Allocation to women, peace and security 2015-2016
In many current conflicts, women’s security and rights are under threat. Sexualized violence is widespread, and women are forced to flee.
‘The funding is based on the fact that women’s participation in peace and stabilization processes is an important component in lasting and sustainable solutions,’ says Svein Bæra, Director of the Civil Society Department, Norad.
The funding applications for project grants related to women, peace and security have been distributed for 2015 and 2016.
The grant scheme is based on UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The resolution secures the right of women to participate in peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction.
Concentration of countries
‘The selection of countries is more concentrated than in previous years. The objective has been for a more strategic and coherent direction with the emphasis on achieving results. This has led to a thematic and geographic concentration,’ says Bæra.
The applications were required to include one or more of the prioritized focus countries:
The announcement required at least one of the following secondary objectives for the projects:
- Peace processes and peace negotiations
- Peacebuilding in post-conflict situations
Results are evident
In Myanmar, Norway has supported peace processes in the civil war in the Kroeng Batoi area, where village committees have been established with a target of 40 per cent representation by women. The result was that the women voted onto the committees constituted a total of 60 per cent.
The following organizations received funding
Altogether 85 applications were received in response to the announcement. These were assessed according to a scoring model where factors such as finances, financial administration, organizational structure, results framework and the project’s theory of change were included.
Based on the announcement for applications made in 2014–2015, it was decided that eight new partners should receive funding. In addition, three ongoing agreements are also encompassed by this allocation.
Agreements have only been entered into until the end of 2016, not for three years as originally anticipated.
Myanmar
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
Stop Gender Based Violence-Capacity Strengthening of Local Women’s Organisations (shall achieve secondary objective 2)
- Funding 2015: NOK 1.074.767
- Funding 2016: NOK 1.464.222
Internews
Women, Media and the Peace Process in Myanmar (shall achieve secondary objective 2)
- Funding 2015: NOK 1.194.506
- Funding 2016: NOK 1.474.260
Care
Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan and Myanmar (shall achieve secondary objective 2)
- Funding 2015: NOK 6.782.435
- Funding 2016: NOK 7.024.250
Nobel Women's Initiative
Advancing Women Leaders for Peace, Justice and Equality (secondary objective 1)
- Global work including MENA, South Sudan, Colombia and Myanmar
- See the allocation funding under MENA
Afghanistan
Care
Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan and Myanmar (shall achieve secondary objective 2)
- Merged with Care's project in Myanmar
South Sudan
EVE organization for women development
Enhancing the Capacity of women Parliamentarians for Effective Political Participation in South Sudan (secondary objective 1)
- Funding 2015:NOK 500.000
- Funding 2016: NOK 700.000
Y – Global
Mobilizing women and Youth for Peace and Nation building in South Sudan (secondary objective 1 and 2)
- Funding 2015: NOK 1.200.000
Nobel Women's Initiative
Advancing Women Leaders for Peace, Justice and Equality (secondary objective 1)
- Global work including MENA, South Sudan, Colombia and Myanmar
- See the allocation funding under MENA
MENA
WILPF
Ending discrimination and enforcing womens peace and security in the MENA region (secondary objective 1 and 2)
- Funding 2015: NOK 2.436.236
- Funding 2016: NOK 5.649.417
International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)
Challenging Extremism & Militarism: Women Promoting Rights, Peace and Security in the MENA/ Asia Region (secondary objective 1 and 2)
- Funding 2015: NOK 2.000.000
Nobel Women's Initiative
Advancing Women Leaders for Peace, Justice and Equality (skal oppnå delmål 1)
- Global work including MENA, South Sudan, Colombia and Myanmar
- Funding 2015: NOK 2.709.411
- Funding 2016: NOK 3.563.119
Colombia
Forum for kvinner og utviklingsspørsmål (FOKUS)
1325 program i Colombia og Sri Lanka (secondary objective 2)
- Also includes Sri Lanka
- Funding 2015: NOK 9.000.000
- Funding 2016: NOK 9.000.000
Nobel Women's Initiative
Advancing Women Leaders for Peace, Justice and Equality (secondary objective 1)
- Global work including MENA, South Sudan, Colombia and Myanmar
- See the allocation funding under MENA
Other
Watchlist
Working together to Protect the Security and Rights of Children Affected by Armed Conflict (For children and youth in conflict. Outside the secondary objectives)
- Funding 2015: NOK 500.000
- Funding 2016: NOK 2.000.000
UN Women
Syrian women in the lead for peace and Security (secondary objective 1 og 2)
- Funding 2016: NOK 1.000.000
- Were funded for 2015 in 2014
See the executive director of ICAN talk about women, peace and security under the Norad Conference 2015:
