Annual Progress Report Template

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT TEMPLATE

Project Title: ME function of the Women’s Peace and PUNO(s): UN Women Humanitarian Fund

Project Number: NA Reporting Period: January – December 2018 Implementing Partner(s):

1. Medical Services Pacific 2. Oxfam Solomon Islands Report submitted by: 3. Save the Children Vanuatu Subhashni Raj 4. Samoa Red Cross Society 5. FemLINKpacific Gender and Humanitarian Analyst 6. Solomon Islands Government on behalf of National Protection Committee UN Women – Fiji MCO 7. Palau Red Cross Society and Centre for Women’s Empowerment Belau 8. ADRA Fiji Project Location: Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Palau, Samoa Project Description: Total Approved budget: USD $1, 994,094.80

The project supports women to meaningfully participate in humanitarian preparedness and Project Start Date: 27 April 2017 responses through (1) strengthening the capacities of local women’s organisations and women to engage Project End Date: 31 December 2020 and lead in national and local humanitarian activities, Total duration (in months): 44 months (2) build the capacity of protection networks and support coordination at provincial and local levels and (3) support local organisations to deliver services before during and after emergencies. WPHF’s Outcome the Project is contributing to:

Outcome 3: Humanitarian/crisis response planning, frameworks and programming which is informed by gender analysis and needs assessments: This requires the provision of both the technical tools as well as direct support to local women’s organizations to engage effectively in humanitarian planning and programming.

Outcome 5: Protection: This can be accomplished by ensuring that women and girls’ safety, physical and mental health, and security is assured and that their human rights are respected through measures that prevent acts of violence, facilitates access to services for survivors of violence, and strengthens accountability mechanisms. WPHF’s indicator the Project is reporting on: 1. Percentage of funding allocated to gender responsive actions (Outcome 3) 2. Percentage of women benefitting from humanitarian response (Outcome 3) 3. Proportion of personnel in national security and justice institutions that are women (Outcome 5)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the 2018 reporting period, WPHF made several gains in the Pacific. A second round of WPHF (4) grantees were selected in mid-2018 and began implementation in the fourth quarter of 2018. Among the Pacific projects 6 are contributing directly to Outcome 3 and two, towards Outcome 5, with all projects cumulatively making progress against the indicators. These results are detailed in the indicator framework. Since 2017, in the Pacific, WPHF has directly benefited 11,573 women and girls, reached a total of 20,150 persons and indirectly benefited 1,919,243people (see table 1). Women have primarily (57%) benefited from WPHF programming. Cumulatively across the five countries, the project has expended 48 percent of funds (USD$901, 931) towards humanitarian response planning and protection.

A key lesson shared among the individual projects is that to get women to the trainings and on the agenda, men need to be involved along the way. More lessons and best practice are detailed in the report along with detailed outtakes for each WPHF project.

Table 1: WPHF Beneficiaries in the Pacific by Country and Grantee Country Grantee Project Title No. of No. of Women, No. of Women Girls and Men Indirect and Girls and Boys beneficiaries Fiji ADRA Fiji Towards well informed FSL 6 11 0 response interventions: Community-level gender and food security in Fiji femLINKpacific Pacific Women’s Weather 374 374 1,793,089 Watch: Innovating and Leading as First Responders Medical Services Protecting Our Women 5,918 8,916 12,220 Pacific Engaging Rights (POWER) Samoa Samoa Red Cross Mainstreaming gender 4,883 10,324 16,990 Society analysis in to Samoa Red Cross Society Humanitarian Programming Solomon OXFAM Solomon The Womanitarian Project 280 350 8,000 Islands Islands Solomon Islands Protection and Gender in 27 50 0 Ministry of Women, Emergency Response Project Children, Youth and (PGERP) Family Affairs Palau Palau Red Cross Women’s Empowerment 0 0 0 Society and Center through Emergency for Women’s Preparedness, Crisis Empowerment Belau Response and Recovery (C-WEB) Vanuatu Save the Children in The localisation of the 85 125 88,944 Vanuatu and Care Vanuatu Gender & International Protection Cluster Total 11,573 20,150 1,919,243

I. Purpose and new developments The main objectives of the Pacific and Solomon Islands country proposal were to focus on increasing mechanisms, services, capacities and support to address women and girl’s safety, and increase security and peace in times of crisis.

The eight projects from five Pacific Island Countries (PICs) focuses on achieving the following outcomes: ▪ Outcome 3: Humanitarian/crisis response planning, frameworks and programming which is informed by gender analysis and needs assessments: This requires the provision of both the technical tools as well as direct support to local women’s organizations to engage effectively in humanitarian planning and programming.

▪ Outcome 5: Protection: This can be accomplished by ensuring that women and girls’ safety, physical and mental health, and security is assured and that their human rights are respected through measures that prevent acts of violence, facilitates access to services for survivors of violence, and strengthens accountability mechanisms.

Majority of projects (six) focus on outcome 3 and two projects, one in Fiji and another in Solomon Islands (MSP and SI MWCYFA) focus on outcome 5.

Currently the first round of grantees (MSP, OXFAM, Samoa Red Cross, and Save Vanuatu) are immersed in implementation and making progress towards their target indicators. A second round of WPHF grantees (4) were selected in mid-2018 and began implementation in the fourth quarter of 2018.

• Describe any evolution in the peace/security/humanitarian context experienced by the country. Given the cyclic nature of disasters in the Pacific WPHF grantees were involved in several disaster responses throughout 2018.

Vanuatu In Vanuatu, multiple volcanic eruptions since late 2017 on multiple islands in the Vanuatu group has forced both permanent and temporary relocation of people. In August 2018 volcanic activity on the island of Ambae escalated to levels deemed dangerous resulting in the declaration of a State of Emergency and mass evacuation of about 10, 000 people to Maewo, Santo, Efate and other islands in Vanuatu. An active State of Emergency has lasted seven (7) months; during this time, the island of Ambae was declared uninhabitable and a no-go zone by the Government of Vanuatu.

As recently as mid-December 2018, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Division raised the Volcanic Alert Level for Ambrym volcano to Level 3. Though the eruptions on Ambrym are considered minor, the new volcanic activity has resulted in the displacement of over 120 households with another 266 located within the 3km danger zone radius. Households within the danger zone radius will be permanently relocated according to Government decision.

The Vanuatu Gender and Protection Cluster has been involved in the assessments, coordination, meetings and response to the on-going disaster. The cluster is co-chaired by both Save and Care and team members who lead on WPHF have also had to facilitate the continuing response efforts in Ambae, Maewo, Santo, and Ambryn.

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands experienced torrential flooding due to TC Liua in September; TC Liua formed outside the normal cyclone season and unexpectedly. It is the first cyclone in 70 years to appear in September in the South Pacific. The flooding was the worst in the southern provinces.

In December multiple weather systems in the south-west pacific brought more rain and flooding across the Solomon Islands. National clusters were activated, though a national emergency was not declared. According to the National Disaster Management office (NDMO) 6 people are missing and 2 confirmed dead because of the recent flooding. Both OXFAM and the Protection Cluster were involved in the assessment and mapping out a response plan in both incidences. Women that OXFAM trained in Guadalcanal province were involved in disaster response, which speaks to the critical nature of the Womanitarian project.

