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CA-3-P006500001 2026-06-16T06:32:40 This project seeks to foster the active and meaningful participation of local women in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq, Nigeria and Ukraine in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, as well as in peace processes and peacebuilding. Project activities include: (1) identifying and mapping key stakeholders, including local women, women’s organizations, civil society organizations and local leaders; and (2) providing workshops, training, evaluations and lessons learned documents on how local women can be active and meaningful participants in implementing UNSCR 1325, as well as in peace processes and peacebuilding. Closed 2018-08-03T00:00:00 2019-07-31T00:00:00 Nigeria 20.00% Iraq 20.00% Congo, Democratic Republic 20.00% Ukraine 20.00% Colombia 20.00% Uncoded Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions 66.70% Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution 33.30% 593258.00 Expected results include: (1) increased active and meaningful participation of local women in Colombia, DRC, Iraq, Nigeria and Ukraine in the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and in peace processes and peacebuilding; (2) enhanced coordination between local women’s organizations, civil society organizations and local authorities in supporting policies and legislation to implement UNSCR 1325 and National Action Plans (NAPs) at the local level; and (3) strengthened knowledge, awareness and strategies of local women and of women’s organizations in the implementation of UNSCR 1325. Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2019) include: (1) the partner was successful in ensuring that local women in Colombia, the Dominican Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Ukraine are key influencers and meaningful participants in the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and peace agreements in overall decision-making in their countries; and (2) the number of women civil society representatives who occupy key roles in Women, Peace, and Security steering committees or other coordination mechanisms, are leading the implementation of peace agreements, or have taken on decision-making positions at the national or local level (Colombia: 25; DRC: 8 Iraq: 2; Nigeria: 8; Ukraine: 1). Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs Gender equality 659176.00 2018200823 Uncoded 593258.00 187945.00 178746.00 226567.00