UNFPA - UN Women Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence in Uganda 2018-2023
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have jointly submitted an application to Sida for funding of 28 750 000 USD to carry out the Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence in Uganda during the 5-year period 2018-2023. With the title “Gender Based Violence Prevention and Resp...
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have jointly submitted an application to Sida for funding of 28 750 000 USD to carry out the Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence in Uganda during the 5-year period 2018-2023. With the title “Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response with integration of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in hard to reach (furthest behind) and vulnerable populations in Uganda”, the programme aims at contributing to the elimination of GBV and improvement of SRHR of women, men, girls and boys, including disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in Uganda. The objectives are 1) An enabling policy, legislative and accountability environment for elimination of GBV and improvement of SRHR is translated into action, 2) Reduced social tolerance for GBV and improved SRHR, 3) Increased utilization of quality integrated GBV and SRHR services in the target districts and 4) Strengthened coordination, partnership, learning and innovation for integrated SRHR and GBV multi-sectoral response and prevention. The programme will be implemented in 14 districts in Uganda, of which two are refugee hosting districts. UNFPA and UN Women will implement the programme through their implementing partners at both national and subnational levels. The programme will be implemented according to three Joint Programme principles: 1. Promote local ownership, leadership and accountability for the GBV and SRHR agenda 2. Human rights, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls are the key foundation issues which inform all interventions for prevention and response to GBV under this programme 3. Coordinated and integrated multi-sectoral approach working with government, CSO’s, FBO’s, cultural institutions and the private sector to contribute towards strengthening national capacity. The programme has been developed with the leadership of government and through an extensive consultative process with CSO’s, LGs, private sector, communities and IP’s at national and sub-national level. This programme is aligned with the National Development Plan and UNDAF and is designed to contribute to the implementation of: the Social Development Sector Plan (SDSP), the National GBV Policy, the 4th Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) Sector Development Plan (SDP), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Reproductive, Maternal, New born, Child & Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) sharpened plan, the National Strategy to End Child Marriage and Teenage pregnancy - government strategies to eliminate GBV and promote SRHR. Through these, Government will continue to allocate resources for sustaining impacts through this joint programme aiming at realisation of gender equality and SRHR outcomes. The intervention is aiming at improving national indicators related to GBV and SRHR. Overall, it aims at a reduction of all forms of gender based violence with 10%, reducing teenage pregnancies from 25% to 20%, reducing HIV prevalence from 6% to 5%, improving maternal mortality rates from 336/100 000 to 325/100 000 and reducing the unmet need for contraceptives from 28% to 15%. UNFPA, as the AA, will disburse funds received from Sida to UN Women, in accordance with instructions from the steering committee, the programme document and approved budget and workplans.. Each organisation will thereafter forward funds to their respective IP’s.
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Result
The MTR from 2022 has provided us with a good view of where the program stands and what has been achieved so far. Below are a few highlights of the results reported. Through the UN Joint Program on GBV in Uganda, integrating SRHR, Sweden takes a holistic approach to GBV and cover all four pillars prevention, legal justice & accountability, integrated services, and community behavior & social norms. The programme is also strengthening coordination, learning and innovation for elimination of GBV and realization of SRHR for women, girls, boys and men. Ministry of Gender, Labor and social development has a key role in the design, implementation and monitoring of the intervention, as national ownership is crucial for sustainability. Through this holistic approach the JPGBV advanced an integrated approach to GBV & SRHR at both the national and district levels through capacity building, facilitation of joint and multi-sectoral coordination, review and planning meetings, and platforms, facilitation of review and dissemination of policies, plans and guidelines. At the district level, the program led to improved capacity and attitudes of district teams, joint planning and coordination of an integrated approach to SRHR, facilitation of joint and multi-sectoral community meetings and dialogues. The program has as well expanded the capacity to deliver GBV and SRH services within the targeted districts. Over 5,000 service providers (health care workers, police, judicial officers etc) have increased knowledge and capacity to deliver integrate SRH/GBV services including quality and coordinated essential services to survivors of violence. All facilities in the target districts now provide integrated GBV and SRH services. All the district police stations in target districts handle, investigate and collect evidence to facilitate prosecution. As such, an increase in service utilization of quality integrated GBV and ARHR services (medical, legal and psycho-social support) in the target districts has been reported over the years. We are seeing reduced social tolerance for Gender Based Violence and improved sexual reproductive health and rights, as positive shifts in behaviors and attitudes are being reported by community, activists, and leaders. However, slow shifts in social norms where more needs to be done. We are also proud that this program does not address these issues on its own but is complementary to other programs addressing GBV and SRHR in Uganda such as the Spotlight initiative and the ANSWER Programme. The report is highlighting the challenging policy and legal environment and the slow progress in that area as well as very slow progress when it comes to psycho-social support and shifts in social norms. This should be considered moving forward.
The overall goal of this joint programme is to contribute to the elimination of GBV and improvement of SRHR of women, men, girls and boys, including disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, in Uganda. This will be achieved through four specific programme outcomes: - An enabling policy, legislative and accountability environment for elimination of GBV and improvement of SRHR is translated into action - Reduced social tolerance for Gender Based Violence and improved sexual reproductive health and rights - Increased utilization of quality integrated GBV and SRHR services in the target districts - Strengthened coordination, partnerships, learning and innovation for integrated SRHR and GBV multi-sectoral response and prevention At the end of the five year long joint programme a ten percent decrese is expected in men and women between 15 and 49 years of age who have experienced any form of violence (sexual, physical and/or emotional) during the past 12 months. The teenage pregnancy rate is expected to reduce from 25 percent to 20 percent and the HIV prevalence rate of women and men between 15 and 49 years is expected to decrease from 6 to 5 percent. The joint programme will also contribute to improving the Maternal Mortality Ratio from 336 to 325 deaths per 100 000 live births as well as reducing the unmet need for family planning from 28 to 15 percent.
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