Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence

Country : Zambia

GRZ - UN JOINT PROGRAMME ON GENDER - BASED VOILENCE Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ)-United Nations (UN) Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence

Joint Programme Goal: Reduce Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases in Zambia

Joint Programme Objective: To establish an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act

Joint Programme Outcomes: Outcome 1: GBV survivors have increased access to timely and appropriate health services Outcome 2: GBV survivors have increased access to an efficient justice delivery system. Outcome 3: Survivors of GBV have increased access to protection and support services Outcome 4: GCDD has coordinated an affective, evidence based and multi-sectoral response to GBV in Zambia.

National Execution Agency: Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP) Implementing Partner: Gender and Child Development Division (GCDD) Other Partners:

Programme Duration: 4 years Total estimated budget*: USD15,800,000

Programme ID: Out of Which:

Anticipated start/end dates: May 2012- May 2016 1. Funded Budget:

Fund Management Option(s): Combination of Parallel 2. Unfunded Budget: and Pass through *Total estimated budget includes both programme costs and Managing or Administrative Agent: United Nations indirect support costs Development Programme (UNDP)

Sources of funded budget ILO : IOM : UNDP : UNFPA : UNICEF : WHO : Government : Other :

Endorsed by the United Nations Country Team and National Counterparts:

UN organizations UN organizations ILO IOM Name of Representative: Martin Chief of Mission: Andrew Choga Clemensson Signature Signature

Date Date UNDP WHO Country Director: Viola Morgan Name of Representative: Olusegun Babaniyi Signature Signature

Date Date UNFPA UNICEF Name of Representative: Duah Name of Representative: Iyorlumun Uhaa Owusu-Sarfo Signature Signature

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______Ms. Kanni Wignaraja The UN Resident Coordinator

______Hon. Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda Minister of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP)

______Hon. Inonge Wina Minister of Gender and Child Development

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1. Executive Summary The GRZ-UN Joint Programme on Gender-Based Violence (JP-GBV) is developed to support the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), with particular focus on the recommendations on violence against women that are contained in the July 2011 CEDAW concluding observations and the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences and support institutional transformation to facilitate the implementation of the Anti-Gender based Violence Act.

The goal of the programme is to contribute to the reduction of gender-based violence (GBV) in Zambia.

The overall objective of the programme is to establish an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act and will be achieved through the following interrelated specific objectives: a) To increase the role of the health sector in addressing GBV in Zambia; b) To establish an appropriate justice and legal systems to effectively implement the provisions of the Anti-GBV Act; c) To scale up social protection systems for prevention and management of GBV, including integrated approaches to economic empowerment of GBV survivors/victims; and d) To establish an effective coordination mechanisms for an integrated GBV response in Zambia.

The specific objectives also form its pillars and structure the response along the lines of priority sectors (health, legal, social and-economic as well as strengthening the National Gender Coordinating Authority (GCDD)). Similarly, the programme has four outcomes focused on strengthening the capacity of the government and stakeholders to establish an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. Outcome 1 focuses on increasing access of GBV survivors to timely and appropriate health services; Outcome 2 aims to increase access of GBV survivors to an efficient justice delivery system; Outcome 3 seeks to increase the provision of protection and support services; while Outcome 4 enables GCDD to coordinate an effective, evidence based and multi-sectoral response to GBV.

National partners:

GCDD, MoJ, MoE, MoH, MCTI, MoHA, MoIB&L, MCDMCH, MACO, Judiciary, HRC, DEC, ZLDC, CEEC, ZDA, NGOCC, Women for Change, Camfed, Africa directions YWCA, House of Chiefs, NA.

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Contents

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List of Acronyms

AA : Administrative Agent CBO : Community Based Organization CO : Cabinet Office CSO : Civil Society Organization GBV : Gender Based Violence GIDD : Gender in Development HIV/AIDS : Human Immune Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HRC : Human Rights Commission IEC : Information, Education and Communication JP-GBV : Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence JPSC : Joint Programme Steering Committee M&E : Monitoring and Evaluation MCDSS : Ministry of Community Development and Social Services MCTA : Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs MCTI : Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry MDG : Millennium Development Goals MDGR : Millennium Development Goals Results MGD : Ministry of Gender and Development MOCA : Ministry of Chiefs Affairs MOE : Ministry of Education MOF : Ministry of Finance MOHA : Ministry of Home Affairs MOJ : Ministry of Justice MOU : Memorandum of Understanding MOV : Means of Verification NGO : Non Governmental Organization PEP : Post – Exposure Prophylaxis POA : Plan of Action PTSD : Post Traumatic Stress Disorder RFZ :Royal Foundation of Zambia SGB : Sexual Gender Based Violence UN : United Nations UNDAF : United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDG : United Nations Development Group UNDP : United Nations Development Program UNFPA : United Nations Population Fund UNHCR : United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNICEF : United Nations Children’s Fund UNIFEM : United Nations Development Fund for Women VSU : Victim Support Unit WFP : World Food Programme WHO : World Health Organization ZPS : Zambia Police Service

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2. SITUATION ANALYSIS

2.1 GBV in Zambia

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) explicitly states: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”. This means that men and women, boys and girls have the right to live, and to live in freedom and safety.

Gender Based-Violence (GBV) is a violation of human rights. In Zambia, GBV is defined in the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act of 2011 as any physical, mental, social or economic abuse against a person because of that person’s gender, and includes: a) Violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to the person, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life; and b) Actual or threatened physical, mental, social or economic abuse that occurs in a domestic relationship.

Violence has lifelong implications on its victims and is therefore an obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of equality, development, and peace. In Zambia, GBV has been recognised as an economic, human rights and health issue with serious and far- reaching consequences, and has thus been included as a module in the latest Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) from 2007.

A number of factors have been identified as drivers of GBV in Zambia, including the following:

. The gendered nature of society, which places a higher value on males than females, which leads to a general disregard for women/girls and their rights as human beings. . Economic empowerment: Women lack access to and control over economic resources in the form of land, personal property, wages and credit, and economic dependency and poverty contribute towards increasing gender inequalities. . Drug and alcohol abuse: According to the 2007 ZDHS, women whose husbands are often drunk are more likely to suffer from physical or sexual violence than women whose husbands’ do not drink (70% and 39% respectively). . Myths and misconceptions, which form the basis for practice, such as ‘virgin cure’ for HIV/AIDS and the need to sexually cleanse a widow of a dead spouse’s ghost.

2.2 GBV Prevalence and Forms

GBV cases are on the increase in Zambia, from 8,261 in 2009 to 8,467 in 20101 – with the 2007 ZDHS showing that women in urban areas being more likely than their rural counterparts to report ever having experienced both physical violence (50% compared with 44%) and sexual violence (23% compared with 18%). Similarly, urban women are more likely than rural women to have ever initiated physical violence against their husband/partner (14% compared with 8%).

1 The Victim Support Unit, Zambia Police.

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Physical violence is the most frequently reported GBV form in Zambia. According to the 2007 ZDHS, almost half (47%) of women have experienced physical violence at some point since the age of 15. Considering that the country’s population comprises 51% of women, physical violence should be viewed as a serious constraint to letting this part of the population participate actively in and contribute to the nation’s development.

Sexual violence occurs in the form of defilement, incest, sexual harassment and rape. The numbers of defilement cases have continued to rise with 2,340 reported in 2010.2 Reported cases of rape increased from 198 in 2001 to 216 in 2005,3 and 17.7% of females in urban areas and 13.7% of females in rural areas have reported having experienced forced sex.4 The most common perpetrators of forced sex are husbands or live-in partners (67.5%), but the concept of rape within marriage is not widely understood nor spoken about. By province, the percentage of women who have experienced sexual violence is highest in North-Western (29%) and Copperbelt (28%) Provinces and lowest in Eastern Province (12%).

Sexual harassment is another but under-reported form of GBV. In 2010, only 4 cases were reported to the VSU. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome physical contacts and advances, sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography, and sexual demands, whether by words or actions. Such conduct can be humiliating and may constitute a health and safety problem. It is also discriminatory when a woman’s objection would disadvantage her in connection with her employment, or create a hostile working environment. It is important to note therefore, that equality in employment can be seriously impaired when women are subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Emotional and psychological abuse occurs where there is a pattern of degrading or humiliating conduct, and may result from acts such as cursing, ridicule, name-calling, threats, exhibition of obsessive possessiveness or GBV committed in the presence of children and causing them mental injury. The latter form of abuse was only criminalised recently in the Anti-Gender-Based Violence Act of 2011.

In December 1999, Zambia recorded its first court case of trafficking of young girls for commercial sex but in 2010, the number of human trafficking cases recorded by the VSU had risen to 13, confirming the existence of trafficking in Zambia.

