Project profile — Promoting Women’s Inclusion in Peace and Stabilization in Yemen

• Yemen (100.00%)

• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution (15220) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant 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)

This project seeks to engage women in local and national peace processes through increasing the capacity of women and men mediators; building bridges between grassroots women peacebuilders and established women’s groups that are already engaged in national Track I and II of the peace processes; and transforming norms around gender roles. Project activities include: (1) providing training to mediators; (2) organizing inclusive community dialogues; (3) establishing conflict resolution committees; (4) establishing a mentorship program for young women; and (5) conducting a communications campaign. This holistic approach aims to ensure the meaningful participation of a diversity of Yemeni women in peacebuilding and the amplification of their voices into the national peace process.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced gender-inclusive approach and women’s capacity to develop and lead grassroots peacebuilding initiatives; (2) support inclusive and diverse women-led contributions to the national peacebuilding process; and (3) established mainstream positive social norms around women peacebuilders.

Results achieved as of May 2022 include: (1) established seven conflict resolution committees to increase community resilience to violent conflict; and (2) trained over 300 women and men mediators to enhance their knowledge on mediation and conflict scans, gender, and dialogue management.

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