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MID-TERM EVALUATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT PROGRAMME FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN GEORGIA (UNJP) FINAL REPORT JUNE 2019 Authors: Bunafsha Gulakova Silvia Gurrola Bonilla Michael Thomas Johnson Lela Shengelia Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 - INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.1 - CONTEXT AND THE PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................. 12 1.2 - BRIEF PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 15 1.2.1 - The Governance Structure of the UNJP ............................................................................................................ 16 1.2.2 - Steering Committee ........................................................................................................................................... 16 1.2.3 - The Two Programme Phases ............................................................................................................................ 17 1.3 - INTERVENTION LOGIC/THEORY OF CHANGE ............................................................................................................. 17 1.4 - EVALUATION BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................... 20 1.5 - MANAGEMENT OF THE MID-TERM EVALUATION ...................................................................................................... 22 1.6 - METHODOLOGY OF THE MID-TERM EVALUATION ..................................................................................................... 22 1.7 - MTE PHASES ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 1.8 - LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 1.9 - ETHICS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 2 - FINDINGS BY EVALUATION CRITERIA .............................................................................................................. 26 2.1 - RELEVANCE ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 2.2 - EFFECTIVENESS ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.3 - EFFICIENCY ............................................................................................................................................................... 40 2.4 - SUSTAINABILITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 44 3 - CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 47 3.1 - RELEVANCE ............................................................................................................................................................... 47 3.2 - EFFECTIVENESS ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 3.3 - EFFICIENCY ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 3.4 - SUSTAINABILITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 49 3.5 - PROJECT VISIBILITY .................................................................................................................................................. 50 4 - LESSONS LEARNED ................................................................................................................................................... 51 5 - RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 53 6 - ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56 6.1 - ANNEX I. METHODOLOGY OF THE MID-TERM EVALUATION ..................................................................................... 56 6.2 - ANNEX II. UNJP CONTRIBUTION TO UPR RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................ 69 6.3 - ANNEX III. FIELD MISSION’S AGENDA AND ITINERARY ............................................................................................ 77 6.4 - ANNEX IV. SOURCES CONSULTED ..................................................................................................................... 84 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AA Association Agreement Atip Fund State Fund for Protection and Assistance of (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking AWF Association of Women Farmers BZgA Federal Centre for Health Education CEDAW United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women CA Convening Agency CoE Istanbul Convention Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence CSB Civil Service Bureau CSO Civil Society Organisations DV Domestic Violence OECD DAC Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development Assistance Committee referring to the five evaluation criteria: Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact and Sustainability EMG Evaluation Management Group EQ Evaluation Questions ERG Evaluation Reference Group ET Evaluation Team EYP European Youth Parliament FGD Focus Group Discussions FGM Female Genital Mutilation GBA Georgian Bar Association GBV Gender-Based Violence GE Gender Equality GEC Gender Equality Council of Georgia GEEW Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women GEOSTAT Georgian State Statistics Office GoG Government of Georgia GBSS Gender-Biased Sex Selection HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HRBA Human Rights-Based Approach GE Commission Interagency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence IACEW International Advisory Centre for the Education of Women ICPD International Conference on Population and Development IDP Internally Displaced Persons IP Implementing Partner LF Logical Framework/Logframe LGBTQI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MoE Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development MoES Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports MoIA Ministry of Internal Affairs MoJ Ministry of Justice MoLHSA Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs MoU Memorandum of Understanding MP Member of Parliament MRDI Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure MTE Mid-Term Evaluation NAP National Action Plan NCCE Network of Centres for Civic Engagement NCDC National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health NGO Non-Governmental Organisation PDO Public Defender’s Office PSC Project Steering Committee SDG Sustainable Development Goals SOP Standard Operational Procedures SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health SRH&RR Sexual Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights Sida Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency STI Sexually Transmitted Infection Tanadgoma Centre for Information and Counselling on Reproductive Health ToC Theory of Change ToR Terms of Reference ToT Training of Trainers TV Television UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEG United Nations Evaluation Group UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNJP United Nations Joint Programme for Gender Equality in Georgia UNPSD United Nations Partnership for Sustainable Development UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UPR Universal Periodic Review VAW Violence against Women VAWG Violence against Women and Girls WHO World Health Organisation WEE Women’s Economic Empowerment WIC Women´s Information Centre WISG Women’s Initiatives Support Group EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION identifying Gender Equality as a priority at The United Nations Joint Programme for constitutional level. The Government’s Gender Equality in Georgia Phase II (UNJP) is a ratification of several international multi-sectorial initiative funded by the agreements, the Convention on the Government of Sweden through the Swedish Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination International Development Cooperation against Women (CEDAW) in 1994 and the CoE Agency (Sida). It is implemented jointly by the Istanbul Convention are representative of its United Nations Development Programme commitment to this priority at international (UNDP administering agent), the United level. Amendments to more than 40 national Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the laws have further expanded the scope of the