2.3 Response to GBV in Zambia

Legal and Policy Measures: Zambia has demonstrated commitment and political will to deal with GBV at various levels. The country is a signatory to relevant international and regional instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR), African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa, the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Instruments on Sexual Violence.

2 ICGLR Zambia’s Country report on Sexual and Gender Based Violence(SGBV), October 2011. 3 Gender in Development Division Technical Report, 2006. 4 The Zambia Sexual Behavioural Survey, 2005.

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Furthermore, Zambia is a signatory to the Millennium Declaration, which established the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including MDG 3 (promoting gender equality and empowerment of women). The three measurable indicators for MDG 3 include: 1) Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education; 2) share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector; and 3) proportion of seats held by women in national parliament.

At national level, Government has developed and enacted several laws, policies and plans, including:

. The Anti-Gender–Based Violence Act of 2011 provides for the protection of GBV victims, the constitution of the Anti-GBV Committee and the establishment of the Anti-GBV Fund. . The Education Act of 2011 provides for GBV protection of employees, teachers and learners at educational institutions as well as the establishing mechanisms for dealing with GBV cases. . The Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 15 of 2005 introduced the offence of sexual harassment and made indecent assault a felony. Currently, the Penal Code is being reviewed to align it with the Anti-GBV Act. . The Anti-Human Trafficking Act of 2008 proscribed trafficking of persons of either sex. It provides for medical care, psychological and legal assistance as well as family-tracing and skills-building and recreation for victims – as well as shelters, safety, security and legal status. . The National Long-Term Vision 2030 recognises GBV as a critical area of concern in the provision of domestic security, particularly in cases related to violation of girls’ rights and its contribution to the spread of HIV/AIDS. . The National Gender Policy of 2000 provides policy direction and strategies for the development sectors to ensure gender-responsive programming. The NGP vision is “to achieve full participation of both women and men in the development process at all levels in order to ensure sustainable development and attainment of equality and equity between the sexes”. . The National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence 2010–2014 with the goal to eliminate GBV in a holistic, systematic, complementary and comprehensive manner through a multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional approach, and to provide appropriate care and services to GBV victims. . The National Plan of Action to reduce HIV Infection among Women and Girls 2010–2014 with the goal to reduce women’s and girls’ vulnerability to HIV infection and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS at individual, household, community, institutional and national levels through sustained actions to strengthen women’s and girls’ fundamental human rights.

Other initiatives include the Scorecard on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (the first ever in the region), which was developed in March 2011 to monitor the progress in reducing GBV and HIV infections resulting from sexual abuse of women/girls, and two communication strategies, one on GBV from 2009 and another on promotion of gender equality from 2010.

Finally, Zambia has developed a National Gender Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2011– 2015, which aims at providing mechanisms through which the performance of the implementation of gender and development programmes will be measured.

Institutional and Administrative Measures:

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In addition to the legal and policy measures, Zambia has in place institutional and administrative measures. These include: The Gender and Child Development Division (GCDD) under the Office of the President, and is headed by a Cabinet Minister. The Gender and Child Development Division is the National Machinery responsible for coordination and monitoring the implementation of all national gender related legislation, policies and programmes.

The Judiciary of Zambia is an independent arm of Government which was established under article 91(2) of the constitution. It consists of the Supreme Court, high court, industrial relations court, subordinate court and local courts. Its core function is to administer justice through resolving disputes between individuals and between state and individuals; interpret the constitution and the laws of Zambia; promote the rule of law and contribute to the maintenance of order in society; safeguard the constitution and uphold democratic principles; and protect human rights of individuals and groups.

There is however, a tendency by the Police who are also the Public Prosecutors in the Criminal courts in the Subordinate Court, to encourage survivors of GBV to resolve cases through other means, such as family discussions. The duality of the domestic normative framework, predominantly written law and customary law, enforced by a plural justice delivery system consisting of traditional courts (i.e. the informal justice sector presided over by village headpersons) and the formal court system, which is a hierarchy of courts with the Local Court administering customary laws, contributes to the high withdrawal rate of cases by victims. This is because while the written law imposes criminal sanctions on acts of GBV, customary law views such acts as actionable wrongs for which damages are payable.

The lengthy and costly procedures for damages make the informal justice system more attractive, especially in rural areas. Mediation and out of court settlements in urban areas are also seen to be more attractive.

Limited knowledge of the legal system and legal aid services (such as the Women’s Legal Clinic and other organizations providing probono services) also prevents survivors of GBV from accessing justice. Low awareness on GBV and human rights among communities also hinder people from asserting themselves and claiming their rights. This is compounded by negative traditional practices that continue to be practiced especially in rural areas where the traditional justice system is highly accessed and appreciated by communities.

Under the Anti GBV Act no.1 of 2011, the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health is responsible for the establishment of shelters for survivors of GBV and to ensure that such shelters are spread throughout Zambia. Currently, there are inadequate shelters to provide temporal protective shelters for women and children fleeing from abusive environments. As a result, survivors are forced to remain in abusive environments and are in most cases forced to withdraw cases because of interference from the perpetrators. With the passing of the Anti GBV Act it is hoped that this will change as it provides for the suspected perpetrator to be moved out of the house through a court order if he is the Head or part of the family where abused lives.

The Ministry of Health is responsible for ensuring that health care in Zambia is characterized by good clinical outcomes and professional standards, and that services delivered are appropriate to each patient’s needs. In this regard, the health professional Act of 2009 makes provision for medical reports for GBV cases required for their prosecution. However, medical services are not readily accessible to survivors more so in rural areas where services such as PEP and emergency contraceptives are not readily available to help mitigate the impact of the sexual abuse.

Under the Ministry of Home Affairs two specialized institutions have been set up to address issues of gender based violence and these are:

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Victim Support Unit (VSU) – This was established through the Zambia Police Amendment Act No. 14 of 1999 to ensure effective prevention, investigation and excellent service delivery when dealing with cases of gender-based violence and in particular with femicide, property grabbing, spouse battering and sexual abuse of girl children. According to VSU, there have been increases in the amount of reported cases undergoing court proceedings: 2008-20%, 2009-29% and 2010-32%. While this is positive, the amount of cases that remain outside the court system is considerably large: 2008-80%, 2009-71% and 2010-68%.

One of the reasons cited for this is the high level of withdrawal of cases by the victims or survivors of such violence who fear that they may lose their source of livelihood in the event that the perpetrator is convicted and given a custodial sentence. Consequently, seeking justice in the courts leads to social isolation and loss of personal security.

In addition, law enforcement agencies such as the VSU lack adequate resources which include transport, human resource and stationary etc. to enable them carry out their mandate of investigating, arresting and prosecuting of offenders. There is also a lack of special equipment for forensic evidence collection, testing and support. Lack of such equipment poses a problem when adducing evidence on the part of sexual violence. The inadequacy of forensic procedures and the ‘chain of evidence’ contribute to the perception that prosecution creates additional trauma without necessarily achieving sanctions. This perception is justified by low conviction rates.

Child Protection Unit (CPU) - is a unit under the Zambia Police mandated to prosecute offenders of child abuse and works in Partnership with the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare. It also has the mandate to thoroughly investigate all crimes committed against Children through conducting objective forensic examinations and adopt methodologies for preparing Child witnesses before court proceedings.

In addition, there is collaboration between Government and the Cooperating partners, NGOs as well as informal structures such as the Gender Based Violence Partnership Forum which meets quarterly, the Gender Forum and the Women Parliamentary Caucus.

Human Rights Commission – The Commission is an independent Constitutional body established under Article 125 of the Constitution of Zambia. Its broad mandate is to promote and protect human rights outlined in its constitutive Act. Its functions are basically protective, promotional, educative and advisory.

Zambia Law Development Commission – This was established through the Zambia Law Development Commission Act No. 11 of 1996 and its functions include conducting research on socio-political values and making recommendations that should be incorporated into legislation. Other functions of the ZLDC are to revise and reform the law in Zambia; translate any piece of legislation into local languages; encourage international co-operation in the performance of its functions..

1.2.3 Civil Society Organizations

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) play a complementary role to government in improving the socio- economic status of women (and men) in Zambia. Their role in facilitating socio-economic empowerment for women is especially important as they have a greater outreach and influence over local communities. A key partner has been the Non Governmental Organization Coordinating Council (NGOCC) with nearly 75 NGOs and CBOs under it that primarily work to improve the lives of women and girls in communities throughout Zambia.

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3. STRATEGIES

3.1 Context

This Programme is guided by Zambia’s Sixth National Development Plan 2011-2015, which recognises gender as a cross-cutting issue, outlining three objectives for the gender sector, including: 1) To develop gender responsive policies and legal framework; 2) to enhance capacity of women to participate in development; and 3) to strengthen institutional capacities for effective gender mainstreaming.

