Afghanistan

Women have improved capacity, access to resources/knowledge and agency to participate, lead and engage in political processes, including running as elective officials in Afghanistan

Women candidates have access to electoral and parliamentary information/ relevant knowledge products and support before, during and after elections

Women candidates have access to relevant knowledge and skills relating to leadership, campaigning, presidential, provincial and district structure and functions to effectively engage as candidates, and contribute as electoral representatives.

Civil society is able to monitor and advocate/ raise awareness on women’s issues before, during and after elections in at least 7 provinces representing different zones.

Civil society representatives trained and mobilized in at least 10 provinces (Potential provinces-Badakshan, Panjshir, Kabul, Nangarhar, Balk, Herat, Kandahar, Paktia, Takhar, Zabul) to monitor the situation of women candidates and voters in electoral context, including violence against women candidates, and voters, and women’s participation in electoral processes. *Journalists from media houses are able to demonstrate ability to conduct gender responsive reporting of elections

Key institutions are able to influence change in perception of public opinion related to gender and women's issues, (i.e. the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, Ministry of Women's Affairs, and local leaders) promote positive messages for women's engagement in political rights, including for the 2018 elections

The government and Civil Society have the ability to assess and monitor progress in implementation of the CEDAW, CSW, SDGs, Beijing Platform for Action, and other global normative and policy frameworks

Women leaders in national institutions demonstrate leadership capabilities; and are able to influence and make decisions

Women in leadership positions in national institutions, civil society and the private sector have the capacities and competencies to lead and manage

Women leaders in Parliament, government and civil society are capacitated to become effective advocates for women’s political participation and engagement in governance processes

Government and stakeholders demonstrate ability to assess progress in implementation of the NAP1325, CEDAW, UPR, SDGs, Beijing Platform for Action, and other global normative and policy frameworks ( previous 6.2.1)

Parliamentarians are able to influence and present evidence to inform legislative processes, budgets and policies from a gender perspective

Evidence-based knowledge and dialogue related to national GE priorities are generated through facilitation amongst government, civil society and other relevant regional and national actors in the context of intergovernmental processes ( previous 6.2.2)

Parliamentarians and Provincial Council members have technical competencies / knowledge to influence and inform legislative processes, budgets and policies from a gender perspective.

Media in Afghanistan have increased capacities in conducting on gender responsive reporting, with a focus on women’s political participation in politics and engagement in decision making in government

Media promotes positive portrayals of Afghan women as leaders

Women Civil Society leaders and Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), community are capacitated to become effective advocates for women’s leadership and participation in decision making at both national and community level.

Women in Afghanistan have increased access to income generation opportunities and income security

Government and private sector have strengthened capacities of to promote income generation and working conditions for women

Government and private sector have strengthened capacities to promote income generation and working conditions for women

Women-led businesses and entrepreneurs have strengthened capacity and opportunities to move up key value chains

Women's livelihoods strengthened through increased access to skills and resources

Favorable social norms, attitudes, and behaviors are promoted at individual, community and institutional levels to prevent VAW

Women, girls, men and boys at individual and rural community level are mobilized in favour of respectful relationships and gender equality through evidence based primary prevention inititatives for social change

National actors as well as women, girls and men and boys are mobilized at the community level and at individual levels in favor of respectful relationships and gender equality through community-based prevention programs

Local non-political leaders/"influencers" in 6 provinces support the promotion of women's economic rights, with particular focus on the most vulnerable women (female heads of household, IDPs, returnees, widows, divorcees, etc.) (2.1.3)

National and community- level stakeholders have strengthened capacities in primary prevention of VAWG (incl. changing harmful social norms)

Survivors of VAW and vulnerable women supported with access economic empowerment skills development, and financial opportunities through Livelihood Resource Centres (LRCs) and safe markets in six provinces demonstrate the capacity to engage in economic developments. (2.1.4 )

Women survivors of VAWG have increased access to quality, comprehensive services

Quality early intervention and essential services provided to VAW survivors in WPCs and FGCs.

quality comprehensive services being available for survivors’ safe reintegration into families and/or communities using the survivor-centred approach

Increased access to coordinated, comprehensive and quality services for VAW survivors including services to support the safe reintegration of survivors into their families and/or communities

VAW survivors have increased access to coordinated, comprehensive, quality services, incl. services to support safe re-integration of survivors into their families and communities.

