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2020 SPECIAL EDITION 1 GENDER JUST CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Impressum Copyright © WECF 2020 Copying parts of this publication is allowed if source is mentioned Authors Anne Barre WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Gina Cortés Valderrama WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Verena Demmelbauer WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Marilys Louvet WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Editors Anne Barre WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Gina Cortés Valderrama WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Tara Daniel Women Environment and Development Organization Verena Demmelbauer WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Marilys Louvet WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Véronique Moreira WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future France Kalyani Raj All Indian Women’s Conference Translators Clara Mayer volunteer Gina Cortés Valderrama WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Marilys Louvet WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future Layout www.vgdesign.info Photos and illustrations Award winners organisations Photo credit: Annabelle Avril, Illustrations: Freepik Acknowledgements This publication is financially supported by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), the French Agency of Cooperation and Development (AFD) and the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN). WECF’s contribution to the Women and Gender Constituency Award’s coordination, communication and advocacy work is financially supported by Fondation RAJA – Danièle Marcovici, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), the French Agency of Cooperation and Development (AFD), the German Ministry of Economical Cooperation (BMZ) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), and the European Union in the framework of the Women2030 Programme. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of WECF and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the French and /or the German Government and /or the European Union. Climate neutral printed with organic colors on 100 % recycled paper. www.blauer-engel.de/uz195 Pictures taken during the Climate Conference – COP25 in Madrid, December 2019
Members of the Women & Gender Constituency at the climate march in Madrid, December 2019
About us The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) is one of the nine stakeholder groups of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Established in 2009 and granted full constituency status in 2011, the WGC consists of 33 women’s and environmental civil society organizations, who are working together to ensure that women’s voices are heard and their rights prioritized in the fight against climate change. The Women and Gender Constituency, consisting of a broad variety of national and regional network organizations, represents hundreds and thousands of people across the globe, with advocates from over 60 countries. Kavita Naidu, APWLD
Our Background Since the Earth Summit in 1992, the United the world. There are now around 1,400 such orga- Nations has been working with governments and nizations observing the annual conferences, and civil society to tackle one of the greatest challenges many have grouped themselves into constituencies. the planet has faced; climate change. At the These constituencies provide focal points for easier summit the Member States of the UN agreed to a interaction with the UNFCCC Secretariat, based new convention on climate change; a non-legally in Bonn, and individual governments. There are binding international treaty. The convention provided currently nine constituencies and they are broadly a new framework through which nations could work grouped by the type of organizations they represent: together to agree on limiting emissions of greenhouse businesses and industry organizations; environ- gasses, those which cause climate change, principally mental organizations; local and municipal govern- carbon dioxide. This UN Framework Convention ments; trade unions; research and independent on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is an evolving com- organizations; and organizations that work for the mitment that develops through the ongoing dis- rights of indigenous people; young people; agri- cussions and agreements of governments around cultural workers; and women and gender equality. Our Goals Our Principles The WGC promotes human rights and gender WGC members work to promote full realization equality and the full and effective participation of the human rights of women and girls through of women at all levels of decision making, as well specific goal-oriented, clear and measurable as a gender responsive approach in all policies purposes and objectives. The Constituency em- and measures related to climate change. The WGC braces principles of democratic and participatory provides a voice to women to formalize and unify governance, ensuring respectful collaboration the perspectives of women and gender civil society between members, especially of diverging positions. organizations active in the UNFCCC processes. Providing a platform for women’s leadership with We provide a space for the Constituency members broad and participatory access, procedures of the to raise their concerns and suggest priority actions, WGC are transparent, timely and flexible, further and together formulate democratically shared facilitating the potential for wide and inclusive positions, which we strengthen and promote. membership. The WGC also emphasizes an equit- The Constituency aims to further expand its out- able approach to representation, affiliation, age, reach and engagement with various groups and and ability, encouraging members to build on unify a global movement demanding climate our collective and individual history. As an official justice. We want to ensure that global commit- stakeholder body of the UNFCCC, the WGC also ments embrace gender equality and women’s rights, strives to mentor the younger generation and new- especially with relation to climate change through comers to the movement and the Constituency. UNFCCC conventions, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Pauline Lançon, award winner 2019
Our Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards
Celebrating the outcomes of 15 award winners on our 5th anniversary
The Women and Gender Constituency, along with other
women, gender, and human rights advocates, has been
actively pushing world leaders to ensure just and equitable
replication so they can lead the way to more ambitious
and transformative climate policies and programmes
nationally and internationally. As the Paris Agreement
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climate policies that put respect of people’s rights and the enters into force, we are proud to celebrate the 5th anni-
integrity of the planet first, while responding to injustice versary of the Gender Just Climate Solutions, especially
among and within countries in relation to climate impacts showcasing the transformative outcomes achieved by
and resilience. We know the solutions to a more sustain- 15 award winners who have implemented and up-scaled
able future already exist – It is time to showcase them far exemplary initiatives all around the world.
and wide and demand support for their upscaling and
SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Provides equal access to benefits for women, men and youth
2. Aims to alleviate and /or does not add additional burden to women’s workload
(such as via additional natural resource management or care responsibilities
without compensation)
3. Empowers women through better mobility / accessibility, enhanced livelihood
security, enhanced food security, improved health, access to safe water, etc.
