Project profile — Women’s Voice and Leadership – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Overview
Overview
| CA-3-D004891001 | |
| $9,000,000 | |
| The Carter Center (CA-CRA_ACR-0010011123) | |
| 2018-12-24 - 2023-12-01 | |
| Operational |
Country / region
• Congo, Democratic Republic (100.00%)Sector
• Government And Civil Society, GeneralWomen's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions (15170) (100.00%)
Policy marker
• Gender equality (principal objective)• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
Description and results
Description
This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program, which supports local and regional women’s organizations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights, and advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. This is done by supporting activities, building institutional capacity, and promoting network and alliance-building as women’s rights and feminist organizations are critical agents of change. The Program also responds to the globally recognized, significant gap in funding and support to women’s rights organizations and movements around the world. This project provides Congolese women’s organizations with the tools, resources, funding and mentoring needed to strengthen and sustain their technical and organizational capacity to drive change and promote the rights of women and girls, as well as advance gender equality in five provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This project is implemented by The Carter Centre. Project activities include: (1) providing tailored, long-term training and mentorship for Congolese women’s organizations; (2) providing Congolese women’s organizations with direct, multi-year funding; (3) establishing and strengthening networks of women’s organizations by facilitating exchanges to share experiences, accomplishments and lessons learned in order to build solidarity around a common vision for the feminist movement; and (4) supporting women’s rights organizations in the design and development of their advocacy strategies. This project supports new and innovative approaches to promote the rights of women and girls and advance their empowerment through a separate fund open to a broad range of Congolese women’s organizations.
Expected results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved management, sustainability, performance and innovation of local women’s rights organizations; (2) increased collaboration, collective action and innovation of local women’s rights organizations and platforms to advance gender equality and the rights of women; and (3) increased effectiveness of women’s rights organizations, platforms and movements to affect policy, legal and social change in the DRC.
Results achieved
Results achieved as of March 2022 include: (1) increased the capacity to manage programs sustainably in 57% of women’s rights organizations supported by this project; (2) delivered funds to 21 women’s rights organizations to achieve at least 50% of their objectives; (3) increased the ability of seven women’s rights organizations to work together on key women’s rights issues of shared concern; and (4) increased the capacity to advocate and network for women’s participation in nine women’s rights organizations. Ultimate results include the contribution to increased enjoyment of human rights by women and girls and the advancement of gender equality.
Financials
Financials
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Related information
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| Global Affairs Canada | |
| WGM Africa | |
| Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation | |
| Bilateral | |
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