Empowered Women Prosperous Nepal (UNJP)

The Joint EU and UN programme, Empowered Women, Prosperous Nepal represents a strategic contribution to the achievement of gender equality as an integral element to the realization of the national vision of a prosperous and developed Nepal. The programme is being implemented by the ILO, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN WOMEN, with the coordination support from the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office.

The Programme seeks to address key drivers of gender inequality in Nepal through an integrated gender transformative approach - addressing formal and informal barriers women and girls confront with to enjoy their human rights – with a focus on: (1) ensuring women and girls in all their diversity, are safe, valued and have increased voice to challenge and transform harmful social norms; (2) women, men, girls and boys, in all their diversity, increasingly enjoy their equal economic, labour and social rights; and (3) institutions deliver gender equality outcomes in all spheres, in line with international and national normative frameworks.

Objective

The project impact will see women and girls fully enjoy their human rights and agency role in Nepalese society.

Outcome 1: Men and boys, families and communities demonstrate more gender-equitable behaviours and support for positive social and gender norms that promote GEWE and women and girls have increased agency and voice

• Output 1.1 – Men and boys have increased capacity to challenge discriminatory social and gender norms and to act as role models that promote positive masculinities.
• Output 1.2 – Families and communities have increased capacity to enhance the economic role of women and nurture equitable and non-discriminatory relationships.
• Output 1.3 – Women and girls have increased capacity to advocate for gender equality and the rights of women and girls, hold duty bearers accountable for action on GEWE, and challenge discriminatory social and gender norms both individually and collectively

Outcome 2: Women, men, girls and boys, in all their diversity access opportunities to exercise their equal economic, labour and social rights

• Output 2.1 – Institutions in project locations at all levels have the capacity to deliver equitable access to jobs, decent work, social protection and freedom from exploitative forms of work, particularly in the agriculture and forestry sectors.
• Output 2.2 – Women and women’s groups have the capacity to engage with income generating opportunities and resources, in fair and sustainable value chains based on solidarity economy principles
• Output 2.3 – Enhanced capacities of multisectoral essential service providers to deliver quality survivor-centered, child-sensitive GBV response services

Outcome 3: Institutions deliver gender equality outcomes in all spheres, in line with international and national normative frameworks

• Output 3.1 – National Women’s Machinery has the improved capacity to advance GEWE in line with international/national normative frameworks.
• Output 3.2 – Key duty bearers and relevant stakeholders have the capacity to develop, implement, and monitor evidence-based laws, policies, strategies and action plans promoting gender equality from an intersectional lens.
• Output 3.3 – Youth, women’s networks, civil society organizations have enhanced capacity to influence decision-making, engage in evidence-based civic dialogue / action and demand accountability and transparency for GEWE.