Furthermore, the Programme will operationalize the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) Outcome 5.2: Targeted Government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realisation of gender equality by 2015, and its two outputs:

. Output 5.2.1: Targeted Government institutions with skilled staff, resources and systems to mainstream gender into legal framework, policies, plans and programmes; and . Output 5.2.2: Statutory and customary law-makers, enforcement agencies and adjudicators with skills, resources and mechanisms to implement Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provisions.

3.2 Lessons Learned

The impediment to the full realisation of women’s rights in Zambia has been largely due to the maintenance of Article 23 (4) d, e & f in the Constitution, which allows customary law to override statutory law in matters of personal law, which often deals with issues of marriage. Advocacy and lobbying through multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement has proved to be an effective way of ensuring that the desired change in laws, policies, attitudes, practices and institutional arrangements are brought about. The country has an opportunity in the Constitutional Review process to ensure that there are specific provisions in the new Constitution to protect the rights of women, by firstly removing clauses which negate women’ empowerment in personal and customary law such as Article 23(4).

The establishment of the Victim Support Unit, which has led to an increase in the number of reported GBV cases, has demonstrated that the existence of specialised GBV units strengthens the response.

Engaging men as change agents will help building a generation of gender-sensitive men, and enhance GBV prevention activities. When violence is being denounced by men, who are viewed as the perpetrators, it can go a long way in facilitating change of mindsets and behaviour, both amongst women and men.

The establishment of district-based Coordinated Response Centres for GBV has proven instrumental as well. A stand-alone model (private setting) is less traumatic for victims and more flexible in terms of space than a hospital-based one, but it lacks access to 24-hour medical staff and additional services such as PEP, EC and ARVs. A hospital, however, may be shunned due to fear of stigmatisation, restricted use of space, overcrowding and other

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reasons. In addition, CRCs can play a coordinating role with other service providers such as Police, health care, shelters and GBV victim support groups. This is accomplished through the establishment of advisory councils and service provider networks which reduce duplication of efforts and minimise gaps and challenges.

3.3 PROPOSED JOINT PROGRAMME

The GRZ-UN Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence (JP-GBV) is developed to support GRZ implementing the provisions of the CEDAW, with particular focus on the recommendations contained in the July 2011 CEDAW concluding observations and the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, as well as support institutional transformation to facilitate the implementation of the Anti-GBV Act.

Joint Programme Goal: To contribute to the reduction of gender-based violence in Zambia.

Joint Programme Objective: To establish an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-GBV Act:

The objective will be achieved through the following interrelated specific objectives:

i. To increase the role of the health sector in addressing GBV in Zambia; ii. To establish an appropriate justice and legal systems to effectively implement the provisions of the Anti-GBV Act; iii. To scale up social protection systems for prevention and management of GBV, including integrated approaches to economic empowerment of GBV survivors; and iv. To establish an effective coordination mechanisms for an integrated GBV response in Zambia.

The strategic approach of simultaneously addressing legal and policy frameworks, working through national systems to build institutional capacities to scale up best practices, develop new systems whenever necessary, and improve on old ones, ensuring an effective coordination mechanism, and engaging communities and stakeholders, provides the necessary conditions for the sustainability of the Programme. The strategies that will be utilised to implement the programme will mainly involve advocacy and awareness raising, utilizing communication for development, capacity development, coordination and generation of evidence to enable Government to plan and effectively implement the Programme with a focus on attaining planned results.

3.1 Programme Strategies

The Programme will address GBV through strategies that will achieve a holistic, systematic and multi-sectoral approach to curb the factors that drive GBV. The strategies will ensure that all outlined plans and programmes promote strong partnerships between Government, national partners and the UN. Informed by lessons learned from previously implemented GBV programmes, the following main strategies will drive the JP-GBV:

Legal and Policy Review: This strategy will ensure the reforming, strengthening and implementation of relevant laws and policies to include measures at the broadest level to

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ensure rights are recognised and protected. This will include the domestication of international instruments and regulation of customary laws. Review of institutions to be in line with GBV Act enforcement and accountability aspects which ensure compliance and enhance impact.

Capacity Development and Service Provision: Capacity development will be targeted at skills building and learning, using a combination of trainings such as training of trainers and cross-sectoral training that will improve linkages between the sectors in order to provide a comprehensive and effective response to GBV. The strategy will provide GBV survivors with immediate care, protection, relief and rehabilitation through a comprehensive package including the expansion, renovation and improvement of the existing shelter systems.

Advocacy and Communication: This will allow a cross section of stakeholders to become aware of their legal and human rights and the impact of GBV. It will include community mobilisation programmes that are expected to help change violence-related attitudes and behaviours and promote more equitable relationships between men and women. This strategy will also engage young men through men’s networks and other fora as potential change agents to undertake activities that help to shift unhealthy cultural attitudes.

Research and Data Generation: This strategy will streamline data and data collection to be focused on 10 or less GBV categories. This will ensure that incidence data is recorded in a comprehensive and consistent manner. This strategy will also strengthen and support existing mechanisms for gathering, processing and sharing data on GBV statistics.

Coordination, Partnership and Networking: This will seek to strengthen and harmonise relations and information-sharing among the main programme implementing agencies and stakeholders. Zambia has an affluence of women’s NGOs and CBOs and networking with these will be important as women and girls form the largest number of victims of GBV. It will further result in an effective and sustainable programme. It will strengthen referrals and collaboration as relationships with other service providers are established and reduce duplication of efforts, minimise gaps and challenges.

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4. Results Framework

The GRZ-UN Joint Programme on GBV has a long term goal of reducing GBV in Zambia and this aspiration is consistent with that of the UN Zambia 2011-2015 UNDAF Outcome 5.Through this UNDAF Outcome, as mentioned earlier, the UN will have collectively contributed to ensuring that targeted Government institutions provide human rights-based policies, frameworks and services by 2015.

When this Country Programme has been achieved by 2015, it expected that there will be a reduction in legal and cultural barriers to gender equality.

The similarity in the Joint Programme’s overall objective and the 2011-2015 UNDAF Country Programme Output 5.2.2 entails that it will be the means through to which the UN Agencies will deliver this UNDAF Output. This will be made possible by achieving the following specific UN Joint Programme Outcomes:

Outcome 1: GBV survivors have increased access to timely and appropriate health services Outcome 2: GBV survivors have increased access to an efficient justice delivery system. Outcome 3: Survivors of GBV have increased access to protection and support services Outcome 4: GCDD has coordinated an affective, evidence based and multi-sectoral response to GBV in Zambia.

The GCDD will have the overall responsibility for coordination of the implementation of the programme outcomes, this role will be supported by the UN agency that is lead in this outcome. The identified line ministries will lead the implementation of the outcomes and they may delegate the responsibility of implementing some of the activities to line ministries or civil society organizations. The UN Agencies that have been identified will lead the implementation support to the government.

The attainment of these UN Joint Programme Outcomes will be through achievements of corresponding sets of outputs and activities that have provided in the Results Framework below.

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UNDAF Outcome 5: Targeted Government institutions ensure human rights-based and gender responsive policies, frameworks and services by 2015.

CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Outcome 1: GBV survivors have increased access to timely and appropriate health services

1.1.Health workers UNFP Lead: UNFPA Dissemination, review and 30,000 45,000 15,000 90,000 have appropriate A WHO developing of protocols and knowledge and skills guidelines for screening, to provide medical UNICEF, managing and referring GBV services to GBV cases in health facilities and survivors VSUs

Lead: UNFPA, MOH, Training of trainers in use of 60,000 40,000 100,000 MCDMCH protocols and guidelines for WHO , MOHA, screening, counseling and MGCDM managing GBV cases UNICEF, GCD,NG Os

Lead: UNFPA MOH VSU Training of health workers in use 90,000 360,000 270,000 720,000 1

UNDAF Outcome 5: Targeted Government institutions ensure human rights-based and gender responsive policies, frameworks and services by 2015.

CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

,WHO MCDMCH GCDD of protocols and guidelines for screening, counseling and UNICEF, managing GBV cases

Lead: IOM Training of health workers in 130,000 130,000 260,000 gender migration and HIV curriculum

Lead: UNFPA, MOH GCDD Review of pre-service and in- 55,000 15,000 70,000 service curriculum to include WHO GBV and psychosocial UNICEF, counseling

Lead: UNFPA, MOH GCDD Development and 100,00 30,000 30,000 160,000 operationalization of policies WHO related to GBV in the Health Sector UNICEF,

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UNDAF Outcome 5: Targeted Government institutions ensure human rights-based and gender responsive policies, frameworks and services by 2015.

CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

1.2. MoH and Lead: WHO, Cabinet Institutional review of existing 45,000 45,000 partners have scaled Office health facilities up mechanisms for UNICEF, (GCDD), provision of MOH, UNFPA integrated medical MOHA, and psychosocial MCDMCH services to GBV , survivors Populatio n Council, CJF, NGOs Lead: WHO, MOH Development and 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 600,000 implementation of a strategy for UNICEF, scaling -up of integrated health services in health facilities UNFPA,

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UNDAF Outcome 5: Targeted Government institutions ensure human rights-based and gender responsive policies, frameworks and services by 2015.

CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Lead: WHO, MOH Provision of HIV PEP, STI 00 Prophylaxis and Emergency UNICEF contraceptives and counselling services in health facilities. UNFPA

Lead: UNICEF MOH, Create awareness on the 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 200,000 GCDD, availability of integrated health UNFPA MCDMCH services for GBV survivors

1.3 MOH has Lead: UNFPA GCDD, Conduct an assessment of HMIS 45,000 45,000 established systems MOH and identify existing gaps for generating, and UNICEF reporting accurate, Lead: WHO MOH Advocate for inclusion of GBV 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000 timely and reliable data into HMIS data on health related UNFPA GBV issues UNICEF

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UNDAF Outcome 5: Targeted Government institutions ensure human rights-based and gender responsive policies, frameworks and services by 2015.

CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Outcome 2:GBV survivors have increased access to an efficient justice delivery system.

2.1 Public UNDP Lead: UNDP Undertake an assessment of 50,000 50,000 prosecutors at gaps in investigative and Ministry of Justice prosecutorial procedures and and Zambia Police tools in statutory and customary have acquired laws in handling GBV cases investigative and 50,000 20,000 20,000 90,000 prosecutorial skills Lead: UNDP MoHA MoHA, Development of training and equipment for MoH, materials on investigative and UNICEF GBV cases. ZLDC, prosecutorial skills for MoJ, prosecutors and police YWCA

UNDP MoHA/M MoHA, Training prosecutors and police 100,000 50,000 50,000 200,000 GCD MoH, in investigative and prosecutorial UNICEF ZLDC, skills for GBV cases, including MoJ, handling of child survivors.

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YWCA

Lead UNDP MoH/MoH MoHA, Support the provision of forensic 500,000 500,000 500,000 1,500.000 A MoH, equipment for effective UNFPA ZLDC, investigation of GBV cases. MoJ

2.2Adjudicators in Lead:UNICEF MoHA MoHA, Consultancy to determine gaps 50,000 50,000 statutory and ZLDC, in adjudicating procedures and customary courts UNDP MoJ tools in statutory and customary have acquired skills in handling GBV cases for adjudicating GBV 50,000 90,000 30,000 1700,000 cases. Lead:UNDP MoHA ZLDC, Development of training MoJ, materials for adjudicating GBV UNICEF MoHA cases

Lead:UNDP MoHA MoHA, Conducting trainings for Judges, 250,000 130,000 100,000 480,000 ZLDC, Magistrates and Customary

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

UNICEF MoJ Court Adjudicators

2.3Ministry of Justice Lead: UNDP NGOs, Advocate for the revision of the 20,000 50,000 50,000 40,000 160,000 has developed an ZLDC penal code to provide stiffer appropriate and UNICEF penalties for GBV offenses such efficient legal system as marital rape, sexual for GBV survivors. cleansing, defilement

Lead;UNICEF ZLDC NIPA, Development of guidelines for 80,000 80,000 ZLDC, provision of legal aid to victims UNDP MoHA of GBV

Lead:UNICEF NIPA NIPA, Training of stakeholder 50,000 25,000 75,000 ZLDC, organizations on guidelines for UNDP MoHA provision of legal aid

Lead: UNDP MoHA NIPA Advocacy for establishment of 25,000 25,000 appropriate legal system with legal aid support, fast track

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

courts and compensation for survivors. UNICEF

UNDP MoHA NIPA, Development of a strategy and 100,000 70,000 170,000 ZLDC, implementation plan for UNICEF MoJ establishing fast track

Outcome 3. Survivors of GBV have increased access to protection and support services

3.1GCDD, partners UNICEF Lead: GCDD MCDMCH Development and 150,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 450,000 and communities UNICEF implementation of the operation equipped with skills plan for National Gender UNDP, and resources for Communication Strategy creating awareness UNFPA, IOM about GBV and Lead: GCDD MCDMCH Development and 70,000 50,000 50,00 100,000 270,000 negative social norms UNICEF , NGOs implementation of guidelines for reviewing communication

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

CP Output 5.2.2: Statutory and customary law-makers, enforcement agencies and adjudicators with skills, resources and mechanisms to implement Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provisions UN Joint Programme on GBV Overall Result: Government and partners have established an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. Joint Programme Lead ParticipatingU Lead IP Other Activities for each output Resource Allocation (US$,000) and Outputs(indicators, UN N Agency IPs timeframe baselines and Agency targets) Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Total and c ultural beliefs. UNDP, ILO, messages and media adverts IOM,

Lead:IOM MoHA MCDMCH Training of change agents and 260,000 140,000 110,000 90,000 600,000 , ZLDC, community action teams NGOs especially focusing on men

Lead: MoHA MCDMCH Awareness raising among 180,000 180,000 120,000 120,000 600,000 UNICEF , ZLDC, communities on GBV related NGOs rights UNFPA, IOM, ILO, UNDP

3.2 Communities in Lead: MoH, Conduct community mobilization 55,000 55,000 110,000 targeted districts/sites UNICEF GCDD/M MCDMCH and stakeholder mapping have developed CH , NGOs exercise of GBV cases and networks and UNFPA, services. UNDP,

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

CP Output 5.2.2: Statutory and customary law-makers, enforcement agencies and adjudicators with skills, resources and mechanisms to implement Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provisions UN Joint Programme on GBV Overall Result: Government and partners have established an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. Joint Programme Lead ParticipatingU Lead IP Other Activities for each output Resource Allocation (US$,000) and Outputs(indicators, UN N Agency IPs timeframe baselines and Agency targets) Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Total coalitions for IOM,ILO surveillance, support, 100,000 200,000 150,000 50,000 500,000 referral and reporting Lead: MoH, MoHA, Development and GBV cases UNFPA NGOs implementation of guidelines/SOPs for UNDP, surveillance, referral and UNICEF reporting GBV cases.

Lead:UNICE CHAINA UNZA Training of community based 200,000 160,00 160,00 50,000 570,000 F MA care providers in provision of COLLEG MoHA, community based psychosocial IOM E MCDMCH care and support services for victims and perpetrators of GBV GCDD YWCA, CAMFED, AFRICA DIRECTI ONS

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Lead: CHAINA UNZA Development of toll free line 80,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 230,000 UNICEF MA GBV information, call and COLLEG MoHA, complaints centres UNFPA E MCDMCH YWCA, CAMFED, AFRICA DIRECTI ONS

3.3Stakeholders Lead:UNICE GCDD UNZA Development of a strategy and a 150,000 100,000 250,000 implementing the F costed operational plan for GBV Act have MoHA, scaling up protection and established protect UNFPA, MCDMCH support services for survivors of ion and support GBV IOM YWCA, services for survivors CAMFED, of GBV AFRICA DIRECTI

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

ONS

Lead: MCDMC MoHA Establishment of protection and 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000 UNICEF H support centres.

UNFPA

3.4 Ministry of Lead: MoESVT MoHA, Conduct an assessment of gaps 20,000 20,000 education has UNICEF MoH, for the implementation of GBV implemented the GBV CAMFED, provisions in the revised provisions in the UNESCO FAWEZA Education Act. revised Act.

MoESVT MoHA, Development of a strategy and a 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 100,000 MoH, costed operational plan for Lead: CAMFED, implementation of GBV

UNICEF FAWEZA provisions in the revised Education Act and the CEDAW

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

UNESCO recommendation on Zero tolerance to violence, sexual abuse and harassment in schools.

100,000 50,000 150,000 Lead: MoESVT MoHA, Revision of the education UNICEF MoH, curriculum to include GBV CAMFED, issues UNESCO FAWEZA

GBV survivors have Lead: ILO GCDD Ministry of Identify organizations that 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 200,000 access to productive Lands, provide skills to enhance UNICEF MCDSS, resources (land, Ministry of economic benefits to GBV finance, capital) survivors UNDP Youth, Sport and Labour, NGOs

Lead: GCDD CAMFED, Train 4,500 GBV survivors and 200,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 700,000

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

UNICEF Africa vulnerable girls and boys in Directions business planning, development , YWCA, and management DEC, (Entrepreneurship skills) ILO MCDMCH , MoH, MoHA

Increased access to Income Generating 50,000 30,000 30,000 20,000 130,000 Activities and decent Lead:UNICE GCDD CAMFED, Link SMEs to large corporations work F Africa Directions ILO , YWCA, DEC, MCDMCH , MoH, MoHA,

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Gender Links

Lead:UNICE GCDD CAMFED, Promote 1,000 survivors in a 30,000 30,000 20,000 20,000 100,000 F Africa period of three years to access Directions employment ILO , YWCA, DEC, MCDMCH , MoH, MoHA, Gender Links

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Lead:UNICE GCDD CAMFED, Support facilitation of access to 40,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 130,000 F Africa markets, including business Directions linkages to large companies ILO , YWCA, through ZDA DEC, MCDMCH , MoESVT, ZDA, CEEC, Gender Links

Lead: GCDD CAMFED, Collaborate with banks and 80,000 60,000 40,000 40,000 320,000 UNICEF Africa money lending houses to train Directions and open accounts for survivors ILO , YWCA, of GBV

DEC,

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

MCDMCH , MoESVT, ZDA, CEEC

Lead:UNICE GCDD CAMFE Develop a monitoring and 30,000 30,000 10,000 10,000 80,000 F D, Africa evaluation strategy for survivors Directio that will benefit from training and ILO ns, loans YWCA, DEC, MCDMC H, MoESV T

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Outcome 4: GCDD has coordinated an affective, evidence based and multi-sectoral response to GBV in Zambia.