(as many benefits as possible)
4. Promotes women’s democratic rights and participation by ensuring decision-
making by local women, men, women’s groups, cooperatives and communities
5. Locally led and /or locally driven (decentralised and appropriate)
6. Ensures self-sufficiency and a low input of resources (safe, affordable and
sustainable)
7. Contributes to climate change mitigation, emissions reduction and / or climate
adaptation (the project is sustainable)
8. Results can be shared, spread & scaled up (replicable elsewhere, not just
benefiting one individual)
9. Shows interlinkages to cross-cutting issues, such as (including, but not restricted to)
peace-building, natural resources management, food security and /or health,
water and sanitation
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makers so that we are always
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Gender Just Climate Solutions Meet here our 15 award winners
implemented all over the world from 14 countries
India
Morocco SOL & Navdanya
UCFA, & FMVI. RSA
India
Naireeta Services
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
GDA
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CFLEDD
Senegal
ENDA Graf Sahel
Zambia
Guatemala
Green Living Movement Republic of the Marshall Islands
FUNDAECO
Guinea-Bissau IslandEco
UNIVERS-SEL
Cameroon Cameroon
South Africa
Better World Cameroon CAMGEW Indonesia
GenderCC SA
YAKKUM Emergency Unit
Colombia
ENDA Colombia
All Gender Just Climate Solutions contribute to the Sustainable Development
Goals, especially to SDG5 and SDG13. Look in the following pages for further
SDGs addressed by the awardees.
“I am proud of this ground-up, self-regulated
project. Our strong peer support system has
raised the self-confidence of local women
and their capacity to act for improved liveli-
hoods and the climate.”
Sonita Mbah
BETTER WORLD CAMEROON
Africa Kitchen Revolution
Project start: 2014, Award year: 2017
UNIQUE VALUE
BWC offers a simple, low-cost and sustainable alternative to heavy use of solid fuel by building clean TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
cookstoves with clay-construction techniques using local materials. The programme is based on a training- What’s special about this project
of-trainers (ToT) methodology, whereby women leaders disseminate their acquired knowledge to further 610 women and men trained,
This initiative has become self-sufficient using the ToT (training of trainers)
beneficiaries, ensuring a strong multiplying effect. The project prevents deforestation while empowering over time with a growing number of approach
women and improving their livelihoods. Women trainers contribute to reducing conflicts among beneficiaries developing new income-
generating activities such as artistic building
ethnic groups by initiating a culture of dialogue. This successful model has been replicated in Zambia. decoration. The ToT-concept ensures an 1 network of 20 women lead
optimal skill and competences transfer with trainers
on-site maintenance, performance improve-
ment and adaptation of the stoves.
Going one step further, BWC exported the
Reduction of firewood
Africa Kitchen Revolution model to Zambia, consumption by 60–70%
via the ReSCOPE Programme, creating
four cooperatives and one social enterprise Women’s health improved due to
specialised in advanced clay building.
reduced firewood burning, less air
pollution
1 Reduction of women’s workload:
significantly less hours spent on
firewood collection and cooking
AWARD IMPACTS New income-generating activities
The award grant was used to build seven
CONTACT extra stoves; to carry out three sets of trainings
(with 45 participants); to develop and print
Country: Cameroon Financially supported by: a user-friendly manual for the stoves and
Representative: Sonita Mbah to mentor the trainer's network in Cameroon.
Email: sonyneh5@gmail.com
Address: Administrator, P.O. Box 272 The number of beneficiaries more than doubled
Che Street, Bamenda, Cameroon from originally 250 to now 500 women and from
50 to 110 men trained.
Crowdfunding;
www.betterworld-cameroon.com Scottish Government for activities in Zambia
SDG FOCUS
“Reflect, dream and build collectively for
a sustainable and gender-just world.”
Maria Victoria Bojacá Penagos
ENDA COLOMBIA
Sustainable urban model of solidarity economy
Project start: 2012, Award year: 2019
UNIQUE VALUE
ENDA Colombia developed a holistic urban concept in the south suburbs of Bogota with climate-resilient TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
gardening, responsible consumption and the formal recognition of women recyclers as environmental What’s special about this project
agents of change and public service providers. Thanks to trainings on natural resource management, 6,430 direct beneficiaries
It showcases an exemplary model of solidarity
gender inequalities and masculinities, local public policies and citizen’s initiatives, the beneficiaries have economy aiming to create a sustainable and
gender-responsive city. This unique urban
been empowered to exercise their democratic rights, to protect their environment and cultural heritage. approach, based on local knowledge and
This collective project has woven strong solidarity ties among neighbours and generations, contributing resources, has been practiced by girls, boys, 26 women recyclers recognized
adolescents and adults for more than 30 years.
to peace building in Colombia. as environmental change agents
Training-of-Trainers (ToT) concept whereby wom- and public service providers
en are taking on leadership roles, increasing their
control over production and income. This brings a 2 savings and credit initiatives
positive change in gender roles enabling women
to lead the replication of the solidarity economy
created by and for women with
model. denied access to formal banking
Seed bank forged alliances with
indigenous communities to rescue
traditional food and native seeds
1 21 urban terraces for agricultural
production supplying healthy and
AWARD IMPACTS affordable food
The women have gained more recognition 20 spokeswomen participate in
CONTACT within their communities. The organisation municipal decision-making processes
has strengthened expertise on advocacy, on environment, gender and local
Country: Colombia Financially supported by: communication, entrepreneurship and overall
Representative: management capacities budgets topics
Maria Victoria Bojacá Penagos
Email: mariavictoria.bojaca@endacol.org The grant enabled Enda Colombia to overcome
Address: Calle 12 B#6 82 oficina 503 difficulties during the Covid pandemic, to launch
Bogotá, Colombia awareness-raising activities, mental health
AFD; University of Valencia; Quartiers du monde Association; workshops and support to migrants in need.
www.endacol.com Label Paris Co-Développement Sud – Paris Municipality
SDG FOCUS“Our success came when the people
realised the power inside themselves
and developed their own passions.”
