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01 July 2010 - Women’s rights in Uganda
 Femconsult, together with PricewaterhouseCoopers, carried out a monitoring mission in Uganda for the MDG Fund, financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Visits were paid not only to grantees in Kampala, but also to project activities in Tororo in the East of Uganda and Gulu in the North, where the traces of the recent conflicts are still clearly visible.
The mission was shocked by the numerous constraints, women are facing, despite the fact that Uganda ranks 43 out of 130 on the 2008 Gender Gap Index of the World Economic Forum. Violence against women is widely prevalent, especially at household level, aggravated by the high level of home brewed alcohol consumption. Furthermore, polygamy is often practiced and second and third wives have no rights whatsoever in divorce or upon death of the husband. Even in a single or first marriage, women have only rights if the marriage is officially registered (which is often not the case), and even if the marriage was conducted properly, it appears still difficult for the women to get access to their rights. Upon divorce or even when the husband dies, their land and properties are not seldom grabbed and sold, and they are expelled from their community. Legislation is not optimal, either. In addition, the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS aggravates the effect of the mentioned problems on their situation.
The grantees of the MDG3 fund are working hard and cooperating in an effort to contribute to improve women’s access to their rights. They implement activities on advocacy, training and education, awareness raising, small grant providing and services with regard to juridical support and health. All these activities are aimed at increasing gender equality and enhance women’s opportunities.
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06 November 2009 - Award notification EC lot 12: Humanitarian Aid, Crisis Management and Post Crisis Management
The European Commission has selected the Italtrend consortium in which Femconsult participates as partner for the Lot N° 12 of the Multiple Framework Contract to recruit technical assistance for short-term expertise in the sector Humanitarian Aid, Crisis Management and Post Crisis Management for third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid.
Contract negotiations have been finalized. The Multiple Framework Contract will be for 2 years and may be renewed for a further 2-year period.
We expect to receive requests for international and national expertise by the European Commission from mid November 2009 onwards.
01 September 2009 - Award notification EC lot 9 Culture, Education, Employment and Social
The European Commission has selected the consortium led by Agriconsulting in which Femconsult participates as partner for the Lot N° 9 of the Multiple Framework Contract to recruit technical assistance for short-term expertise in the sector Culture, Education, Employment and Social for third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid.
Contract negotiations are expected to be finalized by the end October 2009. The Multiple Framework Contract will be for 2 years and may be renewed for a further 2-year period.
We expect to receive requests for international and national expertise by the European Commission from mid November 2009 onwards.
12 August 2009 - Award notification EC lot 1 Rural Development
The European Commission has selected the Transtec consortium in which Femconsult participates as partner for the Lot N° 1 of the Multiple Framework Contract to recruit technical assistance for short-term expertise in the sector Rural Development for third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid.
Contract negotiations are expected to be finalized by September 2009. The Multiple Framework Contract will be for 2 years and may be renewed for a further 2-year period.
We expect to receive requests for international and national expertise by the European Commission from mid September 2009 onwards.
11 August 2009 - Award notification EC lot 7 Governance and Home Affairs
The European Commission has selected the Transtec consortium in which Femconsult participates as partner for the Lot N° 7 of the Multiple Framework Contract to recruit technical assistance for short-term expertise in the sector Governance and Home Affairs for third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid.
Contract negotiations are expected to be finalized by September 2009. The Multiple Framework Contract will be for 2 years and may be renewed for a further 2-year period.
We expect to receive requests for international and national expertise by the European Commission from mid September 2009 onwards.
27 July 2009 - Award notification EC lot 8 Health
The European Commission has selected the IBF consortium in which Femconsult participates as partner for the Lot N° 8 of the Multiple Framework Contract to recruit technical assistance for short-term expertise in the sector Health for third countries benefiting from European Commission external aid.
Contract negotiations are expected to be finalized by September 2009. The Multiple Framework Contract will be for 2 years and may be renewed for a further 2-year period.
We expect to receive requests for international and national expertise by the European Commission from mid September 2009 onwards.
