Outcome PHL_O_2

Strategic partnership and alliance building

UN Women in the Philippines through projects implemented across key thematic areas and intervention continued to broaden its work to help build and contribute to an enabling environment that promotes equal, peaceful, resilient communities and societies where women can live and lead peaceful lives free from violence and discrimination. This was done through meaningful and strategic partnerships forged with civil society organizations, key government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector which is the biggest number we have seen by far. Through engaging at least eight (8) government agencies, thirty-three (33) civil society organizations, four (4) academic institutions and four (4) private sector /industry associations/cooperatives - UN Women widely promoted and advocated for national to local level policies/laws that paves the way for women to access and be part of institutions that supports and promotes women’s empowerment and gender equality. Conduct of wide public awareness and campaigns utilizing various platforms online and offline, hosting and coordinating multi-stakeholder consultations and policy dialogues, building economic resilience and sustainable livelihoods, enhancing confidence to communicate and tell their own narratives, supporting and ensuring self-care and well-being is at the core of what women as well as service providers will do – brought lessons and information that allows all partners and stakeholders, including UN Women to reflect on what works and establish clear grounding on how we can best demonstrate UN Women’s mandates.

Strategic partnership and alliance building

In 2021, UN Women worked to increase strategic engagement and collaboration with partners accross all key thematic areas. Through its coordinating function and as key convener of the Official Development Aid Gender and Development Network (ODA GAD) network, it has kept good working relationship with the national machinery on women's empowerment (Philippine Commission on Women) and closely worked with the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to ensure that investments made by development partners contributing to promoting gender equality and women's empowerment are reflected in key reports and public documents. This has been tabled for several discussions and key actions were completed from the part of stakeholders. It has also begun engaging with select private sector groups and individuals who can help raise visibility and mobilize resources to further its work for women and girls in the Philippines.

Strategic partnership and alliance building

Expanding strategic partnerships beyond national machineries to include new agencies whose mandate include environment, climate, humanitarian and disaster risk reduction.