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systems. By working in close partnership with the All-China Women’s Federation,
the Public Security Bureau and the Ministries of Health, Justice and Civil Affairs,
the United Nations country team will encourage high-level political commitment to
adopting national policy and legislation on domestic violence. The country team
will also monitor and document the process as a basis for China’s further rollout of,
and advocacy for, policy and legal reforms;
(c) In Brazil, Chile, India and Rwanda, Instituto Promundo and partner
organizations will embark on an innovative cross-regional initiative that will use
rigorous evaluation to identify effective strategies for engaging men in stopping
violence against women. Educational workshops and campaign activities tailored to
requirements in each country will centre on deconstructing traditional notions of
masculinity and manhood, promoting gender-equitable and non-violent alternatives
and encouraging positive changes in attitudes and behaviours. By focusing on
evaluation methods to assess actual changes in attitudes and behaviour, as reported
by men and their partners, Promundo will compile valuable lessons and make a
much needed contribution to the global knowledge base in this critical area.
Evaluation results will be widely disseminated through the MenEngage Alliance, a
network of more than 400 organizations. Instituto Promundo’s partners in the four
regions include the International Center for Research on Women (India), Men’s
Resources International (United States of America), Cultura Salud/EME (Chile),
Sahayog (India), the Rwanda’s Men’s Resource Centre, Men Engage Network
(Rwanda) and Men’s Resources International (Rwanda);
(d) In Morocco, the National Institute for Solidarity with Women will
expand its pioneering work in defending the rights and promoting the social
reintegration of single mothers and young girls exploited as domestic labourers, in a
context where both groups suffer exclusion and face multiple forms of violence. The
organization will seek to improve legal protections for those two groups and reduce
social stigma through advocacy campaigns. It will also work directly with single
mothers and girls engaged in domestic work to support their social reintegration,
through employment and training for the first group, and the return to school and
family for the second. A model unit for the orientation and professional reinsertion
of single mothers will be piloted at the organization and replicated in five other
organizations working to end violence against women. Partnerships with private
sector associations will help determine training needs and foster the notion of
corporate social responsibility within the business community;
(e) In Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Delhi, India; Rosario,
Argentina, and Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation, Women in Cities International
will respond to the challenges posed by the rapid pace and nature of urbanization
taking place throughout the world. With crime and violence on the rise, women
increasingly face the fear of sexual violence as a constant threat to their mobility
and well-being. Building on existing knowledge and using a variety of tools,
Women in Cities International will map the geography of public gender inequality
and exclusion and its intersection with race, caste, religion and migrant status in
four cities on four continents. It will also identify effective policies and programmes
that work for greater equality. These will contribute to pilot interventions in
partnership with Governments and non-governmental organizations, which seek to
create cities that are inclusive and respect the right of all people to live, work and
move around without fear and barriers;
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