GENDER EQUITY PROGRAM (GEP) Request for ... - Aurat Foundation

their maximum potential• Developing and disseminating Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materialThe second component focuses on an advocacy campaign for the allocation of designated toiletsand private waiting areas for women in court premises at the district level. The campaign willtarget bar associations and councils in their independent capacity as representative bodies of thelawyers in the district.The organizations will be expected to submit a plan of action that details its engagement strategywith the bar associations/councils and the administrative units of district and high courts.Following a systematic approach, the selected organization will seek to establish aliaison/partnership with these elected bodies of lawyers by signing a memorandum ofunderstanding.The selected organization will work in tandem with bar associations and councils to seek theallotment of these toilets within the existing lavatories and waiting areas at court premises bydeveloping and disseminating messages and IEC material related to women friendly spaces withinthe court premises. Meetings with the designated people in the administrative units at the courtswill be held to roll the process forward.Construction of new facilities does not come under the scope of this sub grant. However, minimalrehabilitation support maybe provided towards the uplifting of toilets based on an assessmentexercise. Similarly basic support may also be provided for setting up waiting areas.Suggested time period: 12 monthsMinimum suggested outputs:Advocacy with corporate sector entities:• Advocacy plan laying out the strategy and details of the campaign• At least 2 one-day workshops with the respective provincial chambers of commerce andindustries• At least 20 one-day workshops with mainstream private sector companies and industries inthe selected districts• Development and dissemination of detailed guidelines on gender-sensitive HR policies (inUrdu, English and Sindhi)• Development and dissemination plan for the IEC material• 10 success stories of corporate entities allocating space for day care facilities as a result ofGEP engagement• 10 success stories of corporate entities/industries designating separate toilet facilities forwomenAdvocacy with elected bodies of lawyers and administrative units within courts:• Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with bar associations/counsels at district level• Advocacy plan laying out details of engagement with the elected bodies• Development and dissemination of detailed guidelines for gender-sensitive environment atthe district court premises13