Evaluation of UNRWA’s Gender Mainstreaming Strategy Final Report Elayne Gallagher, Ph.D. Senior Governance Advisor and Gender Expert Jessica Smith, MA, Assistant 15 August 2014 Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 4 LIST OF ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 7 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Situation and Context ................................................................................................................. 11 1.3 Definitions ................................................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Structure of the Report ............................................................................................................... 13 2. EVALUATION SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 13 2.1 Purpose: ............................................................................................................................................ 14 2.1. Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................................ 14 2.3 Data Collection Methods .................................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Strategic Outcome Areas .................................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Opportunities and Constraints .......................................................................................................... 16 3. GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY ............................................................................................... 16 3.1 Agency-Wide Strategic Approach and Intervention Logic ................................................................ 16 3.2 Agency Core Functions ...................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.1 Ethics Office ............................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2 Human Resources Management ................................................................................................ 17 3.2.3 Department of Planning ............................................................................................................. 18 3.2.4 Protection................................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.5 External Relations and Communications (ERCD) ....................................................................... 19 3.3 Agency Programmes and Services: ............................................................................................. 20 3.3.1 Relief and Social Services Department, ..................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Education ................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Infrastructure and Camp Improvement ......................................................................................... 21 3.3.3 Health Department ........................................................................................................................ 21 3.3.5 Microfinance and Microenterprise Department (MMD) ............................................................... 22 3.3.6 Emergency Response ................................................................................................................. 22 3.4 External Partners ............................................................................................................................... 23 3.4.1 Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA), State of Palestine ............................................................. 23 3.4.2 UN Women..................................................................................................................................... 24 1 3.4.3 Italian Consulate (IC) .................................................................................................................. 24 3.4.3 Spanish Agency of Cooperation for Development (AECID ......................................................... 25 4. GMS IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Gender Balance and Leadership Development ................................................................................ 26 4.1.1 WBFO Gender Balance ............................................................................................................ 29 4.1.2 JFO Gender Balance ................................................................................................................. 29 4.1.3 LFO Gender Balance ................................................................................................................. 30 4.1.3 GFO Gender Balance ............................................................................................................... 30 4.2 Gender Based Violence ............................................................................................................... 31 4.2.1 GFO GBV ................................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.2 LFO GBV .................................................................................................................................... 36 4.2.3 WBFO GBV .......................................................................................................................... 37 4.2.4 JFO GBV ...................................................................................................................................... 37 4.2.5 SFO GBV ..................................................................................................................................... 38 4.2 Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEM) ............................................................................... 39 4.3.1 LFO (WEM) ............................................................................................................................... 42 4.3.2 WBFO (WEM) ........................................................................................................................... 42 4.3.2 JFO (WEM) ........................................................................................................................... 43 4.3.4 SFO (WEM) ............................................................................................................................... 43 4.3.5 GFO (WEM) .............................................................................................................................. 43 4.3 Reducing the Drop-Out Rates ..................................................................................................... 45 4.3.1 JFO Drop-out rates .............................................................................................................. 46 4.3.2 SFO Drop-out rates ............................................................................................................. 46 4.3.3 GFO Drop-out rates ............................................................................................................. 47 4.3.4 WBFO Drop-out rates .......................................................................................................... 47 4.3.5 LFO Drop-out .............................................................................................................................. 48 5. APPROACH, THE FOUR LEVERS OF THE STRATEGY ............................................................................. 50 5.1. Creating a Structure for Change ...................................................................................................... 50 5.2 Building the Capacity of Staff ............................................................................................................ 52 5.3 Effective Communication and Outreach ..................................................................................... 54 5.4 Mainstreaming Gender Analysis and Planning ........................................................................... 56 6. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 58 6.1 Relevance ...................................................................................................................................... 58 2 6.2 Effectiveness ................................................................................................................................. 59 6.3 Efficiency ....................................................................................................................................... 62 6.4 Sustainability ....................................................................................................................................