Fund Dates

• Start Date: 1 November 2011
• End Date: 30 June 2015

JP Uganda Gender Equality - Reports

• Final Consolidated Annual Narrative Report
• 2016 Consolidated Annual Financial Report
• 2016 Source and Use of Funds Statement
  

JP Uganda Gender Equality - Key Documents

• Programme Document
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Standard Administrative Arrangement

Overview

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organisation (WHO) have established a Joint Programme in Uganda entitled "Gender Equality,” using a pass-through funding modality. The Joint Programme is designed to accelerate progress towards gender parity and women’s empowerment through:

• Capacity building of government and civil society to deliver national and international commitments on gender equality and women's empowerment;
• Coordination for gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment in government and civil society;
• Community awareness and citizen's empowerment to achieve rights;
• Capacity of social service sectors to deliver quality services for the achievement of gender-related social services; and
• Improvement of the evidence-base for gender equality planning and budgeting.

The Gender Equality Joint Programme encompasses:

• The region of Northern Uganda including Karamoja, because of the human development disparities between this region and other parts of the country;
• A duration of six years, from 01 November 2009 to 31 December 2014;
• Partnerships with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations, including women's organisations.

The Gender Equality Joint Programme is administered by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in accordance with its financial regulations and rules.   

Assistance Strategy

The Gender Equality Joint Programme is a specific gender equality and women's empowerment programme, designed to accelerate progress towards gender parity and women’s empowerment through support for capacity building, mainstreaming, community awareness, and improvement in the quality of gender-related social services, planning and budgeting.

The six main outcomes of the Gender Equality Joint Programme are:

Central and local government in selected districts have strategies, systems and staff capabilities strengthened to increase women's access to sustainable livelihoods and gainful employment.

• Outcome 2: Effective policies and strategies adopted to reduce gender-based violence and increase women's access to justice.
• Outcome 3: Policies, systems and strategies developed for citizens' active participation in politics, decision-making and accountability processes regarding gender equality, including Parliament, political parties, local government, and community organizations.
• Outcome 4: Strategies, plans and capacities to reduce priority gender gaps in selected Millennium Development Goal-related programmes developed by relevant government institutions and civil society organisations.
• Outcome 5: Systems, plans, budgets and human resources are in place to effectively coordinate, implement and monitor gender and macro economic policies; and
• Outcome 6: Strategic, comprehensive, coherent and effective support to gender-responsive programming delivered.

The commitment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organisation (WHO) to the Gender Equality Joint Programme is reflected in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), which legally protects and promotes human rights, gender equality and social inclusion. The Gender Equality Joint Programme contributes towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 3, specifically regarding gender equality and women's empowerment, reduction of maternal and child mortality, and HIV/AIDS.

Governance

The Gender Equality Joint Programme in Uganda is implemented jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organisation (WHO) using a pass-through funding modality. The programmatic and financial accountability rests with the Participating UN Organisations, which manage their respective components of the Joint Programme.

The UN Gender Team

The planning, implementation and reporting of the Gender Equality Joint Programming is done by the UN Gender Team. Each Participating UN Organisations are members of the UN Gender Team. The programmatic and financial accountability rests with the Participating UN Organisations, which manage their respective components of the Joint Programme. The UN Gender Team meets once a quarter. Furthermore, the UN Gender Team meets twice a year with a Reference Group to validate the operational programme. The Reference group comprises: the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, key government sectors, donor(s) and representatives of civil society organisations.

Administrative Agent

The Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) serves as the Administrative Agent (AA) of the Gender Equality Joint Programme. The AA is responsible for concluding Standard Administrative Arrangements (SAAs) with donor(s) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Participating UN Organisations.

Decision Making

The UN Gender Team discusses and approves work plans and budgets as well as any substantive or financial issues pertaining to implementation of the Gender Equality Joint Programme. The members assume responsibility for performing joint monitoring of Gender Equality Joint Programme activities. Decisions are made by consensus. Members provide regular feedback on its implementation and propose any necessary corrective actions to resolve problems, ensure accountability, and make recommendations.

The Administrative Agent [Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MDTF Office) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)] for the Gender Equality Joint Programme is responsible for the receipt, administration, and management of contributions from donors; disbursement of funds to the Participating UN Organisations; and consolidation of financial reports produced by each of the Participating UN Organisations and Participating Non-UN Organisations and provision of these reports to the Steering Committee for onward submission to the donor(s).