Locations
Challenging Harmful Attitudes and Norms for Gender Equality (CHANGE)
Implementing organisation(s) | Convening Agent: UNDP Kazakhstan Participating UN Organizations: UNDP UNFPA UN Women |
Duration | January 2026-December 2028 |
Project budget | Total budget in € 5,861,480 EU contribution in € 5,200,000 |
Project partners | National parliaments; central and local government ministries and agencies; national gender equality mechanisms; judicial, law enforcement, and human rights institutions; religious and faith-based organisations; civil society and women’s rights organisations; academic and research institutions; and private sector actors across Central Asia. |
Location | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
Keywords | Gender equality, GBV, human rights, TFGBV, gender and social norms, Central Asia |
Contract number | 2025/488278 |
Project Description
Overall Objective: GBV reduction in Central Asia
Main target groups: Adolescents and youth; women and girls; men and boys; faith-based organisations and religious leaders; civil society, youth and women-led organisations and women’s rights organisations; central and local public authorities; academia; service providers; mass media and influencers; private sector actors; and academia and research institutions.
Expected results
The programme is expected to contribute to a reduction of gender-based violence in Central Asia through three interrelated results:
1. Social norms increasingly reflect zero tolerance for GBV.
2. Civil society organisations more effectively prevent and respond to GBV through strengthened coordination, capacity, and advocacy.
3. Women have increased economic empowerment and access to sustainable livelihoods.
Contact | For UNDP Kazakhstan: For UNFPA: For UN Women: |
