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ANGOLA JOINT GENDER PROGRAM MID-TERM REVIEW
COMMISIONED BY UNIFEM
MAY 2008
Prepared by:
Muchimba Sikumba-Dils
Gender Consultant
Av. Samora Machel, #285 Predio 1 de Janeiro, 6th floor flat 609, Maputo.
Tel/fax +258 21 32 85 84 or cell. +258 84 318 3330
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 3
List of Acronyms 4
Foreword 5
Executive Summary 6
Introduction 6
Objectives of the evaluation
Findings 8
Analysis of Findings 8
Output 1.1 Strengthen the capacity of MINFAMU and the CCMG 10
Output 1.2 MINFAMU Documentation Unit Reinforced 11
Output 1.3 Data on socio-economic and political situation
of women and men in Angola available 11
Output 1.4 Engendering of national budgets supported 11
Output 1.5 Network for women living with HIV/AIDS launched
and institutional support provided 12
Output 1.6 Participation of women in national and local elections
and other decision making positions supported 12
Output 2.1 HIV/AIDS Policy revised and gender and
human rights mainstreamed 12
Output 2.2 National Gender Policy developed and
submitted for approval 12
Output 2.3 Supported implementation of 10 year review of ICPD
and Beijing Platform recommendations 13
Output 3.1 Data on violence against women and children
and Harmful Traditional Practices (HTP) available
and used for advocacy 13
Output 3.2 Law proposal on Domestic Violence designed
and presented for approval 13
Output 3.3 Support services for victims/survivors of
domestic violence strengthened 13
Output 3.4 CEDAW integrated in legal, policy, planning and
programming frameworks 13
Output 3.5 Angolan Women Lawyers Association strengthened 13
Output 3.5 Security Council Resolution 1325 implemented 13
Output 4.1 Women engaged in decent work 14
Recommendations and Opportunities 14
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Sustainability 18
Conclusions 19
Annexes
Terms of Reference of the Evaluation 20
List of Interviews 25
Findings Chart: Current Programme Achievements 28
Acknowledge
The Evaluation Team was composed by Gender Consultant Muchimba Sikumba-Dils and Mr. Cristovo
Kajibanga . The team worked on this mission and is grateful to the UNIFEM Regional Director Ms.
Nomcebo Manzini for her preparatory briefing prior to the mission. Thanks to the UNIFEM Regional Office
staff for all the logistic and administrative support that made my visit and stay in Angola fruitful and
rewarding.
Special thanks to the MINFAMU Gender Unit Team in particular Ms. Margarida and Mr. Jose Broa
responsible for the coordinating the evaluation program and mission, setting meetings and providing all
the support documentation and references during the duration of the mission.
We acknowledge the political leaders, government and non-governmental officials and individuals in
Luanda and Benguela Provinces, who willingly provided me with vital information required for the
evaluation. We are indebted to all those whom I met with me and responded the numerous queries about
the Government of Angola/UN’s Joint Gender Programme.
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
CICA Mulhers das Igrejas Cristas – Christian Women’s Association
DNDM Direccao Nacional da Mulher – Nacional Direcetorate for Women
DNPC Direccao National para Promocao e Coordinacao – National Directorate for
Promotion and Coordination
DNPF Direccao National de Politica Familiar – National Directorate for Familiy Planning
DPFASAC Direccao Provincial da Familia Promocao da Mulher Assistancia e Reincencao Social
Antigas Cobatente – Provincial Directorate for Family and Promotion of Women,
Assistance and Social Reinstatement of War Vetarans
FAS Fundo de Apoio Social – Social Assistance Fund
IECA Igreja Evangelica Congregacional de Angola
JGP Joint Gender Program
MINFAMU Ministerio da Familia ePromocao da Mulher – Ministry of Family and Promotion of
Women
NGO Non Government Organization
OMA Organizacao da Mulher Angolana – Angolan Women’s Organization
PROMAIC Catholic Church Association and other religions organisation
PLWHIV People living with HIV
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
WHO World Health Organization
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Foreword
The Joint Gender Programme (JGP) evaluation exercise was conducted at the request of the UNIFEM
Regional Office, Johannesburg in order to provide an analytical review of the JGP (2005 – 2008). The
purpose is to provide the JGP with an independent view on the suitability and relevance of this strategy,
the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of their Programme and its achievements and
shortfalls. Through this review UN partner agencies may reposition various aspects of collaboration with
the Government of Angola to better achieve its Millennium Development Goals and improve the quality of
life of the people of Angola.
The evaluation exercise was undertaken for a total of 10 working days from the 17 – 28th March 2008 a
team of consultants lead by Gender Consultant, Muchimba Sikumba-Dils. The consultants visited
implementing partners and project sites in Luanda, and Benguela province, and held discussions with
project staff, partners, government authorities and other stakeholders.
The report therefore consists of independent analyses by a consultant not directly involved in the design
and implementation of the JGP Programme, and reflects the views of the consultant team and not those of
UNIFEM’s Regional Office.
The time available for the Evaluation was very short, being only 10 days, out of which nearly one week was
taken up for interviews and site visits. The consultant spent more than a week after the end of their
mission putting together this report together. It is therefore recommended that future evaluations of the
JGP be undertaken with a minimum of four weeks at the disposal of the evaluator.
Executive Summary This report summarises the mid term evaluation of the Joint Gender Program in Angola covering the implementation period 2006 to 2008. The mid-term review was commissioned by UNIFEM to evaluate the JGP performance in collaboration with its partner UN agencies, MINFAMU and the implementing partners OMA and Rede Mulher. After a general introduction and a description of the context, this report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations on: • The implementation mechanism of the JGP in Angola, • The funding mechanisms including and disbursements in the first phase of the program, • Connectedness and linkages between the central structures and the provincial implementing partners, • The extent to which the needs MINFAMU are being met by the JGP. • Support for partner institutions implementing the JGP.
About 60% of the program activities have been implemented having achieved numerous consultative
meetings, workshops, training and research/studies carried by MINFAMU, the UN partner agencies and its
implementing parties.
Less successful have been the activities requiring technical skills to set up data base and IT systems to
manage data and secure improved information sharing between partners. The program has also faced
challenges in advocating and lobbying to secure greater participation of women in political processes and
decision making. The National Gender policy is still under elaboration and greater effort is required for its
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speedy approval and implementation.
Finally, the time has now come to reflect on the financing and management modality of the program in
light of phasing out direct UN management and greater MINFAMU management and coordination of the
program implementation. Dialogue and partnership between UN agencies particularly UNIFEM, UNDP,
UNFPA and MINFAMU need to be help to map out the way forward while ensuring the program’s
sustainability.
Introduction
The Government of Angola with technical and financial support of UNDP, UNFPA and UNIFEM has been
implementing a four year program (2005 – 2008) to build the capacity of the Ministry of the Family and
Promotion of Women (MINFAMU) as well as its NGO partners in various programmatic areas. Specifically,
the program addresses the need to build and strengthen national capacity for advocating and
mainstreaming gender and human rights into various development processes in Angola, thus contributing
to gender equality and the empowerment of Angolan women. In order to accomplish this it focuses on the
following main areas:
Strengthening the capacity of MINFAMU, the Multi-Sectoral Gender Committees at national level
and in selected provinces as well as key women’s organizations;
Supporting policy development and dialogue, especially the National Gender Policy and ensuring
that gender and human rights are mainstreamed into the HIV/AIDS policy and Strategic Framework;
Improving protection of women’s civil and political rights, including the review and reform of key
laws using the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW) and design of an awareness campaign to ensure the provisions of CEDAW and other legal
frameworks such as the Family Law Code are well known through the development of an advocacy
strategy, training and support services for addressing violence against women and children;
Supporting the socio-economic empowerment of women and their families, targeting
disadvantaged women and their families through inter alia the creation of community-based
cooperatives and business training skills and information that integrates Human Rights, gender
based violence and HIV and AIDS.
