📋 Tender Overview
Maximum contribution $10,250,000
Country / region
• Congo, Democratic Republic (100.00%)
Sector
• Basic Education
Basic life skills for youth and adults (11230) (10.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General
Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (25.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General
Elections (15151) (25.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General
Human rights (15160) (20.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General
Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions (15170) (20.00%)
Description
The project aims to improve the inclusion of women in public and democratic life in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Project activities include: (1) organizing civic education campaigns and training facilitators in schools on girls' and women's rights, human rights, civic participation, democratic principles, the electoral process and peace; (2) strengthening and operationalizing literacy centers; (3) strengthening the exercise of women's and marginalized citizens' right to vote; and (4) supporting groups (including women's groups) to observe the 2023 elections. The project aims to reach 20 million voters, representing half of the voting-age population in DRC (of whom 10.12 million are women). It aims to reach between 1.5 and 2 million young girls and boys through civic and electoral education campaigns. The project is also designed to train 3,000 election observers (of whom 2,200 are women), and provide literacy and political rights training to approximately 20,000 women.
Expected results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved conditions of inclusion through civic and voter education for girls and boys, men, women, civil and political rights and women's rights advocates; (2) reduced educational, cultural and economic barriers for women; and (3) increased participation of women and marginalized citizens in the electoral process and democratic life through mobilization.
