Management Response

: Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean (Barbados)
: 2017 - 2021 , Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean (Barbados) (MCO)
: Social Mobilization Programme to end Gender-Based Violence in the Caribbean (2014-2017 and 2018)
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: Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean (Barbados)
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The evaluation report reflects very rich information. While the programme proved to be very relevant, there were challenges regarding sustained technical support to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. Of the 4 implementing partners only one partner was able to complete all outputs, another completed a majority (90%) and others were significantly challenged. Evaluation Results indicate that baseline data is critical to the development and implementation of all programming, a baseline specific to the knowledge attitudes and perceptions would have been critical for the Social Mobilisation programme, and that more efforts need to be made to embed sustainability into all programmes. Based on recommendations arising from the evaluation, and with a view to informing UN Women’s future support of governments in the Caribbean in rolling out these tools, the MCO: - Recognises the need for relevant baseline data for prevention work, and all programming and has included this in all programme proposals since. - Acknowledges the need for adequate human resources to support implementing partners. - Recognises the need to embed sustainability into programmes and projects as a clearly articulated programme outcome. - UN Women will summarise the recommendations coming from the Evaluation and ensure these are made available to future users of the tools.

: Approved
Recommendation: The social mobilization theory of change must be clearly articulated both at the level of UN Women and Implementing partners.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Aspects of the social mobilization programme will be integrated into the Spotlight Initiative and other UN Women programmes. Each programme will have theories of change are developed, clearly defined agreed upon by all partners before project implementation. UN Women 2021/06 Completed While the Social Mobilisation programme is no longer a stand-alone initiative of UN Women MCO Caribbean, aspects of the project will be integrated into other programmes. A clear Theory of Change, which is well communicated with implementing partners has already been implemented and has been a significant lesson learned from the social mobilization programme.
Recommendation: Future social mobilization projects aimed at GBV prevention should be anchored in national GBV prevention strategies.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Integrate social mobilization strategies in the Spotlight Initiative programmes being implemented in each country. Integrate social mobilization into updates of countries referral pathways and NSAP GBV. UN Women 2021/12 Ongoing Saint Lucia has requested UN Women support with updating their referral pathway. Social mobilization will be integrated into the pathway.
Recommendation: RBM implementation requires ongoing capacity building and technical support
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure new projects are implemented with staff in place to ensure technical support. Support RBM training with staff in place. UN Women 2021/12 Completed The MCO has outlined this as a critical element for successful implementation in its 2021 AWP and has expanded it’s technical staff complement.
Recommendation: Evaluation of Grant proposals should assess the feasibility of project objectives, likely completion within schedule and budget, and capacity for project implementation.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Integrate institutional assessments into partner agreements and UN Women’s online partner agreement and evaluation portals UN Women 2021/06 Completed Small grant proposals and all proposals first go through an MCO level technical evaluation before being further assessed at the RO level.
Recommendation: Institutional assessments should be conducted for all implementing partners; Government or civil society organization
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Integrate institutional assessments into partner agreements and UN Women’s online partner agreement and evaluation portals UN Women 2020/12 Completed This is integrated into UN Women’s partner policy. However, the assessments should be completed before programmes highlighting partner support are PACed and approved.
Recommendation: Adequate support should be provided to build capacity of civil society organizations involved in GBV prevention and response efforts across sectors.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Integrate capacity support to Spotlight programming across the Caribbean. UN Women 2021/06 Completed All successful spotlight CSO grantees will receive an orientation from UN Women and in the case of Jamaica all RUNOs. The Jamaica session was already held in 2020.
Recommendation: There should be greater focus by governments and/or donors on establishing support services for GBV survivors to ensure that the system can meet increased demand.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Use data on prevalence and the cost of violence to advocate for increased focus on support services for GBV survivors through the normative framework UN Women 2021/12 Ongoing UN Women MCO Caribbean supporting governments and CSOs on strengthening and establishing needed services,
Recommendation: Violence against women cannot be prevented without the active and direct involvement of men, and their lack of support can create a backlash against the work. Commitment and dedication from partners who are able to leverage the involvement of men is critical.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Engage men and boys through the HeforShe campaign and the Partnership for Peace initiative UN Women 2021/12 Ongoing Assessment of PfP has informed Spotlight programming. HeforShe used to engage men and boys in conversation.
