SOMREP-WVI GENDER STRATEGY FINAL REPORT

s  Project Reports
dit provided to men and women, and to women  Household Surveys
omic groups as well as special interest groups
 Agricultural Surveys
ility to make financial decisions  Household Surveys
daughters enhanced and guaranteed  Programme report
ess to land use, control and ownership and
s to non-land assets use, control and ownership  Agricultural Surveys
 Household Surveys
als (male, female, youth and Special Interest  Programme report
eficiaries) directly benefitting from improving
n  Agricultural Surveys
 Household Surveys
under improved management practices or  Programme report
mReP and partners’ assistance.

s (male, female, SIGs beneficiaries) who have
nagement practices or technologies with SomReP
e
y households using improved post-harvest storage

with access to sufficient seed to plant
ls (beneficiaries) directly benefitting from seed
put activities
with access to sufficient seed to plant
y household using improved post-harvest storage

s under irrigation resulting from irrigation

uals (beneficiaries) directly benefitting from

stem implemented from irrigation interventions
of hectares protected against disease or pest

als (beneficiaries) trained in appropriate crop

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Community Disaster Livestock  Number of individua
Risks Management
Enhance community activities
Education awareness and  Number of animals ben
mobilization on disaster  Number of animals ow
risk management.  Number of individuals

1) Access and Fisheries and Aquaculture
participation across
regions and levels by  Number of individu

benefitting from fisheri
 Number of f

reconstructed/repaired
 Number of kilograms o
 Number of individuals
 Number of animals trea
 Number of animal dise
 Number of veterinary

medical commodity tra
 Number of individuals

interest groups) trained

management
 Number of community

aware of potential disas
 Number of women, m

basic disaster risk mitig
 Number of local base

communities.
 Numbers of household

in mitigating potential
 Number of women and

their households/comm
 Percentage decrease in
 Number and percentag

planning and consultati
 Access to education across

age religion, disability statu
 Proportion of children cu

als (beneficiaries) benefiting from livestock  Agricultural Surveys
 Household Surveys
nefitting from livestock activities
wned per individuals  Programme report

(beneficiaries) trained in livestock management

uals (male, female and SIGs beneficiaries)  Agricultural Surveys
ies/aquaculture activities  Household Surveys
fisheries/aquaculture productive assets  Programme report

of aquatic resources harvested  Agricultural Surveys
(beneficiaries) trained in fisheries/aquaculture  Household Surveys
ated or vaccinated
eases outbreaks  Programme report
facilities out of stock of any of the veterinary
acer products for longer than one week
s (males, female, youth beneficiaries from special
d in veterinary medical commodity supply chain

y women, men, boys and girls and SIGs who are  Disaster risk
ster risks in their communities
men, boys and girls who are knowledgeable on registers
gation mechanisms  Agricultural Surveys
ed structures addressing disaster risks in their  Household Surveys
 Programme report

ds with disaster risk registers and apply the same

risks in their communities.

d men who survive and are resilient to disasters in

munities

man-made disaster incidences at households

ge of women and men who attend participatory

ion meetings

all levels (gross and net enrolment rates) by sex,  School reports

us, clan, ethnicity, wealth status  Project Reports

urrently excluded from school by sex, age,  Population Census

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special interest groups disability, religion, clan, eth
(SIGs); and equality in  Education participation rate
schooling
needs and for marginalized
2) Barriers to equity and  Attrition and dropout rates
access
wealth status
3) Effectiveness of  Incidence of child labor by
current interventions for
addressing inequality and status
exclusion in the  Learning achievements (nat
education system
status, ethnicity, wealth stat
4)Institutional  Number of males and fema
arrangements, policy
capacity issues accessible for people living
 Factors contribution to t

(enrolment, attendance, com
 Incidents of and complain

harassment, etc.
 Factors affecting school par

 Assessment of existing

increasing equality and incl
 Number of males and fema

accessible for people living
 Number of males and femal
 Proportion of educationa

sanitation and boarding fac

with disabilities, by level of
 Number and type of targete

at risk of dropping out, by l
 Percent of schools that hav

sexual abuse
 Percent of schools that tra

issues
 Number of teacher trainin

VAW/G in their curriculum
 Assessment of the effectiv

address inclusion and equa

institutional levels

hnicity, location, and income quintile Report
es by income group, among persons with special
groups
s by sex, age, disability status, clan, ethnicity,

y sex, age, disability status, clan ethnicity, wealth

tional examination scores) by sex, age, disability
tus, displacement status
ales attending educational institutions made more
g with disabilities
the levels of the various education outputs  School reports
mpletion, learning outcomes)
nts about issues such as bullying, intimidation,  Project Reports

rticipation and completion by SIGs

and effectiveness of interventions aimed at  School reports

lusion  Project Reports

ales attending educational institutions made more

g with disabilities, internally displaced persons

les benefiting from special education

al institutions that provide private and safe

cilities for girls and boys, including those living

f education

ed activities to monitor and assist boys and girls

level of education

ve procedures to take action on reported cases of

ain their staff on sexual and physical VAW/G

ng programs that include sexual and physical

ms.
veness of current institutional arrangements to  School reports
ality in education issues at national, county, and  Programme Reports

