WANEP - Core Support 2021 - 2025 - WANEP - Core Support WANEP - Kärnstöd 2021 - 2025 WANEP has applied to Sida for funding of its strategy implementation for the period 2021 - 2025 with the total budget of 208 MSEK. The planned core support is for WANEP to implement its strategy for 2021 - 2025 with the overall goal to an enhanced citizens and state capacity for sustainable peace and development in ECOWAS region and in support of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). Within these objectives, WANEP intends to focus on six strategic objectives that revolves around, early warning and response action; women peace and security; peace education and youth participation; community resilience and institutional capacity; research and knowledge products for advocacy; and WANEP’s institutional and financial sustainability. WANEP will be responsible for the overall implementation, management and reporting of its strategy. As a network, the programme will be implemented by close to 600 member organizations in the 15 ECOWAS member countries and coordinated from the regional office in Ghana. The total budget submitted for implementing the five year strategy is SEK 208,517, 000 and Sweden's contribution will be a total of SEK 30 000 000 that will be disbursed 10 000 000 each year. The Austrian Development Agency, Danish Embassy in Ghana, GIZ, EU Delegation and Just futures will be contributing to the implementation of the strategy as well. WANEP har ansökt om Sidafinansiering för implementeringen av sin strategi för 2021-2025 med en total budget om 208 MSEK. Det planerade kärnstödet kommer gå till genomförandet av strategin för 2021-2025 med det övergripande målet att öka medborgares och staters förmåga att bidra till hållbar fred och utveckling i ECOWAS-regionen samt stödja den afrikanska fred- och säkerhetsarkitekturen (APSA). Genom dessa målsättningar ämnar WANEP inrikta arbetet på sex strategiska mål som kretsar kring s.k. tidig varning och responsåtgärder; kvinnor, fred och säkerhet; fredsutbildning och ungas deltagande; resilienta samhällen och institutionell kapacitet; forskning och påverkansmaterial samt WANEPS institutionella och finansiella hållbarhet. WANEP kommer stå ansvarig för den övergripande implementeringen, styrningen och rapporteringen av strategin. Programmet kommer att implementeras inom ramen för nätverket bestående av närmare 600 medlemsorganisationer i de 15 ECOWAS-medlemsländerna och koordineras från det regionala kontoret i Ghana. Den totala budgeten som angetts för implementeringen av den 5-åriga strategin är 208 517 00 SEK, varav Sveriges bidrag är 30 miljoner vilket kommer delas ut med 10 miljoner kronor per år under tre år. Den österrikiska biståndsmyndigheten (ADA), danska ambassaden i Ghana, GIZ, EU-delegationen och Just futures kommer även bidra till implementeringen av strategin. WANEP’s new strategic plan 2021-2025 has as its overall goal to build the capacity of citizens, civil society, citizen groups, research institutions, ECOWAS, AU, and all relevant stakeholders towards ensuring: “An enhanced citizens and state capacity for sustainable peace and development in ECOWAS region and in support of the Africa Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)”.
To achieve this overall goal, WANEP had chosen the following six strategic objectives it will be pursuing in the next five years:
- Strategic Objective 1: To enhance the use of early warning in support of response initiatives
- Strategic Objective 2: To strengthen women and girls’ capacity for policy influencing and provide dialogue spaces for their meaningful contribution to addressing emerging peace and security issues
- Strategic Objective 3: To broaden the Peace Education programmes and support youth participation and voice in issues of governance, peace and security 
- Strategic Objective 4: To expand community resilience, and build the capacity of institutions to perform their mandate effectively in human security
- Strategic Objective 5: To increase WANEP’s research capacity towards supporting policy advocacy, providing knowledge products for effective decision making and leveraging partnerships
- Strategic Objective 6: To strengthen WANEP’s institutional capacity and that of its member organisations to deliver on their mandate