In 2018, UN Trust Fund grantees were instrumental in advocating for new national laws and policies to protect survivors and bring perpetrators to justice. For example, in Ecuador, a project implemented by ACDemocracia was aimed at ensuring that women and girl who were survivors of violence in the Ambato, Pelileo and Baños territories had greater access to a more effective justice system. The project also aimed at promoting the application of normative frameworks and policies for the protection of women’s rights by influencing legislative reform and changing cultural norms. It was able to provide at least 20,000 people with information on the right of women to live free from violence through the use of various publicity initiatives, including broadcasts in the national and international media. ACDemocracia, along with the National Coalition of Women and UN Women, also played an important role in advocating for the adoption of the new Comprehensive Law for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women, which was approved by the Ecuadorian Parliament in 2018.
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In 2018, UN Trust Fund grantees were instrumental in advocating for new national laws and policies to protect survivors and bring perpetrators to justice. For example, in Ecuador, a project implemented by ACDemocracia was aimed at ensuring that women and girl who were survivors of violence in the Ambato, Pelileo and Baños territories had greater access to a more effective justice system. The project also aimed at promoting the application of normative frameworks and policies for the...