Feminist
Participatory Action Research For Change!
“Rural, Indigenous, Migrant, Urban Poor Women in the Midst of Climate
Policies and Projects”
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline:
Sunday, 3 November 2013
APWLD invites grassroots women’s rights organisations and movements
to take part in this exciting feminist participatory action research
project that aims to develop tools and resources that support rural,
indigenous, migrant and urban poor women to monitor, engage and
influence climate policies that impact on them.
Background
Global warming, environmental degradation and climate disasters have
been caused by the historical exploitation of the world’s resources
and carbon by the wealthiest nations and individuals. The climate
regime is dominated by private sector, powerful states and
international financial institutions, rarely involving those most
affected with least responsiAbility: women of the global south.
Research conducted by APWLD and others shows that
women are affected more severely and are more at risk from climate
disasters and extreme weather events, often exacerbated by
traditional gender roles, including during post-disaster response
efforts.
In 2010-2011, APWLD and members conducted five research projects,
utilising community based participatory research, documenting the
impact of climate change on rural, indigenous, migrant, urban poor
and fisher women’s rights and livelihoods, as well as their own
adaptation practices. It is obvious from the research results
that climate change and climate justice are not gender neutral.
Patriarchal practices, coupled with global economic injustices, make
women particularly vulnerable during disasters and to the
consequences of land degradation and erosion. Furthermore, the
research illustrates that rural, indigenous, migrant, urban poor and
fisherwomen are rarely included in policy debates that determine
their future despite the extensive knowledge and expertise of their
own communities.
Unfortunately, the climate-solutions offered rarely favour of rural,
indigenous, migrant, urban poor and fisher women. In some
cases, the climate mitigation and adaptation policies and projects
were enforced without free, prior and informed consent by men and
women in the affected communities. In several documented cases, women
were forcibly evicted from their homes and lands, their peace and
security threatened or were forced to migrate and live in the most
precarious environments. Market-based solutions to climate
change have not been shown to serve the interests of affected
communities.
To address both the need to increase the evidence base around climate
policies and practices that address the needs and interests of local
women and the need to have women as vocal and effective advocates in
climate debates, APWLD will support seven local organisations to
conduct feminist participatory action research on climate justice.
Overall
objective:
To advance rural, indigenous and migrant women’s human rights by
increasing the capacity of RIMUP women in Asia Pacific to author
evidence-based community research and be vocal and effective policy
advocates for climate justice, human rights and just development.
Specific
objective:
- Develop the capacity of RIMUP women and
their organisations in seven (7) communities to research and
document evidence for use in engaging decision-making processes
on climate change in local, national, regional and international
level
- Foster knowledge and resources on the
impact of climate policies, practices and projects on women at
the local level;
- Establish strategic advocacy plans and
opportunities to support women’s own solutions and safeguards
for policy change at national, regional and international
levels.
- Strengthen institutional development of
partner organization through leadership development and movement
building.
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FEMINIST PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH FOR CHANGE!
Seven partner organisations will be selected to work with APWLD for
one (1) year (December 2013-November 2014) to document:
- The impact of climate policies,
practices and projects on rural, indigenous, fisher, migrant and
urban poor women at the country level. Four focus areas of
the research that’s illustrative of women’s development rights
are:
- Access to and control over land and
resources
- Decent work and living wage
- Peace and Justice
- Voice (women’s democratic participation
and bodily autonomy)
- Community-owned solutions and safeguard
measures for women.
Researchers will be introduced to a human rights based approach to
development; feminist participatory action research methods; advocacy
and campaigning for change. They will access training in
international human rights standards and rights-based approaches to
their area of research. Through a combination of face-to-face
and online modules, they will:
- Share the frameworks within their
communities;
- Learn practical feminist participatory
action research skills; and
- Develop and implement a community-based
research plan. The advocacy planning for the documented
cases will be done during the workshops so that each research
will have a clear purpose and target for the research report.
Support for selected national partners
APWLD will provide seven organisations with a small grant to employ a
young woman researcher and carry out the research including salary
and on-costs with the approximate amount of USD 8,000. Research
partners will need to appoint a mentor to assist this young women
researcher throughout this research programme.
APWLD will also support the young women researcher and their mentors
to participate in capacity building workshops and provide advocacy or
network opportunities.
Selection Criteria of the Research Partners:
APWLD will select RIMUP organisations who will lead the FPAR on
climate justice for women in seven countries in Asia Pacific.
We are seeking non-governmental, non-profit organisations:
- Committed towards the enjoyment and
realisation of the human rights and climate justice of women at
community level in Asia Pacific, particularly of the most
marginalised (young, rural, indigenous, migrant, Dalit women
and/or women in other minority groups);
- Committed to conducing the one-year
Feminist Participatory Action Research process;
- Committed to feminist participatory methodologies
that increase democratic participation and leadership of
marginalised women in the research;
- Can provide the appointed researcher
with internet and computer access for regular online
communication with APWLD secretariat and online training
APWLD will consider the following when selecting the seven
organisations for this project:
- Sub-regional representation;
- Recommendations/ references by APWLD
members;
- Diverse human rights and development
concerns of rural, indigenous, migrant and other marginalised
women in Asia Pacific.
Application
Interested organisations shall submit:
- Accomplished application form
- Expression of interest
- Budget proposal.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
HERE
Please send completed forms by Sunday, 3 November 2013 no later than
11.00 PM (Chiang Mai Time, GMT+7) to apwld@apwld.org or fax to +66(0)53
280 847.
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