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United Nations Development Programme Country: Papua New Guinea Project Document Project Title Strengthening national coordination, implementation and monitoring mechanisms to end family and sexual violence. (for the purpose of this document referred to as the Government/UNDP GBV project) UNDAF Outcome(s): Interagency Outcome 2.2: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment By Project end, women, men, boys and girls have increased opportunities to access services, resources, rights and decision- making processes through equal participation and benefits from the economic, social and political development of PNG. Expected Output(s): Output 1: Research and development of a framework for FSV/GBV interventions for improved planning, budgeting and monitoring at national and provincial level. Output 2: Development of a national GBV strategy in partnership with relevant stakeholders and roll out in pilot ministries and four provinces. Output 3: Strengthening of provincial FSVACs in four provinces to effectively refer and manage cases and ensure the availability and quality of FSV/GBV interventions. Output 4: Capacity building and support for FSV/GBV champions and human rights defenders in eight provinces to raise awareness and prevent FSV/GBV. Executing Entity: UNDP through the UN Gender Task Team Total resources required 5,583,583AUS $ Total allocated resources: 4,000,000 AUS $ Regular 0 Other: DFAT 4,000,000 AUS $ Government 803,102 AUS $ Programme Period: 30 MONTHS Start date: 15 December 2013 End Date: 15 July 2016 1

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United Nations Development Programme Country: Papua New GuineaProject Document

Project Title Strengthening national coordination, implementation and monitoring mechanisms to end family and sexual violence.(for the purpose of this document referred to as the Government/UNDP GBV project)

UNDAF Outcome(s):Interagency Outcome 2.2: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

By Project end, women, men, boys and girls have increased opportunities to access services, resources, rights and decision-making processes through equal participation and benefits from the economic, social and political development of PNG.

Expected Output(s): Output 1: Research and development of a framework for FSV/GBV interventions for improved planning, budgeting and monitoring at national and provincial level.Output 2: Development of a national GBV strategy in partnership with relevant stakeholders and roll out in pilot ministries and four provinces.Output 3: Strengthening of provincial FSVACs in four provinces to effectively refer and manage cases and ensure the availability and quality of FSV/GBV interventions.Output 4: Capacity building and support for FSV/GBV champions and human rights defenders in eight provinces to raise awareness and prevent FSV/GBV.

Executing Entity: UNDP through the UN Gender Task Team

Total resources required 5,583,583AUS $Total allocated resources: 4,000,000 AUS $

Regular 0 Other: DFAT 4,000,000 AUS $ Government 803,102 AUS $

(tbc) Unfunded budget: 788,583 AUS $

Programme Period: 30 MONTHS

Start date: 15 December 2013

End Date: 15 July 2016

Management Arrangements NIM

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Agreed by (Government)

Agreed by (UNDP)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3GLOSSARY 4

1 CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS 5BACKGROUND 5GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 5FAMILY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE 7

2 STRATEGIC CONCEPT 9DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM AND UNDP RESPONSE 10

3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 10PROPOSED OUTCOMES 10PROPOSED OUTPUTS 10

4 PROJECT RATIONALE AND THEORY OF CHANGE 20ASSUMPTIONS UNDERPINNING THE THEORY OF CHANGE 21PROMISING PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED 21UNDP COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE 22DFAT STRATEGIC PARTNER 22

5 DELIVERY APPROACH 22

6 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 23GOVERNANCE 23PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT 23

7 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 23FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS 23WORKPLAN 24BUDGET 28

8 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 29APPROACH 29KEY QUESTIONS 29REPORTING 29ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 29

9 SUSTAINABILITY 2910 RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 31

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ARoB Autonomous Region of BougainvilleC-CPD Common Country Programme Document CIMC Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council CSO Civil society organisationDfCDR Department for Community Development and ReligionDJAG Department of Justice and Attorney GeneralFBO Faith based organisationFSV Family sexual violenceFSVAC Family sexual violence action committeeFSVC Family sexual violence centreFSVU Family sexual violence unitGBV Gender based violenceGESI Gender Equality and Social InclusionGII Gender Inequality IndexGoPNG Government of Papua New GuineaHDI Human Development IndexHIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired

immunodeficiency syndromeINGO International OrganisationLLG Local level governmentMDG Millennium Development Goals MTDP Mid-term development planNCD National Capital DistrictNGO Non-government OrganisationNRI National Research InstituteNSO National Statistics OfficeOSS One Stop ShopPNG Papua New GuineaSOP Standard Operating ProceduresTOT Training of trainersTWG Technical Working GroupUNDAF United National Development Assistance FrameworkUPNG University of Papua New GuineaVSO Volunteer Service Overseas

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GLOSSARY

Champions A visionary advocate for the cause to family and sexual violence or gender based violence. A champion doesn’t merely promote an end to violence, he or she is a leader that drives change. Champions may include men and women, professionals working in the area, politicians, community leaders, survivors of violence, and in rare cases former perpetrators of violence.

Gender Based Violence (GBV) The multifaceted definition of GBV was articulated in the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women adopted by the General Assembly in 1993. That declaration described abuse as any act ‘that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life’.

Family Sexual Violence (FSV) Family and domestic violence is any violent, threatening, coercive or controlling behaviour that occurs in current or past family, domestic or intimate relationships. This includes physical injury, direct or indirect threats, sexual assault, emotional and psychological torment, economic control, damage to property, social isolation and any behaviour, which causes a person to live in fear.Gender equality Gender equality refers to women and men, boys and girls enjoying the same rights, opportunities and benefits across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making, and when the different behaviours, aspirations and needs of women and men, boys and girls are equally valued and favoured.Gender equity Gender equity is the process of allocating resources, programs and decision-making fairly to both males and females. This requires ensuring that everyone has access to a full range of opportunities (not necessarily the same) to achieve the social, economic and leadership benefits. Reintegration Social reintegrating a survivor of violence back into her communities involves ensuring the woman has adequate protection from the perpetrator, housing and support mechanisms in place to ensure wellbeing for the woman and her family.Primary and secondary victims In the FSV/GBV context a primary victim is a person who is injured or dies as a direct result of violence. A secondary victim may be family members or support people who are also impacted indirectly by the crime.

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1 CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS

Background1

Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and is the largest country of the Pacific region (461,690 km²). PNG’s population is estimated at 7.5 million and is one of the world’s most ethnically diverse countries, with over 850 indigenous languages. Eighty-five per cent of the population lives in rural areas and seventy-five per cent of households depend on subsistence agriculture. The country is also rich in natural resources (forestry, agriculture, fisheries and minerals) and has vast natural ecosystems hosting a unique range of biodiversity. 

PNG is ranked as a lower to middle income country with a gross national per capita income of US$2,386. However, the rate of poverty is high (37.5 percent) with 40 percent of the population living on less than $1.00 per day.

