UN Joint Programme on Gender Equality (JPGE) in Zimbabwe - Terms of Reference - Final Independent Evaluation

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Terms of Reference describe the Final Independent Evaluation of the UN Joint Programme on Gender Equality (JPGE) in Zimbabwe for 2014–2017. The programme aims to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment through four priorities under four pillars, including ending gender-based violence, strengthening women’s political participation, and supporting women’s economic empowerment and working conditions. Budgeting, funding sources, implementation timelines, outcomes for Pillar 3, selected districts, and key strategies such as capacity building, skills development, knowledge building, advocacy, and women workers’ rights promotion are outlined.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages12

Reading Time30 min

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Introduction

Programme background and objectives

Budget, funding, and implementation timeline

Pillar 3: Women’s Economic Empowerment and Working Conditions

Project outcomes, strategies, and approaches

Target areas and key interventions

ILO COUNTRY OFFICE FOR ZIMBABWE and NAMIBIA TERMS OF REFERENCE UN Joint Programme on Gender Equality (JPGE) in Zimbabwe Final Independent Evaluation Project TC Code: ZIM/14/01/UNW M.250.17.144.020 Administrative Unit in the ILO Responsible for Project: GED Technical Units in the ILO Responsible for Backstopping the Project: SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT & GED ILO country Office for Zimbabwe and Namibia Block 8 Arundel Office Park, Norfolk Road, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe E-mail: [harare@ilo.org](harare@ilo.org) ; +263-772129210-3; +263-4-369805-12 Website: [http://www.ilo.org/addisababa/about-us/offices/harare/lang--en/index.htm](http://www.ilo.org/addisababa/about-us/offices/harare/lang--en/index.htm) Twitter: @iloharare 1. Introduction The Joint Programme for Gender Equality (JPGE), 2014-2017 is a Joint Programme that seeks to contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe. This programme was developed as part of the Zimbabwe United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2012-2015 cycle extending into the 2016-2020 cycle. It was developed in close consultation and collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe, with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development as the main government counterpart in this programme and civil society organisations. The JPGE brings together UN agencies ( ILO, UNDP and UNWOMEN), government, development partners and different gender equality advocates to support the advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The programme seeks to address four (4) priorities under four (4) pillars as follows: (1) promoting women’s security and combating gender-based violence; (2) women’s political participation and influence; (3) women’s economic empowerment and working conditions; and, and (4) national accountability on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The total budget for the programme was US$10million but only USD$5 million dollars was mobilised from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to support mainly Pillars 2,3 and 4 with the ILO getting an initial allocation of USD1, 020,926 to implement a project on women’s economic empowerment and working conditions. Other programme components on Gender-Based Violence that were supposed to be implemented by UNFPA and UNICEF were not funded on the SIDA contribution. The Programme started on the 17 April 2014 for an effective 3 years to 17 March 2017. A no-cost extension was granted by the donor from 17 March 2017 to 31 October 2017. The ILO is expected to receive an additional US 80,000 from UNDP to cover technical support costs over this period taking the total budget to US$1,100,926 . The ILO is contributing to the outcomes under Pillar 3-on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Working Conditions as follows: • Outcome 3.1 – Policies and legislation that support women’s economic empowerment and decent working conditions are adopted and implemented • Outcome 3.2–Women’s control and ownership in key economic sectors increased Pillar 3-on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Working Conditions: Out of this a project was developed to deliver results on strengthening women’s economic empowerment and bringing improvements to women’s working conditions through initiatives to increase women’s control and ownership in key economic sectors. The project started on the 01 July 2014 with and end date of 17 March 2017. The project was also extended as part of the Programme no-cost extension to 31 October 2017. The project is being implemented in 5 selected Districts, namely: Nyanga, Chivi, Gutu, Mutoko, and Murehwa for the women economic empowerment activities and the women workers rights issues and gender mainstreaming being addressed at national policy level and activities. Key activities include skills development, capacity building and facilitating access to financial and technical resources to women entrepreneurs. The logical framework of the project is linked directly to the p

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Where is the project implemented and what key activities are included?

The project is implemented in five selected districts—Nyanga, Chivi, Gutu, Mutoko, and Murehwa. Key activities include skills development, capacity building, and facilitating access to financial and technical resources for women entrepreneurs.

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