Strenghtening womens rights and womens participation in North Macedonia (Ktk) Stärka kvinnors rättigheter och kvinnors deltagande i Nordmakedonien (Ktk) Kvinna till kvinna has applied to the Embassy of Sweden for funding of 18,5 MSEK to carry out the project "Strenghtening womens rights and womens participation in North Macedonia" during the period 2020-2023. 

The overall objective of the project is that Kvinna till Kvinna and partner organisations will influence policy and practice regarding gender-based violence, the women peace and security agenda and women’s economic empowerment in North Macedonia.

The project presents four intermediate objectives - one for each of the three thematic areas and a fourth covering all areas: 

1. Partner organisations contribute to better access to justice for rights holders and rule of law through policy and attitude changes regarding GBV. 
2. Partner organisations create conditions for women and girls to participate fully and effectively in the development of an equal and democratic society, and towards the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda.
3. Organisations reached within the program contribute to changes in policy and practice regarding women’s economic empowerment.
4. A more vibrant civil society through increased sustainability of women’s rights organisations. 

The project will be implemented by Kvinna till Kvinna in collaboration with relevant partner organisations.

Sida is the only donor invited by Kvinna till kvinna for support of this intervention. Kvinna till Kvinna har ansökt om finansiering på 18 500 000 SEK för att genomföra projektet "Strenghtening womens rights and womens participation in North Macedonia" under perioden 2020-2023. 

Det övergripande målet för projektet är att Kvinna till Kvinna och dess lokala partnerorganisationer ska påverka politik och praxis när det gäller könsbaserat våld, agendan för kvinnor, fred och säkerhet (WPS-agendan) och kvinnors ekonomiska befogenheter i Nordmakedonien. 

Projektet presenterar fyra delmål - ett för vart och ett av de tre tematiska områdena och ett fjärde som täcker alla områden:

1. Partnerorganisationer bidrar till bättre tillgång till rättslig prövning för rättighetsbärare och rättsstatsprinciper genom policy- och attitydförändringar avseende genusbaserat våld.
2. Partnerorganisationer skapar förutsättningar för kvinnor och flickor att delta fullt och effektivt i utvecklingen av ett jämlikt och demokratiskt samhälle och för genomförandet av agendan för kvinnor, fred och säkerhet (WPS-agendan). 
3. Organisationer som nås inom projektet bidrar till förändringar i politik och praxis när det gäller kvinnors ekonomiska bemyndigande.
4. Ett mer levande civilsamhälle genom ökad hållbarhet för organisationer som fokuserar på kvinnors rättigheter. 

Projektet kommer att genomföras av Kvinna till Kvinna i samarbete med relevanta partnerorganisationer.

Sida är den enda givaren som har blivit tillfrågad om att ge stöd till denna insats. The overall objective of the project is that Kvinna till Kvinna and local partner organisations will influence policy and practice regarding gender-based violence, the women peace and security agenda and women’s economic empowerment in North Macedonia. By working towards this objective, the project aims to contribute to the long-term outcome which states: North Macedonia is a democratic society where women’s rights and participation is secured, with a vibrant and pluralistic civil society.
Moreover, the project presents four intermediate objectives - one for each of the three thematic areas and a fourth covering all areas. 
1. Partner organisations contribute to better access to justice for rights holders and rule of law through policy and attitude changes regarding GBV. 
2. Partner organisations create conditions for women and girls to participate fully and effectively in the development of an equal and democratic society, and towards the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda.
3. Organisations reached within the program contribute to changes in policy and practice regarding women’s economic empowerment.
4. A more vibrant civil society through increased sustainability of women’s rights organisations. 
Each of the above intermediate objectives have corresponding outputs that will be monitored throughout the project.
Through the support to and cooperation with partner organisations, Kvinna till Kvinna will use advocacy to influence relevant stakeholders at local, national and international level. Apart from advocacy, the main methods that Kvinna till Kvinna will use to reach the programme goals are financial and political support to women’s rights organisations, capacity development, networking, communication and outreach.
The target groups of the intervention are manifold - both at local and national levels as well as targeting the public. For instance, the project aims to have an influence on local municipalities, mayors and civil society organisations, as well as national government, ministries and intersectoral working groups.