PNG currently ranks 156 out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI). Not surprising, PNG has struggled to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets; especially those relating to maternal health, infant mortality, universal education, literacy and HIV/AIDs.2 An estimated 25 per cent of children are unable to attend school, and adult literacy is around 50 per cent. While the population has nearly tripled since independence in 1975, health service provision has declined. In 2010, only 71 percent of aid posts remained open, with some areas suffering very severe losses.3 The challenges of distance, isolation, lack of transport and an extreme shortage of skilled birth attendants, highlight the hazards of childbirth in PNG. In terms of education, only 39 percent of the population have completed grade 6.4 At this rate, PNG will not reach the MDG target of universal basic education until 2028.PNG has some of the worst rates of crime and violence in the world. Homicide rates according to police data are 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2010. However, surveys show that less than half of all crimes are reported to police implying that homicide rates may be higher.5 Given the limited reach of police across the country, most people's access to the justice system is through village courts. Village courts are based on traditional justice practices, which seek reconciliation and resolution rather than justice. There are over 1540 village courts in PNG, dealing with over 600,000 cases per year.

1 Significant parts of this discourse are direct quotes from an unpublished manuscript by Ferguson, S, Women’s voice and agency in PNG governance: the key to change, unpublished, 2013. 2 Statistics included in this section were sourced from the UNDP PNG website http://www.pg.undp.org/content/papua_new_guinea/en/home/countryinfo/ 3 September 2014.3 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 31. 4 Cammack 2009, p. 17.5 Lakhani & Willman, p. 4.

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Gender equality and women’s empowermentPNG ranks 133 out of 169 countries in terms of the Gender Inequality Index (GII), which measures indicators relating to women’s education, health, labour force participation, adolescent fertility and parliamentary representation.6  Women are 25 percent less likely to be literate than men and only 57 percent of women report being literate.7 In 2005, 43 percent of men had graduated from grade 6 compared to only 33 percent of women. This disparity widens the older children become.8 Sexual harassment and violence at schools from other students and teachers is a serious problem also reducing the numbers of girls in schools.9 Girls under the age of 15 make up half of all reported survivors of sexual assault. Secondary school girls are particularly at risk because provincial schools are usually four to six hours walk away.

Lack of trained health workers, limited distribution of drugs to health services, inadequate transport systems, disruptions to water and electricity, combined with law and order all impact health services. Women, who are reliant on primary health services due to maternal health needs are more likely than males to suffer from the decaying health services. The maternal mortality ratio in PNG is up to 733 deaths per 100,000 live births. This figure has doubled since 1996 when it was 370. 10 High fertility rates also contribute to the maternal mortality figure with women having 4.4 births each in 2006.11 Lack of women's agency contributes to high fertility rates with cultural norms privileging men's decisions over fertility combined with lack of access to contraception. For example, a study in Milne Bay found that husbands’ dominance in decision-making and resources was associated with the majority of mothers’ deaths.12 Physical and sexual violence by husbands also contributes to unwanted pregnancies and pregnancy risk. Economic disparities also exist between women and men in PNG. For example, of the 76,000 public servants, only 25 percent are women. Women only hold 12 percent of executive positions and there is only one female judge out of 27.13 The 2009-2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) showed that women occupy half the number of formal sector jobs than men. Women in formal sector jobs are paid less than half that reported by men.14 In the private sector, women are less likely to register their businesses and have less access to finance or the justice system to resolve commercial disputes.15

Women's care responsibilities and traditional gender roles require them to work nearly twice as many hours as men.16 Women also contribute 50 to

6 United Nations 2010 Concluding Statement from the CEDAW Committee on the Completed Initial, Second and Third Report of Papua New Guinea, New York: CEDAW Committee Recommendations, p.10: para 60.7 World Bank et al. 2013, p. xvi.8 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 25.9 World Bank et al. 2013, pp. 22-23. 10 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 33.11 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 35.12 Cited in World Bank et al. 2013, p. 34.13 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 52.14 Cited in World Bank et al. 2013, p. 53.15 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 53.16 Ibid.

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70 percent of agricultural labour with limited access to social insurance and under poor working conditions.17 Many crops are cultivated separately by women and men, and reap different rewards with women’s crops earning half that of men’s.18 Women’s lack of mobility stemming from cultural norms and traditional roles for women close to home and the threat / fear of violence are major impediments to attaining economic empowerment. The customary position of women within PNG also impacts their economic security. Women have few rights over traditional land. Although women’s rights to land in matrilineal areas are acknowledged, women do not have access to investments / developments on their land.19 Women are also less likely to benefit directly as landowners through royalties; more likely to have their livelihood impacted as their lands and sources of water are degraded through environmental impacts of mining; likely to end up spending more time on domestic chores such as gathering water from sources further away; very likely to be survivors of sexual violence due to mobile men with money; and less likely to secure jobs within the industry. CEDAW Concluding Observations on the first PNG Country Report (2010) highlighted the low representation of women in leadership and decision making and the persistence of violence against women, including where sorcery is alleged, as two urgent gender equality and women’s empowerment issues.PNG is ranked 138 out of 143 countries for women's participation in national parliaments, with only seven women ever elected to parliament in 40 years.20 At the local level, the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government (LLG) requires every local level government to have two women nominated as members. The Commonwealth Local Government Forum calculates there are over 31,000 elected and appointed officials in wards and local level governments. Of these, about 12,000 are expected to be women, though the Forum’s research could find very few. Out of these, most were considered to be political appointments by other male counsellors or provincial leaders.21

Family and sexual violence Gender-based violence (GBV) and Family Sexual Violence (FSV) rates in PNG are unacceptably high, impacting an estimated two-thirds of women.22 While national statistics are not available, a number of smaller studies point to high prevalence rates of FSV/GBV. A 2010 study in four provinces found that two thirds of 200 women interviewed reported to having survived violence and two thirds of those reported to have suffered from sexual violence. Almost half of all complainants at Village Courts are women with 30 percent of these cases are related to violence against women.23 According to Lakhani and Willman, women in PNG are five times 17 UN Women 2011. 18 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 53.19 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 61.20 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 96.21 Hamidan 2012, pp. 4-8.22 Statistics included in this section were sourced from the UNDP PNG website http://www.pg.undp.org/content/papua_new_guinea/en/home/countryinfo/ 3 September 2014.23 World Bank et al. 2013, p. 82.

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more likely to be victimised at home than on the street, and in nearly half of the most serious crimes, victims know their perpetrator (2012, p. 11). Further, according to police reporting, "rape and serious sexual assault account for the majority of violent crimes in Western Highlands province".24

Despite the high incidence of FSV/GBV little is known about the nature of the epidemic in PNG. For example, different forms of violence may depend on social and culture norms and geographical locations. Women and girls face discrimination in all spheres of PNG life (social, cultural, economic and political). This discrimination increases their vulnerability to violence. In 2010, the PNG review of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Violence against Women highlighted that traditional harmful practices, including bride price and polygamy, perpetuate structural discrimination and contribute to GBV. Men who beat their wives often cite the fact that they have paid a bride price as an excuse/right to beat when appearing before police or magistrates. Tribal fighting in many provinces can see women and children from one tribe raped and beaten by rival tribes as a means of retribution.

International research on FSV/GBV demonstrates the devastating consequences that violence has on survivors but also society as a whole. Violence impacts women’s (1) reproductive health (unwanted pregnancies, sexually-transmitted infections, and HIV/AIDS infection), (2) mental health (drug and alcohol abuse, depression, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress disorder) and (3) physical well-being (mortality and morbidity), and (4) children’s developmental outcomes (low birth weight, diminished school performance, and violent and delinquent behaviours), with huge costs to society due to death and lost productivity, job and revenue loss. A society free of FSV/GBV is not only one that respects fundamental human rights, but one that provides the necessary pre-condition for sustained and inclusive development.

