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UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) is a multi-donor global grant-making mechanism of UN Women, created in 2009 to accelerate implementation of gender equality commitments and women’s political and economic empowerment worldwide through competitive, demand-driven grant-making to gender equality organizations worldwide.
Launched through a visionary contribution of US$ 65 million by the Government of Spain, the Fund has now consolidated itself as a multi-donor mechanism, and is grateful to its donors.
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Women’s Political Empowerment
o Equal opportunities to access and control economic resources
o Promote women’s sustainable entrepreneurship (emphasis on environmentally sustainable development)
o Access to decent work and equal pay for all women
o Effective participation and
equal opportunities for leadership and political participation
o Efforts to help design, enforce and implement new and existing gender equality laws and policies
RESULTS 2009-2013
9.4 MILLION BENEFICIARIES
US$ 56.5 MILLION INVESTED
96 PROGRAMMES
121 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
72 COUNTRIES
FGE Programmes in the wake of Arab uprisings and transitions
Funded total of 20 Programmes since 2009
I -Catalyzing Legislative and Policy Change II- Strengthening
women’s participatory governance structures
Arab Women and Public
participation
• special measures such
as electoral quotas for
women
• mainstreaming
gender in the
ongoing
Constitutional review
process in counties of
transition
• Engaging Women in
Electoral Politics
- Lobbying for actual--
empowered gender role in
local governance structures
- Participatory approach to
advancing the gender
agenda
- building conducive gender
sensitive structures for
women empowerment
Using international dvocacy mechanisms to wield influence, hone skills in high-level meetings, to gain increased political opportunities and
exposure, and to pin down political leaders in formal settings snational
Streghening CSOS capacities to build knowledge and effectiveness in making the case for legislative change, leading campaigns, negotiating with decision makers, and taking public roles
Building national coalitions and campaigns through national seminars, media outreach, and common action plans, as well as regional exchanges of strategies and lessons
learned for a joint action
Public outreach/awareness raising about women’s
rights, public/political participation
Training and capacity Building to equip women , youth and women representatives with the key leader ship, negotiations, participatory skills of engaging the public /community for an influential l role n the Society
Building Coalitions and Networks to gauge a unified approach for solidarity , establishing public dialogue mechanisms and lobby for a joint agenda
Creating a body of knowledge around Women issues to push for women political agenda
Creating a community driven gender agenda through channeled seed grants
I -Catalyzing Legislative and Policy Change
EGYPT
50 recommendations to the 50-
member constitutional committee
on the importance of increasing
women’s political participation.
ADOPTION OF ARTCILE 11 AND 180
YEMEN:
A national coalition and campaign
that led to the NDC adoption of the
recommendation of a 30% quota for
women.
Libya: Adoption of a 10 percent
quota for women members in
Libya’s Constitutional Assembly.
help influence tthe country’s
roadmap to peace and
reconciliation, the constitution-
drafting process and launched the
charter of women rights in the
constitution,.
Creation of a Iraqi
women movement
advocating policy
change through
enhancing evidence-
based research on
gender relations in order
to identify, understand
and re-address gender
inequalities.
First gender sensitive
Constitution in the oPt hat
was launched in a Press
Release on December 28
2013 attended by a strong
media and high level political
representation.
.
Karama
Regional
PCPD and JCW
WEO Iraq
II- Strengthening women’s participatory governance structures
and engagement in public and political life
AWCSW: Formed 13 CPWPs at three levels building community accountability ; issued 10 action plans, 7 community services solutions; 76500 beneficiaries)
Anabta- oPt : The first House of women in Anabta covering 5 villages in Tulkarem,. Almost 2000 women and girls were reached through music recreational activities, theatre , open discussions and other means to build self esteem and creating a conducive space for them to grow
Dalia –oPt –a micro grant making modality to build organizational capacity of 12 local community based organizations in three governorate.
