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The project implores to consolidate and deepen the previous project achieved outcomes on marginalized women as right holders. This project therefore will be hinged on three intervention areas: 1. Transformative skills trainings in Gender equity and Diversity (GED), leadership and civic values, life skills.eg resilience and positive coping, peace <(>&<)> conflict management, advocacy processes. PACHEDO will facilitate 18 women’s rights advocacy groups (WRAGs) of 25- 30 members. The trainings will build self-esteem, developskills and attitudes to appreciate gender equality and engage men and other stakeholders to realize zero tolerance to male dominance, violence against women access to productive resources, health and education services. The civic values willempower right holders to competently interface with policy makers, enforcers at the sub-county to open space for women rights fulfilment and participationin governance. 2. The women’s rights awareness and activism (local, community and institutional activism through role model men methodology). The 18 women Rights Advocacy pressure groups (WRAGs) will be trained on women basic human rights and legal instruments asprovided in CEDAW, constitution of Uganda, land policies and resolutions that protect women’s rights especially the social economicrights, access to productive resources. The various government systems are mandated as duty bearers and community support structures such as cultural, religious leaders as safety nets in protecting and respondingto women right protracted abuses, exploitation and violence. Efforts to intensify on community engagements and action based advocacy for social change and inclusion through civic education and public awareness campaigns will be facilitated on women set rights agendas, identified policy gaps, abuse and violations that will influence policies and decisions to improve enforcement of the legal instruments. The role model men will reach out to fellow men to challenge the violent actions of men and promote Gender equity and Diversity for peaceful co-existence. 3. The social economic empowerment. PACHEDO will train 18 self-help groups on VSLA methodology, business and entrepreneurship skills encourage women to save, borrow to self finance their innovative micro enterprises. Specialized trainings, mentorship in selected market led micro enterprises such as soap making, bakery, piggery including VSLA Kits that will be provided. These will strengthen marginalized women economically, provide employment, increase their personal and household incomes, boost negotiation power, promote social and family cohesion, recognition, inclusion for peaceful co-existence. The overall objective will be to strengthen resilience of marginalized women (rights holders 19-60yrs) in promoting Gender equality and inclusion for improved access to productive resources, social services and civic participation in Bungatira Sub County. By the end of the project, the following changes will be expected to be achieved: At least 85% of marginalized women are aware of their rights and actively participate in voicing and demanding for fulfillment of deprived rights to access productive resources and social services as provided in CEDAW, Uganda constitution, and in government service delivery guidelines such as health, education. Women should not only participate, but proactively engage in civic education and public awareness that impact-fully change attitudes of men, families and communities to zero tolerance to negative and discriminatory cultural, religious practices for improved social relationships, that permit women to gain political space and engage in inclusiveleadership and development programmes. At least 80% of the marginalized women in the 18 self help groups are engaged in social economic activities for dignified employment and demonstrate increased earnings and incomes at individual and household level that should stabilize social relationships and improve their social economic status, promote bargaining power to voice their needs and human rights demands.

