BRANCH : Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality Advocacy and Gender Mainstreaming

QUARTERLY REPORT

4th Quarter 2012/13January –March 2013

BRANCH : Women’s Empowerment & Gender EqualityAdvocacy and Gender Mainstreaming

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

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• To facilitate and coordinate women’s empowerment and gender equality through mainstreaming in all government’s policies, programmes and governance processes as well as advocating, lobbying and awareness raising

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/outp

ut 2012/13Quarter 4

Target Responsible Manager

Progress (Achieve

d, Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved

)

Reason for

Variances

(partially or not

achieved)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions

To facilitate and coordinate women’s empowerment and gender equality through mainstreaming in all government’s policies programmes and governance processes as well as advocating lobbying and awareness raising

Number of departments and provinces work shopped and supported on implementation of National Policy on WEGE

8 Departments and 2 Provinces work-shopped and supported on Policy

CD Advocacy & Mainstreaming

Achieved None N/A

Draft National Gender Mainstreaming Strategy

15 National Depts. work-shopped on Gender Mainstreaming Strategy


Achieved None N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output 2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieve


or Not Achieved

)

Reason for

Variances(partially or not

achieved)

Proposed

Corrective Actio

ns

To facilitate and coordinate women’s empowerment and gender equality through mainstreaming in all government’s policies programmes and governance processes as well as advocating lobbying and awareness raising

New Growth Path Engendered

Report on advocacy programmes on engendering the new growth path and statistics of Job Fund allocations compiled


Partially Achieved

Limited human resource affected advocacy across the country

Number of programmes on rural women’s development coordinated

2 Provincial programmes on rural women’s consultations and projects coordinated(FS , Mpu)


Achieved None N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/

output 2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved)

Reason for

Variances

(partially or not

achieved)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions

To facilitate and coordinate women’s empowerment and gender equality through mainstreaming in al government’s policies programmes and governance processes as well as advocating lobbying and awareness raising

Number of Advocacy and Social Campaigns coordinated

1 Advocacy Campaign on raising awareness among women on Human Rights coordinated

CD Advocacy and Mainstreaming

Achieved None N/A

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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS

KPI Q4 Target Achieved

Progress Information

Number of programmes on rural women’s development coordinated

2 Provincial programmes on rural women`s consultations and projects coordinated (NW, KZN)

Site Visits undertaken at Kwa Zulu Natal: on 28 – 30 January 2013

Draft Report available

Site visits in the North West Province for women led projects were visited

on 18 -20 February 2013

Draft report available

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MAIN ACHIEVEMENTSKPI Q4 Target

AchievedProgress Information

Number of Advocacy and Social Campaigns coordinated

Integrated Mainstreaming strategy with Advocacy strategy finalised and presented to the Portfolio Committee

Draft Sanitary Dignity Campaign Strategy developed and consulted on with the National Gender Machinery

1 Social Campaign on International Women’s day coordinated

National Gender Mainstreaming Strategy

Programme for rural women’s development coordinated

Coordinated planning meetings with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation

Event successfully coordinated on 9 March 2013

Report available

Gender Mainstreaming Strategy finalised

National Advocacy Strategy finalised

Coordinated consultations with the National Gender Machinery

Presented both Mainstreaming and Advocacy Strategies to the Portfolio Committee

Coordinated a consultation with the National Gender Machinery on the Sanitary dignity Campaign as one of the programmes for economic empowerment of Rural women

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TARGETS ACHIEVED Q4KPI Q4 Target Progress Information/corrective

action

Number of departments and provinces work shopped and supported on implementation of National Policy on WEGE

National policy and WEGE Act consulted on

•Consultation with the National and Provincial Gender Units conducted on 12 and 13 March 2013

Draft National Gender Mainstreaming Strategy

Mainstreaming strategy approved

2-day workshop in March 2013 held Involvement of Departmental Policy and key Units in the workshops as per requests by Departments. Mainstreaming strategy presented to the Portfolio Committee on 27 March 201

New Growth Path Engendered

Advocacy programme on engendering the New Growth Path nationally

Advocate for 50% allocation of Job Fund for women

This is an ongoing program: Letters to key stakeholders written and submission to be submitted and round table to be held in 2013/14 financial year

Draft Implementation Plan developed and to be consulted on during the round table

BRANCH CHALLENGES REQUIRING INTERVENTION

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• Referrals to implementing Departments for project funding and technical support are not timeously attended to; and this often lead to missed opportunities for women projects.

