Building an Enabling Environment for Women's Economic and Political Participation
This project focuses on empowering women in Africa by promoting gender equality, economic empowerment, and political participation. Aligned with the AU's Women's Decade and UNDP's strategies, it aims to enhance women's leadership, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and decision-making roles. By addressing challenges and promoting women's access to resources and opportunities, the project strives to create a supportive environment for women's advancement.
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Building an enabling environment for Women s Economic and Political Participation in Africa Dr. Rose Mwebaza Advisor Women s Economic and Political Participation
CONTENT overview Background 1 The Project 2 Project Components 3 Project Outcomes 4 2
Background UNDP UNDP coordinates global and national efforts to promote gender equality and women s empowerment as a pathway to achieving the MDGs. CEDAW Beijing Platform for Action MDGs (1) Equal participation to decision making in shaping the sustainable development, (2) Full enjoyment of all human rights, including reproductive rights and protection against gender based violence, and (3) Access to and control over the economic resources and benefits of development. 3
Background AU s Women Decade (2010 2020) AU s Agenda for African Women s Decade (2010-2020) is based on ten priority themes that aim to empower women and girls across Africa. Four of theses themes inform this project s goal to (1) Fight Poverty and Promote Economic Empowerment of Women and Entrepreneurship (2) Agriculture and Food Security (theme 2), (3) Finance and Gender Budgeting (theme 8); and (4) Women in Decision-Making Positions (theme 9) 4
The project In line with AU s African Women s Decade (2010-2020), UNDP s Strategic Plan and Gender Equality Strategy, and responding to Africa s development priorities and emerging challenges, this project aims to test new modalities and fast- tracking implementation of prioritized support to women s economic and political empowerment including: (a) (b) improving women s economic empowerment women in business; (c) improving women s productivity women in agriculture; and (d) integrating gender analysis and its related results in institutional plans, budgets and monitoring systems. youth and women s participation and representation at all levels; The project will also address enhancing women s access to knowledge and skills in order to promote the production of export quality products and access to regional markets. UNDP will also support women s leadership and representation in public boards and tribunals through strengthening support networks and working to change perception on women in leadership and decision making. Finally, UNDP will support institutional capacity development and knowledge management to enhance the integration of gender equality and its intended results in planning, budgeting and monitoring and evaluation
Project Components Gender Equality in Planning, Budgeting and Monitoring Women in Agriculture Building an enabling environment for Women s Economic and Political Participation in Africa African Women s Political Participation and Leadership Women in Business 6
Support the implementation of regional and national commitments to the AU policy framework for enhancing women s access to land. Women in Agriculture Support the mobilization of dedicated resources for women in existing AU and CAADP investment plans. Showcase and scale up successful models for enhancing women s access to finance, services and marketing information The program aims to ensure that the African Union and RECs have enhanced capacity to support responsive agricultural investment Strengthen and scale up women led and managed cooperatives and promote RECs programs that facilitate access to regional markets. gender
Facilitate womens access to quality assurance mechanisms or branding for export quality products at sub regional level. Women in Business Work with Regional institutions to ensure that regional trade protocols incorporate the needs and priorities of women traders Develop skills of women entrepreneurs for high quality production. The program aims to ensure that women and youth entrepreneurs have improved skills, access to financing and business by 2016 Identify and publicize new enterprises by young women, to link them to potential financiers and information of available financing opportunities.
Work with networks to hold public debates on gender equality principles using new media to engage young men and women across the continent. African Women s Political Participation and Leadership Support a peer review and information exchange mechanisms for regional and sub-regional women s parliamentary caucus. Support the development of a database of profiles of women leaders across public and private spheres to be hosted by a regional CSO. The program aims to ensure that there representation of women in elected political/leadership positions as well as in public boards, tribunals commissions at the regional level is increased Publicize the status of gender parity in regional bodies in partnership with the African Women s Rights Observatory and Target key women leaders/Presidents, parliamentarians, aspiring young leaders and work with electoral management bodies (EMBs) to address women s political participation.
Support the integration of gender equality in planning, budgeting and monitoring at the regional, sub-regional and sector levels. Gender Equality in Planning, Budgeting and Monitoring Support institutional capacity development and knowledge management that builds on successful interventions in the past Provide targeted technical support to the AU, RECs and requesting member states in close collaboration with UN Women and UNECA Statistics). The program aims to enhance integration of gender equality in institutional budgeting and processes at regional level (AU, RECs) by 2016 planning, monitoring Develop online programs for capacity development that can delivered to a wide range of practitioners in collaboration with regional and national research and academic institutions.
Project Outcomes Baseline against 2016 Increased representation of women in elected political /leadership positions as well as in public boards, tribunals and commissions Women and youth entrepreneurs have improved skills, access to financing and business development services Enhanced integration of gender equality in institutional planning, budgeting and monitoring processes at regional level African Union and RECs have enhanced capacity to support gender responsive agricultural investment Business Agriculture Leadership Equality 11
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