GENDER PROJECT Eliminating Violence – 28 August 2014.

GENDER PROJECTEliminating Violence – 28 August 2014

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Maureen Hilyard, Gender Project Coordinator, August 2014

AGENDA

• Welcomes

• Introduction to the Gender Project • Two main components• Governance structure and Budgets• Project reporting process

• Eliminating Violence Component• The five prioritised outcomes• Key Ministry inputs to each outcome• Task group assignment to address the issues

- technical positions to be advertised?- timeframes and budgets

* Task groups - details

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THE GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

Creating an enabling environment for women to be able to participate in the economic development of

the Cook Islands (business opportunities)

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Eliminating Violence Against Women

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Strengthening capacity to:

• Identify new economic opportunities for women

• Promote and support women’s business in both the formal and informal sectors

• Support women’s access to financial services and other productive assets for the development of their enterprises

• Support the integration of women living with disability in socio-economic development

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ELIMINATING VIOLENCE

(1) Legal Frameworks, Law Enforcement and Justice Systems are strengthened• Family Law Bill – awareness raising and training (especially Pa Enua)• Increase capacity of Police Officers and improve data collection• Support Ministry of Health’s collection of data related to DV

(2) Services to the Victim are improved and communities mobilised• Establish a coordination mechanism for addressing VAW• Develop services to support the recovery of victims/survivors• Provide legal support• Develop communication material and raise awareness to build capacity

within communities

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PROPOSED BUDGETActivity 2014 2015Project 1 $305,000 $330,000

Strengthening capacity for gender responsive development towards an enabling environment for the full participation of women in economic development

1.Personnel $32,0002.Research $60,0003.Training $100,0004.Media $30,0005.Trade Shows $25,0006.Business Forum $20,0007.Tech Assistance $30,0008.M&E $8,000

1.Personnel $32,0002.Research $60,0003.Training $100,0004.Media $30,0005.Trade Shows $40,0006.Business Forum $20,0007.Tech Assistance $40,0008.M&E $8,000

Project 2 $150,000 $140,000

Strengthening capacity towards the elimination of violence against women

1.Training $40,0002.Commn Resources $20,0003.Media $30,0004.Tech Assistance $50,0005.M&E $10,000

1.Training $40,0002.Commn Resources $20,0003.Media $30,0004.Tech Assistance $40,0005.M&E $10,000

TOTAL $455,000 $470,000

GOVERNANCE

Steering Committee Roles

• Provide overall policy guidance

• Support and advice

• Monitor performance of the project

• Facilitate inter-agency sharing of information

• Evaluate and approve all draft reports, policy papers and budget proposals

Agencies involved• Internal Affairs

• Police

• Health

• Justice

• PSC

• BTIB

• Religious Advisory Council ?

• House of Ariki ?

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MEETING SCHEDULES

• WE RESEARCHERS, ANALYSTS (until December 2014)• Discussion with Project Coordinator – Fortnightly• Reporting back to Gender Stakeholder meeting – Monthly

• EV TASK GROUPS (ongoing)• Discussion with Project Coordinator – Fortnightly• Reporting back to Gender Stakeholder meeting – Monthly

• GENDER STEERING GROUP • Monthly reports by Project Coordinator to the Chair• Steering Group meeting Quarterly?

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ELIMINATING VIOLENCE - PRIORITIES

• Improve data collection and analysis on domestic/gender-based violence and put in place data dissemination (Statistics)

• Establish a coordination mechanism for addressing VAW (GADD)

• Increase capacity of Police Officers to support victims by developing a clear administrative process (POLICE)

• Further develop and strengthen the capacity of services to assist the victims/survivors and to support their recovery (HEALTH)

• Provide free legal support (JUSTICE)

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PRIORITY AREAS FOR DV ISSUES

1. Developing a robust referral programme that delivers effective intervention for perpetrators of domestic violence

2. Examining current practice for treatment interventions of DV, on going monitoring of the effectiveness of current practice (ie strengths and weaknesses)

3. Examine barriers to treatment referral, setting up and monitoring pathways for referral (Judicial, Police, self-referral, etc)

4. Develop a culturally suitable practice that can be implemented and evaluated long term (sustainable) by well trained in-country personnel

5. In the PPDV In Country Review Cook Islands Report 2011, a number of successes of the programme were identified such as raised awareness of DV as a criminal matter

6. Reporting of DV and Police and judicial ‘no drop’ policies, in case of DV maintained

7. The PPDVP Report also identified lack of funding for NGOs to deliver these programmes.

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LEAD: STATISTICS

• Improve data collection on domestic/gender-based violence and put in place data dissemination

• Statistics

• Police

• Health

• Justice

• PTI

• Others?

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LEAD: GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (GADD)

Establish a coordination mechanism for addressing VAW

• PTI

• Police

• Health

• Justice

• Statistics

• Others - Rotaianga

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LEAD: POLICE

Increase capacity of Police Officers to support victims by developing a clear administrative process

• Police

• PTI

• Health

• Justice

• CITTI

• Others

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LEAD: HEALTH

Further develop services to accompany the victims/survivors and to

support their recovery.

• Health

• Police

• PTI

• Justice

• Churches? (Religious Advisory Council)

• Others? (House of Ariki, Koutou Nui)

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LEAD: JUSTICE

Provide free legal support for victim

• Justice• Crown Law• Minister of Justice• Others?

GENDER PROJECT Eliminating Violence – 28 August 2014.

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