UNIFEM UK: Working for women's empowerment and gender equality

Progress for Women Is Progress for All

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Projects undertaken by UNIFEM make a difference to the everyday lives of women and their families around the world. This year UNIFEM in New York has asked to raise funds for six projects. Please help us to support this work!

Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence against Women

Contributions to the Fund allow grants to be made to projects that reach women at risk and generate change. Grants range from $50,000 to $100,000 and they fund public education and awareness campaigns, establishment of support networks, training programmes for healthcare personnel and law enforcement agencies, and work to document the prevalence of violence against women. Many projects strive to alter community attitudes and involve men as allies. Projects are selected annually and UNIFEM always receives many more excellent proposals than it has funds to support.

Find out more about Trust Fund projects

Establishing HIV/AIDS Positive Women's Networks in Guandong Province, China

Guandong Province has large numbers of women infected with HIV/AIDS. The project will support the formation of HIV/AIDS positive women's networks, building their capacity through knowledge sharing and access to information on healthcare and treatment. Links with policy makers and service providers will be developed to improve gender health services for HIV/AIDS positive women.

Support to Women's Entrepreneurial Activities in Morocco

UNIFEM plans to promote partnership between women's entrepreneurship NGOs and government regional centres to provide gender sensitive services for women's economic activities.

Gender Justice and Women's Rights in Uganda

The 20-year civil conflict in Northern Uganda has brought with it gross violations of women's rights, especially sexual violence and abduction of girls. UNIFEM, in collaboration with the UN Development Programme, will support a gender expert in Kampala to work with NGOs and civil society organisations and the Ministry of Gender in advocating policies and legislation which address gender based violence.

Women's Participation in Public Policy Formulation at the Local Level, Mexico

UNIFEM will strengthen its effort to open doors for women's participation at the local level. The project will promote women's participation and leadership in developing gender public policy at the local level. It will also link local advocacy to national efforts to implement the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Mexico.

Support to Women's Centres in Afghanistan

UNIFEM has been working in Afghanistan since early 2002 to develop women's participation in the social, economic and political rebuilding of the country. As part of its programme, UNIFEM works with the Ministry of Women's Affairs to support the establishment of centres in the provinces to offer a range of services including health education, literacy, micro-credit, vocational training, psychosocial services and child care. Eleven centres are operational but the security environment has had a severe impact on the ability to keep at least two of them open all the time.

Find out more about support for Women's Centres in Afghanistan

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How you can help:

The projects undertaken by UNIFEM make a difference to the everyday lives of women around and their families around the world. UNIFEM UK needs your support to help fund this work and to raise awareness of the issues affecting women's rights and security.

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