📋 Tender Overview
Maximum contribution $7,999,181
Country / region
• Myanmar (100.00%)
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased adoption of positive social norms and behaviours by communities in crisis-affected and disadvantaged regions of Rakhine State in support of GE, women and girls' rights and peaceful co-existence; (2) improved equitable access to and control over gender-responsive basic services and resources by women and girls in Rakhine State; and (3) increased participation and leadership of women and girls, particularly those in Rakhine State, in local, national and global decision-making spaces on governance, peace and socio-economic recovery and development.
The project employs a triple-nexus approach to advance women’s empowerment by coherently integrating humanitarian assistance, long-term development and peace and security to meet women’s needs, mitigate their vulnerabilities and address the underlying drivers of conflict. Project activities include: (1) training on basic livelihood skills to women and girls; (2) organizing community sensitization events on women's rights and the social benefits of gender equality; (3) networking and convening spaces for joint action planning facilitated with women's; and (4) conducting gender-transformative behavioural communications change campaigns challenging stereotypes that lead to systemic discrimination against women and girls. This projects expects to benefit 28,983 people in Rakhine State, among whom 6,521 are young women.