As part of the Monitoring and Evaluation component this serves as the Joint Program Document a Mid
term review conducted to inter alia ascertain the following:
Objectives of the evaluation
Take stock of current program activities, problems and opportunities;
Verify the continued relevance and pertinence of the Joint Gender Program (JGP) as well as the
related sustainability;
Identify the necessary adjustments, if any, in project design, objectives, strategies and
implementation arrangements in the light of changes in the environment,
Make recommendations on how to improve performance of the JGP
Identify areas which the funding and implementing partners and program management should pay
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specific attention to in order to achieve project objectives.
Program Management
- Institutional Arrangements and Programme Implementation: similar to other UN financed program,
MINFAMU’s Vice Minister is the Executive Director of the JGP and the National Director for
Promotion and Coordination is the JGP program coordinator. With the exception of the financial
and administrative assistant, the remaining staff, namely the program officer, secretary/assistant
and the driver are MINFAMU members of staff.
- Coordination: The JGP is coordinated by the Gender Unit situated in MINFAMU. This unit
coordinates all program implementation between MINFAMU at central and provincial directorate
level, UN partner agencies, civil society partners such as Rede Mulher and OMA. A program officer
has recently been recruited to complement the activities of the program coordinator and reinforce
the program’s implementation at provincial level.
- Data Collection and Management: data being collected by the implementing partners such as OMA
and Rede Mulher is being compiled at MINFAMU’ s data base. This information is compiled and
shared for by relevant users within government institution, UN partner agencies and non
government for policy development, research and fact based sensitization all aimed at improving
the status of women in Angola.
- Financial Management: Currently direct payment of all expenditure is being used. There is a
shortfall in the funds mobilized to the total funds required for the entire program. From the on-set
of the JGP, the capacity of the national financial assistant of the JGP secretariat has been weak and
capacity building and training has been carried out to address this. To date this continues to be a
challenge and additional assistance be given to the unit and under consideration is the
identification and recruitment of a qualified financial and administrative assistant for the program.
- There is a funding gap between the total funds required and funds mobilized this far for the
implementation of the JGP. Though efforts have been on-going to fund raise for the JGP, there
seems to be an apparent donor “fatique” amongst bilateral and multi-lateral donors, this could also
reflect low capacity to lobby for support by government and the UN partners to galvanize support
for gender.
FINDINGS
Overall about 60% of the activities have been implemented to date. Most of the outputs that have been
achieved have been carried by MINFAMU Gender Unit at central government level. REDE MULHER and
OMA, the non government implementing partners too have been implementing activities both at central
and provincial level with their affiliate organizations and branches. Implementation of the JGP started off
to a slow start as it’s launch was held up by recruitment procedures for the secretariat in MINFAMU. Once
qualified technical and support staff were recruited including a program CTA based at MINFAMU, the
program began in essence in 2006. Most of the program activity implementation has been carried out at
central level and in Luanda and included introduction of the program to the provincial governments.
MINFAMU’s provincial directorate in Benguela province, DPMASAC, does not seem to be very clear on how
to engage in the JGP program and their perception is that the JGP program is as a Luanda based initiative
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that is yet to be implemented in the province.
NGO partners REDE MULHER and OMA have been working to implement activities in gender and HIV and
building efforts to fight against domestic violence through advocacy and collaboration with law makers.
Though enthusiastic and engaged in their activities, both partner’s activities have been at times hampered
by delays in funds disbursement and technical capacity required to amplify their work down to grassroots
and broaden their outreach to the most needy, poor and vulnerable women.
Implementing partners are bound by UN financial and management procedures and their often poor
technical capacity has posed as an obstacle and led to delays in funds disbursement for activities.
Continued capacity building to the implementing partners for strengthened management and
implementation is required in order to ensure the smooth hand over and UN phase out of the program
towards total national management and ownership of the program.
Analysis of Findings
In general, the JGP’s implantation has been strong in facilitating dialogue and raising awareness through
gender mainstreaming workshops and training, hosting dialogue and consultation processes with
government at central and provincial levels as well with non-government organizations and stake holders.
MINFAMU has actively engaged on policy formulation and sensitizing policy makers to parliamentarians for
the approval of gender sensitive laws such as the domestic violence law, the law that protects victims of
HIV and the family law. MINFAMU, Rede Mulher and OMA and their partners have been participating in
international conferences and events of gender. This is contributed to broadening their understanding and
capacity to articulate identify problems and address gender issues within their institutions and outside.
Participation in international conferences and events has contributed towards broadening and
strengthening networks with other institutions and governments on issues of gender.
Nonetheless, weakness have been noted during the JGP implementation. MINFAMU’s capacity to
advocate and mobilize a critical mass of gender promoters and “activists” within the senior ranks of
government and policy makers has been week nd this is reflected in the apparent slow/delayed
advancement in policy development and approval, key and critical policy documents being the National
Gender Policy and the Domestic Violence Law have not yet been approved by the Council of Ministers.
Technical support for implementation of IT related activities to strengthen the Documentation Centre of
MINFAMU has been weak and the centre’s capacity to compile, manage and share information with other
key government sectors needs to be strengthened. Technical training gender mainstreaming for statistics
compilation and analysis has also not taken place at provincial level and the gender sensitive data base has
not been installed. Gender Mainstreaming training to senior policy makers and focal persons as well as
NGO executive staff has been generic and not specific for the sector needs nor application in order to
ensure that gender be mainstreamed in a practical manner in programs and activities. Qualified gender
trainers have to be engaged to train trainers and also give practical/applicable and analytical gender tools
to practioners and policy makers.
In general MINFAMU has implemented a lot of activities such as facilitation and hosting of dialogue,
workshops, sensitization and awareness raising and has facilitated a two studies on gender issues. It has
been less success in giving technical training on gender issues to implementing partners and key
government staff and service providers particularly for victims of Domestic Violence.
There has been low success in advocating and lobbying critical support for policy development and
approval at senior government level and parliament. Nonetheless, MINFAMU has held workshops on
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gender mainstreaming for the multi-sector gender group and it is generally expected that senior
government officers are aware of gender mainstreaming and gender equality. Like wise activities in policy
development in general have been slow and greater effort has to be exerted gather a critical mass that
rallies behind gender issues and advocates for review of laws and development of gender policies.
OMA, which enjoys a wide grassroots base, has been engaged actively in activities aimed at assisting
victims of Domestic Violence and lobbying for the approval of the law against domestic violence. Despite
the obstacles paused by delays in funds disbursement, OMA and its provincial and municipal affiliate
organizations has been working and collecting data on domestic violence while seeking solutions with legal
and judicial structures locally.
Rede Mulher the main partner in HIV and AIDS has fostered the registration of Muenho, the Network for
Women Living with HIV and AIDS. Muenho, though still very young has engaged in numerous sensitization
and awareness raising both at community level and also engaging policy makers to advocating the law
against discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS. Like OMA, Rede has faced financial
constraints that has at times limited its interventions.
Overall, the technical capacity of MINFAMU’s Gender unit has varied over time though efforts to
strengthen the unit’s capacity through recruitment of competent and qualified staff has been a challenge.
A CTA was attached to the program in MINFAMU at the program’s inception but she has since left. The
current MINFAMU program staff, in the absence of a CTA, have put in their best effort to coordinate and
implement the program but a perception of work overload and inadequate professional capacity in
program management, coordination and financial administration to effectively manage and run the
program in its entirety has been felt.
Reporting on activities has varied in content and detail as well as timeliness. Reports submitted to
MINFAMU by the implementing partners vary in style and in general are not very detailed. Measuring the
impact of these activities therefore is not easy nor accurate as the reports do not give details on content,
list of participants, findings, comments and recommendations stemming from discussions during the
course of the workshops, training and consultations sessions.
Below are general comments on findings and observations for each output.
Output 1.1: Strengthen the capacity of MINFAMU and the CCMG
Achieved – MINFAMU has had success in conducting workshops, dialogues, consultation at central levels
and participating in trips.
Weak point – MINFAMU’s technical ability to develop training material and conduct gender mainstreaming
training for implementing partners, government policy makers needs to be strengthened. Partnership
should be sort with specialized training and academic institutions.
