Development Perspective
TANZANIA GENDER NETWORKING PROGRAMME (TGNP)
RESEARCH REPORT ON: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION BEIJING PLATFORM OF ACTION (BPFA)
Prepared by: Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) Convenor & Legal Project Holder P.O. Box 8921 Dar es Salaam Tel. 022-2443.205/450/286 Fax 022-2443.244 E-mail tgnp@tgnp.co.tz Web www.tgnp.co.tz
September 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………………………………iii Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………………………. v Executive Summary………………………………………………..……………………...………….vi 1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………1 2.0 CONTEXT AT WHICH BEIJING PLATFORM WAS FORMED………………………….. 2 2.1 Rationale for Women Conferences…………………………………………………………………2 2.2 Beijing Platform of Action………………………………………………………………………… 3 3.0 DOCUMENTING RESEARCH………………………………………………………………... 3 3.1 Objectives of Documentation……………………………………………………………………… 4 3.2 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………..4 3.3 Preparation and Tools Development………………………………………………………………..4 4.0 RESEARCH FINDINGS………………………………………………………………………… 5 4.1 Organizational Goals………………………………………………………………………………. 5 4.2 Women Economic Empowerment………………………………………………………………… 5 4.3 Political Empowerment…………………………………………………………………………... 11 4.4 Social Empowerment……………………………………………………………………………...13 4.5 Violence against Women…………………………………………………………………………. 15 4.6 Policy Advocacy & Enabling Environment……………………………………………………… 16 4.7 Legislative and Legal Instruments Advocacy……………………………………………………. 17 4.8 Girl Child…………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 4.9 Information Right………………………………………………………………………………… 19 5.0 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS……………………………………………………………….... 20 5.1 Positive Trends…………………………………………………………………………………… 20 5.2 Major Achievements………………………………………………………………………………20 5.3 Negative Trends………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 5.4 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………22 6.0 WAY FORWARD………………………………………………………………………………..23 ANNEXES NGOs Visited Names of Persons interviewed Research
RESEARCH REPORT ON: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION BEIJING PLATFORM OF ACTION (BPFA)
Prepared by: Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) Convenor & Legal Project Holder P.O. Box 8921 Dar es Salaam Tel. 022-2443.205/450/286 Fax 022-2443.244 E-mail tgnp@tgnp.co.tz Web www.tgnp.co.tz
September 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………………………………iii Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………………………. v Executive Summary………………………………………………..……………………...………….vi 1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………1 2.0 CONTEXT AT WHICH BEIJING PLATFORM WAS FORMED………………………….. 2 2.1 Rationale for Women Conferences…………………………………………………………………2 2.2 Beijing Platform of Action………………………………………………………………………… 3 3.0 DOCUMENTING RESEARCH………………………………………………………………... 3 3.1 Objectives of Documentation……………………………………………………………………… 4 3.2 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………..4 3.3 Preparation and Tools Development………………………………………………………………..4 4.0 RESEARCH FINDINGS………………………………………………………………………… 5 4.1 Organizational Goals………………………………………………………………………………. 5 4.2 Women Economic Empowerment………………………………………………………………… 5 4.3 Political Empowerment…………………………………………………………………………... 11 4.4 Social Empowerment……………………………………………………………………………...13 4.5 Violence against Women…………………………………………………………………………. 15 4.6 Policy Advocacy & Enabling Environment……………………………………………………… 16 4.7 Legislative and Legal Instruments Advocacy……………………………………………………. 17 4.8 Girl Child…………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 4.9 Information Right………………………………………………………………………………… 19 5.0 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS……………………………………………………………….... 20 5.1 Positive Trends…………………………………………………………………………………… 20 5.2 Major Achievements………………………………………………………………………………20 5.3 Negative Trends………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 5.4 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………22 6.0 WAY FORWARD………………………………………………………………………………..23 ANNEXES NGOs Visited Names of Persons interviewed Research