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Empowering Rohingya Refugees, Burmese and Bangladeshi Women & Youth for Sustainable Peace
Myanmar
6/12/2019
31/08/2022
Keywords
Civic participation; Political participation; Capacity building; Education (adult); Post-conflict
Project description
The project aims to ensure that Bangladeshi, Rohingya, and Burmese women affected by violent conflict are empowered to lead and participate in community-based peacebuilding and decision-making at local, national, and regional levels. Project activities include: (1) delivering capacity-building workshops on leadership, peacebuilding, including economic empowerment; (2) providing literacy and numeracy classes to encourage political and economic participation of targeted beneficiaries; (3) facilitating formal exchanges between youth leaders to share good practices on peace and security; and (4) advocating for the improvement of the situation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, primarily women and girls.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Skills training
Regulatory & legal frameworks
Project details
Umbrella programme
Accountable Org(s)
Canadian International Development Agency
Funding Org(s)
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
Project contact
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2 (info@international.gc.ca)
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
638,084
$
302,723
Project website
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
N/A
Evaluation methodology
Qualitative
Programme targets
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to information and services for Rohingya Bangladeshi women, adolescent girls and girls in refugee camps and host communities in Cox�s Bazar, resulting in their empowerment and ability to participate in community decision-making; (2) increased economic opportunities for young women leaders in Cox�s Bazar to improve their socio-economic status for them and their families; (3) increased leadership and advocacy skills for young women and gender equality allies in Bangladesh to meaningfully participate in, influence, and lead peacebuilding and political processes; and (4) stronger political will of national, regional, and global actors to implement UN resolutions on Women, Peace and Security.
Results achieved
N/A
Targets met?
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to information and services for Rohingya Bangladeshi women, adolescent girls and girls in refugee camps and host communities in Cox�s Bazar, resulting in their empowerment and ability to participate in community decision-making; (2) increased economic opportunities for young women leaders in Cox�s Bazar to improve their socio-economic status for them and their families; (3) increased leadership and advocacy skills for young women and gender equality allies in Bangladesh to meaningfully participate in, influence, and lead peacebuilding and political processes; and (4) stronger political will of national, regional, and global actors to implement UN resolutions on Women, Peace and Security.
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