Gender and social funds : challenges and opportunities

This report examines the various challenges and opportunities of mainstreaming gender issues in social fund projects and offers five good practice examples of gender integration in social fund projects in Ethiopia, Honduras, Malawi, Moldova, and Romania. Each case study takes gender into consideration during the preparation and implementation stages and discusses good design practices and project results. In addition, the report offers a set of working guidelines on integrating gender in social fund projects or subprojects. Based on the good practice examples of the case studies, the Report presents recommendations for next steps for integrating gender concerns into social fund practices.Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Housing&Human Habitats,Anthropology,Educational Sciences

Lessons from women's programs in Afghanistan and Iraq

Kathleen Kuehnast; Manal Omar (u.a.

Peacebuilding efforts of women from Afghanistan and Iraq : lessons in transition

Kathleen Kuehnast; Manal Omar [u.a.

Addressing gendered violence in Papua New Guinea:opportunities and options

Each year, more than 1.5 million women and girls in Papua New Guinea experience gender-based violence tied to intercommunal conflict, political intimidation, domestic abuse, and other causes. It is, according to a 2023 Human Rights Watch report, “one of the most dangerous places to be a woman or girl.” Bleak as this may seem, it is not hopeless. USIP’s new report identifies several promising approaches for peacebuilding programming to reduce gender-based violence and effect meaningful and lasting change in Papua New Guinea

Addressing gendered violence in Papua New Guinea:opportunities and options

Each year, more than 1.5 million women and girls in Papua New Guinea experience gender-based violence tied to intercommunal conflict, political intimidation, domestic abuse, and other causes. It is, according to a 2023 Human Rights Watch report, “one of the most dangerous places to be a woman or girl.” Bleak as this may seem, it is not hopeless. USIP’s new report identifies several promising approaches for peacebuilding programming to reduce gender-based violence and effect meaningful and lasting change in Papua New Guinea