Bertha Chiroro
GENDERCC SA
Women’s passion for community-based
climate action
Project start: 2014, Award year: 2015
UNIQUE VALUE
Through a “learn and build methodology”, 2,000 women and men farmers in rural communities have been TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
empowered to use and maintain new technologies for farming, water harvesting, waste management and What’s special about this project
sustainable energy - including biogas digesters. A network of female technology champions has been 2,000 farmers are direct beneficiaries
The project unleashed entrepreneurial of the project
established to transfer their knowledge and skills to more communities. New social enterprises emerged dynamics, with women and youth strategizing
with the initiative of women leaders, building climate resilience and food sovereignty. on alternative income generating activities.
They established a mango processing coop-
erative, producing and selling mango achar. Installation, use and maintenance
Beekeepers started their own organic honey of solar power
business. Youth groups initiated the collection
and selling of animal manure for owners of
biogas digesters.
Installation, use and maintenance
GenderCC SA based their recommendations for of biogas digesters
a gender-responsive National Climate Change
Policy on these good practice examples.
Water harvesting for irrigation
of food gardens
1 2 agricultural cooperatives
established
AWARD IMPACTS
The grant supported women in the Western
CONTACT Cape to start social enterprises, contributing
to a sustainable local economy.
Country: Southern Africa Financially supported by:
Representative: Bertha Chiroro GenderCC SA is recognised as an important
Email: bertha@gendercc.org.za actor fighting for gender just climate action,
Address: GenderCC SA, Wolmarans Street forging new partnerships with other community-
Joubert Park, Johannesburg, Southern based organisations as well as government
Southern Africa Women Africa institutions.
for Climate Justice EU, with a co-funding support from Oxfam | Government of
www.gendercc.org.za Flanders for follow-up
SDG FOCUS“Women must participate in the energy
sector as they have the knowledge about
needs and priorities.”
Jamila Idbourrous
UCFA & FMVI.RSA
Women solar cooperatives for a sustainable
local economy
Project start: 2008, Award year: 2016
UNIQUE VALUE
This project contributes to energy transition and a local, inclusive economy in rural Morocco. A value chain of TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
productive solar technologies for agricultural food processing is emerging, based on the inclusive cooperative What’s special about this project
model. 600 rural women actively participate in the climate mitigation policy of their region, creating jobs 600 women are improving their
The local production of solar technologies skills on cooperative management,
that strengthen women’s economic and political empowerment. The solar cookers, dryers and torrefactors creates jobs for women in a male dominated governance and strategy
will serve the diversified and improved quality of a broad range of agricultural products, reducing industry. It enables a new sector to emerge
and has a significant mitigation impact in
GHG emissions while enhancing food security for thousands of inhabitants in semi-arid territories. rural areas via the broad use of affordable 2 women energy cooperatives in
solar equipment development and 40 women techni-
Thanks to newly acquired skills, women cians will master solar technologies
working in productive cooperatives are
empowered through the control over the 1 solar village: 15 families equipped
entire value chain. with solar cookers, 1 solar oven,
1 pump, 1 hammam
Ancestral knowledge for climate
action and biodiversity protection is
recognised
1 Women’s workload is significantly
CONTACT reduced as they spend fewer hours on
firewood collection and cooking
Financially supported by: AWARD IMPACTS
Has established UCFA’s reputation as a relevant
stakeholder for energy and climate policies,
so that local women working in cooperatives are
Union des Coopératives des Femmes Fondation Mohammed VI pour la included in decision-making bodies.
pour la production d’huile d’Argane Recherche et la Sauvegarde de l’Arganier
Country: Morocco Country: Morocco FMVI.RSA and UCFA have enlarged their network
Representative: Jamila Idbourrous Representative: Pr. Katim Alaoui and forged new technical and financial partner-
Email: ucfa.tissaliwine@gmail.com Email: alaouikma@yahoo.fr AFD (French Agency of Cooperation & Develop- ships. They have also acquired new advocacy
Address: 7 rue Al Khansa Address: Faculté de Médecine ment); Foundations CDG and Prince Albert II de capacities on gender and social justice.
Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Maroc et de Pharmacie de Rabat, BP 6203 Monaco; Région Occitanie; Associations E2S2D and
www.cooperative-argane.com Rabat Instituts, Agdal, Rabat, Maroc Essaouira Mogador; FDF (Foundation of France).
SDG FOCUS“We need to address the legal
system that is rooted in colonial
and patriarchal thinking.”