Program management and particularly the financial administration staff of MINFAMU’s Gender unit
is weak and needs to be strengthened.
Presentation of the JGP program to provincial government and stakeholders has taken place though
there lacks clarity on implementation modules and processes for effective engagement at provincial
and municipal level. MINFAMU ‘s provincial directorate in Benguela DPFSAC are not very clear on
the status of implementing the JGP at provincial level. Though aware of the existence of the JGP,
they were less clear on procedures and implementation at provincial level and at what stage the
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process was between the province and central MINFAMU.
Disbursement of funds to implementing partners has been slow and often delayed. Sometimes
implementing partners have had to work “without” funds in order not to interrupt implementation
of activities.
Effective reporting is essential to monitor progress and outputs of the program and its partners.
Reports by implementing partners do not reflect the content of the training/sensitization nor do
they reflect the lists of participants by both OMA and Rede Mulher therefore it makes it difficult to
deduce the effectiveness and outputs of these activities.
Given the mandate of JGP secretariat of coordinating a and mainstreaming gender while at the
same time an integral unit of MINFAMU, the secretariat plays the role of coordinator and also
implementer of the program.
How relevant is it to have DPFASAC as the implementing partner at provincial level given its duel
roles, social and political. Currently national priorities are aimed at elections process, to what
extent does this JGP implementation agenda at provincial level. A need to reflect and review the
working structures pertaining to the project implementation.
It is not clear what the process implementation of the JGP at provincial level. DPFASAC still awaits
further orientation from MINFAMU on procedures to implement the program at provincial level in
line with JGP central objectives. UNFPA Benguela like other partners took part in the workshop but
requests more information on participation and implementation.
Capacity building of MINFAMU and partner NGOs has began at senior management level, this has
to continue right through the structures and CEDAW should be included in this capacity building.
Continued training of implementing partners on effective reporting using indicators will ensure
better performance.
MINFAMU’s partners – Rede Mulher and OMA should develop and submit annual work plans to
MINFAMU. Performance should be measured based on the approved work plans. Reporting
modules should be used by implementing partners to ensure that relevant and adequate content is
reported.
Some JGP activities are carried out by UNIFEM’s regional office such as participating in international
conferences. Concern was raised on effective information sharing between participants to
international conferences including UNIFEM and partner NGOs with MINFAMU. Information
sharing and disseminated is important to MINFAMU and linking that with other government
sectors.
Output 1.2 MINFAMU Documentation Unit Reinforced
Achieved – Overall has implemented 2 out of 3 activities.
Weak point – Weak capacity and IT technical knowhow to establish the database and link it to other users
and providers of information such as NGOs in the HIV and especially the health service sector, the judiciary
system at provincial and district levels.
An assessment of the documentation centre and the counseling centers has to done to measure
their effectiveness, challenges and areas of improvement.
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Output 1.3: Data on socio-economic and political situation of women and men in Angola available
Achievement - Conducted needs assessments, meetings and training.
Weak point – a weak technical capacity to create a database for use by both government and non-
government stakeholders countrywide.
Output 1.4 Engendering of national budgets supported
Achievement – conducted assessments and training in gender budgeting in sector ministries.
Weak point – the technical ability to implement and monitor gender budgeting
Our response to the report is that in the area of programming it is possible that the Ministry has
gained the experience and technical expertise to manage the programmatic elements quite
competently. The programme has exposed staff to gender training in a variety of ways, they have
participated in south to south cooperation related initiatives, they are now even engaged in gender
responsive budgeting which they were not familiar with initially.
Output 1.5 Network for women living with HIV/AIDS launched and institutional support provided
Muenho has demonstrated commitment and good implementation of activities by in partnership with RM.
It still lacks the capacity to conduct research and disseminate findings.
Output 1.6: Participation of women in national and local elections and other decision making positions
supported
Achieved – conducted assessment, information dissemination on gender equality if political and decision
making process and conducted a number of meetings with key government sectors and women’s
networks.
Weak point – has still not conducted a TOT in transformative leadership.
Output 2.1 HIV/AIDS Policy revised and gender and human rights mainstreamed
Achieved – have conducted meetings with NGO networks on HIV, leadership structures to disseminate
information on HIV/AIDS
Weak point – the HIV policy revision is being lead by MINSAU has not yet been concluded.
Output 2.2: National Gender Policy developed and submitted for approval
Achieved – numerous meetings and consultation meetings have been held by the multi-sector commission
lead by MINFAMU. A draft National Gender Policy exists.
Weak point – the National Gender Policy has still not be finalized nor consulted throughout the provinces
prior to its submission to the Ministers Council for approval. This key policy document seems a long way
yet to being finalized and approved.
Developing the National Gender Policy has been slow. The document is still in draft form and is not
yet ready for submission to the Minister’s Council. This is a key instrument to guide the national
gender effort in the country and efforts to speed up its elaboration and approval need to be
stepped up under the leadership of MINFAMU.
Output 2.3: Supported implementation of 10 year review of ICPD and Beijing Platform recommendations
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Achieved – meetings to discuss Beijing Platform of action have been conducted.
Need to build this into the national policies and continue to disseminate these recommendations down to
provincial and municipal levels.
Output 3.1 Data on violence against women and children and Harmful Traditional Practices (HTP)
available and used for advocacy
Achieved – two studies have been carried out one by MINFAMU and another by UNIFEM on aspects of
gender based violence and the two await their being approved and published. Publicity material also has
been produced for use during commemorative events.
Weak point – weak technical knowhow to install IT data base information systems to track and monitor
victims of domestic violence.
Output 3.2: Law proposal on Domestic Violence designed and presented for approval
Achieved – the draft law on Domestic Violence has been submitted to the council of ministers for approval.
Weak point – to lobby government, parliament, civil society and gather public opinion in support for the
speedy approval of this draft law.
Output 3.3: Support services for victims/survivors of domestic violence strengthened
Achieved – a study on has been done, an action plan against domestic violence has been elaborated and
publicity and awareness material has been produced the leadership of MINFAMU.
Weak point – setting up a data base system to track victims of domestic violence has not yet been
established.
Output 3.4: CEDAW integrated in legal, policy, planning and programming frameworks
Achieved – training of government officials on CEDAW has taken place at provincial level.
Weak point – only 2 out 9 of the activities have been completed this far, 4 are ongoing and 3 have not yet
been implemented. Implementing of these activities is falling behind schedule and need to be completed
within the remaining timeframe of the project.
Output 3.5: Angolan Women Lawyers Association strengthened
Weak point – This output has not been achieved at all. The Angolan Women Lawyers Association, due to
its internal circumstances has been unable to engage in JGP’s activities. This partnership needs to be
reviewed to consider the future of this partnership.
Output 3.6: Security Council Resolution 1325 implemented
Weak point: Only one out of three activities of this output have been carried out. Once again the capacity
to give technical support to implement and monitor the Security Council Resolution 1325 has to be secured
by MINFAMU to ensure the implementation of these activities.
Output 4.1: Women engaged in decent work
Achieved – a business women’s association exists in Luanda and this has expected to be duplicated at
Provincial level. Benguela province has already formed a business with affiliate associations in some
provinces exist. One workshop has been facilitated for the Business Women’s Association by MINFAMU
was held in 2007.
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Weak point – only two of 6 activities for this output have been carried out. Further activities such as
technical assistance, training in business management, gender, HIV and AIDS and Domestic Violence need
to be carried out. Economic empowerment of women activities has been limited to training only so far.
The economic empowerment program with the Business women’s association has so far only implemented
one workshop for the business women.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Output 1.1: Strengthen the capacity of MINFAMU and the CCMG
Continued strengthening MINFAMU’s gender unit through technical support and capacity building
in program management, monitoring and evaluation and UN financial norms and procedures.
Financial CTA to support and strengthen the capacity of the Gender unit while preparing for the
final hand over.
Urgently recruit a senior finance officer for the JGP office in MINFAMU. There is a strong urge to
relinquish greater autonomy to MINFAMU to manage the program. This implies strengthening the
capacity of the unit by recruiting a stronger professional team including a senior financial officer.
