| Project |
Country |
Partners |
Objective |
Cost |
| Police project |
Bangladesh |
British council |
design police
training aimed at the rights of women and children |
|
| Humanitarian
Assistance |
Bosnia
Croatia |
Marie Stopes |
includes support
for traumatised women. |
|
| Gender
equality, 1999 |
Caribbean |
UNIFEM |
provide
technical assistance to promote gender equality in 3 priority areas identified in the
Caribbean Platform for Action:
1) reducing poverty,
2) reducing Violence against Women,
3) promoting women’s access to decision making. It will also pilot the
Operationalisation of UNIFEM’s ABC (Advocacy, Brokerage and Constituency building)
strategy. |
Approx.
£1 Million |
| Police project |
Hungary |
FCO |
set up of
"victim suite" for children and women victims of crime |
|
| Urban Poverty
reduction Programme |
Jamaica |
|
Violence against
Women identified as a priority concern |
|
| Family
Protection 1999 |
Jordan |
|
Protection of
the family, and especially women, through building the capacity of public and voluntary
institutions to develop and implement an integrated strategy to prevent domestic violence,
child and sexual abuse.
-set up of units to deal with victims of rape and child abuse
-campaign against the practice of "honour killings" |
Approx.
£1 Million |
| Empowering
Women |
Kenya |
International
federation of Women Lawyers |
-Support for the
establishment of an office in Kisumu
-legal aid and counselling services provided to women who are victims of domestic violence
-Public education campaigns to raise awareness about the harmful effects of various
traditional practices which harm women |
£96,000 |
| Implementation
of the Beijing Platform for Action 1998 |
Kenya |
British Council |
Built the
capacity of women led organisations of civil society to address poor women’s legal,
social and economic right (addressing sexual harassment and Violence against Women) |
£513,000 |
| Implementation
of Human Rights Conventions and covenants |
Malawi |
|
Improve access
to basic Human Rights and strengthen the institutional framework |
£60,000 |
| Total Child
project, 1998 |
Namibia |
ACORD Aminius
Community
Ministry of Basic Education and Culture |
Protect Children
from Violations of their Rights; Raise awareness of the issues of racism, sexism and
violence against children. A major issue is the sexual and physical abuse of girls in
school. |
£450,000 |
| Police
Training, 1998 |
Nepal |
|
Nepalese police
using fairer and more effective policing methods. Better reporting and investigation of
crime against women and children. |
£1,023 Million |
| Police
Training, 1996 |
Pakistan |
|
Exposure of the
senior police cadre to, and their training in, more appropriate and responsive management
and leadership skills as integral part of the accountability process. This is especially
relevant to women who are most vulnerable to abuse of their human and civil rights. |
£1.3 Million |
Media
Education
1997 |
Somali Speaking
areas of the Horn of Africa |
|
Improved
Reproductive health status and reduced number of women genitally mutilated and other forms
of sexual violence |
£200,000 |
| Action on
Violence Against Women, 1998 |
South Africa |
Soul City,
The National Network on Violence Against Women (NNVAW) |
Reduce Violence
against Women and fulfil rural and urban women’s rights to safety and well-being.
Strengthen the capacity of the NNVAW to effectively advocate and co-ordinate initiatives. |
Nearly £2
Million |
| Launch of a
Violence against Women Website |
South Africa |
South African
Dept of Justice |
support the
development and launch of a Violence against Women website at the SADC conference on the
Prevention of Violence against Women organised by the department of Justice |
Approx. £10,000 |
| Women’s
Support Shelter, 1999 |
St Lucia |
|
Consultancy to
advise the government of St Lucia on management strategies for gender-based violence, the
establishment of a shelter, and a community based programme on prevention and support |
£31,000 |
Women’s
initiative for peace-
building and national reconciliation, 1998 |
Tajikistan |
UNDP |
Enhance
national/
international capacity to provide development assistance to women in crisis and
post-crisis situation, including violence. |
£100,000 |
| Police project |
Uganda |
|
Women units
established to deal with domestic violence |
|
| Gender and Law
Project, 1997 |
West Bank and
Gaza |
British
Council |
Improvement of
the protection of women’s rights through law, and social and economic policy.
Increase the effectiveness of Palestinian Institutions and pressure groups working for
gender equitable legislation and policy. |
£336,523 |
| Research
programme |
Zimbabwe |
|
-Increase the
knowledge of the nature of abuse of girls within school environments
-Outline school-
focused strategies which can help counteract this abuse |
£40,290 |
| YWCA
Women’s Human Rights, 1998 |
Zambia |
YWCSA of Zambia |
Empower Zambian
Women to exercise their rights to physical and asset security, and contribute to the goal
of eliminating Violence against Women |
£420,000 |
Women-
Watch
1998 |
Non-
country specific |
UN DAW
UNIFEM
INSTRAW |
Internet site
providing information and documents from government deliberations, programme information
linking policy and operational activities related to gender issues including; the
elimination of Violence against Women |
£75,000 |
| International
Workshop on Violence Against Women |
Non-
Country Specific |
OXFAM |
Update knowledge
on Violence against Women and establish contacts with civil society organisations working
to oppose violence |
£50,000 |
| UNIFEM Trust
Fund, 1997 |
Non-
country specific |
UNIFEM |
Support of the
activities of the UNIFEM Trust Fund to elimination Violence against Women |
£550,000 |
| Health and HR
approach to overcoming traditional practices harmful to women’s health |
Non-
country specific |
Rights and
Humanity Movement |
Develop
strategies and good practice guidelines for overcoming the obstacles to women’s
health raised by traditional practices |
£50,000 |