Dorothée Marie Lisenga
CFLEDD
Women’s access to land tenure rights:
key steps towards climate justice
Project start: 2016, Award year: 2018
UNIQUE VALUE
CFLEDD has reached a milestone in granting women access to land through the adoption of groundbreaking TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
new land and forest legislation in 8 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Engaging 480 trained What’s special about this project
women advocates in participatory mapping and dialogues with customary chiefs, community members, 480 trained women advocates,
The successful ToT programme unifies via a Training of Trainers (ToT) model
and local authorities, they overthrew one of the biggest barriers to women’s participation in climate action. women of different ethnicities engaging
The project also supports women farmers in developing agroforestry activities (planting fruit-trees, acacias, in a common fight for their rights. The
constructive dialogues involve all community
small livestock) and in identifying illegal industrial activities. Promoting ancestral knowledge, they empower members and customary chiefs and enable Mapping of 1,600 ha of land owned
indigenious women and improve food security. new land rights for women. by women recognized by local
authorities
The project led to the adoption of new
legislation with official land titles granted
to women. The new land owners have 125 women benefited directly from
demonstrated their ability to implement increased food security and income
climate mitigation and adaptation activities.
These results guide the revision of the
national climate roadmap. 7 certified land ownership
titles for women
1 Project integrated in the national
climate policy and the new draft
legislation on Land and Forest Policy
AWARD IMPACTS
CONTACT
The international recognition was broadcasted
Financially supported by: on national media and enabled this emblematic
Country: Democratic initiative to upscale rapidly and significantly, with
Republic of Congo 8 provinces adopting new legislation to date.
Representative:
Dorothée Marie Lisenga CFLEDD published a position paper whose
Email: cfleddrdc@gmail.com recommendations were integrated in the revised
CFLEDD Address: 4012 Avenue OUA NDC and the new draft legislation on Land and
Coalition des Femmes Forest Policy. The grant served to start a tree
Leaders pour l’Environne-
Kintambo/Kinshasa
ment et le Développement NORAD, Rainforest Foundation Norway, RRI, WWF, Full Circle nursery.
Durable www.cfledd.org Foundation (John Filo), AJWS, Synchronicity Earth
SDG FOCUS“Know-how exchange and simple
technological innovation are key for
women and men to take ownership
and successfully up-scale.”
Pauline Lançon
UNIVERS-SEL
Salt and rice production: when ancestral know-how
meets innovation
Project start: 2016, Award year: 2019
UNIQUE VALUE
UNIVERS-SEL empowered 1,500 women and 500 men with innovative salt and rice production technologies TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
that preserve the mangroves and drastically reduce firewood consumption. Solar salt production and sustain- What’s special about this project
able water management also improved working conditions, health and yields. Women gained new technical 2 salt producers’ associations created
North-South exchange of ancestral knowledge by 200 women in 4 villages
skills and management capacities. They established 2 producers’ associations where 200 members gained combined with innovative technologies have
control and decision-making power over their value chain and markets. Training and monitoring activities given birth to climate resilient and inclusive
development modes. Solar salt drying reduces
have enabled women to play a leading role in stabilizing the local economy and protecting ecosystems. emissions and transforms working conditions. 1,000 salt producers and 500 rice
The project is recognized as a relevant community-based climate strategy. In the rice fields, water pipes and strengthened producers adopted new,
dikes provide protection from excessive sea climate resilient technologies
water rise and stabilize harvests.
The participatory approach based on knowledge Food security improved for 30,000
transfer by 76 trained “Solar Salt Leaders” and people
men’s involvement building dikes for the rice
fields proves a key success factor.
Firewood consumption: 3 tons less
firewood for each ton of salt
produced
1 Community-based and ecosystem-
based coastal management
AWARD IMPACTS
CONTACT UNIVERS-SEL enlarged their network and
established links with CTCN*. International
Financially supported by: recognition and mentoring enabled them to access
Country: Guinea-Bissau, France additional funding and upscale their activities
Representative: towards 500 more beneficiaries. New training
Pauline Lançon targets literacy and accounting skills. *CTCN: Climate Technology Centre and Network.
Email: contact@universsel.org One of the two bodies of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism
Address: UNIVERS-SEL, Thanks to UNIVERS-SEL’s advocacy, this project is
Terre de Sel - Pradel, recognized by the EU as an inclusive community-
44350 Guérande, France based climate strategy.
AFD, Fondation Raja, Région Pays de la Loire, CD Loire-Atlantique,
www.universsel.org Cap Atlantique, SCA Salines de Guérande, CFSI, Fondation de France. * Climate Technology Centre and Network
SDG FOCUS“Engaging women and girls is essential
to build a society that lives and thrives
in harmony with nature.”
Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki
CAMGEW
Indigenous women preserve the Kilum Ijim forest,
transforming lives and local economy
Project start: 2011, Award year: 2019
UNIQUE VALUE
CAMGEW engages ethnic women in reforestation and organic farming, preventing soil erosion and bushfires. TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
They rely on cultural, religious and solidarity groups to provide agroforestry education to 50,000 women, What’s special about this project
as well as counseling for young victims of domestic violence. Gender parity in the 7 forest institutions’ 50,000 beneficiaries of forest
CAMGEW fosters a unique scheme of social conservation education
executive boards has transformed patriarchal relations in the local communities. 1,600 women were trained entrepreneurship focused on tree nursery, bee-
on tree nursing, bee farming, business and marketing skills. 5 honey cooperatives were founded, as well as keeping and transformed by-products, which
rely on raising women’s technical knowledge
100 MSMEs that produce beeswax, honey juice, soap and candles. Women have control over the entire value and self-confidence. This model fosters women’s 400 women farmers trained
chain, while strengthening their communities’ resilience. socio-economic empowerment and boosts the on agroforestry practices
local economy.
The project promotes strong cooperation and
knowledge sharing between local communities 5 honey cooperatives created
and public authorities, research institutes and for 2,000 bee farmers
foundations, ensuring continuous learning for
sustainable forest and biodiversity protection.
