Description
In Romania gender equality has remained formal and without notable practical consequences for both women’s and man’s benefit. This project aims at developing a series of common working and intervention capabilities for the NGO’s in the field in order to assure that gender equality will get on the public agenda more substantially and therefore contributing in promoting democratic values and human rights. Center for Partnership and Equality has a vast expertise in providing training programs, in elaborating publications, in implementing public information and awareness-raising campaign on gender equality issues. CPE will coordinate the coalition functioning documents: code of ethics, membership criteria, strategy, will organize the Bucharest edition of the Gender Equality Festival and the local actions concerning the public policies interventions. The Project objectives are: Strengthening a coalition of 5 NGOs active in the gender equality area and for 5 new member organizations; Developing common advocacy instruments for the 10; Facilitating the transfer of good practices within the coalition; Organizing common actions and promoting a common message
Summary of project results
The Coalition for Gender Equality aimed at formalising a de facto cooperation between non-governmental organisations active in the field of gender equality. The project responded to a social need in Romanian civic landscape and also to a need for the development of working skills and abilities at the Coalition member organisations' level. The main outcome of the project is the Coalition for Gender Equality - an entity able to respond quickly to events in the field of gender equality, implement complex advocacy plans and become functional in terms of administration and communication, both within the coalition and between its member organisations and the public. Public events and campaigns were organised on the occasion of days significant to the gender equality issue, like European Day for Combating Human Trafficking, 16 days of activism for fighting violence against women, International Women's Day and International Day for free and safe access to abortion. The events helped raise awareness of public authorities and citizens in about 20 cities in Romania on major issues related to women's situation and the risks to which they are subject in their everyday life. These events were related to advocacy plans targeting public policy, developed by the Coalition and aiming both at national and local level. The two editions of the Gender Equality Festival were successful, with a large number of participants - especially young people. At local level, the coalition managed to obtain free medical certificates for victims of domestic violence, and will continue to advocate for spreading this practice across Romania.
Summary of bilateral results