• Lack of sufficient human capacity and requisite skills • Lack of sufficient funding to effectively implement

operational plan• Ad hoc tasks / supplementary tasks

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVEMonitoring and Evaluation: WEGE

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• Facilitate the translation on national and international Commitments into empowerment and socioeconomic development programmes, as well as to oversee and report comprehensively on the national realisation of women’s rights and progressive realisation of equality.

• To promote, facilitate and monitor the realisation of the rights and dignity of all women to enable them to reach their full potential in an inclusive and equitable society.

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Strategic Objective

Performance

Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 4Target

Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved or

Not Achieved)

Reason for Variances

(partially or not

achieved)

Proposed Corrective

Actions

To monitor compliance and conduct impact assessments on women’s empowerment and gender equality as well as compile reports to meetnational, regional, continental and international commitments

Number of national departments monitored on WEGE

•14 National Depts. work-shopped and monitored on gender responsiveness

CD Achieved None N/A

Number of provinces gender audited

•4 quarterly reports on plans of action on implementingrecommendations

CD •Partially Achieved

•Provinces have finalised their audits •Audit reports available •No progress in meeting with provinces to action recommendations

Provinces have not received approval from their executive hence it slowed the process of follow up on recommendations

•Follow up on recommendations will be incorporated into monitoring visits to provinces as part of the M&E task in 2013/14

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Strategic Objective


ut 2012/13 Quarter 4Target

Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved)

Reason for

Variances

(partially or not achieve

d)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions


Number of databases established and monitored

•1 database on womenfarmers / women inagriculture in provincesCreated• 1 database on womencooperatives created

CD: Monitoring and Evaluation

•Achieved None N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/output 2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved)

Reason for


achieved)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions


Number of provincial monitoring visits to women’s projects, including green economy projects and case studies documented and published

•3 Monitoring visits in Free State, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo

CD: M and E Achieved None N/A

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Strategic Objective


ut 2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieved, Partially Achieved or

Not Achieved)


(partially or not achieved)

Proposed Corrective Actions


Number of reports on compliance to regional, continental and international commitments developed and submitted to Cabinet and /or Multilateral bodies as per timeframe and request

1 Report on African Women’s Protocol to AU

CD: Achieved None N/A

Number of reports on compliance to national commitments developed and submitted to Cabinet

1 Report on the assessment on the impact of national focus on infrastructure development and funding for job creation on women in the country submitted

CD: Partially Achieved Lack of human capacity and lack of budget meant that this KPI could not be undertaken in totality.

Draft Impact Assessment Proposal compiled for sourcing external support

Will use the M&E tool to include indicators that would generate information in this regard in 2013.

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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

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To provide an integrated approach for institutional support and capacity development through provision of institutional support and facilitation of capacity development across the spheres of government, civil society and the private sector

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/ Output

2012/13Q4 Target

Responsible Manager

Progress (Achieve


or Not Achieved

Reason for

Variances

(partially or not

achieve

d)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions

To provide an integrated approach for institutional support and capacity building

Capacity building andinstitutional supportprogrammes facilitatedand coordinated

Comprehensive report on capacity development needs for gender mainstreaming and responsive budgeting compiled

CD: Institutional Support and capacity development

Achieved N/A N/A

Strategy formainstreaming genderconsiderations inintegrated public servicedelivery coordinated

Capacity building and institutional support for alignment of municipal focal points coordinated and comprehensive report compiled.