12 June 2009 - Report on Women's Empowerment presented to Princess Maxima and Minister Maria van der Hoeven
 Femconsult developed a research and produced a report for Oikocredit on the notion of Women's Empowerment and its implications for microfinance. The report was presented to Princess Maxima in Soesterberg on the 10th of June. On the 11th of June, as part the symposium "Empowering Women - the Oikocredit Experience", the report was presented to the Dutch Minister Maria van der Hoeven, witnessed by over 700 participants. As part of the research, staff members of Oikocredit worldwide and experts from the North were surveyed, and in-depth interviews were carried out with microfinance partner institutions of Oikocredit in 4 countries. Microfinance clients were interviewed as well on various subjects, like what empowerment meant to them, what they saw as the most important aspects of Women's Empowerment, how microfinance had contributed to their own empowerment and what improvements they still saw as possible. On the basis of comparison between the various interview results, as well as a literature review, recommendations were developed on the optimalisation of the microfinance program vis-a-vis Women's Empowerment.
You can download the report on Women's Empowerment at:
http://www.oikocredit.org/documents/doc/women-empowerment-report.pdf
29 December 2008 - Report "Monitoring 1 year NAP 1325" presented
 Femconsult has conducted a montoring exercise on the "Dutch National Action Plan on Resolution 1325" (NAP 1325) for the Working Group 1325, looking into the achievements, roles of stakeholders, overlaps and possibilities for cooperation and still existing gaps with regard to the implementation of NAP 1325. The report was presented on the occasion of the first anniversary of NAP 1325, which was launched on the 9th of December 2007.
The NAP 1325 is a concerted effort by the Dutch Government and Dutch Civil Society to pay more attention to implementing UN Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. The monitoring exercise focused on implementation in the countries Afghanistan, Burundi and the Democratic Republic Congo.
On the basis of the findings, conclusions and recommendations were developed to enhance implementation of NAP1325 and the role of the various stakeholders in this process.
To download the report, click on "more information" underneath.
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28 October 2008 - A total of € 70 million awarded to 45 applicants under the MDG3 Fund (2008 – 2010)
 On 27 February 2008, at the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the MDG3 Fund. The main objective of the MDG3 Fund is “Investing in Equality to support activities that lead to concrete results with regard to improved rights and opportunities for women”. The fund especially contributes to the following priorities:
• property and inheritance rights for women;
• gender equality in employment and equal opportunities on the labour market;
• participation and representation of women in national parliaments and political bodies;
• combating violence against women.
Priority target groups are:
• women and girls in situations of conflict;
• marginalized women;
• adolescents.
Interest in the MDG3 Fund has exceeded all expectations. The MDG3 Fund received 454 project proposals from all over the world, a large proportion of which were from developing countries. On the 16th of October 2008 it was announced, that a total seventy million Euros has been awarded to forty-five selected projects.
Femconsult has contributed to the technical assessment of the grant proposals submitted under this Fund as subcontractor of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in a contract by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the management of the Netherlands’ MDG3 Fund. Femconsult will also be responsible for the monitoring of the implementation of the awarded projects.
For more information see www.MDG3.nl
01 July 2008 - Completed Gender project in Bulgaria:
“Technical assistance through training for increasing the administrative capacity of national, regional, local authorities and court in the field of gender equality” with the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs (EVD) 2006-2008
Femconsult as the contractor, together with its consortium partners Spanconsultants, E-Quality and CWSP has assisted the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and other line ministries of the Bulgarian Government in strengthening the institutional infrastructure regarding equal opportunities for women and men in accordance with the acquis communautaire.
Project results achieved are:
1. Position of the Equal Opportunities Department within the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy strengthened to provide the administrative support necessary to the Bulgarian government’s compliance with the EU obligations in the area of equal rights and opportunities of women and men and gender mainstreaming;
2. A model for a co-ordination mechanism for the introduction of policy in the area of equal treatment and gender mainstreaming established and operational;
3. Communication channels for institutional information and communication and public and private gender awareness improved including the publication and distribution of a Communication Handbook;
4. Tailor-made Master Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines and Training modules developed, published and distributed. |
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