4.1 GCCD and UNDP Lead: GCDD CAMFED, Translate in seven main local 60,000 60,000 120,000 partners has UNDP Africa languages the simplified Anti- developed tools and Directions GBV Act. mechanisms for UNESCO , YWCA, awareness raising DEC, and implementation MCDMCH of theAnti-GBV Act. , MoESVT

Lead:UNDP GCDD CAMFED, Development and 50,000 25,000 75,000 Africa implementation of a costed UNICEF Directions operational plan for education , YWCA, and awareness raising on the DEC, GBV Act. MCDMCH , MoESVT

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Lead:IOM MoHA YWCA, Training of GRZ partners in 185,000 185,000

CHILD gender and migration UNICEF, FUND UNDP

Lead:UNDP GCDD CAMFED, MGCD and stakeholders 80,000 80,000 YWCA, implementing the Anti-GBV Act UNICEF have developed a coasted National Plan of Action for the Act.

4.2 GCDD and Lead: MoHA CAMFED, Development of a national GBV 150,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 450,000 partners have UNDP YWCA, Management Information implemented an System and reporting system evidence based and UNFPA, informed Anti-GBV UNICEF, IOM

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

CP Output 5.2.2: Statutory and customary law-makers, enforcement agencies and adjudicators with skills, resources and mechanisms to implement Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provisions UN Joint Programme on GBV Overall Result: Government and partners have established an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. Joint Programme Lead ParticipatingU Lead IP Other Activities for each output Resource Allocation (US$,000) and Outputs(indicators, UN N Agency IPs timeframe baselines and Agency targets) Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Total programme. Lead:UNDP GCDD Gender Undertake a national baseline 300,000 100,000 400,000 Links, and survey on GBV UNFPA CSO, MoHA IOM

Lead:UNDP GCDD CYP, Undertake Joint Monitoring Visits 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 200,000 UNFPA, CAMFED, and preparation of reports IOM YWCA, DEC, ILO Africa Directions

Lead;UNDP GCDD CYP, Undertake evaluations (including 80,000 50,000 80,000 250,000 , UNFPA, CAMFED, a baseline) for the Joint IOM YWCA, Programme DEC, , ILO Africa

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Directions

Lead:UNDP GCDD UNZA, Undertake national studies on 150,000 80,000 90,000 320,000 , UNFPA, MoE, CSO GBV issues IOM, MoH, MoHA, ILO MoL, MCDMA CH , MoAC, all Line ministries , Judiciary, CSO, NGOs,)

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

4.3GCDD and Lead:UNDP GCDD MCDMCH Formation of the Steering 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 240,000 partners have , MoHA, Committee for Joint GBV established national UNFPA, DEC, programme and conducting and district UNICEF, MoH, quarterly steering committees. coordination IOM MoESVT, mechanismfor the 150,000 150,000 implementation of the Lead:UNDP GCDD MoHA, Support the operationalisation of Anti-GBV Act. Moh, the Anti-Gender Based Violence UNFPA, MoESVT Act Committee. UNICEF, IOM

Lead:UNDP GCDD MoHA, Formation and training of Anti- 150,000 150,000 300,000 Moh, GBV task forces at Provincial UNFPA, MoESVT and District levels. UNICEF, IOM

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

Lead:UNDP GCDD MoHA, Development/ revision and 20,000 20,000 Moh, implementation of accountability UNFPA, MoESVT frameworks for Provincial and UNICEF, CAMFED, District Anti-GBV task forces. IOM YWCA

Lead:UNDP GCDD MoHA, Provision of technical assistance 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 600,000 Moh, for the implementation of the UNFPA, MoESVT Joint GBV Programme UNICEF, IOM

4.4 GCDD and LeadUNFP GCDD MoHA, Development of a referral 50,000 50,000 partners have A, Moh, platform for provision of established a MoESVT comprehensive and integrated functional referral UNICEF, CAMFED, services to survivors of GBV system for service IOM YWCA provision

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CP Outcome5.2: Targeted government institutions reduce legal and cultural practices obstructing the realization of gender equality by 2015

CP Output 5.2.2: Statutory and customary law-makers, enforcement agencies and adjudicators with skills, resources and mechanisms to implement Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provisions UN Joint Programme on GBV Overall Result: Government and partners have established an integrated and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. Joint Programme Lead ParticipatingU Lead IP Other Activities for each output Resource Allocation (US$,000) and Outputs(indicators, UN N Agency IPs timeframe baselines and Agency targets) Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Total comprehensive and UNDP integrated services to survivors of GBV.

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5.0 Management and Coordination Arrangements

The overall responsibility for managing and coordination of the programme rests with the Permanent Secretary of the Gender and Child Development Division. A programme Management Steering Committee will be established with representation of Permanent Secretaries from all implementing line ministries, the UN Resident Coordinator and a representative from the NGOs. The Permanent Secretary, Gender and Child Development Division, will chair the Steering Committee. The Committee will provide supervisory and technical guidance for effective implementation of the programme.

The Gender and Child Development Division will collaborate with the following key UN Agencies: UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO, IOM and WHO while Ministry of Health, Home Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health and the Judiciary will be the key Government partners. Other implementing partners will be CSOs, CBOs and faith-based organisations dealing with GBV.

5.1 Programme Planning and Management

The responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Joint Programme will rest with the Director of the Social, Legal and Governance Section in the Gender and Child Development Division. The Director will be responsible for developing a joint annual work plan in collaboration with participating UN agencies and implementing partners.

A Programme Implementation Committee shall be established with representation from all implementing agencies and partners. This Committee will facilitate and strengthen coordination, harmonise approaches and quality assurance`. The Director of the Social, Legal and Governance Section in GCDD will be responsible for preparation of Management Steering Committeemeetings and assume the role of Secretariat.

The terms of reference for the Programme Implementation Committee will be as follows: a) Provide technical guidance for effective implementation of the programme; b) Coordinate the implementation of the programme; c) Prepare terms of reference for impact evaluation; d) Coordinate the preparation of annual implementation plans by various key implementing agencies and partners; and e) Facilitate preparation of quarterly and annual progress reports.

5.2 Fund Management Arrangements

The UN Agencies collaborating on the programme will adopt a two-pronged approach to fund management. They will use parallel fund management for core resources provided by each agency and donor funds mobilised through agency-specific resource mobilisation. They will also use pass-through fund management for funds jointly mobilised through the One UN Fund using the UN-Wide resource mobilisation strategy.

In cases of parallel fund management, the cost recovery will be 7%. For the funds administered through the pass-through management modality, the Administrative Agent will charge a cost recovery of 1%, of the total funds received from the One UN Fund and thereafter, each agency will charge a cost recovery of 7% for funds received from the One UN Funds used to implement the programme activities it is responsible for.

6.0 Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

The GCDD in collaboration with the Gender Sector Advisory Group, Gender/GBV Focal Points, Anti-GBV coordination units at levels, and the Programme Steering Committee will be responsible for regular monitoring and evaluation of programme. Monitoring will be based on planned activities and resource allocations in Annual Work Plans, and also based on the results and their corresponding indicators as outlined in the Programme Monitoring Framework below. It will also monitor risks and assumptions to ensure the attainment of planned results. The following are the main monitoring and quality assurance mechanisms to be employed:

a) National Programme Steering Committee: this will be the main mechanism for consensus building among partners, making management decisions to guide the Coordinating Agency when guidance is required and approval of key decisions on changes in the programme, major changes on budgets and work plans. b) Anti-GBV Provincial and District Coordination Units: These units will be for coordinating state and non-state actors involved in the programme and will serve as main institutional arrangement responsible for collation and consolidation, harmonisation and quality assurance of reports at province and district levels. c) Gender Sector Advisory Group: The national coordinating mechanism will ensure that the programme is harmonised to the three objectives of the gender sector in the Sixth National Development Plan and ensure that the contribution of the programme to sector results is captured and reflected in National Development Plan (NDP) progress reports.

