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Women-Led Organizations' (WLOs) Leadership in GBV Coordination Resource Package - 2023
29 May, 2023
Trócaire in partnership with the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR), and funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), implemented a participatory action research project focusing on: 1. How to dismantle barriers to women-led organizations’ (WLOs) participation and leadership in GBV coordination 2. How to foster meaningful leadership of local WLOs in the GBV coordination structures/ mechanisms 3. Understanding what is needed for GBV coordination structures to better follow the leadership of WLOs 4. How to leverage spaces for WLOs’ voice and influence 5. How to measure local women’s leadership in GBV coordination Two WLOs, Active in Development Aid (ADA) in Somalia and Women for Change (WFC) in South Sudan, were supported to take on the role of cochair of their local GBV working group. This support included peer-to-peer exchange; mentorship; capacity strengthening; joint monthly coordination meetings; and financial support. The expe...