Countries: Gambia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1

"The head of The Gambia's Female Lawyers Association, Anna Njie, said that repealing the ban [on FGM] would be a backward step" (15).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1

"Army chiefs and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) were urged by the charity Salute Her UK to confront predatory behaviour at the Royal Military Academy" (2).

Countries: D R Congo
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Family has worked with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to promote marriage.

Countries: Belize
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"Mental Health services are available at hospitals and polyclinics across the country mostly staffed by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners. The Unit supports the Domestic Violence Unit and provides training to medical staff. However, the mental health sector continuously reports lack of Counsellors, Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Specialists, and other support personnel, therefore, referrals to NGO services are vital. Governmental agencies make referrals to agencies such as the Child Development Foundation that houses the only Counsellor specialized in traumainformed therapy countrywide. Such collaborations alleviate shortages" (27). "The Government is taking a proactive and preventative approach in conjunction with NGO partners to address child sex tourism" (28). "In 2010 and 2011, the Belize...more

Countries: Belize
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"In 2008, the National Women’s Commission (NWC) installed its first Executive Director. The NWC advises the government, especially the Minister with responsibility for women and gender issues. It serves as a member on several key governmental committees. The commission is comprised of 13 persons representing governmental, non-governmental agencies, civil society, and faith-based organizations. The (NWC) Secretariat monitors and reports on CEDAW as well as other agencies implementing the convention. Although it falls under the MHDFIPA, it is in the process of being converted into a Statutory Body. This move should give the office wider powers to act and persuade partner agencies to monitor and report on their progress regarding the...more

Countries: Belize
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"In 2011, the Ministry of Human Development, Families & Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (formerly Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation) oversaw the drafting process of the combined report. Stakeholders from 34 governmental agencies, statutory bodies and NGOs participated in a consultative process. The National Women’s Commission oversaw the drafting of the updated version. Between October 2022–February 2023, input was solicited from 40 governmental agencies, statutory bodies, gender focal points, and NGOs via an online qualitative questionnaire, interviews and three virtual review and validation sessions" (2-3). "Cognizant that services for women and girls with disabilities must improve, GoB continues to partner with community-based organizations and NGOs. For example, the...more

Countries: Guatemala
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"With regard to assisting women victims of violence, pursuant to article 104 of Decree No. 25-2018 (General Budget of State Revenues and Expenditures Act), the Ministry of the Interior makes budgetary allocations to the Guatemalan Women’s Group in order to support the provision of comprehensive care for women survivors of violence through the comprehensive support centres for women survivors of violence, which are operated by the Group" (9-10). "Between 2012 and 2020, the National Registry Office opened and monitored 47 auxiliary offices located in hospitals belonging to the national network. Between 2017 and 2021, the Office’s awareness-raising campaigns reached 278,108 people, 254,499 of them women, with the aim of educating...more

Countries: Lithuania
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"[The Lithuanian government provided] for the partial financing of projects of eligible civil society organizations working to promote the equality of women and men" (2).

Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"[The state does not have a strong] cooperation with civil society organizations, in particular women’s organizations" (6).

Countries: Singapore
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"The [Office for Women's Development (OWD) of [Ministry of Social and Family Services (MSF)] works closely with the three apex women bodies – SCWO [(Singapore Council of Women's Organisation)], People’s Association Women’s Integration Network Council (PA WIN) and the National Trades Union Congress Women and Family Unit (NTUC WAF) to address issues facing women in Singapore" (19). "NGOs co-implement programmes with the Government" (30). "The Government also collaborated with community partners such as SCWO (with more than 60 member organisations) and Casa Raudha Limited (which runs a crisis shelter) to develop infographics on managing family conflict and dealing with family violence" (38).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"In 2019, the Colombian congress, along with civil society organisations including Mujeres Libres, started working on alternative sentencing for women that would take into account their needs and seek to reduce the impact of imprisonment on dependants. On International Women’s Day, a new law was approved by the president, so women who have been sentenced for minor crimes are able to substitute a prison sentence for unpaid community service" (para 22).

Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"[F]ounder and editor of Saglyk.org, the only website with credible public health information in the Turkmen language, my colleagues and I have been calling for nuanced and informed conversations by educating the public and advocating for science-based best practices in public health in Turkmenistan" (para.4). "Saglyk has created a safe space to anonymously share stories of domestic violence, abuse and harassment. Our Bilim app helps women and girls track their periods and learn about their health and rights (Bilim means both period and knowledge). " (para.15).

Countries: Angola
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"Extensive delays in the NGO registration process continued to be a problem; however, NGOs that had not yet received registration were allowed to operate. The government at times arbitrarily restricted the activities of associations it considered subversive by refusing to grant permits for projects and other activities" (11). "The government generally cooperated with UNHCR, the World Food Program, and NGOs to protect and assist refugees" (13). "[M]any NGOs reported they were forced to limit the scope of their work because they faced problems registering, were subject to subtle forms of intimidation, and risked more serious forms of harassment and closure" (18).

Countries: Bahamas
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"The government generally cooperated with UNHCR and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection and assistance to internally displaced persons, refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and other persons of concern" (8). "A number of international and domestic human rights organizations operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Government officials were generally cooperative and responsive to their views" (11-12).

Countries: Cambodia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"Representatives of civil society, including women’s rights organizations, have not been fully involved in the process of formulating the first national gender policy" (5). This is a relationship that may not be very cooperative (MV- coder comment). "[A] decision adopted in September 2019, [delegated] civil society organizations [to] lead and coordinate the efforts to draft a law to establish a national human rights institution... [A]lthough civil society organizations have already been engaged in drafting such a law, their proposals have reportedly not been taken into account, and that no progress has been made to establish an independent national human rights institution in the State party" (5).