This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects and their implications within various themes; this paper's theme is domestic violence against women. Eleven PROWID projects focused upon domestic violence: three research and intervention projects were facilitated by non-governmental organizations in Russia, Bulgaria and Mexico, and eight research studies were undertaken in India. As a whole, these diverse projects generated some common conclusions regarding the problem of domestic violence.

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings of Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects and their implications within various themes. Using a human rights and freedoms approach to development, this paper synthesizes the findings from a number of PROWID projects that explore women's economic roles and opportunities and their aspirations for advancement. It reviews the sorts of constraints they face in fulfilling them and considers the relationship between women's rights and capabilities on the one hand and development policy and practice on the other.

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings and implications of Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects. This paper focuses on projects in the areas of governance, civil society, and women's leadership. These projects have pointed to various ways in which women can be integrated into the democratization process.

This information bulletin provides an overview of the WIDTECH Small Grants Initiative, which supported the efforts of local organizations in integrating women into the development process. The organizations that received grants fell into three general areas: promotion of women's economic opportunities, promotion of women's legal and political rights, and integration of gender in conservation efforts. Although the grants described in this bulletin represent just a small sampling of the total awarded, they illustrate the impact that a relatively small investment can have in raising awareness of gender inequities in developing countries and in affording local groups the opportunity to address them.

This brochure is the monographic record of a USAID photographic exhibition in honor of International Women's Day (8-16 March 2007, Senate Russell Office Building, Washington, DC and 16-23 March 2007, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC). It describes how women contribute to development and how USAID assistance supports women's empowerment and equality, focusing on the economic growth, peace and security, humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance, education, and health sectors.

This document profiles USAID's efforts to address barriers to full access to opportunity for women and men throughout the developing world. The selected examples illustrate the efforts of the USAID field missions, the Office of Women in Development, and other USAID operating units to fully integrate women into development programs and policies throughout USAID. Topics covered in the report include education, economic growth, women's health and HIV/AIDS, trafficking in persons, violence against women, and women's legal rights and political participation.

This is the final report of the Women in Development Technical Assistance (WIDTECH) Project, a five-year contract that ran from September 1996 through December 2001. WIDTECH promoted gender integration by supporting the USAID Women in Development office in its goal of enabling women to participate fully and benefit equally in the development process and incorporating gender concerns into all activities in USAID-assisted countries. The report describes WIDTECH's achievements and lessons learned, focusing on its five sector areas (democracy and governance, economic growth, education, environment, and health) and core services (training, grants to local NGOs, communication and information dissemination, and gender integration).

This document reports on activities in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda during the second year of the USAID grant "Advancing Women's Rights Globally." Under this grant, Georgetown University Law Center's International Women's Human Rights Clinic and its four partners (LAWA-Ghana, WRAPA, WLAC, and LAW-Uganda) work on various projects to advance women's rights and fight discrimination, including legislation, litigation, strengthening civil society, and public education. The women's rights issues covered include trafficking, domestic violence, marriage, divorce, polygamy, brideprice, adultery, child marriage, property, inheritance, employment, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, female genital mutilation, and political participation.

This document reports on activities in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda during the third year of the USAID grant "Advancing Women's Rights Globally." Under this grant, Georgetown University Law Center's International Women's Human Rights Clinic and its four partners (LAWA-Ghana, WRAPA, WLAC, and LAW-Uganda) work on various projects to advance women's rights and fight discrimination, including legislation, litigation, strengthening civil society, and public education. The women's rights issues covered include trafficking, domestic violence, marriage, divorce, polygamy, brideprice, adultery, child marriage, property, inheritance, employment, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, female genital cutting, and political participation.

This document reports on activities in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda during the extension period of the USAID grant "Advancing Women's Rights Globally." Under this grant, Georgetown University Law Center's International Women's Human Rights Clinic and its four partners (LAWA-Ghana, WRAPA, WLAC, and LAW-Uganda) work on various projects to advance women's rights and fight discrimination, including legislation, litigation, strengthening civil society, and public education. The women's rights issues covered include trafficking, domestic violence, marriage, divorce, polygamy, brideprice, adultery, child custody, property, inheritance, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, female genital mutilation, and political participation.

