reduce barriers to remedy within their jurisdiction. Support civil society efforts to access an effective remedy and promote protection of human rights defenders active on business and human rights. Support business efforts to provide, adopt or participate in effective grievance mechanisms. Democratic Processes: Support for democracy is integrated To strengthen democratic Improving the quality of electoral processes throughout the throughout our objectives. Elections are a vital element to processes, improving the electoral cycle. Improving electoral management, voter democracy, but also need to be considered as part of a long-term, credibility of elections and registration, civic and voter education, , election comprehensive approach rather than as a single event. compliance with monitoring. NB priority will be given to projects, which international standards, address recommendations from international Election Please note: We do not provide support to political parties and/or Observation Missions. parliaments (the Westminster Foundation for Democracy may be Increasing participation in the democratic process for civil able to assist see for further information) society, especially marginalised groups. Support to CSOs strengthening democratic reform and dialogue, constitution building. Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative: The UK promotes gender Prevention To support the work of equality and tackles violence against women and girls as a matter Initiatives for advocacy and action at the civil community society and organisations, of principle. The Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) is national level to tackle sexual violence. Greater including women’s women’s - concerned with the impact sexual violence in conflict can have on but also men’s - participation and engagement organisations, as partners and human prospects for long-term peace and stability. in actions to reduce the likelihood of sexual rights violence defenders taking and place ( for example actions that aim to change networks attitudes to: For more information, please see the G8 Declaration on and behaviours and aim to work with state Enhance and local community-level Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict adopted in London on 11 institutions schools, churches, national prevention authorities and protection – April 2013, available . perhaps). Initiatives that build grassroots against awareness sexual of the violence issue and how to overcome the challenges in conflict in tackling and Projects funded under this scheme will focus on the work that civil sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict conflict situations environments. (for society can do to hold governments to account against example, outreach and training for civil society Help victims and state and survivors commitments made to address sexual violence in conflict. They will actors on legal and other rights) of sexual violence to get also focus on practical protection and prevention approaches that Protection
reduce barriers to remedy within their jurisdiction. Support civil society efforts to access an effective remedy and promote protection of human rights defenders active on business and human rights. Support business efforts to provide, adopt or participate in effective grievance mechanisms. Democratic Processes: Support for democracy is integrated throughout our objectives. Elections are a vital element to democracy, but also need to be considered as part of a long-term, comprehensive approach rather than as a single event. Please note: We do not provide support to political parties and/or parliaments (the Westminster Foundation for Democracy may be able to assist see for further information) To strengthen democratic processes, improving the credibility of elections and compliance with international standards, Improving the quality of electoral processes throughout the electoral cycle. Improving electoral management, voter registration, civic and voter education, , election monitoring. NB priority will be given to projects, which address recommendations from international Election Observation Missions. Increasing participation in the democratic process for civil society, especially marginalised groups. Support to CSOs strengthening democratic reform and dialogue, constitution building. Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative: The UK promotes gender equality and tackles violence against women and girls as a matter of principle. The Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) is concerned with the impact sexual violence in conflict can have on prospects for long-term peace and stability. For more information, please see the G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict adopted in London on 11 April 2013, available . Projects funded under this scheme will focus on the work that civil society can do to hold governments to account against commitments made to address sexual violence in conflict. They will also focus on practical protection and prevention approaches that conflict To support the work of civil society organisations, including women’s organisations, and human rights defenders and networks to: Enhance community-level prevention and protection against sexual violence in conflict and environments. Help victims and survivors of sexual violence to get Prevention Initiatives for advocacy and action at the community and national level to tackle sexual violence. Greater women’s - but also men’s - participation and engagement as partners in actions to reduce the likelihood of sexual violence taking place ( for example actions that aim to change attitudes and behaviours and aim to work with state and local institutions – schools, churches, national authorities perhaps). Initiatives that build grassroots awareness of the issue and how to overcome the challenges in tackling sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations (for example, outreach and training for civil society and state actors on legal and other rights) Protection
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