Project profile — Support to Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund - Emergency Response to COVID-19

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthened leadership and meaningful participation of women and girls in all decision-making processes in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak; (2) mobilized women’s organizations at community level to ensure that public health education messages on risk and prevention strategies are reaching all women; (3) supported women who are most economically affected by the crisis; (4) strengthened access to sexual and reproductive health services, including pre-and post-natal care; and (5) supported prevention and response to gender-based violence, including through safe shelters but also campaigns on social norms targeting male engagement in domestic work and combatting domestic violence.

Results archived as of March 2022 include: (1) through support to the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian COVID-19 Emergency Response Window, a total of 48 projects representing 75 women’s rights organizations across 18 countries received funding, directly benefiting over 1 million people; (2) local women’s organizations established and supported 41 local, regional and national mechanisms to improve gender-responsive crisis planning and programming, including COVID-19 response committees; and (3) supported 8 civil society initiatives in Afghanistan, Liberia, Mali and South Sudan through assistance to the Rapid Response Window. This involved 104 women peacebuilders and activists that have participated in formal peace processes, negotiations or peace agreement implementation, and directly benefiting over 250 people (76% women).