Project profile — Women's Voice and Leadership - Colombia

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved management and sustainability of local women’s rights organizations in Colombia; (2) enhanced performance of women’s rights organizations programming and advocacy to advance gender equality and empower women and girls; and (3) strengthened women’s networks and movements to address issues related to women and girls’ rights in Colombia.

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) 15 Women’s Rights Organizations and national networks received ongoing funding and technical support to strengthen their management and programming for women’s rights. They also reached 35 grassroots organizations and women’s collectives. Young women identified as 41% of participants, 27% identified as Afro-Colombian women, 33% as indigenous women, and 40% as rural mestizo women; (2) 13 Women’s Rights Organizations who received multi-year funding implemented programmes that promote and protect women and girls’ rights, increasing their participation in decision-making scenarios, and implementing advocacy campaigns reaching 26,462 people; and (3) two national rural women networks that received direct funding report an improvement in collaboration and collective actions with their members, with Women’s Rights Organizations and networks influencing 25 laws and public policies at the national and local levels.