MWYSSA Partnership Dialogue PRESENTATION BY THE WOMENS DEVELOPMENT

MWYSSA Partnership Dialogue PRESENTATION BY THE WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT DIVISION Venue: Otintaai Hotel Date: 12 th – 13 th February 2019

CONTENT OF PRESENTATION 1) Background of WDD 2) 2) GEWD Policy directions – priorities, linkages, with KDP, KV 20 3) Reform programmes 4) Way Forward

BACKGROUND OF THE WDD • • • Development, implementation and monitoring Women and Gender Policies, Programmes and Legislations Seeking funds for Women/Gender programmes Development and maintaining a data base for Women Providing briefs, reports on Women/Gender - CEDAW, Cabinet Hosting national events such as International Women’s Day, White Ribbon Day and 16 Days of Activism Providing technical support to Women Organisations and stakeholders. Training, Seeking financial support, etc Coordinating body for Gender and Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence programmes in Kiribati Raising awareness on Women and Gender issues through workshops, IEC material, radio, community visits and consultations, road shows Organise research/surveys on women/gender issues

Vision: All Kiribati men and women reach their full potential Mission: Uplifting the status and livelihoods of the Kiribati people through the strengthening of mechanisms within Government and others institutions to mainstream gender and addressing gender inequalities. Goal: Mainstream Gender in government policies, plans, budgets and programs to enhance equal opportunities between men and women Fund - Dfat, UNWomen, PC

1. GENDER MAINSTREAMING - KDP KV 20 Gender - GEWD POLICY PRIORITIES AND ALIGNMENT TO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS 2. WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT - KDP KPA 2 Economic growth and poverty reduction - KV 20 Pillar 1 Wealth 3. STRONGER INFORMED FAMILIES -KDP KPA 2 Economic growth and Poverty Reduction -KV 20 Pillar 1 Wealth 4. POLITICAL PARTICPATION AND LEADERSHIP - KDP KPA 5 Governance -KV 20 Pillar 4 Governance 5. ELIMINATING SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE -KDP KPA 5 Governance -KV 20 Pillar 2 Peace and security and Gender as a cross cutting Issue

Our mandates • Kiribati Development Plan • Motinano • Kiribati Vision 20 - KV 20 • ESGBV Policy and NAP 2011 -2021 • ESGBV Shared Implementation Plan (SHIP) • Kiribati Shared Implementation Plan for ESGBV (SHIP) • Te Rau n te Mwenga Act (Family Peace Act) and its Implementation Plan • The Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Sustainable Development Goals (former MDG’s) • Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) • Pacific Platform for Action for Women • Recommendations of the Pacific Women’s Triennial, Commission on the status of Women

REFORM PROGRAMMES 1) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT Increasing Women Economic opportunities through skills and business trainings, increasing employment or markets and developing barriers to remove barriers to WEE • Markets - National Expo, Market days • Loan Scheme –Buffer loan scheme/ESGBV survivors • Developing policies that would enable WEE

REFORM PROGRAMMES 2) GENDER MAINSTREAMING – Work with various Ministries to mainstream gender in their plans, programmes, budgets Require- TA 3) Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence (ESGBV) – Focusing more on primary prevention and supporting survivors. 4) Targeting root causes of social problems such as poverty, domestic violence. Survey to be done to identify areas of intervention

BUDGET ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION EST COST Expo 80, 000. 00 Gender trainings 15, 000. 00 Survey on Stronger, informed families TA, consultancy costs 10, 000. 00 Safenet project 100, 000. 00 WEE skills building training 100, 000. 00 Develop policies 50, 000. 00

TARGETTED AREA STATUS WHAT IS NEEDED PREDICTED IMPACTS FUNDING - GOVT FUNDED – OPERATIONS, SOME PROGRAMMES PROJECTS – DONOR MORE FUNDING WHERE IT MATTERS MOST TO THE WOMEN OF KIRIBATI EG FOR WEE -LOANS, NATIONAL EXPO, POLICIES REMOVING WEE BARRIERS REDUCE POVERTY, INCREASING WOMEN’S , ENABLE WOMEN TO EXPORT NATIONALLY/INT COORDINATION WE COORDINATE MANY WDD- ESGBV, SAFENET, BETTER COORDINATION OF GENDER PROGRAMMES, FOCAL POINTS IN ALL MINISTRIES, PROGRAMMES RUN SMOOTHLY AND EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVE TARGETS OR DEADLINES PARTNERSHIPS WORK WITH PARTNERS – STRENGTHEN AND FOSTER MORE PARTNERS = GOVT/NGO’S THESE RELATIONSHIPS, IMPROVE FORESEE MORE TASKFORCES, INCREASE NETWORKS AND ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CAPCITY BULDING TRAININGS SKILLS, MENTORING, ADVANCED SKILLS BUILDING TRAININGS EMPOWER WOMEN TO SET UP SUSTAINABLE BUT ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF BUSINESSES, MENTORING, SOUTH TO SOUTH EXCHANGES SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPOSURE TO NEW IDEAS/SKILLS STRENGTHENING AND RESOURCING OF NATIONAL WOMEN MACHINARIES 15 STAFF MOSTLY NEWTURNOVER OF STAFF ASSSITANCE TO WDD, WOMEN NGO’S WELL RESOURCED NATIONAL WOMEN MACHINARIES- BOTH GOVT AND NGO’S WAY FORWARD

• “Gender Equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance” – Kofi Annan • “ALONE, WE CAN DO SO LITTLE, TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH” - Helen Keller THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! KAM BATI N RABWA.