• Provide information on how the programme sought to break silos between peace and security/ humanitarian and development efforts The WPHF projects were designed with intentionality to break silos between development and humanitarian efforts. Moreover, the gender centered nature of the WPHF projects also contributes to challenging normative barriers. Women are generally invisible in both development and humanitarian spheres of work that contribute to gender-blind development and response. Each of the WPHF projects challenges these normative practices and provides capacity development, training, information platforms, and gender specific services during disasters. Cumulatively, these projects have and will contribute to elevating women in the disaster risk reduction and response spheres, as well as showcase women led innovations that are missing from dominant development conversations. A good example of the potential of WPHF projects is illustrated in this news story on femLINKpacific’s women weather watch which is being funded to be expanded to three other Pacific Islands Countries (PICs): https://www.irinnews.org/news-feature/2019/01/30/fiji-s-unheralded-frontline-disaster-responders- women

II. Results

i) Narrative reporting on results:

• Outcome: Provide a summary of progress made by the Programme in relation to planned outcome from the Project Document, with reference to the relevant indicator in this document. Describe if any targets were achieved, or explain any variance in achieved versus planned results during the reporting period. Explain who the main beneficiaries were.

WPHF in the Pacific reports on the following outcomes and indicators: Outcome 3: Humanitarian/crisis response planning, frameworks and programming which is informed by gender analysis and needs assessments: This requires the provision of both the technical tools as well as direct support to local women’s organizations to engage effectively in humanitarian planning and programming.

Since 2017, in the Pacific, WPHF has directly benefited 11,573 women and girls, reached a total of 20,150 persons and indirectly benefited 1,919,243people. Women have primarily (57%) benefited from WPHF programming. Cumulatively across the five countries, the project has expended 48 percent of funds (USD$901, 931) towards humanitarian response planning and protection. A key lesson shared among the individual projects is learning that to get women to the trainings and on the agenda, men need to be involved along the way. Among the Pacific projects 6 are contributing directly to Outcome 3 and two, towards Outcome 5, with all projects cumulatively making progress against the indicators. These results are detailed in the indicator framework.

• Outputs: Report on the key outputs achieved in the reporting period, in relation to planned outputs from the Project Document, with reference to the relevant indicator(s). Describe if any targets were achieved, or explain any variance in achieved versus planned results during the reporting period.

Fiji There are two projects in Fiji that contribute to Outcome 3. The projects achievements and progress over the last quarter of 2018 are detailed below.

ADRA ADRA Fiji’s, “Towards well informed FSL response interventions: Community-level gender and food security in Fiji” was selected as a pilot in the second-round solicitation for proposals for the WPHF project in June 2018. ADRA Fiji received a small allocation of funds (USD$40, 000) to pilot research into the gender dimensions of food security in two communities in the Northern Division of Fiji. Despite recent disasters, a strong women’s movement in Fiji and the presence of regional expertise, gender and protection concerns had not yet secured a strong foothold across the food security and livelihoods sector. Through this intervention, ADRA will work together to build awareness and knowledge about gender issues in food security in support of advocacy efforts to enhance women’s meaningful participation and decision-making in FSL programming and emergency interventions.

With the disbursement of funds in September, the project began in earnest in the last quarter of 2018. Over the three months the project recruited staff to undertake the community-based-research, developed the gender centered food security research tools, and formal meetings with stakeholders in the Northern Division was conducted. The stakeholders include Department of Women, Ministry of Agriculture, Commissioner North, Ministry of Health, Vunivutu Community and Raviravi Village members. The research component will be undertaken in February 2019. The research project has had a small footprint so far, benefiting 11 people, a majority of whom are women (6).

femLINKpacific femLINKpacific (femLINK) were awarded USD$300, 000 for their, “Pacific Women’s Weather Watch: Innovating and Leading as First Responders”, in the second round of solicitation. femLINK’s innovative Women’s Weather Watch (WWW) is an inter-operable communication platform developed initially for early warning communication to rural women. At the heart of this system is community 5

radio and, today, the system is a two-way information system enabling the network members to also provide real-time situation updates which are used for media and podcast productions. The system is coordinated from femLINK’s regional hub based at its Suva community media center and activated in the disaster preparedness stage. WPHF funding is allowing femLINK to scale up the network and technology to 3 additional countries: Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Figure 1: Regional Inception Workshop Participants in Suva, Fiji - 22nd to the 24th October 2018

During the last quarter of 2018 femLINK organized an inception meeting for the project bringing together 15 participants from Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. The regional participants represented the Talitha Project (Tonga), Vanuatu Young Women for Change and Action Aid (Vanuatu), Vois Blong Mere (Solomon Islands) and femLINK’s rural convenors and correspondents. The inception meeting was followed up by a series of radio campaigns in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu that amplified preparedness and protection messages. The radio campaign scripts were translated to the local languages and broadcasted during peak times between December 2018 and January 2019. Concurrently SMS messages were sent out from femLINK’s bulk platform which consists of over 300 rural women leaders during the multiple weather disturbance warnings issued by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS). This was facilitated by the media team at femLINK which enabled the recipients to mobilize and lead preparedness action plans in their communities. It is estimated that 1,793,089 people have listened to the WPHF radio campaign across Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. A total of 374 women directly benefited from the project so far.

Palau Palau Red Cross Society (PRCS) was also selected in the second round of proposal solicitation and awarded USD$299, 740 for their “Women’s Empowerment through Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Response and Recovery” project. The project is being implemented through PRCS and the Centre for Women’s Empowerment Belau (C-WEB) and work with local women’s organisations to organize trainings across eight of the most vulnerable of Palau’s 16 states. PRCS and C-WEB are partnering with eight locally based organisations to train 200 community women in disaster preparedness, response and recovery, to be first responders and community leaders in humanitarian response.

In their first quarter of implementation the project focused on staff recruitment and procurement of equipment and supplies. Given Palau is in the Northern Pacific, with limited access to supplies, all 6

project related supplies had to be brought in from supplies in Guam. Another accomplishment for the reporting period was organizing an official launch of the project that coincided with the 25th year anniversary of the Mechesil Belau (Women of Palau) Conference organized by the Government of Palau. The project launch was integrated into the 25th Anniversary celebrations and was well attended by stakeholders. Now with a fully staffed team and procurement completed, the team is ready to start implementation in earnest from January 2019.

Figure 2: Palau Project Launch

Samoa Samoa Red Cross Society (SRCS) a round-one (2017) grantee received USD$110, 000 over 24 months to focus on, “Mainstreaming gender analysis in to Samoa Red Cross Society Humanitarian Programming”. The project has been training community volunteers and emergency response teams on gender considerations including collecting data by age and sex during a humanitarian response needs assessment to ensure the most appropriate support is provided such as support to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in evacuation centers. With the WPHF support the project has enabled more women to participate in emergency response planning at the community level.

Figure 3: Samoa Red Cross Emergency simulation

Over the course of 2018 SRCS has conducted GBV in emergencies training for emergency responders and Red Cross volunteers in communities across Upolu and Savaii – the two main islands in Samoa. Additionally, SRCS delivered training on rapid gender analysis, planning, and responding to GBV in emergencies to 13 partner agencies including 3 Government Ministries and 10 local NGOs. To date through WPHF funding 40% of SRCS female volunteers have been trained and involved in humanitarian activities and 80% of SRCS members have received training on IFRC tools for mainstreaming Gender and Diversity in all programs of the National Society. All together the project has directly benefited 10,324 people - 4,883 women and girls. Indirectly, the project has benefited 16,990 people.