Current service delivery situation in PNG In PNG the response to end FSV/GBV is inadequate and fragmented. While responsibility for health, welfare and police services lies with GoPNG at the national level, an increase in demand has resulted in pressure for provincial authorities to plan, budget and implement for prevention and services for survivors of FSV/GBV. In many rural and remote areas, community based organisations (CBOs), non-government organisations (NGOs) and faith based organisations (FBOs) provide welfare services to survivors because government services are unavailable. GoPNG recognizes the link between sustainable development and zero tolerance towards FSV/GBV. FSV/GBV is a priority area for intervention in the PNG Vision 2050, the 2010-2030 Development Strategic Plan (DSP) and the 2011-2015 Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP). The new National Security Strategy also refers to FSV/GBV as a key issue. In 2002, GoPNG established the Family Sexual Violence Action Committee (FSVAC) as a move to address FSV/GBV in a more strategic and coordinated manner. The FSVAC is situated under the Consultative Implementation

24 Lakhani and Willman 2012, p. 13.

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and Monitoring Council (CIMC)25, an entity answerable to the Department for National Planning and Monitoring. The FSVAC has advocated for the establishment of Family Support Centers (FSCs) in provincial hospitals, while at the same time the Royal PNG Constabulary initiated the establishment of Family and Sexual Violence Units (FSVUs).26 In addition, 2013 saw the endorsement of the Family Protection Act by Parliament, which formally criminalizes acts of Family Violence.Although the Department for Community Development and Religion (DfCDR) is the government lead agency for FSV/GBV, they have a number of limitations. While the Office for the Development for Women and the Office for gender equality does have links to local and provincial levels, sub-national ODWs report directly to provincial governments and are in no way accountable to the DfCDR. Recognising the difficulty in coordinating a national response to FSV/GBV, the DfCDR and the Department of Justice and Attorney General (DJAG) have finalized a joint NEC submission to seek the endorsement for a lean independent entity with the authority to lead and coordinate a multi-sectoral approach to address FSV/GBV. The proposal for the GBV Council is based on the principles of inclusiveness, evidence-based interventions, visibility and accountability across all levels of government, organisations, communities and families. The call for the government to take a more pro-active role in addressing the FSV/GBV epidemic is reiterated throughout the CEDAW shadow report (2010).

The FSVAC supports the establishment of the GBV Council. As an NGO mandated to enhance communication between all parts of the community and government entities on the issue of FSV/GBV it secured funding for direct interventions in different provinces. FSVAC interventions have been successful in keeping FSV/GBV in PNG on the table, however a lack of funding, limited capacity and outreach means the impact of interventions remains insufficient. A recent review of the FSVAC, has recommended that all programmatic interventions need to be stopped. GoPNG is eager to take the lead, in cooperation with the FSVAC and relevant stakeholders to bring the work on FSV/GBV to a higher and more effective level. During a one month sub-national consultation process with representatives from all provincial government, community and faith based organisations CSO, FBOs and private sector the national team of experts received positive feedback regarding the development of a national monitoring, coordination and implementation entity to support effective quality FSV/GBV interventions at provincial, district and local levels. The envisioned new entity, if enacted by parliament, would seal long term cooperation between the government, community and the private sector – at national, provincial, district and local level government. As such it would follow into the footsteps of the South African Government demonstrating effective leadership and collaboration between

25 http://www.inapng.com/cimc/26 At present there are 15 FSVUs (out of 34 planned) and 13 FSCs in PNG.

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government, civil society organisations, the business sector and tertiary level institutions to eradicate FSV/GBV.27 Whilst the Minister for DfCDR has publicly committed a budget allocation for 2015 to cover the cost of establishing the GBV Council it is still to submit its proposal with budget to the NEC. The DfCDR, along with FSVAC, will continue to advocate and support sub-national authorities to reflect national FSV/GBV commitments into provincial government structures, budgets and services. A strong link between the different levels of government should see more accountability and mutual support for delivering towards zero tolerance for FSV/GBV in PNG.

2 STRATEGIC CONCEPT

This strategic concept is aligned with recommendations from a 3,5 weeks national consultation and 4 sub-national consultations undertaken as part of the design of the Project. The national consultation was led jointly by the DfCDR and FSVAC as part of an action research centered on the review of the FSVAC strategy. The consultation generated a draft National GBV Strategy, alongside a proposed national and sub-national structure aimed at strengthening the government’s leadership, in a renewed partnership with CSOs, FBOs, and the private sector. The regional consultations secured the representation of key stakeholders from all provinces. Participants were from the government, CSO, FBO and in some instances from the private sector. (Annex 1: Design implementation process)The key recommendations from these consultations include:

(I) The establishment of an overarching body to advocate, plan, budget, monitor and coordinate based on evidence and best practices;

(II) The development of a national multi-sectoral policy and implementation strategy, service standards, and accountability measures for the provision of GBV and HIV services; and

(III) A centralized national data collection system, enhanced training and awareness, and increased funding to support ongoing service delivery.28

The Project, will support GoPNG to lead a coordinated, multi-sector, multi-stakeholder response to improve the identification, delivery and monitoring of FSV/GBV prevention interventions and services in PNG.

This strategic concept is designed to improve the quality of FSV/GBV prevention and coordinated services for survivors of violence. The concept acknowledges the legitimate mandate of GoPNG, as outlined in policy, laws and international commitments such as, CEDAW, to lead, plan, budget and be held accountable for the national response to ending FSV/GBV. However, the Project is also cognizant of the fact that government responsibilities differ at national and provincial levels. For example, decentralization of government services points to a need to 27 http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/gender-based-violence-council-set-launch.28 UNDP 2013 rapid assessment of institutional readiness in five provinces of PNG to deliver gender-based violence and HIV services.

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focus investments for services at provincial and LLG levels, while supporting the adoption of national frameworks and ways of working.

The anticipated changes identified by this strategic concept include the development of an enabling environment, capacity building and institutional strengthening among government and non-government actors. In line with a systems strengthening approach, the primary beneficiaries include service providers themselves, and end line FSV/GBV service users (women and children who access FSV/GBV services).

Further, given the scale of the FSV/GBV issue in PNG there is a need for a long-term, multi-sector, multi-stakeholder initiative, that will send a strong message to service providers, people of PNG and the global community regarding the urgent need to tackle FSV/GBV and the effort dedicated to eliminating it.

Development problem and UNDP responseThere is overwhelming support for the government (in partnership with the CSOs, FBOs and private sector) to coordinate and lead the PNG response to end FSV/GBV. Consultations highlighted that existing approaches and services are inadequate and poorly coordinated resulting in survivors not being able to access the right, or sometimes, any services. Interventions are at best ad-hoc and are dependent on external funding from donors. Provincial and national commitments to health, welfare and police services are not guided by evidence of demand or size of the problem or strategic planning and budgeting. Frontline service providers working with FSV/GBV survivors, are often themselves survivors (and sometimes perpetrators) of FSV/GBV and at best have minimal training on handling cases. The project will support government to evaluate, strengthen and reorganize existing services through the adoption and roll out of guidelines, protocols and databases that support case management and monitoring.