Continued capacity building NGO implementing partners in monitoring and effective
implementation of the program activities at provincial level in coordination with MINFAMU’s
provincial directorates.
MINFAMU needs to strengthen its coordination with its provincial directorates on the JGP implementation. Clarify procedures for the effective launch and implementation of JGP activities in Benguela and other provinces including funding and resource allocation to the provincial implementing partners. A logical framework at provincial level needs to be developed in order to clarify the JGP objectives, results, indicators and activities to guide the implementing partners and monitoring processes.
Review the current disbursement of funds procedures in view of the scheduled phase out of
management and hand over to MINFAMU. UN agencies should consider how to effectively begin to
phase out the administrative and financial management of the JGP while securing continued
technical support in critical areas such as financial and program management, advocacy, lobbying
and policy development.
Reinforce resource mobilization by UN partner agencies and MINFAMU to raise the remaining
............. to cover the funding gap before the end of the program. In an effort to win greater donor
interest and support for gender activities, MINFAMU needs show positive outputs for efforts made
in the gender effort. Advocacy and the speedy approval of any or all two of the key policy
documents; The National Gender Policy, The Law Against Domestic Violence would be a strategic
achievement sending a positive message on government’s commitment and delivery on
commitments made to women. UNDP could take to lead among UN agencies to step up resource
mobilization.
There is a need to review the indicators of the JGP and build them in throughout the reporting modules of all implementing partners such as OMA, Rede Mulher. To design a reporting model that will guide the partners to include more detail and substance of the implementation activities.
Both Rede Mulher and OMA have an extensive network at the grassroots level offering an
opportunity to design specific community based activities with NGO and CBO to have an immediate
and visible impact at a local level. This will help improve the visibility and relevance of the program
beyond the institutional level.
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To decentralize the implementation of the JGP by establishing a provincial implementation
commission that will add local dynamics to the program and ensure that it is driven by the needs
and priorities felt at provincial level. To integrate the JGP work plan into the provincial gender work
plan so it can begin to be implemented and financed by both government and JGP funds.
In view of a phased out handover in the JGM management and coordination, MINFAMU’s national
directorates should take a greater role in implementation of the programs activities, incorporating
the program into the mainstream MINFAMU activities. Funds should be channelled directly to
MINFAMU for management and implementation of the JGP. UN partners should help strengthen
its capacity to implement with greater flexibility in a decentralized manner of program
implementation at provincial level.
Greater information sharing after participation in international seminars and workshops between
UNIFEM’s regional office and MINFAMU such as participating in international conferences. This
information should then be shared with other government sectors by MINFAMU as a way of
updating key government policy and decision makers aware of development and trends.
UNDP should have a greater role in the hand over and assume the “risk to experiment” putting MINFAMU to take the leading role in management and implementing the JGP. The JGP partnership on good governance with Ministry of Planning should serve as the link with MINFAMU.
MINFAMU should increase its capacity to participate in more aspects of the good governance program in partnership UNDP. Gender equality should be mainstreamed in UNDP’s governance program and the poverty alleviation program as this will broadened its impact at municipally and local levels. This way, the JGP program can source funds from the governance and poverty alleviation donors to supplement its own activities.
The JGP should be decentralized to the provincial level. More training and capacity building of MINFAMU and its provincial government departments to strengthen the implementation of the program by both government and NGO provincial implementing partners.
A much clearer reflection of commitment to gender equality has to be integrated into the government at central and provincial levels. Despite expressed intensions, little has been done to effectively increase the number of women in senior and decision making ranks at central and provincial levels of government. MINFAMU should take the lead in advocating for this with the support of the UN’s good governance program.
Consider incorporating Luanda into the program with specific activities in order to set a faster pace of the program implementation with tangible results.
MINFAMU should report and show case concrete gender outputs and success attained by the JGP and previous efforts as a way of attract the interest of potential donors.
The current implementation strategy of the JGP program was born of the post-war era. This needs
to be reviewed and revised to suit the current economic rehabilitation environment that the
program is being implemented.
Output 1.2 MINFAMU Documentation Unit Reinforced
Technical support to the MINFAMU Documentation centre should be strengthened both with skills
and IT equipment and materials.
Link MINFAMU’s data base systems to other sources of valuable information on domestic violence
and HIV/AIDS prevalence, testing and treatment such as the health posts and counselling centres
run by government, NGO and religious organizations at provincial and municipal level using the
networks of OMA and Rede Mulher.
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Strengthen methods of information sharing of MINFAMU’s data base to senior policy makers,
planners, health and education service providers, social interest groups and others as a way of
sensitizing the public, influencing decision making processes and stimulating engagement and
greater information collection and sharing with the users.
Output 1.3: Data on socio-economic and political situation of women and men in Angola available
Continued technical support and IT equipment to Rede Mulher, OMA and MINFAMU for data
collection and analysis,
Training of provincial statistics officers on gender desegregated data collection methods,
Establish linkages between MINFAMU and Ministry of Planning’s data base and statistics systems in
order to broaden the data base and enhance information sharing between the two sector
ministries, partner and stakeholders.
Install the gender desegregated data base in the Ministry of Planning and its provincial directorates.
Output 1.4 Engendering of national budgets supported
Complete assessment of National budget formulation in three provinces and disseminate findings
Continued training of senior planners in gender budgeting at central level.
Output 1.5 Network for women living with HIV/AIDS launched and institutional support provided
Support and strengthen the capacity of Muenho to conduct the gender analysis for Home Based
Care.
Carry out gender analysis in Home Based Care and disseminate findings.
Output 1.6: Participation of women in national and local elections and other decision making positions
supported
Women’s participation in 2008 elections process and politics. Given that Angola is going for
elections this year and partnership that JGP between government and the UN greater effort should
be made to use the JGP to lobby and advocate political parties and all the processes to ensure
greater participation of women in the 2008 elections process. MINFAMU should explore greater
collaboration and partnership with UNDP’s good governance program to strengthen their advocacy
and lobby components drawing from the experiences and resources that that program brings. For
this effort MINFAMU should take the lead to engage government while OMA could ensure that its
affiliate party MPLA respect and ensures greater participation of women candidates in the elections
process.
Further training should be given to provincial government, political party leaders and church
leaders in order to strengthen their capacities to promote gender sensitive actions at all ranks both
in government structures and civil activities.
Output 2.1 HIV/AIDS Policy revised and gender and human rights mainstreamed
Ministry of Health should update MINFAMU on the status of gender and Human Rights analysis of
the HIV/AIDS policy followed by a policy dialogue with parliamentarians to discuss the findings.
Output 2.2: National Gender Policy developed and submitted for approval
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Though all three activities of this output has been carried for this output, the National Gender
Policy has not yet been finalized nor submitted for approval.
MINFAMU needs to exert greater effort to speed up and conclude with the elaboration of the
National Gender Policy, conduct the provincial consultations and submit this policy to the Minister’s
council for approval.
Output 3.1 Data on violence against women and children and Harmful Traditional Practices (HTP)
available and used for advocacy
Data and information on violence against women is collected at different points in the health, social
and judicial sectors. Greater information flow and sharing is required during the management
meetings and steering committee meetings in order to avoid blockages and impasses such as the
case of the UNICEF study.
Output 3.2: Law proposal on Domestic Violence designed and presented for approval
The law on Domestic Violence has been approved and is in its final stages of being amended. Effort
should be given to NGO partners to disseminate this law to the communities and monitor it’s
application.
Advocate for tightening of the penal code in order to punish offender and this way discourage
perpetuation of violence against women.
Output 3.3: Support services for victims/survivors of domestic violence strengthened
Strengthen the capacity of MINFAMU counselling centres and improve the equipment and material
for improved service delivery.
Continued efforts to advocate for tougher penal code to punish domestic violence offenders.
Currently MINFAMU and DPFASAC are working in collaboration with OMA at central and provincial
level to address this problem.