This is the final report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR). The WLR worked to advance the legal, civil, property, and human rights of women in 10 developing countries:  Albania, Benin, Guatemala, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, and Swaziland.  It was implemented from 2002 to 2007 by Chemonics International in partnership with the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), MetaMetrics, Inc., and Partners of the Americas.

This final report of the African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment (AWLAE) program provides an overview of the activities implemented and results achieved under the program. The goal of the program was to increase the participation and leadership of African women at all levels of agricultural and environmental activity. The program focused on helping professional women advance so that they might become stronger advocates for policies and programs that benefit women farmers.

This paper synthesizes and summarizes the proceedings of the EGAT/WID NGO Small Grants Program's "Conference on Women's Property and Inheritance Rights," which was held in June 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya. At the conference, representatives of NGOs that had received funding to support their efforts to strengthen women's property and inheritance rights discussed the goals, structures, and outcomes of their work. The NGO grantees had been active in Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, and Tanzania) and Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka).

This gender assessment focuses principally on (a) how strengthening women's participation and paying attention to gender issues can enhance USAID/Angola's results and (b) how monitoring and evaluation can track the success stories of women's involvement in USAID programs as well as any unintended negative impacts that can be remedied once observed. The report identifies key issues for Angolan women, particularly in light of conflict and the anticipated transition from humanitarian to development assistance; these include illiteracy, internal displacement, poverty, and violence. The report also looks at gender and performance monitoring with regard to USAID/Angola programming in the agriculture & food security, democracy & governance, and health & HIV/AIDS sectors.

In preparation for developing its Country Strategic Plan, USAID/Angola asked USAID's Office of Women in Development to help it assess the roles women in Angola are currently playing or might play in the future with some assistance. The assessment identifies gender-based issues that could present challenges or offer opportunities for USAID's democracy work in Angola. This summary report aims to identify existing conditions, desired conditions, discrepancies between the two, the causes of these discrepancies, and how they should be addressed.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This document is a French-language paralegal manual on the Benin Family Code.

This is the original French-language version of Benin's sexual harassment legislation.

This is a French-language pamphlet that explains Benin's family code. It covers a variety of issues, including marriage, divorce, and children.

This is a French-language manual on the Benin Family Code. It is comprised of two parts: (1) basic paralegal training for community members without formal legal education, and (2) information regarding the reformed Benin Family Code. The manual aims to be an easy-to-use tool that civil society organizations, teachers, midwives, city hall workers, community leaders, and others have used to inform Benin's citizens of their rights and responsibilities under the Family Code.

This one-pager describes the achievements of USAID's Women's Legal Rights Initiative in Benin. With encouragement from the project, Benin has adopted national reforms that render many longstanding local customs illegal. However, awareness is low and enforcement is weak. The Women's Legal Rights Benin team, with local partners, visits remote areas of the country informing women and men about the new laws.

This document reports on the findings of a two-week assessment and analysis trip to Benin by the Women's Legal Rights Initiative. The goal of the trip was to determine pervasive obstacles to the enforcement and enjoyment of women’s legal rights in Benin. The document includes an overview of USAID and other donor programs in Benin, background information on Benin's government and NGO community, findings and recommendations, and a proposed strategy for promoting the women's legal rights in Benin.

This gender assessment considers (1) the general context of women and gender issues in Eritrea, including how gender issues are enshrined in law and legal codes and thereby impact political participation and education; (2) the health situation and constraints for women and girls in terms of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS; (3) gender issues relating to economic growth and income generation in terms of rural and urban enterprise development; (4) studies of female demobilized soldiers; and (5) how the Mission can take a cross-cutting approach to gender equity and increased participation of women in its funding, management, monitoring, and evaluation.

Given the important role of women in Kenya and the multiple obstacles they face in their daily lives, USAID/Kenya requested assistance in incorporating gender considerations into its portfolio of activities. This report presents the findings of this assistance, offering:

• Suggested approaches toward incorporating gender into the USAID/Kenya strategic objectives of democracy and governance, economic growth, population and health, and natural resources management;
• Recommendations on incorporating gender into the USAID/Kenya Integrated Strategic Plan (ISP), Results Review & Resource Request (R4), and Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) reporting documents; and
• Recommendations on possible next steps for the Mission toward further supporting the well-being of women in Kenya.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

The subject of inheritance has always been very close to the hearts of many Basotho, and it is often at the center of legal disputes. Lesotho has a dual legal system, meaning that it operates and maintains in parallel two legal systems, customary and statutory. This report deals with both legal systems.

