occupied Palestinian territory 2017 Appealing Agency Project Title Project Code Sector/Cluster Refugee project Objectives UNITED NATIONS ENTITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOM Engendering Humanitarian Action in opt OPT-17/CSS/97947 Coordination and Support Services No The overall objective is to ensure that humanitarian response in opt contributes to gender equality and addresses the needs and priorities of women, men, girls and boys equitably and effectively. The projects responds to the Humanitarian Response Plan objective to enhance gender mainstreaming and accountability to affected populations within humanitarian operations and within the different stages of the HPC. The project supports gender mainstreaming of the Humanitarian Response Plan for opt for 2017 and the Humanitarian Planning Cycle for 2018. The project seeks to operationalize gender equality policy commitments of the humanitarian community (e.g. IASC, OCHA gender policy, and the policies of respective agencies and donors) in opt humanitarian plans and action. The gender based vulnerability framework of the HNO identifies the intersection with other drivers of humanitarian vulnerability and seeks to capture the gender differentiated humanitarian impact on men, women, boys and girls in Palestine, especially within protection, food security and livelihoods, as well as access to basic services. The project will ensure that the humanitarian response in opt will have a specific focus on the gender based vulnerabilities of these identified groups of women: women and girls with disabilities women and girls victims of GBV in Gaza women and girl IDPs in Gaza Women and girls in Communities at risk of forcible transfer Women and girls in East Jerusalem Beneficiaries Total: 1,800,000 all beneficiaries identified in HRP 2017 Implementing Partners Adwar, Al Saraya Centre, Zakra, AISHA, Al Amal Society for Rehabilitation, Palestinian Friendship Center For Development, Pal. Centre for Policy and Survey research, Jrs Media and Comm. Centre, Birzeit University, Palest. Center for public opinion Project Duration Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 Current Funds Requested $164,000 Location Priority / Category Gender Marker Code Contact Details Projects covering both West Bank and Gaza Top 2b - The principal purpose of the project is to advance gender equality Inas Margieh, inas.margieh@unwomen.org, +972547592274 Cash transfer programming Is any part of this project cash transfer programming (including vouchers)? Conditionality: Restrictions: Estimated percentage of project requirements to be used for cash/vouchers: No 0 Page 1 of 5
Needs The project aims to address gender based vulnerabilities in opt as identified in the various needs analysis of national and international humanitarian and development actors. Addressing those issues under the humanitarian response is essential to comply with international legal and normative frameworks that protect the equal rights of women, girls, boys and men, as well as those that define humanitarian rights and responsibilities, based on the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. Furthermore, it is envisioned that strengthening gender focus in humanitarian programming would contribute to the effectiveness of humanitarian action. While gender equality and gender sensitivity are identified as key requirements for ensuring effective humanitarian response, it is also acknowledged that a number of needs require further resources and support. While significant results have been achieved since 2014 in support of gender coordination in humanitarian action in OPT, the key priorities for 2017 will be to sustain those results and ensure continuity of the partnerships and commitments made within the humanitarian actors at the UN, INGO, NGO and CBO levels. Furthermore, given the ongoing HCT efforts to put in place regional and national contingency plans, there is a need to convene key actors in order to elaborate clear plans and coordination for protection of women and children in emergencies. Current plans include separate and uncoordinated efforts from UNRWA, UNICEF, UNFPA, OHCHR and OCHA that respond to cluster specific protection concerns (e.g. child protection, shelter, WASH, GBV). UN Women is well placed to convene those actors and ensure coordination among all key actors to ensure effective and gender sensitive preparedness plans. A review of the humanitarian response in Palestine over the past years reveals gaps in availability of refined analysis of the gender-differentiated impact of occupation and humanitarian situation for use in guiding strategic planning, humanitarian response and advocacy work of the HCT. In addition, advocacy around gender based vulnerabilities in opt has very few successes to report. The majority of gender related advocacy work entails communications events or public campaigns which cannot be attributed to concrete changes in policies, actions, funding, or humanitarian response. Some of the factors contributing to this failure is the absence of a strategic approach to advocacy that identifies specific goals, constituencies and avenues to achieve change. Furthermore, those campaigns often fail to utilize findings and evidence from available research, are often planned around a particular theme rather than the collective situation of women, and does not engage strategic advocacy partnerships. The project is aligned with the outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit, in particular those related to the calls for gender equality, women s empowerment and women s rights to become pillars of humanitarian action and commitments for increased programming to enable women and girls to take on roles as leaders and decision-makers, end tolerance of gender-based violence against women and girls, ensure the right to sexual and reproductive health care is fulfilled for all women and adolescent girls in crisis settings and strengthen accountability and financing for gender equality programming. In addition, the project will pay significant attention to the needs of women with disabilities in support of the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action and the Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action that were launched at the humanitarian summit. Activities or outputs Page 2 of 5
Output 1. UN Women will convene the lead humanitarian agencies to outline the priorities, standard operating procedures and responsibilities to coordinate the GBV response, women s access to services and the protection of women and children in emergencies, and ensure that these are incorporated in the contingency plans of the humanitarian team. Activity 1.1. Organize a workshop with humanitarian lead agencies and key partners with responsibility related to protection of women and children in emergencies Output 2. Increased availability of refined data and analysis of gender differentiated impact of occupation and humanitarian situation with focus on specific groups of women and girls (e.g. widows, women farmers, adolescent girls, female headed households, etc.) Activity 2.1. Carry out quantitative research and analysis on gender based vulnerabilities and gender related humanitarian needs to ensure increased availability of refined data and analysis of gender differentiated impact of occupation and humanitarian situation with focus on specific groups of women and girls. Activity 2.2. Compile thematic or cluster fact sheets of the results of the quantitative research Activity 2.3. Organize dissemination workshop of the research results to clusters and humanitarian country team (in partnership with consortium on demolitions scheduled for early September) Output 3. Effective role of cluster gender focal points in developing capacity of cluster partners Activity 3.1. UN Women organizes regular meetings and follow up to ensure technical support, coordination and communication with cluster gender points to ensure effective role of cluster gender focal points in developing capacity of cluster partners Output 4. Increased participation and partnerships between women's organizations and humanitarian actors in communities at risk of forced displacement, IDPs, women with disabilities, food security and livelihoods Activity 4.1. Organize consultations to foster partnerships between women's organizations and humanitarian actors including the Consortium, AIDA, and PNGO Activity 4.2. Respond to needs of women living in vulnerable communities by providing financial support to local initiatives by community based organizations working in communities at risk of forced displacement, IDPs, women with disabilities, food security and livelihoods. Output 5. Expanding partnership framework between UN Women and OCHA for 2017-2018 for gender sensitive humanitarian coordination (no costs included) Activity 5.1. Peer review of UN Women / OCHA joint action plan for 2015-2016 Activity 5.2. Expand partnership framework between UN Women and OCHA for 2017-2018 and identify key actions to be undertaken. Output 6. Advocacy initiatives and messages developed and disseminated with specific focus on the vulnerable women groups (women with disabilities, victims of GBV, IDPs in Gaza, in communities of risk of forcible transfer, women in East Jerusalem) Activity 6.1. Develop advocacy plan, agenda and messages based on UN Women s work and research conducted in 2016 (including women with disabilities in Gaza, local needs assessments of gender differentiated humanitarian needs in West Bank, Women's access to justice in East Jerusalem, access to services on GBV in Gaza, and legal assistance). Activity 6.2. Design and produce advocacy materials (e.g. print, audio visual, social media, press conferences) Activity 6.3. Implement advocacy activities and distribute advocacy materials in opt and internationally Page 3 of 5
Indicators and targets The ultimate beneficiaries are those identified in opt HRP for 2017 which total 1.8 million who are targeted by humanitarian assistance. The project will focus on addressing gender differentiated needs and vulnerabilities with particular focus on women and girls. UN Women will oversee the implementation of the project and will apply its internal oversight mechanisms including the internal monitoring and reporting mechanisms such as the quarterly reporting to its HQ, the regular monitoring activities by its monitoring officer. Target indicators are set for 2017. These indicators will be monitored and data will be collected regularly by UN Women based on data from HRP projects and financial tracking systems (OPS and FTS). Other sources of data will be obtained from cluster coordinators and review of key documents such as cluster strategies, advocacy materials, etc. The final report will be submitted to the donor by December 2017. Inception and planning will take place during the month preceding the starting date. No evaluation is planned for this intervention. 1 workshop organized with humanitarian lead agencies and key partners with responsibility related to protection of women and children in emergencies Inter-agency action plan developed for protection of women and children in emergencies agreed by key humanitarian partners working with women and children (UNFPA, UNICEF, UNRWA, UN Women, OCHA) and reflected in contingency plans of the humanitarian team 2018 HRP includes refined data on gender based vulnerabilities with focus on specific groups of women and girls (e.g. widows, women farmers, adolescent girls, female headed households, etc.). Thematic and/or cluster specific fact sheets of the results of the quantitative research compiled and disseminated to humanitarian actors UN Women organizes quarterly meetings and follow up to ensure technical support, coordination and communication with cluster gender points to ensure effective role of cluster gender focal points in developing capacity of cluster partners 3 initiatives to build capacity on gender programming implemented by clusters in West Bank and Gaza 4 new partnerships and joint activities between humanitarian actors and women s organizations resulting from consultations Financial support provided to 3 local initiatives by community based organizations working in communities at risk of forced displacement, IDPs, women with disabilities, food security and livelihoods. Joint report on results and challenges in implementation of UN Women / OCHA Action plan for 2015-2016 Action plan for 2017-2018 available Increase in extent to which HCT advocacy activities and messages reflect gender issues, data and work of women's organizations. Page 4 of 5
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women(UN Women) Original BUDGET items $ Staff and other personnel costs 32,600 Direct inputs and services to beneficiaries 117,000 General operating and other running costs 1,300 Indirect / Overhead Costs (8%) 13,100 Total 164,000 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women(UN Women) Current BUDGET items $ Staff and other personnel costs 32,600 Direct inputs and services to beneficiaries 117,000 General operating and other running costs 1,300 Indirect / Overhead Costs (8%) 13,100 Total 164,000 Page 5 of 5