EASSI has been involved in
a number of projects over the years. The main ones include:
Completed projects
The African Gender and Development index
EASSI was nominated as the focal point to administer the
AGDI tool in Uganda and this was done in 2003 and the
report was launched in 2006 at the EASSi 10 year celebrations.
The AGDI is a tool developed by the UNECA to monitor progress
in attaining gender equality in Africa. It is a monitoring
mechanism to track African governments in implementing
their international and regional gender commitments.
Objectives of AGDI
Provide African policy makers and their partners with
an appropriate tool to measure gender equality and equity
and women’s empowerment and advancement.
Monitor progress made in implementing conventions that
African governments have ratified -
The main conventions considered include: CEDAW, African
Charter on Human and peoples Rights, Women’s rights
protocol (harmful practices), BPFA, ICPD, 2001 Abuja
Declaration on HIV/AIDS and women, ILO conventions,
UN Resolution 1325 on conflict prevention.
Components of AGDI
Consists of 2 parts
The Gender Status Index: Quantitative measure of relative
gender equality and women’s empowerment. It consists
of 3 blocks of:The Social Power Block, The Economic
Power Block, and the Political Power Block.
The African Women’s Progress Scoreboard :Measures
the qualitative elements of women’s empowerment.
Current and Ongoing Projects
The The Eastern African Sub-regional Support Intiative - EASSI. Discussion Forum (CWN) has moved to
Uganda from Trinidad and Tobago . The CWN is a network
bringing together women's and gender-focused civil society
organisations from around the 53 Countries of the Commonwealth.
It is commonly hosted in the same country where the
Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM)
are held every three years.
In Uganda the CWN is currently hosted by the Eastern
African sub Regional Support Initiative for Advancement
of Women (EASSI) based in Ntinda, Kampala . EASSI was
selected by the women NGOs in Uganda because of its
regional focus (It covers eight countries in the Eastern
African sub region, three of which are Commonwealth
countries), as well as its focus on policy monitoring,
analysis and advocacy on implementation by governments
on gender specific policies. The role of the CWN is
to organize civil society participation in the Partners
Forum that is held in the wings of the Women's Affairs
Ministers Meeting (WAMM). This year, the Partners Forum
will take place at the Speke Resort Munyonyo from 8th
to 10th June just three days prior to the 8WAMM which
will be held from 11th to 14th June 2007 at the same
venue.
Goal: The main goal of the CWN is to improve the quality
of life of women throughout the Commonwealth.
The objectives
• To provide a gender perspective to Commonwealth
programmes.
• To create and strengthen relationships among
women in the Commonwealth.
• To create and strengthen links among women's
and gender NGOs in the Commonwealth.
• To create and strengthen links with policy makers
in the Commonwealth.
The CWN further seeks to influence and advocate for
policy changes on behalf of civil society in the Commonwealth.
Its core themes of Democracy and Governance; Sustainable
Development; Culture and Diversity also resonate well
with our own aspirations as civil society and as women's
organizations.
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