Women´s Political Representation Moldova 2014-2016 Women´s Political Representation Moldova 2014-2016 - Women Political Representation UN Women  in cooperation with UNDP Moldova have applied to Sida for funding of 19 500 000  SEK to carry out the Project "Enhancing Women’s Political Representation through improved capacity and enhanced support in Moldova" during the period 2014-2016.
The intervention aims at increased participation of women in politics and in the decision-making process during and after the elections at the central and local levels. The country is entering an important phase in its political development with Parliamentary elections forthcoming in the fall 2014, followed by the local elections in summer 2015. The elections provide a strategic opportunity to support democratisation processes overall and, in particular, to produce a development change in the country in terms of promoting gender equality and women rights. The development goal will be achieved through (i) wide advocacy and awareness raising among the political parties and their leadership aiming to increase the political will to nominate more women candidates for the elections and place them in winnable positions in the party lists; (ii) Capacity building of a broad group of actors (Women Political Organisations, Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, local women leaders and several other NGOs and initiative groups, local authorities, central and local media) to influence the political parties´ work and to demand equal representation and observance of women´s political rights; (iii) creating an enabling environment for women´s meaningful participation through capacity building for women candidates to stand for the elections at central and local level, as well as to perform their duties after being elected. 
UN Women will implement the intervention in partnership with UNDP Moldova and two local NGOs: East Europe Foundation and Centre partnership for Development. The contribution will complement and strengthen the ongoing Swedish support to the Parliament and CEC and civil society support programmes aiming to engage and empower the citizens and boost the democratic processes in Moldova. The proposal suggests several new approaches and methodologies, e.g. promoting the application of Special Temporary Measures through amendments to the Electoral Code and Law on Political Parties’ financing (such a quota for female representation, incentives for parties including more female candidates in the party lists), intensive work with media and consistent inclusion of men in all project activities. The intervention’s total budget is 19 500 000 SEK, with no other donors funding. UN Women, i samarbete med UNDP I Moldavien, har skickat en ansökan till Sida om finansiering på 19 500 000 SEK för projektet ” Enhancing Women’s Political Representation through improved capacity and enhanced support in Moldova” under perioden 2014-2016.

Insatsen har som mål att öka deltagandet av kvinnor i politiken och beslutsfattande ställningar. Moldavien är på väg in i en viktig period i dess politiska utveckling med parlamentsval under hösten 2014, följt av lokalval sommaren 2015. Valen innebär en strategisk möjlighet att stödja demokratiseringsprocessen i allmänhet, och i synnerhet att åstadkomma förändringar när det gäller jämställdhet och kvinnors rättigheter. Målet skall uppnås genom (i) bred opinionsbildning och ökad medvetenhet inom de politiska partierna och deras ledarskap för att nominera fler kvinnor på valbara platser i partiernas vallistor; (ii) kapacitetstöd till en bred grupp av aktörer (politiska kvinnoorganisationer, civilssamhällsinitiativet Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, lokala kvinnliga ledare, andra civilsamhällsorganisationer, lokala myndigheter, och nationell och lokal media) för att påverka de politiska partiernas arbete och för att kräva lika representation och respekt för kvinnors politiska rättigheter; (iii) att skapa en gynnsam atmosfär för kvinnors deltagande i politiken genom kapacitetstöd till kvinnliga kandidater i parlaments- och lokalvalen, både inför och efter valen.

UN Women kommer att implementera insatsen i samarbete med UNDP i Moldavien och två lokala civilsamhällsorganisationer: East Europe Foundation och Centre Partnership for Development. Insatsen kommer att komplimentera och stärka pågående stöd till Parlamentet och Valkommissionen och stöd till civilsamhällsorganisationer som syftar till att engagera medborgarna och stärka de demokratiska processerna i Moldavien. Förslaget innehåller flera nya tillvägagångsätt och metoder, till exempel att främja införande av särskilda tillfälliga åtgärder genom tillägg till vallagen och lagen om finansiering av politiska partier (såsom en speciell kvot för kvinnor i parlamentsvalet och finansiella incitament för partierna att inkludera flera kvinnliga kandidater på partilistorna), intensivt arbete med media ett konsekvent inkluderade av män i alla projektaktiviteter. Insatsens budget är 19 500 000 SEK och den har inga andra givare. The Programme “Women in Politics” (WiP) was implemented by UN Women jointly with UNDP in partnership with two civil society organizations - East Europe Foundation (EEF) and the Centre Partnership for Development (CPD) – during 2014-2017 with financial support from the Government of Sweden.
The total amount of allocated funds by Sweden was 27.5 MSEK.
The overall goal of the Women in Politics Programme was to support the increased participation of women in politics and in the decision-making process by creating an environment conducive to their meaningful participation, and to support capacity development of women before, during and after the elections at the central and local levels.
The programme also seeks to promote increased public awareness of women’s contribution to political leadership and supports the realization of women’s rights and commitments undertaken by the Government of Moldova.
The programme has contributed to the following outcomes:
Outcome 1: Legal frameworks and policies to advance women’s right to participate in decision making at national and local levels are reformed/adopted and/or implemented.
Outcome 2: Gender equality advocates influence legal frameworks and policies to increase women’s leadership and political participation.The overall development goal of the contribution is increased participation of women in politics and in the decision-making process during and after the elections at the central and local levels.
The quantitative target was to achieve more than 30% of women representation at all levels. The progress towards the target was measured against the 2014 baseline data showing that the share of women the Parliament is below 20%, and the share of Mayors 17%, Rayon Councillors 14%, and Local Councillors 26%.