Recommendation: Recognizing how GBV intersects with ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, social mobilization interventions also need to address the challenges of vulnerable and marginalized groups
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Integrate programming to address the challenges of vulnerable and marginalized groups in line with the UN principle of leaving no one behind. UN Women 2021/06 Completed Prevalence survey results demonstrate cross sections of vulnerabilities which will inform implementation of GBV interventions in Spotlight Initiative and beyond.
Recommendation: Children and youth also need to be specifically targeted given the potential for influencing behavioural change.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Work with UNICEF and UNPPA to target children and youth for behavioral change, including through interventions through the Spotlight Initiative including research looking at linkages between violence against children and violence against women. UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF 2021/06 Ongoing The Foundations programme focuses on youth and is being implemented with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Spotlight Initiative. The Spotlight Initiative also encourages collaboration between RUNOs.
Recommendation: GBV prevention strategies must effectively target front line staff including the Police, Health and Education Professionals and Social Service providers.
Management Response: UN Women fully accepts this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Expand work the police and justice sectors in addition to actions conjunction with the relevant UN agencies through the Spotlight Initiative. UN Women, UNDP as Pillar 2 lead under Regional Spotlight Initiative and Spotlight Initiative in Grenada 2021/12 Ongoing UN Women supporting specific actions under Spotlight Initiatives with police. Relationship with Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police.
Recommendation: Changes in financing arrangements in the middle of project implementation requires the exercise of flexibility in supporting implementing partners to achieve project objectives.
Management Response: UN Women partially agrees with this recommendation based on the fact that financing arrangements should not change in the middle of project implementation.
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Management Response Category: Partially Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Implement projects as per the partnership agreement policy which does not allow for arbitrary changes in financial arrangements. UN Women 2020/12 Completed Continuous support to CSOs to ensure no change in financing arrangements.
Recommendation: Dedicated resources are required to management multi-component projects effectively.
Management Response: UN Women fully agrees with this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Develop and implement robust resource mobilization strategy UN Women 2021/12 Completed The MCO will not implement multi-component component projects without the funding clearly identified and committed.
Recommendation: EVAWG should be integrated into national disaster management strategies.
Management Response: UN Women fully agrees with this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Support and collaborate with relevant UN agencies and CDEMA to continue to support countries in integrating GBV prevention into national disaster management strategies UN Women 2021/12 Ongoing MCO training for CDEMA staff already underway.
Recommendation: UN Women MCO should develop an engagement strategy to ensure timely and ongoing communication with partner agencies.
Management Response: UN Women fully agrees with this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Engage in quarterly calls with partners UN Women 2021/12 Completed The MCO has had quarterly meetings with partners since 2019.
Recommendation: Sustainability measures should be built into social mobilization projects at project conceptualization.
Management Response: UN Women fully agrees with this recommendation
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Build in sustainability measures through project design. UN Women 2021/12 Completed With a robust theory of change sustainability will be tied to a strong sustainability.
Recommendation: There a need for improved documentation of programs and learning forums to share new knowledge, experiences and innovative approaches.
Management Response: UN Women fully agrees with this recommendation.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Improve Knowledge Management with clear strategy. UN Women 2021/12 Completed MCO has developed an MCO Internal Communications strategy, which includes effective programme documentation and use of sharepoint.
Recommendation: Foundations curriculum needs to be integrated into the education system
Management Response: UN Women fully agrees with this recommendation
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Ending violence against women (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Culture of results/RBM
UNEG Criteria: Relevance
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Lobby with government partners to integrate Foundations in curriculum. UN Women 2021/12 Completed Through the Spotlight Initiative in Jamaica the Foundations programme is being used by the Government of Jamaica to develop training for teachers and students.