Support for the Association des Femmes d’Affaires du Burundi to develop a protocol against sexual harrasment

Context

AFAB has been promoting women’s entrepreneurship in Burundi since 2003. Its aim is to promote women’s economic empowerment, provide resources and training for business development and promote networking opportunities between women entrepreneurs. AFAB has around 2,000 members across the country (members pay a membership fee), who operate in 11 sectors of activity, including trade, mining, industry, crafts, transport, construction and public works, banking and insurance, new information and communication technologies, agri-business, tourism and hotels, services and the professions.

Objective

The aim of the request is to draw up a PEAHS (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in the Workplace) ‘Ecosystem Protocol’ for AFAB members, as well as other organisations linked to AFAB, offering a guide for their own victims, as well as other companies and organisations linked to women entrepreneurs, on how to proceed in these situations.

Results

AFAB plans to use the communication material produced to share it among stakeholders and through social media, to raise awareness among women entrepreneurs in Bujumbura and prevent sexual harassment.

AFAB will initiate the process of signing the Code of Conduct developed with the ICR Facility for the entrepreneurs who have been sensitized and their employees.

Find the project deliverables (in French) below:

Code of Conduct PAESH (in French)

PDF, 1.140 Ko

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Protocol PAESH (in French)

PDF, 761 Ko

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Code of Conduct to Sign (in French)

PDF, 321 Ko

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Explore dissemination tools to raise awareness and prevent sexual harassment below (in French):

Exploitation sexuelle par un parrain de business

Find the complete tools in French and in Kirundi below:

Dissemination tools to raise awareness and prevent sexual harassment (French)

PDF, 1.874 Ko

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Dissemination tools to raise awareness and prevent sexual harassment (Kirundi)

PDF, 1.201 Ko

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This intervention took place under ICR Facility project, co-funded by the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the British Council. The ICR Facility was implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (German Development Cooperation, GIZ), the British Council, Expertise France, and Stichting Nederlandse Ontwikkelingsorganisatie (Netherlands Development Organisation, SNV).