Presentation on 'Women’s Economic and Political Agenda in the post-2015' made at the meeting 'Women in Public Life in the Middle East and North Africa' on 5 march 2015 in Madrid

1. Women’s Economic and Political Agenda
in the post-2015

2. UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) is a multi-donor global grant-making
mechanism of UN Women, created in 2009 to accelerate implementation of
gender equality commitments and women’s political and economic empowerment
worldwide through competitive, demand-driven grant-making to gender equality
organizations worldwide.
Launched through a visionary contribution of US$ 65 million by the
Government of Spain, the Fund has now consolidated itself as a multi-
donor mechanism, and is grateful to its donors.

3. Women’s Economic
Empowerment
Women’s Political
Empowerment
o Equal opportunities to access
and control economic
resources
o Promote women’s sustainable
entrepreneurship (emphasis
on environmentally
sustainable development)
o Access to decent work and
equal pay for all women
o Effective participation and
equal opportunities for
leadership and political
participation
o Efforts to help design, enforce
and implement new and
existing gender equality laws
and policies

4. RESULTS 2009-2013
 9.4 MILLION BENEFICIARIES
 US$ 56.5 MILLION INVESTED
 96 PROGRAMMES
 121 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
 72 COUNTRIES

5. FGE Programmes in the wake of Arab uprisings and transitions
Funded total of 20 Programmes since 2009

6. Strategic Thematic areas
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7. I -Catalyzing
Legislative and
Policy Change II- Strengthening
women’s participatory
governance structures
Arab Women and Public
participation
• special measures such
as electoral quotas for
women
• mainstreaming
gender in the
ongoing
Constitutional review
process in counties of
transition
• Engaging Women in
Electoral Politics
- Lobbying for actual--
empowered gender role in
local governance structures
- Participatory approach to
advancing the gender
agenda
- building conducive gender
sensitive structures for
women empowerment
Using international
dvocacy mechanisms
to wield influence,
hone skills in high-level
meetings, to gain
increased political
opportunities and
exposure, and to pin
down political leaders
in formal settings
snational
Streghening CSOS
capacities to build
knowledge and
effectiveness in making
the case for legislative
change, leading
campaigns,
negotiating with
decision makers, and
taking public roles
Building national
coalitions and
campaigns through
national seminars,
media outreach, and
common action plans,
as well as regional
exchanges of
strategies and lessons
learned for a joint
action
Public
outreach/awareness
raising about women’s
rights, public/political
participation
Training and capacity
Building to equip
women , youth and
women representatives
with the key leader
ship, negotiations,
participatory skills of
engaging the public
/community for an
influential l role n the
Society
Building Coalitions and
Networks to gauge a
unified approach for
solidarity , establishing
public dialogue
mechanisms and
lobby for a joint
agenda
Creating a body of
knowledge around
Women issues to push
for women political
agenda
Creating a community
driven gender agenda
through channeled
seed grants

8. I -Catalyzing Legislative and Policy Change
EGYPT
50 recommendations to the 50-
member constitutional committee
on the importance of increasing
women’s political participation.
ADOPTION OF ARTCILE 11 AND 180
YEMEN:
A national coalition and campaign
that led to the NDC adoption of the
recommendation of a 30% quota for
women.
Libya: Adoption of a 10 percent
quota for women members in
Libya’s Constitutional Assembly.
help influence tthe country’s
roadmap to peace and
reconciliation, the constitution-
drafting process and launched the
charter of women rights in the
constitution,.
Creation of a Iraqi
women movement
advocating policy
change through
enhancing evidence-
based research on
gender relations in order
to identify, understand
and re-address gender
inequalities.
First gender sensitive
Constitution in the oPt hat
was launched in a Press
Release on December 28
2013 attended by a strong
media and high level political
representation.
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Karama
Regional
PCPD and
JCW
WEO Iraq

9. II- Strengthening women’s participatory governance structures
and engagement in public and political life
AWCSW: Formed 13 CPWPs at three levels building
community accountability ; issued 10 action plans, 7
community services solutions; 76500 beneficiaries)
Anabta- oPt : The first House of women in Anabta covering 5 villages in
Tulkarem,. Almost 2000 women and girls were reached through music
recreational activities, theatre , open discussions and other means to build
self esteem and creating a conducive space for them to grow
Dalia –oPt –a micro grant making modality to build
organizational capacity of 12 local community based
organizations in three governorate.

