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Inter-Ministerial Meeting
Inter-Ministerial Meeting – CEDAW Follow-Up
Women, Peace and Security in Pakistan - Towards Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
Security Council Resolution 1325 Meeting
Best Western, Islamabad
22/12/2008 More
CEDAW - Expert Group Meeting
Advancing Implementation of CEDAW in Pakistan – Expert Group Meeting
Crown Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad 9:00am to 4:00pm
18/12/2008 More
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UNW-Pakistan Request for Proposal: “Implementing Women’s Voters Education Program in KP and Baluchistan”
Women Voters Education Programme
As part of UN Women’s mandate of promoting women’s groups and enhancing their capacity to effectively participate in electoral processes, UN Women Pakistan intends to establish and maintain close working partnerships with Six implementing partners during the current year under ECAP ( in collaboration with UNDP) through its “Governance and Political participation” Program in Pakistan. The financial assistance provided through this project will support CSOs in their initiatives as well as establishing forums for sharing information and joint collaborative support on programs/projects that promote women’s Political participation particularly as well informed voters.
Through this Project UNW would like to support ECP in its strategic goal under its five year strategic plan of achieving 63% voter turn-out in the next election. To achieve this it will have to direct considerable time and effort in engaging with citizens, but also by placing additional focus on engaging with and enabling women. The most challenging task in this regard would be to mobilize women particularly in those districts that have faced fragile security situation and are strictly governed by patriarchal culture and where strict “Purdha” is observed.
The Women Voter’s Education Program requires focused approach and aims at mobilizing women initially in 10 districts in KP and Baluchistan with low women turnout and women voters’ registration. The key results anticipated for the program includes; a)increased knowledge and information of local communities particularly women about voters procedures; increased women voters registration; increased women turn out as voters in upcoming elections; increased women’s engagement and participation in political parties. The project also aim at ensuring that the lessons learnt from the districts are not only shared with all key actors including ECP but also drawn on for pushing the agenda of legal reforms in national policies and plans with National Women Machinery(NWM) i.e. Women Parliamentary Caucus, Women Development Departments at provincial level and NCSW.
In order to achieve these results organizations should be able to demonstrate proven experience of running result based women political participation projects in said provinces with considerable out reach.
As part of UN Women’s mandate of promoting women’s groups and enhancing their capacity to effectively participate in electoral processes, UN Women Pakistan intends to establish and maintain close working partnerships with Six implementing partners during the current year under ECAP ( in collaboration with UNDP) through its “Governance and Political participation” Program in Pakistan. The financial assistance provided through this project will support CSOs in their initiatives as well as establishing forums for sharing information and joint collaborative support on programs/projects that promote women’s Political participation particularly as well informed voters.
Through this Project UNW would like to support ECP in its strategic goal under its five year strategic plan of achieving 63% voter turn-out in the next election. To achieve this it will have to direct considerable time and effort in engaging with citizens, but also by placing additional focus on engaging with and enabling women. The most challenging task in this regard would be to mobilize women particularly in those districts that have faced fragile security situation and are strictly governed by patriarchal culture and where strict “Purdha” is observed.
The Women Voter’s Education Program requires focused approach and aims at mobilizing women initially in 10 districts in KP and Baluchistan with low women turnout and women voters’ registration. The key results anticipated for the program includes; a)increased knowledge and information of local communities particularly women about voters procedures; increased women voters registration; increased women turn out as voters in upcoming elections; increased women’s engagement and participation in political parties. The project also aim at ensuring that the lessons learnt from the districts are not only shared with all key actors including ECP but also drawn on for pushing the agenda of legal reforms in national policies and plans with National Women Machinery(NWM) i.e. Women Parliamentary Caucus, Women Development Departments at provincial level and NCSW.
In order to achieve these results organizations should be able to demonstrate proven experience of running result based women political participation projects in said provinces with considerable out reach.
20/01/2012
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SSA Announcement UNWOMEN/PAK/2011/003 - International Consultant – Governance Programme
Organization : UNWOMEN
Duty Station : Islamabad, Pakistan
Duration : 1 Feb 2012 - 30 June 2012 ( 128 days)
Type of Contract : SSA – (Short Service Agreement)
Duty Station : Islamabad, Pakistan
Duration : 1 Feb 2012 - 30 June 2012 ( 128 days)
Type of Contract : SSA – (Short Service Agreement)
29/12/2011
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Terms of Reference: For Mid-term Review of Women and Peace Programme
The deadline for submission of proposals is COB 12:00 hrs Friday, 16th December 2011
28/11/2011
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TORs for Structure Study of Organizations working with Home Based Workers in Pakistan to be commissioned by UN WOMEN Pakistan
UN WOMEN is supporting a structure study initiated by Home Net South Asia and Home Net Pakistan. A major objective of the HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) Inclusive Urban Planning (IUP) Project is to assist organizations working with HBWs to move towards an MBO governance and organizational structure. The first step in this respect is an assessment of the governance and organizational structures of selected member organizations of Country HomeNets (CHNs) in their respective countries.