3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Proposed outcomesBy 2015, women, men, boys and girls have increased opportunities to access services, resources, rights and decision-making processes through equal participation and benefits from the economic, social and political development of PNG.

Proposed outputsThe Project will deliver four outputs. These four outputs are not independent, but mutually reinforce each other. The FSV Project will be delivered over the 2013- 2016 time frame.

Output 1: Research and development of an evidence-based framework for FSV/GBV interventions for improved planning, budgeting and monitoring at national and provincial level. 

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Output 2: Development of a national GBV strategy in partnership with relevant stakeholders and roll out in pilot ministries and four provinces. Output 3: Strengthening of provincial FSVACs in four provinces to effectively refer and manage cases and ensure the availability and quality of FSV/GBV interventions. Output 4: Capacity building and support for FSV/GBV champions and human rights defenders in four provinces to raise awareness and prevent FSV/GBV.

Each output is described below including a discussion of activities.

Output 1: Research and development of a framework for FSV/GBV interventions for improved planning, budgeting and monitoring at national and provincial level.

AnalysisOne of the biggest challenges facing the work on FSV/GBV is the capacity to identify and measure the impacts of interventions across the country. Although many organisations are committed to ending FSV/GBV limited or no information stymies efforts. When data is collected, it may be shared with donors but not with government. Without adequate information on existing and past FSV/GBV in PNG, GoPNG is unable to accurately prioritise, plan and budget for FSV/GBV. A lack of information also points to a lack of understanding of the scale and scope of the issue. What this means for government is what cannot be measured cannot be effectively managed. Better understanding, tracking and analysis will lead to targeted and more successful FSV/GBV interventions.

The Project will support the development of a framework for mapping, measuring, monitoring and evaluating FSV/GBV interventions. As such it will secure a strong baseline for evidence based planning and budgeting.

Activities1. Conduct a desk review followed by mapping of existing FSV/GBV-

related interventions across the country. This review will establish a baseline and inform future improved quality delivery of services for survivors and the prevention of FSV/GBV incidents. The mapping will include but will not be limited to:

Understanding the issue: the epidemiology of violence such as: the prevalence and incidence, risk and protective factors for victimization; coping and service use, women’s and men’s experiences with violence over the life course, risk and protective factors for perpetration;

Documenting promising and effective interventions including, identifying successful interventions and analysing the factors that contributed to success in changing the risk and protective factors for victimisation and perpetration, and

Understanding the enabling environment including an investigation of the scope, scale and budgets for prevention and response infrastructure, policy analysis and coordination mechanisms for implementation of national action plans and

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laws, and research on prioritization and implementation of policies.

Across all areas, interventions targeting men and boys for FSV/GBV prevention will also be documented and an analysis of the different dynamics across the country – some informed by a post-conflict context.

2. The Project will pilot an SMS incident reporting mechanism to improve the medical and security response and to track the number of reported incidences of FSV/GBV during the project period. Instead of requiring individuals to intervene in violent situations, the SMS reporting mechanism enables ending FSV/GBV champions to request services for survivors from provincial FSVAC who can in turn alert the relevant services.

3. The Project will support the development of a services database to be rolled out through the provincial FSVACs. The database will track cases that are referred to the provincial FSVAC, community service providers, police and health centres in order to secure a better and consistent outcome for the survivor of violence. The provincial level FSVAC will compile provincial data to be fed into a national database.

Output 2: Development of a national GBV strategy in partnership with relevant stakeholders and roll out in pilot ministries and four provinces. AnalysisThe PNG FSV strategy (2009–2014) was donor driven and not endorsed by GoPNG. Visibility of the strategy was limited to a handful of national stakeholders. The development of a new strategy provides an opportunity to support a government lead process, promoting partnerships among cross sector stakeholders at local, national, regional and global level. The GoPNG, in partnership with the national FSVAC, supports the development of a National GBV Strategy and action plan. UNDP is well placed, through in-house and regional gender technical expertise and a breadth of international and regional experience supporting the development and implementation of policies and projects to end violence against women, to support the development of the Strategy.

Activities1. The Project, as part of its action oriented design process supported

the GoPNG in leading the review of the existing FSVAC strategy and the development of a National GBV Strategy in cooperation with the National FSVAC. The final strategy, after undergoing a sub-national consultation process, will be aligned with the PNG Vision 2050 and the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP), the commitment to Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Family Protection Act and other relevant national and international commitments.

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2. The Project will provide technical expertise to support the translation of the National GBV strategy into plans and budgets of relevant ministries, institutions and selected provincial administrations. At least four ministries will be targeted and four provincial administrations for the term of the Project. Hence, importance will be given to transfer of capacities to secure a nationwide rollout.

3. The Project will support the establishment of a user-friendly monitoring framework to monitor and feed information back into evidence-based strategies, plans and budgets. Wherever possible, skills and knowledge will be institutionalised to support a growing network of public servants and service providers conversant in gender sensitive results based management. This will be done in close collaboration with the drivers of the GESI Policy.

4. A communications strategy will be rolled out to increase awareness of the provisions of the national GBV strategy and their reflection in sub-national governance plans and budgets. This activity will promote the participation of rights holders who will promote government accountability and transparency in the implementation of the Strategy. This may also be the key to securing multi-year funding commitments for an issue that requires a long-term commitment to achieve sustainable change. The communication strategy will also support the sharing of information across different provinces to instil a culture of knowledge and information sharing.

5. The Project will team up with experts across the government, community and faith based groups to establish a website and social media component. Special effort will go into devising alternative communication tools to reach out to rural and remote communities. Attention will need to go to the use of ‘language/jargon’ and images that can easily be understood by people with little or no formal education across diverse geographical areas.

Output 3: Strengthening of provincial FSVACs in four provinces to effectively refer and manage cases and ensure the availability and quality of FSV/GBV interventions. AnalysisThe mandate of the National FSVAC is to coordinate and monitor the FSV/GBV work – a substantive task considering the high rates of FSV/GBV. Provincial FSVACs were established by the national FSVAC to advocate for provincial ownership of FSV/GBV cases, and to facilitate coordinated service delivery for survivors of FSV/GBV. The provincial FSVACs comprise a voluntary network of stakeholders working on FSV/GBV; there are no paid positions. In some provinces the FSVACs have been allocated a space to operate from – either by government, communities or private sector; they meet and discuss specificities of cases and attempt to address bottlenecks.

Alongside the emergence of provincial FSVACs came the endorsement and the establishment of the FSCs located within the provincial hospitals by the Department of health and the FSVUs set up by the RPNGC.

