   of   Manpower,   Youth   and   Employment;   Health;   Education,   Science   and   Sports,   Food   and   Agriculture;   and   Justice   to   facilitate   the   conduct   of   gender   training   in   MDAs   to   enhance   gender  mainstreaming.  MOWAC  also  undertook  a  number  of  activities  aimed  at  promoting   gender  mainstreaming.  These  include:   • Sensitisation  of  Chief  Directors  of  MDAs  and  their  representatives  on  gender  issues   • Cross  sector  gender  policy  coordination  and  implementation  discussions  with  MDAs   to  enhance  collaboration  and  effective  gender  policy  implementation  partnership.     157