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Project: Enhancing Women's Land Ownership Rights in Eastern Sierra Leone
Evaluation Date: July 2018
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

In Sierra Leone, chieftaincy authorities are key powerbrokers in local communities. When initiatives work to build the capacity of women and girls, these initiatives are made most effective when they also work to change the attitudes of men and in particular, of traditional authorities. In addition, ‘chieftaincy by-laws’ are the most applied legal framework in rural communities, regardless of what national laws may say.

Theme: Women's empowerment
Sierra Leone   community, elite, gender relations, patriarchy
Project: Empowered Civil Society Addressing the Democratic Needs of Rural Women in Myanmar
Evaluation Date: January 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

The project correctly emphasized the need to build the capacity of women to take part in decision-making processes, but it could also have included an element addressing men, to encourage them to support women’s involvement in such processes. In the absence of engagement specifically directed at men, the project ran the risk of appearing to be solely a support mechanism for women.

Theme: Community activism
Myanmar   gender relations, men, women
Project: Empowered Civil Society Addressing the Democratic Needs of Rural Women in Myanmar
Evaluation Date: January 2016
Report: [report link]
Lesson Learned:

Raising awareness among men about women’s rights is necessary to contribute to reducing some of the challenges faced by women who seek leadership roles in their community. The project contributed to changing men’s attitudes towards women’s role in the community: there was greater acceptance among men of women exercising a leadership role at local level, even though some men continued to note that this trend faces hostility.

Theme: Community activism
Myanmar   gender relations, men, women

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