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Although provincial governments fund these entities, they are accountable to the respective national government departments. At present there are 15 FSVUs (out of 34 planned) and 13 FSCs in PNG. In some provinces FSCs have also been established at district level. 29

Despite the establishment of these committees, coordination across the different services is lacking and cases are mis-managed due to the absence of standard operating procedures, referral pathways and case management protocols. The contribution of staff and volunteers is often driven by their own experience of FSV/GBV and a general lack of professionalism has had negative repercussions for staff, volunteers and survivors. Front line service providers such as social workers, psychologists and law enforcement are not equipped to provide the needed professional support to survivors of violence. Out of the sub-national consultations only participants from two provinces were able to present a comprehensive referral pathway and only participants from three out of the 22 provinces were able to define FSV/GBV. While some service providers have been fortunate enough to attend training at the Fiji Women Crisis Center, there is a need to secure local professional development for FSV/GBV service providers.

DFAT through Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development is supporting the development of new services and capacity building of FSVU and FSC staff in several provinces in PNG. UNDP, through its national and sub-national partnership with GoPNG and the FSVAC will underpin this work to strengthen coordination and quality of existing services.

Activities

1. Supporting the increase in numbers of highly functional and sustainable provincial FSVAC through the establishment of FSVAC secretariats funded by the provincial authorities.

The project will work initially with 4 provincial administration to secure a strategic plan and budget to address GBV/FSV issues in the respective provinces. The aim is for the provincial government to fund an FSVAC secretariat, as per recommendation from the sub-national consultations. The project hopes to expand functional and sustainable FSVAC secretariats in minimum 8 provinces.

The project will support the development of provincial FSVAC secretariats as case management entities and develop virtual or physical referral and response networks in a minimum of four provinces. In doing so it will enhance the work of the provincial FSVAC as a coordination and monitoring entity for prevention and quality service provision.

2. Activities to enhance capacity of FSVAC members and staff of the FSVAC secretariats at provincial level;

The capacity development plan will be informed by an initial assessment, guided by the Terms of Reference, and informed by minimum international standards.

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Capacity building of the staff of the FSVAC will primarily focus on their role within a case management center. Training will include in-depth understanding of gender equality, equity and leadership issues, the referral pathways, the roles and protocols of all FSV/GBV service providers to ensure a consistent and transparent approach to the management of FSV/GBV cases.

Tools to support the work of the FSVACs and their respective secretariats will be vetted through technical working groups that will ensure that guidelines and protocols follow best practices. The streamlining of tools and protocols will help monitor the quality of service support. Trainings will be linked with a certification process to further enhance professional capacities.

Tools and protocols will be reviewed on a regular basis as informed by feedback from the field and by international developments.

In carrying out their mandate the FSVAC secretariat staff will also be expected to maintain the basic FSV/GBV services database that will be developed as part to this Project.

Part of their role will be to strengthen the network with champions and provide support in rolling out the SMS incident reporting mechanism. They may also be tasked with facilitating a number of workshops to enhance capacity of human rights defenders and strengthen the coordination by other partners.

The staff will also be expected to provide regular reports of their referral and monitoring work to both the provincial executive council and their national FSVAC and DfCDR counter partners.30. The Provincial FSVAC would also be the entity that could coordinate awareness and advocacy campaigns; possibly in partnership with the national entities, FSVAC and DfCDR but mostly with the local actors mandated with increasing awareness on FSV/GBV.

In many provinces the referral pathway is incomplete. Currently identified gaps relate to safety of survivors, affordable legal aid and coordination of reintegration services. This project will initiate the development of a comprehensive strategy for safe houses and cooperate with other relevant government and non-government entities to secure effective and sustainable legal aid for survivors and victims of GBV/FSV. Reintegration of survivors is currently rolled out in the context of sorcery accusations. There is a need to strengthen a coordinated and legalized process to secure the safety and economic viability of survivors when returning to the communities. This work should take place along strict guidelines and monitored over a longer period of time. FSVAC secretariat staff would be in a good position to coordinate and monitor this aspect of the referral pathway.

3. Enhance coordination and knowledge sharing amongst selected provincial FSVACs and other key stakeholders

30 If a national coordination, implementation and monitoring entity is put in place then coordination and reporting will be linked with the new entity.

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Staff from the FSVAC secretariat will be scheduled to do in house training through the Lae Case Management Center – at least for the basic trainings. Qualified and experienced staff will be asked to contribute to the capacity development of other colleagues in other provinces. Internships will be offered within FSVAC secretariats that have already developed key skills and are showing positive results in securing effective support to survivors across the referral pathway.

Wherever possible different FSVAC will be encouraged and supported to roll out uniform campaigns to further strengthen visibility and impact of planned activities.

A newsletter will be developed to be shared across the different FSVACs and their respective secretariats and which will capture developments, trainings and events across the different provinces. Staff of the secretariats and members of the FSVAC network will be supported in developing case studies and share best practices across the national, regional and global network.

A repository of reference material will be created through the different secretariats which in turn will be supported through the National FSVAC or GBV Council, once established.

Output 4: Capacity building and support for FSV/GBV champions and human rights defenders in four provinces to raise awareness and prevent FSV/GBV.

AnalysisPrevention of FSV/GBV is a corner stone in bringing about transformational change. PNG has a number of high profile champions who have been key in raising the attention on grave FSV/GBV incidents. Some champions have attended trainings; mostly a basic introduction on gender inequality, GBV and FSV. Community and faith based organisations count on the commitment of champions and volunteers to implement their projects, which in turn also provides an interesting learning platform. In the area of FSV/GBV – taking up the task of being a change maker is a serious challenge requiring a multitude of skills. In some cases champions lack an understanding of FSV/GBV.

This Project will support existing champions to better understand the nature of the FSV/GBV epidemic in PNG and how to look after themselves as well as those they aim to help. The project will also identify new champions along the way. Champions will be supported to develop understanding and adopt alternative norms and behaviours to end FSV/GBV – and violence in general in their own lives and environment. A number of organisations have started working on this issue in PNG resulting in tangible results. There are indications that FSV/GBV prevention work when linked with other interventions, such as economic empowerment, makes it easier to impart important messages and empower survivors to break the cycle of violence.31

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ActivitiesCapacity enhancement will focus on four levels;

1. Training on tools for self-development and behaviour change to understand and end violence in targeted communities. The Project will team up with relevant NGOs to develop a training programme that will set the platform for self-assessment and self-development within the context of being a change maker and champion in the selected communities. Special attention will go out in identifying possible champions, including male champions, who could be further empowered as trainers to roll out the intervention during the project and beyond the duration of this project.

2. Imparting knowledge on FSV/GBV related issues. The capacity support will target increasing the understanding of underlying causes of FSV/GBV in communities as to better inform future communication and awareness raising skills. It is important for champions to understand the different steps in the referral pathways so that they can be involved both at the referral and reintegration levels of this work. During this training protocols for referral will be reviewed and adapted to the local realities. This will also help in addressing greater monitoring and accountability processes that are currently missing. Key to the interventions of the champions will be a better understanding of the legal framework informing acts of FSV/GBV. This knowledge will strengthen the grounding of addressing FSV/GBV within the context of PNG whilst impart skills to provide informed initial guidance to survivors of FSV/GBV. The intention is to work closely with PALJP, DJAG, and existing para-legals to formulate the outline and deliver this component of the capacity building framework. OHCHR will also share their experience in working with human rights defenders.

