USAID BERSAMA – GBV PREVENTION PROGRAM IN EASTERN INDONESIA
QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT, FY18 Q2
January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018
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This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Winrock International under cooperative agreement AID-497-A-16-00005
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USAID BERSAMA – GBV PREVENTION PROGRAM IN EASTERN INDONESIA QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT, FY18 Q2
DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ...... 2 List of Tables ...... 2 Acronyms and Indonesian Terms ...... 3 I. Introduction ...... 5 II. Program Performance ...... 5 A. Program Activities ...... 5 IR I. Reduced acceptance of GBV and gender inequality ...... 5 IR 2. Strengthened government capacity to provide basic GBV-related services ...... 21 IR 3. Increased voice for CSO sub-grantees in the fight against GBV ...... 30 B. Coordination ...... 34 C. Project Management and Operations ...... 35 III. Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 37 V. Future Activities ...... 37 Annexs ...... 39 Annex A. Table of Indicators ...... 39 Annex B. Success Stories ...... 39 Annex C. Revised SBCC Strategy ...... 39 Annex D. Revised Program Strategy ...... 39 Annex E. Organizational Network Assessment for Papua ...... 39 Annex F. ABOCAT Report for Papua ...... 39 Annex G. Revised Project Organizational Chart ...... 39 Annex H. Revised Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan ...... 39
LIST OF TABLES 1. Table 1.0 Number and types of events conducted by each CSO during the quarter (Papuan CSOs) 2. Table 1.1 Number of people reached within each group 3. Table 1.3 Number of Champion by each CSO in West Papua during the quarter 4. Table 1.4 Ages of People when they were Married, aggregated by Age Range, by Regency and Sex 5. Table 1.5 Ages of Women when they had their First Child, aggregated by Age Range and Regency 6. Table 1.6 Number of People Exposed to GBV Messages in Q2 7. Table 1.7 New GBV Groups Established by CSOs in Q2 8. Table 1.8 West Papuan Grantees Round 1 9. Table 1.9 Location of West Papuan CSOs 10. Table 2.0 Kabupaten Meetings held Q2 FY2018 11. Table 2.1 Action Plan for District, Provincial and National Level 12. Table 3.0 Summary ABOCAT Score CSO Partners Sorong, West Papua 13. Table 3.1 Summary ABOCAT Score CSO Partners Manokwari, West Papua
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 2 ACRONYMS AND INDONESIAN TERMS
ABOCAT Asset-based Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool AJI Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (The Alliance of Independent Journalists) AOR Agreement Officer’s Representative Bappeda Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Regional Development Planning Agency) Bappenas Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (National Development Planning Agency) Bupati Regency Head CAA Community Asset Appraisal CBO Community-based Organization COP Chief of Party CSO Civil Society Organization DFAT Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Dinas P3A Dinas Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak (Department of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection) Distrik Sub-district DO Development Objective DV Domestic violence F&A Finance and Administration FOA Field Oversight Advisor GBV Gender-based violence GoI Government of Indonesia GLA Government Liaison Advisor GRC Grants Review Committee HO Winrock Home Office IMTA Izin Mempekerjakan Tenaga Kerja Asing or Permit to Employ Foreign Worker IWD International Women’s Day Kabupaten District Kampung Village Komnas Komnas Perempuan (National Commission on Violence against Women)
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 3 KumHam Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia (Ministry of Law and Human Rights) LINKAGES USAID-funded Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV Project MAJU USAID-funded eMpowering Access to Justice Project MAMPU Empowering Indonesian Women for Poverty Reduction M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOHA Ministry of Home Affairs MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRP Majelis Rakyat Papua (Papuan People’s Assembly) MSS Minimum Service Standards NGO Non-governmental organization ODA Organizational Development Advisor ONA Organizational Network Analysis P2TP2A Pusat Pelayanan Terpadu Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Anak (Integrated Service Center for Women’s Empowerment and Children) PCSO Papuan Civil Society Organization PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal Puskesmas Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat (Community Health Center) ReMDeC Resources Management and Development Consultants Renstra Rencana Strategis (Strategic Planning)
RLO Resident Legal Officer
SBCC Social Behavior Change Communications Setneg Kementerian Sekretariat Negara (Ministry of the State Secretariat) SOP Standard Operating Procedures UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UPTD Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah (Regional Technical Implementation Unit) VFV Violence-Free Village
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 4 I. INTRODUCTION
Winrock International implements the five-year Bersama – GBV Prevention Program in Eastern Indonesia. The goal of the project is to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) in target areas of Eastern Indonesia by achieving three interrelated intermediate results (IRs):
1. Reduced acceptance of GBV and gender inequality 2. Strengthened government capacity to provide basic GBV-related services 3. Increased voice for civil society organizations (CSOs) in the fight against GBV
The program will primarily contribute to Intermediate Result (IR) 1.4, Sustainable Development in Targeted Districts in Eastern Indonesia Enhanced, under USAID/ Indonesia’s Development Objective (DO) 1, Democratic Governance Strengthened.
Winrock implements USAID Bersama in partnership with Resources Management and Development Consultants (ReMDeC), and engages with other local partners at the community, provincial, and national levels through a robust grants program. The Winrock-led team coordinates closely with ongoing USAID projects, Government of Indonesia (GoI) stakeholders at national and local levels, and other development partners.
This report summarizes the period of January 1- March 31, 2018. During the reporting period, USAID Bersama focused on providing training and technical assistance to the new CSO grantees in West Papua, continuing the work of P2TP2A SOP development and initiating SOP development for safe houses and the health services, and establishing CSO advocacy networks in Papua and West Papua. In addition, the project team conducted a strategy review session in Q2 which resulted in better understanding of program goals and objectives and identification of areas of improvement. More details are provided under ‘Project Management and Operations Section’.
II. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE
A. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
IR I. REDUCED ACCEPTANCE OF GBV AND GENDER INEQUALITY
Sub-IR 1.1. Localized approaches to community based anti-violence dialogue and mobilization
✓ 13 CSOS IMPLEMENTING USAID BERSAMA GRANTS, DISSEMINATING GBV PREVENTION RELATED MESSAGES. ✓ NEARLY 400 PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY AND OVER 31,000,0001 INDIRECTLY THROUGH CSO GBV PREVENTION MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS
1 This includes people who saw USAID Bersama GBV prevention content broadcasted on national TV.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 5 ✓ 46 CHAMPIONS IDENTIFIED IN PAPUA AND WEST PAPUA
1.1.1 Increased capacity of PCSOs to develop and disseminate GBV-related messages 1.1.1a. Conduct workshop for new PCSO grantees on SBCC. During the quarter, USAID Bersama focused on working with West Papuan CSOs. The project organized a SBCC training workshop for 27 participants (16 F/14 M) from seven grantee CSOs in Manokwari from 22-26 February. USAID Bersama engaged SBCC experts from Rifka Annisa, Nur Hasyim and Suhartik Muclas, as facilitators for the workshop. Additionally, sessions were also facilitated by Dewi Chandraningrum, Ecofeminism Activist from Universitas Muhammadiyah Solo, Desti Murdijana, USAID Bersama Government Liaison Advisor, and Morning Ice-Breaker on Day One of the SBCC Workshop Handinah Soka, USAID Bersama SBCC Specialist. Given that the West Papua CSOs primarily work on environmental conservation issues, the training sessions were tailored to focus on the linkages between ecofeminism, the environmental movement and GBV. The training included specific sessions on different tools and strategies to support SBCC education, including: gender analysis, community organizing, Community Asset Appraisal (CAA), women’s empowerment, and male engagement. The training provided the participants with knowledge and skills to reflect on issues that contribute to behavior, attitude and value changes, which resulted in changes in attitude about GBV among participants. For example, at the beginning of the session, the male participants appeared to be resistant to the idea of GBV and of women combatting GBV. However, during the session on fatherhood, many men testified about their behavior towards their spouses and children and experiences of violence from parents. This realization resulted in a marked change in behavior and understanding by the end of the session, when many of the male participants stated that their actions were wrong, and they would change Reflection Session their behavior towards their families. The majority of the participants were well versed in participatory approaches such as PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal); therefore, they readily understood the CAA process, which is a tool USAID Bersama employs to map out community-based assets, as a way to engage in discussions around community- based strategies to combat GBV. Male engagement strategies to eliminate GBV in community within the Papuan context was also discussed.
At the end of the five-day training, many participants, men and women, committed to fighting GBV, starting with changing their own behaviors with respect to how they engage with their own families, and
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 6 raising awareness in their communities. The participants were very engaged and responsive throughout the training. GBV is a new area of work for these CSOs and it was widely acknowledged that there needs to be further follow-up sessions/orientations on this topic, including addressing the linkages between HIV and GBV in the target areas. As next steps, each CSO will conduct the CAA as part of the process to socialize the program to the community and implement the SBCC modules to raise awareness of GBV in the communities.
1.1.1b. PCSOs implement community-based anti-GBV activities. USAID Bersama is training the CSOs to work with communities to talk about gender-based violence and cultural gender norms as a way to reduce gender-based violence. Grantee CSOs help community leaders and community members participate in meetings to discussion gender INVESTING IN THE FUTURE norms, myths around gender, and how to address challenges around relationships to avoid disputes leading The USAID Bersama team has found that to violence. In men’s groups the discussions are often the community level group discussions have around masculinity and challenges men face. In women’s been particularly valuable for the youth, both groups the discussion is about empowerment. During young men and women, by providing them with a safe space to discuss issues of abuse these meetings, we are expecting participants to and harassment in the home and in the champion women’s empowerment, rights and reduce community. Young women have talked about prevalence of GBV in their communities. PCSOs how they are now discussing GBV issues with conducted more than 84 events reaching 313 people. their friends in schools and in neighboring Table 1.0 shows the activities that CSOs implemented, villages, particularly as it relates to dating, table 1.1 shows the number of people per group. sexual behavior, norms and expectations. Young men have also found these discussions In Q2, the CSO grantees in Papua continued to to be helpful, especially when it comes to implement planned activities. The CSOs in West Papua their interactions with their families. The are new to the program and largely focused on program youth also commented that these discussions start up activities in this quarter. In Papua, the CSOs have helped their relationship with parents. focused on conducting group discussions, identifying and
engaging champions to build public awareness about GBV and identifying local initiatives to reduce GBV. The CSOs held different engagements, primarily group discussions, directly involving over 300 community members. Discussions with adults encompassed topics such as family planning, reproductive health, maternal and child health, managing household finances, reproductive health, women's health, role- sharing, family planning. Discussions with youth groups included topics such as dealing with stress and trauma, building self-image, sexuality, reproductive health, healthy nonviolent relationships, being fathers and caregivers.
