Women’s access to judicial and legal services in Africa

Projet :Women’s access to judicial and legal services in Africa

Financial partners : 

– The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),

–  The American Jewish World Service (AJWS),

– The African Women Development Fund (AWDF),

– The MDG3 Fund of the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

– The UNFPA-Togo,

– The Francophonie

Total Cost :

Duration : 3days

Pays :  Sub-saharian Africa

Projet :Women’s access to judicial and legal services in Africa

Objectif : tracking progress, sharing experiences and developing an action plan that will facilitate the realization of women’s right to legal and judicial services ten years after the Lomé meeting in 2000    

Results

• take stocks of the progress accomplished regarding of the   women’s access to legal and judiciary services in sub Saharan Africa during the last ten years (2000-2011)
• debate analyse and exchange experences in that field;
• devepol an action plan that will be a reference and provide benchmarks during the African women’s decade for realizing substantial advancements enabling women to better claimand obtain their violated rights;
• awake countries and development partners’ awaireness on the need to prioritise women and girls’ legal protection during the African women’s decade;
• Strategies for the effective implementation and a monitoring mechanism are available;
• Meeting report is published and disseminated to serve as an advocacy tool on the issue.