This brochure, offered in both the English and Sesotho languages, describes how to create a sound and accurate will and provides a sample of a will. While the Basotho people are not used to drawing up wills, doing so has become necessary for everyone, especially in light of HIV/AIDS. In addition, wills are of the utmost importance in protecting women's and children's inheritances.

This report describes a paralegal training activity in Leribe district, Lesotho, which was undertaken by the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and received financial support from USAID and other donors. The 17 participants included youth leaders, support groups, a teacher, a farmer, a chief, and a police officer. The program aimed to equip participants with knowledge of the rudiments of marriage and inheritance, child welfare, sexual offense, land, and labor laws in order to enable them to appreciate and deal with  the day-to-day problems they encountered in their communities.

This brochure describes Lesotho's statutory and customary marriage laws. Topics covered include consent, divorce, child custody and care, and division of property. Also discussed are the conflicts in marriage law posed by Lesotho's dual legal system.

This manual, revised by the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Lesotho) in 2006, is designed to assist in the training of paralegals in Lesotho. The manual serves as a guideline that trainers can adapt to their own training strategies. The manual includes information on Lesotho's legal system; criminal and civil law procedures; family, inheritance, labor, and property laws; and sexual violence and human rights.

This brochure, created by the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), aims to simplify Lesotho's 2003 Sexual Offenses Act. The Act is meant to consolidate and repeal all laws relating to sexual offenses. Its main objectives are to combat sexual violence (including child prostitution) and to prescribe appropriate sentences for sexual offenses.

This document presents several stories to illustrate how women in Lesotho were powerless under the old constitution and laws governing marriage and how the amended new constitution of equality of married counterparts attempts to rectify this. Under the new constitution, all laws giving men sole power in marriage and in community of property will be done away with. A married woman will have the power to make her own decisions about money and employment and about her children (including regarding their education and marriage); she will also be able to inherit property and have a say in matters affecting family property.

This brochure attempts to simplify the Lesotho government's new Land Bill. The Bill's objectives are to provide for the granting of land titles, facilitate the conversion of land titles, better secure titles to land, manage land, grant public servitudes, settle land disputes, and repeal earlier land laws. The Bill protects the rights of women specifically by placing them on the same footing as their male counterparts.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This French language document includes the objectives, agenda, and hypothetical case studies for a training workshop for Malagasy magistrates. The workshop was on the implementation of international women's rights at the national level.

This French language document provides sample questionnaires for surveying women and girls about violence.

This report presents analyses of four sectors: education, economic growth, health care, and democracy and governance; each sector analysis includes key gender issues and opportunities, an analysis of USAID's past practice, and recommendations for the new country strategic plan. In addition, the report suggests cross-cutting themes that apply to all sectors within which USAID/Mali intends to work. Lastly, it proposes a gender plan of action for USAID/Mali.

English ed.: PN-ACL-373 | Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)

French ed.: PN-ACL-374 | Annexes D-F written in French | Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)

Task order no. 800 | Also known as: Women IN Governance Project (Mali WING) | In footer: The dTS-WI Consortium

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

Earlier ver. was erroneously distributed under title: Republic of Mozambique, Ministry of Justice : bill against trafficking in persons | Women's legal rights initiative (WLR) | Task order under the Women in Development IQC

Women's legal rights initiative (WLR) | Gender research and advocacy project

This report examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Electoral Support Consortium (ESC), which was established to encourage voters in Namibia to participate in the elections and help these voters make informed voting decisions. Although the focus of this consultancy was to determine to what extent the ESC has been integrating gender mainstreaming and addressing disability and socially marginalized populations, this report, out of necessity, also gives an overview of the ESC and the Namibian social environment within which the ESC operates.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

In assessments conducted in October of 2004 and 2005, the Women's Legal Rights Initiative-Rwanda found that both the government of Rwanda and civil society wanted more information on activities addressing gender-based violence (GBV) throughout Rwanda, as well as collaboration among actors working in the area of GBV. This assessment seeks to address these concerns by documenting activities currently being conducted to address GBV in Rwanda, as well as any current collaborative activities and coordination. It finds that collaboration does exist in Rwanda but has been very limited in quality and quantity.