Output 3.4: CEDAW integrated in legal, policy, planning and programming frameworks
Strengthen the technical capacity for MINFAMU to conduct sensitization a workshop for the
constitutional commission, government and private sector on CEDAW.
Support MINFAMU to strengthen its capacity to advocate for the adaptation of CEDAW framework
for its adoption and implementation.
Output 3.5: Angolan Women Lawyers Association strengthened
MISAU’s Gender Unit should reflect and review its partnership with the Women Lawyers
Association as no activities could be carried out as the association is currently “dysfunctional.”
Output 3.6: Security Council Resolution 1325 implemented
Giver greater support to MINFAMU implement activities aimed at implementing and monitoring
Resolution 1325.
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Output 4.1: Women engaged in decent work
Give the Association of Business Women greater support such as training in business financial
management coupled with support towards securing financing mechanisms for start-up and
expansion of business initiatives.
The Business Women’s Association needs greater technical training in business management, IT
and support to access credit facilities for SMEs and business initiatives.
There is a need to develop institutional infrastructure that ensure access of women to economic
empowerment.
SUSTAINABILITY
Program and financial management of the JGP is critical for the sustainability of the program. UNIFEM’s
responsibility as management agent of the program is meant to phased with a handover to the
Government thereafter. Therefore it is critical that MINFAMU’s gender unit demonstrate technical skills,
transparency in both financial procedures and program management skill for the smooth handover and
sustainability of the program.
Staff: In this light MINFAMU’s gender unit has since recruited a program coordinator and a project officer
who will interface between central and provincial government and implementing partners.
A qualified and experienced financial assistant has been identified and the process of recruitment is in
course. It is expected that the recruitment should finalized by end June and installed by 1st July 2009 to
complete the team. Currently the gender unit is composed of a coordinator, program officer, a secretary
and a driverThe unit still lacks adequate capacity on the financial management and a financial officer is still
in the process recruitment.
Program integration: At its inception, the JGP was perceived as a separate program from the rest of
MINFAMU’s programs. In order to change this and guarantee its integration into the core of MINFAMU’s
program, JGP secretariat has positioned itself as a funding mechanism for MINFAMU gender
mainstreaming program incorporating all its key departments: DNPC, DNDP, DNPF, and GEPE). There is a
need to appropriate JGP activities for direct implementation by MINFAMU’s key departments.
The JGP activities continue to be an integral priority of government and will be included in the next 5 year
plan.
The JGP continues relevant to the ministry in capacity building of senior government officials in gender,
domestic violence, gender budgeting to influence policy and legislature through which instruments are
being developed for advocacy. The surveys and studies that have been carried out are used as important
tools to gather and disseminate information both within and between ministries.
MINFAMU has gained the experience and technical expertise to manage the programmatic elements. The
programme has exposed staff to gender training in a variety of ways, they have participated in south to
south cooperation related initiatives. Currently MINFAMU senior staff are engaged in gender responsive
budgeting which, something they were not familiar with initially.
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Funding modalities: UN donor agencies need to review their funding and management modalities in relation to the JGP while seeking solutions to current funding delays, communication channels and obstacles in so doing improving solutions for the implementation of the program to MINFAMU and its partners.
Financial mobilization: A high level UN and MINFAMU should meet to reflect on the phase out of the
project and strategic donor mobilization for JGP and the country’s gender effort. In the light of UN
requirements for an effective handover and phase out of the JGP program management, MINFAMU has to
harmonize its accounting system to enable for the direct transfer of UN funds into MINFAMU’s general
accounts systems as well as an institutional assessment and training carried.
Currently UNIFEM is applying the advanced payment system for program’s operation which is to a certain
extent limiting and inflexible for daily operations.
The UN donors agencies need to continue to mobilize and assist MINFAMU to restore the confidence of
gender donors by demonstrating positive achievements and impact on policy, government commitment
and legislature.
Program relevance: The JGP activities and implementations strategies need to be revised in the light of
current changes and economic/socio and political environment in order to maintain the relevance of the
program.
CONCLUSIONS:
The JGP was conceived as the UN’s partnership to compliment government’s national gender effort. The program is based within the institutional structure of MINFAMU, and is an integral part of MINFAMU’s activities. JGP staff, offices and operations equipment is incorporated within MINFAMU’s physical space and compliments MINFAMU priority areas of action. HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and gender equality remain a priority and the challenge on how to integrate gender equality in all other government sectors. The UN partners use pool funding mechanism managed by UNIFEM applying UN management norms and procedures. The physical absence of UNIFEM has posed operations challenges such as delays in disbursements, daily operations and communication due to language barriers, distance, information sharing and other program management related actions. Nonetheless the UN partner agencies have given continuous technical support to MINFAMU’s gender unit which acts as the secretariat of the program and upheld regular steering committee and management meetings. UN donated funds are disbursed directly to MINFAMU and NGO partner for program implementation. Opportunities lie in strengthening MINFAMU’s capacity to lobby and advocate for policy development and approval of key documents such as the National Gender Policy and the dissemination of the law against domestic at community level. The participation of women in political processes and decision making remains well below SADC’s recommended minimum 30% at all levels therefore MINFAMU has to exert greater effort to lobby and advocate for the attainment of this goal. MINFAMU should explore closer partnership between the JGP and the UN system’s Good Governance program to strengthen it’s capacity and resources required to achieve this goal. The UN system should reflect on adjusting its strategy of engagement and do less direct management of program resources to building the capacity of MINFAMU to strategically mobilize, advocate, lobby and build a critical mass that will ensure delivery on gender issues and implementation of adequate gender sensitive policies. MINFAMU’s Gender Unit coordinates the overall program implementation working directly to mainstream gender in key government sector ministries, policy makers, parliamentarians, provincial government and NGO implementing partners – Rede Mulher and OMA. Though MINFAMU’s Gender Unit is the overall
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coordinator of the program, the two NGOs’ implementing partners each have each signed separate MOUs directly with UNIFEM Gender and receive their funds directly, independent of MINFAMU structures. This arrangement poses a degree of added coordination challenges as the NGO’s reporting and financing priorities lie with the funding agencies before the coordinator. Likewise information and performance standards and norms fall for the implementing partners seem to be shared or divided vaguely between the funding agency, UNIFEM and the coordinating entity, MINFAMU. This far, the JGP’s implementation has been mainly in Luanda at the central MINFAMU and sector ministries, parliament level and much less at provincial level. The partner NGO’s have been working more on the grassroots level, with an easier outreach to at the provincial and municipal level. The provincial government structures, particularly MINFAMU’s provincial directorates seem less aware of the JGP operation models and have had much less training and capacity in gender mainstreaming in their specific sectors such as planning, statistics, health, leadership and economic development. The JGP only covers part of Angola’s provinces leaving out the majority of the country with similar and sometimes more pressing development challenges. There is an expressed need by implementing partners to expand the program to the rest of the country in order to begin to address and reverse social challenges posed by gender inequality in leadership and other challenges. The JGP’s funding gap has to be addressed by both the UN agencies and government with urgency. Fundraising strategies have to be used to revamp donor interest in gender including show casing successes attained this far in the gender effort, approval and application of progressive gender sensitive policies and laws, greater accountability and transparency. UNDP and its partner UN agencies expressed a need to strengthen collaboration with MINFAMU while seeking to be part of the solution making process to challenges faced in up lifting gender equality in Angola.
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Annex 1
Terms of Reference
Angola Joint Gender Programme Mid-Term Review
A. Background
The Government of Angola with technical and financial support from UNDP, UNFPA and UNIFEM has been be
implementing a four year Programme (2005 – 2008) to build the capacity of the Ministry of the Family and Promotion
of Women (MINFAMU) as well as selected NGOs in various areas. Specifically the Programme addresses the need to
build and strengthen national capacity for advocating and mainstreaming gender and human rights into various
development processes in Angola, thus contributing to gender equality and the empowerment of Angolan women. In
order to accomplish this it focuses on the following main areas:
i) Strengthening the capacity of MINFAMU, the Multi-Sectoral Gender Committees at national level and in selected
Provinces as well as key women’s organizations;
ii) Supporting policy development and dialogue, especially the National Gender Policy and ensuring that gender and
human rights are mainstreamed into the HIV/AIDS policy and Strategic Framework;
iii) Improving protection of women’s civil and political rights, including the review and reform of key laws using the
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and design of an awareness
campaign to ensure the provisions of CEDAW and other legal frameworks such as the Family Law Code are well
known through the development of an advocacy strategy, training and support services for addressing violence
against women and children;
iv) Supporting the socio-economic empowerment of women and their families, targeting disadvantaged women and
their families through inter alia the creation of community-based cooperatives and business training skills and
information that integrates Human Rights, gender based violence and HIV and AIDS.
