Program “Cross-cutting initiatives”

Program
«Cross-cutting initiatives»

The program includes several directions:

  • “Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals”
  • Support for the Central Asian Network of Women’s Organizations
  • Advocacy for Gender
  • Budgeting
    Facilitating the promotion of multi-stakeholder partnerships for gender equality at the national and local levels
  • Advocacy for women’s rights at international conferences, including the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Goals of the program

  • Promoting gender equality and women's rights in all directions
  • Building the capacity of women's organizations in all directions
  • Promoting and organizing collective action of women's organizations and women's groups in all areas

How does program work?

  • Within the framework of the program, public women’s organizations and women’s groups increase their capacity building
  • Joint collection of information, meetings, interviews, focus groups and surveys to analyze the situation
  • Public women’s organizations and women’s groups are united in a single network within the framework of the program
  • Development of recommendations on further priorities and strategies for both government agencies and public organizations
  • Raising awareness of women’s organizations, interested state bodies, local athorities, women, the population
  • Joint lobbying of power structures and other interested organizations in order to improve the status of women, ensure gender equality and women’s rights
  • Joint review and assessment of the status of women in all direction