Title: Gender Scoping Study Report Presentation __________________________________________
1Gender Scoping Study Report Presentation_________
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- Holiday Inn, Harare
- 24 April 2007
- By
- New Dimensions Consultancy Pty
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- George Zimbizi
- Supported By
2Outline of the Report Presentation
- Introduction
- Objectives of the Research
- Objectives of the Workshop
- The Research Process
- Key Findings of the Research
- Key Recommendations of the Research
- The way foward
31. Introduction
- The GSS was conceived out of a realisation by
major funding partners key interested
stakeholders that the gender movement in Zimbabwe
is fragmented and not clearly coordinated thereby
making it difficult for one to have a clear
overview picture of what institutions/organisatio
ns are doing, where and with whose/ what support.
42. Objectives of the Research
- The Gender Scoping Study was undertaken to
identify key dimensions and gaps of gender
inequality and how best to support and coordinate
the gender sector. Broadly the study was
undertaken to - Identify key dimensions of gender inequality and
gaps in Zimbabwe and how best to support
effective responses
53. Objectives of the Workshop
- To present the Key Research Findings and Key
Recommendations of the Gender Scoping Study - To discuss the way forward for the gender sector
64. The Research Process
75. Limitations of the Research ___________________
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- Time constraints for planning workshops and
setting up key informant interviews - Non availability of some key informants
- Limited geographical coverage (Harare, Bulawayo
and Mutare) - Non return of questionnaires even after several
follow up attempts - Participants felt the questionnaire was too long
- Limited time for discussions during the actual
workshops - Lack of grassroots women and mens concerns
- Lack of participation by International NGOs (only
20 of the targeted International NGOs responded
versus 55.7 response rate for local NGOs) - Failure to interview refugee organisations such
as UNHCR and - Civil Society Organizations failure to provide
funding related information due to
confidentiality issues.
86.1. Key Stakeholders in the Gender Sector who
participated in this study
6. Key Findings of the Study
96.1.1 SWOT Analysis of Government
106.1.2 SWOT Analysis for UN Agencies
116.1.3 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR DONORS
126.1.4 SWOT Analysis of Local International NGOs
WEAKNESSES Lack of a common
understanding of key gender concept such as
mainstreaming and definition of gender 2. Some
international NGOs have an identity crisis, as
they are both donors and implementers. They at
times compete with local NGOs for funding. 3.
Lack of coordination has resulted in competition
for resources and lack of common purpose and
agenda. 4. Lack of financial and human resources
capacity. Most of the local gender NGOs have lost
key staff as they go abroad in search of greener
pastures owing to the harsh economic environment.
Some of the staff has been poached by
international NGOs. Some of the NGOs being led by
fresh college graduates with very limited
experience. 5. Focus is mainly on urban areas at
the expense of rural areas. Some of the womens
NGOs now being viewed as elitist. 6. Exclusion of
men within the gender/womens movement has
overlooked the role of men as agents of
change. 7. Lack of ME frameworks to monitor and
evaluate impact. Over 65 of interviewed NGOs did
not have an ME system. 8. Limited focus on key
gender aspects of women and disability, youths
and vocational training, post exposure
prophylaxis for victims of rape, womens economic
empowerment, human trafficking, displaced
populations and women and access to health
services.
- STRENGHTS
- Some international NGOs have resources and can
draw from international experiences - Local NGOs have a strong advocacy and lobbying
base having successfully lobbied for a National
Gender Policy and the DVA.
OPPORTUNITIES 1. The GSS, ZUNDAF and
the Womens Coalition initiative provides an
opportunity for the local NGOs to be better
coordinated.
THREATS 1.Decrease in funding from the donors is
more likely to be the case if current funding
trends continue. 2. Current harsh economic
environment a threat to the operations of NGOs.
The high rate of inflation (at over 2000)
reduces real value of funds resulting in reduced
impact. 3. Loss of institutional memory as more
and more local NGO staff leave to go abroad or to
join international NGOs which are better paying.
This is likely to be the fact in the wake of
decreased funding. 4. The Womens Coalition
likely to collapse or weaken if members are
politically patronized especially in view of
national elections to be held next year in
2008. 5. Some of the NGOs deemed to be
anti-government might find themselves
de-registered resulting in them failing to
complete their projects.
136.2. Key Dimensions of Gender Inequality in
Zimbabwe____________________________________
14Key Dimensions Ctd 1
- Culture, religion and socialisation-
- patriarchal attitudes (forced marriages, mens
superiority versus women subservience, wife
inheritance), - masculinity and femininity (dominance of men over
women.) - Statutory and customary law
- gaps in the constitution e.g. bill of rights
- dichotomy between statutory and customary laws
- Lack of awareness of rights and provisions of the
law - Implementation
- Womens rights and gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Sexual abuse
- Psychological abuse
- Economic abuse
- Economic empowerment
- Participation in the formal and informal sectors
- Decline in the national economic performance-what
has it led to?