Gender parity in the executive
board of 7 community forest
institutions, where women were
1 previously excluded
Community-based and ecosystem-
based coastal management
AWARD IMPACTS
CONTACT
The grant was used to build the entrepreneurial
Financially supported by: capacities of 19 young women to consolidate the
Country: Cameroon local honey value chain, as well as to conduct
Representative: COVID-19 response measures.
Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki
Email: leikeki1985@yahoo.com CAMGEW improved their outreach with 6,000
Address: P.O Box 17, Oku more women joining in forest protection
North West Region, Cameroon activities, environmental education and women’s
rights counselling.
Cameroon Gender Bees For Development, FFEM, IUCN, BirdLife International, Swisshand
& Environment Watch www.camgew.com Foundation, ACWW, UNDP, New England Biolabs Foundation.
SDG FOCUS“Learn from the community, build on
their knowledge and allow them to be
masters of their own destiny.”
Clive Chibule
GREEN LIVING MOVEMENT
Community-owned, gender-just agroecological
systems: a pillar of climate adaptation
Project start: 2014, Award year: 2018
UNIQUE VALUE
GLM promotes exemplary climate-resilience in rural areas by implementing gender-responsive agroeco- TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
logical systems designed together with 10 communities of Mumbwa, Monze and Luanshya districts. Based What’s special about this project
on their success, GLM is advocating for the integration of agroecological strategies in Zambia’s national 6,000 women and men are directly
GLM promotes agroecology as a successful benefiting from the project
agricultural and climate adaptation policy. Thanks to new strategic partnerships with the government and social movement, conducting storytelling
the private sector for the adoption of solar stoves, GLM has helped prevent deforestation and reduce women’s and photo-debate campaigns in traditional
languages, showcasing "Climate Change
burden of domestic work. With women now in leading roles, gender equality has become a strong pillar of Champion Farmers" on local radio and markets. 50 households adopted solar stoves
this conservation agriculture scheme, alongside community’s knowledge. This prompts gender justice and women’s for cooking, lighting their homes
economic empowerment. and charging small appliances
The community-owned approach integrates
women farmers’ needs in the development of 4 marketing cooperatives created
sustainable food systems. They participate in to enhance product sales,
decision-making on access to and management competitiveness and income security
of natural resources, food sovereignty, rural
employment and a safe environment.
25 women leaders elected as
treasurers in development
committees, positions traditionally
1 occupied by men
35,000 community members
increased their knowledge on climate
AWARD IMPACTS mitigation and adaptation
CONTACT
The grant was used to purchase small-livestock in
order to diversify women farmer’s income sources.
Country: Zambia Financially supported by: This ensured greater financial independence and
Representative: a suitable adaptation strategy for communities
Clive Chibule in dry regions.
Email: glmglobal.zambia@gmail.com
Address: P.O. Box 38254 The GJCS mentoring program strengthened GLM’s
Plot# 163 Kudu Road, Kabulonga capacities on monitoring and evaluation and
Lusaka, Zambia allowed them to expand their network, establish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland through GLM Finland, new partnerships and secure more funding.
www.glmglobal.org Volunteers.
SDG FOCUS“Women don’t want to start behaving
like 'big boys'. They want to preserve
their own ways and values.”
Fatou Ndoye
ENDA GRAF SAHEL
Fisherwomen rehabilitate the Saloum ecosystems
and defend their rights
Project start: 2014, Award year: 2016
UNIQUE VALUE
Using a gender transformative approach, Enda Graf Sahel supports 4,800 women fishers in the Saloum Delta TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
to rehabilitate the mangrove ecosystem degraded by intensive industrial fishing and climate change. They What’s special about this project
implement reforestation, shellfish reseeding and organic gardening. Women’s training in public speaking and 4,800 women fishers trained on
Enda conducted a series of research and train- public speaking, leadership and
advocacy has enabled them to integrate local fishing regulation committees and to establish restricted access ings on gender that contributed to significantly advocacy
in protected areas. A new consultation framework on resources management has enabled them to reduce reduce domestic violence and strengthen eco-
nomic solidarity:
the excessive delivery of fishing licenses. Enda has disseminated efficient stoves to transform sea products 6 economic interest groups for
which cuts emissions from firewood by 75%. - Analysis of gender relationships in the agriculture and fishery created
fishery’s industry economy and governance
- Participatory analysis of the labour division in
the household, which led men to share some
of women’s burden of domestic care work Organic gardening and food
- Research led by young activists on masculinity transformation improved nutrition
in the local communities and diversified the family’s diet
- Standardized training modules on gender
inequalities and women’s leadership
75% reduction in firewood con-
sumption through the dissemination
of 200 improved stoves
1 180 women generated new income
and 200 benefit from a new revolving
fund system boosting energy transition
AWARD IMPACTS
CONTACT
The grant was used to acquire 45 improved stoves 20 women leaders included in local
and to create a revolving fund. Enda Graf’s exper-
Country: Senegal Financially supported by: tise in project proposal writing has been improved fishery regulation bodies
Representative: by the mentoring programme.
Fatou Ndoye The award has brought national and international
Email: fatou.ndoye@endagrafsahel.org recognition leading to a new collaboration with
Address: Cité millionnaire the Senegalese Ministry of Environment and
Grand Yoff BP, 13069 Dakar, Senegal Energy Center for a Technical Assistance Request
to the CTCN*.
