| If yes, explain in detail: |
CWL has been involved in 3 main joint information projects with UN Women: 1. The Gender and Governance Programme III (GGP III) which represents the third phase of the original Gender and Governance Programme (GGP) launched in September 2004, which followed the Engendering Political Processes Programme, Phase I (EPPPI). The EPPPI was an initiative to support women to effectively participate in Kenyan political processes, and in particular, to support women towards the 2002 general elections in Kenya. The need to broaden the objectives of the EPPPI, and to have a programme supporting the engendering of overall governance structures and institutions in Kenya led to the development of the Gender and Governance Programme (GGP) – largely designed around discussions with various stakeholders - whose key objective was to provide focused, coordinated, and long-term support towards women’s enjoyment of human rights and participation in democratic governance. The GGP III adopts a two-pronged human-rights based approach. From the one side, works with the state, as the duty-bearer with respect to provision of equitable services to Kenyan citizens and protection of human rights, to improve service delivery through the development and implementation of gender-responsive policies and frameworks. From the other side, it works with citizens at the grassroots level, as the rights-holders, to increase their awareness about women’s human rights, the duties of the state towards its citizens and to increase the capacity of women in particular, to come together, formulate a unified position and strengthen their voice in the demand for equitable service delivery. 2. CWL and UNWOMEN have jointly worked on a short terms land and property rights project, aimed at accessing justice and protecting the rights of women around land and property ownership. This project seeks to provide and interphase for the resettlement of widows and orphans using an already existing best practice, modeled by the Women’s Assemblies. The strategy has been to demystify culture around land and property ownership, with the help of the custodians (local councils of elders). The informal structures at local level, which wield “invisible power”, are still a very critical voice in the adjudication of land matters where widows and orphans are concerned. It is for this reason, and under authority and guidance of both the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the National Land policy that The Caucus and UNWOMEN have in partnership implemented a project around accessing justice and protecting the rights of women around land and property ownership. 3. CWL and UNWOMEN have jointly done a huge amount of publicity awareness and education during the Constitutional Review process in Kenya, the culmination of which was the overwhelming adoption of the new law by the people of Kenya in a referendum on the 10th of August 2010.As critical players in ensuring that the voice of the citizen is heard and incorporated in processes, , CWL supported by UNWOMEN was able to encourage men and women to actively participate in this process by: a) Mobilizing constituents to register in large numbers in preparation for the referendum b) Monitoring the registration processes and being on the lookout for any flashpoints of trouble c) Massive civic and voter education |
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