Management Response

: Mozambique
: 2012 - 2013 , Mozambique (CO)
: Intervenções da ONU Mulheres na área de Prevenção e Eliminação da Violência contra a Mulher, com enfoque na Mobilização social no âmbito da Campanha UNiDOS pelo fim da violência contra a Mulher e Rapariga
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Mozambique

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The recommendation is relevant in relation to the revitalization of the group on e-VAW which was less active in 2012. The support to coordination functions was affected by limited availability of technical staff time from UN Women and non-availability of a counterpart within the MMAS with the resignation of functions of the Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Advancement of Women in early 2012 who was not replaced before April 2013. The staff rotation coupled with underestimation of its own work within MMAS also affects the evaluation of its work. For instance, between 2011 and 2012 MMAS successfully managed to get all state representatives signing up the UNiTE Campaign ? the Presidents of the Parliament, the President of the Constitutional Court, the Attorney General, the President of the Administrative Tribunal ? all after the President?s signature in November 2010. MMAS also took the initiative to table the presentation of the UNiTE Campaign Report at the 3rd National Conference on Women and Gender which took place in November 2012. It included the production of the report which counted with UNWOMEN?s technical support. These stand as evidences of ownership of the Campaign by MMAS.

: Approved
Recommendation: Evaluation Recommendation1: Coordination and institutional fitting of the Objectives of the Campaign Strengthen the technical capacity of the Ministry of Women and Social Action (MMAS) to ensure the effective coordination and ownership of the campaign. This includes the revitalization and dissemination of its existence across government and non government institutions which work in the area to enable a coordinated response, sharing of work plans and reports of implementation of the campaign. Furthermore, promote meetings of the e-VAW group for regular updates on the status of the campaign as well as definition of strategies to mainstream it into the plans of the different organizations.
Management Response: Management Response: The recommendation is relevant in relation to the revitalization of the group on e-VAW which was less active in 2012. The support to coordination functions was affected by limited availability of technical staff time from UN Women and non-availability of a counterpart within the MMAS with the resignation of functions of the Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Advancement of Women in early 2012 who was not replaced before April 2013. The staff rotation coupled with underestimation of its own work within MMAS also affects the evaluation of its work. For instance, between 2011 and 2012 MMAS successfully managed to get all state representatives signing up the UNiTE Campaign ? the Presidents of the Parliament, the President of the Constitutional Court, the Attorney General, the President of the Administrative Tribunal ? all after the President?s signature in November 2010. MMAS also took the initiative to table the presentation of the UNiTE Campaign Report at the 3rd National Conference on Women and Gender which took place in November 2012. It included the production of the report which counted with UNWOMEN?s technical support. These stand as evidences of ownership of the Campaign by MMAS.
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
1. Advocate, advice and support MMAS to promote visibility of the initiatives which attest against their ownership of the campaign. Ex. Publish and widely disseminate the messages from all high level state dignitaries who signed the UNiTE Campaign; follow up on the signature of UNiTE Books at the provincial level, etc. Program 2013/12 Completed The written comments of dignitaries were included in the briefing package of local authorities at province and district level where UNiTE activities took place. They were further directly disseminated among more than 500 young students and community leaders.
2. Engage MMAS in all UNiTE Campaign Activities implemented by or supported by the Country Office Program 2013/12 Completed A representative of MMAS participated in all UNiTE related activities.
3. Continue to ensure a permanent involvement of MMAS ? Central level in the planning and monitoring of UNITE Campaign initiatives supported by the Country Office especially those taking place at the provincial and district levels Program 2013/12 Completed
4. Support the revitalization of the e-VAW subgroup including through requesting of regular feedbacks to the Gender Coordination Group which is where a wide number of government and non-government institutions working on gender issues including VAW are represented CO 2013/12 Completed The subgroup on e-VAW continues active. The most recent meeting took place in February 2015 to discuss a baseline study to inform the formulation of the second national action plan on prevention and combat to violence against women. The study was supported by the CO to further advocate for a plan which focuses on women and girls as opposed to a plan on gender based violence.
