(1) Project
Approach
The
overall outcome of this project through the efforts
of the three partner UN agencies is that the male and female
policy-makers jointly design gender responsive land reform process and
policies. The close interlinks between land issues and peace building efforts
in Nepal will lead this project to contribute to sustainable peace in Nepal.
Accordingly,
the project will create
conducive environment for «political leaders
to develop a national transition plan for implementation of land reform and property return»
and for the UNPBF priority area II that provides for ‘Promote Coexistence and
Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts'. In that sense, the overall outcome of this
project is ‘women's positions in national, political, and legislative processes
related to land reform are established, resulting in strengthening
institutional framework and capacity to ensure a greater empowerment of women,
gender equality, and sustainable peace'.
(2) Theory
of Change
- If Nepali women are empowered to join and
influence the policy-making discussions and processes related to land and the
male policy-makers are sensitive to that inclusion
- If all land policy
makers are properly sensitized about the importance of gender responsiveness
and sensitivity in their work (shared UN-Habitat,
UNDP and IOM responsibility)
-If disaggregated and
comprehensive data is made available as well as technical recommendations and
tools are provided to the GoN (shared UN-Habitat
and IOM responsibility)
This will influence
the final policies related to land as well as be the starting point of an
evolution of the political decision-making processes in Nepal
All policy-makers and
GoN will have the technical information and tools in order to design and
implement inclusive and gender-responsive land policies
In order to respect the CPA commitments
on land reform, the nexus of land and gender needs to be taken into
consideration as it is pivotal to affect permanent societal transformation, to
consolidate the peace process, and to instill lasting change in the land related
conflict tapestry in Nepal.
(3) Outputs, Activities, and Outcomes/Expected Accomplishments
This project will
connect and build upon the achievements of the 2013-2015 UNPBF-funded Project
“Catalytic Support on Land Issues” including by using the established national
inter-party land reform dialogue platform as well as the multi-stakeholders
dialogue processes going on at the districts level
and the “Solutions for Open Land Administration” System (SOLA). In parallel, it
will update and further the knowledge of all national and international
stakeholders in terms of gaps, needs and possible solutions to address the
obstacles that women face to access land and enforce their land related rights in
Nepal.
This initiative will be
deeply influenced by the “Women for Women” Approach (W4W). The logic of that
approach is to ensure that women's voices are heard to make them active
policy-makers and agents of change as well as recipients of the good will and
positive attitude of men counterparts, as citizens and women. In that sense, this
project will be based on a complementary action towards both male and female
policy-makers at districts level and at the socio-traditional and institutional
contexts.
Technically, RUNOs have
established a project structure that creates interlinks between all outcomes
and outputs to guarantee the highest level of coherence/consistence of all its
components as well as a close cooperation between all agencies during the
implementation of the project. Both initiatives are supported by UNDP CPP.
Outcome 4 of the UNPFN-FRSO
Please note that both initiatives are
supported by UNDP's CPP.
