Category: governance, peace and security
BASELINE SURVEY REPORT: AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE.
BASELINE SURVEY REPORT: AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE.
By Regional Network Of The Children and Young People Trust (RNCYPT) with support from African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)
The Amplifying the Voices of Girls and Young Women in Governance project is a ten month African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) funded initiative that is implemented by Regional Network of the Children and Young People Trust (RNCYPT). The project began in December 2015, and the baseline study was conducted in January-February 2016, by means of Questionnaire and focus groups discussions; and covered targeted project areas that are Chinhoyi, Chitungwiza, Kadoma, Mvurwi and Raffingora.
Unlocking the Doors. Feminist Insights for Inclusion in Governance, Peace and Security
Unlocking the Doors. Feminist Insights for Inclusion in Governance, Peace and Security
By: Dr. Awino Okech
This is the third in a series of three African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) primers entitled Feminist Perspectives on Governance, Peace and Security. The primers are intended to:
1. Offer a review of the major debates on women, governance, peace and security in Africa.
2. Review and analyse women’s movements’ interventions in governance, peace and security.
3. Offer a set of policy and advocacy priorities based on political and practical realities.
4. Benefit women’s rights activists, organisations and people in government at the frontline of local and national mobilization initiatives seeking to enhance women’s leadership.
5. Assist in building alliances and structuring support across various institutions working towards enhancing women’s political participation.
This is the third primer in the series. It analyses the successes and gaps in women’s movements’ approaches to the intersections between governance and the security complex. These insights are based on AWDF’s analysis of some of the major challenges confronting movement building in the areas of governance, peace and security. With these primers, our objective is to re position feminist politics as a fundamental expression of accountability to our cause and constituencies, and to provide an opportunity for advancing individual and collective learning.
Gender and Security in Africa
Gender and Security in Africa
By: Dr. Awino Okech
This is the second in a series of three African Women’s Development Fund primers entitled Feminist Perspectives on Governance, Peace and Security. The primers are intended to:
1. Offer a review of the major debates on women, governance, peace and security in Africa.
2. Review and analyse women’s movements’ interventions in governance, peace and security.
3. Offer a set of policy and advocacy priorities based on political and practical realities.
4. Benefit women’s rights activists, organisations and people in government at the front line of local and national mobilisation initiatives seeking to enhance women’s leadership.
5. Assist in building alliances and structuring support across various institutions working towards enhancing women’s political participation.
This primer reflects on women’s peace activism and gendered security in Africa. It explores the following interlinked questions: What factors drive women’s peace activism? Who are the major actors that women peace activists target? What are the key lessons that can be drawn from these interactions? This primer begins by tracing the evolution of debates and activism on gender and violence.
Secondly, it highlights national, regional and international policy frameworks that have emerged out of this activism. Finally, the primer draws on a few peace building initiatives led by women’s rights actors across the continent. We hope the lessons highlighted here offer a basis for building alliances and structuring support across various institutions working to enhance women’s peace activism.
Statecraft and Pursuing Women’s Rights in Africa
Statecraft and Pursuing Women’s Rights in Africa
By: Dr. Awino Okech
This is the first in a series of three African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) primers entitled Feminist Perspectives on Governance, Peace and Security. The primers are intended to:
1. Offer a review of the major debates on women, governance, peace and security in Africa.
2. Review and analyse women’s movements’ interventions in governance, peace and security.
3. Offer a set of policy and advocacy priorities based on political and practical realities.
4. Benefit women’s rights activists, organisations and people in government at the front line of local and national mobilisation initiatives seeking to enhance women’s leadership.
5. Assist in building alliances and structuring support across various institutions working towards enhancing women’s political participation.
This particular primer maps key areas of feminist analysis and intervention in governance. Based on existing research on the major factors that hinder women’s political participation, emphasis is placed on electoral systems, political parties, quotas and national constitutional mechanisms. These are also areas where the impact of the women’s rights movement has been felt. This primer therefore assesses the ways in which women’s participation in governance has been assured, the challenges arising from these approaches, and lessons therein. This primer is intended to benefit women’s rights activists and organisations at the frontline of local and national mobilisation initiatives that seek to enhance women’s leadership. We hope the primer is useful for building alliances and structuring support across various institutions working towards enhancing women’s political participation.
The Women’s Trust (TWT)
The Women’s Trust (TWT)
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]$20,000 to support the implementation of a project aimed at increasing women’s participation and representation in politics in 5 selected districts (2000 women in 25 wards).[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]20.000 dollars pour soutenir la mise en œuvre d’un projet visant à accroître la participation et la représentation des femmes en politique dans 5 districts sélectionnés (2000 femmes dans 25 salles).[/tp]
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)
Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]$15,000 to contribute to the development of a five year strategic plan for FOWODE.[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]15 000 dollars pour contribuer au développenet d’une stratégie quinquénale pour FOWODE[/tp]
Action Solidaire des Femmes Chrétiennes pour le Développement Intégré (ASFECDI)
Action Solidaire des Femmes Chrétiennes pour le Développement Intégré (ASFECDI)
$10,000 to train 50 women selected from 10 local government areas in civic rights, electoral processes and voting techniques, to organise a march for peaceful elections and produce 20 radio programmes.
Women in rights Awareness and Development (WIRAD)
Women in rights Awareness and Development (WIRAD)
$15,000 to organize educational activities for selected women in 10 communities on conflict resolution skills and peace building.
Federation des Association Feminines du Senegal (FAFS)
Federation des Association Feminines du Senegal (FAFS)
$15,000 to organise 20 awareness creation programmes on the gender parity law.
Alliances for Africa
Alliances for Africa
$ 20,000 to organize series of public awareness, advocacy and media campaigns on the ongoing constitutional review debate in the Nigerian National Assembly.