The Sama Sama project

This project aims to improve equitable participation and representation of women and marginalized groups in the democratic space in Nepal and the Philippines. Project activities include: (1) establishing government-to-citizen platforms technical hubs; (2) creating a peer support program for women and youths; (3) supporting data and evidence-based action-researches; (4) organizing solidarity tours; (5) establishing the Future Leaders' Empowerment program; (6) establishing micro-grant program for evidence-based advocacy campaigns; (7) establishing capacity building programs for women candidates and locally elected women office-bearers. The Project targets women and marginalized groups in selected geographical sites based on the project’s implementing partners' extensive long-term experience working with these communities.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased access to civic engagement opportunities for women and marginalized groups to defend human rights and democratic participation; and (2) improved government-citizen collaboration promoting gender transformative inclusive public services and democratic participation for women and marginalized groups (WMGs).