Solomon Islands OXFAM Solomon Islands (OXFAM) has been engaged in implementing its, “Womanitarian Project” for the past 16 months. OXFAM has in this time expended 70% of their total funding (USD$274, 969) to build the capacity of Provincial Women’s Councils and their members in Temotu and Guadalcanal to contribute to disaster and humanitarian response efforts. WPHF funding has also allowed OXFAM to advocate for the increased priority of gender and protection within disaster management frameworks at a National level and build the capacity of the NDMO to mainstream gender into humanitarian response efforts. These national and localized efforts were designed to ultimately increase the number and influence of women in decision making structures relating to disaster management at a Provincial level.

Figure 4: Womanitarian training in action

Several notable targets were met and surpass in the 2018 reporting period for the Womanitarian Project. At the local level OXFAM, through the Womanitarian Project has trained 280 women in Guadalcanal and Temotu. About sixty women trained by the project helped respond during the most recent flash flooding in Guadalcanal. The women represented nine villages in Guadalcanal and through their involvement in the response demonstrated their assessment, and gender sensitive data analysis skills. From an institutional perspective, women representatives - 6 from Guadalcanal Council of women and 1 from Women’s Desk officer - have been given recognition at the PDOC level. Additionally, the Provincial Disaster Offices in Guadalcanal and Temotu have agreed to have at least 30% of committees chaired by women from the different sectors. As well as the election of six women to be chairs and co-chairs of their village disaster committees. Mainstreaming efforts have led to 20 8

provincial officers from various departments from Guadalcanal and Temotu Provincial government attending two trainings on integrating gender and protection in their work. Further to this training, the Temotu Provincial Disaster Officer has successfully recruited a female associate disaster officer to further extend support in gender integration. It is estimated that the project has benefited 350 people; a majority of these have been women and girls (280 women and girls) and that indirectly the project has benefited 8,000 people across Guadalcanal and Temotu.

Vanuatu Save the Children (Save) and Care International (Care) jointly implemented, “The localisation of the Vanuatu Gender & Protection Cluster” project (Localization project). The Localization project was funded for 17 months with an allocation of USD$275, 000, that came to an end in December 2018. Over the last 12 months the project contributed to increased numbers of women and girls from community, local government and national CSOs who have confidence and skills to participate in emergency preparedness and response efforts. The project directly benefited 125 people, a majority of whom (85) were women. All participants in project activities demonstrated increased knowledge about gender and protection in emergencies, about the role of the Gender and Protection cluster and how it fits in with the national humanitarian system, increased ability to participate in preparedness activities, and for CDCCC, PDC and national CSOs increased ability to conduct and analyse gender and protection emergency assessments. In Tafea and Sanma provinces women and girls gained confidence and skills to participate in emergency preparedness and response efforts.

Figure 5: School Disaster committee training in Santo

Importantly, men and boys also participated in CDCCC, school and PDC trainings increasing their understandings of gender and protection issues and the importance of identifying and responding to them in an emergency. While not an intended outcome of the project, there are some indications that this has contributed to creating some male advocates to support women responders within provincial government and at community levels. About 32 female CDCCC members, and 57 child members (aged 12-17) of School Disaster committees have been trained in humanitarian leadership and mentored to lead preparedness, relief and, response efforts.

At national level four CSOs supported through the project (Vanuatu Women’s Centre, Vanuatu Family Health Association, Vanuatu Society for People with Disability and Vanuatu National Council of Youth) have completed capacity assessments and have prioritized their training and mentoring needs. Detailed trainings, including a simulation, and mentoring has been provided to these CSOs, with CSO staff who participated in these trainings noting they feel they have increased their knowledge of gender and protection issues, understanding of the work of the Gender and Protection cluster, ability to conduct and analyse assessments and capacity to fundraise for child protection and gender in emergencies.

The project has also created spaces at regional level for sharing of lessons and challenges of gender and protection cluster work in humanitarian response. Delegates from Vanuatu travelled to PNG, Solomon Islands and Fiji to meet with their counterparts and shared their experiences and resources. Materials developed for the regional visits (video, briefing paper and power point presentation) can be used by Gender and Protection cluster members to continue advocacy, awareness raising and training on gender and protection with a range of different stakeholders.

Outcome 5: Protection: This can be accomplished by ensuring that women and girls’ safety, physical and mental health, and security is assured and that their human rights are respected through measures that prevent acts of violence, facilitates access to services for survivors of violence, and strengthens accountability mechanisms. Two projects, one each in Fiji and Solomon Islands, with a focus on contribute towards Outcome 5 in the Pacific. The main contributions of each project over the 2018 reporting period is detailed below.

Fiji Medical Services Pacific (MSP) were awarded USD$270, 000 in 2017 to undertake the, “Protecting Our Women Engaging Rights” (POWER) project. The Power Project delivers confidential SRHR services through the One-Stop Shop and Rapid Response Team in the Northern Division and the team is on standby to respond rapidly to disasters, epidemics to respond to the needs of SGBV survivors at their locations. The project continues to work closely with other stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Fiji Police Force, National Council for Disabled Persons, Ministry of Education, Heritage & Arts, under formal Memorandum of Understanding to address sexual gender-based violence as well as the holds an ongoing Contract and MOU with the MWCPA for the implementation of the national Child Helpline.

Figure 6: Sexual Offence Officers with their certificates with Team MSP after the "Responding to Sexual Violence" training – Sept 17-18.

In 2018, the POWER project provided services to 4, 910 women and served a total of 7,358 people in the Northern Division. These numbers include attending to 50 sexual assault cases referred by the police sexual offence unit for this reporting period. One key activity in this period was the Training on ‘Responding to Sexual Violence’ conducted with the Fiji Police Force-Northern Sexual Offences Unit, Northern Division included thirteen police officers from three sub-divisions in the Northern Division attended. Officers were trained on managing cases related to sexual assault and sexual abuse. This build relationships and led to increased referrals and requests for assistance from the specialized POWER team. MSP also provided Child Protection and Communications Trainings to various stakeholders in the Northern Division including the Fiji Police Force, the Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons and Save the Children representatives in Northern Division. To respond to population needs during emergencies, the project has recently commenced with procurement of supplies for disaster relief and response. For disaster relief and response, MSP Northern Division is currently prepositioned with the following: ▪ Dignity – 70 kits ▪ WASH – 45 kits ▪ New Mothers – 20 kits ▪ Safe Birthing Kits – 20 kits

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Ministry of Women, Children, Youth and Family Affairs (MWCYFA) was selected in the second-round of solicitation to undertake the, “Protection and Gender in Emergency Response Project” (PGERP) project. With USD $293, 900 in project funds, PGERP will enhance the work of the Womanitarian Project, focusing on rapid localization of humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction in the Solomon Islands through the establishment and capacity building of Provincial Protection Committees in Isabel and Makira. The Project is also developing and revising data collection methods to better monitor outcomes for population groups at higher risk of being impacted by disasters (e.g. women and girls, people with disabilities) and building the protection capacity of national and provincial emergency response teams, including response to gender-based violence survivors and people with disabilities.

Figure 7: Solomon Islands Project Launch

During the last quarter of this reporting period, the PGERP project was successfully launched and witnessed by the National Protection Committee members, its donor and facilitating partners and provincial implementing partners from Makira Ulawa and Isabel Provinces. Work has commenced in setting and institutionalizing Provincial Protection Committees in Isabel and Makira. In Isabel Province a draft SoP and Terms of Reference has been developed. Provincial consultation in Makira Ulawa has also been conducted. Additionally, a national baseline survey with key women CSOs and faith-based organizations (FBO) was conducted nationally and found that only 30% of these organizations knew about the existence of Protection Committees and its mandate. As part of this baseline survey 8 CSOs and 2 FBOs were interviewed. The PGERP project mobilized 11 youths form the Honiara Youth Council to do the survey. Over the three months the project has engaged with 50 people; 27 of them were women.

