FDC - Women's participation in peacebuilding and reconciliation in Mozambique - Women's participation in peace building and reconciliation FDC - Women's participation in peacebuilding and reconciliation in Mozambique Det föreslagna projektet, 'Enhancing women’s influence in peace-building and national reconciliation towards social cohesion in Mozambique’, har en budget på 1,627,519 USD över en tre-årsperiod från december 20202 till december 2023. Projektförslaget följer efter ett tidigare Sida-finansierat pilotprojekt som implementerades 2017-2018. Då genomfördes en nationell konsultation och en baseline togs fram för att identifiera behov i relation till hur FNs Säkerhetsrådsresolution 1325 om Kvinnor, fred och säkerhet skulle kunna genomföras. Baslinje studien visade bl.a. följande svagheter:
(i) genderrelaterade brister som tex bristande skolgång, gender-relaterat våld, socio-kulturella barriärer, kvinnors ekonomiska beroende av män;
(ii) lågt deltagande av kvinnor i dialog- och fredsbyggande processer i Mozambique, och
(iii) outnyttjade möjligheter och lokala erfarenheter som kan användas för att stötta kvinnors ökade deltagande och inflytande i fredsprocesser och nationell försoning.

Det föreslagna projektet ska genomföras i partnerskap av organisationerna FDC, ACCORD och IMD. 

Projektet genomförs under tre år med start i december 2020. Geografiskt kommer projektet implementeras i provinserna Sofala, Manica, Zambezia och Tete i de centrala delarna av landet; i provinserna Nampula, Cabo Delgado och Niassa i norr samt i provinserna Inhambane, Gaza, och Maputo i söder. Under en övergripande målsättning finns två delmål samt ett antal aktiviteter som alla syftar till att uppnå den övergripande målsättningen.

Delmål 1 fokuserar på att stärka landets nationella kvinnorörelse och skapa en kritisk massa av politiker, civilsamhälle och lokala civila och religiösa ledare som kan stötta kvinnors deltagande i fredsbyggande, nationell försoning och politiska processer. FDC kommer att vara huvudansvarig för detta delmål. IMD tar huvudansvar för delmål 2 som bl.a. syftar till att öka kvinnors medvetenhet om det normativa ramverket och fördjupa kvinnors kunskap om och arbete med fredsbyggande och nationell försoning. ACCORD bidrar med sin expertis avseende medling, dialog och fredsbyggande samt med tekniskt stöd och rådgivning, bl.a. design och genomförande av utbildning och kapacitets-uppbyggande. FDC leder konsortiet, koordinerar alla projektaktiviteter, sköter administration och finansiell och narrativ rapportering. The proposed project is titled ‘Enhancing women’s influence in peace-building and national reconciliation towards social cohesion in Mozambique’. It follows a previous SIDA supported pilot project implemented from 2017 to 2018. A national level consultation and baseline study was carried out under the previous intervention to identify the gaps in the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The baseline unveiled the following constraints: (i) Gender-related constraints such as low schooling, gender-based violence, socio-cultural barriers, women’s economic over-dependency in relation to men; (ii) weak engagement of women in dialogue and peacebuilding initiatives in Mozambique and (iii) untapped opportunities and local experiences that could be capitalized for the promotion and enhancement of women’s participation and their influence in the process of peace and national reconciliation.

The newly proposed intervention was jointly conceived by FDC, ACCORD and IMD as co-implementation partners. FDC is Embassy of Sweden's agreement partner in the project, and FDC will be forwarding funds to the other two co-implementing organisations (IMD and ACCORD). 

The project will be implemented in three years starting from December 2020 up until 2023. The geographical areas covered include the provinces of Sofala, Manica, Zambezia and Tete in the central part of the country, the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Niassa, in the north, and the southern Provinces of Inhambane, Gaza, and Maputo. In tandem with the project’s overall objective, two outcomes have been defined, each with a number of outputs contributing to higher level outcomes. The overarching objective of the project is: Social cohesion in Mozambique is increased by consolidating and strengthening a national platform that seeks to enhance women's participation and influence in peacebuilding, national reconciliation, and politics and promotes gender equality.

The Theory of Change is: If women are effectively equipped with mediation, dialogue and peacebuilding skills and tools, and if a national womens movement is consolidated and strengthened, and if a critical mass of politicians and community leaders is convened to support womens inclusion in peacebuilding, national reconciliation and political processes, then, women as a key strategic constituency will meaningfully contribute towards social cohesion in Mozambique.

The two expected outcomes of the intervention are:
Outcome 1: The womens movement is consolidated and strengthened and a critical mass of politicians, community and religious leaders, members of Parliament, political parties and the civil society is convened to support gender transformative peacebuilding and national reconciliation in Mozambique.

Outcome 2: Members of the Womens Movement have an increased awareness of the normative frameworks in place, and deepened understanding, knowledge and practice and are actively involved in peacebuilding and national reconciliation processes.

The two outcomes have the following expected outputs:

Output 1.1.: The National Womens Platform/Movement is consolidated, functional and engaging with other existing initiatives at all levels (from community to national level);

Output 1.2.: The Womens Platform/Movement Agenda is developed and implemented at all levels;

Output 1.3.: Women are meaningfully engaged in peacebuilding and reconciliation at the community, district, and national levels.

Output 2.1.: Womens awareness and access to information related to peace and reconciliation efforts is increased;

Output 2.2.: Women are equipped with conflict prevention, resolution, and management skills

Output 2.3.: Increased participation and representation of women in politics, peace building and decision-making institutions.