Grants and Contributions:

Advancing Women Peace and Security Implementation in South Sudan

7419739 P008779001

$1,814,400.62

Mar 30, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022

This project aims to support grassroots South Sudanese women’s organizations to support peacebuilding and reconciliation in their communities, through capacity building and providing small grants for their operations. South Sudan is at a critical moment, transitioning from conflict to post-conflict, with a fragile peace process in place. Women have played an essential role in the path to peace. This project works to further support enhancing gender mainstreaming and the integration of women and girls’ rights and experiences in South Sudan’s transitional institutions at the highest levels, through a Gender Advisor to the Special Envoy for the Inter-Governmental Authority of Development (IGAD). Project activities include: (1) providing capacity building to women politicians and women’s organizations to meaningfully engage in the Revitalised Agreement of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS); and (2) ensuring gender-sensitivity of members to the R-ARCSS pre-transitional and transitional institutions, including in areas of protection, leadership and participation.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) women’s participation in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan is strengthened; (2) gender mainstreaming and integration of women and girls’ rights and experiences in the institutions of the Pre-Transitional and Transitional Periods is enhanced; (3) a strong security sector that prioritizes and promotes the protection of women and girls’ rights is established; and (4) high-level media engagement and strategic communications for advocacy on women’s meaningful participation and prioritization of women’s needs in the Transitional period is promoted.

New York, US

064-2019-2020-Q4-00279

Grant

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

UN Women

Peace and Stabilization Operations

The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.