• Challenges, lessons learned & best practices: If there were delays, explain the nature of the constraints and challenges, actions taken to mitigate future delays and lessons learned in the process. Were there any programmatic revisions undertaken during the reporting period? Please also include experiences of failure, which often are the richest source of lessons learned. Describe the lessons learned and best practices.

Challenges Program Administration 1. Logistics The logistics and administration involved in disbursing funds and procuring material for implementation in the Pacific can be challenging. On the administration front, delays are faced in the disbursement of funds generally because of delays in receiving paperwork and supporting documents in time from grantees; the competing nature of priorities that a small (UN Women) operations team handles for an office as large as the Pacific office; due to delegation of authority restrictions that require additional clearances from regional office. In the start-up phase a lot of time is committed to conducting capacity assessments of grantees. While capacity assessments are a critical component of our financial check process, the completion of the assessments can take up to a month depending on the complexity of institutional arrangements on the grantee end. All in all, from the announcement of grantees to disbursing funds (including conducting capacity assessments, finalizing project documents, and signing PCA’s) can take up to three months. Once funds are disbursed, procurement presents an additional challenge for grantees. Obtaining goods from off-island takes time and adds to project implementation delays. In one example, procurement in Palau was delayed because local 12

suppliers were unable to fill the tender. The successful bid was received from Guam for all the items including water quality kits. As a result, implementation activities were moved to January 2019.

Implementation 2. Staffing In the Pacific there is also the challenge of high staff turnover. In just 2018, WPHF projects face numerous staffing issues from the resignation of femLINK’s director before the project got off the ground, to the transfer of Save the Children’s Director before project closure, to project level turnover with Provincial officer based in Temotu (Solomon Islands) temporarily leaving his job due to unexpected personal circumstances.

3. Cyclic Bad Weather In the Solomon Islands, OXFAM and the SI MWYCFA highlight the impact of cyclic bad weather on implementation. For the Womanitarian project unstable weather patterns contributed to slow implementation of activities in Temotu, and in some isolated communities in Guadualcanal where rivers are frequently flooded and air access to Temotu is not consistent.

Save the Children in Vanuatu report the most significant challenge faced in project implementation, was the ongoing Ambae emergency response which has involved both CARE and Save the Children staff, as well as representatives from the four CSO partner organisations. The Gender and Protection cluster member agencies have responded to this disaster during all phases of response and several members including CARE and Save the Children seconded their staff to lead protection monitoring assessment teams. Involvement in the Ambae response caused delays in the roll out of project activities.

4. Structural Barriers Several projects (MSP, SRCS, OXFAM) report that social structural barriers continue to impede programmatic advances. MSP reports that if men are not engaged in SRHR awareness and education, then women of child bearing age face difficulties to access SRHR services. When accessing family planning services, women may face parental disapproval/fear, spousal or in-law disapproval; may under-report sexual and physical violence or child abuse. Therefore, MSP continues to engage men and women and discuss reproductive rights and services to ensure all can access MSP’s SRHR services.

Similarly, OXFAM experienced gender barriers in encouraging women who were trained and equipped with leadership skills in disaster risk reduction from taking up leadership roles within disaster committees and other disaster management decision-making structures. To counter these barriers, OXFAM programme staff increased dialogue with and among men and women in the disaster committees to enable an environment where women’s participation in leadership roles was supported by men at the community and provincial levels. 5. Infrastructure Remote and hazardous geographical locations and poor roads and unsuitable vehicles is an ongoing challenge in the Northern Divisions. Such physical barriers also impact the services of the FPF Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse Investigative Officers based at Nabouwalu, Savusavu and Taveuni sub divisions. Working together MSP can support the FPF to reach those in need of SRH services, counselling or legal aid. The lack of adequate and safe road infrastructure and the remoteness of several of the implementation sites in Palau, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu also presents similar challenges 13

for other WPHF grantees.

Lessons and Best Practice 1. Given the cyclic nature of bad weather in vulnerable PICs in the first quarter of the year, project implementation needs to start in earnest as soon as funds are made available. Since the cyclone seasons stretches from the middle of the fourth quarter to the middle of the second quarter (Mid-November to Mid-April) perhaps the solicitation period can be amended so that call for proposals are released in the third quarter instead of the first quarter. In using up the “bad weather” months to complete administration of the funds would allow recipients to start implementing in the better part of the year. These adverse cyclic conditions in addition to staff turnover and implementation turnover time perhaps also require a consideration for a longer implementation period – increasing project implementation from 2 to 3 years.

2. Disasters also create an opportunity to apply the trainings and put the program outcomes to the ultimate test. In Solomon Islands, women trained by the Womanitarian Project were key resources in undertaking post flood assessments and leading disaster response in Guadalcanal. In Vanuatu, the Ambae volcano response provided an opportunity for ‘real-time mentoring’ of the four national CSOs by CARE and Save.

3. There is also recognition that local actions need national support for long-term sustainability. In the Solomon Islands, the Womanitarian team finds that the strong support by the Provincial and National protection committees of the ongoing gender integration work at the community level is ensuring that the ongoing activities are well resourced to achieve desirable and sustain long-term outcomes.

4. Reflection from the Solomon Islands team suggests WPHF projects act as brokers in bringing women into the DRR space. In their experience the Womanitarian toolkit allowed the team to bring both men and women together to develop an understanding of DRM dynamics and the collective efforts needed to allow, improve, advance and recognise women’s contribution in this space. Reflections from the Samoa team also suggest similar experiences.

5. In Vanuatu, Save and Care note that an unintended outcome of the project was stronger relationships between government, CSO partners and INGO partners. For example, the preparation, organisation and implementation of the regional learning exchanges brought the Vanuatu delegates (representing government, CSO and INGO organisations) much closer together and has enhanced their working relationships.

6. Currently each project has some measure of measuring impact built it but the results frameworks are inconsistent and not all projects have a strong reflection and learning component. But cumulatively these WPHF projects in the region are the first pilots for gender responsive disaster risk reduction and should have a stronger impact measurement component. UN Women has tried to provide additional support in terms of monitoring, evaluation and capturing stories. However, this exercise remains unfunded and where we have provided support, this has happened through funding through other ongoing activities. The overall program design for WPHF should consider funding for building in reflection, monitoring, lessons learned exercises for individual projects and across the programme as a whole upfront.

ii) Indicator Based Performance Assessment:

Using the Results Framework from the Project Document - provide an update on the achievement of indicators at both the output and outcome level in the table below. Where it has not been possible to collect data on indicators, clear explanation should be given explaining why, as well as plans on how and when this data will be collected.