This course is designed to help judges, lawyers, and prosecutors in Rwanda acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to make gender-sensitive decisions in domestic relations cases. It aims to provide course participants with information on:

• what gender means;
• how domestic relations laws affect women and men differently;
• the basic international obligations relating to gender equity and the equality of women and men;
• how new domestic relations laws differ from custom and practice; and
• how domestic violence interferes with the rule of law in Rwandan society.

Women's Legal Rights and the Rwandan Family (16 Mar 2006 : Hotel Novetel : Kigali, RW) | Women's legal rights initiative (WLR) Rwanda | Women in development IQC | Kinyarwanda ed.: PN-ADH-914

Women's legal rights initiative (WLR)

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This report outlines four best practices recommended by the Women’s Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) legal specialists for the design and implementation of a women’s legal rights initiative. The recommended practices are illustrated with examples from organizations in the WLR focus countries and regions: Guatemala, Albania and Southern Africa. Using a variety of methods, each of these organizations has successfully implemented an element of one of the four best practices presented.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This is an annotated bibliography of 11 studies on women's inheritance and property rights in Southern Africa, with a particular focus on Swaziland.

Women's legal rights initiative (WLR) | Women in development IQC

Task order under the Women in Development IQC

Women's legal rights initiative (WLR)

Sudan transitional assistance for rehabilitation program (STAR) : strategic analysis/capcity building component (SACB)

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This is an annotated bibliography of 11 studies on women's inheritance and property rights in Southern Africa, with a particular focus on Swaziland.

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 1 contents:

• Trafficking in Persons in Afghanistan
• First Afghan Delegation to Global Women's Conference
• Forced Marriage for Men
• Campaign for Afghan Women to Work in the Government

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 2 contents:

• Drug Addiction and Women
• Customary Law in Afghanistan
• Afghan Men's Literacy
• Maternal Health in Afghanistan
• Afghan Men and Women in Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 3 contents:

• Violence Against Women
• Men and Disability in Afghanistan
• Pregnant or Nursing Mothers and Nutrition
• Understanding the Afghan Constitution and Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 4 contents:

• Violence Against Women by Women
• Men's Employment in Afghanistan
• Women's Higher Education in Afghanistan
• Family Planning and Women's Health in Afghanistan
• Understanding the Afghan Constitution and Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 5 contents:

• Infertility and Women in Afghanistan
• Inheritance and Women in Afghanistan
• Women Police in Afghanistan
• Men and the Cost of Marriage in Afghanistan
• Understanding the Afghan Constitution and Parliament

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 6 contents:

• Child Marriage in Afghanistan
• Men and Public Harassment in Afghanistan
• Former Male Child Soldiers in Afghanistan
• Protection of Women in Afghanistan

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 7 contents:

• Widows in Afghanistan
• Street Children in Kabul
• The Commitment to Combat Violence against Women
• Women and the Afghan Parliament
• A Workshop on Forced and Child Marriage

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 8 contents:

• Women and Sexual Harrassment
• Suicide and Women
• Women Beggars in Afghanistan
• Women and the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
• Violence Against Women Database Initiative

The Gender Advocacy in Afghanistan newsletter is produced by UNIFEM Afghanistan through support provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development. The newsletter presents factual information, statistics, and references relevant to four different gender campaign issues in order to facilitate gender-based campaigns by Afghan journalists, government, and civil society organizations.

Volume 9 contents:

• Millennium Development Goals and Gender
• Parliamentarians on Gender-Sensitive Legislation
• International Women's Day and Afghan Women

Global women in politics | Appendices: PN-ACX-294 through PN-ACX-298

This paper synthesizes and summarizes the proceedings of the EGAT/WID NGO Small Grants Program's "Conference on Women's Property and Inheritance Rights," which was held in June 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya. At the conference, representatives of NGOs that had received funding to support their efforts to strengthen women's property and inheritance rights discussed the goals, structures, and outcomes of their work. The NGO grantees had been active in Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, and Tanzania) and Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka).