3. Tools and techniques for enhanced advocacy and awareness. Focus will be on enhancing the capacity of formulating clear messages for different target groups (decision makers, community leaders, professionals, youth, community members, public servants, the media, etc). A national communication officer, with the support of an international expert, will liaise with champions to develop an awareness and advocacy tool box. The aim is also to develop a PNG Logo for FSV/GBV and a website that will provide the opportunity to share awareness and advocacy interventions, and stimulate the set-up of an active national network of champions. The website will also host a list of champions and foster enthousiasm for knowledge building and sharing.

4. High level awareness and advocacy events. To ensure continued political support for transformational change events, the organisation of campaigns and seminars by human rights defenders and their key stakeholders, will be supported. Those events will also promote ongoing knowledge sharing across the nation, region and globally and will be informed by priority areas for prevention as identified through the national GBV strategy and its plan of action. These activities will be organized in partnership with other key stakeholders mandated and/or interested in

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working towards the PNG Vision 2050 goal of zero tolerance towards GBV.

5. Whilst the focus will be on nationally and locally organized events it will be important to enable key champions to participate actively in regional and international events. This capacity will facilitate informed exchanges and support across the region and the globe. The presence of PNG on the international scene will ensure continued support for its endeavours and recognition for successful and transformational interventions which could inform stakeholders in other countries. South-south cooperation will be encouraged. The Asia Pacific Women Law and Development organisation would be an important partner in facilitating the meaningful participation of PNG human rights defenders and GBV/FSV champions.

4 PROJECT RATIONALE AND THEORY OF CHANGE

The Project is currently supported by DFAT under the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development 10-year program (2011-2021). This long-term investment provides a comprehensive, multi-sector response to ending FSV/GBV. Additional funding from DFAT, will enable UNDP to work with GoPNG to leverage change in terms of their accountability to lead efforts to end FSV/GBV. The Project theory of change defines the building blocks needed to achieve the desired change (project outcome).

Assumptions underpinning the theory of changeThe theory of change is based on a number of assumptions including:

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› GoPNG is committed to fulfilling the mandate to end FSV/GBV and institutions are adequately resourced.

› Women who are survivors of violence actively reach out to services and want access to justice.

› FSV/GBV service providers (both government and non-government) want to work in partnership to deliver coordinated services and respond effectively to ending violence.

› Reducing FSV/GBV will improve women’s lives and facilitate increased access to social, economic and political agency.

Promising practices and lessons learnedA review of Australian government funded FSV/GBV programs in the Pacific identifies a number of promising practices and lessons learned, such as:32

Ensuring a focus on prevention of violence. Working with a range of stakeholders, government, service

providers and the private sector. Focusing services and interventions at community level, particularly

in rural and remote areas. Working with male advocates.

The Project will work with male advocacy groups, particularly in relation to prevention of violence. There will also be scope to work with the Partners for Prevention (P4P) program, also a UNDP initiative. Where possible, the Project will work with local service providers recognising that in rural and remote areas survivors of violence are more likely to seek support from within their own communities due to their limited mobility. The Project will work with ongoing FSV/GBV interventions in PNG, particularly Papua New Guinea Australia Law and Justice Partnership, Child Fund and in particular, other activities funded under the Pacific Women PNG Country Plan.

UNDP comparative advantageUNDP is well placed as the lead agency working with government to coordinate PNG’s response to FSV/GBV. UNDP is recognized for its capacity to work through government systems, as a non-aligned partner with the technical expertise on the ground to deliver Human Rights Based and gender responsive approaches through programming. The Project will be implemented in full alignment with the 2012-2015 United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and the 2012-2015 Common Country Programme Document (C-CPD). Under the Social Justice, Protection and Gender Equality cluster of the UNDAF, the project will help ensure that women, men, boys, and girls have increased opportunities to access services, resources, rights and decision-making processes without discrimination, through equal participation and benefits from the economic, social, and political development of PNG. Consequently, the Project is fully in line with the GoPNG’s priority areas of gender, disability, health and education, most notably its National Policy for Women and Gender Equality 2011-2015.32 International Center for Research on Women (2014) Review of AusAID programs in the Pacific aimed at ending violence against women. And AusAID (2013) A Safe Place: AusAIDs Support to end violence against women.

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DFAT strategic partnerThe Australian Government is a firm advocate and practical supporter of gender equality, and has identified gender equality as a critical cross-cutting theme across the aid program. To deliver real results and improve the lives of women and men, their families, and their communities Australia supports gender equality and women’s empowerment work in four areas:• Advancing equal access to gender-responsive health and education

services• Increasing women’s voice in decision-making, leadership, and peace-

building• Empowering women economically and improving their livelihood

securityEnding violence against women and girls at home, in their communities, and in disaster and conflict situations. In PNG, Australia funds the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development program. Pacific Women is a ten-year, $320 million program, funded through Australian aid, which aims to improve the political, economic and social opportunities of Pacific women. Pacific Women works with all 14 Pacific Island Forum countries. After ten years, it is expected that Pacific Women will have helped to: Increase the effective representation of women, and women’s

interests, through leadership at all levels of decision-making. Expand women’s economic opportunities to earn an income and

accumulate economic assets.  Reduce violence against women and increase access to support

services and to justice for survivors of violence. 

5 DELIVERY APPROACH

The Project will be directly implemented through a range of provincial government and non-government partners.

1. UNDP will work with 4 VSOs who will be placed in the 4 provinces where the initial pilots will take place. They will then be tasked with reaching out to an additional 4 provinces that will be teamed up in a ‘peer-peer’ learning relationship with the initial 4 provinces.

2. The Project will establish partnerships with the plethora of actors, within the government, CSO, FBOs and private sector working on FSV/GBV. The Project will liaise closely with other FSV/GBV interventions to ensure complementarity and mutual reinforcement. Australia DFAT is already supporting a number of initiatives, which will be critical to the success of this Project. In particular:

support provided to the justice sector under the Papua New Guinea and Australian Law and Justice Partnership (PALJP) which is contributing extensively to the roll out of the FSVUs,

support to the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) programme within the public service – the technical staff is participating in the consultations and is already engaging with

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provincial administrators to include FSVACs within their structures, plans and budgets,

support to the Case Management Center in Lae which is set to roll out in July 2014 – the aim is to liaise closely with this work to secure support in building the capacity of the FSVAC staff in the selected provinces to operate as case management centers,

support provided to Oxfam for the repatriation of extreme GBV, FSV and sorcery related cases will inform the reintegration and shelter work, the work on mobile technology will inform the SMS incident reporting mechanism.

3. Links have also been established with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), VSO, Child Fund, FHI 360 to secure effective complementarity and linkages with the undertakings of the GoPNG. At the same time the project is liaising closely with other UN interventions working on FSV/GBV. Information is already being exchanged with the UN Women Safe City project in the national capital district. UNFPA and UNICEF are also working on GBV related matter and their engagement is secured the UNDP Gender Thematic Team and their close working relationship with FSVAC and DfCDR who are the key partners in this Project.

4. Mentoring and monitoring will be key components of the delivery of planned interventions. The aim is to secure institutionalization of knowledge and capacity to secure long-term and affordable support towards the prevention and service provisions. Wherever possible efforts will be made in identifying PNG professionals to support the roll out of workshops, trainings, materials, policies, legislations. International experts brought on board will always be teamed up with a national government and/or non-governmental partner to secure capacity transfer wherever required.

