Women Empowerment
Gender equality and improving women’s rights and possibility to fully participate in the political and economic life is prerequisite for Timor-Leste to achieve its development aspirations. While Timor-Leste has now emerged from decades of conflict, Timorese women continue to struggle both in the aftermath of conflict and in the fight for equality, social, economic and political rights. Norway is committed to support efforts that empower women.
Project name: Access to justice for Timorese women Implementing institutions: Judicial System Monitoring Programme (JSMP) Agreement partner: Judicial System Monitoring Programme (JSMP) Project period: 2010 -2012 Total budget: NOK 3.6 million JSMP was established in April 2001 to monitor the processes of the Ad Hoc Human Rights Tribunal in Indonesia and the Special Panels for Serious Crimes in... Read more
Project name: Fokupers on supporting Support Women’s Economic Empowerment Implementing institutions: Fokupers Agreement partner: Fokupers Project period: 2009 - 2010 Total budget: NOK 3.2 million Fokupers is one of the few East Timorese women's NGOs working on the empowerment of women from a women's human rights perspective. Established in 1997, Fokupers has been engaged in investigating wom Read more