Civil society organizations are able to advocate on, and prevent and respond to VAWG through support from the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund & Spotlight Initiative Fund

Civil society organizations have strengthened capacity to advocate on, prevent and respond to VAWG

National and sub-national institutions and organisations have the commitment, knowledge and capacities to legislate, advocate, plan, implement and monitor policies to prevent and respond to SGBV and HP

National and sub-national systems and institutions plan, fund and deliver evidence-based programmes that prevent and respond to SGBV and harmful practices, including in other sectors.

Gender inequitable social norms, attitudes and behaviours change at community and individual levels to prevent SGBV.

Women and girls who experience SGBV and harmful practices use available, accessible, acceptable, and quality essential services including for long term recovery from violence

Women's rights groups, autonomous social movements and relevant CSOs, including those representing youth and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination/ marginalisation, more effectively influence and advance progress on GEWE and SGBV

Spotlight Project Management Cost

An enabling environment for the implementation of WPS commitments is fostered.

National institutions and bodies are positioned and able to influencing the role of women in peace building processes (parliamentarians and female members of High Peace Council and Provincial Peace Council)

The Government has improved technical capacity to design and develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for NAP 1325 (Phase 2, 2019-2022)

MoFA and other relevant ministries have strengthened capacities to coordinate and implement the NAP 1325 (Phase 2, 2019-2022)

MoFA, local government CSOs and other stakeholders have strengthened capacities to coordinate and implement the localization of NAP 1325 (Phase 2, 2019-2022)

Increased women participation in peace building mechanisms, including community peace mediation structures/ platforms (to also prevent and counter violent extremism) for community social cohesion

The MoIA has improved capacity and policies to ensure safe, gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory environment to foster the participation and protection of women staff and the recruitment and retention of women staff .

Ministry of Interior Affairs is better equipped to promote gender equality and women’s participation within the Security Sector

Ministry of Interior Affairs and AIHRC is better equipped to promote gender equality and women’s participation within the Security Sector and Justice Institutions

Increased capacity and effective engagement of women & gender machineries in humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) planning, response, coordination and programming frameworks at national, provincial and community levels.

UN System is empowered to meet WPS commitments through regular coordination within UN frameworks on WPS

The UN System is capacitated to support Afghanistan in operationalizing WPS frameworks

The UN System is capacitated to strengthen accountability to implementation of WPS frameworks in Afghanistan in operationalizing WPS frameworks

The UN in Afghanistan has improved capacity to implement WPS commitments in strategic planning, operationalizing policies and programming, and enhanced accountability of Member States to WPS norms and standards.

Civil society, especially women's civil society organizations with gender equality and peace agendas, local governance institutions, and young community members have improved capacity to promote evidence-based advocacy to underpin advocacy on WPS commitments, including through improved knowledge on NAP 1325 through the localization workshop and contribute to local-level peacebuilding and conflict prevention.

Local government and civil society stakeholders have strengthened capacities to localize NAP 1325

Civil society actors have demonstrated increased skills and access to resources (data/information, coordination, advocacy, and networking support, finances etc.) to facilitate their meaningful contribution to efforts to promote the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Afghanistan

WHRDs have access to protection and relevant support services and resources, to facilitate their safe and meaningful engagement in advocating for Afghan women's human rights

Civil society leaders' understanding to negotiate lines of argument in Islamic jurisprudence and women's rights are strengthened

Women are represented and meaningfully participate in all peace and security, peace-building, recovery and humanitarian processes, including formal and informal peace negotiations and forums

Women and women-led CSOs have increased leadership and ability to meaningfully participate and influence the formal and informal peace talks, including through consolidated messaging, platforms, and other measures when excluded from formal processes.

Women have strengthened capacities to meaningfully engage in formal and informal peace talks.

Women participate and benefit equally from peacebuilding and recovery efforts and the UN System is empowered to meet WPS commitments on peacebuilding, relief and recovery and national and international, and community level humanitarian actors are able to integrate gender considerations, especially needs of women and girls, into humanitarian and disaster response programs, resilience strategies and policies

Women in humanitarian settings have increased resources and capacities to build resilience in their families and communities

Women leaders have strengthened capacities to influence and engage in discussions and policy tracks on the future of Afghanistan.

The capacity of the government and stakeholders is strengthened to assess the progress in implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and other global normative and policy frameworks

Improved capacity of the government, Parliament and civil society to assess and monitor progress in the implementation of the CEDAW, CSW, SDGs, BPFA, UNSCR and other global normative GEWE frameworks

Civil society and women leaders demonstrate increased capacities to assess, monitor and/or report on Afghanistan's progress on key national and international women's rights instruments/commitments and processes (including CEDAW and Beijing Platform for Action and CSW 66th Session)