Management Response

Recommendation:	UNW has to before funding and give technical support that a project should be designed from proper baseline assessment, with measurable result framework from the outset to monitor implementation and evaluate outcomes.
Management Response:	Accepted

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments Conduct baseline survey for all projects. M&E will be allocated at least 5% budget to undertake assessments and evaluations. M&E Analysts/Specialist 2025/12 Not Initiated

Recommendation:

The MoGCW, RRC and the IPs involved in this project, in collaboration with UNW (technical and financial support) work on more awareness creation, women’s rights sensitization and lobby about laws, gender issues and human rights within the security sector, with the motto “you give peace to women if you want to protect peace and their rights” that are enshrined in laws, policies and actions in the revitalized arrangements.

Management Response:

accepted

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments UNW CO will continue to strength and leverage on the strong partnership with the Ministry of Gender, child and Social Welfare (MGCSW) and other ley stakeholders to lobby and advocate for gender responsive laws and human rights in security sector. strengthen networks of women in uniform to a unified voice. UNW CO projects will focus on supporting MGCSW and the network of women in unform and male champions in unform to advocate for the rights of women in unifrom. Program specialist-WPS 2024/12 Not Initiated

Recommendation:

a). UNW and Donors should give incentives and criteria-based funding and technical support to IPs that work on WPS agenda to engage more communities at grassroots level including pastoral communities, people’s local representatives such as chiefs, parliamentarians and women’s groups by conducting proper need assessment and identifying IPs with implementation capacity and experiential area of involvement. b). MoGCW customize result-based support, in coordination and partnership with local level IPs (CSO and government) organize women and community groups to enhance their voices and influence the government towards the implementation of peace agreement chapters and inclusion/protection of human/women rights. c). UNW and MoGCW build the capacity of women’s organizations and groups and organize these groups into consortiums from federal to grassroots levels and enhance their collective voices and efforts. d). UNW, as center of excellence (technical and financial), should work on mapping donors and IPs, and initiate more coordination and partnership on WPS during this critical moment of transition in the country. UNW also work to ensure implementation of programs/projects of different stakeholders to ensure that coherence and synergy is maintained from need assessment through implementation to outcome evaluation, and ensure that duplication/wastage of resources and programs from central to grassroots levels is avoided and women effectively participate and benefit from the process.

Management Response:

UNW CO works through IPS on all the projects, including the ongoing WPS and will leverage on the partnership to reach out to different categories of people , especially community leaders, women and girls at the community levels. UNW Co works slosely with Women lead organisations and networks as a way to galvanise advocacy efforts. Needs assessments are critical towards designing interventions that responds to the needs of the targeted population/groups of people. UNW CO has done mapping of the donors and are part of the WPS Working group.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments UNW CO WPS project to do needs assessment and explore strategic ways to garner support of community leaders, including chiefs who are the custodians and gatekeepers. Strategic engagement of MPs will also be critical. Program specialist-WPS, M&E Analysts 2024/05 Overdue-Not Initiated

Recommendation:	UNW in collaboration with its donors and local partner (MoGCW) conduct continuous training and capacity building intervention as a program and its area of strength to maintain the momentum of change in the security situation and the relationship built with local level IPs and institutions.
Management Response:	UNW CO to continue providing capacity building trainings and interventions to its IPS and responsible partners.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments Capacity development and knowledge management strategy will be developed and implemented. M&E Analysts/Specialist, All program specialist 2024/06 Not Initiated

Recommendation:

a). UNW in collaboration with the current donor initiate projects that focus on economic empowerment of women/girls, persons with disability and life-skill training including through partnership among customary and statutory institutions is required. b). UNW, in collaboration with parliamentary standing women committee and caucus should build the capacity of parliamentarians on basic law-making, motion handling and oversight skills and knowledge. c). UNW and MoGCW, in collaboration with police and MoH and RRC intervene in the prevention of rape cases increase among the youth.

Management Response:

UNW CO SN and the programming aspect is intertwined and reinforce each program portfolios has bigger impact. For instance the WEE and EVAW. SN to be reviewed to incorporate emerging lessons to synergize the interventions.

Key Actions Responsible Deadline Status Comments Needs asseement to be conducted to know the knowledge skill sets, and review of collaboration efforts and strategy to bring on board RCC as a strategic partner. SN to be reviewed to incporate any new and emerging issues. All program staff 2024/06 Not Initiated