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Impact Evaluation Survey of the Adb/Jfpr 9135–Nep Project: Establishing Women and Children Service Centers Final Report IMPACT EVALUATION SURVEY OF THE ADB/JFPR 9135–NEP PROJECT: ESTABLISHING WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVICE CENTERS Submitted To POLICE HEAD QUARTER CRIME INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVICE KATHMANDU, NEPAL Business Promotion Research and Communication Pvt. Ltd. (BPRC) Putalisadak, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel # 0977-01-4442853/4436617, Fax # 0977-01-4436617 Post Box # 19006, Email # [email protected] December, 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Consultant Firm is thankful to Women and Children Service Directorate, the Police Headquarter, Nepal Police for entrusting to carry on this external evaluation work of multiple implications. The Consultant firm is equally thankful to ADB/JFPR 9135-NEP Project. The level of support and coordination the Consultant firm received from the key stakeholders is highly commendable. The insights provided about the perception implementation status of the project by the WCSCs are highly valuable for carrying out this evaluation study. The study would not have been completed without cordial help and cooperation of the members District/sub-network committees, staff of WCSCs and other key stakeholders including the women who were surveyed in the household survey. I would like to thank them a lot. The Consultant firm would like to pay special thanks to DIG and Project Manager Bimala Thapa , DSP Durga Singh for their constant instruction to carry out this Evaluation Study. The Consultant firm also pays special thanks to the participants in the first draft presentation held in 27 September, 2013, including the AIGP and Project Director Mr Dinkar Shamsher J. B. Rana, DIGs, Mr Hemant Malla, Mr Ganesh Raj Rai, Mr Shyam B. Khadka, other PAC members and GIU members for their valuable comments and suggestions. Sulochana Shrestha, the project coordinator of ADB/JFPR 9835-NEP Project, deserves the special thanks for her constant feedback to carry out the Evaluation Study. She has facilitated the Evaluation team in the entire process of the Evaluation. Finally, I would like to thank the Evaluation Team Leader Dr. Govind Subedi for his hard work. Special thanks also go to Mr. Kamal Chhetri, Shiva Prasad Khanal as team member. Samjana Bhaujel, Srijana Thapa, Manju Yadav and Sarbendra Dongol worked as Research Assistants and their work and dedication to gather the quantitative and qualitative information is commendable and hence they deserve special thanks. Bashu Dev Pandey Managing Director BPRC, Putalisadak, Kathmandu i EVALUATION TEAM Project Director Mr. Bahsu Dev Pandey Principal Investigator Dr. Govind Subedi Evaluation Team Member Mr. Kamal Thapa Kshetri Evaluation Team Member Mr. Shiva Prasad Khanel Research Associates Ms. Samjana Bhujel Ms. Srijana Thapa Ms. Manju Yadav Mrs. Sailendra Dangol ii Abbreviation ADB Asian Development Bank BPRC Business Promotion Research & Communication Pvt. Ltd CBOs Community-based Organizations DCWB District Children Welfare Board DDC District Development Committee DPO District Police Office FGD Focus Group Discussion GBV Gender-based Violence GoN Government of Nepal GOs Governmental Organizations JFPR Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction KII Key Informant Interviews MoU Memoriam of Understanding NGOs Non-governmental Organizations PHQ Police Head Quarter PSU Primary Sampling Unit VAW/C Violence against women and children VDC Village Development Committee WCSC Women and Children Service Center WCSD Directorate for Women and Children Services WCDO Women, Children and Development Office WHO World Health Organization iii District Covered by Impact Evaluation Survey of the ADB/JFPR 9135–NEP Project: Establishing Women and Children Service Centers iv TABLE OF CONTENTS S No Title Page No Acknowledgements I Evaluation team II Abbreviation III District Covered by Impact Evaluation Survey IV Table of contents V List of tables VII List of boxes VIII Executive summary IX Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Description of Project Activities 1 1.2 Objectives of Evaluation 3 1.3 Evaluation Methods 4 1.4 Profile of the Respondents from Household Survey 8 1.5 Organization of the Report 10 Chapter 2 Results of Project Interventions 2.1 Achievements as Per Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF) of the Project 11 2.2 Relevancy 21 2.3 Effectiveness 23 2.4 Efficiency 29 2.5 Impact 32 2.6 Partnering and Networking 40 2.7 Sustainability 45 Chapter-3 Current Situation of Violence and Crime against Women and Children 3.1 Current Situation of Violence and Crime against Women and Children 3.2 Cultural Acceptance of Crime and Violence 52 Chapter-4 Conclusions and Recommendations 4.1 Conclusions 54 4.2 Recommendations 56 List of documents/reports reviewed 58 Annexes Annex 1.1 Name of KII, FGD and Case Studies Annex 1.2 Survey Instruments Annex 2.1 Number of Sub-Networks and Number of Members by Sex Annex 2.2 Prevention Related Activities of Bara District Annex 2.2a Prevention Related Activities, Rautahat District