📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2024.2106.3
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
2C00 Latin America, Caribbean
Contact person:
Silvia Elizabeth Romero Borda silvia.romeroborda@giz.de
partner countries:
Peru
SUMMARY
Goals:
The capacities of key actors to strengthen gender equality, particularly in the area of ??women’s physical and economic autonomy, have been strengthened.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Peruvian Judiciary (Poder Judicial del Perú)
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
8,050,000 euros
Current project:
5,000,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREDECESSOR PROJECT
2019.2356.4
Strengthening the Specialized Justice System for Violence against Women
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
02.07.2021 - 30.06.2027
Current project:
01.07.2024 - 30.06.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
MORE INFORMATION
project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
gender equality
main goal
Democratic and inclusive governance
main goal
CRS KEY
15180 Overcoming violence against women and girls
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
In 2015, Peru reformed laws to protect women from gender-based violence. In 2018, the government created the National Specialized Justice System for the Protection and Punishment of Violence against Women and Family Members (SNEJ). Peru also has a comprehensive gender equality policy and a strategy that promotes women's economic independence.
However, discrimination against women remains widespread in Peruvian society: violence, restricted access to the labor market and socio-cultural patterns affect women throughout the country.
The Peruvian government can expand gender equality. Women are more effectively protected from violence, perpetrators are less likely to go unpunished. Women have better economic opportunities and their needs are taken into account.
The project expands cooperation between justice institutions so that new districts become part of the SNEJ. It trains employees of the justice system so that they comply with international standards and take gender perspectives into account.
Objective
The project also supports the Ministry of Women in promoting women's economic independence, especially in the national strategy for women entrepreneurs. It trains employees on gender equality issues and advises on strategy.
Approach
The project develops approaches that change gender roles. Civil society organizations are supported in information campaigns. The Lima Chamber of Commerce is advised on training and raising awareness of regional chambers of commerce. At the same time, the project counteracts discriminato
