BEYOND BEIJING: Building the capacity of women’s rights national networks

Objectives: -Building the capacity of women’s organisations in the sub-region to undertake programmes aimed at raising the legal consciousness of women;

– Building the capacity of national networks to work jointly, share information and take advantage of network operations with a view to constituting themselves into pressure and advocacy groups capable of obtaining reforms likely to enhance the status of women;

Results 

• Awakening the legal consciousness of women in every respect (social, economic and cultural) with a view to an effective application of the texts.
• Establishing women into pressure and advocacy groups sufficiently strong to ensure the adoption of laws improving their situation.
• The capacity of the national networks to identify the priorities of women of their countries, design adequate programmes, source financing and finally implement programmes.
• The existence of a group of 180 trainers capable of imparting to other members the knowledge and skills acquired.
• Campaigns against violence perpetrated against women.

• Final Report
• Internal assessment
• External assessment