📋 Tender Overview
The goal of the Gender Equality Strategic Partnerships is to support influential global and regional organisations promoting gender equality and women’s rights in the SDC’s three thematic priorities: women’s political participation, women’s economic empowerment, and the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV). These partnerships contribute to accelerate the implementation of the SDG 5 and to reduce its current funding gap.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Global
Gender Equality
Inclusive economic Development
Sexual & gender-based violence
Women’s equality organisations and institutions
SME development
01.01.2025 - 31.12.2028
CHF 9’950’000
The project in brief
Background Gender equality remains a distant goal. Progress towards SDG 5 is slow and there have been set backs. Women’s labor force participation stagnates at 50% (compared to 80% for men). Women are overrepresented in the informal sector, have fewer opportunities for business expansion and career progression. Worldwide, only 29% of members of parliament and 14% of heads of government are women. GBV is the most prevalent human rights violation in the world, predominantly perpetrated against women and girls, with massive economic costs. One in five adolescent girls is married before the age of 18, and more than 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries. This proposal promotes the Swiss values of social cohesion and peace to create safer and healthier communities by addressing harmful practices and fostering dignity, equality and non-violence.
Objectives Gender impact financing is leveraged, women’s leadership in political and economic decision-making is increased, and the prevalence of GBV, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, is lowered.
Target groups Direct target groups are women and girls, local, regional and global women’s rights organisations and networks, as well as global initiatives that promote gender equality and women’s rights in SDC’s priority countries and beyond. Indirect target groups are governments, private sector and other relevant stakeholders collaborating with these groups and initiatives.
Medium-term outcomes
O1: Capital mobilisation towards gender equality and behavioral change of the financial investment actors towards an increase in gender-smart capital deployed in all sectors;
O2: Women’s and girls’ engagement in decision-making spaces, investment organisations and transformative leadership positions are strengthened;
O3: Institutional, technical, and financial capacities of Women’s Rights Organizations and networks are strengthened in a sustainable way;
O4: Effective action to strengthen gender equality, combatting early marriage and GBV at all levels is expanded.
Results Expected results:
O1: Enhanced volume of gender-smart capital commitments and increased number of womenowned businesses receiving capital;
O2: Strengthened capacities of women and girls to engage in and in
