| Reporting Organization: | Oxfam-Quebec |
|---|---|
| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ Unspecified |
| Timeframe: | March 28, 2019 - March 31, 2025 |
| Status: | Actif |
| Contact Information: |
[email protected] |
Unspecified
| Colombia - $ 0 (100.00%) | |
| Economic Development & Empowerment (50 %) | |
| Gender Equality (50 %) | |
This project is part of Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership Program, which supports local and regional women’s organisations and networks that are working to promote women’s rights, and advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. This is done by supporting their activities, building their institutional capacity, and promoting network and alliance-building as women’s rights and feminist organizations are critical agents of change. The Program also responds to the globally recognized, significant gap in funding and support to women’s rights organizations and movements around the world. This project is implemented by Oxfam-Québec in rural conflict-affected regions of Colombia. It aims to strengthen the capacity of local women’s rights organizations and at least one network that work to defend the rights of women and girls and to promote gender equality.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult women Adult men |
|---|---|
| Total Direct Population: | 22,920 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 109,920 |
Unspecified
Return to topThe expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved management and sustainability of local women’s rights organizations in Colombia; (2) enhanced performance of women’s rights organizations programming and advocacy to advance gender equality and empower women and girls; and (3) strengthened women’s networks and movements to address issues related to women and girls’ rights in Colombia.
Results achieved up to March 2024 include: 1) Nineteen (19) women’s rights organizations and networks received direct funding (multiyear or reactive) as well as technical/coaching support to strengthen their organizational and advocacy capacities. More than 31 new governance, management and planning practices have been adopted by these organizations; 12 organizations have diversified/increased their financial resources and improved the impact of their women’s rights programs. More than 25 laws or policies have been targeted in advocacy actions to better meet the needs of rural women. More than 10,000 people (85% of whom are women) have benefited from these actions in five departments where there are several armed conflicts. The vast majority of the organizations supported have also strengthened their ability to work together and ally with other social organizations or governmental bodies. In 2023-2024, 56% of project participants identified as Afro-Colombian, 12% as Indigenous and 32% as Métis, and 32% of participants were young (under 30 years of age).
