CARE Middle East & North Africa REGIONAL SOCIAL & GENDER JUSTICE FRAMEWORK 2015-2030 Regional Syria Response Coordination Meeting Dubai: 11 April, 2016

Where CARE works in MENA CARE currently has 8 permanently established country offices in MENA (6 line managed by CUSA, 2 by C France) and we also have what is presently still considered temporary presence in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) which is line managed by CDL (with a plan to hand over to CEG in early 2016. We do not have official presence in Syria, although CARE USA was requested by CI to be the designated LM for CARE’s operations in Syria. As mentioned the other day, we currently undertake activities in Syria from Turkey and Jordan and CARE Lebanon is planning to start up remote assistance programming shortly. The total population of the eight countries where CARE works sums up to 253 million. Egypt (82m); Jordan (6.7); Morocco (33m), Syria (22.8m) and Yemen (24.4m)– UNDP data HDR 2014; Note: If you add other countries such as the Gulf states, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia and Sudan, the total population of the region comes to 355 million.

Why do we need yet another framework

Why do we need another framework? Not another theoretical framework, but intended to provide actionable direction Multiplying Impact: designing for scale and promoting innovation SMART Milestones till 2030! Leveraging CARE’s added value as an INGO working in 9 countries in the region Bottom-up approach: flexibility for COs to address specificities of local contexts while working towards shared objectives CARE’s strategy should be fit for purpose in light of key trends in the region Drive transformation at 2 levels: individual country-level and multi-country actions Minimum Standards for consistent program quality assurance of gender mainstreaming (enhanced Gender Marker) The purpose of developing this framework is to articulate the overall gender justice changes we seek in MENA and the guiding principles of our action so that individual country offices can apply them to their specific local context. The framework will be flexible enough to enable the country offices to address the specificities of their context but binding enough for each country office’s activities to fall under the same umbrella (i.e. be aligned to the common objectives). To catalyse transformative change, this framework will guide CARE’s actions at two levels: Country-Level Multi-country While there might be several potential shared priorities that can be agree among COs, it will be important to start with no more than 2 such shared priorities for the next 2 years given operational considerations and investment requirements. It is better not to spread ourselves too thin. Thus, this Gender Justice Framework is intended to build on the strong foundations that CARE and its partners already have in supporting poor and marginalized communities in MENA. Rather than being a theoretical exercise, this Framework is intended to take a bottom-up approach to setting clear and specific priorities that would leverage CARE’s added value as an INGO and multiply impact for the people we seek to serve. This Gender Justice Framework will integrate humanitarian and longer-term programming which is particularly necessary in a region such as MENA with x% of people displaced due to conflict and protracted crises.

….So what does that mean?

Humanitarian Response Women & Youth’s Economic Empowerment Humanitarian Response GO1: 20 million people affected by humanitarian crises are better able to protect themselves and their families, and receive quality, life-saving humanitarian assistance. GO2: 50 million poor and vulnerable people increase their food and nutrition security. GO3: 30 million women have greater access to and control over economic resources. GO4: 100 million women and girls exercise their rights to sexual, reproductive and maternal health and a life free from violence. The CARE Approach Promoting Syrian Women’s Voices Gender Equality & Women’s Voice Resilience Governance Social Accountability Transitional Approaches Engaging Men and Boys Milestone 6: By 2030, more than 5% of the Palestinian population will have increased access to agricultural and other inputs, services, and information, contributing to the increase of their income and food security. Gender-based Violence Reduced CARE’s Impact Indicators Milestone 3: By 2020, the immediate needs of at least 400,000 people in OPT affected by conflict/natural disaster will be met Milestone 4: Domestic violence law passed in Egypt by 2025. Milestone 5: By 2025, 30% of women and youth in rural communities in the Caucasus will benefit from new market opportunities, improved technical skills, better access to services and finances. Milestone 2: Regional program to decrease early and child marriage in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon & Yemen by 2025. Milestones for humanitarian response in Syria 962599675513

Collective Way Forward! Strategic Alignment: Adopt the program approach and build long term program strategies (in Jordan & Yemen) and five-year program strategies in Syria-response countries (Turkey & Lebanon) Set measurable and meaningful targets Programme Initiatives: Impact growth strategy for addressing GBV: regional initiative to end early and child marriages in 6 countries GBV mainstreaming in all our programs. Impact growth strategy for women and youth’s economic empowerment . Partner with Syrian women's groups for frontline humanitarian response and promoting their voice; Systematically engage men and boys for gender equality in a positive way. Institutional Strengthening: - Regional Gender and Diversity Audit in all COs in the region and Gender & Diversity Strategies for each CO.

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