WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT Local actors and civil society in targeted regions develop good practices in â€˜close social dialogue' on issues related to childhood,
 women, and the participation and civic engagement of adolescents and women., which contributes to Cross-Sectoral Communication For Development, Early Childhood Development, Gender Discriminatory Roles And Practices, Unicef Capacity For Programming On Gender. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Systems Strengthening And Institution Building. This contributes to the following Country Programme result:  By 2014, the knowledge of families around maternal health and nutrition, early childhood development, child protection as well as
specific needs targeting participation and of adolescents will be enhanced with a view a positive and long-lasting behavior change.