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Project ID: | 00072042 | Description: | MDTF MWI CL5 WOMENS EMPOWERMEN |
Fund: | Start Date *: | 14 Sep 2009 | |
Theme: | Good Governance |
End Date*: | 31 Dec 2013 |
Country: | Malawi | Project Status: | Financially Closed |
Participating Organization: | UNDP - UNDP(MDTF/PUNO only). |
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Programme Justification Malawi as a country has not done well in comparison to other countries in SADC and globally on the representation and participation of women in politics and other echelons of power. For example, the 2004 General Elections yielded only 14% of female MPs despite the fact that the country is a party to a number of instruments that promote gender equality. Further commitment by the Government has been demonstrated in National legal and policy frameworks like the Malawi Constitution and the National Gender Policy and Programme. To a larger extent, these commitments are mere rhetoric as the country has failed to balance up the male and female representation in positions of power. To ensure Malawi get a considerable number of women in the May 2009 Elections, The government of Malawi national programme on increasing women participation in politics (2008-2009) was developed. The Programme is aimed at achieving 50% female representation in politics.
Objectives of the 50-50 Programme 7.2.1. To create awareness to communities (men, women, boys and girls) throughout Malawi on the need of voting for women candidates by 2009 7.2.2 To lobby the political leadership in all registered political parties in Malawi to provide the political space to women aspirants, by 2009. 7.2.3 To enhance the skills and confidence to run effective campaigns of all aspiring women MP’s and Councillors in all the constituencies throughout Malawi by April 2009 7.2.4 To increase the resource base of women aspirants by December 2008
Proposed Intervention- Description Since the Launch of the Programme in July 2008, Various Civil Society Organisation have been implementing the activities in the National Programme in readiness for the May 2009 Elections. Some of the activities already implemented in the Programme are as follows: -Community mobilization in constituencies -Lobby meetings with political leadership including Presidents of political parties -Capacity building trainings with women aspirants -Monitoring primary elections -Media interface forum where women aspirants were interfacing with the media
Unfunded activities To ensure that the Programme achieves the set targets, there is need for the One UN fund to support the implementation of the following strategic unfunded activities:
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