Institutionalising
Gender‐Based
Violence
Prevention
and
Response

 Sample
Indicators
and
Annual
Reporting
Format



Institutionalising
Gender‐Based
Violence
Prevention
and
Response
Sample
Indicators
and
Annual
Reporting
Format
The
members
of
the
Irish
Consortium
on
Gender
Based
Violence
are
committed
to
institutionalising
prevention
of,
and
response
to,
GBV
by
focussing
on
internal
structures
and
processes
at
individual
organisational
level
as
per
the
recommendations
of
the
2006
Consortium
publication
‘Gender
Based
Violence,
Ireland
Responding
–
A
Guidance
Note
on
Institutionalising
Gender
Based
Violence
Prevention
and
Response
Within
Organisations’.
The
indicators
below
represent
a
range
of
means
of
measurement
by
which
Consortium
members
have
agreed
to
assess
individual
organisational
progress
towards
this
commitment.
Importantly,
they
are
not
designed
to
be
a
complete
checklist
that
all
members
should
be
positioned
to
report
against
but
instead
are
designed
to
provide
guidance
and
capture
the
diversity
of
initiatives
underway
or
foreseen.
However
members
should
be
able
to
demonstrate
progress
on
at
least
one
indicator
per
objective.
Such
agreement
by
Consortium
members
is
also
an
important
demonstration
of
accountability
by
Consortium
members
to
one
another
and
the
overall
objectives
of
the
Consortium.
Members
will
be
asked
to
report
against
progress
in
the
forthcoming
reporting
year
and
outline
priorities
for
the
subsequent
year.
Experience
and
feedback
from
the
first
year
of
reporting
will
be
taken
into
consideration
and
indicators
revised
as
needed.
1. Establish
a
policy
or
incorporate
within
an
existing
policy
framework
Sample
Indicators:
• Gender
policy
and
other
relevant
policies
(e.g.
Livelihoods,
Humanitarian,
and
Protection)
incorporate
GBV
and
/or
specific
GBV
policies
developed.
• Higher
level
organisational
policy
and
strategy
document
includes
commitments
to
working
to
combat
GBV.
Draft Gender programme policy has been completed and is expected to be approved by the
Board at its next meeting.
The approved ChildFund Dignity at Work policy includes issues of gender and sexual
harassment.
The Strategic Plan 2009-2013 “gives priority to development programmes which address
child protection and gender, focussing in particular on combatting gender based violence
and or HIV & AIDS”.
2. Set
standards
of
behaviour
for
all
staff
and
partners
and
enforce
them
Sample
indicators:
•
•
Ensure
workplace
policy/code
of
conduct
exists
with
dissemination,
training
and
enforcement
mechanisms
in
place1
Support
provided
to
partners
to
develop
work
place
polices/codes
of
conduct
Policies and procedures in relation to GBV exist for our main implementing partners who are
national offices of ChildFund International US as follows:
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; and
Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy.
3. Allocate
high‐level
responsibility
as
well
as
responsibility
at
team
and
individual
level
Sample
Indicators:
• Evidence
of
leadership
from
CEO
and
senior
management
group
on
priority
accorded
to
addressing
GBV.
For
example:
allocation
of
human
and
financial
resources
to
GBV,
clear
management
and
reporting
structure
for
GBV
in
place,
references
to
GBV
in
speeches
given.
• Adequate
human
resources
in
place.
For
example:
technical
advisors
in
place,
access
to
technical
advice
on
addressing
GBV
internally
or
externally,
cross‐organisational
team
operational
to
provide
support
and
lesson
learning.
• Record
of
active
engagement
of
member
agency
in
Joint
Consortium
on
Gender
Based
Violence.
GBV continues to be a cross-cutting issue in the current work programme and in plans for
the new programme starting in 2012.
Our active engagement continues in membership of L&P WG and steering committee.
4. Integrate
GBV
considerations
into
systems
and
procedures
for
appraisals,
regional/country
programming
design,
implementation
and
monitoring
Sample
Indicators:
• Organisations
have
adequate
contextual
analysis
processes
in
place
to
highlight
gender
inequalities
including
GBV
vulnerabilities
and
risks
which
guide
appropriate
programme
development.
• GBV/Gender
analysis
systematically
considered
in
baselines,
monitoring
and
evaluation
processes
including
the
development
of
relevant
indicators.
A strategic decision was taken this year to gather extensive baseline data for all programme
areas where ChildFund works – this will be rolled out incrementally. Baseline data will be
disaggregated for gender.
Gender specific indicators are included in M&E frameworks at project and programme level.
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e.g.
Sexual
Exploitation
and
Abuse
Codes
of
Conduct,
Dignity
at
Work,
Child
Protection
Policies,
signing
up
to
external
codes
such
as
HAP
or
UN
Codes
of
Conduct
or
incorporating
GBV
related
provisions
within
internal
HR
codes/policies.
