Project profile — Affirmative Action for Gender Equality

• Kenya (100.00%)

• Government And Civil Society, General: Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (principal objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (principal objective)
• 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)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This initiative is a sub-project of the Democratic Governance Fund and appears separately to denote that this component is a grant to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). This project is designed to respond to immediate needs associated with implementing gender considerations of the new Constitution. This project aims to facilitate coordination amongst key stakeholders from both civil society and in the legislation process and provide technical analysis and input for the promotion of gender equality in Kenya. UN Women is working with civil society, women movements and media to ensure citizen input and participation in the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: better coordination amongst key players in gender equality issues; consensus amongst Kenyans on the content of the Affirmative Action Bill; and increased awareness of how the new Constitution impacts women's inclusion in political decision-making.

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• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities:
• Democratic Governance Fund
• Gender and Governance Program
• Governance Support Program - Monitoring
• Kenya Constitutional Review Support
• Public Financial Management Reform
• Public Service Reform
• Support to Kenya Electoral Reforms