 Partner Reports

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Child Protection 5)Education Attainment  Level of institutionalization
Strengthened child  Proportion of schools with s
 Nature of support provided

and other stakeholders, to h
 Level of parent and commu

equality and inclusion
 Nature of training provid

development in relation to i
 Strategies in place to incre

school
 Strategies in place to increa

completing primary educati
 Arrangements in place to

reflect and support prioritie
 Proportion of education bud

enhance equality and inclus
 Number of research and

inclusion in education
 Female literacy rate over m
 Female net primary enrolme
 Female net secondary enro
 Female/male primary educ
 Female/male secondary edu
 Female/male tertiary educa
 Percentage of individuals u

 Number of women, men,
children’s rights

 Number of law enforcemen

VAW/G according to an est
 Number of child abuse c

agencies and logically conc
 Number of cases reported u

action
 Percentage decrease in child

n of key equality and inclusion indicators  Ministry of Education

special facilities for SIGs Annual Reports

d to schools by Federal and State governments  Population Based Survey

help them become more inclusive

unity involvement in promoting and progressing

ded for teachers as part of overall capacity
inclusion and equality in education
ease access to education for children still out of

ase access to education for children at risk of not
ion
assess how budget allocations and expenditure
es in improving equality and inclusion
dget (by level) currently allocated to initiatives to
sion
evaluation studies on aspects of equality and

male value
ent rate over male value
olment rate over male value
cation attainment rate
ucation attainment rate
ation attainment rate
using the internet (female, male ratio)

, boys and girls who are knowledgeable on  School reports
 Project Reports

nt professionals trained to respond to incidents of  Children department

tablished protocol reports

cases directly reported to the law enforcement  Police Reports

cluded  Programme Reports

using child help line services and followed up for  Somalia Protection

Monitoring reports

d rights violation incidences at community level.

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protection in  Number of community bas
communities
handle cases of child abuse
 Number of Volunteer Child

capacities to facilitate case
 Number of child protect

community levels.
 Number of local institution

which are actively in use.
 Number of trafficked childr

GBV Response Strengthened GBV  Number of women and men
response mechanisms in
communities in their relationships and co
 Proportion of women aged

an intimate partner in the pa

violence
 Proportion of women aged

intimate partner in the past
 Proportion of women aged

someone other than an intim
 Proportion of women aged
 Proportion of women aged
 Proportion of women age

cutting/mutilation
 Number of law enforcemen

VAW/G according to an est
 Number of GBV cases r

occurrence book.
 Number of women and girls
 Percentage decrease in GBV
 Number of GBV Survivors

through the UNFPA chaired
 Number of GBV cases litig
 Number of women, men,

adopt online reporting of G
 Number of women, men, g

sed child protection structures with capacities to

dren’s Officers who are knowledgeable and have
management processes in child protection.
tion clubs formed in learning institutions at

ns with child protection and safeguarding policies

ren

n who are aware and able to detect signs of GBV  Police records
ommunities.  GBV prevention desks
d 15-49 who experienced physical violence from  Somalia Protection
ast 12 months who were injured as a result of the Monitoring reports
Somalia Gender-Based
 Violence Area of
15-49 who experienced sexual violence from an Responsibility (GBV
AoR) Reports
12 months Somalia Gender-Based
Violence Area of
d 15-49 who experienced sexual violence from  Responsibility (GBV
mate partner in the past 12 months AoR) Dashboard 2021
15-49 who report sexual violence below age 15
18-24 who were married before age 18
ed 15-19 who have undergone female genital

nt professionals trained to respond to incidents of
tablished protocol
reported to the police and recorded in Police

s who report GBV cases for legal redress.
V cases reported at household and communities.
provided with legal aid services and information
d GBV Working Group in Somalia
gated in courts of law and logically concluded.
girls and boys who have successfully utilized
GBV cases in their communities.
girls and boys who have successfully utilized the