5. Build
staff
capacity
through
documenting
programme
experience,
research
and
training
Sample
Indicators:
• Evidence
of
documentation
of
learning
on
GBV.
For
example,
case
studies,
annual
reporting,
monitoring
reports,
uploading
of
documents
onto
GBV
website
etc.
• Staff
training
or
other
capacity
development
(e.g.
guidelines
developed)
in
place
on
Gender
Equality,
including
GBV.
• Engagement
in
GBV
related
research.
(This
could
include
links
with
academic
institutions,
field
based
research
etc).
Field based staff from two of our five implementing partners (Uganda and Ethiopia) are
enrolled in the first KODE GBV training programme currently underway. We also trained 60
community leaders in Uganda on GBV issues: leaders reported gaining knowledge and
skills in a number of areas including promoting community awareness of GBV; overcoming
dangers of violence and establishing the causes and forms of child abuse including dealing
with victims of GBV and child abuse.
6. Link
with
Civil
Society
organisations
including
national
NGOs
and
human
rights
organisations
to
develop
effective
ways
of
working
together
Sample
Indicators:
• Number
of
formal
and
informal
partnerships
(funding
and
non‐funding)
established
with
local
GBV
related
organisations
• Engagement
in
networks
/consortia/fora
on
GBV
internally,
nationally
and
regionally
• Number
of
campaigns
or
joint
initiatives
undertaken
with
other
stakeholders
at
international,
regional,
national
and
local
levels.
Partnership meetings were held with a local NGO in Masindi, Uganda, with expertise in GBV
in order to engage them to carry out GBV community consultations. Also in Uganda, links
were forged with an NGO, Hope After Rape in Wakiso district, with Naguru Teenage Centre,
UGANET and with the Federation of Uganda Women Lawyers.
In Uganda, key project stakeholders came together during the 16 days of GBV activism that
ran from 1st to 16th December 2010. In Kiboga sensitisations were facilitated by police
officers under the Child and Family Protection Unit. During the 16 days the project supported
many activities around radio programmes, community educations by key partners like the
community elders during which they denounced GBV and called on their communities to
rally behind ending GBV, child abuse and neglect.
In Ethiopia, links have been developed with the Africa Child Policy Forum and the African
Network for the Prevention and Protection of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Our partner in Guinea participated in a national forum with government and UN agencies to
address FGM and continues to be involved.
7. Give
voice
to
GBV
prevention
and
response,
e.g.
at
management
and
staff
meeting,
at
local
regional
and
HQ
level2
Sample
Indicators:
2
The
issue
of
senior
management
engagement
in
GBV
has
been
covered
under
Objective
3,
Indicator
1.
•
•
•
External
communications
(fundraising,
development
education,
CEO
speeches,
media,
annual
reports,
advocacy
and
campaigns
refer
to
GBV
Prevention
and
Response
within
the
work
of
the
organization).
Visibility
of
gender
inequality
and
GBV
issues
in
all
offices
e.g.
through
posters,
information
sessions
to
mark
key
international
days,
guest
speakers.
The
logo
and
link
to
the
GBV
consortium
site
is
clearly
accessible
on
the
websites
of
Consortium
members.
The logo is included and the consortium is referenced on our website in various places -
http://www.childfund.ie/our‐work/our‐priorities/
http://www.childfund.ie/our‐work/professional‐accreditation/
http://www.childfund.ie/news‐media/useful‐links/
8.
Draw
Lessons
from
HIV
and
gender
mainstreaming
Sample
Indicator:
• Lessons3
are
identified
from
HIV
and
AIDS
and
gender
mainstreaming
approaches
and
are
informing
key
programme
reviews/strategy
development/staff
capacity
development
etc.
Specific training on GBV and gender balance in staffing is being promoted for our programme
partners. Our new programme strategy has been clearly informed by gender and GBV issues, eg
actions to improve community based early childhood care development and protection will combine
home-based and centre-based activities targeting parent/child interaction in the 0-3 year old
population, training of parents/care givers, volunteers and professional staff on child protection,
gender and gender based violence (GBV), promotion of community owned child protection and
inclusion mechanisms such as child well-being committees.
9. Financial
Resourcing
Sample
Indicator:
• Financial
resources
directly
and
indirectly
attributable
to
GBV
programming,
including
capacity
building
of
partners.
€4,000 in fees was paid for 10 staff from 2 partner organisations to take KODE GBV training
courses.
Significant other programme costs related to GBV interventions were incurred in Ethiopia,
Uganda and Guinea.
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See
lessons
identified
in
Gender
Based
Violence
Ireland
Responding
–
A
Guidance
Note
on
Institutionalising
Gender
Based
Violence
Prevention
and
Response
within
Organisations,
page
23.