Strengthening Accountability for Gender Equality (SAGE) in Zimbabwe


Women’s and girls’ participation in Zimbabwe’s economic and political life is undermined by a number of factors, including high levels of Gender-Based Violence. With a favourable policy framework in place, Switzerland will support UN Women as key interlocutor to strengthen public accountability and oversight for gender equality and women’s rights, while Oxfam will lead community-level initiatives to reduce gender-based violence and empower women and girls economically, politically and socially.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Simbabwe
Gender
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Organisationen für die Gleichstellung der Frau
Sexuelle & geschlechterbasierte Gewalt
15.07.2024 - 31.12.2028
CHF  5’630’000
Hintergrund Zimbabwe has made important strides toward gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) by establishing a robust legal framework and engaging on its international commitments. Yet, closing the political, economic, and socio-economic inequalities between females and males remains one of Zimbabwe’s major development challenges. Women remain underrepresented in politics and leadership position and they are overrepresented in the precarious informal sector. Patriarchal norms prevail, contributing to high incidences of intimate partner violence at an estimated 44% for women over 15 years. A challenging economic and multihazard humanitarian environment further compounds gender equalities. Coupled with slow implementation of progressive GEWE legislation and weak accountability mechanisms Zimbabwe falls short on meeting its Agenda 2030 and national development targets.
Ziele Zimbabwe’s public institutions provide effective oversight and accountability for gender equality and women’s rights, women’s access to GBV prevention and quality response services is improved, and women’s economic empowerment and increased voice and agency leads to a reduction of GBV. 
Zielgruppen

Women and girls, survivors of GBV, self-help groups, community leaders, men and boys in local communities.

Duty bearers in government and institutions with a mandate on gender equality and women empowerment such as permanent secretaries, district heads and supervisors, public service commission officials, traditional leaders’ council, parliamentary committees, victim friendly courts, judicial service commission, National Gender Machinery personnel, Zimbabwe Gender Commission, Private Sector and Employers Confederation etc.

Mittelfristige Wirkungen

1. Strengthened gender responsive governance and accountability within government institutions to ensure compliance with international, regional and national gender equality provisions

2. Increased participation of women and girls in diverse and economically viable livelihood activities and leadership roles

3. Strengthened knowledge, skills and implementation capacity of SDC and partners to use gender transformative approaches in project design and implementation.

Resultate

Erwartete Resultate:  

• Strengthened capacity of 240 duty bearers in government and institutions to develop and deliver evidence-based gender-responsive programmes (Outcome 1)

• Establishment of 1 Public-Private Partnership as model for financing gender equality, women’s rights and GBV response (Outcome 1)

• 60% of key duty-bearers express, that interventions effectively strengthened their capacities to develop and deliver genderresponsive programmes (Outcome 1)

• 500 vulnerable women and girls engaged in diverse livelihood activities (Outcome 2)

• 4’080 survivors of GBV access legal/medical services annually (Outcome 2)

• 20’000 people have improved awareness of GBV and response services (Outcome 2)

• 1,800 women and girls’ access to productive assets and financial resources is improved (Outcome 2)


Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

The UN-EU Spotlight Initiative I (2019-2023) supported the enactment and development of 25 national laws and policies promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Rights including:

• The High-level Political Compact to end Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices (2021-2030); Zimbabwe National Strategy to Prevent and Address GBV (2023-2023); National Women in Leadership and Decision-Making Strategy (2023-2030)

• Yet, financial and technical capacities for implementation and accountability to deliver on this strong legal framework and Zimbabwe’s gender commitments remain weak

• The lack of avenues for redress within public and private institutions and structural barriers hinder the creation of gender-responsive democratic governance in these institutions.

• A coordinated WOGA approach under the leadership of the MoWA is essential for creating ownership to effectively address GE and women’s rights in relevant government institutions and entities.


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Internationale oder ausländische NGO
Privatsektor
Organisation der Vereinten Nationen (UNO)
  • OXFAM GB
  • Ausländischer Privatsektor Süden/Osten
  • United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ONU Femmes Entité des Nations Unies pour l’égalité des sexes et l’autonomisation des femmes

Umsetzungspartner
UN Women (UN Joint Programme)
Oxfam
TBD (Technical assistance Gender mainstreaming) 

Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren Team Europe Initiative Gender; OYE, 2024-2027; SYP, 2023-2026); O3+ (2021-2025); DP4P (2024-2029); f.c. Health System Strengthening & Urban Resilience Projects
Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    5’630’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    663’065 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF   25’545 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF   15’630’000