Project
Voices from women networks
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Amount Funded
25,000 EUROProject Duration
01 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 -
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Lead organisation
Women Development Fund Salavan (WDFS)
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The fund for the development of marginalised women in Saravan province is a non-profit organisation that started with a small group of women who informally became members of the fund in 2006. The organisation then became officially established on August 17, 2009, and was approved under the Saravan provincial Women’s Union license.
The fund contributes to the improvement of livelihoods of marginalised multi-ethnic women in Saravan province. To achieve its objective, the group concentrates on village women’s funds and looks for funding sources to implement women’s development projects in the province, particularly in the three poor districts of Ta-Oy, Samuay, and Tomlan. Initially, the main aim of the fund was to assist group members, particularly those who encountered health or financial difficulties, and victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. Presently, the women’s group has more than 160 members and focuses on strengthening the capacity of the group through saving funds and credit, alongside its original mission.
The fund is designed to contribute to poverty reduction and empower women across the province, through projects and activities that concentrate on biodiversity conservation, labour saving for women and children, and promotes the rights of women and children through women’s networks.
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Organisation
The fund for the development of marginalised women in Saravan province is a non-profit organisation that started with a small group of women who informally became members of the fund in 2006. The organisation then became officially established on August 17, 2009, and was approved under the Saravan provincial Women’s Union license.
The fund contributes to the improvement of livelihoods of marginalised multi-ethnic women in Saravan province. To achieve its objective, the group concentrates on village women’s funds and looks for funding sources to implement women’s development projects in the province, particularly in the three poor districts of Ta-Oy, Samuay, and Tomlan. Initially, the main aim of the fund was to assist group members, particularly those who encountered health or financial difficulties, and victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. Presently, the women’s group has more than 160 members and focuses on strengthening the capacity of the group through saving funds and credit, alongside its original mission.
The fund is designed to contribute to poverty reduction and empower women across the province, through projects and activities that concentrate on biodiversity conservation, labour saving for women and children, and promotes the rights of women and children through women’s networks.
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Project
The project Voices from women networks, implemented in Saravan province, aims to prevent and reduce violence against women and children in the province. On average, one in three women experiences domestic violence. In a move to address social ills and the arising severity of the violation of women’s rights and children’s rights, the Capacity strengthening project for the ‘Voices from women’ networks is being implemented from November 1, 2019, to December 2020, in Saravan Province.To accomplish the above objectives and goals, the project concentrates on improving services delivered by the Centre for Counselling and Protection of Women and Children under the Women’s Union in Saravan province. The project contributes to the Lao Women’s Union goal of promoting equality between men and women and the rights of women and children, as well as the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 3): Achieve gender equality, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the 8th Five-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2016-2020. Core project activities will be implemented by the Fund for Development of Marginalised Women in Saravan with joint-training sessions facilitated by the Fund and associations such as the Association for Development of Women and Legal Education (ADWLE)
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The project Voices from women networks, implemented in Saravan province, aims to prevent and reduce violence against women and children in the province. On average, one in three women experiences domestic violence. In a move to address social ills and the arising severity of the violation of women’s rights and children’s rights, the Capacity strengthening project for the ‘Voices from women’ networks is being implemented from November 1, 2019, to December 2020, in Saravan Province.To accomplish the above objectives and goals, the project concentrates on improving services delivered by the Centre for Counselling and Protection of Women and Children under the Women’s Union in Saravan province. The project contributes to the Lao Women’s Union goal of promoting equality between men and women and the rights of women and children, as well as the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 3): Achieve gender equality, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the 8th Five-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2016-2020. Core project activities will be implemented by the Fund for Development of Marginalised Women in Saravan with joint-training sessions facilitated by the Fund and associations such as the Association for Development of Women and Legal Education (ADWLE)