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National strategies, laws, policies and plans adopted and implemented to advance women's economic rights and entitlement and strengthened public accountability
Timor-Leste
1/01/2020
31/12/2020
Keywords
Social protection; Employment conditions; Regulatory action; Disability
Project description
The Outcome will address barriers faced by women to fully enjoy of their economic rights, improve spaces and opportunity for women's decent employment, better working conditions and social protection. The work under this outcome will strengthen the legal and policy framework as it relates to economic rights of women and disadvantages groups including rural women, young women, disable women, domestic workers and LGBTI. With the aim of increasing access to economic opportunities and entitlements for women will strengthen the legal framework, the monitoring, implementation and accountability of existing gender commitments related to women�s economic empowerment. Recognizing the potential force of private sector on the promotion of economic empowerment of women in the workplace, marketplaces and communities, this outcome aims at engaging with private sector to adhere to the Women�s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Regulatory & legal frameworks
Business development; Unions & fair employment
Project details
Umbrella programme
Accountable Org(s)
UN Women
Funding Org(s)
UN Women; MPTFO-UN COVID-19 Response & Recovery Fund;
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
UN Women
Project contact
UN Women (natia.cherkezishvili@unwomen.org)
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
582,300
$
420,372
Project website
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
N/A
Evaluation methodology
Quantitative
Programme targets
Capacity of selected government institutions [Ministry of Transport and Communications, Baucau Municipal Authority, and University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL)] are enhanced to implement women�s economic empowerment through national plans, legislation, polici
Female entrepreneurs and young women, particularly in rural areas, have strengthened capacity to analyze and make recommendations to influence economic policies and knowledge to access their economic rights, particularly to participate in productive labo
Public and private economic sector institutions have increased knowledge and capacities to advance gender-responsive policies and a business environment which promotes gender-transformative social norms and equitable sharing of unpaid care and domestic wo
Selected Institutions (Office of Prime Minister -UPMA, Ministry of Public Works -MPW, Secretary of State for Employment and Professional Training - SEPFOPE, Civil Service Commission - CSC, and Dili Municipality), have the capacity to plan, budget, impl
Self-employed women and women-owned MSMEs have enhanced opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills, benefit from social empowerment and access finance and employment networks (SP Output 9)
Women have enhanced access to and participate in productive economic activities through the organization of women into sector specific advocacy groups (vendor association, weavers' networks, entrepreneur network, including youth), to be able to influence
Results achieved
N/A
Targets met?
Capacity of selected government institutions [Ministry of Transport and Communications, Baucau Municipal Authority, and University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL)] are enhanced to implement women�s economic empowerment through national plans, legislation, polici
Female entrepreneurs and young women, particularly in rural areas, have strengthened capacity to analyze and make recommendations to influence economic policies and knowledge to access their economic rights, particularly to participate in productive labo
Public and private economic sector institutions have increased knowledge and capacities to advance gender-responsive policies and a business environment which promotes gender-transformative social norms and equitable sharing of unpaid care and domestic wo
Selected Institutions (Office of Prime Minister -UPMA, Ministry of Public Works -MPW, Secretary of State for Employment and Professional Training - SEPFOPE, Civil Service Commission - CSC, and Dili Municipality), have the capacity to plan, budget, impl
Self-employed women and women-owned MSMEs have enhanced opportunities to develop entrepreneurship skills, benefit from social empowerment and access finance and employment networks (SP Output 9)
Women have enhanced access to and participate in productive economic activities through the organization of women into sector specific advocacy groups (vendor association, weavers' networks, entrepreneur network, including youth), to be able to influence
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