Achieved N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/ Output

2012/13Q4 Target

Responsible Manager

Progress (Achieve


or Not Achieved

Reason for

Variances

(partially or not

achieve

d)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions


Institutional Framework developed

Consolidated report Institutional

Framework compiled


Achieved N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance

Indicator/ Output 2012/13

Q4 Target

Responsible Manager

Progress

(Achieved,

Partially Achieved or Not Achieve

d


(partially or not achieved

Proposed

Corrective Action

s


Machineries convened

Joint Machinery Convened


Achieved

N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/ Output 2012/13

Q4 Target Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved

Reason for


achieved

Proposed

Corrective Action

s


Institutional support andcapacity building tomeet international andregional obligationsfacilitated

Report on green economy empowerment initiatives compiled


Achieved N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance Indicator/ Output 2012/13

Q4 Target Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved

Reason for


achieved

Proposed

Corrective Action

s


Integrated institutionalmechanisms forempowerment of youngwomen facilitated

Report on partnerships with business and government compiled


Achieved N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective


ut 2012/13Quarter 4

Target

Responsible

Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved or

Not Achieved)


(partially or not

achieved)

Proposed

Corrective

Actions

To facilitate the full functioning of the National council against GBV by providing it with secretariat services and coordination of the 365 days POA wit h government private sector and civil society

National Council Established

Number of Council Sittings coordinated

None

1 Council sitting held

CD N/A

Achieved

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Provincial Council established and facilitated

2 Provincial Councils facilitated (KZN-NC)

CD Not achieved The Council took time to be established and there are indication that there will not be provincial councils established

NONE

Number of Sessions of Secretariat services provided

1 Session of Secretariat services provided

CD Achieved N/A N/A

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Strategic Objective

Performance

Indicator/output

2012/13

Quarter 4 Target

Responsible Manager

Progress (Achieved,

Partially Achieved

or Not Achieved)


(partially or not

achieved)

Proposed Corrective

Actions

To facilitate the full functioning of the National council against GBV by providing it with secretariat services and coordination of the 365 days POA wit h government private sector and civil society

Number of Programmes in 365 days POA coordinated

None CD N/A N/A N/A

Number of Social campaigns coordinated

None CD N/A N/A N/A

– Consolidated list of Council members finalised

– Appointment letters for Council members finalised and distributed

– National Council Strategy drafted in consultation with Office of the Deputy President

– National Council On Gender-based Violence established

– 365 Days National Plan of Action reviewed and costed, preliminary work

– 5 year Funding proposal compiled and submitted to UN for consideration

– Terms of Reference for the National Council reviewed for Council consideration

– First meeting of the inaugurated National Council facilitated and coordinated

– Progress reports on the work of the Secretariat compiled

– Speaking notes for various speaking engagements of the Minister compiled

– Presentations made to different fora on the purpose of the National Council

– Tracking of progress with regard to reported cases of GBV

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SECRETARIAT MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS

BRANCH CHALLENGES REQUIRING INTERVENTION

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• Lack of sufficient human capacity and requisite skills at departmental and provincial levels

• Referrals to implementing Departments for project funding and technical support are not timeously attended to, and this often lead to missed opportunities for women projects

• Lack of sufficient funding to effectively implement operational plan

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STATUS OF WEGE BUDGET

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WEGE

Sub-ProgrammeAdjusted Budget

Expenditure 31/03/2013 Deviation

Advocacy and Mainstreaming 9 292 000 9 547 522 -255 522Institutional Support and Capacity5 956 000 3 635 833 2 320 167Monitoring & Evaluation 5 851 000 5 225 414 625 586Total Expenditure 21 099 000 18 408 770 2 690 230

Economic ClassificationAdjusted Budget

Expenditure 31/03/2013 Deviation

Compensation of employees 8 477 000 6 699 204 1 777 796Goods and services 12 455 000 11 627 416 827 584Transfers and subsidies - - 0Payments for capital assets 167 000 82 150 84 850Total Expenditure 21 099 000 18 408 770 2 690 230

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