Leading Change

Project Background

The proposed project aims to strengthen citizens’ civic participation socially and economically and contribute to preventing/combating GBV through awareness campaigns, intensive workshops, and introducing various tools and methods. The project will provide a holistic program for life transformative skills, strengthening the capacities of and empowering vulnerable individuals.

Project Objectives

1. To enhance governance and institutional capacity of PSD and partner CBOs.
2. To raise awareness of the root causes of GBV and relevant prevention strategies.
3. To economically empower participants through skills development and increase their access to income generation activities and financial resources.
4. To promote community development and civic participation by engaging local community members, particularly women, in advocacy initiatives and community initiatives that seek to address priority social and economic issues affecting their lives, and to increase their active participation in decision-making processes.