Title:
Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls in West Bank and Gaza
Agreement Number:
7387870 P001976001
Agreement Value:
$25,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 27, 2018 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
The project aims to reduce the vulnerability of women and girls in West Bank and Gaza to all forms of violence and from the threat of such violence. Project activities include: (1) putting in place prevention initiatives that support targeted households and communities for decreasing harmful practices, attitudes and behaviours toward women and girls; (2) fostering innovative approaches to improving service providers’ capacity to provide gender-responsive services for victims and survivors of violence; and (3) building the capacity of civil society actors and human rights advocates to advocate for policy and legal frameworks to protect women and girls’ rights.
A consortium led by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women implements this project, including the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) decreased harmful practices and attitudes that perpetuate and validate violence against women and girls within targeted households and communities; (2) increased access by women and girls to gender-responsive services such as economic, medical, psychosocial, security and shelter free of discrimination; and (3) strengthened institutional capacity to develop and implement legal and policy frameworks that promote and protect women’s and girls’ rights concerning violence against women and girls.
Reference Number:
GC-2018-Q4-00177
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The value of the agreement is changed to $25,000,000 CAD, The end date is changed to 2025-03-31.
Amendment Date
Mar 28, 2023
Recipient's Legal Name:
UN Women
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.