[{"bbox": [86, 154, 604, 187], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 219, 509, 251], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 266, 1120, 320], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is **to strengthen and promote Ecuador's democracy and inclusive democratic processes while promoting women rights and safety**"}, {"bbox": [97, 331, 596, 359], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 370, 1116, 424], "category": "Text", "text": "1. To strengthen integrity, transparency, accountability and efficiency of the electoral processes and institutions while ensuring a fair and transparent campaign environment;"}, {"bbox": [97, 436, 1110, 463], "category": "Text", "text": "2. More inclusive political participation of women and underrepresented groups throughout the electoral cycle;"}, {"bbox": [97, 475, 1088, 502], "category": "Text", "text": "3. To enhance effectiveness of measures for prevention of and response to violence against women and girls."}, {"bbox": [97, 514, 1130, 541], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 553, 294, 581], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Specific objective 1:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 592, 1126, 670], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.1 Enhanced capacities of bodies in charge of the electoral processes related to electoral services, transparent communication and coordination in the electoral cycle and supervision of the financing of political organisations;"}, {"bbox": [97, 684, 1124, 764], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.2 Strengthened capacities of civil society organisations to participate in the electoral cycle in coordination with electoral institutions, UN agencies and international NGOs, as well as to monitor spending of political organisations during the 2025 national election campaign."}, {"bbox": [101, 777, 297, 805], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Specific objective 2:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 816, 1132, 869], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 2.1 Enhanced access to opportunities for political participation for women and underrepresented groups, such as youth and indigenous peoples;"}, {"bbox": [97, 881, 1131, 934], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 2.2 Enhanced capacity and internal mechanism of political organisations for development and implementation of transparent and inclusive rules for the selection of their candidates in the 2025 elections."}, {"bbox": [101, 947, 297, 974], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Specific objective 3:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 985, 1132, 1039], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 3.1. Public policies and legal frameworks for all forms of violence against women and girls are aligned with international human rights standards;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1051, 1131, 1105], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 3.2. National and subnational systems and institutions to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls are strengthened;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1117, 1132, 1222], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 3.3. Prevention platforms established/strengthened to promote strategies and programs (community dialogues, public information and promotion campaigns together with men, religious and community leaders and other relevant actors) about knowledge, attitudes, and practices with gender equality, self-esteem and transformation of harmful masculinities;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1236, 1132, 1316], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 3.4. Women and girls are survivors of GBV, including Domestic Violence (DV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IVP), and their families are informed and have access to quality essential services, including services and opportunities for recovery in the longer term;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1328, 1132, 1407], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 3.5. Key partners, including the technical players who are responsible for relevant statistics, service providers in the different ministries and under-secretariats of the State and women's rights advocates, have strengthened their capacities to regularly gather data regarding VAWG in line with international and regional standards;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1420, 1132, 1500], "category": "Text", "text": "Outcome 3.6. Relevant women's rights groups and CSOs, including those representing young people and groups facing multiple interrelated forms of discrimination and vulnerability, have been strengthened to influence and advance more effectively in the elimination of violence against women and girls."}, {"bbox": [86, 1526, 367, 1554], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1572, 1131, 1626], "category": "Text", "text": "**Specific objective 1:** To strengthen integrity, transparency, accountability and efficiency of the electoral processes and institutions while ensuring a fair and transparent campaign environment."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 32"}]