AWCSW 13 CPWPs- A Community Driven Agenda
- Responsibilities: Provide support and technical advice to AWCSW in relations to the FGE program; and Link representatives of local councils to National Decision Makers; and serve as a platform for Discussion pressing issues related to Palestinian women and the
Palestinian Women Movement , A BOTTOM UP PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT
Advisory National Level
1 Sub-Committee
Jenin Governorate
1 Advocacy Committee in each of the 5 targeted villages/town in the
governorate
Local Level (Village)
1 Sub-Committee
Ramallah & Albireh Governorate
1 Advvocacy Committee in each of the 5 targeted villages/town in the
governorate
Local Level (Village)
•Membership includes: Representatives of local councils (both women and men) and Local activists and professionals •Responsibilities: A platform for sharing experience among local activists and representatives of local councils, and a platform for working on common development issues in the 5 targeted communities.
7 COONUNITY SERVICES TILL DATE Medical center at Fahma/Jenin,
mobile clinics at Yamoun/Jenin,
educational class rooms
Yamoun/Jenin, Sewerage
infrastructure building Beit Our
Tahta/Ramallah, disability
centers approval constructions
at Safa/Ramallah servings 5
villages – set up of school in
jenin
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2 Programmes in Lebanon
2 Programmes in Morocco
1 Programme in Algeria
1 on-going Programme
in Egypt
FGE Programmes supporting Arab
Women in the Economy
Management and control over natural & productive resources ( land and
agricultural)
Poverty alleviation and income generation for rural and refugee women
Social Protection to most secluded and vulnerable of
women groups
Selective cases: Lebanon- Al Hima system for Women
Empowerment In Lebanon, optimizing on local resources &
improved livelihoods
AN SPNL implemented Programme;5 involved sites: Aanjar, Kfar Zabad, el-Fekha, Qoleileh, & Al Mansouri in lebanon.
The Project got selected at the first Arab South South Development as a primary solution provider. It lobbied for The declaration of 12 Hima sites in Lebanon by the Ministry of Environment.
Replication of the model and upscaling-The Establishment of the Hima Fund in Qatar. The replication of Al Hima approach to Syria, Jordan, and Iraq.
Creation of Hima Women Souk ( markets) in major two cities of Byblos and Anjar.
Capacity-strenghtening and sensitization of 2,000 rural women from the 20
poorest municipalities of the Wilaya on their rights to education, health,
professional training, and employment opportunities. 100 focus groups
organized by El Ghaith and its partner grassroots organizations;
Capacity-streghtening of local civil society through the Bordjienne
Associations network: 60 organizations trained on women's rights, gender
and development, advocacy, development strategies, project cycle
management and 5 associations from the 5 poorest communes received
specific training on monitoring and management of income generating
activities
400 women were empowered as economic producers, they received training on breeding techniques and on agricultural methods and
marketing and 311 women initiated their income generating activities.
Elgaith of Algeria improving the living conditions in rural
areas, and promoting equal opportunities to the most
vulnerable women in Bordj Bou Arreridj
INSAF of Morocco socio-professional insertion of single
mothers: A society free of discrimination and Violence
The socio-professional reinsertion of around
100 recently employed single mothers in
the work force further to provided training
and counselling.
230 single mothers in the region of
Casablanca have received vocational
training that is conducive to employment
and tailored to their expectations and
capacities.
Work is underway to lobby and ensure the
administrative and legal situation of 90
single mothers in the region of Casablanca
are regularized (civil registration and IDs).
RESULTS 2009-2013
PILLAR 1: GRANT-
MAKING
FGE awards large, fast-
tracked grants to sustain
high-impact, innovative
gender equality
programmes independent,
transparent, and highly
competitive selection
process
PILLAR 2: TECHNICAL and
STRATEGIC GUIDANCE
FGE supports gender
equality CSOs with a
package of technical
services that enhance
organizational, networking,
and human resource
capacities
PILLAR 3: RBM and cross
exchange
FGE strengthens the
capacities on gender
equality, track, capture,
and package
programmatic results
enabling them to become
knowledge brokers ,
Partners lead
pathways of
change with rights
holders and duty
bearers at all levels