Partners for Gender Justice

While the Partners for Gender Justice conferences and meetings have been valuable in bringing together participants from different countries and organizations to share experiences, challenges and best practices, national stakeholders have expressed their desire for support in taking what they have learned beyond the conferences: to utilize the tools identified, to apply lessons learned in their own justice systems, and to continue south-south dialogue.
Over the next two years, the Partners for Gender Justice have agreed to work to identify, connect and promote collaboration among key actors and resources to advance gender justice in conflict-affected environments; to advocate at the highest policy levels for prioritization of gender justice within overall peace building and rule of law efforts; and to target West Africa, specifically Sierra Leone and Liberia, in order to intensify collaboration and cooperation among partners: government (judiciary, ministry of justice, ministry of gender), NGOs, donors, academia and international actors (United Nations, financial institutions and states).
Until now, the administration of PGJ activities has been handled by ILAC. However, given the planned expansion of the PGJ, the partners have determined that a separate Partners for Gender Justice Secretariat can best carry out this expanded mandate and work is now under way for the establishment of such a secretariat.