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Advancing Equality Through Human Rights

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ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY

ACTIVITIES
  1. Training on human rights-based approach with gender perspective and legal frameworks and mechanism that address sexual violence.
  2. Trainings on engagement of duty bearers to fulfill their obligations in promotion and protection of women and children rights.
  3. Training on participation of women and girls in the formal and informal decision-making structures.
  4. Community led initiatives as community actions, forums and dialogues implemented by women, men, trained Organizations and duty bearers
  5. Collaborative actions that are planned and implemented by trained organizations, community members and duty bearers.
  6. Participation of trained women organizations and community champions in the regional and national gender festivals organized by TGNP.
TARGET

A total number of 1409 as (801 women and girls, 608 men and boys) representing community members, trained women organizations and duty bearers from Bomambuzi ward, Biriri and Ivaeny wards in Kilimanjaro region, Maruvangu and Sokoni 1 wards in Arusha region.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
  1. 801 women and girls increased empowerment to mobilize community actions that advance gender equality.
  2. Strengthened collective efforts of women’s and human rights organizations in engaging duty bearers to promote and protect women and children rights
  3. 23 Organizations (10 women’s Organizations and 13 Human rights Organizations) reinforced their capacity to plan, deliver and evaluate actions for social change using a human rights-based approach with gender perspective.
  4. 28 community led activities as community actions and forums implemented with adoption of a GBV permanent agenda in schools and community meetings.
  5. Creation of by laws that prohibit families and traditions to resolve sexual violence by and use legal frameworks and mechanisms.
  6. 18 local duty bearers (9men 9women) enhanced capacity on gender equality and legal frameworks and mechanism that promotes and protect women and children rights.
  7. 1 inter- community Policy dialogue with community members, duty bearers and trained Organizations to discuss the NPA VAWC progress, challenges with collaborative strategies.