Achieved Indicator Targets Reasons for Variance with Planned Source of Verification Target (if any)

Outcome 3: Women and girls affected by crises lead, participate in and benefit from relief and response efforts

Fiji

Output 3.1 Key gender and protection issues in food security, particularly in relation to emergency response are identified in two (2) communities in Macuata Province and discussed among ADRA Fiji staff, communities and key FSL and DM stakeholders at various levels. Indicator 3.1.1 11 representatives of various Inception phase, tools for community- Contracts, field visit report, stakeholders from the North Division based research being developed and meeting minutes. # of Community members and leaders (sex have been briefed of the project and its validated. and age disaggregated) involved in outcome and output: 5 men and 6 discussions about the research findings women

Baseline: Unknown

Planned Target: To be determined

Output 3.2 Communication of recommendations to national and inter-governmental processes linked to the implementation of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific, Sendai Framework and World Humanitarian Summit and the annual Pacific Humanitarian Partnership Meeting Indicator 3.2.1 Inception meeting with regional No Variance Meeting report • Number of recommendations convenors and communicated to national and inter- correspondents/partners held on 22nd governmental processes – 24th October 2018 • Progress towards government • A total of fifteen participants humanitarian agenda at national and gathered in Suva, Fiji for this regional level being accountable to meeting Women’s human rights • The main aim of organizing this meeting as well was to identify in the four countries, namely Fiji, 15

Baseline: 20 women Leaders from the 4 Tonga, Solomon Islands and countries who represent an additional 100 Vanuatu, eighty women who were women from their communities going to be our first responders Planned Target: during times of natural disasters • 15 diverse women leaders, 30% being young women of the Regional WWW Network • 20 women leaders who represent an additional 100 women • 80 women leaders in 4 countries will be supported to enhance their knowledge of DRM systems to support the achievement of meeting the minimum target of 30% in disaster management • In Fiji, the Radio with pictures series will reach a national audience of 530932 Output 3.3 Production of media and knowledge products promoting women’s leadership in emergencies, (including preparedness and early warning, protection and response, recovery and resilience building) as well as the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change and disasters Indicator 3.3.1 There were 3 regional countries that we No variance • Radio placement schedule Number and range of media knowledge ran the Radio campaign between 3rd to • Broadcast reports including products produced and distributed the 15th December 2018. feedbacks/impact from Baseline: radio stations The target audience includes 20000 readers The countries that the radio campaigns of the HEROWINS comic series were launched in was Fiji, Solomon and Planned Target: Vanuatu. 60% of the radio listening audience in each country. The listenership data collected from the 3 respective radio stations are as We will promote 80 WWW First Responders follows: through our regional magazine campaign • Fiji - 86.5% (783,257 overall that will reach 40000 PI people in 17 listeners) 62.8% (568,655 Female countries listeners) Out of the population in Fiji: 905502 (Based on the 2017 census population) • Solomon Islands - 66.6% (407,154

overall listeners) Out of the population in Solomon Islands: 611,343 (Based on the 2017 census population) • Vanuatu - 80% (220,995 overall listeners) Out of the population in Vanuatu: 276,244 (Based on the 2017 census population)

Bulk SMS sent to 363 women in Fiji market only Output 3.4 Regional Women’s Weather Watch interoperable platform established Indicator 3.4.1 Regional Correspondents that were No Variance • Participation and Registration • Appointment of regional correspondents appointed after the Inception meeting: List for the Regional Inception • Convening of WWW media collectives 1. Olini Susau – Talitha Project, Tonga Meeting on 22 – 24 Oct 2018 • Online media hub operational and 4 Bulk 2.Yasmin Bjornum – ActionAid, Vanuatu • Pre and Post Evaluation Forms SMS systems managed by network partners 3. Ender Rence – Solomon Islands for the Regional Inception Baseline: Unknown Meeting

Planned Target: • Establishment of Regional WWW media collectives in Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu • Expand the application of the Women’s Weather Watch Bulk SMS system to help communities in Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu Output 3.5 Pacific-women led Community Radio Emergency Response broadcast established by 2020 Indicator 3.5.1 Planned for 2019 No Variance • Regional Community Radio Training completed • Community Radio Broadcast Manual produced • 12 Community Radio broadcasters for deployment

• Community radio kit secured, and regulatory approval secured for deployment Baseline: Unknown

Planned Target: Regional WWW media collectives coordinated by designated correspondents in Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu will be able to support the establishment of community radio clubs Palau Output 3.6 Number of women trained in Phase 1: Preventive Emergency Response Program Indicator 3.6.1 Launching of the Project on September Delays in transfer of funds: This was 34% of the women in the selected Palauan 17, 2018 probably the only major challenge during states will: this period. This delay resulted in delay of • Attend the Community- Based Disaster Recruitment and Hiring of Project procurement of equipment from off- Risk Reduction (CBDRR), Tookit Seminar. Personnel: island vendors. This coupled with the • Receive certifications in CPR/First Aid Calvin Johanes, Project Manager, holiday season further delayed shipment • Participated in Food and Water Security Women’s Empowerment through and arrival of equipment and therefore Training Emergency Preparedness, Crisis the first outreach trip for Kayangel was Baseline: To be determined Response and Recovery Project rescheduled to January 2019. Christabel “Krys” Gbewonyo, Planned Target: Communication, Monitoring, Project will train and educate 25 women Evaluation and Improvement (CMEI) from each selected states. Coordinator Deavina Ken, Administrative Assistant

Inclusion of Omekesang (People with disabilities NGO) and Gender Division as Agency partners Output 3.7 Number of women trained in Phase 2: Immediate Emergency Response Programs Indicator 3.7.1 Planned for 2019 No Variance 34% of the women in the selected Palauan states attended a Coping Strategies Seminar. Baseline: To be determined

Planned Target: Project will train and educate 25 women from each selected states in Palau Output 3.8 Number of women trained in Phase 3: Subsequent Emergency Response Programs Indicator 3.8.1 Planned for 2019/2020 No Variance 34% of the women in the selected Palauan states received recovery lessons

1) Basic family health assessment (physical and mental) 2) Emergency & Disaster relevant policies & laws 3) Food Security recovery methods 3) Water Safety & Security methods 5) Basic Post Disaster Rapid Household Assessment Baseline: To be determined

Planned Target: Project will train and educate 25 women from each selected states in Palau Samoa Output 3.9 Increased participation of women in community-based emergency response team in Samoa Indicator 3.9.1. Percentage of increase in 4883 (47%) women participated in No variance. Training report women’s participation trainings List of registered volunteers Baseline: N/A Planned Target: 50% 45% of SRCS female volunteers have Indicator 3.9.2. Percentage of women SRCS been trained and involved in volunteers humanitarian activities Baseline: N/A Planned Target: 50% Output 3.10 Dedicated resources are allocated to gender in the Samoa Red Cross Society Indicator 3.10.1: Number of dedicated staff 3 full time staff hired from a 2-year No variance. Staff records recruited period

Baseline: 0 Planned Target: 3

Indicator 3.10.2. Number of staff, volunteers partners and community members engaged 50% of volunteers trained in SRCS in SRCS that are trained branch (Savaii), as focal points are Baseline: Savaii Branch has 46 registered female female volunteers Planned target: 46 Tuasivi female volunteers trained on gender and inclusion

Output 3.11. IFRC minimum standard commitments for gender and diversity in emergencies and the IFRC “7 moves” gender and diversity in emergencies training are incorporated in all aspects of SRCS’s work Indicator 3.11.1. Number of partners trained 80% of members of the SRCS have No variance. Training attendance sheets and Baseline: 0 received training in IFRC tools for evaluations Planned Target: to train stakeholder and mainstreaming Gender and Diversity in Meeting minutes partner agencies on IFRC and Care all programs of the National Society Action Plan International gender tools and to establish a local working group in Samoa 13 partner agencies including 3 Government Ministries and 10 local NGOs have received training on rapid gender analysis, planning and responding to GBV in emergency. Solomon Islands Output 3.12. Capacities of Solomon Islands Provincial Women’s Councils and their members in Temotu and Guadalcanal are built to contribute to disaster and humanitarian response efforts Indicator 3.12.1 280 women have actively participated No variance. Training attendance sheets Number of women participating in training in training and awareness activities in Training evaluations and awareness activities. Guadalcanal and Temotu and this has Training follow up Baseline: 0 women participating in training already reached the estimated target of and awareness activities. 50 women. Planned Target: 50 women participating in training and awareness activities.

