Our Four Strategic Pillars

• Enhanced positioning of the EGDC at the regional, African, and international levels;
• Optimization of organization and management methods to better address future challenges;
• Resilience of the Centre in times of crisis;
• Stability of operational resources;
• Efficiency of resources;
• Strengthening of institutional and organizational capacities.

• Effective laws, policies, and institutions
• Human rights, conflict prevention and resolution, governance, peace, and security

• Empowerment of women through equitable access to resources (land, property, technical resources, and energy) and economic opportunities
• Empowerment of women through access to financing and markets
• Improvement of equitable access to basic social services for both men and women
• Acceleration of women's positioning in the workforce through skills enhancement

• Mobilization of resources for the internal functioning of the EGDC;
• Identification of financing for the implementation of projects and programs in favor of gender equality and the promotion of the empowerment of women and girls.

For the implementation of the Strategy, the EGDC will strengthen its capacities and rely on its experience and skills for the operationalization of the pillars, through a specific implementation framework. This intervention framework includes an action plan that specifies the interventions to be carried out and defines the roles and responsibilities of internal and external stakeholders within its institutional framework. Finally, the implementation of the strategy will take place within a framework that promotes:

• Strengthening collaboration between the EGDC and all other directorates and agencies of the ECOWAS Commission;
• And the regional anchoring of the EGDC through the monitoring and harmonization of framework agreements and laws in favor of promoting gender equality in the ECOWAS Member States.

The implementation of the Strategy will be monitored through indicators linked to the theory of change as part of results tracking. These indicators will be used to measure progress in terms of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, ensuring alignment with the strategic pillars as well as the prerequisite institutional conditions proposed for the implementation of the strategy.