Algeria
Egypt
Israel
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Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
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TunisiaCall for applications to reinforce gender equality in the Mediterranean
September 9, 2016
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The Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation, in partnership with the European Institute of the Mediterranean, has launched a call for applications in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia for the mobilisation of gender equality actors at local level. This call for applications is part of the WoMED (Women of the Mediterranean) project, labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
Associations interested in applying can follow this link to consult the call and fill in the application form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/localcluster16
The deadline for applications is 12 September 2016 at midnight (CET).
The seven selected associations (one in each country) will form and coordinate local clusters of gender equality stakeholders. These clusters consist of a maximum of five actors who work towards gender equality. They can be: a research or teaching unit on women and gender; a local or regional community or a governmental service in charge of enhancing equality; a company or a trade union committed to gender equality; or media committed to gender equality.
Each local cluster will have to mobilise equality stakeholders from its territory around a pilot action on a concrete theme linked to gender equality. This pilot action can take the form of activities related to the exchange, consulting, research, debate and follow-up of gender equality public policy. An assessment will be drafted at the local level, and a project will be identified to overcome the obstacles identified.
The pilot actions should refer to one of the three themes that were addressed at the third UfM ministerial conference on the role of women in society:
– an equal right to participate in political, economic, civil and social life;
– the fight against all forms of violence and discrimination towards women and girls;
– a change of attitude and behaviour to reach equality between men and women in order to favour women’s empowerment, not only in terms of rights but also in practice.
Read more
Press release (FR)
IEMed website
Countries covered:
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Morocco
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Palestine *
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Tunisia