5. In rolling out the work both government and non-government entities will be teamed up to secure mutual respect and complementarity in addressing the epidemic of violence.

6. The project is simultaneously working with national and provincial institutions and entities. This approach is to mutually reinforce and instigate commitment to address GBV. The process also facilitates the integration of nationally developed legislations and policies at sub-national level. At the same time provincial issues can find their way to the national level.

7. The focus is also on streamlining and mainstreaming for improved quality informed by minimum international standards. This work will be managed through existing and newly established technical working groups (TWG) which consist of experts from government, CSO, academic and research institutions..

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6 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Governance

The implementation of the project will be led by the UNDP FSV Team Leader in full collaboration with the Executive Director of ODW and the Head of the national FSVAC. The Project Board alongside the UNDP M&E specialist will secure oversight of both financial and substantive matters related to this Project.

A high level Technical Working Group (HLTWG) will guide all matters pertaining to technical developments as per Project Document. The HLTWG will consists of technical people at the highest level of relevant government and non-governmental stakeholders. It will be meeting at least once every quarter and secure effective coordination and streamlining of all relevant technical matters. Smaller existing or newly established sub technical working groups (TWG) will be called upon to work on detailed works as per recommendation of the HLTWG.

The multi-sectoral nature of the HLTWG and the TWG will secure the required mainstreaming and institutionalization of reached consensus on technical matters informing the work on GBV/FSV prevention and service provision.

TWGs that will inform the core work of the FSVAC secretariats as case management centers are;

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Focal point Partners Outputs

1 TWG on GBV Case Management (services data collection, referring, monitoring, analysing and reporting)

UNDPCMCVSO

CMC, VSO, FSVAC, NDOH, MSF, FSVU, Child Fund, Oxfam, DfCDR, DJAG, Worldvision, UN-GTT

Services data base framework developed, piloted and rolled out in 8 provinces through the FSVACs secretariats.

Referral manual with protocols and guidelines in place.

M&E framework 6 monthly provincial

reports

2 TWG on outreach and awareness

FSVACDfCDRDJAGUNDP

USAIDThe Voice IncPALJPUN-GTT

Key messages National awareness

material (print, film, photo, radio) re rights and available services

3 TWG on safe shelter UNDP

DfCDRFSVAC

UN-GTTDJAG

Shelter policy with plan

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TWG that are led by other partners, which touch on the work of the FSVACs and its secretariats and to which we will contribute.

Focal point Partners Outputs

1 TWG on Counselling FSVAC

PNG association for counsellingOXFAM

UN-GTT Certified counselling programme

Training manual based on best practices

TOT of counsellors Innovative trauma

counselling2 TWG on

reintegration DfCDROxfam

HRDNFSVACDJAGCMC

Guidelines/Policy to support safe and sustainable integration of survivors of GBV/FSV beyond the sorcery related interventions in cooperation with Oxfam

3 TWG on legal interventions FSVAC

DfCDRDJAGUNDP

USAIDThe Voice IncPALJPUN-GTT

Policy/legal framework to support the development and recognition of paralegals for FSV/GBV,

Course outline for paralegals and its certification in place, basic manual with guidelines

Protocols for paralegals, training dates and trainers identified

4 TWG on health interventions NDoH

WHOFSVACUN-GTT

Guidelines/Policy to support safe and sustainable integration of survivors of GBV/FSV beyond the sorcery related interventions

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Project ManagerExecutive Director

ODW

Project BoardSenior Beneficiary:

FSVAC, DfCDRExecutive:

DfCDR

Senior Supplier:UNDP, DFAT

Project AssuranceUNDP M&E Specialist

Project SupportTeam leader and project

staff

Project Organisation Structure

Responsible PartyVSO

Responsible PartyNational Research

Institute (NRI)

Responsible PartyUniversity of Goroka

Programme management

7 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Financial arrangements

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Instalment Amount in AUD $ Means of Verification1st – June 2013 2,500,000.00

2nd – February 2015 200,000.00 Draft GBV strategy Project Design Document

Finalized and Agreed upon

3nd – June 2015 500,000.00 Annual progress report Work plan July 2015-July

2016 National GBV strategy

signed by GoPNG Research Report Audio visual material

from 6 case studies finalized for advocacy

sms alert and GBV services database pilot report

4th – December 2015 800,000.00 GRB for GBV in 4 national departments and 4 provinces

6 highly TOT for HRD Bi-annual progress report

3rd – June 2016 Final report 4 effective FSVACs with

secretariats, GBV strategies and budgets

Evaluation report on GBV services data base and sms alert system

Workplan

Key Milestones 2/15

6/15

12/15

6/16

OUTPUT 1

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Desk review drafted Fieldwork for Mapping of GBV interventions finalized and

captured in database Basic FSV/GBV services data base framework identified 6 case studies and innovative GBV interventions identified

X

National GBV strategy endorsed by NEC and launched Basic FSV/GBV services data base piloted across 2 provinces First draft of guidelines for SMS incident reporting developed

and rolled out. First draft of guidelines for services database entry and analysis. Launch of audio visual material supporting 6 innovative

interventions Research report finalized – baseline report

X

Roll out of GBV services database across 4 provinces Report of database pilot

X

Yearly update of initial mapping of FSV/GBV interventions Guidelines supporting data collection and analysis of the basic

FSV/GBV database updated and prepared for roll out nationwide. Advanced TOT for data entry and analysis developed and

carried out.

X

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OUTPUT 2

National GBV strategy developed Plan of Action + budget drafted

X

National GBV strategy endorsed and launched by GoPNG X

4 nat’l departments have integrated part of GBV in their respective strategies and budgets

Min. 4 provincies have 2016 GBV strategies and budgets Monitoring framework developed Comprehensive communication strategy developed

X

National monitoring report with clear recommendations for 2016/17 plans and budgets

X

8 Provincial monitoring reports with clear recommendations for 2017 plans and budget

X

OUTPUT 3

4 provincial governments have budgeted for FSVACs TOR for the paid positions endorsed by key stakeholders at

national and provincial level Capacity assessment carried out and learning plan in place with

required funding outline

X

Selected staff in 4 provinces have undergone basic training as per their TORs

Use of the GBV services data base collection tool 4 FSVAC coordination meetings conducted 30percent of training plan delivered

X

Additional 4 provinces have committed to establish and fund FSVACs

Training for new staff Advanced training for existing staff 70percent of training schedule delivered

X

Certification process in place for the different disciplines requiring FSV/GBV trainings

Exchange programmes at regional and global level 100percent of training schedule delivered

X

OUTPUT 4

Capacity assessment finalized Capacity building plan endorsed by key stakeholders In country specialists and potential trainers identified and

mobilized.