Recommendation: Evaluation Recommendation 2: Capitalize on media?s outreach to expand coverage of the UNiTE Campaign The results of the survey point out that the programmes broadcasted via TV (Men who is Men Program) did have a significant outreach and acceptance by various audiences. It is therefore recommended to use audio-visual mass media such as radio and TV in order to scale it up. The survey demonstrated that the information disseminated through the mass media reaches out to multiple groups particularly women and girls, which have less access and use of printing materials such as pamphlets and brochures.
Management Response: Management Response: The recommendation is relevant and accepted. Although the initial cost of production of audio visual advocacy materials such as TV programmes and spots is high, it pays off. The materials can be used in various activities supported by UN Women and made available to interested partners. In view of the funding constraints, the CO will strategically focus in expanding the use of the existing materials while selectively supporting the production of new ones with potential to instigate transformation of socio-cultural perceptions around VAW. Additionally the CO will also invest in more durable advocacy materials such as T-Shirts which are an important vehicle of dissemination of e-VAW messages given their popularity.
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
1. Use and promote the use of the existing audio visual materials in UN Women and partner funded activities Program 2013/12 Completed Use of printed material. Pocket size booklets on E-VAWG related material.
2. Mobilize support of TV houses to broadcast existing materials especially during the 16 days of activist (Jointly with the Gender Joint Team). CO 2013/12 Ongoing Developed background materials for resource mobilization towards continuous social mobilization on e-VAW through the media. Ongoing establishment of partnership with community radios.
3.Produce T-shirts with SG and High Level state dignitaries? and other key messages on e-VAW for UNiTE activities in schools and community dialogue. CO & HOPEM 2013/10 Ongoing Continous.
4. Produce TV Shows on e-VAW debates with community leaders in Gaza province Program 2013/10 Completed TV shows with participation of community leaders in Mandimba (Niassa) and Moatize (Tete) broadcast nationwide.
Recommendation: Evaluation Recommendation 3: Catalyse synergies for the implementation of the objectives of the campaign During the first phase of the implementation of the UNiTE Campaign, UN Women played a key role in different areas such as advocacy, implementation of training initiatives as well coordination. With a view to maximize its mandate, it is recommended that UN Women focuses its attention in advocacy and mobilization of partnerships for implementation of the different interventions in coordination with MMAS and the e-VAW group.
Management Response: Management Response: The recommendation is relevant and partially accepted. Considering the institutional capacity limitations including in the management of funds faced by national partners, the level of reliance on national partners for implementation will be informed by our assessment of technical capacity and the result of the micro-assessments conducted on national partners.
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Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
1.Conduct a micro-assessment of the implementation partners to determine the capacity to adequately implement the activities. Operations at the request of the Programme 2013/06 Completed
2.Co-organize activities with selected national partners in order to gradually hand over full implementation responsibility. Program 2013/06 Completed All activities in schools last year were jointly coordinated and conducted with HOPEM and the involvement of Coalizao, HOrizonte Azul and MOVFEM.
Recommendation: Evaluation Recommendation 4: Strengthen the collection and systematization of data The dispersion and inconsistency of baseline information on the situation of VAW in Mozambique limits the understanding of the dimension of the problem and progress achieved through the implemented interventions. The weak availability of systematized knowledge which can be used to inform planning and programming on e-VAW remains a huge challenge in a context of funding scarcity. In order to fill in this gap it recommended that UN Women in partnership with MMAS and the e-VAW Group prioritizes the realization of baseline studies with national representativeness and creates a repository of information to inform programming and planning on e-VAW in Mozambique.
Management Response: Management Response: The recommendation is relevant but partially accepted. The responsibility to produce and store data lies with the Government. UN Women can advocate for data collection and analysis on a periodic basis as well as provide technical and financial support to the Government for it to happen.
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Description:
Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
1. Advocate with MMAS and INE for periodic collection, analysis and publication and adequate storage of data and information on VAW in Mozambique and provide the required technical support Program 2013/06 Completed Principle Agreement to jointly conduct the E-VAWG Study reached.
2. Support resource mobilization for (jointly with the Gender Joint Team) CO 2013/06 Completed Fact Sheets on e-VAW prevention and response to support resource mobilization produced. A joint proposal on E-VAW submitted to the One Fund in October 2014.