AFD, Fondation Internationale du Banc d’Arguin,
www.endagrafsahel.org NGO: Le monde selon les Femmes, Fondation RAJA * Climate Technology Centre and Network
SDG FOCUS“Community empowerment for climate
action begins with the recognition of
women's sexual rights and their access
to health.”
Karen Dubois
FUNDAECO
Climate action rooted in women’s Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Project start: 2008, Award year: 2019
UNIQUE VALUE
FUNDAECO has rolled out a unique development model based on implementing indigenous-owned forest TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
conservation and ensuring the SRHR of adolescent girls in 100 Mayan and Q'eqchi communities of Guate- What’s special about this project
mala. While officially recognizing midwives as essential contributors to the well-being of the communities, 50,000 women and men are direct
Ensuring women’s SRHR has fostered their par- beneficiaries
28 health clinics were established, providing maternal and health care to 50,000 people and supporting vic- ticipation in sustainable management of natural
tims of gender-based violence. These clinics provide spaces for indigenous women, who are the main users resources in protected forest areas. The care
economy model promotes biodiversity conserva-
of forest resources, to strengthen their knowledge and skills on agroforestry and production systems while tion and women's empowerment in ecotourism 90 midwives officially recognised by
accessing information on family planning and women's rights. services and agroforestry systems. the Ministry of Health as community
service providers
Thanks to a scholarship and youth leadership
program, indigenous adolescent girls attend
school and learn about women's rights and 64 5 productive groups support 300
young women reach secondary grade and uni- women in generating new income
versity studies so they could become community
leaders.
300 women leaders participate in
decision-making processes
1 28 health clinics (2 mobile) provide
regular care and counseling over
4,000 people per year
MENTION OF HONOUR’S IMPACTS
CONTACT
FUNDAECO enlarged their network allowing the 500 indigenous families adopted
organization to replicate and promote this unique
Country: Guatemala Financially supported by: development model. innovative agroforestry systems
Representative:
Karen Dubois The mentoring program offered by the WGC
Email: k.dubois@fundaeco.org.gt strengthened their capacities on women’s
Address: Departments of Izabal entrepreneurship and social-economic empower-
Huehuetenango and Peten ment.
Guatemala
The Appleton Charitable Foundation, The Summit Foundation,
www.fundaeco.org.gt Bergstrom Foundation
SDG FOCUS“Ethnic women have always been on
the frontlines of climate adaptation.
They now belong on the frontlines
of policy making.”
Elizabeth Thipphawong
GENDER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Gender assessment centers women’s traditional
knowledge in Lao PDR’s climate action
Project start: 2017, Award year: 2017
UNIQUE VALUE
GDA bridged women’s traditional harvesting practices with sustainable livelihood initiatives in marginalized TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
ethnic groups of Laos’ northern uplands, a high risk landslides area. Based on an initial gender assessment, What’s special about this project
key policies for rehabilitating women’s ancestral knowledge on foraging Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) 50 women benefit from ToT
By supporting alternative economies and programme and contribute to
to preserve biodiversity and improve food security were identified. Using a rights-based framework, the sustainable forest livelihoods in ecosystems improved livelihoods for 4,500 people
association built women’s capacities to develop income generation activities, enhance their financial inde- degraded by excessive logging, GDA contributes
to mitigating the risk of natural disaster.
pendence and become leaders. This strengthened women's inclusion in community decisions, as well as their Rising contribution of women to
influence in national climate policy. They empower ethnic women to preserve natu- governance structures
ral resources through advocacy for policy reform
on unsustainable harvesting practices like
electric fishing. The activities have contributed
to conflict resolution among Hmong and Khmu Contribution to the decree on equal
ethnic groups, facing internal displacement opportunities for ethnic groups
due to the activities of extractive and logging
industries.
Food and income security through
sustainable NTFPs
1 Mitigating the risk of natural
disasters and preserving natural
resources
AWARD IMPACTS
CONTACT
GDA invested in a field study that brought village
women leaders to share their knowledge about
Country: Lao PDR Financially supported by: NTFPs with youth, valuing this oral transmission
Representative: as important cultural wisdom and a source of
Vanhvisa Vongsouthi food security.
Email: vanhvisa.vst@gmail.com
Address: Saphanthongnuea 101/5 Due to the international recognition at COP23, GDA
Vientiane, Lao PDR accessed additional funding by developing new
partnerships with international NGOs for follow-
Gender Development Helvetas, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Views from up activities in the region.
Association www.gdalaos.org the Frontline (VFL).
SDG FOCUS“When marginalized women mobilize
around an innovative technology,
it improves their resilience and also
restores their dignity.”
Trupti Jain
NAIREETA SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
Bhungroo©: innovative water-technology and
co-ownership model for a better life
Project start: 2013, Award year: 2018
UNIQUE VALUE
Bhungroo©, a rainwater management technology developed locally and widely disseminated by a social TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
enterprise, saves farmers’ crops from flooding during monsoons and ensures adequate irrigation during What’s special about this project Food security and sustainable
dry seasons. It has brought back two harvests per year on farmland depleted by salinity and droughts in livelihoods for 50,000 marginalized
This unique, affordable technology reduces
the Gujarat State. The co-ownership model, based on women self-help groups, and governmental support water salinity via a filtration system, warding farmers
has ensured food security for over 50,000 women farmers in seven provinces and prevented rural-to- off desertification. Each unit can store 1–4
million liters of floodwater and irrigate 22+
urban labor migration. Trained Women Climate Leaders (WCLs) promote the technology as paid experts. acres during the dry season. Constant technical From local to global: 32 franchises
Bhungroo© has won multiple awards and was adopted in Vietnam, Bangladesh and Ghana. improvement and support from provincial established in 5 countries, with
authorities have allowed to standardize the
units and lower investment cost.
a goal to reach 5 M. beneficiaries
The women co-owners are trained to build and Reduction of extreme poverty:
maintain the systems. With doubled harvests family income raised by up to 500%
and incomes, and through their role as Women in 5 years
Climate Leaders, they are empowered and take
part in community governance.