Indicator 3.12.2

Increase in knowledge and capabilities in 60% of women provided feedback and gender, protection and disaster response the evaluation of their performance (pre-post). after the 2nd and 3rd trainings Baseline: Not available specifically on taking up leading roles in Planned Target: 80% of women who attend activating and maintaining their village training activities report an increase in disaster committees as evident in the knowledge and capabilities. recent flash flooding in Guadalcanal has seen improvements. Indicator 3.12.3 # of women actively engaged in preparedness and response efforts. 60 women from the nine villages in Baseline: not available Guadalcanal have actively helped in the Planned Target: 20 women who participate recent flash flood in Guadalcanal and in training are actively involved in have demonstrated their skills on preparedness and response efforts. assessment, data analysis and have gender sensitised their reports prior to submitting it to the provincial disaster office and the National Disaster management. Output 3.13. The number and influence of women in decision making structures relating to disaster management at a provincial level in Solomon Islands is increased. Indicator 3.13.1 20 % of women have participated in all No variance. SOPs # and % of women represented on Provincial sub committees at the provincial level FGDs with women Disaster Operations Committee (target= representatives minimum 30%) 6 women from Guadalcanal Council of PDOC gender strategies Baseline: Not available as PDOC was not women and 1 woman from Women’s Training attendance sheets meeting regularly. Desk officer are now recognised to be Planned Target: At least two positions on the part of the decision-making body to PDOC (Women’s Desk Officer and PCW support PDOC to have more women representative) are reserved for women representatives across the sub committees at t the provincial level.

The Provincial Disaster Offices in Guadalcanal and Temotu have agreed to have at least 30% of committees chaired by women from the different sectors. 21

Out of the six village disaster committees, six women have been elected to be chairs and co-chairs of their village disaster committees.

Indicator 3.13.2. Increase in Women’s perceptions of their Gender and Protection technical influence over decision making and resource working group has been established allocation on PDOCs (self-report) and now recognised by the provincial Baseline: n/a executive to be a responsible for all Planned Target: TBD gender and protection issues of the province

Indicator 3.13.3. 15 representatives from Provincial # of PDOCs who develop a gender Disaster committees have started mainstreaming and response strategy. worked with the Gender and Protection Baseline: 0% of PDOCs have a gender working group to start sharing key ideas mainstreaming and response strategy. to be considered in the gender strategic Planned Target: 100% of PDOCs have a paper. gender mainstreaming and response strategy One of the measures that the Temotu Provincial Disaster Officer has emphasised is that in all committees, there must be equal numbers of men and women so that decisions can be reached equally.

Indicator 3.13.4. 20 provincial officers from various # of Provincial Government staff who departments of both Guadalcanal and regularly attend training activities. Temotu Provincial government have Baseline: 1 Provincial Government staff. attended two trainings on how to Planned Target: 10 Provincial Government integrate gender and protection in their staff. work

Output 3.14. Increased priority of gender and protection within disaster management frameworks at a national level in the Solomon Islands is advocated for and 22

capacity of the NDMO to mainstream gender into humanitarian response efforts is strengthened. Indicator 3.14.1. No movement yet. The Ministry of Women, Youth and Committee budgets % of Committee budgets allocated to gender Children Affairs is yet to allocate specific Training attendance sheets responsive action budget for gender responsive actions. This Training evaluations Baseline: unknown is due to the lowest budget allocation by Planned Target: To be determined the Government to the Ministry

Indicator 3.14.2. 20 national government staff and # of National Government staff & stakeholders have attended refresher stakeholders attending training and trainings on integration of gender into awareness activities disaster risk management organised by Baseline: unknown MWYCA and supported by Oxfam. No variance. Planned Target: 10 National Government staff.

Indicator 3.14.3. 60% of the attended participants have Increase in knowledge and gender and demonstrated and applied their skills in protection issues (pre-post) gender sensitizing of data collected Baseline: n/a from the recent flash flood in Planned Target: 80% people who attend Guadalcanal training activities report an increase in knowledge and capabilities. Vanuatu Output 3.15 Civil society organizations in Vanuatu have a better knowledge of their gender and protection skills and abilities Indicator 3.15.1: # of Gender and Protection Self-assessment tool developed by No Variance. Self-Assessment tool self-assessment reports CARE and Save the Children was Baseline: 0 approved by the Department of Planned Target: 4 CSOs Women’s Affairs (DWA) on 19 January. Four CSOs have been identified for targeting (approved by DWA): 1. Vanuatu Family Health Association (VFHA) 2. Vanuatu National Youth Council 3. Vanuatu Society of People with Disability (VSPD) 4. Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) 23

4 x self-assessment reports Output 3.16 4 CSOs in Vanuatu have developed systems and capacity to fundraise for Child Protection in Emergency and Gender in Emergency Projects and to lead on gender and protection preparedness, relief and response efforts Indicator 3.16.1. No Variance. National CSO workshop report # CSOs with staff trained on fund raising (pre and post tests and # CSOs with increased capacity to develop evaluation) proposals 4 x CSOs (14 participants - 9 female # CSOs with strengthened internal capacity and5 male) trained on fund raising to address gender and protection issues Baseline: 0 4 x CSOs (14 participants - 9 female and Planned target: 4 CSOs 5 male) have increased capacity to develop proposals Indicator 3.16.2. #of CSOs with staff trained on gender and 4 x CSOs (14 participants - 9 female and protection 5 male) have strengthened internal # CSO staff demonstrating increased capacity to address gender and knowledge on gender and protection in protection humanitarian settings Baseline: Planned target:4 CSOs

Output 3.17 Women in key organizations in Vanuatu have capacity to lead preparedness, relief and response efforts Indicator 3.17.1. # female members of 32 female CDCCC members trained and No Variance. CDCCC training reports (Santo CDCCCs trained and mentored to lead mentored to lead preparedness, relief and Tanna) Baseline: 0 and response efforts Planned target: 40 female members of CDCCCs 57 child members (aged 12-17) of Training report Pre/post test School Disaster committees have been Indicator 3.17.2. # female members of PDC trained in humanitarian leadership and CDCCCs trained and mentored to lead humanitarian activities 33 girls have increased knowledge and Baseline: 0 understanding of humanitarian Planned target: 10 female members of PDCs leadership, gender and child protection and local CSOs in emergencies

4 (Tafea) + 8 (Sanma) = 12 women members of PDC and local CSOs trained and mentored Output 3.18 Other Pacific countries start the process of developing and improving country Protection Clusters through Learning Exchanges with Vanuatu Gender and Protection Cluster Leads and Co-Leads Indicator 3.18.1. 3 documented exchange visits held No Variance. Video # documented exchange visits (PNG, Solomon Islands and Fiji) Briefing paper # documentation materials 1 x video on gender and protection and PowerPoint presentation Baseline: 0 localisation project Lessons learned report Planned target: 2 exchange visits (Solomon Is 1 x briefing paper and PNG) and participation in the Regional 1 x PowerPoint presentation Protection Cluster