Table 1.0 Number and types of events conducted by each CSO during the quarter (Papuan CSOs) CSO Fathers’ Group Mothers’ Group Boys’ Group Girls’ Group Other Total Discussion Discussion Discussion Discussion YHI 2 0 0 0 1 3
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 7 Table 1.0 Number and types of events conducted by each CSO during the quarter (Papuan CSOs) CSO Fathers’ Group Mothers’ Group Boys’ Group Girls’ Group Other Total Discussion Discussion Discussion Discussion LBH APIK 4 2 4 1 2 13
LP3AP 5 2 2 2 2 13
LEKAT2 0 0 6 6 0 0
YTHP 8 8 4 4 2 26
HUMI 4 4 4 4 1 1 INANE Total 23 16 20 17 8 84
Table 1.1 Number of people reached within each group CSO Fathers’ Group Mothers’ Group Boys’ Group Girls’ Group Other Total Discussion Discussion Discussion Discussion M F YHI Meetings17 0 Discussions0 0 17 LBH APIK 7 7 12 16 4 25 71
LP3AP 13 23 14 12 3 0 65
LEKAT 0 0 18 8 0 0 26
YTHP 23 22 11 12 0 0 68
HUMI INANE 21 20 10 11 3 1 66
Total 81 72 65 59 10 26 313
Table 1.2 Number of Champions by CSO in Papua during the quarter
CSO Village Fathers’ Group Mother’s Group Boys’ Group Girls’ Group Total
YHI YAKONDE 1 2 1 0 4 LBH APIK SOSIRI 0 3 1 0 4 LP3AP SEREH 4 2 0 0 6 LEKAT YOBOI-KEHIRAN 1 3 4 3 2 12 YTHP ASOLOGAIMA-ARABODA 2 2 1 1 6 HUMI INANE LANTIPO-WAMAROMA 2 2 2 2 8 Total 12 15 8 5 40
2 Based on verbal updates from LEKAT
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 8 Table 1.3 Number of Champion by each CSO in West Papua during the quarter
CSO name Village Fathers’ Group Mother’s Group Boys’ Group Girls’ Group Total MNUKWAR UDOPI 2 0 0 2 4 P4A UNNIPA BOGOR 2 0 0 0 2 PERDU UMBUY 0 1 1 2 4 PARADISEA UGYEHEKBRIG 1 1 0 1 3 BELANTARA WEN 2 2 0 0 4 SKPKC OSA AIMO 1 2 0 1 4 YAPARI WARMON 1 2 1 1 5 Total 9 8 2 7 26
Humi Inane in particular has seen positive results, including changes in behavior in men and youth. For example, Isak Hubi, Chief of Wamaroma village is making room for women to participate in community meeting. He said, “In the previous discussions, in the Kampung meeting on the village (distribution of Funds), Women has no space and always sit on the floor, but now they are already dominant to speak up in the meeting.” Men in Lantipo village are more open to their wives using traditional birth spacing practices and held consultations on family planning and condom negotiation practices organized by the church.
Senior high school students indicated that before joining the discussions they did not understand the definition of acts of violence however, after participating in group discussions, they understand the need to not be violent towards others, including their siblings, and respecting the opinion of women (sisters). Young women talked about having more confidence to speak to their peers in front of the classroom.
As part of the next round of grants, YTHP and Humi Inane are interested to continue working in the same village to further strengthen the understanding of GBV and integrate GBV awareness and prevention. Humi Inane is interested to work with the youth, specifically the teenagers in the community by conducting GBV awareness sessions in schools. Additionally, there is interest in conducting trauma healing sessions since many members of the community have experienced GBV and other types of trauma. This activity is expected to provide psychological support for program facilitators and community members to create a conducive environment for GBV prevention in the community. Additionally, for future activities such as marking 16 days activism against GBV, the CSOs are interested to work in coordination with other grantee CSOs, network members and partner organizations.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 9 James Tokoro, 27, is a member of Bersama’s youth group in Kampung Yoboi. He is also a tribal chief (Ondoafi) and an influential youth figure in the village. In addition, he is the former Chairman of one of the youth congregation at the local church and he is currently the head of the election committee in Yoboi village for the Governor’s election of Papua province. James is one of the early advocates for GBV prevention and response. At the beginning of the GBV reduction program implemented by LEKAT, James was instrumental in helping to organize the group discussions and motivate community members, especially men and youth, to participate in the meetings. In November 2017, James led the village youth to organize awareness raising activities to mark 16 Days of Activism against GBV. Events included various competitions such as boat racing, archery, cooking contests etc. More recently, James is working with LEKAT to train as a co-facilitator for training of community groups, especially the youth groups in the next round of the grants program.
Herry Tokoro, 47, has always been an influential female figure in Yoboi village. She is a member of the Women's Guild Group (women’s church group), and the only trained nurse who also works at the local Puskesmas (community health center) in Sentani. Since the beginning of LEKAT’s program in Yoboi, Herry has been an active participant in the mother’s group discussions and vocal about the need to reduce GBV in Yoboi and provide services for victims. She has also motivated women to participate in the group discussions. In her role as a nurse, Herry is educating community members about addressing social norms that promote GBV and is committed to sharing information about GBV with community members and those seeking health services at the Isak Hubby, 50, is the headPuskesmas. of Wamaroma Village, Jayawijaya district where Bersama grantee Humi Inane is implementing a GBV reduction grant program. Initially, Humi Inane faced challenges while trying to introduce the program to the community. This was partly due to another donor funded activity in the past which was not very successful. Isak, who was one of the early proponents of the project, assisted Humi Inane to socialize the program, and motivate community members to participate in the group discussions. During one of the father’s group discussions in), he worked with the community to contribute food as a sign of thanks that the community had benefited from the discussion process. Isak also ensured that there was a dedicated space in the village for Humi Inane’s community discussions and he continues to encourage the community members to actively participate in the group discussions. Isak leads by example and is s actively involved in every discussion session. At the village level, Isak has also encouraged women to participate in discussions and share their opinion at the Kampung Forum.
Getting Feedback from CSOs
The project organized a reflection meeting in Jayapura on 7 February 2018 for the four CSOs in Jayapura (LBH APIK, LEKAT, LP3AP and YHI) to learn about the impact of the project. During the meeting, program managers and field facilitators from the CSOs attended this session. The session was facilitated by Nur Hasyim, Gender Specialist (consultant). The facilitators reflected that the project has influenced their personal lives. They have gained new insights about their emotional responses and learned how to manage their anger, as well as, how to establish positive communications with their spouses, and family members. The facilitators also noted that they can see a change in the communities especially in the perception of men. Men are helping with household chores and participating in day to day childrearing activities. There has been increased interest from neighboring communities to replicate the community discussions. The facilitators also found that women in the communities are coming forward to express their opinions and share their experiences (including violence) in their lives. The meeting participants brainstormed about possible solutions to some of the challenges they encounter,
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 10 such as how to engage the men more effectively. The team also discussed how some of the ongoing activities can be sustained beyond the project – for example, by institutionalizing GBV prevention and response information through local champions and religious institutions.
USAID Bersama conducted a similar reflection session in Jayawijaya with Humi Inane and YTHP facilitators and field staff to share experiences from program implementation. Participants were encouraged to respond voluntarily, maintain confidentiality, respect differences of opinion and recognize areas of improvement and/or need for course correction without judgement. This session provided an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences, not only in implementing the project but often also in their personal lives. These sessions can often provide an outlet to discuss concerns and participants can become each other’s support systems. For example, one Humi Inane’s staff indicated that she has experienced many positive changes in her personal life, as she too has internalized many of the lessons learned through the discussion module.
One of the participants indicated that he observed positive behavior changes in many of his colleagues in YTHP since the start of the project. This is evident through how well staff are working with each other and creating opportunities to discuss and learn from their experiences in implementing the project and other organizational activities. Participants identified some challenges. They had difficulties in organizing community discussions during Christmas and New Year’s holidays, low participation from community members, and the need to clearly communicate and be transparent about activities in order to avoid suspicion from community members and the military. It was important to show that this project was not supporting any local political movements. There needs to be careful planning keeping in mind that the community may not be available during certain times of the day and/or for religious or customary occasions.
West Papuan CSOs
The West Papua CSOs just began activities in Q2. Each CSO employed a customized approach to socialization or introduce the program to the community. For example, P4A UNIPA, convened a community meeting where they agreed with the church that they will disseminate information on upcoming meetings and activities through the church congregation – where necessary through print church media - either through GPKAI (Gereja Kristen Al Kitab Indonesia) or in GKI (Gereja Kristen Injili Indonesia) churches located in Bogor village.
P4A UNIPA organized a workshop to develop draft functional literacy modules incorporating gender equality and anti-GBV materials. The module team consisted of experts/ literacy practitioners from teaching faculty and faculty of literature. The team stated that it is considered taboo to print the pictures of sexual organs for sex and gender material in the module. The team will consult with the community about how best to visually represent this information.
Mnukwar started group formations and the CAA process. The community members and village leaders responded well to this program. Mnukwar is interested to cooperate with other ongoing interventions, such as that of the Community Police. USAID Bersama will ensure that all relevant police personnel
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 11 involved are vetted prior to any interventions. Paradisea has also started conducting community meetings in Ugyehekbrig village, Prafi district, following a socialization activity. The village chief is very supportive. The community was very enthusiastic about the program, particularly women and girls who see this program as an opportunity to build harmonious families. Most of Hatam tribal people comes from Arfak mountain and they are using hatam language for day to day communication. This is an important consideration for program facilitators, as well as, for the development of communication materials. This village used to be a palm oil plantation. Many men who used to work in this plantation are currently unemployed. This community has a tribal council, with a tribal judge and all social issues are mediated here. Mnukwar will engage the council as part of their programming.
PERDU has completed the socialization process and is developing a village profile. There are three church denominations including GPKAI, GKI and GBI (Gereja Bethel Indonesia). PERDU will approach these three churches to reach out to their congregation. There is an initial agreement that women and girls’ groups will use GPKAI for their meetings, while men and boys’ groups will use GKI for their discussion. The pastors from these churches are also involved in these discussions and are emerging as champions. There is a traditional practice of compensating the wife’s family in the event of a fatality. The discussions have revealed that it is common practice for wives to threaten their husbands that they will kill themselves just to get compensation from the husbands’ families. Additionally, there are also informal reports of families who push their daughters to commit suicide by drinking Thiodan (pesticide to kill rats) for the similar purposes. Perdu is interested to launch a public campaign to create greater awareness at the community, regency and provincial levels.
In Sorong, SKPKC OSA team has conducted socialization and group formation. They are also developing a village profile. Aimo village was established in 2015 and consists of two tribes - Maybrat tribe which is the majority tribe and the Moi tribe. More than 60% of the population work as government employees. There are four churches in the village - Bible Church, Apostolic Church of God, Church of God and Apostolic Church. Initially the CSO team had difficulties in organizing village Women's Group Discussion, Wen Village discussions due to very low attendance. However, during a technical assistance visit, the Bersama team convened a meeting with the village chief, Melky Anto, and the village secretary who is also the head of the Apostolic Church of God, along with Sekretariat Keadilan, Perdamaian dan Keutuhan Ciptaan Ordo Santo Augustinus (SKPKC OSA). The discussion helped to clarify the objectives of the project, the role of SKPKC and the expectations from the community. As a result of this discussion, the village leaders invited the SKPKC team to attend the Sunday worship at the church and conduct the first discussion.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 12 THE ROLE OF CHILD MARRIAGE IN BERSAMA TARGET AREAS
Child marriage is one factor contributing to GBV, and studies show that there are long term socio-economic and health implications for women who are married young and have children when they are young. Women are less likely to reach their potential if married young. USAID Bersama’s mapping study conducted in 2017 found that on average in all regencies the women married at a younger age (<10, 11-15 and 16-18 years old)—51.4 percent of all female respondents in the Jayawijaya Regency, 24 percent in Jayapura, 30.8 percent in Sorong and 34 percent in Manokwari. Information obtained from FGDs revealed that girls who have started menstruating or showing signs of puberty are eligible for marriage. There are also families/parents who have organized arranged marriages for their daughters. Approximately 47 percent of the respondents first gave birth when they were between the ages of 19 and 24; 29 percent first gave birth between the ages of 25 and 34; and 5.7 percent between the ages of 11 and 15 (table 1.5) From FGDs, it was revealed that the women’s families usually asked their daughters to delay pregnancy if the bride price from the men had not been paid. Pregnancy is delayed by administering herbal potions. This practice is common knowledge in the community, among both men and women, young and old.
Table 1.4 Ages of People when they were Married, aggregated by Age Range, by Regency and Sex
Table 1.5 Ages of Women when they had their First Child, aggregated by Age Range and Regency
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 13
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
Staff talked to some of the participants about the impact of Bersama. This is what they had to say:
“Since participating in the discussions with YHI Papua, I have learned much about GBV especially harassment of girls. I used to think that it is normal for a boy to touch a girl without permission. But after I got more information on these issues, I tried to explain to my school friends that this behavior is actually part of sexual harassment. I also encouraged them to change their behavior towards girls because it will hurt their soul and can cause trauma.
Talking about child marriage, my best friend got pregnant, got married and then had the baby when she was still a teenager, in junior high school. She had to quit school and abandon her dream of becoming a nurse. That’s why I plan to get married after I have already finished my studies at the university, I have a good job and can bring happiness to my parents and my family.”
Ana Entong, 17, Yakonde Village, Sentani, Jayapura
“I really love the group discussions with topics including reproductive health, healthy communication between teenagers and also use of social media and GBV issues. I have been involved in 9 of 10 discussion sessions and it helps me to understand these important issues in my life as a young woman. That’s why when my friends are not ready for the discussions, I come to their houses and pick them in my motorcycle. I do not want them to miss the opportunity to learn about gender equality and GBV issues that affect our lives as teenagers and young Papuans in our community.”
- Evi Felin Toam, 24, student of Nurse Academy/ STIKES (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan or Academy for Public Health), Sentani, Jayapura
“I just got married and have a new family. For a Papuan man when he has paid the dowry, then if a wife makes a mistake she may be scolded and even beaten. Early family building, I often quarreled with my wife. If we fight, we often get angry and swear at each other. When I attended the USAID Bersama discussions organized by YHI, I began to feel guilty, because I was angry and directing my frustrations on my wife. Currently I take care of my family by watching my son, helping to change his diaper and I no longer lose my temper with my wife.”
- Freddy Daimoi, 25 Yakonde Village, Sentani, Jayapura
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 14 “I am newly married, and these discussions really helped me build a new life. Initially, I usually play at the wife and do not want to keep the child as a new family. I tended to be angry and not listen to my wife. Through the discussions conducted by YHI, I began to practice anger management and not lash out at my new wife. Now I know that I can take care of my child and also help my wife with household work like cooking. I have to continue the discussions even if YHI stops conducting the community meetings. My newly family is beginning to benefit from the discussions for young men.”
- Frengky Ibo, 30, Yakonde Village, Sentani, Jayapura
Challenges
Despite positive changes in the community the CSOs have faced a number of challenges during the quarter. Primarily, it has been difficult to engage the men and youth in the villages. While some CSOs, such as YHI, have found solutions by engaging the church fellowship groups, others such as LBH APIK have continued to struggle. Often times the church congregations meet on Sundays or at night when it is not convenient for CSO staff to be present in the communities. Additionally, some CSOs, such as LEKAT and YHI, have successfully adapted the SBCC training modules to the local context. This has been particularly successful in communities where there are only one or two tribes and/or one or two church denominations. LBH APIK has on the whole grappled with the engaging larger number of community members from other tribes and/ or congregations. Many CSOs have experienced a high rate of staff turnover, particularly at the level of the field facilitators. Others have faced management issues that has adversely affected field implementation.
In Q2, USAID Bersama revised the SBCC strategy in light of its experience with the first round of grants. The revised strategy is included in Annex C.
1.1.2 Increased number of CBOs actively engaged in anti-violence dialogue and mobilization
1.1.2a Identify local champions and CBO grantees in Papua and West Papua and award in- kind grants and 1.1.2b CBOS implement anti-GBV activities
In Q1 the Bersama team had identified a number of potential CBOs as well as a preliminary demand driven grants menu for the in-kind grants program. However, upon review of Bersama’s program strategy the team decided that it would behoove the team to take a closer look at the plan for the in- kind grants. One of the issues is that these in-kind grants have a relatively small value (approx. USD 2,000) and would only support a small number of activities which, given the limited capacity of the CSOs, would not be sustainable. Furthermore, based on the project’s experience with the FAA grants, administrating a large number of small in-kind grants would put a disproportionately large administrative burden on the team, taking time and resources away from ensuring quality programming, and offering little in terms of long term impact. As an alternative, the team is looking into consolidating the number of in-kind grants, likely channeling grants towards local CBOs that can support the project’s public
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 15 awareness and media campaign and channeling some of the funds allocated for CBOs towards promising CSOs.
Sub-IR 1.2. Increased public awareness of and critical thinking about gender norms
✓ OVER 31,000,000 PEOPLE EXPOSED TO MESSAGES RELATED TO GBV THROUGH USAID BERSAMA ACTIVITIES DURING THE QUARTER
During the quarter time period Bersama has directly reached approximately 400 people through trainings and community meetings and indirectly reached over 31,000,000 people through various activities. Table 1.6 shows the breakdown of people reached, and types of activities.
Table 1.6 Number of People Exposed to GBV Messages in Q2
Activities Men Women Total Comment
CSO Trainings 21 31 52 CSO outreach (meetings or events) 156 157 313
Through Champions (8 Village) 15 15 30 Traditional & Mainstream Media 6 Print Media3 165,000 Readers
2 online media4 600,000 Readers
1 Electronic Media5 - National Television 30,000,000 Audience
2 Electronic Media-Radio6 301,000 Listeners Social Media (Tweets) 20 Likes
4,015 Impressions7
40 Engagements8
3 The Jakarta Post daily newspaper, Cendrawasih Pos daily newspaper, JUBI daily newspaper, Harian Pagi Papua daily newspaper, Bisnis Papua daily economic newspaper, and WONE daily newspaper 4 The Jakarta Post digital version and JUBI online version 5 Trans TV Network (Trans TV, Trans 7, CNN Indonesia) 6 RRI Wamena 7 The number of times the content, whether a post or a story, was shown to users – the total number of times the content could have been seen 8 The total number of likes, shares and comments
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 16 Table 1.7 New GBV Groups Established by CSOs in Q2 Group # of Groups Est. Number of Total Est. Participants Participants9 F M
Fathers’ Group 6 20 120
Mother’s Group 6 20 120
Boys’ Group 6 20 120
Girls’ Group 6 20 120
CSO Network Jayawijaya 1 10 15 “Forum Peduli Perempuan dan Anak Jayawijaya (FPPA-J)” on January 22th, 2018
CSO Network Jayapura 1 15 6 “Jaringan Stop KBG” on January 18th, 2018
TOTAL 26 80 265 261
West Papua 24 240 240
Papua 2 25 21
1.1.2a Conduct launch event for USAID BERSAMA project in West Papua
The USAID Bersama team, led by Desti Murdijana, GLA, Anna Manyakori, FOA and Yoel Korowa, Field Officer in Manokwari conducted a round of consultations in Q2 to discuss the official program launch in West Papua. Part of this process included developing a technical cooperation agreement between the government of West Papua and USAID Bersama which will serve as the guiding document for project implementation in the province. It took much longer than expected to develop the MOU, primarily because the draft document had to be reviewed by the Bappeda, the legal counsel at Sekda (state secretariat) before getting clearance from the office of the Bupati (Regent). The process was delayed given that the officials responsible for review and approval of the document were busy with a number of activities including the annual planning and budgeting process for 2019. The provincial level planning process will take place in April 2018. This required frequent follow up by the Bersama team. Additionally, Winrock coordinated with USAID, via Maureen Laisang, AOR (Agreement Officer’s Representative) to ensure that the draft agreement was cleared by USAID’s Resident Legal Officer (RLO)
Despite the delays, the West Papua government, however, was enthusiastic about entering into an agreement with Winrock International to implementation of the project. Mr. Mena Azari, Head, Sub- Division on Education, Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment from Bappeda indicated that the two parties should develop a joint workplan, including plans for joint monitoring of activities. There appears to be a number of opportunities for collaboration, given that in 2018, the West Papua
9 The team is in the process of collecting data from West Papua CSOs
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 17 government has allocated IDR 500 million10 for NGOs. However, it is not clear how these funds will be used. Additionally, the team discussed opportunities to reactivate the gender working group (POKJA or Panduan Kelompok Kerja) which were established by the government in 2012. The gender working group, under the leadership of Bappeda, may act as the provincial level GBV thematic group since it includes members from key sectoral offices such as education, health, social welfare, kampung development, police, prosecutors, and judges. As of drafting this report, the government had committed to a launch date of 24 May 2018.
1.2.1b. Conduct socialization/bidders workshop for potential grantees for round I and II PCSO grants in Papua and West Papua.
This activity will take place in Q3
1.2.1c. Select round I and II PCSO Grantees in Papua and West Papua and seek USAID approval before issuing.
This activity will take place in Q3
1.2.1.d Develop grant agreements with recipient PCSOs in Papua and West Papua CSO Grants, Papua, Round II
As part of its revised strategy (see Annex D), USAID Bersama, conducted a series of consultations with Papua CSOs to discuss the design of the next phase of grants. In general, all CSOs are interested to continue advocating against GBV. The project team presented the theory of change and key elements of the new strategy. Outcomes of these consultations were varied – while some CSOs such as LEKAT had innovative approaches, such as addressing local norms and institutionalizing anti-GBV messages, there were other grantees who were looking for more guidance as to what activities they should undertake in the next phase. CSO partners are updating their stakeholder analysis and village mapping information and the project has provided additional guidance re. approach and activities. Most of the CSOs in Jayapura are completing their activities under phase one of grants. LEKAT, LBH APIK and YHI received a one month no-cost extension until the end of April 2018.
CSO Grants, West Papua, Round I
By the end of Q1 FY 2018, Winrock had requested approval and early this quarter received approval from Bersama AOR for the seven grant agreements (see Table 1.8). Table 1.9 shows the sub district and village where the CSOs are located.
Table 1.8 West Papuan Grantees Round 1 NO Grant Number Grantee 1 SKPKC-6763-18-G-01 Sekretariat Keadilan, Perdamaian dan Keutuhan Ciptaan Ordo Santo Augustinus (SKPKC OSA)
10 Approx. USD 37,000
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 18 Table 1.8 West Papuan Grantees Round 1 NO Grant Number Grantee 2 P4A-6763-18-G-02 Pusat Penelitian Pengembangan Perempuan dan Anak (P4A) UNIPA 3 MNUKWAR-6763-18-G-03 MNUKWAR PAPUA 4 PARADISEA-6763-18-G-04 Yayasan PARADISEA 5 PERDU-6763-18-G-05 PERDU 6 BELANTARA-6763-18-G-06 BELANTARA PAPUA 7 YaPaRi-6763-18-G-07 YAYASAN PAPUA LESTARI (YaPaRi)
Table 1.9 Location of West Papuan CSOs NO CSO Sub District Village Manokwari 1 Mnukwar West Manokwari Udopi 2 Yayasan Paradisea West Manokwari Ugyehekbrig 3 P4A Unipa Prafi Bogor 4 Perdu Prafi Umbui Sorong 1 YaPaRi Aimas Warmon 2 SKPKC OSA Aimas Aimo 3 Belantara Papua Mayamuk Wen
Winrock awarded the grants between 11 – 16 January 2018. The grants team, along with relevant technical and M&E staff, met with each CSO to review the grant proposal, terms of the grant, milestones and associated deliverables, payment schedule, tools and requirements for M&E and branding and marking.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 19 1.2.1e. Conduct regular grantee coordination meetings at kabupaten level in Papua and West Papua
The grantee coordination meeting in Papua and West Papua will take place in Q3. The meeting in West Papua will be held in conjunction with the program launch in May 2018.
1.2.1f. Conduct 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (Hari Anti Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan or HKTP) and International Women’s Day campaigns at national, provincial, and kabupaten levels.
To commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD), CSOs in Papua undertook a number of activities including hosting a radio talk show and organizing a women’s march in Abepura, Jayapura city.
The talk show, hosted by local radio station Rock FM, focused on the topic of ‘Women, HIV and GBV in Papua’. Attendees included Priestess Ester Wanda, Chairman of YPPM - Masirey Services Foundation and member of the Stop GBV CSO network, and Mr. Slamet Subroto, Head of Pujaprema, the Center of Service Network for Women and Children, among others. Rock FM also provided free air time to broadcast the live discussion. Discussion topics included the link between HIV, GBV and vulnerable groups, how the government and public service delivery units (such P2TP2As, Community Health Centers and Hospitals) can provide better services to victims of GBV at risk of HIV. The speakers agreed to bring this issue to the attention of the local government and parliament through the CSO Network for Anti-GBV.
The newly established Stop GBV network also organized a women’s march to mark IWD. In addition, CSO network members gave short talks on a variety of relevant topics including GBV and HIV, access to better services for victims of violence, child marriage, trafficking in women, and the importance of economic empowerment women. Network members also offered flowers and Sirih-Pinang (Betel-Ereca Nut, the Papuan traditional snacks) to the people on the street with motorcycles or cars. Flowers and Sirih-Pinang are symbols of anti-violence. Along with these offerings were messages such as “Hitting Tifa (Papuan traditional percussion) is our culture, but hitting our wives is not our culture”. Some local journalists joined in on the activities including Ms. Nethy Darma from The Jakarta Post and Ms. Pratiwi from Cendrawasih Post. These activities received wide coverage from local and national media including Cendrawasih Post, Jakarta Post and CNN Indonesia, reaching an estimated 31,000,000 people.
“This march to mark International Women’s Day is a reminder for the people of Papua and also for government officials and members of parliament to follow up on the cases of violence against women. For Papuan women who experience violence, they have to be brave to report, if not to the police at least to people who understand this issue, such as the P2TP2A (the Integrated Services for the Victims of Violence), Legal Aid Offices, and others”
- Ms. Fien Jarangga, Coordinator of the Network to Stop GBV, Jayapura, Papua.
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1.2.2 Journalists more informed and better to report on GBV.
1.2.2a Convene Journalist Summit to develop capacity for gender sensitive reporting This is scheduled for next quarter.
1.2.2b Award Competitive Fellowships to Journalist for gender/GBV Research This is scheduled for next quarter.
IR 2. STRENGTHENED GOVERNMENT CAPACITY TO PROVIDE BASIC GBV- RELATED SERVICES
Sub-IR 2.1. Strengthened presence and effectiveness of key government bodies responsible for GBV service provision
2.1.1 Improved capacity of relevant sub-national government bodies to deliver an integrated service package to address GBV 2.1.1a. Conduct coordination meetings with key local government agencies at kabupaten level.
During Q2 FY 2018, the project continued to have meetings at the kabupaten level with a range of stakeholders including DP3A (province and district), Bappeda, and CSOs. Table 2.0 summarizes the meetings during the quarter. One of the outcomes of the GBV Thematic Group meeting in Papua in December 2017 was the identification of areas where Bersama can support the RPJMD process11. Supporting the government to include gender programming in its five year and annual planning and budgeting process would ensure that gender priorities, specifically those related to GBV prevention and response activities, are built into the government’s (Dinas P3AK and Dinas P3AKB) workplan. This quarter, there were additional discussions with the Dinas P3A and Bappeda in Papua for this purpose.
Table 2.0 Kabupaten Meetings held Q2 FY2018 Participant Meeting Name of Key Participant Meeting Outcome M F Total 19 Feb 2018 24 15 39 ▪ Petrus Mahuse, Head, ▪ Kabupaten Jayawijaya will BAPPEDA develop an action plan for the GBV program including
11 USAID Bersama would support the RPJMD process in the following way: ▪ Introduce the concept of gender mainstreaming so that each agency (health, education, village empowerment office, social welfare and Dinas P3A) will consider gender in its five-year plan; ▪ Introduce the concept of women's protection. Papua already has Bylaw No. 8 of 201311 as a foundation, including strengthening P2TP2As and establishing violence free Kampungs/villages; ▪ Provide technical assistance for the development of gender responsive budgets for the Dinas P3A and Bappeda.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 21 Table 2.0 Kabupaten Meetings held Q2 FY2018 Participant Meeting Name of Key Participant Meeting Outcome M F Total Stakeholders ▪ Ramlia Salim, Head, Dinas P3A guidelines for program meeting related to (Division of Women implementation GBV services in Empowerment & Child ▪ Proposed GBV prevention Jayawijaya, district Protection) and response activities can be
▪ Ruth Manobi, Head, Dinas P3A implemented in the targeted DP3AK, BAPPEDA, Office villages of the district as part Sub District, CSO of the Musrenbang in Kab. ▪ Taufik R, Kabid Litbang Jayawijaya. Bappeda ▪ Sharing good practices ▪ Lince Kogoya, S. IP, Head, Sub related GBV that could be District Wamena Kota replicated into to another ▪ YTHP, Humi Inane, Yasumat, villages in Jayawijaya district Wahana Visi Indonesia 22-23 February ▪ Wasti Wabiser, Head, Dinas ▪ Draft SOP developed 2018 P3A, Division of Women ▪ Formation of a drafting team Empowerment & Child to finalize the draft SOP Workshop on Protection, Papua Province developing safe ▪ Next steps: ▪ Anna Serpara, Ex- P2TPA house SOP for - Secure approval for the Papua Province P2TP2A Papua drafting team from the head of Province P3AKB Office, Papua Province - Meet with KAPOLDA & Social Welfare Office of Papua Province to access Dana Day 1 3 15 18 Dekonsentrasi Day 2 4 19 23 6 March 2018 6 8 14 ▪ Ramlia Salim, Head, Dinas ▪ Commitment from P3A government and CSO for Coordination working together to support ▪ Ruth Manobi, Head, Women meeting with GBV program in Kabupaten and Children Protection P3AKB Office and Jayawijaya. Division, Dinas P3A CSOs (YTHP and ▪ P3AKB office will coordinate Humi Inane) in ▪ Yuli, Dinas P3A with other sectors for Jayawijaya, district support to GBV program in
Jayawijaya District. ▪ Identification the problem of P2TP2A ▪ Revitalization of P2TP2A in Jayawijaya district 19 March 2018 2 6 8 ▪ Ibu Elsina Sesa, Head, P3A ▪ Revitalize the POKJA PUG/ Office, West Papua Province Working group on gender Preparation mainstream ▪ Bp. Mena Ashari, Head, Sub Meeting for work- division of Education, Youth, ▪ Follow-up to make sure planning workshop Sport and Community activity “launching program in West Papua Empowerment, Bappeda, USAID Bersama di Papua
West Papua, Province Barat”
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 22 Table 2.0 Kabupaten Meetings held Q2 FY2018 Participant Meeting Name of Key Participant Meeting Outcome M F Total ▪ Ibu Tirsa D. Ida Wader, Head Data & Information division, Dinas P3A Office, West Papua Province
Support to Local Government for RENSTRA, RPJMD and Development Plan
On 24 January, Bersama met with Ms. Maria Bano, Head of Dinas P3A Jayapura District to follow up on discussions, during the GBV thematic working group meeting in December 2017, regarding the strategic planning process (RENSTRA) – which is part of the RPJMD process - and to discuss the progress with the P2TP2A SOP. The team learned that the heads of departments have not been informed or engaged about the strategic planning process and appear to have limited information about the process and the contents of the plan. The team discussed draft inputs for the strategic plan for the Dinas P3A with Ms. Bano. Key elements included women protection issues, especially as it relates to existing P2TP2A services, SOP that is inclusive of services for the health sector, police and social welfare offices, and the need to strengthen human resource capacity in P2TP2A and Dinas P3A. USAID Bersama will provide technical assistance for a follow up meeting with involving all heads of departments to finalize the strategic plan.
In January, USAID Bersama participated in a public discussion about RPJMD organized by Bappeda in Jayapura district. The team found that gender related issues only mentioned in 2018 and 2021, indicating that the Dinas P3A is not adequately advocating to include gender sensitive budgeting to Bappeda. In the next planning cycle, USAID Bersama will provide technical assistance to Dinas P3A to effectively participate in RPMJD process with Bappeda and ensure that gender considerations are integrated into the plan and budget. Lucia Erni, Field Officer, Jayapura participated in the event and provided inputs. For example, the FO stressed the need to include gender as a cross cutting issue as part of the RPJMD process and not only in 2018 and 2021.
USAID Bersama also worked with Dinas P3A to provide the matrix of strategic issues analysis (BAB IV) RPJMD 2018-2022 Jayapura District. This included GBV prevention activities through community mobilization, strengthening GBV related services and increasing the capacity of CSOs to advocate on GBV issues. These inputs were integrated into the draft RPJMD, indicating that Bersama’s activities are now part and parcel of the government’s implementation plan.
The Bersama team also met with Ibu Adelce Pekade, Head, Division of Gender Mainstreaming, Dinas P3A, Papua Province to discuss the five-year development plan and GBV free village. The provincial Dinas P3A stated that they were not aware that gender has been integrated into the draft development plan. Ibu Adelce will request Beppeda to organize a meeting to ensure that gender priorities such as GBV prevention and response activities are included in the plan. With regards to the violence free village, Bersama’s GLA shared information on the project’s work with grantees at the village and
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 23 community level and advocated for allocation of village funds to address GBV given increased level of awareness about the issue and commitment from the community to reduce GBV and support victims. The Dina P3A recommended that Bersama conduct a workshop with CSO grantees to develop gender responsive funding implementation plans at the village level, which can be replicated by Dinas P3A Papua Province to other villages in Papua.
With regards to the P2TP2A, one of the challenges has been the lack of physical space for the center in the four districts where Bersama is operating. Additionally, as per the regulation of the state budget system, counselors working in the P2TP2A serve on a voluntary basis and cannot receive continuous honoraria. USAID Bersama will work with Dinas P3A to get information from other regions of the country which developed P2TP2As with APBD12 funds and successfully engaged counselors without violating existing regulations. Additionally, the team will collect information from MOWE on national level special allocation fund (Dana Alokasi Khusus) for P2TP2A and share with Dinas P3A.
Stakeholders forum meeting related to gender equality and gender-based violence in Jayawijaya
As a follow up to the meeting with Bappeda district in Jayawijaya in December 2017, USAID Bersama supported Bappeda to organize a multi-stakeholder forum meeting on 19 February 2018. It is expected that bringing together key stakeholders will foster increased commitment and buy-in from key stakeholders, specifically the Jayawijaya district Dinas P3A which has not been very forthcoming when it comes to engaging on GBV prevention and response. The meeting was held to discuss gender equality and gender-based violence at the regency level by engaging government agencies, CSOs, religious and community leaders. The meeting was attended by 34 participants (24 M/15F). Key participants included the Petrus Mahuze, head of Bappeda and Ramlia Salim, Head of Dinas P3A. In addition, CSO grantees YTHP and Humi Inane also attended the meeting. Key outcomes included agreements on mapping the GBV condition in Jayawijaya regency particularly in Wamena and Asologaima sub-districts; and also mapping the services needed in those areas. In addition, the participants agreed to take steps to strengthening the P2TP2A in Jayawijaya regency. Participants noted that there is no coordination mechanism between government agencies and CSOs specifically for GBV response – treatment of victims of violence. Consequently, many victims do not avail treatment at government health centers or hospitals and information about GBV cases reported to CSOs is not shared with relevant government agencies. For example, Humi Inane collects data on violence against women but does not share with Dinas P3A given their distrust of the government. Additionally, the P2TP2A is not active and the forum agreed that this is a collective issue that needs to be addressed to reactivate the service center.
The Bappeda recommended that the Dinas P3A should develop a regional action plan for GBV response and women’s empowerment, along with defined progress indicators to jointly monitor progress. The support from Bappeda has been instrumental in convening relevant stakeholders, highlighting GBV and identifying ways in which the government can play a more effective role in GBV response mechanisms. It
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USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 24 was agreed that the stakeholders will meet on a regular basis and eventually this group will become a permanent forum to discuss GBV and women’s empowerment issues. Additionally, Bersama will engage key influencers, such as with Ibu Yustina, Head of P2TP2A and wife of the Vice Bupati of Jayawijaya and work closely with the Dinas P3A Jayawijaya district to revitalize the P2TP2A.
2.1.1b. Compile complete assessment data on service providers from UNDP survey, mapping study, and other sources and identify information gaps for West Papua.
An assessment was conducted, and a draft report is available. The mapping will be completed after final consultations with the West Papua government during the work-planning session prior to the official launch of the Bersama program.
2.1.1c. Conduct joint workshops with local government and civil society/faith-based service providers to develop P2TP2A SOP Papua and West Papua.
It has taken longer than expected to finalize the P2TP2A SOP in Jayapura district. Part of the challenge is that given the integrated nature of the unit, this requires buy-in, collaboration and full participation from a variety of sectors including health, social welfare and the police. Additionally, given Leahy amendment requirements, the team will need to budget extra time to ensure adequate vetting of law enforcement personnel before they can be effectively engaged in consultations. It is expected that a final draft of the SOP will be available by the end of Q2.
Given some of the inherent delays with finalizing the P2TP2A SOP, the team directed their efforts towards making progress on the SOPs for safe house and health services. During the quarter, Bersama collaborated with the USAID funded LINKAGES project (Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV Project) to conduct a joint workshop with the local government to inform the government and key stakeholders about issues around GBV and HIV/Aids (see below).
On January 24 the USAID Bersama team met with Ibu Maria Griapon, Head of Referral, Health Services and Quality Assurance Department at the District Health Office in Jayapura. This was a follow up to an earlier meeting held in December, to discuss the need for an SOP to handle GBV victims at the hospitals and community health centers. Ibu Maria agreed to deliver the results of the meeting to Dr. Chairul Lie, Head division of Health Services and Head of Health Office Jayapura District.
From 22-23 February Bersama organized a workshop to discuss the scope of the SOP for safe house. Twenty-five participants from Dinas P3A, P2TP2A attended this workshop. The purpose was to discuss how the safe house can be established and managed. Key outcomes included a draft SOP, establishment of a team to finalize the draft and discussion with Ribka Haluk, Head of Social Welfare Department re. dekon funds (Dana Dekonsentrasi)13 that can be accessed for safe house from the Department of Social
13 Central government budget transferred to Provinces for selected development programs including building and maintaining safe houses.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 25 Welfare. It is expected that the safe house SOP will be finalized by the end of 2018 and implemented by in early 2019.
On March 13-15 USAID Bersama and LINKAGES held an orientation workshop on developing GBV SOP for health facilities. The workshop was divided into two parts – the first day was for a broader audience to provide an orientation on GBV issues and link with HIV. Approximately 40 participants (28F/12M) attended day one’s discussions. The second and third days focused on more technical discussion re. the SOP for the health sector. An average of the 18 participants attend the second and third days discussions. Some of the key meeting outcomes are summarized in the table below.
Key topics discussed at the workshop included:
▪ HIV epidemic and the link between HIV and gender-based violence; ▪ Sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation; ▪ Gender norms and links to stigma, discrimination, and gender-based violence; ▪ Gender-based violence overview, including types, consequences, and needs of victims; and; ▪ Post-gender-based violence services (minimum package).
Based on pre and post testing, we learned the participants gained a greater understanding of HIV/Aids, GBV and the role of cultural norms informing perceptions of how people view the genders. Participants also identified emergency contraception, HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PPP), rapid HIV testing with referral to HIV counseling and treatment, and evaluation and treatment of injuries as clinical services that should be available to marginalized populations who experience violence compared.
Participants discussed issues including, common and accepted forms of GBV, HIV disclosure and its impact on women, and information on services available to victims among others. Participants discussed a range of issues related to challenges and solutions regarding consent, confidentiality, and privacy, time- sensitive services, financial burden for victims and their families, and the need for procedures, training and data collection for health facilities dealing with GBV victims and an action plan. The table below summarizes key elements of an action plan (or next steps) for the SOP development team that was discussed at the workshop.
Table 2.1 Action Plan for District, Provincial and National Level
DISTRICT – JAYAPURA DISTRICT – JAYAWIJAYA NATIONAL a. SOP team will socialize the a. Revitalize the P2TP2A as they a. Confirm who is responsible results from the meeting, are the coordinating body that for gender-based violence data including the guidelines of the connects everyone by starting that is collected (Desti and SOP. These meetings will with an informal audience that Lisa). include health departments, KP will be led by DHO (Dr. Anti). b. Confirm the use of ARVs for AIDS commission, Puskesmas, b. Regional planning agency that PPP in cases of sexual violence department of social and will integrate the gender-based (Lenny-PHO). culture. violence response.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 26 Table 2.1 Action Plan for District, Provincial and National Level
DISTRICT – JAYAPURA DISTRICT – JAYAWIJAYA NATIONAL b. Draft SOP at the hospital and c. Sensitize health staff about c. Confirm the decree from the primary health care levels. gender, violence, and link Ministry of Health. between violence and health to d. Build Draft 0 of minimum gain buy-in for SOP later. package and SOP (Desti and d. Draft SOP at the hospital and Lisa). primary health care levels. e. Provide sample of SOP. e. Train staff to implement SOP.
2.1.1d. Develop and Implement Technical Assistance Plan for P2TP2A in Papua and West Papua.
As explained under 2.1.1c, the P2TP2A finalization process in Jayapura, Papua is taking longer than expected. In order to be sustainable, the technical assistance plan, which would include the SOP needs to have a broader mandate - including how to: make this integrated service center sustainable; increase the capacity of the P2TP2A team; and ensure that the center is coordinating with the various services (health, social welfare, legal, police etc., as well as, the Dinas P3A and Bappeda to provide timely support and feedback on its functions – thus emerging as the a locally accessible resource for GBV victims, survivors and anti-GBV advocates alike.
In contrast, in West Papua, there has been a high level of interest from the Bappeda which has spearheaded the initiative to integrate GBV services in its annual work plan. The joint work planning session between West Papua government and Bersama (described below) will ensure that timelines for developing SOPs and technical assistance plans are built into the government’s work plan and there is high level buy-in and commitment towards these efforts.
It is expected that draft technical assistance plan will be available for the four districts (Jayapura, Jayawijaya, Manokwari, and Sorong) by the end of Q3.
2.1.2 Improved capacity of CSOs to advocate for increases in local government commitments to address GBV. Please refer to activities 1.1.1b and 3.1.2b.
Sub-IR 2.2. Better synchronized action and coordination between national and sub-national government bodies
✓ 3 EVENTS CONDUCTED BETWEEN 4 AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE SYNCHRONIZED ACTION AND BETTER COORDINATION AMONG NATIONAL AND SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT BODIES.
2.2.1 Increased dialogue on cascading national priorities into sub-national governments’ development plans and budgets
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 27 2.2.1a. Facilitate establishment of thematic GBV groups at national and provincial levels and regular meetings.
The national level GBV thematic group meeting will take place in June 2018. The thematic group meetings in West Papua and Papua will take place in Q4.
2.2.2 Improved discussions between national and subnational government agencies on anti GBV activities.
2.2.2a. Facilitate dialogue between Papua, West Papua and national governments
In January 2018, the GLA met with Mr. Usman Basuni, Deputy of the Domestic Violence division of MOWE. Mr. Basuni will be transferred to a different department this year, however, for the sake continuity he has committed to introducing the Bersama team to the incoming official that will replace him. In addition, Mr. Basuni will participate at the West Papua work planning session, which will be held prior to the program launch. Bringing together the national and provincial/ district level stakeholders will lead to a greater understanding of challenges faced by Dinas P3A in implementing GBV prevention and response programs in Papua and West Papua. In addition, the province and district officials will get an opportunity to ask critical questions, particularly as it relates to the national government’s support for these processes.
On 26 February 2018, the GLA met with Ms. Azriana, Head of National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) to share information about the situation of women’s movement in Papua and opportunities to strengthen the anti-GBV movement in the region. The National Commission on Women will use this information to inform the Commission’s programs in Papua. The team also Identified national issues that Bersama can support such as advocacy for the bill to eliminate sexual violence and KUHP/ criminal code amendment (Supreme Court Regulation No. 3/2017) that could potentially threaten women’s lives with the expansion of the article on adultery.
On 26 March 2018, Komnas Perempuan held a meeting of key stakeholders working on GBV in Papua. The goal of the meeting was to synthesize and coordinate different efforts. Aside from Komnas members, participants included representative from the Pulih Foundation (a Jakarta based Women’s Crisis Center), and Kamala Chandrakirana, an expert on women in conflict and member of Yayasan IKA (Humanity for Indonesia Foundation). USAID Bersama’s GLA attended the meeting and shared information on the following:
▪ Bersama’s community-based program through CSO grantees and achievement from year one (FY2016 - FY 2017);
▪ The status of P2TP2A in the four districts in Papua and West Papua and Bersama’s role; and
▪ Situation analysis including development of RPJMD in several districts and provinces, the challenges of working with customary leaders in the villages, and other contextual information such as the security situation, implication of election campaign period on implementation of GBV reduction program.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 28 Komnas Perempuan will develop a new strategy for working in Papua and it is expected that the GLA will participate in relevant discussions to strengthen the linkages between national and sub-national levels.
2.2.3 Increased advocacy by national-level women’s rights CSOs for improved adoption and compliance with anti-GBV policies
Given the need for urgent advocacy around the criminal code bill and its implications for women, particularly as it related to rape victims and women who are not legally married, the GLA conducted a mapping exercise to identify opportunities for Bersama to support advocacy on relevant issues. The GLA consulted with a number of donor agencies, including UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), DFAT (Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) funded MAMPU project (Empowering Indonesian Women for Poverty Reduction), The Asia Foundation, Rutgers Foundation and UN Women. UN Women is currently not providing any specific support to for advocacy on the criminal code bill but plan to support policy advocacy starting next year. UNFPA is doing some limited work through the Komnas Perempuan. While MAMPU is not specifically addressing this issue, they have been advocating for the draft bill on sexual violence. The Asia Foundation and Rutgers Foundation are involved in some limited work through their grantees.
As a follow up, the GLA met with a national level CSO ICJR (Institute for Criminal Justice Reform) and a CSO network JKP3 (Jaringan Kerja Prolegnas Pro Perempuan). Both of these entities are actively involved in advocating for the. the criminal code amendment. ICJR indicated that there is a lack of support from the community-level advocates against expanding the definition of adultery in the criminal code/KUHP amendment because in Indonesia society, in general, people don’t have a clear understanding of the implications of the amendment. However, there needs to be a strong civil society voice to advocate to the House of Representatives (DPR) to block this initiative. JKP3 is actively involved in fostering dialogue between the civil society and DPR however they lack funding, specifically to disseminate advocacy materials. Both ICJR and JKP3 are interested to submit concept papers for funding under the NCSO grants program. It is expected that Bersama will issue NCSO grants in Q3 to support a communications campaign to the grass roots level.
2.2.3a. Conduct RFA and selection process for round II national CSO advocacy grantees and seek USAID approval before issuing.
This is activity will take place in FY19.
2.2.3b. Develop grants agreements with recipient NCSO and award advocacy grants (round 1and round II)
Round I NCSO grants will be awarded in Q3.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 29 IR 3. INCREASED VOICE FOR CSO SUB-GRANTEES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GBV
Sub-Objective 3.1. More effective networking among CSOs and CBOs to maximize their advocacy efforts
3.1.1 Improved coordination and networking among CSOs and CBOS to maximize their advocacy efforts
3.1.1a Conduct focus group discussions /in-depth interviews to assess activities and their networking capacity in west Papua.
This is planned for next quarter
Sub-Objective 3.1. More effective networking among CSOs and CBOs to maximize their advocacy efforts
3.1.2a Conduct workshop for activists and CSO leaders to develop networking plan
Effective CSO networking starts with building shared interests, agenda and ownership. ReMDeC organized two workshops to initiate civil society networks and collective action on anti-GBV in Papua. The first workshop was organized in Jayapura on 18 January 2018 with representatives from eight CSOs, three CBOs and one journalist group14. The second workshop was organized in Wamena for CSOs in the highland (Jayawijaya) on 22 January 2018 with representatives from eight CSOs, three CBOs and one journalist group.
To convince the participants on the importance and urgency of working collectively on GBV issues, ReMDeC presented two reasons why GBV issues are relevant both for their constituents (Papuan) as well as for their own organizational interest. First ReMDeC linked human rights and therefore GBV with the socio-economic development in Papua, explaining that the region won’t fully develop if there are human rights violations and a continuation of GBV. This resonated because most of Papuan CSOs were established under human rights movement. Second, the organizations will not be able to grow, be strategic or meet their political objectives if, they don’t address gender and GBV within their organizations. Gender equality is an essential part of every organization’s mandate as civil society organization and GBV issues can serve as a common starting point, around which they can unite their collective actions/voices and move on to other developmental and political issues in Papua.
All participants in the Jayapura and Wamena workshops agreed to establish fora for collective actions to work on GBV prevention. In Jayapura the forum is called Jaringan Stop KBG Papua (Stop GBV Network Papua) and, in Wamena, it is called Forum Peduli Perempuan dan Anak Jayawijaya--FPPA-J (Jayawijaya Forum for Women and Children Issues). The Jayapura CSOs have developed a work-plan which includes
14 The strategy to engage journalists is through developing a kind of “journalists caucus” - an informal group of journalists who have concern on anti-GBV instead of establishing a formal journalist organization
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 30 conducting: (1) series of group discussions on women and drug abuse issues; (2) collective actions to celebrate the International Women Day; and (3) anti-GBV campaign materials such as T-shirts, Noken- kanvas (for fund raising). The Jayawijaya forum is expected to finalize their common agenda in the next quarter.
Interestingly, CSOs in Jayapura and Jayawijaya responded differently (in terms of their “speed”) to this initiative. The CSOs in Jayapura are more familiar with donor community and are more “donor-driven” organizations. They immediately came up with a workplan and considered existential and ideological questions about the forum. For the Jayapura forum, the issues (GBV) are less important than the operational issues. In contrast, Jayawijaya CSOs are more ideological and political. They needed to discuss fundamental questions about GBV and questions about what it means to be part of the forum. They explored how to situate GBV within the greater socio-economic-political issues in Papua, how this forum will be different from the other forum that they are part of.
In Q3, ReMDeC is planning to initiate the same platform in West Papua and will conduct an Organizational Network Assessment to be facilitated by a CSO network specialist from East Nusa Tenggara Province—an area where the evolution of CSO and civil society is relatively similar with Papua, compared with other parts of Indonesia. A revised version of the Organizational Network Assessment for Papua is included in Annex E.
Sub-Objective 3.2. Sub-grantees’ organizational development priorities identified, improved, and implemented
3.2.1.b. Conduct ABOCAT in West Papua (Sorong & Manokwari Regency) to identify the capacity building needs of the new partners
Each CSO has its unique strengths and weaknesses and USAID Bersama is designed address these uniqueness by tailoring training and assistance to build each CSOs’ capacity. During Q2, ReMDeC conducted organizational assessment (ABOCAT) to assess the current capacity of each CSO partner, which was used to design capacity building plans which included “menu” of trainings and technical assistance. The capacity building plans of these CSOs include formal training as well as other approaches and activities, such as mentoring, exposure visits, learning- by-doing, study tours, on-the-job training and cross- exchanges.
Under the ABOCAT framework, USAID Bersama worked with CSOs to create an integrated vision for long-term sustainable social change (Australian Volunteers International, 2006)15 to develop self- ABOCAT Assessment for Paradisea, Manokwari
15 Australian Volunteers International (2006). Introduction to Capacity Building, Canberra. Available at: http://www.australianvolunteers.com/media/511868/3-introduction-to-capacity-building-jul09.pdf
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 31 reliant and sustainable organizations and to develop the capacity of individuals’ skills. Because gender is new to many CSO partners, we learned that we need to first integrate gender and GBV prevention within each organization, so it is a shared value. This means gender and GBV prevention is part of their mandate, values, mission, strategy, second, that they consider gender, sexual harassment and GBV mitigation within first, their operational procedures and practices; second their existing and upcoming non-GBV project(s) with the communities, and, third, actively promote anti-GBV in their CSO network and advocacy/ support to the government.
In the reporting period, USAID Bersama conducted individual organizational assessment using ABOCAT framework and tools with three new CSO partners in Sorong Regency (SPKC OSA, YaPaRi, and Belantara) and four new partners in in Manokwari Regency (PERDU, P4A, Manukwar, and Paradisea). Summary of the scores (range from one to 10, where 10 is the highest score) per CSO partner on seven dimensions of ABOCAT is presented in Table 3.0 and 3.1 below:
Table 3.0 Summary ABOCAT Score CSO Partners Sorong, West Papua SORONG No Domain SKPKC OSA YAPARI BELANTARA 1 Organizational Orientation 2.7 2 3 2 Governance 2.4 2.2 2.8 3 Organizational Management 1 1.8 2.2 4 Program Management 2.2 2.8 3 5 Knowledge Management 2.7 1.7 3 6 Networking 2.3 3.3 3 7 Sustainability 2.3 2.7 3.3 AVERAGE SCORE 2.2 2.4 2.9
Table 3.1 Summary ABOCAT Score CSO Partners Manokwari, West Papua MANOKWARI No Domain PERDU P4A Mnukwar Paradisea 1 Organizational Orientation 2.3 2 3 2.3 2 Governance 3 2 2.4 2 3 Organizational Management 2.6 1 2 2 4 Program Management 3 2 2 2 5 Knowledge Management 2 2 3 2 6 Networking 2 2 2.6 1.6 7 Sustainability 2.3 2 2.3 2.6 AVERAGE SCORE 2.4 1.8 2.4 2
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 32 In general, is the CSOs from the West Papua Province, Sorong and Manokwari, are much weaker in organizations than the CSOs in Papua Province (Jayapura and Jayawijaya). This is not surprising given the long-term work of donors and national NGOs in Papua. Since Manokwari is a relatively new capital city for the newly established province of West Papua, the CSOs have less exposure to development agencies and less experience in general than their Papuan counterparts. USAID Bersama will start with the common capacity needs and later through a close engagement, will develop and implement tailored made capacity development support. For example, based on the ABOCAT study, financial management and basic organizational governance training are needed by all CSOs. Given that CSOs have different goals, efforts to strengthen program management (capability to deliver development results) and knowledge management, will need to be tailored-to organizations’ specific needs.
The detailed description of the score and results per CSO partner is available in Annex F.
3.2.2b. Compile and submit to USAID Baseline for Organizational Capacity Assessment for first round grantees based on ABOCAT assessment.
The result of institutional capacity assessment engaging six PCSOs in Jayapura and Jayawijaya was compiled and finalized, are submitted to USAID with this report, along with the profiles of six PCSOs in Jayapura. The summary result of the institutional capacity assessment was presented to the six PCSOs at Papua Grantee Coordination Meeting in December 2017. It has taken considerable time to finalize the profiles of the PCSOs including multiple discussions and technical assistance with ReMDeC. Winrock is closely monitoring the progress and quality of agreed upon deliverables and has engaged Kharisma Nugroho, Winrock’s M&E Expert with CSO capacity development skills, to review and provide inputs to ReMDeC.
3.2.2.f. Ongoing coaching/mentoring to assist grantee development plans in Papua and West Papua.
During this reporting period, USAID Bersama provided technical assistance to two CSO partners (LP3AP and LBH APIK). The objective of this activity is to get inputs on how we craft a specific support, contextual support on organizational governance issues such as (1) reflection and revisit of vision, mission, basic core values of LP3AP; (2) SWOT analysis on the organizational experiences and positioning, define the strategic issues; (3) identifying strategic issues of LP3AP; (4) Plan of Actions, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
We found that for Papuan CSOs, the process to develop or revisit strategic plan needed to use a problem-driven approach (begin with the real problem the organization faces and what we have to address them) instead of conventional strategic planning that begins with a goal setting approach that starts with what we want to see in the future, and, develop a pathway recent situation to the future situation, also known as dream-design-and drive. This insight will significantly change our approach in the provision of technical support. For example, the facilitator needs to understand the problem that matters to the organization. In practice, the facilitators (from IR 3 partner ReMDeC), need to work
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 33 closely with USAID Bersama Field Officers as well as program officers from IR 1 and IR 2 so they can share their observations regarding the on-going situation and problems faced by the organization.
In the next quarter, ReMDeC will continue providing mentoring to the CSO partners using the revised approach as described above.
B. COORDINATION
In Q2, USAID Bersama coordinated with a number of partners, most notably with the USAID funded LINKAGES and MAJU projects. Information on Bersama’s joint workshop with LINKAGES on developing a SOP for the health sector is described under section 2.1.1c. (Conduct joint workshops with local government and civil society/faith-based service providers to develop P2TP2A SOP Papua and West Papua.), page 25.
In January 2018, a USAID delegation, comprising of Maureen Laisang, AOR, Alexis McGinness, Agreement’s Officer (AO) and Kipp Effinger, Acting Deputy Director, Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Office, USAID/Indonesia, conducted a field visit in Jayapura and Jayawijaya. The delegation met with government officials in Jayawijaya and Jayapura and visited CSO activities. While the team acknowledged progress made by the project in terms of increased awareness related to GBV issues at the community level, high level of commitment USAID Delegation and USAID Bersama team members meeting with government officials in Jayawijaya from the district and provincial governments, some challenges were also highlighted. These included the need for the project team to have the same vision and work more cohesively for better integration of all components (intermediate results) of the project, and the need to focus on results and long-term impacts, among others. Following this visit and based on follow-on discussion with the AOR, and Winrock’s home office, the USAID Bersama team undertook a review of its program strategy which has been described under section C – Program Strategic Meeting.
On 5 March, USAID Bersama’s COP and GLA met with a delegation from DFAT. The meeting was organized by Bersama’s AOR, Maureen Laisang. DFAT has commissioned some research on social protection and violence against women. The research team, led by Professor Lisa Cameron from the University of Melbourne, met with stakeholders to develop the scope and priorities of the research. The team is seeking to understand the impact, if any, of conditional cash transfers on intimate partner violence. The objective of the research is to provide evidence and recommendations to decision-makers to improve the safety and empowerment of women recipients in cash-based interventions to mitigate potential violence against women. Whilst the case studies from this research will focus on Indonesia and Timor-Leste, the research will have broader application for current and future investments in Australia’s aid program. The Bersama shared their experience, specifically the design and field work for the GBV
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 34 mapping study which was conducted in Papua and West Papua in 2017. Much of the discussions centered around the logistics of conducting household surveys and FGDs. The team also discussed cultural norms and practices and ways in which the community can be successfully engaged for research and intervention purposes.
From 14-15 March 2018, the US Embassy’s Public Affairs Section organized a gender training for journalists in Papua. The two-day training focused on strengthening journalism from a gender perspective in Papua, promoting gender sensitive reporting and establishing a forum for closer communication between the media and the public. USAID Bersama’s Media and Communications Specialist attended the second day of the training and followed up with the training organizers to get more information on the training and how Bersama may build on this activity in light of the project’s public awareness campaign and the journalists’ summit that is scheduled in Q3. This however highlighted the need for closer coordination with relevant partners and stakeholders to ensure that Bersama is engaging and contributing to gender/GBV related activities and initiatives where possible.
On 6 April 2018, USAID Bersama participated in the eMpowering Access to Justice project’s (MAJU) workshop in Papua to disseminate the guidelines for Perma no. 3/2017 that was adopted in August 2017 to CSOs, legal aid organizations, paralegals, and local government officials to strengthen access to justice for women in Indonesia. Bersama’s CSO grantees YHI, LEKAT, LP3AP and LBH APIK attended the event along with one of their local champions. Members of the newly established CSO network, ‘Jaringan Stop KBG Jayapura’ also attended the event. In addition, Bersama facilitated invitations for Dinas P3A district and province. As a follow up to this event, Bersama will coordinate with MAJU to identify opportunities to further disseminate relevant information through the CSO networks in Jayapura and Jayawijaya.
C. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
Program Strategic Meeting
As part of the project learning, the Bersama team brought together staff and partners for a three-day meeting February 13-15 in Jayapura. Prior to the meeting Winrock and USAID noted that the project was disjointed and was more like three different projects, with little interaction among the IRs and staff. This meeting was designed to address this issue, gather lessons learned from the staff, build the team and to develop a strategy to ensure a single project moving forward. Erin Hughes, Home Office Manager, and Kharisma Nugroho, M&E Specialist, joined the Jayapura-based staff.
The first two days was just with staff and we reviewed the project objectives, theory of change and conducted a stakeholder analysis for each IR. The team reviewed roles and responsibilities and had an orientation to operation procedures. heard about challenges staff face in the field. With the partners (subcontractors and grantees, we reiterated program objectives and emphasized the goals of the project, moving them away from focusing only on activities.
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 35 The meeting proved to be quite useful. Staff and partners felt they had a greater understanding of their colleagues’ work, identified ways to communicate and collaborate, and returned to their assignment with new ideas. As an outcome, the senior project managers identified ways to strengthen the project which is summarized in a document found in Annex D.
Challenges & Lessons Learned
Landslide and Flooding
On 8 March 2018 after torrential rains, we learned that the office compound was compromised when a retaining wall collapsed under the weight of water and a deluge of water/mud flooded our office, making it unusable and unsafe. The USAID Bersama team, through heroic efforts, recovered files and equipment from the office, minimizing the losses and lost time. The project found makeshift space to work out of at Horison hotel where they have rented a meeting room until suitable offices space is found. Amidst the work, the staff searched for office space which is a challenge given the landslide, flood and security issues common in Jayapura and surrounding area, notwithstanding the fact that there is limited office space in the area. As of drafting this report, the team has identified a suitable office space and plan to move in early June 2018.
Staffing
In Q2, there were some additional changes in staffing. The SBCC Advisor, Media and Communications Advisor and the M&E Specialist staff contracts ended. Both the SBCC Advisor and Media and Communications Advisor transitioned to consultant contracts. Winrock engaged Kharisma Nugroho, M&E Specialist to provide additional support to the M&E Assistant. In addition, the contract for the Field Officer in Jayawijaya was not renewed on performance grounds. Winrock immediately recruited a local consultant in Wamena to fill the gap. Winrock also hired a Sr. Finance, Administration and Compliance Manager. Winrock’s management deemed it important to revise this position to include compliance expertise given the need for close oversight with regards to financial processes.
The changes in staffing provided an opportunity for the program managers to revisit the needs of the project and some changes have been made to the project organizational chart. The revised org chart is included in Annex G. Key changes include recasting the SBCC Advisor position to CSO GBV Capacity Building Manager – to ensure stronger integration with IR 3 of the project and changing the Media and Communications Advisor position to a Communications Assistant position given the project’s need to more effectively report on outcomes, results, successes and challenges.
Sub-Award Monitoring
In early January 2018, the Finance and Administration Specialist and the Sr. Grants Manager conducted a monitoring visit to ReMDeC’s office in Jakarta. Some of the initial findings revealed that ReMDeC needs to strengthen their policies and procedures with regards to human resources, advance request and settlement, financial accountability and governance issues. In addition, there has been concerns with regards to the timeliness and quality of their programmatic deliverables. The USAID Bersama team
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 36 provided some on the job technical assistance to ReMDeC’s accountant. This was followed by another consultation in February 2018 with ReMDeC’s Director and Project Manager Mr. Roy Tjiong, Etik Meiwati and Handoko Soetomo. Winrock requested clarifications and stressed the need to update their procedures. On the programmatic front, Winrock engage Kharisma Nugroho, who has expertise in organizational capacity development for CSOs. Kharisma provided technical assistance to the ReMDeC team, with a focus on analysis and report writing.
KITAS Process for COP and Winrock’s Institutional Registration
In Q2, SETNEG issued the assignment letter for the COP - thus completing the second phase of the KITAS (Kartu Izin Tinggal Terbatas or Temporary Resident Permit) process. Winrock engaged a consultant to support the final phase of the KITAS process. As of the time of drafting this report, the COP had received the IMTA (Izin Mempekerjakan Tenaga Kerja Asing or Permit to Employ Foreign Worker) and approval to apply for the working visa, which is a pre-requisite to the KITAS. It is expected that the KITAS will be issued in Q3.
Winrock has continued to engage with MOHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) regarding amendment of Winrock’s MOU to include Bersama. In Q2, the team had an introductory meeting with the unit within MOHA which oversees programs dealing with social issues and development. As a next step, Winrock will engage Ibu Noni, new KumHam focal point for USAID-DO 1 to ensure that KumHam is represented at MOHA’s inter-ministerial meeting re. the amendment of the MOU.
III. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
During the past quarter the USAID Bersama staff focused on improving the monitoring and evaluation throughout the project. Prior quarterly and annual progress reports provided rich qualitative data but was weaker in showing qualitative data regarding the programs reach and impact. Winrock took several actions to address this problem. First, the project engaged a Winrock M&E specialist, Kharisma Nugroho, who helped us look at our M&E practices, contributed to the strategic meeting in February, helped provide feedback to partners, and provided comments and edits to the revised M&E plan. In addition, he has helped guide and advise the Jayapura-based M&E team. In addition, during the Strategic meeting in February, the COP and the M&E specialist emphasized to the partners and staff the importance of focusing on the goals and objectives, not just the activities. This helped set the stage for everyone to help collect data - the M&E and Jayapura team collected and collated data in preparation for this report. The revised Activity Monitoring and Evaluation plan is included in Annex H.
V. FUTURE ACTIVITIES
The following activities are planned for the next quarter: • Round I CBO grants awarded in Papua
• Round II PCSO grants in Papua awarded
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 37 • USAID BERSAMA project launched in West Papua • Technical assistance plans developed for P2TP2As in Jayapura and Jayawijaya • Finalized service provider assessment data and mapping survey report based on consultations in West Papua • Round I national CSO grants awarded in Papua • Grantees’ organizational capacity assessed with ABOCAT organizational development priorities identified (West Papua) and capacity development activities underway
• Submit 3rd Quarterly Progress Report to USAID
• Round I CBO grants awarded in Papua
• Grantee coordination meeting held at district level in Papua and West Papua
• Coordination meetings with local government stakeholders conducted at district levels in Papua and West Papua
• Advocacy campaign undertaken to commemorate International Women’s Day at national, provincial and district/ village level in Papua and West Papua
• Journalism grants awarded
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to field officers in Papua and West Papua
• Ongoing monitoring visits and spot-checks
• Ongoing technical assistance/training/coaching for activists on network development (Papua)
• ABOCAT assessment of new grantees in West Papua
• GBV thematic group meeting – national level
• Strategic planning workshop for West Papua CSOs
• Financial management training for West Papua CSOs
• Social Analysis training for West Papua CSOs
USAID Bersama – Quarterly Progress Report, FY2018 Q2 38 ANNEXS
ANNEX A. TABLE OF INDICATORS
ANNEX B. SUCCESS STORIES
ANNEX C. REVISED SBCC STRATEGY
ANNEX D. REVISED PROGRAM STRATEGY
ANNEX E. ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK ASSESSMENT FOR PAPUA
ANNEX F. ABOCAT REPORT FOR PAPUA
ANNEX G. REVISED PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
ANNEX H. REVISED ACTIVITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN
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