Women’s Economic and Political Agenda

in the post-2015

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

Strategic Thematic areas

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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