ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Promoting gender equality across the Asia Pacific Region, with a particular focus on the human rights of women and girls, is a priority for the APF. We are therefore excited to bring this resource to our members. Facilitating an NHRI Gender Audit is a practical toolkit that gives NHRIs a step-by-step guide to assess: • the extent to which gender equality is understood and acted upon in your NHRI’s work, systems and processes, and • how well your NHRI is integrating gender equality measures into its internal and external work. This resource expands on the APF produced guidelines, Mainstreaming the Human Rights of Women and Girls into Our Everyday Work (the Guidelines). We believe this toolkit will be an essential resource for NHRIs and the APF is most grateful to Dr Jillian Chrisp, the author, for helping bring it to life. The APF acknowledges the critical work of members of the APF Gender Network (AGN), often in very difficult circumstances. We would also like to acknowledge Leah Barbia from Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, whose experience and feedback were essential to the development of this resource. Lastly, the APF acknowledges Aishath Fasoha, APF Gender Focal Point, for her ongoing commitment to gender equality and for her vision and leadership of this work. 04