UN Women Tanzania overall welcomes the findings of the Country Portfolio Evaluation Report 2016. The overall objective of the Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) was meant to be formative for the CO’s and national stakeholders’ strategic learning and decision-making including for the design of the new SN, but also summative to support enhanced accountability for development effectiveness. The Evaluation recognizes that the UN Women CO has positioned itself well in successfully coordinating the UN family, Government and CSOs around the issue of GEWE and women’s rights. In addition, the Evaluation distinguishes that UN Women has provided a combination of policy support, assistance to CSOs , hands-on support to women in the field, and collection of data on GEWE. UN Women has position itself strategically to address women’s leadership and political participation, women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and provide strategic position in violence against women (VAW). Apart from directly working on GEWE related issues, underlying causes of gender inequality and poverty are implicitly addressed with the programme implementation. The scope was the entirety of UN Women's portfolio. The Evaluation found out the relevance of UN Women’s work towards the target groups and their needs was excellent. UN Women is seen as a key partner on GEWE with a high level of credibility. Adequate mapping had ensured the most vulnerable groups of women had been reached in all outcome areas. The work with Government in both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar was relevant to both the needs of the Government and women themselves. The recommendations from the evaluation covered six main areas: three cover UN Women’s strategic priorities in advancing GEWE, partnerships, evidence on knowledge management and a specific one on Women’s Economic Empowerment.
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