[{"bbox": [97, 198, 343, 225], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 236, 1134, 344], "category": "Text", "text": "Myanmar has long been characterized by significant levels of inequality across various dimensions, including access to resources, education, and basic services. Disparities are observed between urban and rural areas, with urban centres generally experiencing higher levels of development and greater access to resources. Insufficient social protection mechanisms strongly contribute to the challenges faced."}, {"bbox": [97, 348, 1134, 508], "category": "Text", "text": "Inequality in Myanmar is largely gendered and has worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic and the military coup. Harmful social norms contribute to women holding subordinate roles in social, economic and political spheres. Gender inequality remains a pervasive issue, with women facing numerous barriers to empowerment and economic participation. These challenges are compounded by disparities in access to livelihoods - as women often bear the burden of unpaid household work, limiting their access to paid employment opportunities -, access to education, particularly for marginalised communities and in remote areas, and access to healthcare."}, {"bbox": [97, 513, 1134, 727], "category": "Text", "text": "While the primary objective of this action is to improve access to services for gender-based violence survivors across all socio-economic backgrounds, it is expected to particularly benefit some of the most vulnerable groups, who are disproportionately represented in the bottom 40 percent of the population (women, IDPs, persons with disabilities, ethnic and religious minorities, LGBTQI+ persons). The action will contribute to reducing identified drivers of inequality, specifically in terms of access to health and mental health and psychosocial support services (through the provision of services under Objective 2), access to livelihood opportunities (through enhanced economic empowerment under Objective 3), and the challenging of harmful gendered social norms (through community awareness activities under Objective 1)."}, {"bbox": [97, 784, 211, 810], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 822, 1134, 1142], "category": "Text", "text": "The democratic transition in Myanmar started in 2012 and has dramatically been halted by the 2021 military coup. While the current context and the nature of this action prevent the integration of a democracy support component at state level, it remains committed to promoting women's participation as a fundamental principle of democracy and good governance. The action will incorporate democratic approaches throughout its activities. Outcome 1 of the action will play an enabling role in strengthening the capacity of local women's organizations, empowering them to engage actively and enhance women's involvement in decision-making at the local level. Women's representation in decision-making remains significantly low across all levels of society, including at the household level. Outcome 1 of the action will engage local communities in rethinking harmful social norm and promote a more equal vision of society. Additionally, it will equip survivors with skills, including life and leadership skills, that will encourage them to take greater part in decision-making at the household and community level. Activities under this action will strive to create safe and inclusive spaces that promote meaningful and peaceful participation and exchange, fostering an environment conducive to a positive and democratic future in the country."}, {"bbox": [97, 1191, 487, 1217], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 1229, 1134, 1363], "category": "Text", "text": "A conflict analysis screening was completed at the end of 2021, building upon previous assessments conducted in 2019 before the military coup. This screening represents a continuous process of integrating conflict sensitivity considerations, which have become essential in the current context. Given the highly complex and volatile environment in which this action will operate, ongoing conflict environment scanning and analysis are imperative to ensure that the program does not inadvertently contribute to harm or exacerbate conflict."}, {"bbox": [97, 1368, 1134, 1449], "category": "Text", "text": "To ensure this, demonstrated experience in conflict-sensitive and human rights-based programming will be among the selection criteria for the entrusted entity managing this action, and implementing partners will be supported throughout the action to establish localised context and conflict sensitivity analysis."}, {"bbox": [97, 1454, 1134, 1588], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will actively contribute to strengthening peace and resilience through a dual focus. Firstly, by promoting social cohesion and community resilience (in particular through objective 1), and secondly, by strengthening systems (through objectives 1 and 2). This includes engagement with non-government service providers (and in particular ethnic health organisations) to ensure a coordinated and harmonised approach for service delivery to survivors, which is the main focus of the action. It is expected that the majority of survivors accessing services"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 31"}]