Jan 15 Deadline: Women's Rights Proposals (check eligibility)
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International women's program (iwp)
Call for proposals: January 2010
Download template to fill in (in English) on this page:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/focus_areas/strengthening/guidelines
'Equality and Justice under the Rule of Law'
The mission of IWP is to use grant-making and programmatic efforts to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in priority areas around the globe where the principles of good governance and respect for the rule
of law are absent or destroyed because of conflict. IWP seeks to promote the advancement of women's rights and gender equality in law and practice, and the empowerment of women to ensure participation in the democratic processes.
FOCUS OF THIS CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
IWP invites proposals focusing on one or more of the following objectives:
1) Reducing discrimination and violence against women.
IWP seeks to support initiatives that improve the status of women by:
-Strengthening legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms that focus on women's rights.
-Strengthening civil society's capacity to hold governments accountable to implement laws.
-Increasing women's capacity to understand and claim rights.
2) Strengthening women's access to justice
IWP seeks to support initiatives that strengthen judicial response to women
and reduce the obstacles to access by ensuring:
-Legal aid, counsel and assistance is available and resourced.
-Judges, lawyers and prosecutors understand and apply gender justice.
-Transitional justice mechanisms are equitable and inclusive of women.
3) Increasing women's role as decision-makers"
http://www.wunrn.com
International women's program (iwp)
Call for proposals: January 2010
Download template to fill in (in English) on this page:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/focus_areas/strengthening/guidelines
'Equality and Justice under the Rule of Law'
The mission of IWP is to use grant-making and programmatic efforts to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in priority areas around the globe where the principles of good governance and respect for the rule
of law are absent or destroyed because of conflict. IWP seeks to promote the advancement of women's rights and gender equality in law and practice, and the empowerment of women to ensure participation in the democratic processes.
FOCUS OF THIS CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
IWP invites proposals focusing on one or more of the following objectives:
1) Reducing discrimination and violence against women.
IWP seeks to support initiatives that improve the status of women by:
-Strengthening legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms that focus on women's rights.
-Strengthening civil society's capacity to hold governments accountable to implement laws.
-Increasing women's capacity to understand and claim rights.
2) Strengthening women's access to justice
IWP seeks to support initiatives that strengthen judicial response to women
and reduce the obstacles to access by ensuring:
-Legal aid, counsel and assistance is available and resourced.
-Judges, lawyers and prosecutors understand and apply gender justice.
-Transitional justice mechanisms are equitable and inclusive of women.
3) Increasing women's role as decision-makers"
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