JP OPT Sawasya III 

Objectives

Fund scope

According to data from early 2023, the population in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) was an estimated 5,483,450 (49% women) with 2,226,544 living in Gaza, 3,256,906 in the West Bank, and 317,675 in East Jerusalem. Despite a partial transfer of competencies by the Israeli Military Government and its Civil Administration following the Oslo Accords, Palestinians have had limited capacity to exercise their rights given the constrained self-governance of the Palestinian Authority and, as of October 2023, growing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Building on achievements of Sawasya I and II and other development initiatives, Sawasya III efforts are designed to meet the need of Palestinians by providing higher quality services in more responsive institutions and fostering inclusiveness while addressing resistance to change. Stakeholders strive to reinforce equal justice for all with a particular emphasis on the most at-risk communities and by applying critical measures of progress that bring people closer to realizing a cohesive and inclusive environment that respects human rights.

To achieve holistic justice gains, joint programme partners address social stereotyping that drives and/or perpetuates the marginalization of women and children. What gets emphasized is the need for positive knowledge and attitudes, application of good regional practices, and creating incentives based on people’s experiences to increase the spread and use alternative justice mechanisms. This integrated approach makes it possible for stakeholders to tackle the pervasive climate of impunity surrounding women and children who are victims and survivors of violence and systemic obstacles, holding space to better understand, convey, and respond to their needs by strengthening safe pathways for representation and legal recourse.

Strategic action and theory of change

The Sawasya III programme places the rights, needs and experiences of individuals, particularly women and children, at the heart of people-centred justice interventions. Shifting away from a rule-of-law dominated approach primarily focused on legislative reform, institution building and direct service provision, stakeholders instead look to further addresses concrete barriers to accessible and impartial justice people face from end-user perspectives. This means placing greater emphasis on access to high quality services, more responsive and accountable institutions, unpacking resistance to change and fostering inclusive justice for women and children. It is a shift that fully aligns with the UNSDCF (2023-2025) vision to realize equal opportunities and human rights for all Palestinians toward a cohesive and inclusive society, and by way of the progressive achievement of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs.

The theory of change pathway, leading to sustainable outcomes, requires meeting four critical and connected preconditions:

1. People, particularly those at-risk, have improved access to high-quality services relating to their legal, psychosocial, protection, and security needs.
2. People are served by responsive institutions that have strengthened capacity to operate in an effective, efficient, people-centred, and accountable manner.
3. Societal and institutional behaviours and norms that uphold human rights, gender equality, and equity principles are embraced.
4. Women's access to gender responsive and inclusive justice, security and protection services is strengthened. 

To ensure long-lasting effects, Sawasya III mobilizes state institutions, civil society, and relevant actors and garners commitments from justice, security and protection institutions, civil society and development partners. The joint programme shift towards people-centred justice fully aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2025) vision of realizing equal opportunities and human rights for all Palestinians through the progressive achievement of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs, as well as intersecting with the National Policy Agenda (2017-2023), National Development Plan (2021-2023) and sector strategies.

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Governance

Steering Committee

Is the main governance entity of the joint programme and members are responsible for guiding the overall strategic direction of the programme, reviewing implementation progress and results, and endorsing annual work plans.

Agency Coordination Committee

The Committee, comprised of UN and partner representatives, works on maintaining effective interagency cooperation and ensuring successful programme implementation. Together with member of the Secretariat, the Coordination Committee will hold weekly meetings to discuss matters requiring common strategizing and falling under the purview of the Joint Programme Manager.

Secretariat

The Secretariat is responsible for the operational functioning of Sawasya III, providing technical and administrative support to the Steering Committee. The Secretariat follows up on all aspects of joint programme allocation and project cycles. Functions include myriad of policy and technical advice, programme cycle management, and administration and coordination.

Participating Organizations

Participating United Nations Organizations develop project/programme proposals, and report on implementation and financial performance to the Steering Committee through the Secretariat and Administrative Agent. Organizations establish mechanisms to implement activities through national authorities and other national, regional, and international organizations and local NGOs.

Administrative Agent

Recipient Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, the MPTF Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Recipient Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors. 

Projects

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JP OPT Sawasya III is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

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Results

Sawasya III results are people-centred and focused on the provision of quality services and institution building to foster inclusiveness and reinstate equal justice for all.

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