Coastal zones adaptation and water
protection model
1 Over 8,800 acres of agricultural land
irrigated without over-exploiting
groundwater
AWARD IMPACTS
CONTACT
International recognition and cooperating with 121 trained Women Climate Leaders
the CTCN brought crucial additional support.
Country: India Financially supported by: The mentoring programme helped Naireeta
Representative: Trupti Jain Services enhance their financial and staff
Email: trupti@naireetaservices.com management capacities. They built a new
Address: B7 Aditya Flats, Opp Rusabh franchise strategy that will open doors to world-
Society, Fatehpura, Paldi, Ahmedabad wide dissemination.
380007, Gujarat, India
Securing Water for Food, Millennium Alliance, The Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), earned
www.naireetaservices.com income from sales.
SDG FOCUS“Understanding gender interactions in
the communities has been crucial for
our success. We need a systemic approach
in all actions we undertake.”
Neha Raj Singh
SOL & NAVDANYA
Rural women are champions of seed and
biodiversity conservation
Project start: 2011, Award year: 2017
UNIQUE VALUE
SOL and Navdanya transformed the resilience capacity of 69 villages in Northern India by valuing women’s TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
knowledge on biodiversity conservation and their role as seed bank keepers. 1,457 farmers (80% women) What’s special about this project
enhanced their skills via field trainings, improving soil fertility and moisture (organic matter raised by 25%) 1,457 farmers trained in agro-
This programme is a model of community
as well as food processing. 274 women seed keepers have strengthened the food sovereignty of thousands of owned, gender-transformative and ecosystem- ecology (80% ), improving food
farmers and the diversity of cultivated crops. Self-help groups share techniques, improve income-generating based climate action. It relies on a strong security for 55,000 inhabitants
North-South CSO cooperation with a broad in 69 villages
activities and set up a fair trade sales network. Navdanya’s advocacy directly influenced the decision of range of capacity building activities empower-
Uttarakhand’s State to become 100% organic. ing women, men and children, and enhancing
their resilience. 38 self-help groups, with 606 women
Through regular visits by local authorities to
sharing knowledge and access to
Navdanya’s biodiversity conservention farm, market via collective actions
the project has directly influenced State policy
on agriculture. This has led to a positive change
in gender roles and norms among communities. 17 community seed banks conserving
30 climate-resilient seed varieties
1 Outreach to 8,381 children including
4,434 girls on agroecology and
CONTACT climate resilience
Financially supported by: AWARD IMPACTS 274 women seed keepers become
The International recognition has shed a new community leaders. Some have been
light on the trustful cooperation of SOL and elected in villages councils
SOL, Alternative Agroécologiques Navdanya and gave a broader aura to their
et Solidaires Navdanya collective action. It has brought new financial
Country: France Country: India partnerships, reinforcing the multiplying effect
Representative: Clothilde Bato Representative: Dr. Vandana Shiva among local communities and the holistic
Email: contact@sol-asso.fr Email: navdanya@gmail.com approach (sustainable water management,
Address: 20 rue de Rochechouart Address: A-60, Hauz Khas nutrition, solidarity support).
75009 Paris, France New Delhi - 110 016 Foundations: RAJA Danièle Marcovici, Fondation
de France, Lea Nature, Insolites Bâtisseurs,
www.sol-asso.fr www.navdanya.org SOLIDEV–Mairie de Paris.
SDGs FOCUS“Recognize women’s skills and leadership
and they will raise their voice for a culture
of resilience.”
Anastasia Maylinda Titilestari
YAKKUM EMERGENCY UNIT
Women’s groups: a structured response to disaster
risk in mountain, landslide-prone areas
Project start: 2015, Award year: 2016
UNIQUE VALUE
YEU empowered grassroots women in Central Java to adapt to the threats of landslide and water scarcity TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
caused by deforestation. At the beginning, 5 local groups were structured to apply participatory approaches, What’s special about this project
rehabilitating traditional knowledge to ensure the supply of drinkable water and to restore mountain agri- 49 grassroots women groups created
YEU applied a replicable associative structure,
culture. Aquaponics farming was introduced to provide food security with a wider nutritional scope (fish and ensuring effective governance in 49 groups of to structure disaster risk manage-
vegetables). Women conducted field assessments with regional authorities, contributing to local decisions over 1,000 grassroots women in Central Java ment and water-food supply
and in Yogyakarta provinces. 100 leaders serve
on water saving and filtration techniques and ecological sanitation. They developed a gender-responsive as trainers and multipliers of tested resilience
emergency preparedness program targeted at women. practices. 611 women improved their liveli-
hoods via the sale of aquaponic
This project was recognized by the govern-
ment as a model of climate resilience, gender
products and waste recycling
responsive community-based action. A local activities
woman was invited by the Min. of Women’s Em-
powerment and Child Protection to contribute Increased efficiency in water use
to a public program aimed at ending violence reducing risks related to climate
against women and child, human trafficking, disasters
and economic gender discrimination.
