Grants and Contributions

It aims to do so by: creating safe spaces for women and girls to support them in their collective efforts for positive change; supporting meaningful community participation by women; working with men and boys to promote gender equality and positive role models; supporting local women’s rights defenders; contributing to an inclusive, women-led accountable Women, Peace and Security agenda. Project activities include: (1) building the capacity of parliamentarians (women and men) towards policy development that strives to improve gender equality (GE) and promote the participation of women in the rebuilding of their communities; (2) providing technical and financial assistance for women's rights organisations (WROs) and groups of women’s rights defenders, including, training and coaching in GE, human rights (HR), policy development, network development and livelihoods programming; (3) with the assistance of the WROs, establishing child-friendly women’s spaces where women can meet to seek assistance, education, exchange ideas and discuss matters of importance to the rebuilding of their communities; (4) training for community leaders (who are mostly men), as well as men and boys in GE and issues pertaining to women and girls (and in some cases men and boys) in their communities such as HR, sexual and gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, in order to garner support for improved lives of their mothers, sisters and daughters; (5) establishing networks between women, WROs and community leaders to ensure women’s voices are heard and that they participate in the rebuilding of their communities, develop and conduct a social media campaign with GE messaging based on the work with community leaders, men, boys, women and girls to champion GE.

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This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program, which supports local and regional women’s organisations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights, and advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. This is done by supporting activities, building institutional capacity, and promoting network and alliance-building as women’s rights and feminist organizations are critical agents of change.

Approximately 1.8 million Bangladeshi women are employed as domestic workers in Dhaka, many facing gender-based violence on a regular basis. These women are disadvantaged due to lack of skills and specific vulnerabilities leading to routine exploitation and abuse, and lack of awareness of and protection for their rights.

In 2019, MSF is focusing on sexual and reproductive health services, including psychosocial and mental health support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.

Canadian funding aims to support the following MPTF thematic programming priorities: (1) Stabilization: strengthening state presence and capacity in municipalities most impacted by the conflict, with the objective of bringing the state to areas where it has been historically absent, reducing inequalities and strengthening security; (2) Victims and Transitional Justice: providing support to authorities in providing collective reparation for victims, by increasing knowledge and capacities to address the differential impacts that the conflict has had on victims due to gender, age, and ethnicity; and (3) Communications: effectively communicate, on a continual basis, on the advances made in implementation of the agreement in order to counter destabilizing messages and promote a culture of peace and reconciliation.

This 49-month project will address organization capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic changes towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: partnership development, collaboration and networking, development of a claims strategy, and implementation of technological and management tools.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue supporting women's full participation in economic, social and democratic life, and advocating for systemic change. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: strengthening the collaboration of partners and members; networking and mobilization; improving advocacy capacity; assessing and improving the effectiveness of the board of directors; developing and implementing a strategy to diversify funding; enhancing human resources management; and assessing, developing and implementing a strategic plan to ensure the sustainability of enhancing organizational capacity.

Supplemental funding is being provided to increase collaboration, networking and mobilization efforts, and to adapt advocacy and data collection capacities to the pandemic context.

This 45-month project will address organization capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic changes towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: human resources management, board governance, partnership development, collaboration and networking, development of a claims strategy, diversification of the organization's funding sources, and Gender-Based Comparative Analysis Plus.

This 45-month project will address organization capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic changes towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: human resources management, board governance, strategic planning, implementation of results-based management, and recruitment and retention of women activists.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: building financial capacity; improving board governance; developing and implementing a strategic plan; building partnerships and collaborations to support organizational growth; and a transition to improved stability.