Under the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project, USAID/Bangladesh commissioned Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS) to carry out a trade impact review (TIR) to inform its Country Strategic Statement (2006–2010) for Bangladesh. The Bangladesh TIR includes several complementary analyses, including this legal and regulatory analysis. The report analyzes the coherence between (1) Bangladesh's trade commitments and trade-related policies, laws, and regulations, and (2) the country's international and national commitments to poverty reduction and gender equality.

This gender analysis is the first volume in a two volume series; the gender assessment for USAID/Cambodia is volume two (PN-ADF-576). This report analyzes gender roles and relationships in the context of Cambodia and in relation to the scope of USAID/Cambodia's Strategic Plan for 2005-2010. It analyzes gender issues in the health, education, and governance sectors, which are the Mission's three focus areas.

This gender assessment is the second volume in a two volume series; the gender analysis is volume one (PN-ADF-575). This report uses the volume one gender analysis to examine the USAID/Cambodia portfolio, highlight gender integration in on-going activities, and suggest potential avenues to strengthen gender mainstreaming in the future. It focuses on USAID/Cambodia's three focus areas: health, education, and governance.

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects and their implications within various themes; this paper's theme is domestic violence against women. Eleven PROWID projects focused upon domestic violence: three research and intervention projects were facilitated by non-governmental organizations in Russia, Bulgaria and Mexico, and eight research studies were undertaken in India. As a whole, these diverse projects generated some common conclusions regarding the problem of domestic violence.

Conducted under subcontract 5909-586 FWL01 | Project title: POLICY II

This manual outlines the specifics of an Albanian law to help victims of domestic violence -- introduced into Parliament by a citizen's petition in January 2006 -- and outlines the law's interconnection with existing law. As well, the manual presents detailed information about implementing the law effectively and provides specific forms and detailed procedures. This outline of law and procedure is intended to give judges a useful tool for implementing the law.

In 2006, independent consultant Dianne Post assisted Albanian policy makers in their efforts to implement Albania's new law against domestic violence. In this report, Ms. Post summarizes her activities and provides recommendations for further action by Albanian authorities.

This document describes the specific procedures for health care providers outlined in the Albanian "On Measures Against Violence in Family Relations" law. It summarizes the results of a study that found that improved health services for domestic violence victims and better education of health care providers was needed. The document then lists the essential elements of a proper domestic violence screening and provides the text of applicable Albanian laws, covering reporting and confidentiality requirements, criminal reports from medical personnel, and expert witness testimony.

This document describes the specific procedures for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) outlined in the Albanian "On Measures Against Violence in Family Relations" law. It covers the role of NGOs in protecting the domestic violence victim and in implementing a protection order. In addition, it suggests questions to assist NGO staff in getting necessary information and provides a list of the relevant laws that deal with reporting a crime and serving as an expert witness.

This document describes the specific procedures for police outlined in the Albanian "On Measures Against Violence in Family Relations" law. It covers communications procedures for emergency call operators; procedures for police officers responding to and investigating domestic violence cases, assisting with protection orders, and writing incident reports; and special considerations for police officers in their roles as protectors of victims and enforcers of protection orders. The document also lists the articles of the criminal code and the criminal procedure code that police should consider in domestic violence cases.

This document describes the specific procedures for social service providers outlined in the Albanian "On Measures Against Violence in Family Relations" law. It covers the obligations of the local government social services units and the role that social service providers play in protecting victims and implementing protection orders. After summarizing the results of a study that found that improved health services for domestic violence victims and better education of health care providers was needed, the document lists the essential elements of a proper domestic violence screening. Lastly, it provides the text of applicable Albanian laws, covering professional confidentiality and expert testimony.

This report outlines four best practices recommended by the Women’s Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) legal specialists for the design and implementation of a women’s legal rights initiative. The recommended practices are illustrated with examples from organizations in the WLR focus countries and regions: Guatemala, Albania and Southern Africa. Using a variety of methods, each of these organizations has successfully implemented an element of one of the four best practices presented.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

The Women's Legal Rights Initiative produced and published this manual in furtherance of its mission to develop and conduct educational programs for members of the Albanian judiciary. The manual is designed to assist the Albanian judiciary in the implementation of new legislation on trafficking in persons. It includes commentaries on the law, community resources available to victims and witnesses, checklists and forms for case management, and a discussion of special issues related to trial proceedings, evidence admission, and testimony of experts.

