Support rural women’s leadership in the agricultural sector in Jordan

UN Women is requesing proposals that reinforce women’s leadership and organizational capacities and support to the creation of a conducive policy environment to guarantee long-term sustainability of development actions.

Specifically, UN Women is looking for proposals that promote rural women’s participation and leadership in rural organizations and local governance systems, and where possible targeting both refugees and Jordanians. Work should engage men, including religious and traditional leaders, local authorities and men in general, in all activities to guarantee political and social recognition of the role of women by the whole community. Work should also ensure the engagement of, and with, the Government of Jordan to support the development of an enabling environment within local organisations to promote the effective engagement and (where possible) enforcement of rural women’s economic, social and cultural rights and their access to decent wage employment. Strategies should involve generating research, working to review the current governance frameworks of lead organizations within the agricultural sector and advocating with relevant stakeholders to deliver greater development outcomes to rural women.