2007 Gender and Rights-Responsive Sustainable Cities
Award Competition
The competition aims at making visible the contribution of local
governments, civil society and individual actors to the development of
policies, programmes and innovative efforts towards the creation of Rights-Responsive
Sustainable Cities in Asia and the Pacific. The theme for the 2007 Awards is
“Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights in Post-Disaster, Post-Conflict
Reconstruction and Disaster Preparedness”.
The regional awards in 2007 will identify three innovative practices and
three excellent practices, one each from the categories of individuals, cities,
and civil society; accordingly, six awards will be given in total.
The three awardees for excellence, one each from the categories of
in individuals, cities, and civil society, will receive a cash prize and
participate in the award ceremony related to the celebration of International
Women’s Day in Fukuoka, Japan. The three awardees for innovation, one each from the categories of in
individuals, cities, and civil society, will receive a cash prize and acknowledgement
of their success.
The Award Objectives and Categories
The Award Process is a learning experience and a form of
benchmarking by encouraging the participation of cities, civil society organizations
and individuals involved in post-disaster, post-conflict reconstruction and
disaster preparedness, to enhance documentation and internal recognition of
efforts. Further, the award competition
is an advocacy strategy that promotes the awareness and application of gender
and human rights principles in urban governance. It acts as an incentive for other cities and organizations to
mainstream gender and human rights in their policies and programmes, while empirically
demonstrating the tangible benefits of gender mainstreaming. It additionally promotes strategic links
between women’s organizations, civil society organizations, local governments,
and individual leaders; and contributes to the establishment of a unique
documentation of participating cities.
In 2007, the award will recognize innovation and excellence in
“Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights in Post-Disaster, Post-Conflict
Reconstruction and Disaster Preparedness”.
A total of 6 awardees will be chosen: a set of three winners on ‘innovation’
and another set on ‘excellence; each at all three levels: the individual,
city and civil society organization.
Complete, detailed eligibility criteria is available for download
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Background
Download the Application and Guidelines
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