This manual is intended as a resource for law enforcement, the prosecution, health care and social service providers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the judiciary to begin the process of improving Albania’s response to victims of domestic violence. A blueprint for coordinated action and the outline for necessary secondary legislation, the manual includes the protocols for the law enforcement, prosecution, health, social service, and NGO sectors, as well as draft law.

This draft of the "On Measures Against Violence in Family Relations" law was introduced to the Albanian Parliament in January 2006. Annotations and suggested changes were written by consultant Dianne Post in July 2006. The purpose of this law is: 1. To prevent and reduce domestic violence in all its forms by appropriate legal means, 2. To guarantee legal protection to members of the family who are subjects of domestic violence, paying particular attention to needs of children, the elderly, and the disabled.

This final report details the "Public Awareness Raising Campaign on the Existence and the Importance of Using [the] CEDAW Convention in Albania" project, the main goal of which was to disseminate information on CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) and the extent to which the country had met its obligation under the convention. The report describes the project's goals and objectives, how project activities were implemented, how implementation problems were addressed, and what results were achieved.

This document describes the specific procedures for prosecutors outlined in the Albanian "On Measures Against Violence in Family Relations" law. It describes the special role prosecutors play in protecting victims and enforcing protection orders and provides information on special issues that prosecutors should consider when working on domestic violence cases. In addition, the document lists the articles of the criminal code and the criminal procedure code that prosecutors should consider in domestic violence cases.

This is the final report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR). The WLR worked to advance the legal, civil, property, and human rights of women in 10 developing countries:  Albania, Benin, Guatemala, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, and Swaziland.  It was implemented from 2002 to 2007 by Chemonics International in partnership with the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), MetaMetrics, Inc., and Partners of the Americas.

To begin the process of designing activities for USAID/Albania to implement with the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR), a two-week assessment and analysis trip to Albania was conducted from June 29 to July 11, 2003. The WLR team found that while there have been recent improvements in the legal framework to support women’s legal rights, deficiencies remain, including the lack of a domestic violence law, lack of compliance with international norms for women’s rights, and weak judicial enforcement of laws. The WLR team identified a number of emerging areas for cooperation and assistance that included anti-trafficking, domestic violence, and family law issues.

Armenia legislative strengthening program (ALSP)

USAID has undertaken this gender assessment to gain a better understanding of gender issues across all sectors of Azerbaijan. The report presents the findings of key gender issues and offers USAID/Azerbaijan recommendations for better gender integration in general as well as for the economic, democratic, and social sectors. The report finds that gender-based violence is a hidden epidemic in Azerbaijan and recommends that the Mission support domestic violence awareness and protection activities, including emergency shelters.

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects and their implications within various themes; this paper's theme is domestic violence against women. Eleven PROWID projects focused upon domestic violence: three research and intervention projects were facilitated by non-governmental organizations in Russia, Bulgaria and Mexico, and eight research studies were undertaken in India. As a whole, these diverse projects generated some common conclusions regarding the problem of domestic violence.

Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)

Project title: Women in development technical assistance (WIDTECH)

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects and their implications within various themes; this paper's theme is domestic violence against women. Eleven PROWID projects focused upon domestic violence: three research and intervention projects were facilitated by non-governmental organizations in Russia, Bulgaria and Mexico, and eight research studies were undertaken in India. As a whole, these diverse projects generated some common conclusions regarding the problem of domestic violence.

This report presents the results of a longitudinal study, implemented by the Girls’ and Women’s Education Policy Research Activity, that examined women's integrated literacy and basic education programs in Bolivia. The study evaluated elements of the NGO-run programs and assessed their impact on women’s personal development and ultimately on national development. The study assessed the impact of women's integrated literacy and basic education programs by studying their effects on specific socio-economic indicators, including 1) literacy and education; 2) children's education; 3) health and reproductive health; 4) participation in economic activities; 5) household decision making; 6) community participation; and 7) awareness of legal rights.

