UN Women 2022 Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG) for Eastern and Southern Africa

Are you an institution focusing on gender equality, women’s rights, and women’s empowerment in the East and Southern Africa region? The UN Women Regional Office is looking for organizations and groups to drive dialogue & engagement on gender equality, to support consultations between UN Women and civil society  and help inform UN Women’s priorities and strategies in the region. 

• Table of Content
• About UN Women
• UN Women Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG)
• Aim and Benefits of UN Women Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG)
• Requirements for UN Women Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG) Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About UN Women

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Deve... continue reading

UN Women Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG)

Aim and Benefits of UN Women Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG)

1. The nominated Institutions will nominate a qualified focal person to the Regional CSAG

• At least 5 years of working experience in civil society, in gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment
• Regional experience in advocating for and promoting gender equality, development and or human rights
• Thematic expertise in women’s economic empowerment, leadership or violence against women or any thematic priority for UN Women in the region
• Knowledge and understanding of gender issues in the region
• Experience in engendering policy and legislation frameworks
• Strong analytical capacity
• No active engagement in politics to safeguard neutrality of the UN

Requirements for UN Women Regional Civil Society Advisory Group (RCSAG) Qualification

The R-CSAG membership will be at an institution level and not at the individual level to ensure availability of members for meetings. Institutions will be required to assign a focal person and alternates whom they consider is fit for such a high-level advisory group. Such arrangement is expected to help avoid issue of quorum as it is highly likely that there will always be someone that can step-in in the event the main focal person can’t make it to the scheduled meeting.

The Regional-CSAG will consist of 12 members of diverse gender identities  representing institutions that are committed to the core values of the United Nations and to the mission of UN Women. The institutions should have a proven track record in their respective fields preferably with strong credentials as gender, development and or women’s rights advocates.

Members representing institutions will be drawn from non-governmental organizations, women’s rights organizations/ networks/coalitions/movements, community-based organizations, academia and others working on gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in diverse sectors. Mostly, the members representing institutions will be drawn from institutions that work on these issues from a regional perspective. RCSAG members will be selected so that they meet the following criteria:

• Organizations that are working on gender equality, women rights and women’s empowerment from a regional perspective including but not limited to (1) Women’s Economic Empowerment (2) Women in Leadership and Decision Making (3) Ending Violence against Women (4) Promoting women’s voices in humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction (5) Gender equality and women’s legal rights
• Representatives from community -based organizations who are engaged in regional advocacy or networks promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women
• Representatives from faith-based or traditional leaders’ organizations that work on gender equality and women’s rights at a regional level
• Representatives from youth-led or youth-focused organizations that work on gender equality and women’s rights issues at a regional level
• Representatives from organizations of persons with disabilities (ideally women-led) that work on gender equality, women’s rights and disability rights
• Representatives of organizations working with or representing other groups facing intersecting forms of discrimination
• Geographical balance between Eastern and Southern Africa; men and women (ensuring no more than 2/3 of one gender is represented).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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For more details, visit UN Women website.