- Evaluation Plan:
- 2019-2023, Cambodia
- Evaluation Type:
- Mid Term Project
- Planned End Date:
- 01/2020
- Completion Date:
- 01/2020
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 25,000
Mid-Term Evaluation: Leading the Way for Gender Equality Programme
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
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 Terms of Reference - MTR - PSLWGEP .pdf |
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| MTE Report PSLWGE_final clean.pdf |
report | English | 901.93 KB | Posted | 1099 |
| Title | Mid-Term Evaluation: Leading the Way for Gender Equality Programme | ||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00088397 | ||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2019-2023, Cambodia | ||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Mid Term Project | ||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||
| Completion Date: | 01/2020 | ||||||
| Planned End Date: | 01/2020 | ||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 25,000 | ||||||
| Source of Funding: | Project Budget | ||||||
| Evaluation Expenditure(US $): | 18,500 | ||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||
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| GEF Evaluation: | No | ||||||
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| Countries: | CAMBODIA |
| Lessons | |
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| 1. | The program design and complexity should be tailored to the capacity of the implementing partner, available human resources and time allocation. Implementation of the LWGE program illustrates that this is a very important aspect, which should not be underestimated during the project development phase, because it influences substantially the program performance. De-facto, „it can make or break the business” depending on the current state of play. It is not just about the commitment, it is about potential and capacity. Otherwise, it will affect and, even jeopardize the program implementation and threaten its performance and perspectives |
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| Findings | |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Reinforce LWGE program implementation with UNDP as the key driving force. |
| 2 | Advocate for approval of the drafted gender policy documents. |
| 3 | Follow up with the identification of financial commitments to support NGP and NRV and lobby if needed. |
| 4 | Concentrate more on capacity development of MoWA, incl. at the individual level. |
| 5 | Provide tailored assistance to MoWA units on integration the RBM approach. |
| 6 | Provide coaching to program management unit in integration capacity development in MoWA units and encourage further coaching of MoWA of other Cambodian public institutions. |
| 7 | Provide evaluation support to the Secretariat of NCDD in evaluation the strategy and action plan on advancing women on decision making on SNA. |
| 8 | Encourage development of the Back-Home Action Plans by the participants after the study visits and/or thematic trainings. |
| 9 | Involve UN WOMEN more actively, especially during the last six months in the perspective of taking over and development of the next initiative. |
| 10 | Develop a two-component program mostly focused on: 1) Cross-sectorial/ministerial gender mainstreaming and 2) Development of the RBM-based M&E system within MoWA. |
| 11 | Maintain capacity development as back up component and involve a Capacity Development Consultant responsible with CDF implementation. |
| 12 | Apply the Principle „Do less, but do better” and narrow down the results during the project management cycle. |
| 13 | Handover the educational subcomponent to MoEYS, and media sensitization subcomponent to MoInf and involve additional implementing partners. |
| 14 | Develop a monitoring mechanism of Media Code of Conduct on violence against Women and hand it over to MoInf. |
| 15 | Consider development of the blended learning format on GEWE for the civil servants. |
| 16 | Involve more actively civil society organizations in the next program. |
Management Response Documents
1. Recommendation:
Reinforce LWGE program implementation with UNDP as the key driving force.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Continue the modality of National TAs to provide coaching and mentoring closely to MoWA with focus on the M&E and RBM. Two National Consultants will be recruited.
• Increase oversight time allocation both for programme and finance up to 40%
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30] |
UNDP | 2020/12 | Completed | A. 2 advisors, one focusing on monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and another one focusing on results-based management were recruited to provide coaching and mentoring support to the ministry's focal points. B. Project review / oversight meeting between UNDP, Ministry of Women's Affair project team, and donor (Sida) takes place every quarter after submission of quarterly report. Plus, a regular monthly project review and follow up meeting was introduced between programme analyst and associate and the ministry team. History |
2. Recommendation:
Advocate for approval of the drafted gender policy documents.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Increase the number of consultations with relevant stakeholders particularly CSOs who represent women, girls and vulnerable group.
• Ensure suggested comments/inputs from stakeholders are extensively analysed and incorporated
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/04/06] |
MoWA | 2021/03 | Completed | Completed - March 31. The project carried out several consultation meetings with CSOs, DPs and line ministries through online and physical meetings. The input has been collected and integrated into the final draft of National Policy on Gender Equality. History |
3. Recommendation:
Follow up with the identification of financial commitments to support NGP and NRV and lobby if needed.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • MoWA will work with MEF and LMs to strengthen the GRB tool implication for national fund and CDC/CRDB for ODA
• Strengthening TWG-G function to work on it esp.ecially with DPs and CSOs and private sectors
• CNCW meeting will be served for the national budget
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30] |
MoWA | 2020/12 | Completed | The ministry of women's affairs (MoWA) worked with relevant institutions such as Cambodia Development Council (CDC) to develop Official Development Assistance (ODA) guideline on gender responsive. This is a tool that help to strengthen gender responsive budgeting (GRB) from line ministries (LMs). The ministry and CDC also developed a gender guideline for ODA database and trained development partners focal points. Technical working group on gender (TWG-G) has been working with civil society organization, development partners and private sectors to develop joint monitoring indicators serving as a tool to advocate for more gender responsive budgeting. Operations of the CNCW (Cambodia national council for women) is funded by national budget. History |
4. Recommendation:
Concentrate more on capacity development of MoWA, incl. at the individual level.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| • The same to Re. #1. Two National Consultants will be recruited to provide mentoring and coaching support to MoWA to implement and monitor and track results at individual level following the Capacity Development Frameworks.