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The objective of the covenant is described in Chapter 1: The covenant focuses on the conduct of responsible investment policy by Insurers because of the international nature of this activity. This involves preventing, limiting and, if necessary, remedying as far as possible any negative impact on people, animals and the environment. This project supports the efforts of NGOs in realising concrete, implementing activities arising from their participation in the various working groups; for details see section 1.4. NB: Participation in the working groups by NGOs is already funded from the already approved Pillar 2 funding of RFO. Working Group 1: Thematicframeworks have been jointly developed by the Parties. These five thematic frameworks will be rolled outby means of joint activities (e.g. the active promotion and explanation of) for the purpose of implementation by the insurers. The activities of this working group contribute to preventing, mitigating and remedying negative impacts on specific themes explicitly included in the aforementioned article of the Covenant, namely: animal welfare, children's rights, land rights, climate change and controversial weapons and controversial arms trade. Working Group 2: Each year the parties will select a theme for further cooperation in the context of 'do good'. For the year 2020, the covenant parties have chosen the theme of 'access to medicine'. Access to medicine is a direct part of the 'right to health' (International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Article 12) is in line with SDG 3: ensuring good health and well-being for everyone at all ages. It is of great importance that pharmaceutical companies worldwide, including explicitly in developing countries and emerging economies, corporate socialresponsibility, in line with the OECD guidelines and the UNGPs, with regard to this right to health. Workgroup 4: On the basis of fictitious and existing cases, the parties investigate how insurers can contribute to recovery and redress and how they can organise their commitment as optimally as possible in order to achieve a real positive impact 'on the ground'. Working with existing cases, among others, provides a clearer picture of possible negative impacts of specific investments and best practice on how these negative impacts can be prevented and limited. In 2020, this working group will, among other things, organise a case session on 'Recovery and Story'. The proceeds of this case session (in the form of lessons learned) will be published. Working Group 5: In the coming year, the parties will start investigating the possibilities for improving transparency and reporting by insurers. Transparency is important for compliance with the OECD guidelines and UNGPs and the dialogue with internal and external stakeholders. In order to collaborate effectively with others, it is also important to provide insight into results achieved and challenges in the area of ESG due diligence. Finally, public disclosure of results and ambitions can serve as a good stimulus to continue to improve ESG due diligence structurally. The independent monitoring committee, which monitors the progress of the agreements made in the Covenant, endorsed transparency as an important part of the Covenant. - Save the Childrencontributesknowledge about children's rights in a broad sense, including child labour, nutrition and health care. Because of this expertise, they contribute to working group 1, 2 and 4. - Oxfam Novib contributes knowledge on gender equality, land rights, access to medicines, climate change, fair taxation and the fight against corruption. Because of this expertise they contribute to all working groups. - Pax for Peace contributes knowledge about controversial weapons and arms trade, protection of civilians in war situations, advocacy for victims of human rights violations and natural resources in relation to conflict and human rights. Because of this expertise, they contribute to working groups 1, 4 and 5. - Natuur en Milieu contributes knowledge about climate change, sustainable energy sources, sustainable food and sustainable use of raw materials. Because of this expertise they contribute to working group 1....- World Animal Protection contributes knowledge on animal welfare, also in relation to nature conservation, biodiversity, the protein transition, sustainable food production and climate change. Because of this expertise they contribute to workgroups 1, 4 and 5.

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Through regular, active participation in the Steering Group of the IMVO Convergent Insurance sector and in 4 working groups (Themes, Annual Theme, Monitoring and Reporting, Joint Priorities), the applying NGOs will: - actively contribute to the implementation of the covenant, including the formulation of texts for policy frameworks, the establishment of a monitoring system, agreements on the annual theme and the selection and discussion of cases. - actively monitor the progress of the implementation ofthe covenant, and (where possible) contribute to (the development of) possible solutions; - contribute their specific knowledge and information as described under 1.5. As the duration of the covenant is longer than the duration of this application, a financial solution will still have to be found for the participation and contributions of the NGOs described in the last months of the covenant (January - July 2023). The participating NGOs bring their specific knowledge and information about human rights (including children's rights, gender equality and land rights), climate change, controversial weapons and arms trade, nature, the fight against corruption, health (including access to medicines) and animal welfare in the local context. The NGOs will contribute by sharing their expertise with the Partiesand Insurers with regard to, among other things: # Contacts with local stakeholders; # The development of civil society in developing countries; # ESG risks; # Ways to remove barriers to the completion of ESG policies, such as freedom of association; # Contacts with governments in unstable, conflict-affected or quasi-uncontrolled areas; # Contacts with the government of states where frequent serious impacts frequently occur; # Protection of (human rights) activists; # Gathering local evidence with regard to ESG violations In addition, the NGOs will provide the parties and insurers with (background) information, knowledge, analysis, perspectives and /or advice on matters such as: # Actual and potential impacts in the field of ESG, with a clear indication of the status of this information; # General ESG policies and procedures for ESG due diligence; # Colleague and partner organizations. The NGOs will also contribute to the prioritizationof risks based on knowledge of (future) international standards and their global and international overview, perspective and network and will consult with the parties on improving the situation of the injured parties.