Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Advancing equal societies through women’s political leadership
Agreement Number:
7437740 P010623001
Agreement Value:
$2,403,845.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 10, 2022 - Nov 30, 2025
Description:
This project supports improved equality and the right to exercise leadership at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional and national levels for politically active women in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Project activities include: (1) conducting research on barriers to women’s political leadership and participation in ASEAN in collaboration with regional academic institutions; (2) conducting trainings and workshops with women political leaders, women’s commissions and civil society organisations to address key challenges to women’s political leadership and participation; (3) developing local policy advocacy strategies to advance necessary changes in the legal framework and implementation of existing regulations; (4) conducting Regional Action Labs on women’s political leadership and participation; (5) engaging with regional advocates to advance policy agenda at ASEAN level; and (6) convening a regional conference on barriers to women's political leadership and participation in ASEAN.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased interaction with the evidence base on the barriers, extent, sources, factors, actors and impact of violence against women in politics (VAWP) among policy- and decision-makers and leaders of government; (2) increased number of effective and transformative solutions developed by political leaders which support women’s political leadership and participation, in three countries of focus; and (3) increased levels of collective, political advocacy at country and regional scale, by leaders and representative groups, on issues related to women’s political leadership and participation.
Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q4-00060
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Amendment #1 reflects an increase in the value of the agreement, and an extension to the expiry date
Amendment Date
Mar 26, 2024
Recipient's Operating Name:
Westminster Foundation for DemocracWFD Westminster Foundation
Recipient's Legal Name:
Westminster Foundation for DemocracWFD Westminster Foundation
Amendments: