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Title: USAID Stop GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROJECT-Quarter 3, 2019 Report ZAMBIA CENTRE FOR COMMUNICATION PROGRAMMES Title: USAID Stop GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROJECT-Quarter 3, 2019 Report. Lead Author: Johans Mtonga Cooperative Agreement No. 72061119CA0001 Sponsoring Office: USAID/Zambia Development Objective: DO3: IR 3.2: Health Status Improved FY 2019 Quarter 3 Report APRIL 1 - JUNE 30, 2019 Date: July 31, 2019 1 Table of Contents Project Information .................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................. 4 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 8 Progress ............................................................................................................................. 9 Objective 1: To prevent GBV and increase support for gender equality among women, men, children and members of key, priority populations and PWD. ................................................ 9 Objective 2: To strengthen access to and uptake of quality post-GBV services for GBV survivors. ................................................................................................................................ 12 Objective 3- GBV Survivor Support: increased availability and timely uptake of quality GBV services by GBV survivors. ..................................................................................................... 20 Objective 4: To strengthen and support the implementation of laws and policies regarding GBV, gender equality, and female empowerment, and increase the congruence of customary laws with national laws. .......................................................................................................... 23 Project Monitoring and Data Quality ................................................................................ 26 Challenges ........................................................................................................................ 26 Lessons Learnt .................................................................................................................. 27 Financial Report Highlights [SF-425] ........................................ 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List of Upcoming Events .................................................................................................... 28 2 Project Information Project Name USAID Stop Gender-Based Violence Project Cooperative Agreement No: 72061119CA0001 Grant Period November 15, 2018-November 14,2023 Lead Organization Zambia Centre for Communication Programmes WiLDAF Sub Partners Lifeline/Childline Technical attachment for OSC: Ministry of Health USAID Contact Person Emmanuel Ngulube (Agreement Officer Representative) Telephone +260 211 357000 / +260-211-357086 E-mail [email protected] Registered Office Lusaka, Zambia Project Budget $17,099,746 Chief of Party Johans Mtonga +260-977-604-473 Contact Details [email protected] 3 Acronyms AGYW Adolescent Girls and Young Women AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ART Anti-Retroviral Therapy AWP Annual Work Plan CA Community Activist CD Community Dialogue CM Child Marriages CSE Comprehensive Sexuality Education CSO Central Statistics Office CSO Civil Society Organisations DHAC District HIV AIDS Committee DC District Commissioner DEBS District Education Board Secretary DDCC District Development Coordinating Committee DHD District Health Director DREAMS Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-Free Mentored and Safe EC Emergency Contraceptive FGD Focus Group Discussion FPP Focal Point Person FY Fiscal Year GBV Gender Based Violence GEEA Gender Equity Equality Act HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HTS HIV Testing Services IR Immediate Result KP Key Populations LAB Legal Aid Board MER Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting MCDSS Ministry of Community Development and Social Services MoCTA Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affair MOG Ministry of Gender MoH Ministry of Health MoJ Ministry of Justice MoU Memorandum of Understand MP Members of Parliament OSC One Stop Centre PAN Paralegal Alliance Network PEPFAR Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief PE Peer Educator PEP Post Exposure Prophylaxis PEO Provincial Education Officer PLWH People Living With HIV PO Programme Officer PP_PREV Priority Population Prevention PPP Public Private Partnership PWD Persons With Disability 4 RC Regional Coordinator SASA! Start Awareness Support Action SBC Social Behaviour Change STIs Sexually Transmitted Infections TEVETA Technical Education, Vocation and Entrepreneurship Training Authority TWG Technical Working Group ToT Trainer of Trainers USAID United States Agency for International Development VCT Voluntary Counselling and Testing WGSC Ward Gender Sub Committee WiLDAF Women in Law and Development in Africa ZCCP Zambia Centre for Communication Programmes 5 Executive Summary Zambia Centre for Communications Programs (ZCCP) is implementing the USAID Stop Gender-Based Violence (GBV) project aimed at strengthening the environment for girls and women, boys and men, and members of key populations (KP) and priority populations (PP) in Zambia, to live lives free of GBV and enjoy healthy-supportive, gender-equitable relationships. The USAID Stop GBV project will be implemented from 15th November 2018 to 14th November, 2023 and is being implemented in sixteen districts1. ZCCP, as a Prime implementer of the USAID Stop GBV project, has partnered with two organizations to meet the objectives of the Stop GBV project: • WiLDAF is leading on interventions to promote advocacy and access to justice for GBV survivors; the training of paralegals; supporting paralegal services at One Stop Centers (OSCs) and engagement with legislators and judiciary on strengthening the GBV laws. • Lifeline/ChildLine Zambia is leading on tele counselling and referrals for services for GBV survivors and KP especially those that seek anonymity. • ZCCP is leading on the following; (i) GBV/HIV prevention and awareness, (ii) capacity building and quality improvement of the OSCs including engaging with Ministry of Health (MoH) to manage OSCs housed in health institutions to respond to post GBV care and HIV testing services (HTS) and, (iii) engagement of boys, men and KPs. Achievements for quarter This report covers the period 1st April to 30th June 2019. Below are the major achievements during the reporting period: • All districts had project introductory meetings with the Government heads at district level that is District Commissioners (DCs), District Administrative Officers (DAOs), District Health Directors (DHD), District Education Board Secretaries (DEBS), Town Clerks and Mayors. These meetings resulted in the project having high level Government buy-in at district level. • A successful national orientation stakeholders meeting was conducted to introduce the project to national level stakeholders. This resulted in national stakeholders coming up with commitments on their roles and responsibilities on preventing GBV and HI, and engaging with these stakeholders has continued. • Stakeholder meetings were replicated at district level which resulted in various stakeholders understanding their roles and responsibilities on how they will support reducing GBV and HIV. Coordination with most of these stakeholders has equally continued at the district level. 1 Chingola, Chipata, Chongwe, Kabwe, Kalulushi, Kapiri Mposhi, Kitwe, Livingstone, Luanshya, Lusaka, Masaiti, Mongu, Mufulira, Ndola, Sesheke and Solwezi 6 • A successful national orientation stakeholders meeting was conducted to introduce the project to national level stakeholders. This resulted in national stakeholders coming up with commitments on their roles and responsibilities on preventing GBV and HI, and engaging with these stakeholders has continued. • Stakeholder meetings were replicated at district level which resulted in various stakeholders understanding their roles and responsibilities on how they will support reducing GBV and HIV. Coordination with most of these stakeholders has equally continued at the district level. • The project through Lifeline/Childline Zambia conducted awareness raising activities and reached 3206 (F-2,077: M-1,129) people with prevention messages. During the period under review, the helplines (933 GBV Helpline and 116 Childline) recorded a total of 4,464 calls related to GBV and HIV. • WiLDAF implemented the following activities that includes meeting with MoH on the review of the In-service Curricula for Health Service Providers, Ministry of Gender (MoG) on the establishment of the Fund on GBV and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on the establishment of the Equity and Equality Commission. Challenges • Late approval of workplan and late implementation has affected attainment of targets for the quarter and quality may be compromised. • There is inadequate supply of test kits and condoms. • There has been transport challenges at district level which affects coverage of activities. Learns Learnt • There are a lot of knowledge gaps and myths surrounding HIV in the communities. For example, during some dialogues conducted in Mufulira district, some participants were of the view that HIV positive clients who adhere to medication become negative again. • The lesson from the meetings with the community leaders is that
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