10. AWCSW 13 CPWPs- A Community Driven Agenda
- Responsibilities: Provide support and technical advice to AWCSW in relations to the FGE program; and Link representatives of local
councils to National Decision Makers; and serve as a platform for Discussion pressing issues related to Palestinian women and the
Palestinian Women Movement , A BOTTOM UP PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT
Advisory National Level
1 Sub-Committee
Jenin Governorate
1 Advocacy Committee in each of
the 5 targeted villages/town in the
governorate
Local Level (Village)
1 Sub-Committee
Ramallah & Albireh Governorate
1 Advvocacy Committee in each of
the 5 targeted villages/town in the
governorate
Local Level (Village)
•Membership includes:
Representatives of local councils
(both women and men) and Local
activists and professionals
•Responsibilities: A platform for
sharing experience among local
activists and representatives of local
councils, and a platform for working
on common development issues in
the 5 targeted communities.
7 COONUNITY SERVICES TILL DATE
Medical center at Fahma/Jenin,
mobile clinics at Yamoun/Jenin,
educational class rooms
Yamoun/Jenin, Sewerage
infrastructure building Beit Our
Tahta/Ramallah, disability
centers approval constructions
at Safa/Ramallah servings 5
villages – set up of school in
jenin
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11. 2 Programmes in Lebanon
2 Programmes in Morocco
1 Programme in Algeria
1 on-going Programme
in Egypt
FGE Programmes supporting Arab
Women in the Economy
Management and control over natural &
productive resources ( land and
agricultural)
Poverty alleviation and income generation for rural and
refugee women
Social Protection
to most secluded
and vulnerable of
women groups

12. Selective cases: Lebanon- Al Hima system for Women
Empowerment In Lebanon, optimizing on local resources &
improved livelihoods
 AN SPNL implemented Programme;5
involved sites: Aanjar, Kfar Zabad, el-
Fekha, Qoleileh, & Al Mansouri in
lebanon.
 The Project got selected at the first Arab
South South Development as a primary
solution provider. It lobbied for The
declaration of 12 Hima sites in Lebanon
by the Ministry of Environment.
 Replication of the model and
upscaling-The Establishment of the Hima
Fund in Qatar. The replication of Al Hima
approach to Syria, Jordan, and Iraq.
 Creation of Hima Women Souk (
markets) in major two cities of Byblos
and Anjar.

13.  Capacity-strenghtening and sensitization of 2,000 rural women from the 20
poorest municipalities of the Wilaya on their rights to education, health,
professional training, and employment opportunities. 100 focus groups
organized by El Ghaith and its partner grassroots organizations;
 Capacity-streghtening of local civil society through the Bordjienne
Associations network: 60 organizations trained on women's rights, gender
and development, advocacy, development strategies, project cycle
management and 5 associations from the 5 poorest communes received
specific training on monitoring and management of income generating
activities
 400 women were empowered as economic producers, they received
training on breeding techniques and on agricultural methods and
marketing and 311 women initiated their income generating activities.
Elgaith of Algeria improving the living conditions in rural
areas, and promoting equal opportunities to the most
vulnerable women in Bordj Bou Arreridj

14. INSAF of Morocco socio-professional insertion of single
mothers: A society free of discrimination and Violence
The socio-professional reinsertion of around
100 recently employed single mothers in
the work force further to provided training
and counselling.
230 single mothers in the region of
Casablanca have received vocational
training that is conducive to employment
and tailored to their expectations and
capacities.
Work is underway to lobby and ensure the
administrative and legal situation of 90
single mothers in the region of Casablanca
are regularized (civil registration and IDs).

15. RESULTS 2009-2013
PILLAR 1: GRANT-
MAKING
FGE awards large, fast-
tracked grants to sustain
high-impact, innovative
gender equality
programmes independent,
transparent, and highly
competitive selection
process
PILLAR 2: TECHNICAL and
STRATEGIC GUIDANCE
FGE supports gender
equality CSOs with a
package of technical
services that enhance
organizational, networking,
and human resource
capacities
PILLAR 3: RBM and cross
exchange
FGE strengthens the
capacities on gender
equality, track, capture,
and package
programmatic results
enabling them to become
knowledge brokers ,
Partners lead
pathways of
change with rights
holders and duty
bearers at all levels