Annex 2.2b Prevention related activities, Dhanusa district Annex 2.3 Summary of the activities of the District/sub-network surveyed Bara as obtained from FGDs v Annex 2.3a Summary of the activities of the District/sub-network surveyed Rautahat as obtained from FGDs Annex 2.3b Summary of the activities of the District/sub-network surveyed Doti as obtained from FGDs Annex 2.3c Summary of the activities of the District/sub-network surveyed Jumla as obtained from FGDs Annex 3.1 Summary of the Situation of Crime/Violence against Women and Children as obtained from FGD, Bara District Annex 3.1a Summary of the Situation of Crime/Violence against Women and Children as obtained from FGD, Rautahat District Annex 3.1b Summary of the Situation of Crime/Violence against Women and Children as obtained from FGD, Dhanusa District Annex 3.1c Summary of the Situation of Crime/Violence against Women and Children as obtained from FGD, Doti District Annex 3.1c Summary of the Situation of Crime/Violence against Women and Children as obtained from FGD, Jumla District vi LIST OF TABLES Table No Title Page No Table 1.1 Profile of the respondent 8 Table 2.1 Number of victim women and children provided support, 2010/11-2012/13 32 Table 2.2 Overview of complaints registered in WCSC by year and districts 33 Table 2.3 Perception on a 20% decrease in VAW/C by the end of the project 34 periods Table 2.4 Percentage of respondents who think that VAW/C declined by a 20% 35 during the last 3 years Table 2.5 An overview of the domestic violence cases and social violence cases 35 settled by the WCSCs Table 2.6 An overview of number of the conviction of the cases related to VAW/C 37 against women and children Table 2.7 Percentage of respondents who heard of any legal procedures to address 38 VAW/C between the Baseline survey and Impact Survey Table 2.8 Percentage distribution of respondents who reported knowing the 38 mechanism of addressing the violence and crime against women and children by types of mechanisms Table 2.9 Percentage of respondents by sources of knowledge about VAW/C 39 Table 2.10 Percentage distribution of respondents who ever reported of complaints 39 about VAW/C Table 2.11 Percentage distribution of respondents by knowledge on duty and 41 responsibility of Nepal Police Table 2.12 Percentage distributions of respondents reporting whether or not they 42 know about the establishment of separate building of WCSC, and perceived benefits for victims of women and children to receive services from WCSC Table 2.13 Percentage distribution of respondents by status of ever registration of 42 complaints about VAW to Nepal Police/District Network Table 2.14 Percentage distribution of respondents who ever approached to file the 43 complaints about VAW in Nepal Police by perception towards the services of Nepal Police Table 3.1 Percentage distribution of respondents whether or not heard of violence 46 against women and children by districts Table 3.2 Percentage distribution of respondents who heard of violence against 47 women and children by districts, according to types of violence heard of Table 3.3 Percentage distribution of respondents reporting the causes of violence 48 against women and children by districts Table 3.4 Percentage distribution of respondents reporting ever experience of 48 violence and crime Table 3.5 Percentage distribution of respondents who experienced violence by 49 types of violence experienced Table 3.6 Percentage distribution of respondents who experienced violence 50 reporting the perpetrators of violence and crime Table 3.7 Percentage distribution of respondents reporting whether or not violence 53 and crime against women and children is culturally accepted by selected characteristics vii LIST OF BOXES Box No Title Page No. Box 2.1 Status of Project Achievement 11 Box 2.2 Profile of the District/Sub-networks visited by the Evaluation Team 17 Box 2.3 Prevention related activities carried out by WCSC/District Network in Bara 18 district, 2010/11-2012/13 Box 2.4 Prevention related activities carried out by WCSC/District Network in 19 Rautahat district, 2010/11-2012/13 Box 2.5 Prevention related activities carried out by WCSC/District Network in 20 Dhanusa district, 2010/11-2012/13 Box 2.6 Prevention related activities carried out by WCSC/District Network in Doti 21 district, 2010/11-2012/13 Box 2.7 Prevention related activities carried out by WCSC/District Network in 21 Jumla, 2010/11-2012/13 Box 2.8 Samples of current status of the cases of VAW/C cases already settled 25 Box 2.9 Summary of observation of the service centers 30 Box 2.10 Mapping of organizations working for combating crime/violence against 40 women and children in survey districts viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The JFPR 9135-NEP Project: Establishing Women and Children Service Centers has been initiated under Nepal Police, Crime Investigation Department/Directorate of Women and Children Service as an effort for the establishment of comprehensive and integrated Gender Based Violence (GBV) response mechanism in the targeted districts and increment in the use of GBV prevention services by women, men and children.
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