resilience

Flexibility in project design is key to successfully implemented projects in rapidly changing contexts, especially in cases of deteriorating security, war, and (previous) pandemic-related lockdowns. In this project, the Implementing Partner has been able to effectively and efficiently shift activity implementation by relying on synergies from previous UNDEF-supported activities, networks of journalists and civic actors, as well as in-kind contribution to ensure successful project continuity. 

Connected support to enhance individual women’s capabilities and empowerment is important for women’s collective action. Support to build individual women’s leadership capacities is particularly important to build leadership skills and political capacities in order for them to work effectively with existing systems and political processes. In this case, while the Implementing Partner was successful in mobilizing and raising awareness for collective action among the Musahar women, focused support to build women’s capacities in communications and leadership would have further enhanced their ability to lead the women forums.

Inclusive project designs that rely on human rights actors from diverse professions and backgrounds have a high potential for reaching project objectives and mitigation strategies. In this case, the inclusion of established and new generation human rights activists from different regions, research-based professions (such as academics and journalists), legislators and policy professionals assured project impact and smooth overcoming of delays due to contextual challenges.