As part of the Monitoring and Evaluation component of the Joint Programme Document a Mid term review of the
Programme will be conducted to inter alia ascertain the following:
B. Objectives of the overall review
The main objectives of the proposed review are to: (i) take stock of current programme achievements, problems
and opportunities; (ii) verify the continued relevance and pertinence of the Joint Gender Programme (JGP) as well
as the related sustainability; (iv) identify the necessary adjustments, if any, in project design, objectives, strategies
and implementation arrangement in light of changes in the environment; (v) make recommendations on how to
improve performance of the JGP; (vi) identify areas which the funding and implementing partners and programme
management should pay specific attention to in order to achieve project objectives.
C. Scope and elements of the review
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1. Scope of the Mid-Term Review. The review will cover the following areas; (i) analysis of the context and environment for successful implementation and design of the Programme; (ii) implementation of all programme outputs and activities (quantity, quality and utility); (vi) outcomes, effects and impact; and (vii) sustainability.
2. The Design of the Programme. Using all relevant documents, the mid-term review team will assess the validity of the assumptions and premises that formed the basis for the design and implementation of the JGP to determine their correctness and continued relevance. The programme’s enabling environment will also be assessed to determine ownership and support by its partners and beneficiaries.
3. Programme Governance and Management. The mid-term review team will also assess the management structure of the JGP, its functions and performance in order to determine its adequacy and effectiveness. JGP management will also be assessed especially as it relates to the leadership for implementation of programme activities, monitoring and reporting systems, including analysis of work plan activities against agreed budgets, so as to determine their relevance and compatibility with provisions, objectives and activities as designed.
4. Programme Implementation. The implementation of the programme components and activities will be reviewed in order to take stock of the quantity and quality of achievements, compare them with what was planned and ascertain the likelihood of the programme achieving its objectives.
5. The review will examine the JGP’s instruments for planning and monitoring and assess their adequacy. These will include but not be limited to annual work programs and budgets, six-monthly progress and financial reports and audit reports.
6. The review will examine the adequacy of inputs for the delivery of project outputs and the timelines of the delivery of such inputs. The inputs will include selection criteria of consultants, service providers, equipment and other material inputs.
7. With regard to financing, the mid-term review will compare the JGP budget with actual disbursements, timeliness of disbursement of funds, and implementing partners’ absorptive capacity.
8. Outputs, Impact and Sustainability. The mid-term review will assess the programmes overall outputs and will compare quantity and quality of the outputs produced with what was planned and will determine whether the mid-term review will assess programme outcomes. Effect and impact (or prospects of impact). Based on these assessments, the team will identify specific constraints and opportunities and make specific recommendations on how to improve programme performance and consider its future expansion and sustainability.
9. Conclusions and Recommendations: the review, based on its findings and observations, will draw conclusions and make recommendations for decision making on the future direction of the JGP.
D. Methodology
(i) Meeting with National Project Coordinator, UNDP, UNFPA, UNIFEM as well as the coordinators of OMA and Rede Mulher to discuss the review exercise, the methodology and approaches to be used;
(ii) Review all documentation related to the JGP (programme document, work plans and budgets, progress reports, minutes, concept papers, workshop and mission reports, monitoring visit reports etc.);
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(iii) Discussions with the beneficiaries of the JGP on the relevance of the project including to the Provinces where necessary,
(iv) Discussions with representatives of organizations and international agencies that work in gender on the relevance of the project, its design, its effectiveness and impact, challenges and long-term sustainability; More importantly the review will also ascertain how a greater involvement of partners not currently benefiting from the Programme can be included in the subsequent initiatives.
(v) Review of the programme management arrangements to assess effectiveness in its implementation;
(vi) Preparation by the Consultant of preliminary and final reports on the mid-term review of the programme with conclusions and recommendations. The preliminary report will be submitted to MINFAMU, UNDP, UNFPA, UNIFEM as well as OMA and Rede Mulher before departure and final report two weeks after the mission completion in both Portuguese and English.
E. Output
18. A report on the mid-term review with its conclusions and recommendations.
F. Duration
19. The consultancy will be for a total of 10 working days from the 17 – 28th March 2008.
G. Qualifications required:
In view of the assigned task the lead international consultant shall possess the following qualifications:
Possess a postgraduate degree with more than five years experience working in the area of gender and women’s rights.
Good analytical and gender analysis skills
At least five years experience in a management position and organizational development skills will be an added advantage.
Have extensive experience in conducting evaluations.
Have experience in working with communities.
Must speak and write in English and Portuguese.
The national consultation will have the following qualifications and skills
Possess a first degree or diploma in gender and development or at least five years in related work area.
Have experience in conducting evaluations
Have experience in working with communities
Details of the last evaluation conducted with the contact details of the organisation may be requested.
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H. Remuneration
Payment will be made in accordance with UNDP rules and procedures, which will be outlined in contract issued. 50% will be paid on presentation of the first draft and the other 50 % on presentation of a satisfactory final draft.
I. Disclaimer
The material arising from the consultancy shall be the property of members of the Joint Gender Programme and cannot be used without their express consent.
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ANNEX 2
LIST OF INTERVIEWS
Date Name Institution and Title
24/04/08 Ms. Nomcebo Manzini UNIFEM Regional Office, Johannesburg
25/04/08
Dra. Margarida Ulizavo
Sr. Jose Broa,
MINFAMU Gender Unit
JGP Coordinator
MINFAMU, JGP Project Officer
28/04/08
Dalina Carlos
Beatriz Naquinda
Ilda Marisa Carlos Aguas
Maria Josefina Marques
DPFASAC Benguela
Director
DPFASAC, Technical
DPFASAC Head of Dept.
DPFASAC Head of Dept.
28/04/08
Doctor Conceicao Canga,
Sra. Riqueta Mendes,
Doctor Denis
UNFPA Benguela:
Technical Counselor for Reproductive Health
Family Planning Officer
UNFPA officer
28/04/08
Ms. Anabela de Trinidade Jordao,
Ms. Elsa Amado,
OMA, Benguela
OMA Provincial Secretary
Legal and Social Affairs Officer
28/04/08 Doctor Teresa Sambo CICA
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Doctor Conceicao Canga
Sra. Riqueta Mendes
Dr. Denis
UNFPA Benguela
Technical Counsellor for Reproductive Health
Family Planning Officer
UNFPA officer
28/04/08
Sra. Celina Moko
IECA
Executive Management
28/04/08
Teresa Palmira Segunda
PROMAICA
President
28/04/08
Teresa Borjes
Asssociação de Mulhers Empresárias de
Benguela
President
30/05/08
Dr Katum,
Sra Inês Gaspar
Rosa Pedro
Muenho
Vice-president
Executive Secretary, project assistant.