Improvement of waste recycling and
1 reduction of waste produced
Contribution to local and national
AWARD IMPACTS policies on climate disaster and
CONTACT gender-based violence
The grant allowed YEU to initiate aquaponic
systems using a participatory approach for the
Country: Indonesia Financially supported by: initial design, operation and maintenance
Representative: strategy, as well as the distribution of harvests.
Anastasia Maylinda Titilestari This aquaponics model spread in 20 communities,
Email: maylinda_yeu@yahoo.com improving their food sovereignty, climate and
Address: Jl. Kaliurang KM 12 Covid resilience. YEU received additional public
Dusun Candi 3 No. 34 Desa Sardonoharjo support and funding, joining in large
Ngaglik, Sleman, Yogyakarta 55581 GNDR (global network of Civil Society Organizations for CSO consortia.
YAKKUM disaster Reduction), Huairou Commission, In-kind donation
Emergency Unit www.yeu.or.id from local government
SDG FOCUS“Women can and should contribute
to the flow of energy transition.
They will help overcome resistance.”
Riyad M Mucadam
ISLANDECO
ISLANDECO
Young women contribute to the energy transition
of remote islands as trained technicians
Project start: 2014, Award year: 2015
UNIQUE VALUE
IslandEco trained young women in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) on the assembly, installa- TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES
tion, operation and maintenance of solar-powered lights, refrigerators and freezers. These solar equipments What’s special about this project
replace polluting diesel generators on remote atolls where access to fossil fuel is highly expensive and rare. 110 solar PV installations on
By demonstrating women’s ability to perform
This gender innovative programme contributes to the RMI’s national climate plan, which aims at producing well in the male dominated energy sector, this different Islands performed by
100% renewable energy by 2050 and has set a target of having 20% women among all trained electricians project breaks gender stereotypes and chal- women technicians
lenges structural barriers, mobilizing all citizens
by 2030. The results and activities of this project have been included in the national electricity roadmap. of the Marshall Islands for solar technologies.
Cooperation with the National
The National Energy Office decided to include an Energy Office
ambitious gender target – 20% women in the
solar and renewable electricity sector by 2030 –
in its national electricity roadmap. The activities
and results were incorporated into the National Inclusion of women’s contribution in
Action Plan on Climate Change.
the National Electricity Roadmap
Breaking gender stereotypes in
a technical sector / STEMS
1
Revenue generating activities
AWARD IMPACTS through the production and sale of
CONTACT local foods that could be refrigerated
The award and participation in 3 COPs since 2017 or frozen
ensured national and international recognition,
Country: Financially supported by: leading to additional funding and further project
Republic of the Marshall Islands successes.
Representative:
Riyad M Mucadam, PhD The mentoring program offered by the WGC
Email: islandeco@gmail.com and the CTCN, as well as being part of a network
Address: PO Box 1354 Majuro, of awardees, helped better understand the
Marshall Islands US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development / challenges faced by the women to enter a male
Rural Utilities Service Electric Program through a grant for dominated, technical industry.
www.islandeco.com high energy cost areas; Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
SDG FOCUSAwardees’ projects common outcomes
GENDER IMPACT
Findings of a survey conducted among the 15 award winners in 2020
Acting on gender brings multiple transformative
benefits for the entire society
CLIMATE IMPACT The Gender Just Climate Solutions demonstrate that women’s empowerment and advancing
gender equality has multiple positive effects on food security, sustainable land management,
poverty alleviation, health and well-being, decent work and economic development. Incorpo-
Gender-just solutions respond to both rating gender in adaptation and mitigation strategies also contributes to redressing power
climate mitigation and adaptation imbalances and patriarchal norms, ensuring equal participation to decision-making, and equal
access to and control over resources, including finance. All of these accelerate the achievement
The climate impacts of the Gender Just Climate Solutions encompass multiple benefits because of the Sustainable Development Goals.
they develop holistic models for a sustainable and inclusive development. As highlighted in several
IPCC reports, gender equality and addressing barriers to women's participation at all levels is To which concrete gender impacts did your project contribute?
crucial for climate adaptation and mitigation. The range of achievements of the 15 Gender Just A positive change in gender roles and / or
Climate Solutions awardees provide evidence on this point. gender norms among women
Increased self-confidence of women
Women’s economic empowerment (more access
to jobs, resources and markets, more control
over production and / or income)
Increased respect for women by men /
community members
To which concrete climate impacts did your project contribute? Increased number of women taking on
leadership roles
Reduction of Protection of Increased Recycling A positive change in gender roles and / or
GHG-emissions biodiversity, use of & reduction gender norms among men
Mitigation
& air pollution including renewable of waste
reforestation energy Decision-making by men and women within the
household became more shared / more equal
Increased participation of women in decision-
Water Reduced risks making processes related to climate change
protection for climate related
Adaptation disasters Increased mobility of women and / or greater
social / support networks of women
Reduced workload of women, especially of
Resilient organic Sustainable
Unpaid Care Work (UCW)
Contribution
Mitigation agriculture production & to climate policies, New or improved legislation, policies or
& Adaptation consumption strategies (local) measures for women’s empowerment and
& regulations gender equality & increased number of women
in political and / or government institutions
and / or at higher positions
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