How to mobilize for change Tbilisi, 2014 ITP Women Peace and Security.

How to mobilize for changeTbilisi, 2014

ITP Women Peace and Security

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NAPs

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NAP

• Tool for government• Implementing WPS agenda• Involvement• Process• Accountability


Gender

• “the socially constructed roles as ascribed to women and men, as opposed to biological and physical characteristics.

Gender equality

• Equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for women and men; according equal consideration to the interests, needs and priorities of women and men.

Gender Mainstreaming

Implies that gender differences and different needs of women and men have to be considered in every aspect of planning and decision making in order to achieve gender equality

Gender Perspective

• Be aware of how gender-based differences in status and power discriminate needs and interests of women and men

Sexual violence

• Encompasses:; forced prostitution, sexual slavery, forced impregnation, forced maternity; forced termination of pregnancy; enforced sterilization; indecent assault; trafficking; inappropriate medical examinations and strip searches.

Violence against women

• Violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public or private life

Types of violence commonly experienced by women

• Domestic violence• Traditional practices• Female genital mutilation• Preference for son• Dowry-related violence and early

marriage

Types of violence commonly experienced by women

• Rape• Sexual harassment• Prostitution and trafficking• Violence against women migrant workers• Custodial violence against women• Violence against refugee and displaced

women

Gender Based Violence

• An umbrella term for any harmful act that is perpetrated against a person’s will based on socially-ascribed (gender) differences between males and females.


Gender analysis

• …recognizes that gender, and its relationship with race, ethnicity, culture, class, age, disability, and/or other status, is important to understanding the different patterns of involvement, behavior and activities that women and men have in economic, social and legal structures.


Difference between gender equality and feminism

• Gender equality = women and men have equal power to shape society and their own lives, the same opportunities, rights and obligations


How we look at power structures

• Feminism = men have more power than women, women are subordinate to men – this is wrong and we want to change it


What does UNSCR 1325 means for the member states

• 1. Increase representation of women at all decision making levels in national, regional and international institutions and mechanisms

• 3. contribute to a central register of candidates to delegations and advisors


What does it mean?

• 6. Increase their support to educational initiative with a gender perspective within UNs program for example UN women and Unicef

• 8. Adopt gender perspective in peace negotiations and peace treatment with focus on women’s and girls special needs in their societies after the conflict


Indicators

• Develop clear indicators to promote accountability• Indicators that are easy to monitor• Indicators that might be comparable

to UN and EU indicators


UN and EU indicators for UNSCR 1325

UN 26 indicators organized into 4 pillars:• Prevention• Participation• Protection • Relief and RecoveryReflect the obligations of international

community, member states and input and oversight from civil society


EU indicators

• Actions at country and regional level• Integrating WPS into EU priority sectors• Political support and cooperation with other

international actors• Women’s participation• Common security and Defense policy (CSDP)• International protection

Minimum standards

1. Time-limited, specified goals and actions of priority

2. Accountability between ministries and authorities

3. An allocated budget for each specific action4. A results-oriented and transparent reporting

and monitoring mechanism, 5. Involvement of civil society organisations6. A military spending audit

UNSCR 1325Women, Peace and Security

Why do we talk so much about project management when we talk about UNSCR 1325?

Project Definition

A project is a problem scheduled for solution

A project is a one time job that has • defined starting and ending dates, • a clearly specified objective, expected results or

scope of work to be performed, • a predefined budget and • usually a temporary organisation that is

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Why Projects?

• To prioritize issues and give resources to change agents• Best way of implementing change• A controlled process• The project defines responsibility and authority• Controlled results• A good way of involving target groups/stakeholders• Could be an arena for cooperation between

stakeholders with different knowledge?

Stakeholders – who to include

• Target group• Government agencies• NGOs/activists• Representatives from related projects• Researchers• Communication people/media


Roles and capacitiesKey roles:Management– person or committee responsible for authorizing the projectSponsor – who actively supports the team from ”outside”, secure resources, clear the pathway, Teamleader – who leads the project team



Roles and capacities

Facilitator – who provides practical guidelines and support to the team leader and team membersTeam members – who carry out the projectandStaff within the organisation but not members of the project

Project Organisation

Management

Coordination committeeReference group

Project leader

Project team

Sponsor

Project resources

• Time and timing– More time than you think– When to take decisions, launch, advocate, meet

etc (process management)• Project staff – training, awareness raising– What skills are needed, how many staff– As a project manager you know more than

anybody else about the problem


Potential pitfalls at policy level

• Insufficient support for project• Poor project definition– Goals of project not clear– Limits of scope not defined



Success or not

• Sense of belonging-Involved-Informed Share in success


Success or not?

• Sense of excitement - Pride – Trust – Accountability for results


Success or not?

• Sense of confidence in management leadership

- authority – dedication – competence

Potential pitfalls in Planning

• Planning timescale too long• Planning method discourages creativity• Planning of time and costs are over-optimistic• Planning of resources overestimates

competence and capability• Project schedule ignores lost time


Potential Pitfalls in Organization

• Distribution of responsibility not defined• Principles of cooperation are unclear• Key resources are not available when required• Key resources are not motivated• Communication is poor• Lack of delegation, support, coordination and

control• The project leader has responsibility but no

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Effective implementation

Needs:• Communication systems – communicate what to

whom and when• Team work – training, support, review

mechanisms• Contingency planning• Progress monitoring and review• Target group focus• Working conditions – equipment, health, safety


Implementation methods

• Work plans• Milestones• Meetings• Progress reports• Plan for completion


Organization for follow up and learning

• What did we learn from the project?• How do we make sure that we sustain the

results• Did we do the rights things?• Did we do the things right?


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