02/05/08
Dra Maria Gabriela Simas,
Madam Safiathu Singhateh,
UNFPA Angola
Program Officer
Regional Gender Advisor
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02/05/08
Pedro Kiala
Sra. Ana Paula dos Santos
Ministry of Planning
Gender focal person
Gender focal
03/05/08
Fernanda Ricardo ,
Miguel de Jesus
Rede Mulher
NGO links officer
General Assistant
05/05/08
Roshni Basu
UNICEF
ACSD M&E Specialist
05/05/08
Gita Welch
Fatima
Ana Graça
United Nations Development Program
Country director
Gender focal point
Head of Governance cluster
05/05/08
H.E. Celeste
MINFAMU
Minister
05/05/08
Emilia Fernandes
Maria Mjava Madina
Margarida Ulisavo,
Alberta Laurinda J. Domingos,
MINFAMU (DNPC, DNDM, DNPF and GEPE)
Director of GEPE
National Director for the Directorate of
Women
National Director for Promotion and
Coordination
Head of Department for Family Policy
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05/05/08 OMA
Alice Dombolo chivaca
Carolina Cerqueira
Serafina Pinto
Adélia de Carvalho
Denis Almeida
Josefina Gomes
Eulália Maria Alves Rocha e Silva
Secretária Nacional adjunta
Secretária dos Assuntos Jurídicos
Aconselhamento e solidariedade
Coord.CDA/CNac
Assistente Financeiro
OMA Provincial
OMA Provincial
ANNEX 3
Findings Chart: Current Programme Achievements
Outcome 1: Strengthen the capacity of government institutions (MINFAMU and CCMG) and civil
society organizations in mainstreaming gender into development policies, programs and
projects.
Strategy 1: Capacity building and strengthening of MINFAMU, CCMG and women’s organizations.
Output 1.1: Strengthen the capacity of MINFAMU and the CCMG
Indicators Activities Status/Comments
1. CCMG
revitalized
2. Number of
manuals and
tools developed
3. Number of
people, male
and female
trained
1.1.1 Prepare TORs and recruit
international consultant and national
consultants to undertake an institutional
assessment of MINFAMU for
mainstreaming gender and human rights
(CEDAW)
MINFAMU, 2006
1.1.2 Organize 2 day consultation with
members of CCMG to redefine roles and
responsibilities and define action plan at
national level and in 3 provinces
MINFAMU, 2006,
2007
1.1.3 Conduct training needs assessment
and a focus on mainstreaming gender
analysis, human rights and HIV/AIDS for
MINFAMU and CCMG (3 provinces)
MINFAMU, 2007
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1.1.4 Adapt and or develop appropriate
training materials and tools for gender
mainstreaming
Not yet done
1.1.5 Conduct 5 training sessions based
on findings of needs assessments and
manuals and tools developed for
MINFAMU and CCMG (including one
TOT)
MINFAMU, 2006,
2007
1.1.6 Set up and operate secretariat of
the CCMG
Not yet done
1.1.7 Host 2 one day CCMG information
sharing meetings annually
MINFAMU, 2007
during the 1.1.3
consultations
1.1.8 Conduct refresher training for
National Network of Gender Trainers
Not yet implemented
dependent on identification
of international consultant.
Held a reflection meeting
with gender trainers.
1.1.9 South to South cooperation visit to
selected countries
MINFAMU, 2006.
Two trips in 2006,
Zimbabwe and
Mozambique
1.1.10 Support networking and
participation in international
conferences, training programs
MINFAMU, 2006,
2007, 2008
Output 1.2 MINFAMU Documentation Unit Reinforced
Functional database
and webpage on
accurate, gender
related information
established
1.2.1 Undertake rapid needs assessment
of MINFAMU documentation unit and
implement recommendations
MINFAMU, 2006
1.2.2 Create webpage on gender and
development in Angola
MINFAMU, 2007
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1.2.3 Create database on gender and
development NGOs and consultants
Not yet carried out. GEPE
(Gabinete de Estudos e
Planiamento) is taking the
lead in implementing this
activity.
1.2.4 Publish half bi-annual newsletter MINFAMU, 2007-8
have made only one
publication
Output 1.3: Data on socio-economic and political situation of women and men in Angola
available
Number of male and
female planning
officials trained in
application of gender
analysis increased
1.3.1 Review current system and
competence for data collection and
storage in MINFAMU, Rede Mulher and
OMA including requirements
MINFAMU, RM, OMA
2007-8
1.3.2 Install appropriate data information
management systems
Not yet implemented
1.3.3 Set up gender Task force (from
CCMG members) and define action plan
to ensure gender mainstreaming in
census process
Under
implementation,
group has been
formed and needs to
strengthen its
capacity
1.3.4 Train national statistics officers,
planners and census enumerators to
collect analyze and apply gender
disaggregated data as part of UNFPA
support to INE under PDS
MINPLAN, INE,
MINFAMU, 2007 one
training has been
carried out. Need to
carryout same
training at provincial
level. Need capacity
building of INE staff in
gender and statistics
1.3.5 Publish: Women and men in Angola Not yet carried out and not
planned this far.
1.3.6 Conduct workshop to develop
gender sensitive monitoring indicators
for MDGs, PRSPs etc
Not yet carried out, planned
for 2008
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1.3.7 Participate in compilation of MDG
report
MINFAMU, NGOs,
CCMG, 2005, 2006
outside JGP activities
Output 1.4 Engendering of national budgets supported
1. Number of
NGOs trained in
gender
budgeting
analysis
2. Increased
number
national/provin
cial budget
plans taking into
account a
gender and
human rights
dimension
1.4.1 Conduct assessment of national
budget formulation process at national
and provincial level (in 3 provinces)
MINFAMU, 2007-8
will be concluded by
mid-2008.
1.4.2 Conduct gender analysis of budgets
training and link to PRSP for MINFAMU,
CCMG and women’s organizations and
elaborate action plan for monitoring
budgeting processes
Not yet implemented,
depends on conclusion of
1.4.1
1.4.3 Conduct advocacy training for
gender sensitive budgets
MINFAMU, 2007 for
CCMG and NGOs and
Provincial
directorates. Plan to
give training for
senior planners at
ministry level for
2008
1.4.4 Implement gender budget action
and monitoring plan
Not yet implemented
Output 1.5 Network for women living with HIV/AIDS launched and institutional support provided
1. Number of NGO
staff trained
and working as
advocates on
gender issues,
2. Number of
women and
men trained in
gender analysis,
human rights
and HIV/AIDS
1.5.1 Host a 2-day consultative meeting
with women living with HIV/AIDS in
Luanda and action plan - launch network
RM, NGOs, 2006,
2007
1.5.2 Adapt training materials on gender,
human rights and HIV/AIDS
MINFAMU, RM, 2007-
8
1.5.3 Conduct two 3-day gender and
human rights training for women living
with HIV/AIDS
RM, NGOs 2006, 2007
1.5.4 Develop statutes, strategy and
support establishment and operations
for women’s network
RM, NGOs 2006-7
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1.5.5 Host at least two policy dialogues
between women living with HIV/AIDS
and parliamentarians
RM, NGOs 2007
1.5.6 Facilitate 4 dialogue forums and
debates between women and men,
young and old to discuss gender,
violence and HIV/AIDS
MINFAMU, RM,
2007
1.5.7 Undertake gender analysis of home
based care work in three communities
Not yet implemented
1.5.8 Disseminate research findings and
engage in advocacy and link to gender
analysis of budgets and PRSP
Not yet implemented,
dependent on 1.5.7
1.5.9 Support participation of women
living with HIV/AIDS in international
conferences and symposia
MINFAMU, RM,2006,
2007
Output 1.6: Participation of women in national and local elections and other decision making
positions supported
Number of Women
trained to participant in
governance structures
1.6.1 Undertake an assessment to
determine levels of women’s
participation in private and public sector
MINFAMU, 2008
1.6.2 Disseminate results of assessment
and define plan for supporting women’s
involvement in positions of decision
making in the private and public sector
especially parliament and cabinet
planned to publish
reports July 2008.