Outcome 5: Women and girls' safety and security are enhanced Fiji Output 5.1. Increased safety and protection for women and girls in Fiji who are empowered and feel safer due to access to SRHR information and services. Indicator 5.1.1 73 community awareness sessions No variance. Data recorded from outreach # SRHR community awareness sessions conducted and static clinic through the Indicator 5.1.2 following: #SRHR awareness training to uniformed Cumulative data achieved within the 17 - Participant registration personnel months into the project indicate that - Pre and Post questionnaires Indicator 5.1.3 5,918 women and girls were - Satisfactory feedback forms # SRHR awareness for judicial and legal empowered to access SRHR - Focus group discussion officers information and services. - Individual interview Planned Target: - Most Significant Change Recruitment and training of project team. The project has recently commenced Story (MSC) Tailoring and printing of SRHR education with procurement of supplies for - Clinical data entry materials. disaster relief and response. For - Legal client data entry Delivery of awareness and capacity building disaster relief and response, MSP - Counselling client data entry services to communities, uniformed personal Northern Division is currently and key stakeholders. prepositioned with the following: - Dignity – 70 kits - WASH – 45 kits - New Mothers – 20 kits - Safe Birthing Kits – 20 kits

Output 5.2. Increased access to justice for survivors, through coordination, dialogue, rights awareness, service integration and capacity building to strengthening services and systems Indicator 5.2.1 720 (female) clients accessed justice Currently, all cases are awaiting court Summons received from High #MOUs signed through legal aid services, GBV hearing. This shows the backlog of cases Court or Magistrates Court Indicator 5.2.2 counselling services and forensic within the judicial system. # Training and coordination meetings medical; Indicator 5.2.3 # Women, uniformed and Gov’t personnel 13 Northern Sexual Offense Unit police attending SRH training officers trained on responding to sexual violence (12 female and 1 male officer).

Output 5.3 5,000 women and girls have increased access to specialized, confidential clinical SRHR services for survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence Indicator 5.3.1. Delivery of the One Stop Shop 12,220 total SRHR services delivered, No variance. As listed in 5.1 and 5.2 above post rape care services to # of women and distributed (8, 717 females and 3,836 girls in Fiji males);

69 medical forensic examination referrals from Sexual Offence Unit of the Fiji Police-Northern;

2,799 female clients accessed clinical services (outreach and static clinic);

1,122 reproductive tract cancer screening carried out (549 cervical screening, 565 breast examination and 8 prostate cancer screening);" 1,078 (813 females and 265 males) clients accessed counselling services; 441 clients accessed legal aid services (269 females and 172 males);

3 clients accessed MSP temporary safe- home referred by FPF and MHMS; 26

503 referrals were carried out through the existing stakeholder referral pathways. Solomon Islands Outcome 5.4 Advocate and establish for Provincial Protection Committees – through the Provincial Disaster Offices (PDO) and Provincial Women’s desk officers of the Ministry of Women and the Provincial Women’s Council of Isabel and Makira Province. Indicator 5.4.1: 2 Provincial Protection Consultation has been made with the No Variance 2 endorsement papers Committees are established. 1 in Makira Makira Ulawa Provincial Executives and 2 work plans with budgets for the Ulawa and 1 in Isabel Provinces Potential members of the Provincial 2 Provincial Protection Baseline: 0 active Protection Committees in Protection Committee. Committees the provinces and the responsible authorities need support in understanding its mandate. 4 females and 15 males (9 from Makira Planned Target: Consultation with Provincial Ulawa Provincial Executives and 6 from Authorities for the recognition and approval potential stakeholders). All were adult of Provincial Protection Committees and men and women and able bodied. consult with Provincial Women Desks to Chair the committees.

Indicator 5.4.2: # and percentage of local The Provincial Protection Committee No Variance Registration page of members of women and girls and people with Disabilities’ members have been advised to include the Provincial Protection CSOs are members of the Provincial representatives from local Women Committee committee CSOs and People with Disability Baseline: 0% of local Women and girls and organisations in their respective people with Disabilities’ CSOs are members of provinces to be part of the Provincial the Provincial committees Protection Committee meetings. Planned Target: Work with the Women Desks and Provincial Disaster Offices to include 80% of Local Women and PWD CSOs to be members of the Provincial Protection Committees.

Indicator 5.4.3: # and percentage of Men, Planned for 2019 No Variance women and girls and people with Disabilities Organization and personnel who are members of the PPC are trained on responding to GBV in emergencies and are 27

able to replicate the knowledge and skills to rural Village Disaster Resilient Committees. Baseline: 5% of local CSOs and FBOs who deal with issues affecting men, women, boys and girls and the welfare of People living with disabilities are actively involved with the Provincial Protection Committees need training on GBV in emergencies. Planned Target: 80% of local women CSOs and FBOs who have GBV background to be trained as trainers for GBV in Emergencies (Q2, 2019) to train Village Committees and other members of Provincial Protection Committees.

Indicator 5.4.4: The ToRs and SoPs of Isabel Province has developed their No Variance 2 ToRs and SoPs for provincial Provincial Protection Committees are draft SoP and Terms of Reference. protection committees. inclusive. Baseline: The Terms of Reference (ToR) and Standard Operating Procedures (SoP) for Isabel Province is still in Draft while Makira Ulawa Province is still to develop theirs. Planned Target: Support Provincial Protection Committees to develop ToR and SoP in the first Quarter of 2019 Outcome 5.5 Data and information management of victims of sexual violence for support activities during emergencies and recovery monitoring Indicator 5.5.1: # of women and girls inclusive Planned for 2019 of people with disabilities organizations and personnel on the PERTs and NERT are trained on Assessment forms and reporting Baseline: only 5% of Women CSOs and 30% of People with disability organisations have been involved in Emergency response but 0% are on NERT and PERTs 0% are trained in Assessment forms and reporting. Planned Target: 80% of Women CSOs and 28

PWD organisations are part of the NERT and PERT and trained on Assessment forms and reporting.

Indicator 5.5.2: # of women and girls inclusive Planned for 2019 of people with disabilities organizations and personnel on the PERTs and NERT who were trained on Assessment forms participated in assessment teams to do assessments and reporting after a disaster Baseline: only 5% of Women CSOs have been part of assessment teams during disasters. 0% of personnel from PWD organisations have been part of assessment teams. Planned Target: 80% of Women CSOs and PWD organisation Personnel get involved in Disaster needs and damage assessments.

Indicator 5.5.3: # of women and girls and Planned for 2019 people with Disabilities who are victims of GBV are assessed and responded to during emergencies. Baseline: there is no centralised data for victims of GBV during emergencies. Planned Target: collate all data of GBV cases in Emergencies from disaster assessments to be in the database of the National Protection Committee.

Indicator 5.5.4: # of women and girls inclusive Planned for 2019 of people with disabilities organizations and personnel on the Provincial and National Protection Committees are trained on data and information management. Baseline: data/information management training is need by 80% of members of the 29

National Protection Committee. Planned Target: 80% of National and Provincial Protection Committee members are trained in data/information management. Outcome 5.6 Capacity building of Emergency Response Teams (ERT &PERT) to mainstream protection and respond to victims of GBV during emergency situations Indicator 5.6.1 # of women and girls and Planned for 2019 people with Disabilities organizations and personnel on the PERTs and NERT are trained and have improved knowledge on responding GBV in emergencies and are gender sensitized Baseline: 10% of Women CSOs and 2% of PWD organisations have been trained on responding to GBV in emergencies Planned Target: 70% of Women CSOs and PWD organisations to be trained on responding to GBV in emergencies

Indicator 5.6.2 # of women and girls and Planned for 2019 people with Disabilities organizations and personnel on the PERTs and NERT responded to GBV in emergencies Baseline: 5% of Women CSOs and 0% PWD organisations have responded to GBV in Emergencies. Planned Target: 70% of Women CSOs and PWD organisation get involved in responding to GBV in Emergencies.