This document reports on the outcomes of the "Economic Opportunities and Labor Conditions for Women: Perspectives from Latin America" conference, which took place in September 2002 in Panama City. At the conference, 21 participants representing grantee organizations, local NGOs, and USAID discussed the achievements and obstacles faced by WID office NGO Small Grants Program projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which aim to improve working conditions for women by, for example, raising awareness about local labor laws and promoting national laws to protect workers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to share lessons learned and discuss pressing issues that affect NGOs working in this area.

This Spanish-language document reports on the outcomes of the "Economic Opportunities and Labor Conditions for Women: Perspectives from Latin America" conference, which took place in September 2002 in Panama City. At the conference, 21 participants representing grantee organizations, local NGOs, and USAID discussed the achievements and obstacles faced by WID office NGO Small Grants Program projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which aim to improve working conditions for women by, for example, raising awareness about local labor laws and promoting national laws to protect workers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to share lessons learned and discuss pressing issues that affect NGOs working in this area.

This report outlines four best practices recommended by the Women’s Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) legal specialists for the design and implementation of a women’s legal rights initiative. The recommended practices are illustrated with examples from organizations in the WLR focus countries and regions: Guatemala, Albania and Southern Africa. Using a variety of methods, each of these organizations has successfully implemented an element of one of the four best practices presented.

This annual report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) discusses best practices and reviews lessons learned, approaches, and activities that offer ideas about what works best in a given situation -- or how not to do something. This third annual report takes a broader perspective on best practices and lessons learned than previous reports did. It still focuses on WLR country program activities but considers the process used for developing the activity within each of the project's intermediate results, the need for and benefit of sound monitoring and evaluation plans, including indicators and data collection, and strategies for project management.

This document reports on the outcomes of the "Economic Opportunities and Labor Conditions for Women: Perspectives from Latin America" conference, which took place in September 2002 in Panama City. At the conference, 21 participants representing grantee organizations, local NGOs, and USAID discussed the achievements and obstacles faced by WID office NGO Small Grants Program projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which aim to improve working conditions for women by, for example, raising awareness about local labor laws and promoting national laws to protect workers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to share lessons learned and discuss pressing issues that affect NGOs working in this area.

This Spanish-language document reports on the outcomes of the "Economic Opportunities and Labor Conditions for Women: Perspectives from Latin America" conference, which took place in September 2002 in Panama City. At the conference, 21 participants representing grantee organizations, local NGOs, and USAID discussed the achievements and obstacles faced by WID office NGO Small Grants Program projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which aim to improve working conditions for women by, for example, raising awareness about local labor laws and promoting national laws to protect workers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to share lessons learned and discuss pressing issues that affect NGOs working in this area.

Women's legal rights initiative (WLR) | Task order under the Women in Development IQC | Cover title: Training workshop at the Judicial School for Justices of the Peace and Magistrates, June 8-10, 2006

This report is part of a series of publications that address the gender dimensions within four areas of USAID/Guatemala's Strategic Objective 5, "Improved Natural Resources Management and Biodiversity Conservation," (1) Economic activities; (2) Sustainable use of natural resources; (3) Policy, laws, and regulations analysis; and (4) Strengthening of local NGOs. This publication deals with the third area -- policy, laws, and regulations analysis -- and analyzes human settlements and forest concessions policy with a particular focus on non-timber forest products. Two components of the gender analysis of the human settlements policy have been translated into English to give non-Spanish speakers some idea of the gender analysis undertaken.

This report summarizes the Guatemalan Domestic Violence Law with Gender and Multicultural Perspectives activity, which was implemented by the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR) between December 2003 and June 2004. The report covers the study's objectives, implementation, results, lessons learned, and best practices. The activity was divided into three phases: phase I laid the foundation for inter-institutional relationships and terms of cooperation; phase II involved developing the baseline for designing the training strategy to implement the domestic violence law; phase III executed the training sessions, which were attended by 117 prosecutors from across Guatemala.

This report presents the findings and recommendations from two assessment and analysis trips to Guatemala, which were conducted by a team from the USAID Women’s Legal Rights Initiative to begin the process of designing women's rights activities for the Guatemala Mission. The Women’s Legal Rights Initiative team identified a number of emerging areas for cooperation and assistance; these include the development and implementation of a program that concentrates on developing a curriculum on gender and the law, designing a graduate-level diploma program on gender and the law, and supporting advocacy and awareness campaigns.

