[{"bbox": [86, 153, 400, 183], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [96, 199, 1160, 277], "category": "Text", "text": "The articulation of this Action seeks areas of convergence and complementarity by the two initiatives financed by the European Union aimed at promoting electoral democratic strengthening, and the prevention and eradication of gender violence."}, {"bbox": [96, 292, 281, 318], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Democracy support"}, {"bbox": [96, 329, 1160, 489], "category": "Text", "text": "This first component will seek to i) strengthen the regulatory and institutional framework of the electoral institutions, ii) foster transparency and truthfulness in the treatment of public information to support a well-informed citizenry and iii) encourage democratic values and support the participation of traditionally excluded groups as well as prevent any type of violence during electoral processes. It will benefit from the strong institutional setup between the most experienced UN institution in electoral support, as it is the case of UNDP, as well as with the four more specialised CSOs in electoral matters in the country."}, {"bbox": [96, 501, 1160, 609], "category": "Text", "text": "The project implemented by the UNDP will aim to continue strengthening the electoral and democratic process in Ecuador with an emphasis on the Electoral Organisations. Meanwhile, the project implemented by the Consortium will focus on democratic strengthening of civil society, taking into account the experience and the fundamental role in promoting active citizenship throughout the electoral cycle."}, {"bbox": [96, 620, 1160, 857], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action takes into consideration the recommendations of the EU Electoral Observation Mission for the Extraordinary Congressional Elections of 2020, and the Mission of Electoral Experts deployed by the EU for the General Elections of 2021. It will also complement the FPI action (contract signature expected in March 2023) aiming to contribute the prevention and peaceful handling of socio-environmental conflicts due to natural resource extraction in Ecuador. Close coordination between actions shall be ensured, especially regarding the development-peace nexus. In this regard, the FPI action can effectively contribute to mitigating some of the risks identified in the AAP (in particular, issues concerning Free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples as dialogue and peaceful consultation processes among communities and between communities and authorities are specifically addressed through the FPI action."}, {"bbox": [96, 872, 206, 899], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Spotlight II"}, {"bbox": [96, 910, 1160, 1044], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective of this second component it is to contribute to women and girls living free from violence, especially femicide. It will keep the ecological approach through the holistic strategies developed during phase I, with community, family and individual participation. The action will seek to complement capacity-building (pillars 2, 3, 4, and 6), institution building (pillar 2) and service provision (pillar 4); and, will also respond to the requirements for new normative and policy frameworks pursuant to LOIPEVCM (pillar 1)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1056, 1160, 1109], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF it achieves a strong legal framework on gender based violence at national level, THEN the regulatory framework at local level will be strengthened and institutional conditions for compliance are more favourable."}, {"bbox": [96, 1121, 1160, 1202], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF the capacities of the human right bodies and authorities, and political parties are strengthened, combined with measures to combat disinformation and promote consistency, THEN these institutions will be better prepared to comply with the policy framework."}, {"bbox": [96, 1213, 1160, 1267], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF a proper dissemination of prevention mechanism and shifting of THEN we can generate a new generation of healthy masculinities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1279, 1160, 1332], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF the delivery and essential services are strengthened THEN the response or prevention system will be the better quality, more accessible and accountable."}, {"bbox": [96, 1344, 1160, 1425], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF mechanisms for verifying and monitoring information on violence and femicide are installed and/or reinforced, via a unified register platform combining national statistic system and CSO system, THEN better and more truthful information, a key input for a well-informed institutional bodies and an efficient response to violence."}, {"bbox": [96, 1436, 1160, 1517], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF communication media is strengthened, jointly with citizen information campaigns on gender based violence in all its aspects, THEN media can better report without victimization and citizens are better informed in order to advocate and prevent."}, {"bbox": [96, 1528, 1160, 1582], "category": "List-item", "text": "* IF grassroots civil society organizations are strengthened THEN they will have access to resources and generation of proposals to prevent and address violence against women."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 32"}]