Project Description:

The UN and the EU are developing the Spotlight Initiative Global Platform, a virtual exchange and convening platform that would offer the combined power of a knowledge hub, a community of practice and an advocacy platform, founded in the practical experience of the Spotlight Initiative’s 25+ programmes. The Global Platform will amplify knowledge, lessons, and promising/good practices from the Initiative to inform global policy, programming, and advocacy on EVAWG, and model comprehensive programming.

The Global Platform will also connect and strengthen a coalition of key actors from the UN, EU, civil society, donors, private sector, practitioners, academia, and others, as well as create direct links between local, grassroots civil society with duty bearers, moving beyond the Initiative’s current stakeholders to engage the wider global community for increased impact on ending violence against women and girls.

Beneficiaries: Key partners that will be benefit from this initiative include the UN, academia, the private sector, governments, and civil society.

Project contacts: Erin Kenny, Head of Technical Unit, Spotlight Initiative Secretariat: Erin.kenny@un.org  and Heran Ayele: heran.ayele@un.org

Investment: The total investment from the EU for 2021-2022 is $767,337 and supports the following Outcome

Overall Outcome of the Global Platform: To amplify lessons and good practices from across the Spotlight Initiative’s 25+ countries and 6 regions, facilitate knowledge exchange, and create direct links between those at the highest levels and local, grassroots activists to strengthen networks and support uptake of knowledge to inform comprehensive policy and programming on EVAWG.