Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are signatories to various multilateral and international agreements and declarations aiming at securing women’s rights and development. The three nations are strongly committed to gender equality, women’s rights and their political representation and participation at the national, regional and international levels, in which significant progress has been made.

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Project Brief:
Strengthening women’s leadership
and participation in politics
and decision-making in Algeria, Morocco
and Tunisia
Donor Partners
Total
Project
Budget
CAWTAR’s
portion Period
Countries
covered
Language
Spanish
Government
UN-INSTRAW
CAWTAR
1 mil Euro TBD 2008-2011 Algeria,
Morocco
Tunisia
French
Arabic
English
Justification
Though Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are signatories to various multilateral and
international agreements and declarations, aiming at securing women’s rights and
development, and beside the significant and overarching commitments and
progresses realised at the national, regional and international levels to gender
equality, women’s rights, and political representation and participation, all these
efforts have not been able to put an end to the long-standing discrimination against
women that excludes them from the various spheres of life, in part because family
codes and social norms tamper the level of protection of these rights and women’s
ability to participate in decision-making processes.
Outcome
Women's Leadership and Participation in Politics and Decision-making promoted
Outputs
Situation analysis in the 3 countries
Training/capacity-building modules directed towards specific audiences
Activists for women’s human rights trained on advocacy
Image of women in politics analyzed
Communication tools brochure, publications, video, web site, photos, posters,
3 Policy oriented events enhancing coordination and dialogue among key actors
Regional Network for the exchange of information and experiences
Target group
NGOs, civil society or university associations, male and female parliamentarians,
mayors, political party candidates and members, communications professionals and
representatives of gender institutions from Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia.