Phase II United Nations (UN) Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence

Project Summary Building upon the previous GRZ-UNJP on Gender-Based Violence, which was completed in December 2017, the United Nations (UN) proposes a project to improve prevention of and response to GBV by strengthening existing institutional structures to provide a more consolidated package of services across fifteen districts in Zambia. The overall Phase II GRZ-UNJP focusses on prevention and response at sub-national and national level. The Gender Based Violence phase II is a UN joint Programme aimed at contributing towards the strengthening GBV prevention and response systems in Zambia in line with provisions of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act. The programme outcomes are as follows 1) Outcome 1: Increased access to and use of quality prevention and response services by persons at risk of GBV and survivors (including children and adolescents) and; Outcome 2: GBV survivors, those at risk and communities are empowered to break the cycle of abuse. In the spirit of Multi-Sectoral Approach to GBV and incorporating lessons from the evaluation report, Phase II recognises the importance of applying a multi-sectoral and coordinated approach in dealing with a multi-faceted phenomenon such as GBV. This includes leveraging of various comparative advantages, resources and skills under the UN Delivering as One Approach and through working with local actors. Phase II is bringing together five UN agencies and diverse national partners including Ministry of Gender (MoG), Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Central Statistical Office, Zambia Law Development Commission, YWCA, National Prosecutions Authority, National Legal Aid Clinic for Women, Southern African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR) Young Happy Healthy and Safe, Zambia National Men’s Network, Bongo Hive and other similar CSOs. The ILO is leading on the Women’s economic empowerment: Under the leadership of ILO, the programme will strengthen the economic empowerment of GBV survivors and other persons at risk of GBV to break the economic dependence on their abusive partners by survivors, which often militates against them acting to stop the abuse they experience. ILO will provide capacity building of survivors of GBV through vocational training. UNDP will support the strengthening of access to financial services, ensuring value addition as well as access to markets for their products. The project is being implemented between 11 April 2020 and April 10 2023.

Project symbol

ZMB/20/02/UND

Admin unit

CO-Lusaka

Start date

11/02/2020

End date

11/02/2023

Total allocation

353442

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

348448

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Zambia

Outcomes

Outcome 6: Gender equality and equal opportunities and treatment for all in the world of work