1.6.3 Host one TOT workshop on
transformative leadership
Not yet implemented
1.6.4 Host eight national and provincial
workshops on transformative leadership
for women to participate in national
elections
MINFAMU, 2008 held
one so far on
women’s
participation in
electoral processes,
with funding of
MINFAMU and
Development
Workshop – Canada
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Outcome 2: Increased production of women’s rights, access to justice by women and increased
awareness by Angolan women on their civil, political and socio-economic rights
Strategy 2: Support the Policy development and dialogue
Output 2.1 HIV/AIDS Policy revised and gender and human rights mainstreamed
1. Gender
mainstreamed
in the HIV/AIDS
policy,
2. Number of male
and female
policy makers,
justice officials,
traditional
leaders,
planners, police
and health
workers trained
at national and
provincial level
2.1.1 Conduct gender and human rights
analysis of current HIV/AIDS policy and
strategy framework and develop
framework for gender sensitive and
human rights centred policy and strategy
framework
activity lead by Ministry of
Health
2.1.2 Host one-day policy dialogue with
parliamentarians to disseminate findings
and sensitize them on the issues
Not yet implemented
2.1.3 Organize training for members of
AIDS council, traditional leaders,
planners, police justice, lawyers, on
gender, human rights and HIV/AIDS at
national and provincial level
MINFAMU, NGO,
PNLS, 2007, Malange,
Cuando Cubango,
Cunene
Output 2.2 : National Gender Policy developed and submitted for approval
1. Participatory
National Gender
Policy
elaborated
2.2.1 Set up National Gender Policy Task
Force from members of the CCMG
MINFAMU, CCGM
2006
2.2.2 Host one day workshop to define
TORs and action plan for task force
MINFAMU, CCGM
2006
2.2.3 Implement action plan MINFAMU, CCMG,
2007
Output 2.3: Supported implementation of 10 year review of ICPD and Beijing Platform
recommendations
1. Number of
recommendatio
ns implemented
(ICPD and BDFA)
2.3.1 Host national and provincial
consultation to brief on outcomes of
ICPD and B+10 review and develop
action plan
MINFAMU, MINPLAN
2007 including
capacity building on
B+10
Strategy 3: Improved protection of women’s civil and political rights and access to justice
Output 3.1 Data on violence against women and children and Harmful Traditional Practices (HTP)
available and used for advocacy
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1. At least one
study on GBV
2. Functional MIS
for VAW
3.1.1 Undertake study on violence
against women and girls in selected
provinces linking HIV/AIDS and poverty
UNICEF,MINFAMU
2007, plan to
disseminate
information of survey
in July 2008.
Discussions between
MINFAMU and
UNICEF on
procedures and way
forward on the
UNICEF survey.
3.1.2 Repackage research findings and
distribute for advocacy
Not done, awaiting approval
of study by MINFAMU
3.1.3 Develop and implement advocacy
and social mobilization strategy to end
violence against women and girls and
HTP
MINFAMU, 2007 The
national action plan
against domestic
violence done.
Enriched with
contributions and
consultation in all
provinces. Awaits
approval and
adoption by
Minister’s council.
3.1.4 Provide technical assistance to
develop management information
systems (MIS) for tracking violence
against women and girls,
Not yet implemented. The
MINFAMU counselling
centers have been
established and are collecting
data that will later be
analysed and reported.
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3.1.5 Produce knowledge including
videos, publication on research, fact
sheets and training materials
MINFAMU, 2007-8
production of mini-
series on violence
video. Produced
pamphlets, posters,
banners. More
material planned for
till end of the
program.
Output 3.2: Law proposal on Domestic Violence designed and presented for approval
Participative proposal
on Domestic violence
law
3.2.1 Arrange debates and supporting
plans about domestic law proposal at
national and provincial level
MINFAMU, OMA, RM
2007
3.2.2 Complete the elaboration of
domestic violence law and forward to
approval
MINFAMU, 2007
Output 3.3: Support services for victims/survivors of domestic violence strengthened
1. GBV MIS fully
functioning,
2. Number of
citizens
sensitized on
GBV advocacy,
3. Number of men
sensitized and
involved in GBV
advocacy,
4. Number of legal
centres
strengthened
3.3.1 Asses current status and set up MIS
for organizations providing support to
victims/survivors of violence and input
data into MINFAMU database
Not yet implemented,
planned for 2009
3.3.2 Extend victims/survivor tracking
system to relevant state institutions
Not yet implemented,
planned for 2009
3.3.3 Organize 5 dialogue forums
between women and children survivors
of violence and policy makers and law
enforcement agents: national and
provincial
MINFAMU, OMA
2006-7
3.3.4 Conduct 5 dialogue forums with
theme on men as agents for change to
end violence against women and girls
MINFAMU, RM 2006
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3.3.5 Support the creation of a men for
change network with a special focus on
ending violence against women and
children, HIV/AIDS and sexual and
reproductive health
MINFAMU, ONGs,
2007-8 working with
Men’s NGOs in
Huambo and
Benguela have carried
out a needs
assessments of the
organization.
3.3.6 Organize and conduct gender
sensitization and human rights training
for journalists
MINFAMU, 2006,
have been requested
to do more training
with journalist
3.3.7 Conduct needs assessment of
existing legal/counselling centres
MINFAMU, OMA
2006
3.3.8 Prioritize recommendations of
assessment and implement
MINFAMU on-going
3.3.9 Compile ten-year review of SADC
Gender and Development Declaration
and Addendum on violence against
women and children
MINFAMU, ONGs
2005-6-7-8
participation in 3
national conferences
and 4 SADC regional
meetings.
Output 3.4: CEDAW integrated in legal, policy, planning and programming frameworks
1. Number of legal
frameworks and
policies revised
according to
CEDAW
2. Number of
government
officials and
private sector
sensitized on
CEDAW
3. Six CEDAW
3.4.1 Conduct law review of key legal
instruments for gender sensitization
MINFAMU, 2007-
ongoing
3.4.2 Conduct sensitization workshop for
constitutional commission
Not yet implemented
3.4.3 Provide gender technical assistance
to constitutional commission
Not yet implemented
3.4.4 Dissemination of translated family
law code and CEDAW: simplification and
audience appropriate including radio and
TV
MINFAMU 2006-7
ongoing highlighting
women’s rights issues
on commemorative
women’s days
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country report
elaborated
3.4.5 Adaptation of models and
frameworks for implementation of
CEDAW
Not yet implemented
3.4.6 Conduct training for MINFAMU,
CCMG and Rede Mulher on CEDAW
model
MINFAMU, 2006-7,
held training in
Milange, Huila and
Benguela
3.4.7 Five one-day sensitization of key
decision makers in government and
private sector on CEDAW
Not yet implemented
3.4.8 Support documentation of sixth
country report to CEDAW committees
MINFAMU, 2007-
ongoing
3.4.9 Participation in CEDAW committee
review
MINFAMU, 2007 –
ongoing
Output 3.5: Angolan Women Lawyers Association strengthened
Angolan Women
Lawyers Association
reactivated
3.5.1 Conduct review of operations,
challenges and opportunities for the
Association
Not implemented due to an
apparent lack of interest and
internal coordination by the
Associaton
3.5.2 Hold a one-consultation to share
results of review and define the way
forward
Not implemented
3.5.3 Implement action plan Not implemented
Output 3.6: Security Council Resolution 1325 implemented
Number of
demobilization and
integrations plans and
projects taking into
account the resolution
3.6.1 Organize 2 national and 3 provincial
workshops to disseminate translated
resolution
MINFAMU, CCMG,
NGOs 2006-7
3.6.2 Strengthen/develop national
mechanism for implementation and
monitoring
Not yet implemented
3.6.3 Support monitoring of Resolution
1325
Not yet implemented
Output 4.1: Women engaged in decent work
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1. Number of
associations or
cooperatives
created in the
target areas,
2. Number of
income
generating
activities,
3. Number of
women trained.
4.1.1 Undertake participatory baseline
study with communities identified for
support and identify priority needs,
Not yet implemented,
planned for 2009
4.1.2 Identify business agents MINFAMU, 2006
Will create a database of
business women
4.1.3 Broad assessment study on
entrepreneurship, vocational and
business training needs of women and
make an impact assessment of micro-
finance for women,
Not yet implemented
4.1.4 Conduct training in business
management, gender, HIV/AIDS violence
etc. in the context of personal
empowerment and business success
Not yet implemented
4.1.5 Support the establishment of
cooperatives or business enterprises,
Not yet implemented
4.1.6 Provide technical backstopping for
business enterprises.
MINFAMU 2007
support for
realization of the
National Business
women conference
including a
workshop/training