Indicator 5.6.3 # of women and girls and Planned for 2019 people with Disabilities who are victims of GBV are assessed and responded to during emergencies Baseline: data on cases of GBV during emergencies have been in various locations with service providers and can only be shared 30

upon request. Planned Target: get data for cases that have been reported during past and current emergencies that still need to be solved and advocate their recovery.

Indicator 5.6.4 Reports on justice for victims Planned for 2019 of GBV in emergencies reaches rural areas Baseline: GBV cases in rural areas and communities are less likely to be responded to during emergencies Planned Target: advocate that Safe net referral system have a response plan for the services to reaches rural areas through local structures, processes and mechanisms during emergencies.

Indicator 5.6.5 1 Training Manual for Gender Planned for 2019 and Protection in Humanitarian Action for Solomon Islands Baseline: There has been no contextualized training manual and handbook for Gender and Protection in Humanitarian Action in Solomon Islands. Planned Target: Develop a handbook and training manual for Protection and Gender in Humanitarian Action for Solomon Islands. Outcome 5.7 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Indicator 5.7.1 # of women and girls and A national baseline survey with key Survey instruments and data people with Disabilities Organization and women CSOs and Faith Based collected. personnel with knowledge and have involved organizations at the national level and in Protection of Women and Girls in have found that only 30% of these Emergency before the project organizations knew about the existence Baseline: NA of Protection Committees and its Planned Target: Baseline Survey (Knowledge, mandate. Attitude and Capacity) of beneficiaries 31

There were 8 CSOs and 2 FBOs interviewed. 16 interviewees, 3 male, 13 females. All of them are adults but 1 adult male is deaf.

11 youths form the Honiara Youth Council were mobilized to do the survey. 4 of them were males and 7 females.

Indicator 5.7.2: Good Stories, challenges Planned for 2019 and 2020 faced and how the project solved challenges Baseline: NA Planned Target: • Quarterly Financial monitoring of Project • Quarterly Financial reports • Mid-year 1 project evaluation • Mid Project evaluation • Mid-year 2 project evaluation

Indicator 5.7.3: # of women and girls and Planned for 2020 people with Disabilities Organization and personnel with knowledge and have involved in Protection of Women and Girls in Emergency after the project Baseline: NA Planned Target: End line Survey (Knowledge, Attitude and Capacity) of beneficiaries

iii) A Specific Story • It does not have to be a success story – often the most interesting and useful lessons learned are from experiences that have not worked. The point is to highlight a concrete example with a story that has been important to your Programme in the reporting period. • In ¼ to ½ a page, provide details on a specific achievement or lesson learned of the Programme. Attachment of supporting documents, including photos with captions, news items etc, is strongly encouraged. The MPTF Office will select stories and photos to feature in the Consolidated Annual Report, the GATEWAY and the MPTF Office Newsletter.

Problem / Challenge faced: Describe the specific problem or challenge faced by the subject of your story (this could be a problem experienced by an individual, community or government). Barbara is a single mother from Matapono community, a community that has been selected as a project site. She worked as a cash crop farmer to earn money to support her family. She is an ordinary village woman and supported her community through community work. She has experienced a lot of challenges in her community in working with man. She always tried her best to bring up the voice of other women and their issues of concern as there is limited space for them to speak up. She shared her experience during the flooding in December 2017, in which her community members have been left out during the humanitarian response relief supply in which they are entitled to receive assistance. Therefore, during our consultation of this project, a clear presentation of the goals and objectives of the project has influence their agreement and decision to allow their community to be a recipient of the project as they know that this opportunity will avail them to know more about how women can understand the structural process of disaster risk management and the importance of including them in all disaster preparedness and humanitarian response efforts.

Programme Interventions: How was the problem or challenge addressed through the Programme interventions? The community has agreed to be a recipient of the programme, as they clearly understand that this programme will enable them to build their knowledge and skillsets in disaster risk management. Through this agreement, Oxfam has conducted a Womanitarian tool kit training in partnership with the Guadalcanal Provincial Council of Women emphasising on 4 thematic areas namely Gender, Leadership, and Preparing for disaster and Humanitarian response. 30 women from 9 targeted communities have attended the first training followed by a series of follow-up trainings. The series of trainings has empowered women to gain confidence in helping their communities as first response in disaster times, and that’s when Barbara gain confidence and self determination to enhance her capacity to lead other women in her community. GPCW with support from Oxfam has conducted the same workshop on the Womanitarian toolkit in the community training 20 women and 5 men. Barbara has clearly demonstrated her commitment through helping us to facilitate various sessions during the workshop. This opportunity continues to inspire Barbara by being - a part of the of the project interventions.

Result (if applicable): Describe the observable change that occurred so far as a result of the Programme interventions. For example, how did community lives change or how was the

government better able to deal with the initial problem? As a result of the training, the community members met and appointed their community disaster committee in which Barbra has been elected to be the chairperson to this committee. Barbra has acknowledged how the community members appreciate and value the role of women in their community, and that has influenced their decision to choose women to take a leading role in the community particularly during disaster events. She feels happy that she can support other women in the community to support each other in looking after the affairs of the community.

Lessons Learned: What did you (and/or other partners) learn from this situation that has helped inform and/or improve Programme (or other) interventions? Having proper consultation at the beginning of the project is very important to give the clear picture to the interested community participants of what we are going to do and how we are going to do it in the community. Such approach will help women and men to see the importance of participating in valuable learning opportunities. In addition, women have shown that they have the capacity and interest to taking up roles in the community. More so, they also need to be supported in gaining their confidence to accept whatever positions in the committee to manage their communities. Therefore, I learn that building confidence in women is a wayward in taking up the roles at all levels. There is also a need to educate men to fully understand the importance of effectively participate in community work and to value the space for women to take the leading role before, during and after disaster events.

III. Assessments, Evaluations and Knowledge • Report on any assessments, evaluations. • Report on studies undertaken on any knowledge product developed through the Programme The multi-country office did not conduct any assessments, or evaluations during the reporting period.

WPHF did support the development of the following knowledge products: • Oxfam’s (Solomon Islands) Womanitarian toolkit • Save the Children and Care (Vanuatu) video on the role of the gender and protection cluster • Samoa Red Cross documentary (file could not be transferred electronically – is being delivered to the MCO via our country program coordinator later in Feb) • MSP’s Girl Empowered (Sexual Reproductive Health Rights) booklet

IV. Programmatic Revisions • Indicate any major adjustments in strategies, targets or key outcomes and outputs that took place. • Present priority actions planned for the following year The MCO did not carry out any major programmatic revisions. Many projects had minor changes in their timelines and workplan.

Oxfam and Save had their contract end dates amended to facilitate the full utilization of funds and implementation of workplan. Save’s contract ended January 31st, 2019 and Oxfam’s will come to a close end of April (2019).

V. Resources (Optional) • Provide any information on financial management, procurement and human resources. • Indicate if the Programme mobilized any additional resources or interventions from other partners.

None to report.