Management Response

: DRC
: 2014 - 2017 , DRC (CO)
: Evaluation of three Governance Projects in North and South Kivu Provinces
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DRC

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see bellow recomandations and key actions as well as deadlines

: Approved
Recommendation: 1. Implement strong interventions on a large scale in accessible areas with high density to prevent the scattering of actions
Management Response: The recommendation is not fully acceptable because UN WOMEN interventions are mainly guided by women needs wherever they are, but not accessibility of areas where vulnerable women are located.
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
Improve the consistency of the projects implemented by planning strong actions on a large-scale. CO 2017/12 Ongoing In December 2015, an update will be made to assess evolution towards progress
Recommendation: 2. Focus on specific interventions regarding the context that justifies the project(Avoid to mix the emergency response and early recovery actions) and harmonize the prodoc submitted by the partner with the DRC UN WOMEN SN
Management Response: The recommendation is not fully acceptable because Emergency interventions are usually implemented to prepare the early recovery actions. However, it’s important to implement those activities in different phases.
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
UN WOMEN program staffs will reinforce continuously the support provided to operational partners in planning, implementation and monitoring CO 2017/12 Ongoing At the end of December 2015, an update will be done to measure evolution towards progress
Recommendation: For sustainability of previous actions, fund additional actions aiming to support activities related to process and store agricultural products for marketing ( Micro credits on large scale, provide start up kits to women beneficiaries trained)
Management Response: The recommendation is fully acceptable.
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
A complementary need assessment will be conducted by UN WOMEN previous to consolidate the different achievements CO 2015/04 Overdue-Not Initiated
Recommendation: 4. Replicate in South Kivu, the model implemented in North Kivu via the Civil society of North Kivu on income -generating activities coupled with mutual solidarity
Management Response: The recommandation is fully acceptable.
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
A complementary need assessment will be conducted by UN WOMEN previous to consolidate the different achievements CO 2015/04 Overdue-Not Initiated
Recommendation: 5. Create synergies with FAO,UNDP and IFAD to capitalize on their comparative advantages
Management Response: The recommendation is not acceptable because UN WOMEN already has a partnership with IFAD, FAO and UNDP
Description:
Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
Key Actions
Key Action not added.
Recommendation: 6. Set up a task force to coach day by day women in economic empowerment issue
Management Response: The recommendation is not acceptable because there is already a working sub group on women economic empowerment at a national level.
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
Extend the sub group women economic empowerment at provincial level CO 2016/01 Overdue-Not Initiated
Recommendation: 7. Build capacity of partners( both Government and civil society) on RBM and create a database of selected operational partners to implement UN WOMEN projects
Management Response: The recommendation is fully acceptable
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
-Finalize the process of creation of the UN WOMEN partners database launched in 2013 -Organize, on a yearly basis, workshop training of operational partners selected by UN WOMEN on RBM CO 2015/12 Ongoing
Recommendation: 8. Build capacity of partners( Government and civil society on communication for behavior change
Management Response: The recommendation is fully acceptable
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
Recruit a consultant on communication for behavior change with the STAREC fund CO 2015/05 Overdue-Initiated
Recommendation: Support activities of women associations on the grassroots by providing to them small grants directly
Management Response: The recommendation is acceptable
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
UNWOMEN will support women economic activities in socioeconomic reinsertion projects CO 2016/03 Ongoing Japanese fund/project on SGBV has planned such activities.
Recommendation: Set up a strong monitoring and evaluation system
Management Response: The recommendation is not acceptable because UN WOMEN has a Monitoring and evaluation Plan.
Description:
Management Response Category: Not applicable
Thematic Area: Not applicable
Operating Principles: Not applicable
Organizational Priorities: Not applicable
UNEG Criteria: Not applicable
Key Actions
Key Action not added.