Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) 5 project hubs and over 30 % of local women’s rights organizations (WROs) beneficiaries demonstrated high involvement in developing important state policies, including the State Strategy for Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men for 2021-2030 and the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325; (2) 5 project hubs managed to mobilize 14 local WROs to provide humanitarian support to 11,648 women and children most affected by the war during the first three months after Russia’s invasion. This included distribution of food, medicine, and hygiene supplies, and furnishing and equipping shelters for temporary housing and provision of psychological support services; (3) conducted over 400 mentoring activities for local WROs, including 98 group and 319 individual mentoring sessions during year 4. 61 local WROs received individual and group consultations, and 12 more WROs received other types of mentoring support, namely short-term training, webinars, and support on coordination. The project applied a balanced approach by implementing capacity development activities, resource mobilization and volunteering initiatives, advocacy for women's participation in decision-making and provision of psych-emotional support; (4) awarded 21 grants in year 4, allowing 21 unique organizations (including Hubs and local WROs) to focus on the most pressing needs of their constituencies, including advocacy support for internally displaced women and women living in de-occupied territories, policy dialogue with host communities to enhance integration of displaced people, promotion of economic opportunities and increased access to services. Some of the completed grants have resulted in the adoption of important policy documents and economic programs by local communities and the establishment of facilities for almost 1200 beneficiaries, including 75 rural women, 11 women with disabilities, internally displaced women, young women, and girls (17), 227 mothers of three and more children, 8 senior women, 30 women released from prison, 12 Roma women and other groups affected by the war and living in difficult life circumstances; and (5) completed the development of the Strategic Information Portal on Gender Equality, updated with the latest available statistics, and presented it to the public. As of March 31, 2023, more than 1.1K visitors viewed data on the portal.
