Project profile — Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

• Philippines (100.00%)

• Decentralisation and support to subnational government:
Decentralisation and support to subnational government (15112) (15.00%)
Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions (15170) (50.00%)
• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution (15220) (35.00%)

• Gender equality (principal 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)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project seeks to advance the women, peace, and security agenda in peacebuilding and governance in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The project also aims to prevent insecurity and violence in conflict-affected communities by empowering women and addressing gender inequality, including discriminatory gender norms, that are barriers to inclusive, sustainable peace by supporting the implementation of the Bangsamoro Regional Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. Project activities include: (1) supporting the development of the Regional Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security for 2023-2028; (2) training local officials on conflict mediation and dialogue; (3) integrating women mediators into regional and provincial early warning and response systems; (4) providing cash and in-kind support to women’s collectives for livelihood support; and (5) developing gender and conflict research and conducting knowledge-sharing sessions for key stakeholders. The project expects to benefit at least 896 women across five provinces in BARMM, five provincial government units, 15 barangay (village) and municipal local government units and at least five BARMM ministries.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthened inclusive, gender-responsive policy and programming on conflict prevention and resolution by government institutions in the BARMM; and (2) improved meaningful participation and leadership in conflict prevention and resolution and peace-humanitarian nexus of women peace mediators and women’s organizations in BARMM.

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• Proactive disclosure