This report is part of a series of publications that address the gender dimensions within four areas of USAID/Guatemala's Strategic Objective 5, "Improved Natural Resources Management and Biodiversity Conservation," (1) Economic activities; (2) Sustainable use of natural resources; (3) Policy, laws, and regulations analysis; and (4) Strengthening of local NGOs. This publication is the English translation of a training manual on implementing a gender equity approach in Guatemala's land-legalization process. The annexes contain the original training manual in Spanish as well as the study on land tenure and gender (also in Spanish) that served as the basis for this training manual.

This manual, written in Spanish, covers litigation strategies with a gender perspective. The purpose of this module to help lawyers and other public defenders in Guatemala identify the key concepts needed to enrich defense strategies in cases of women accused of wrongful acts. Chapter one covers gender and criminal justice and includes a discussion of gender-based violence. Chapter two focuses on defense strategies.

This manual on domestic violence, written in Spanish, was put together by community paralegals in Villa Nueva, Guatemala. It includes sections on definitions of domestic violence generally, women and domestic violence, the problem in Guatemala, steps women should take to address domestic violence, a discussion of legal strategies and resources for women, and a bibliography.

This is the final report of the Women's Legal Rights Initiative (WLR). The WLR worked to advance the legal, civil, property, and human rights of women in 10 developing countries:  Albania, Benin, Guatemala, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, and Swaziland.  It was implemented from 2002 to 2007 by Chemonics International in partnership with the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), MetaMetrics, Inc., and Partners of the Americas.

This document reports on the outcomes of the "Economic Opportunities and Labor Conditions for Women: Perspectives from Latin America" conference, which took place in September 2002 in Panama City. At the conference, 21 participants representing grantee organizations, local NGOs, and USAID discussed the achievements and obstacles faced by WID office NGO Small Grants Program projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which aim to improve working conditions for women by, for example, raising awareness about local labor laws and promoting national laws to protect workers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to share lessons learned and discuss pressing issues that affect NGOs working in this area.

This Spanish-language document reports on the outcomes of the "Economic Opportunities and Labor Conditions for Women: Perspectives from Latin America" conference, which took place in September 2002 in Panama City. At the conference, 21 participants representing grantee organizations, local NGOs, and USAID discussed the achievements and obstacles faced by WID office NGO Small Grants Program projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which aim to improve working conditions for women by, for example, raising awareness about local labor laws and promoting national laws to protect workers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to share lessons learned and discuss pressing issues that affect NGOs working in this area.

This final report presents the accomplishments of and lessons learned from a WID office grant to help Partners of the Americas enhance its community-based efforts to protect women's legal rights in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. The project provided workshops, seed grants, and technical assistance in order to:

1. Increase the capacity of women to understand and defend their legal rights;
2. Support innovative programs that increase awareness of and protect women from rights violations in gender violence;
3. Generate constructive community responses to violations of women's legal rights; and
   
4. Connect organizations working on behalf of women's legal rights and promote sharing of best practices.

This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) projects and their implications within various themes; this paper's theme is domestic violence against women. Eleven PROWID projects focused upon domestic violence: three research and intervention projects were facilitated by non-governmental organizations in Russia, Bulgaria and Mexico, and eight research studies were undertaken in India. As a whole, these diverse projects generated some common conclusions regarding the problem of domestic violence.

This report aims to help USAID/Peru operationalize its central Mission Goal of promoting the expansion of sustainable opportunities for improved quality of life of Peruvians through democratic institutions and processes. The report is divided into three sections:

• Section 1 clarifies the definition of "democracy" as it refers to USAID/Peru programs, highlights considerations for achieving the Mission Goal, and provides a summary of recent research on democracy and cross-sectoral linkages.
• Section 2 shares case studies of the "Strengthened Environmental Management to Address Priority Problems" and "Sustained Reduction of Illicit Drug Crops in Target Areas of Peru" strategic objectives, as well as the contributions, challenges, and opportunities associated with the Mission Goal.
• Section 3 suggests a format and approach for better linking all Mission strategic objectives with the Mission Goal.