Background
Over the past years, through the regional project “Promoting Gender Responsive Polices in South-East Europe and the Republic of Moldova”, UN Women has provided support to national and local stakeholders in strengthening democratic governance and advancing women’s rights through initiatives aimed at mainstreaming gender in policy planning and budgeting. As result, gender responsive budgeting has increasingly been recognized as important tool for advancing gender equality in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM) and the Republic of Moldova.
Activities/ Tasks
To respond to the objectives set in the ToR, the Contractor is expected to undertake the following tasks:
- Draft a detailed work plan specifying each activity and timeframe for implementation
- Prepare a methodology for developing and testing a strategy and activities to increase women’s involvement in participatory processes
- Undertake concrete activities to reach out to and empower women from local communities to take part in participatory processes at local level
by increasing women’s knowledge on municipal competencies and strengthening their capacities to identify and voice their priorities in
public forums, in particular budget forums
- Finalize the strategy and approach for reaching out and empowering women and promote its use by CSOs, women’s grassroots groups and
community leaders working at local level
- Present and promote the strategy and illustrate the situation with respect to women and men and their participation in local life using multi-
media and/or communication products
- Provide final report to UN Women of on the assigned tasks and recommendations for future actions.
Deadline: 22 August 2016
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