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Joint Programme Results and Monitoring Framework

Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions

2011-2015 UNDAF Results linked to the Joint Programme

UNDAF Outcome Indicator: % of citizens satisfied State of Governance National Survey by the UNDP Political will to pursue 5:Targeted Government with the state of governance Survey Reports CSO and Governance and advance policies institutions provide human Baseline: 49.5% (2008) Secretariat to protect human rights-based policies, Target: 70% (2015) rights, promote equity, frameworks and services by increase transparency 2015. and accountability and foster public participations in national processes CP Outcome 5.2: Reduced Indicator: Gender Inequality UNDP Global and Review of UNDP and UNDP Article 23 of the legal and cultural barriers Index (GII) National HDRs GCDDs reports Constitution repealed to gender equality by 2015 Baseline: 0.752 to avoid the override of GCDD Gender Status Review of National customary law over Index, AGDI & Adapted Assembly of Zambia statutory law on GII report Reports and website personal matters such as marriage. Indicator: % of seats held by National Assembly of women in national parliament Zambia reports and Baseline: 14% (2006) website; ECZ reports Target: 30% (2015) CP Output 2.2.2: Statutory Indicator: % of reported Gender Ministry of Justice and Review of indicated UNDP Continued government and customary law-makers, Based Violence (GBV) cases GCDD Reports and sources commitment to enforcement agencies and resulting in convictions. records domesticate CEDAW. adjudicators with skills, Baseline: 10% (2008; FNDP NDP Annual and resources and mechanisms Annual Report) Evaluation Reports to implement Convention Target: 60% (2015) Gender SAG Reports on the Elimination of CSO Reports Discrimination against Women provisions(UN Joint Indicator: Average number of Evaluation Reports Programme on GBV days taken to conclude a GBV Ministry of Justice Overall Result: Government case through the court system. Reports and partners have Baseline: TBD ii

Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions established an integrated Target: TBD and multi-sectoral mechanism for the implementation of the Anti- Gender Based Violence Act). UN Joint Programme Outcomes and Outputs JP Outcome 1: GBV Indicator: % of GBV survivors Baselines and Review of reports UNFPA Adequacy of health survivors have increased receiving medical and screening evaluations WHO staff in health centres. access to timely and services appropriate health services Health Staff Knowledge Indicator: % of health workers Monitoring Visits, Post Attitude & Practice that comply with guidelines in the Training Staff Surveys (KAP) survey and provision of medical and Beneficiary Surveys psychosocial services to GBV survivors 1.1.Health workers have Indicator: Number of health Ministry of Health and Quarterly and Annual UNFPA Accountability systems appropriate knowledge and workers trained on guidelines for MGCD reports Reports WHO are revised to include skills to provide medical provision of medical and UNICEF provisions of GBV services to GBV survivors. psychosocial services to GBV Ministry of Health Review of reports guidelines. survivors Reports Baseline: Zero (Guidelines Copies of revised Review and steering developed in 2011 but not yet curriculum committee meetings launched) Target: 800 Health Workers Monitoring Visits

Indicator: Pre-service and in- service curriculum for health staff revised to include medical and psychosocial needs of GBV survivors. Baseline: The current curriculum has not been revised into include guidelines for provision of medical and psychosocial services to GBV survivors.

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Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions

1.2. MoH and partners Indicator: Number of health SAG Reports Review of reports UNFPA PEP Centres are within have scaled up centres with specialised units/ Ministry of Health and accessible distance for mechanisms for provision staff providing compressive GCDD reports GBV survivors surveys all eligible survivors of integrated medical and services to survivors of GBV. and there are no stock psychosocial services to Baseline: Zero Copies of revised Monitoring Visits outs. GBV survivors Target: 400 Health Centres curriculum Review and steering Indicator: % of eligible GBV Reports submitted by committee meetings survivors receiving PEP and EC PEP Focal Points services. Baseline: TBD Monitoring Visits Target: 100% 1.3 MOH has established Indicator: Number of accurate Ministry of Health and Review of reports UNFPA HMIS data collection systems for generating, and verifiable reports timely MGCD reports system and database and reporting accurate, submitted to GCDD on GBV can be easily timely and reliable data on cases addressed by the MoH. Existence of a Review of MoH converted to health related GBV issues Baseline: Zero (No mechanism database with revised database and reports accommodate revised for sharing formalised reports indicators disaggregation levels among partners handling GBV or new indicators if cases exist) Review and steering necessary. Target:Atleast one report Monitoring Visits committee meetings submitted yearly Beneficiary surveys Indicator: Number of HMIS indicators reporting on handling of GBV indicators Baseline: Zero (There are no indicators developed for desegregation of GBV data because the new guidelines have not been launched) Target: Atleast 2 health indicators developed or disaggregated to report on GBV. JP Outcome 2: GBV Indicator: % of GBV cases Ministry of Justice and Review of reports UNDP Adequacy of staff in survivors have increased addressed through the court Zambia Policy Reports statutory and access to an efficient system. customary courts.

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Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions justice delivery system. Baseline: 32% (2010) MGCD reports Monitoring Visits Target: 60% Programme evaluation Review and steering Indicator: Backlog of GBV cases reports committee meetings in courts. Baseline: TBD Review of Court and Target: TBD VSU records

Indicator: % of customary courts that have adopted provisions of CEDAW Baseline: No customary court judges oriented on provisions of CEDAW Target: 60% 2.1 Public prosecutors at Indicator: Number of prosecutors Ministry of Justice and Review of reports and UNDP Availability of Ministry of Justice and and police trained in Zambia Policy Reports Training attendance tools/equipment for Zambia Police have investigative and prosecutorial registers investigating GBV acquired investigative and skills and equipment for GBV Training workshop cases prosecutorial skills and cases. reports Monitoring Visits equipment for GBV cases. Baseline: MGCD & Programme Target: 1,000 progress Reports Review and steering committee meetings Copies of training materials 2.2Adjudicators in statutory Indicator: Number of statutory Ministry of Justice and Review of reports and UNDP and customary courts have and customary adjudicators Zambia Policy Reports Training attendance acquired skills for trained in adjudicating skills for registers adjudicating GBV cases. GBV. Training workshop Baseline: Zero reports Monitoring Visits Target: 380 (300 customary and 80 Statutory Adjudicators) GCDD Reports Review and steering committee meetings Copies of training materials 2.3 Ministry of Justice has Indicator/Target: Strategy for Ministry of Justice and Review of reports and UNDP Government is willing

Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions developed an appropriate development of fast track Zambia Policy Reports Training attendance and has resources for and efficient legal system developed. registers establishment of fast for GBV survivors. Baseline: Fast track courts do Training workshop track courts not exist and the strategy for reports Monitoring Visits their development. GCDD Reports Indicator:Number of GBV Review and steering survivors that have received Copies of training committee meetings legal support during their court materials cases. Baseline: Reports from NGOs Target:

Indicator: Number of fast track courts established Baseline: Zero Target: 4 JP Outcome 3: Survivors of Indicator:% of eligible GBV Ministry of Community Review of reports UNICEF Relevant government GBV have increased survivors that have been housed Development, Mother institutions and other access to protection and in shelters or had accessed a and Child Health Monitoring Visits supporting support services and court protection order allowing Reports. organisations are economic empowerment them access to perpetrators adequately funded to activities house while handling their MGCD reports Review and steering support GBV survivors. cases. committee meetings Baseline: Ministry of Justice Target: Reports

Indicator: % of GBV survivors Zambia Police (VSU) that have received support from Reports an institution while pursuing their cases. Programme Evaluation Baseline: Reports Target:

Indicator: % of reported GBV cases that have been withdrawn from court proceedings.

Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions

Baseline: Target:

Indicator: % of GBV survivors Training reports trained in entrepreneurship Evaluation reports management Baseline: Target: % of target population that have received training in entrepreneurship skills

3.1 MGCD, partners and Indicator: % of people in MGCD Reports Review of reports UNICEF The National Gender communities equipped with surveyed communities aged 18 Communication skills and resources for years and above that have Gender Perception Monitoring Visits Strategy is adequately creating awareness about received information on GBV. Surveys funded and GBV and negative social Baseline: 51.7%(2011 Gender Community based implemented. norms and cultural beliefs. Perception survey) Programme evaluation surveys Target: 80% reports Review and steering Indicator: Number of male Programme Progress committee meetings champions participating in Reports creation of awareness on GBV. National GBV Cases Baseline: and Services Survey Target:

Indicator: Number of organisations (Government, NGOs, CBOs, FBOs and Private) providing information on GBV. Baseline: TBD (Mapping exercise) Target: TBD (After mapping exercise) 3.2 Communities in Indicator: Number of formalized Ministry of Community Review of reports UNICEF The Zambia Policies

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Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions targeted districts/sites have networks and partnerships Development, Mother has adequate staff and developed networks and among Government, NGOs, and Child Health Monitoring Visits resources to respond coalitions for surveillance, Private Sector and Communities Reports. to cases reported by support, referral and established to respond to GBV Institutional Surveys. the community. reporting GBV cases cases. MGCD reports Baseline: Zero Review and steering Target: At least one signed MoU Ministry of Justice committee meetings in each province. Reports

Indicator: Number of GBV cases Zambia Police (VSU) addressed by the police that Reports have been reported by community members. Programme progress Baseline: TBD and evaluation reports Target: TBD 3.3 Stakeholders Indicator: Number of functional Ministry of Community Review of reports UNICEF State and Non-State implementing the Anti-GBV Coordination Response Centres Development, Mother partner organisations Act have established (CRCs) handling GBV cases and Child Health Monitoring Visits implementing the Anti- protect ion and support Baseline: Eleven (11) One Stop Reports. GBV Act have been services for survivors of Centres and CRCs Institutional Surveys. adequately funded to GBV Target: One in each district GCDD reports address GBV issues. Review and steering Indicator: Number of GBV Ministry of Justice committee meetings survivors that have been Reports accommodated in protection Review of beneficiary shelters while their cases are Zambia Police (VSU) databases being handled in court. Reports Baseline: Target: Other implementing partner reports Indicator: Number of GBV survivors adopted by the Programme progress MCDMCH to receive public and evaluation reports welfare assistance. Baseline: Zero Target:

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Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions

Indicator: Number of GBV survivors receiving economic empowerment support services and resources. Baseline: Target 3.4 Ministry of education Indicator: Number of GBV cases GCDD reports Review of reports UNICEF has implemented the Anti- reported in schools GBV provisions in the Baseline: TBD Ministry of Education Monitoring Visits revised Act. Target: Reports Institutional Surveys. Indicator: Ministry of Education Zambia Police (VSU) Curriculum revised to include Reports Review and steering GBV issues. committee meetings Baseline: the current Ministry of Education curriculum has not been revised into include the provisions of the Anti-GBV Act. JP Outcome 4: MGCD has Indicator: % of GBV survivors MGCD reports Review of reports UNDP MGCD and State and coordinated an affective, that have been referred among Non-State Actors evidence based and multi- State and Non-State Actors Programme progress Monitoring Visits participating in the sectoral response to GBV providing support and and evaluation reports implementation of the in Zambia. protections services while Institutional Surveys. Anti-GBV Act have pursuing their cases. Other State and Non- developed and Baseline: TBD (baseline) Sate Actor reports. Review and steering implemented Target: TBD (After baseline) committee meetings accountability frameworks. Indicator:% of state and non- state partners participating in the implementation of the Anti-GBV act that are complying with guidelines. Baseline: Zero (the developed guidelines have not been disseminated and new ones are yet to be developed as necessary)

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Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions

Target: 100%

Indicator: Amount of resources (Cash and in-kind) leveraged from state and non-state partners participating in the implementation of the programme. Baseline: ZMK Zero (0) Target: 25% of total programme cost 4.1 MGCD and partners Indicator: MGCD and partners MGCD reports Review of reports UNICEF MGCD has developed has developed tools and have developed and and implemented an mechanisms for awareness implemented a costed Other State and Non- Monitoring Visits operational plan for raising and implementation operational plan for education State Partner reports educating people and of the Anti-GBV Act. and creating awareness on the Institutional Surveys. institutions on the Anti- Anti-GBV Act. Programme progress GBV Act. Baseline: The simplified Anti- and evaluation reports Review and steering GBV Act has been developed committee meetings but not yet translated into main local languages and a costed education and awareness plan has not been developed.

Indicator: % of State and Non- State Partners Institutions that correctly define their role according to the provisions of the Anti-GBV Act. Baseline: Zero (Education and awareness on the Act has not yet started and the guidelines developed so far have not yet been implemented) Target: 100% 4.2 MGCD and partners Indicator: Number of MGCD Reports Review of reports UNDP Willingness in have implemented an assessments (including established M&E and

Expected Result Indicator (s), Baselines and Means of Data Collection Responsibility Risks and Targets Verification Methods Assumptions evidence based and operations research and Other State and Non- Monitoring Visits reporting systems for informed Anti-GBV evaluations) that have been State Partner reports State and Non-State programme. conducted to inform the Institutional Surveys. Actors supporting programme design, Programme progress current Anti-GBV implementation and reporting. and evaluation reports Review and steering initiatives to Baseline: Zero committee meetings accommodate this Target: 5 (One baseline, two programme’s evaluations/reviews, two (2) indicators and other operations research and other information needs assessments conducted.

Indicator: % of indicators in the programmes results and monitoring framework being reported on. Baseline: TBD (At baseline phase) Target: 100% 4.3 MGCD and partners Indicator: Number of functional MGCD Reports Review of reports UNDP The established have established national national, provincial and district mechanisms will not and district coordination coordination units for GBV cases Other State and Non- Monitoring Visits duplicate already mechanism for the established. State Partner reports established implementation of the Anti- Baseline: Zero Review and steering coordination GBV Act. Target: 1 National and at least Programme progress committee meetings mechanisms for GBV each province and district has a and evaluation reports mainstreaming. coordination unit for GBV cases. 4.4 MGCD and partners Indicator: Number of formalised MGCD Reports Review of reports UNDP MGCD and Partners have established a agreements for referrals of GBV have established functional referral system survivors among state and non- Other State and Non- Monitoring Visits accountability systems for service provision state actors established. State Partner reports for referral services to comprehensive and Baseline: TBD (At baseline Review and steering be provided to GBV integrated services to phase) Programme progress committee meetings survivors. survivors of GBV Target: TBD (after baseline) and evaluation reports

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Programme Reviews: These will be a critical component of monitoring because they provide a mechanism that allows for reviews of: implementation progress and usage of budgeted funds; progress in attainment of planned results; risks and assumptions; and implementation of audit and evaluation recommendations among other things. These reviews will be held every quarter in the first, second and third quarters and annually in the last quarter or in the first quarter of the following year. The main body responsible for these reviews will be the National Programme Steering Committee. Other multi-sectoral semi- annual reviews will also be conducted at provincial levels on a semi-annual basis and supported by multi-stakeholder joint monitoring visits. Joint monitoring will focused on achievement of annual targets for results will involve key state and non-state partner organisations.

Evaluation: This will be the main mechanism for assessing the attainment of programme outcomes and contribution to UNDAF and NDP Outcomes. Within the first three months of programme implementation, a baseline study will be conducted to collect and update data on all indicators in the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. This will be followed by a mid- term evaluation after the mid-point of duration of the programme. A final evaluation is expected to be completed and disseminated at least three months before the closure of the programme.

Reporting: The fiscal year for the programme will be from January to December in line with the government and UN budget timelines. The Director of the Legal and Governance Department of GCDD will be responsible for consolidating reporting from all state and non- state implementing partners and submit quarterly progress reports by the 15th in the month following the end of a quarter (April, July and October) and an annual report by the 15th January in the following year. These reports will be submitted to the UN Agency serving as the Administration Agent (In this case UNDP).These reports will be prepared using a template to be provided that allows for continuous tracking of results, challenges, risks, lessons learnt and best practices, and easily linking the programme results and their contribution to UNDAF and NDP results. Depending on the outcome of the 2011-2015 UNDAF HACT assessment, GCDD will also be expected to submit financial reports using the Fund Authorization and Certification of Expenditures (FACE) on the same deadlines for quarterly progress reports and the annual report stipulated above, if it qualifies for the advance funding modality.

The UN Agency serving as the Administrative Assistant will submit a consolidated annual donor report for the programme to Cooperating Partners by the 15thof April. This report will be for funds mobilized through the One UN Fund while each UN Agency will be expected to submit a one separate report for all of its donors of funds to the programme through bilateral Agency specific agreements with donors.

7.0 Legal Context or Basis of Relationship

The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the period 2011-2015, signed by the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the UN Country Team in Zambia, represents the basis for the activities of the agencies participating in this programme. This joint programme will contribute to the achievement of UNDAF Outcome 5 “Targeted Government institutions provide human rights-based policies, frameworks and ii

services by 2015” and Country Programme Outcome 5.2 “Reduced legal and cultural barriers to gender equality by 2015”. The Joint programme is the main mechanism for achieving the Country Programme Output 5.2.2 “Statutory and customary law-makers, enforcement agencies and adjudicators with skills, resources and mechanisms to implement Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women provisions”.