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UN backed toll free Hotline
shame’
 Number of trafficked wome

Food and Cash Conditional Food  Number of beneficiaries rec
Assistance Assistance  Percent of households whe

WASH Unconditional Food the use of food assistance
Assistance  Percent of food assistan

Cooked Meals women
 Percent of households w
 To improve political
influence and voice Consumption Score (FCS)
 Mean and median Reduced
 Percent of households with
 Household Hunger Scale (H
 Number of beneficiaries rec
 Percent of households whe

the use of food assistance
 Percent of food assistance d

women
 Percent of households with

Consumption Score (FCS)
 Mean and median Reduced
 Percent of households with

(HHS) scores
 Percent of households whe

the use of food assistance
 Percent of food assistance d

women
 Percent of households with

Consumption Score (FCS)
 Mean and median Reduced
 Percent of households with

(HHS) scores
 Increase voice, involvemen

underrepresented groups at

e 5555 for IDPs, nicknamed Ceebla meaning ‘no

en

ceiving food assistance  Household surveys
ere women reported participating in decisions on  Project reports

nce decision-making entity members who are

with poor, borderline, and acceptable Food

Coping Strategies Index (rCSI)

h moderate and severe

HHS) scores

ceiving food assistance  Household surveys

ere women reported participating in decisions on  Project reports

decision-making entity members who are

h poor, borderline, and acceptable Food

Coping Strategies Index (rCSI)
h moderate and severe Household Hunger Scale

ere women reported participating in decisions on  Household surveys
 Project reports

decision-making entity members who are

h poor, borderline, and acceptable Food

Coping Strategies Index (rCSI)
h moderate and severe Household Hunger Scale

nt and influence and leadership of women and  Household surveys
different levels, and within the water

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in the public space utilities/workplace and insti
 Built capacity of water user

positive and evidential advo
 Promote and facilitate strate

exposure in the political sph

 To ensure realization  No of communities’/water u

of rights to basic and use of WASH services,

services for all including menstrual hygien

accountability for equitable
 Capacity built and strengthe

to ensure sustained and equ

 To improve inclusive  Improve WASH service del

service delivery systems, making these more

systems of stereotypes
 Promote sustainable service

platforms that include rights

cost effective service delive
 No. of training on ‘Do no h

WASH related risks of viol
 Develop a comprehensive m

WASH facilities.

 To champion  Strengthen reflection and in

positive identities in ability, gender equality, fem

changing and boys and girls of divers
communities  Promote capacity to negotia

of workloads, responsibility

itutions.  Project reports

rs, networks and access relevant information for

ocacy.

egic partnerships, active participation and

here.

users accessing equitable and universal access to  Household surveys

, and the adoption of hygienic practices,  Project reports

ne management. Strengthen data and

e services delivery

ening support mechanisms using a range of tools

uitable WASH services for all.

livery and private sector capacity, processes and  Household surveys

e effective, inclusive, transformative, and devoid

 Project reports

e provision models involving multi-stakeholder

s holder groups and private sector for sustainable

ery
harm approach’ to ensure practices to reduce

lence, assault and harm.

monitoring system to capture unintended harm in

ndividual capacities in relation to self-awareness,  Household surveys
mininity and masculinity among men and women,  Project reports
se backgrounds.

ate for more equitable decision making, division
y and accountability.

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Health & Nutrition  Enhance the capacity  No. of GESI inclusion p

of service providers budgeting, and advocate fo

and ensure equitable provisioning development b

access to and use of  Prioritize GESI in planni

health services by the evaluation at all levels to

poor, vulnerable and poor and vulnerable people

marginalized groups  No. of establish and institu

under SomReP its divisions, regional direc

programmes units both at Federal, State,

 Improve health  No. service provider’s capa

seeking behavior of services to poor and vuln

the poor, vulnerable equitable manner and make

and marginalized  No. of GESI-related barr

groups within a groups, ensuring remote

rights based programmes to reduce mo

 Support the people and marginalized pe
development of  Enhance or modify servic

policies, strategies, equitable and services are

plans and status.
programmes that  No. and type of inform

create a favorable programmes developed to i

environment for vulnerable people and marg

integrating GESI in  No of groups empowered

Federal Government while realizing their respon

of Somalia Health

Sector

GESI incorporated in  Human Resources  Number of multidisciplinar
 Number of organizational
SomReP Institutional and Policies:
programme
Structures and