The study will provide the baseline for the four-year IUP project against which the progress of various HNP members will be assessed over the life of the project. Hence it is vital that the study be carried out in a way that it provides a detailed picture of the organizational and governance structures of the 20 member organizations in the study sample.
2. Objectives
The objectives of the study are as follows:
• Undertake a detailed study of the organizational and governance structures and functioning of 20 member organisations of HNP focusing on the following:
o The election process through which members and office bearers are selected and changed, including the Annual General Meeting, Executive Council, Board of Governors, representation of women and HBWs, etc.
o The manner in which decisions are taken within the Board and within various tiers of the organization
o The role of HBWs, particularly HBWWs, in the whole process, including elections, representation, and decision making in the Board and management of the organization..
o Democratic processes within the organization, including transparency, accountability, participation and representation of members, etc.
3. Methodology
The study will involve a review of the literature on MBOs in order to refine the study instruments and study sample. It is proposed to conduct telephonic interviews of key organizational members and some HBW members of each organization (selected from a sample of HBWs provided by the organization). The collected data will be tabulated and analyzed, and a draft report submitted to HNP/HNSA and UN WOMEN.
4. Work Plan
The tentative work plan is as follows:
Activity Who Days Week
Review literature on MBOs, refine instruments and study sample Team Leader 1 1
Interview respondents Senior Researcher 10 1-2
Data tabulation Junior Researcher 10 2-3
Data analysis, report writing (draft and final) Team Leader 8 4-5
Total 5
The study has to be completed and the final report approved by HNP/HNSA and UN WOMEN.
5. Tasks
The tasks of the various team members are given below.
Team Leader
• Review and synthesize the literature on Membership Based Organizations (MBOs), especially MBOs of Home Based Workers (HBWs).
• Design research instruments, including interview schedules for organizational office bearers and HBWs who are members of the organization.
• Orient the Senior Researcher on the concept of MBOs of HBWs, and the interview focus and process.
• Monitor the interview data collected by the senior researcher, and provide necessary feedback.
• Guide the Junior Researcher in collating and tabulating the interview schedules, and monitor the process.
• Analyse the data tables and prepare the draft and final reports.
Senior Researcher
• Familiarize himself/herself with the concept of Membership Based Organizations (MBOs), especially MBOs of Home Based Workers (HBWs).
• Familiarize himself/herself with the interview schedules and the manner in which the data is to be tabulated and analysed.
• Conduct telephonic interviews of organizational office bearers and HBWs who are members of the organization.
• Provide filled interview forms to the Junior Researcher on an on-going basis, and guide/assist him/her in collating and tabulating the forms.
• Provide inputs to the Team Leader as required.
Junior Researcher
• Familiarize himself/herself with the interview schedule, and the formats for data collation and tabulation.
• Enter the data from the interview forms using the data collation and tabulation formats.
• Generate data tables and organize qualitative data as per the requirements of the Team Leader.
6. Required Experience and Skills
Team Leader
• Minimum 10 years of work experience required
• Understanding of the concept of MBOs, and the role of HBWs in the Pakistani context.
• Skills in designing and conducting research, analyzing data, and writing analytical research reports
• Experience of supervising research teams and getting work done under a tight deadline
Senior Researcher
• Minimum 5-7 years of work experience required
• Basic understanding of the concept of MBOs, and the role of HBWs in the Pakistani context.
• Familiarity with qualitative research methodology
• Strong interviewing skills, particularly semi-structured interviews
• Familiarity with data collation and tabulation methods
• Able to perform under a tight deadline
Junior Researcher
• Minimum 3-5 years of work experience required
• Skilled in data entry, collation, and tabulation methods
• Able to produce outputs with minimum errors under a tight deadline
Mailing Address
Programme Officer
UN WOMEN-Pakistan
H.124, Street 11, E-7
Islamabad
Organizations should submit the relevant material by 15 Mar 2010 5pm.
01/03/2010
