From July 2016 to June 2017, CARPO implemented the research project ‘Enhancing Women’s Role in Peace and Security’ in Yemen in cooperation with Saferworld and the Yemen Polling Center. The aim of the research, which was led by CARPO as the main applicant and which was funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, was to provide sound knowledge on issues around women and peace-building in Yemen during conflict (including impact of the conflict on women; services and support in the community; role of women in conflict; etc.); on local actors, such as women, who are active in their communities; and on opportunities and obstacles for women to play a role in peace-building. The results of this research has fed into a larger EU-funded project on women and peace-building in Yemen implemented by Saferworld.
Duration: July 2016 – June 2017
Partners: Saferworld, Yemen Polling Center
by Marie-Christine Heinze and Marwa Baabbad
This Study brings together the findings of qualitative research conducted in Ibb and Aden by the Yemen Polling Center (YPC) in cooperation with CARPO and Saferworld. It looks at the impact of the war on women and their families in these two regions, particularly in terms of security-related issues, and the roles women play or have played in the conflict as well as in the building of security and peace.
by Marie-Christine Heinze
This literature review provides an overview of women’s interactions with peacebuilding efforts in Yemen, in view to informing current strategies on how to enhance their role. In doing so, it considers questions in regard to women’s political participation in the past; the impact of conflict on women’s lives; the social norms governing women’s activism; and examples of women’s involvement in peacebuilding processes.
