The
purpose of the project is to eradicate violence against women and promote their
civic empowerment and access to equal rights in three areas in Greater Cairo Region; Ezbet El-
Haggana, Mansheiat Nasser and Embaba. With the project's framework UN HABITIAT
will be focusing on four aspects to achieve which are :
·
Residents,
especially women and girls, feel safer in public spaces in the pilot areas.
·
Local
authorities better understand the scope of safety for women and girls at
neighborhood level and the way to address them.
·
Local
communities feel responsible for their immediate environment and respect
women's and girls' rights in public spaces.
·
National
legislation adapts urban safety and security guidelines in physical planning
and upgrading of public spaces.
The targeted population which is women, men,
boys and girls will be granted a sense of security in public areas. The project
activities will result in creating safe public spaces accessible to the most
community vulnerable groups; also the project will provide women with technical
assistance to achieve economic empowerment.
To achieve the
project aspects, the project will adhere to community based approach to create
a safe place for women and consequently the community. In partnership with UN
Women, GOPP, Cairo and Giza Governorates, local NGOs and community representatives, the
project selected the most unsafe areas in the targeted community and started
creating open spaces where community activities will be implemented including cultural, sports, recreational, awareness .. etc .
Transferring the most unsecured areas into public spaces will severely reduce
the percentage of the crimes related to sexual and physical assault.