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30] |
MoWA, UNDP | 2020/12 | Completed | Two advisors or national consultants, one focusing on monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and another one focusing on results-based management were recruited to provide coaching and mentoring support to the ministry's focal points to monitor, track and report results (this mentoring and coaching activity is part of the implementation of Capacity Development Framework). History |
5. Recommendation:
Provide tailored assistance to MoWA units on integration the RBM approach.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| • Same response as #4. The TAs will be specifically focus on M&E and RBM.
• MoWA Management team will appointed staffs to twin with the TAs to develop necessary tools to track results and adopt the RBM approach.
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
UNDP/MoWA | 2020/11 | Completed | TA was provided as planned and they worked closely with MoWA appointed staff as well as conducted series of trainings as per MoWA's needs. History |
6. Recommendation:
Provide coaching to program management unit in integration capacity development in MoWA units and encourage further coaching of MoWA of other Cambodian public institutions.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Same response at # 4 and 5
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
MoWA/UNDP | 2020/11 | Completed | Ref. to 4 and 5. History |
7. Recommendation:
Provide evaluation support to the Secretariat of NCDD in evaluation the strategy and action plan on advancing women on decision making on SNA.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Disagreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| NA
[Added: 2020/08/08] |
NA | 2020/02 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: This recommendation is outside the project scope. ] |
8. Recommendation:
Encourage development of the Back-Home Action Plans by the participants after the study visits and/or thematic trainings.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| UNDP shares the template of Back to Office Report for the LWGE program use for learning and apply
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
UNDP/MoWA | 2020/11 | Completed | BTOR template was shared to MoWA team. History |
9. Recommendation:
Involve UN WOMEN more actively, especially during the last six months in the perspective of taking over and development of the next initiative.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| • MoWA, UNDP and UN Women will meet together to define the clear engagement format of UN Women in the programme.
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
UNDP, MoWA, UN Women | 2020/11 | Completed | Not relevant anymore as UN Women is no longer present in Cambodia. In any case, UNDP areas of support to MoWA are different from what UN Women supported (focus on GBV and CEDAW reporting). On other areas of policy engagement, UNDP and UN Women collaborated and jointly support MoWA (e.g. development of gender policy). History |
10. Recommendation:
Develop a two-component program mostly focused on: 1) Cross-sectorial/ministerial gender mainstreaming and 2) Development of the RBM-based M&E system within MoWA.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30]
This is beyond the scope of the project. This recommendation will take into consideration when designing the next phase of the programme.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| NA
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30] |
NA | 2020/03 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: This is beyond the scope of the project. It will take into consideration when designing the next phase of the programme shall funding is mobilized. ] History |
11. Recommendation:
Maintain capacity development as back up component and involve a Capacity Development Consultant responsible with CDF implementation.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same response as # 4 and 5
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
UNDP, MoWA | 2020/12 | Completed | Ref. to 4 and 5 History |
12. Recommendation:
Apply the Principle „Do less, but do better” and narrow down the results during the project management cycle.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoWA, UNDP and Sida will meet up to discuss the priorities for the final year of implementation and adopt this principle.
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
UNDP, MoWA, Sida | 2020/12 | Completed | UNDP, MoWA and Sida had regular meetings to review the progress. While key outputs remained the same, activities were reduced or merged. This is particularly related to small workshops and meetings (there were many of them originally) which required lots of works but with little results. History |
13. Recommendation:
Handover the educational subcomponent to MoEYS, and media sensitization subcomponent to MoInf and involve additional implementing partners.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Partially agree
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| This recommendation/model will be discussed in the design of NR-V and National Gender Policy.
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
MoWA | 2020/12 | Completed | MoEYS and MoInfo are key partners to support and implement these two thematic areas as per NR-V and draft gender policy. History |
14. Recommendation:
Develop a monitoring mechanism of Media Code of Conduct on violence against Women and hand it over to MoInf.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A working group on monitoring media code of conducts is establish and the tool will be discussed in the working group meeting.
[Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/29] |
MoWA | 2020/11 | Completed | An Inter-ministries Working Group officially was established in 2020, and has had regular meetings to monitor and enforce the implementation of the code of conduct for media reporting on GBV. The members of the working group are the representatives from MoWA, MoInfo, Club of Journalists, DMC, Action Aid Cambodia, GADC, WMC, Lotus Radio. History |
15. Recommendation:
Consider development of the blended learning format on GEWE for the civil servants.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30]
This recommendation is beyond the programme scope.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA
[Added: 2020/08/08] |
NA | 2020/02 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: This recommendation is beyond the programme scope.] |
16. Recommendation:
Involve more actively civil society organizations in the next program.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/08/08] [Last Updated: 2021/03/30]
Agreed to the recommendation and the Ministry will more actively involve civil society organizations in the next programme.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA
[Added: 2020/08/08] |
NA | 2020/02 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: This recommendation will be adopted in the design of new programme.] |