Within the Joint Assistance Strategy for Zambia (JASZ) II arrangements, the Gender Sector is being co-led by the UN System, DFID and Ireland, and supported by Netherlands, Norway and the USA. Within the UN system, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is designated to execute this leadership role and provide coordination amongst other UN Agencies and CPs. Hence the legal context of the programme will be within the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the United Nations Development Programme, signed between the parties on 14th October 1983, for programme implemented using funds mobilized through the One UN Fund. The funding mechanism for cooperating partners support to the implementation of this programme will be through a Trust Fund that will be established and managed by UNDP. In this regard, each cooperating partner that will provide funds to the trust fund will sign a bilateral memorandum of understanding or cooperation agreement with UNDP in line with the global agreements on management of cost sharing. This arrangement will be reviewed in accordance with changes in the Financial Management and Funding Modality.

Specific UN agencies including UNDP participating in this programme will also implement activities using the parallel funding modality for activities funded by core resources and resources raised through Agency specific resource mobilization activities. For these activities, the legal basis will be the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement for UNDP, and cooperation and/or assistance agreements with the Government of the Republic of Zambia for other UN Agencies. The respective applicable basic and other agreements of the each participating UN agency are as summarized in Table XXX below.

Participating Agreement UN Agency

UNDP This Joint Programme Document shall be the instrument referred to as the Project Document in Article I of the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement between the Government of Zambia and the United Nations Development Programme, signed by the parties on 14 February 2011

UNICEF The Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA) between the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) and UNICEF establishes the relationship between GRZ and UNICEF. This Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 will be implemented in conformity with the BCA. The programmes and projects described in this document have been agreed jointly by GRZ and UNICEF.

ILO The Decent Work Country Programme for Zambia is the document crafted by the tripartite partners involved in employment and labour issues, viz. Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, with technical support from the ILO, to coordinate and align technical assistance, support and

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UNFPA UNFPA Assistance to Zambia is subject to the provision of Standard Basic Assistance Agreement and the Exchange of letters signed between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Zambia in September 1996 and ratified by the Government of Zambia in May 2002. The UN SBAA and the above Letters constitute the legal basis for the relationship between the Government of Zambia and UNFPA.

IOM IOM within the regional framework of Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA), recognized by the Member States of Southern African Development Community (SADC), and under the auspices of projects related to technical assistance in border managements, regional labour migration, HIV and AIDS and mobile populations and counter trafficking, is ready to render, in close collaboration with partner organizations, all possible assistance to the SADC region in terms of assistance in issues related to migration.

WHO World Health Organisation (WHO) will use Direct Financial Cooperation (DFC) arrangements to make payments to cover the cost of items or activities that would otherwise be borne by governments or recipient allied institutions recommended by Government, in order to strengthen their health/gender development capacity and ability to participate more effectively in, or to meet their commitments. Where possible WHO will also provide technical cooperation drawn from various levels of the organization or through Agreement of Performance of Work(APWs)

As a standard required, The Implementing Partners/Executing Agency5 agree to undertake all reasonable efforts to ensure that none of the funds received pursuant to this Joint Programme are used to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism and that the recipients of any amounts provided by Participating UN organizations do not appear on the list maintained by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). The list can be accessed via http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/committees/1267/1267ListEng.htm. This provision must be included in all sub-contracts or sub-agreements entered into under this programme document.

5Executing Agency in case of UNDP in countries with no signed Country Programme Action Plans

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8.0 Audit

The implementation of the Joint Programme will be audited annually, using the UN National Execution Modality, by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) or Private Audit Firms engaged by the OAG, or Private Audit Firms engaged by the UN System using common services endorsed by the OAG. Audit reports will be endorsed in consultation with CPs funding the Programme.

9.0 Risk management and sustainability of results

9.1 Risk Management

The risks and assumptions outlined in the monitoring framework above will continue to be monitored throughout the life of the programme to continuously ascertain their effects on attainment of programme results. They will be a critical component of the reviews and will also form an integral part of progress reports. The continuous tracking system of these risks and assumptions will be also done through the electronic Enhanced Results Based Management (ERBM) Platform of UNDP which will host the project as the coordinating UN Agency. This platform will be updated regularly to indicate the state of each particular risk at any point in time and remedial measures that have been taken to address them.

Overall, the major risks and assumptions are mainly concerned with the following: a) The repeal of Article 23 (4) of the constitution which allows customary law to override statutory law on matters on personal matters such as marriage. If Article 23 (4) is not repealed, the programme will upscale interventions targeted at custodians on customary law and customary court adjudicators in order to increase their awareness of women’s rights as contained in the CEDAW. b) The provision of adequate resources to state and non-state actors and the need for these supporting organizations to have full staff compliments to respond to the needs of GBV survivors. With regard to state actors, the programme will request the Secretary to Cabinet to ensure that the implementing line ministries have in place the required resources to implement the Anti GBV Law according to the guidelines. For the non-state actors, the programme will have in place and advocacy strategy to ensure that they are an integral part of the implementation process. Furthermore, the programme will support the development and implementation of accountability frameworks for supporting state and non-state actor organisations and their staff based on the multi- sectoral guidelines for addressing GBV cases.

9.2 Sustainability of Results

This programme is aimed at building national systems to coordinate a multi-sectoral and integrated response to GBV by participating state and non-state institutions and organisations. The programme acknowledges that addressing discrepancies between customary and statutory laws is the most important first step of addressing GBV in a sustainable manner. It also premised on the fact that many state and non-state organisations have already been provide services for GBV survivors even before the Anti- GBV Act was passed. However, these services have provided in un coordinated manner and were not focused on the special needs of GBV survivors to help them with pursuing court cases in a safe, secure and supportive environment. In this regard, the programme’s advocacy activities will lobby the government to fully implement the Anti-GBV Act which also entails provision of adequate resources and ensuring full staff compliments for key national institutions supporting GBV survivors. Capacity building of these institutions and

organisations will be key to ensure the resources are efficiently used through provision of quality services with less duplication of efforts across partners.

The programme is also designed to strengthen coordination and referral mechanisms for services provided to GBV survivors with appropriate accountability systems for key organisations and their staff in response to GBV. With respect to the long term sustainability, the programme will raise awareness on human rights and the Ant-GBV Act, and integrate GBV issues in Ministry of Education curriculum. These responses will contribute to the reduction in the incidence of GBV cases overtime. It is hoped that by establishing workable models in most affected areas of the country, the government can then gradually scale-up and replicate the systems in other parts of the country.

11.0 Cross-cutting Issues

There are three main cross-cutting issues that are central to theJP-GBV.

11.1 HIV

Programs can be made more effective by recognizing that many health focus areas, such as HIV and GBV are linked and thus should be addressed simultaneously. A growing body of evidence suggests that HIV programs should explicitly be taken into account in addressing GBV and there are opportunities to incorporate it in GBV programming initiatives. Strategies to address GBV can incorporate messages and components on HIV. GBV strategies should not ignore this link as it will overlook opportunities to integrate the issue of HIV. Health responses to GBV should also be able to provide compassionate emergency medical examination and treatment for survivors including the provision of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and emergency contraception where supported by the government.

11.2 Youth Youth represents an ideal opportunity for GBV prevention because attitudes and beliefs about gender norms and violence are still forming. Moreover, adolescence is a time in life when attitudes and beliefs are still forming, and it appears to be easier to change norms and attitudes about gender equity and nonviolence among youth than among older women and men. Targeting boys and male youth provides an opportunity to influence male attitudes and behaviors before they become deeply ingrained. Thus, youth represents a major opportunity for preventing GBV. There is also an urgent need to improve the institutional response to girls and young women who experience violence-particularly sexual violence.

11.3 Women’s empowerment Studies suggest that norms about gender and the acceptability of violence greatly influence the prevalence of gender-based violence. For example, in various countries, DHS data show that men and women believe that husbands are justified in beating their wives if they disobey them and/or refuse sex. Even in settings without such open support for violence against women, society often blames and stigmatizes women-rather than male perpetrators-or physical and sexual violence. These beliefs prevent service providers from offering appropriate assistance to survivors; they also prevent women from seeking help from family, friends, and other community members.

11.4 Women and Children with disabilities Women and children with disabilities are more vulnerable to gender based violence and experience very particular forms of violence and abuse. Because of stigmatization of disability, and the resultant social isolation, women and children with disabilities may

endure violence for longer periods of time and have difficulties accessing information and services on GBV. There is need for increased disability awareness and integration of training across all government, NGOs and other implementing partners in order for them to address the needs of women and children with disabilities who experience GBV. Furthermore increasing access to information and GBV related services should be incorporated throughout the progamme interventions.

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Table 2: Program Budget Summary/Analysis

Program pillars Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Required Required funds Required Required funds funds funds

Health 645,000 850,000 545,000 Legal 1,510,000 1,470,000 1,580,000 Social /Economic 1,691,000 1,420,000 1,287,000 Coordination 970,000 500,000 480,000

Table 3. Contributions/co-funding from Partners

Agency Co-funding, USD, 2011-2015 UNDP 1,800,000 ILO 50,000 UNFPA IOM WHO UNESCO UNHCR UNICEF 1,033,386.40 UNIFEM

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