Survey

Resource

Discourse

Advocacy

Research

Survey

• Undertake a critical review of the field of action around ESCR in South Asia with a particular focus on gendered understandings of these rights.

• Publish a report to help map the field by highlighting the main actors, their focus and immediate needs.

• Assess needs, trends, priorities and new agendas that would help focus more effectively on strengthening women’s ESCR.

Resource

• Develop strategic partnerships with individuals and organizations around ESCR and/or women’s rights at all levels — local, regional and international.

• Provide technical and material assistance to conduct effective local, national, regional and international advocacy around women and ESCR.

• Provide human rights education and training with a focus on monitoring and self-representation skills through leadership development.

• Facilitate collaboration between various networks and organizations at all levels.

• Develop a website on women and ESCR as a resource to exchange information and disseminate best practices and problem-solving strategies.

Discourse

Facilitate conversations such as meetings, seminars, dialogues to further develop conceptual framework and to document good practices in the areas of women and cultural rights.

Advocacy

• Strengthen standards within the human rights framework for full implementation of women’s human rights.

• Develop, compile and promote effective use of gender sensitive indicators for specific ESCR.

• Strengthen women’s rights advocacy at international human rights events, in particular at the United Nations.

Research

Conduct action-oriented research to provide deeper analysis of women’s ESC issues and to facilitate new rights-defence strategies.