X

Basic HRD manual launched TOT for min. 6 selected HDR SMS incident reporting tool piloted in 4 communities across 2

provinces. 30 % of CB plan delivered

X

Website launched Advanced TOT developed and rolled out Training for new champions in additional 4 provinces Advocacy and awareness toolkit developed and rolled out 60% of CB plan delivered

X

Monitoring and evaluation of training, SMS incident reporting mechanism, and advocacy and awareness impact across 8 provinces based on the use of the toolkit

Institutionalization of capacity building tools finalized National FSV/GBV plan of action for champions developed and

ready for roll out beyond the scope of the Project Exchange programmes at regional and global level

X

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100percent of CB plan delivered

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Budget

See appendix for detailed budgetTotal resources required 5,583,583AUS $Total allocated resources: 4,000,000 AUS $

Regular 0 Other: DFAT 4,000,000 AUS $ Government 803,102 AUS $

(tbc) Unfunded budget: 788,583 AUS $

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8 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

In accordance with the UNDP programming policies and procedures the project will be monitored through the following:

1. Within the annual cycle On a quarterly basis, a quality assessment shall record progress

towards the completion of key results, based on quality criteria and methods captured in the Quality Management table below.

An Issue Log shall be activated in Atlas and updated by the Project Manager to facilitate tracking and resolution of potential problems or requests for change.

Based on the initial risk analysis, a risk log shall be activated in Atlas and regularly updated by reviewing the external environment that may affect the project implementation.

Based on the above information recorded in Atlas, a Project Progress Reports (PPR) shall be submitted by the Project Manager to the Project Board through Project Assurance, using the standard report format available in the Executive Snapshot.

a project Lesson-learned log shall be activated and regularly updated to ensure on-going learning and adaptation within the organization, and to facilitate the preparation of the Lessons-learned Report at the end of the project

a Monitoring Schedule Plan shall be activated in Atlas and updated to track key management actions/events

UNDP will provide 6-monthly reports to DFAT.

2. Annually Annual Review Report. An Annual Review Report shall be prepared

by the Project Manager and shared with the Project Board and the Outcome Board. As minimum requirement, the Annual Review Report shall consist of the Atlas standard format for the QPR covering the whole year with updated information for each above element of the QPR as well as a summary of results achieved against pre-defined annual targets at the output level.

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Annual Project Review. Based on the above report, an annual project review shall be conducted during the fourth quarter of the year or soon after, to assess the performance of the project and appraise the Annual Work Plan (AWP) for the following year. In the last year, this review will be a final assessment. This review is driven by the Project Board and may involve other stakeholders as required. It shall focus on the extent to which progress is being made towards outputs, and that these remain aligned to appropriate outcomes.

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9 SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is a key concept driving the design and roll out of this project. The Project will engage national and sub-national government partners to participate and commit to addressing FSV/GBV. At the national level the Project promotes government leadership through the National GBV Strategy. At the sub-national level the project promotes a competitive approach whereby provincial partners are selected based on demonstration of their commitment through budget allocations, plans of actions and dedicated human resources. Working at different government levels simultaneously the project will spread the risks of political setbacks, which have been a recurrent part of the PNG political scene. The Project will focus on securing an effective partnership between the government and FSVAC; this will also offset possible setbacks experienced by either party to this Project.

The project will support the development of provincial FSVAC as case management entities in at least four provinces. At this point in time there is an overwhelming interest from different provinces to receive the support however the selection of the first four provinces will be informed by a number of criteria; the commitment by the provincial administration to secure the establishment of paid positions, provide office space and multi-year operational funding for the provincial FSVAC alongside the existence of an FSC, FSVU, committed provincial community development advisor, and active network of volunteers. Furthermore each region should be represented. As such the current choice is with Lae, Goroka, Kokopo, and Alotau. It is hoped that each of the four selected provinces, upon receiving advanced training and mentoring, will be able to team up with at least one more province as part of exchanging knowledge, develop a mentoring programme and provide ongoing professional support where required. Securing partnership along those lines should further reinforce effective networks amongst professionals – benefitting primary and secondary survivors whilst also off setting risks during the implementation of the Project.

A major focus will be on the prevention of FSV/GBV. Many organisations and actors are involved in this important. Against this backdrop the Project places strong emphasis on the ‘human rights’ character of FSV/GBV, the strong involvement of youth, people living with disabilities, more at risk populations, advocacy for volunteerism for community change, the engagement of men and boys as active agents for FSV/GBV prevention, the facilitation, generation and application of good practice and lessons learned from inside and outside PNG, and strong outreach and awareness with a particular focus on remote areas. South-south cooperation will be sought to further provide ongoing stimuli for PNG leadership to take a stand in advocating against FSV/GBV and budget for effective interventions towards behavioural change, at levels of governance and in partnership with relevant stakeholders.

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10 RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Risks factors Low

Medium

High

Risk mitigation strategy

Enabling environment – political and government.

Political instability Change of government No GoPNG funding contribution No political support No formal commitment between

provincial authorities to support and fund capacity building and mentoring across their borders

Some relevant ministries do not commit

Government reject initial GBV data information

X Link in with whole of government at the highest level to secure broader support basis beyond that of the project partners.

Link in with relevant gender and justice programmes across government to secure leverage

Establish high level technical working group with key stakeholders across government, CSO, FBO, and private sector to secure coordination and ownership.

Publicly acknowledge the commitment of provincial authorities to support each other in addressing FSV/GBV

Work with administrators and technical staff to promote project activities.

Allocate milestone payments around GoPNG (provincial and national) recurrent budget allocations for FSV/GBV response.

Provide recognition for provincial champions and enhance the visibility of their achievements, wherever security allows it. Introduce champions to high level government officials for them to be given recognition.

Provide monthly reports to government counter partners to prepare them for reports with possibly high level of reported cases and negative feedback on official interventions.

Technological limitations

Limited access to internet by majority of stakeholders

X Develop alternative means of communication for off the grid areas such as radio broadcasts.

Set up a gradual roll out of the work with champions to secure confidence and capacity of the relevant FSVAC to

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FSVAC lack the skills to support the SMS incident reporting mechanism.

Uneven participation of champions to support the SMS incident reporting network.

support this work with the champions. Secure the participation of long-term champions

interested in supporting the network and line of communication between champions and FSVAC

Provide regular monitoring reports and impact assessments to highlight the importance of the SMS incident reporting mechanisms.

Establish the ‘buddy’ system across different provinces to provide ongoing mentoring and support and enhance networking.

Development and institutionalisation of training materials and products

TOTs not ready for supporting CB of new champions

Lack of support by national education institutions and professional training programmes for the institutionalization of the CB interventions.

Communication material does not achieve expected impact

X Allow for professionals to be trained as TOT to support the work with champions

Reflect institutionalization process within national strategy, plans and budgets

Involve relevant ministries through the high level technical working group and the steering committee to increase ownership

Keep the national GBV strategy visible throughout the year through an effective communication approach

Develop communication material in cooperation with stakeholders and beneficiaries. Pilot some material.

Human resources

No suitable candidates Transfer or leaving of staff High turnover of champions. Insufficient data sharing by other

stakeholders in the provinces.

X Select committed staff eager to develop skills through training plan

Include a service commitment for a length of time after each training received

Secure pay rise for advanced knowledge development Link training and work of champions to a certification and

yearly award process Identify volunteers truly committed to ending violence

against women to participate in activities. Secure endorsement of results and resource framework

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by national steering committee Extend trainings to FSV/GBV partners to secure their

commitment to cooperation and coordination Maintain an effective and inclusive communication

strategy with the communities.

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