15Key Dimensions Ctd 2
- Education
- Enrolment Access
- Health and reproductive/sexual rights
- Decline in health service delivery
- HIV and AIDS.
- Sexual reproductive rights
- Policy and advocacy
- Access
- Knowledge
- Advocacy (strategies and appropriateness)
- Gender and disability
- Access (health, education, employment, legal
frameworks etc) - Decision making
- Participation
- Access
- Implementation
166.3. Areas of Intervention in Gender Programming
176.4. GAPS IN GENDER PROGRAMMING
18Key Gaps in gender programming
- Conceptualisation of gender gender women
- Funding
- Legal and Policy issues technical gaps,
implementation - Coordination at all levels
- Capacity HR, Financial
- ME
- Focus areas-e.g. youths, men, mobile populations
196.5. Three Year Funding Analysis of the Gender
Sector
- Inadequate funding has weakened the womens
movement and gender sector. Over the past three
years donor flows to civic organisations have
declined from around US2,6million to just over
US1million. The funding has been short-term (one
year) with the civic organisations receiving an
average of US11,000 per year each. Bureaucratic
requirements for accessing funding have been
noted as too complicated for small CBOs. This has
resulted in their failure to access funding.
206.6. Existence of Clear and Results Oriented
Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
216.7. Donor Mapping
- 6.7.1 Programming Approach
6.7.2 Areas of Support
22Funding information
6.7.3 Committed Funds in the next 3 years
6.7.4 Current Funding Modalities
237. Key Conclusions and Implications of Findings
for Future Gender Programming
- The findings of the study are crucial for the
future of gender programming in Zimbabwe. Put
simply, if the current trends of decline in donor
funding, the gender sector is going to be
critically disabled and a number of civic
organisations will cease to exist. This will
reverse the momentum and gains of several years
of activism and programming. - Civic organisations on the other hand should
realise that the more they remain uncoordinated
and without a common agenda, there more they are
likely to engage in unproductive competition with
each other and the less they are likely to
attract donor funding. Civic organisations have
to develop robust ME frameworks that demonstrate
evidence and impact of their programmes to keep
donor interest alive and support from their
various constituents. If they fail to demonstrate
impact, donors will move to new areas of focus
and they will loose credibility with the
constituent communities.
248. Key Recommendations of the Research
- 8.1. Capacity building
- Conceptual capacity
- Coordination capacity
- Financial and Human Resources
- ME technical capacity
258.2. Coordination
- Coordination of various stakeholders in the
gender sector needs to be strengthened by the
injection of both financial and human resources.
At national level there is need for international
donors to give maximum support to ZUNDAF Joint
Working Plan for Gender. For ZUNDAF to be more
effective UNIFEMs coordination capacity needs to
be supported financially and in terms of human
resources. The donors themselves need to keep the
Joint Donor Initiative afloat and use it as a
forum for sharing information and joint planning.
Strengthening of the Womens Coalition
secretariat is also a priority.
268.3. Methods and Approach to Strengthen Gender
Programming
- There is need to include men in gender equality
and use them as agents of positive change - While gender mainstreaming is a key component of
gender programming, there is need for donors to
fund gender standalone projects. Mainstreaming
gender into other developmental programmes is
resulting in women are being lost in the bigger
picture and - Civic organisations should develop robust ME
systems for them to be able to demonstrate impact
of programmes. The CEDAW shadow reports should be
compiled on an annual basis to measure national
progress towards set gender goals.
278.4. Possible Programming Entry Points and focus
areas
- There is a need to explore non-traditional entry
points into gender programming. The entry points
should target main institutions of socialisation
as the socialisation process is critical in
shaping attitudes on gender. Suggested
non-traditional entry-points include - Men and mens organisations
- Religious institutions
- Youths (boys and girls)
- Disabled peoples associations
- Private sector
- Trade Unions
- The family unit
- Music, theatre and art which can be broadcast
nationally via both print and electronic media. - Engendering the electoral process as women seem
to participate less and less in politics because
of fear of political violence. - Human trafficking
- Internally displaced populations
288.5. Funding Levels and Mechanisms
- Increase the levels
- Increase the lifespan of the funding cycle
- Consider funding mens civic organisations
- Simplify application for funding requirements
- Improve geographical coverage
- Disseminate information on calls for proposals
298.6. Options for Funding
308.7.Funding Options under Different Scenarios(To
discuss in groups)
31The way forward ? Group Discussions
- Policy
- Programming (focus areas, approach
implementation) - Coordination
- Funding
- Capacity building