Programme Cycle

 Capacity  Orientation on GESI for So
Development and  Number of training on GES

policies, strategies, plans, standard setting and  Household surveys

or the use of such policies, standards and budget  Project reports

both at Federal and State levels.  Nutritional Surveys

ing, programming, budgeting, monitoring and  Somali Health and

ensure services are accessible and available to Demographic Health

and marginalized castes and ethnic groups Surveys

utionalize GESI units/desks at MoHP, DoHS and  Somaliland Health and

ctorates, and DHOs/DPHOs, and in social service Demographic Health

, District and Health centres. Surveys

acity built/trained to deliver essential health care  Puntland Health and

nerable people and marginalized people in an Demographic Health

e service providers responsible and accountable Surveys

riers addressed by properly identifying target

communities are reached, and emphasizing

orbidity and mortality of poor and vulnerable

ersons.

ces to be GESI-sensitive and ensure access is

e delivered uniformly without regard to social

mation education and communication (IEC)
improve the health seeking behavior of poor and
ginalized groups.
to demand their rights and conduct their roles
nsibilities

ry teams with sectoral and GESI expertise  GESI Responsive

policies to promote inclusion and diversity in Human Resources

Policies
 GESI Responsive HR

Manual

omReP staff and implementing partners  GESI Training manuals
SI analysis for SomReP staff and partners

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Expertise  Number of GESI learning e

 All staff have completed GE

 GESI Dedicated  Number of GESI Specialist
Resources  Number of GESI Focal Pers
 Establishment of a GESI

commits to support

 % of dedicated budget line

 Existence of a GESI Worki

 GESI Related Policy  Level of policy advocacy th

Dialogue  Number of partnerships on

 Number of policies develop

 Knowledge  Number of studies and re
Management dialogue, influence decision

 GESI incorporated  GESI mainstreamed at ALL
into Programme  Number of programme d
Design, Monitoring
and Evaluation elements.
 GESI Working Group estab
 Level of commitment for im
 Level of implementation

targets included in performa
 Gender indicators are use

programmes
 % increase in GESI respons

events at all levels and toolkits

ESI training

ts  Annual plans
sons  Annual Reports
I Working Group that SomReP and Partners 

for GESI  Annual plans
ing Group  Annual Reports
hat has influenced various legislation 
policy advocacy
ped at regional and national level

esearch on GESI for evidence - based policy  GESI Information

n making and analytical skill development. Management Systems

L stages of Programme Cycle Management  Programme reports

documents that ensure integration of gender  Annual plans

 Annual Reports

blished and develops a gender action plan (GAP)  Monitoring and

mplementing GESI Working Group’s GAP Evaluation reports

of GAP among senior managers with gender

ance targets.

ed for reporting in more than 50 per cent of

sive Monitoring and evaluation reports.

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7.1 Risks and Mitigation Measures

KEY RISKS MITIGATION STRATEGY
Lack of buy-in for GESI • Ongoing sensitization and training on GESI mainstreaming during
amongst various
stakeholders (SomReP- any refresher training and during induction for new recruits.
WVS staff, • Continuous reinforcement of GESI as a key priority for SomReP-WVS
partners) to support the
delivery of interventions from top management
• Include the GESI module in the operations manual for Task

Managers
• Regular advocacy on the importance of GESI mainstreaming at all

management levels
• Mainstream GESI into SomReP/WVS knowledge management and

learning activities, as well as policy advocacy and awareness-raising

efforts.
• Advocacy and continuous sensitization with all stakeholders

Inadequate funding for • Mobilize funds to solicit innovative and impactful projects with a
GESI
focus GESI.
• Continuous partner engagement to reiterate the importance of GESI

in all programing.

Lack of buy-in from • Share strategy with key stakeholders and engage them in the
different stakeholders like
government and CSOs. validation process to increase ownership
• Continuous partner engagement to reiterate the importance of GESI
Inadequate monitoring and
reporting on GESI aspects for the Somali community
in • Identify GESI champions among local partners in the public and
Implemented operations.
private sector, and build their capacity to better advocate for GESI

with a top to bottom approach.
• Provide trainings on how to incorporate GESI into the government

programs.
• Strengthen the partners’ work and knowledge on GESI through their

institutional strengthening plans.
• Develop standardized tools for review, monitoring and completion

reporting
• Ensure all GESI indicators are tracked as proposed in the all reports
• Develop and deploy GESI M&E tools
• Support research for best practices on GESI to create a deep

knowledge base and to help partners to become centers of excellence

Negative attitude from the • Engage male cultural and religious leaders as agents of change in
society given that the gender
strategy seeks to change the society. (Men Engage)
deeply rooted cultural • Design youth programs to address issues gender inequality within the
norms and practices.
society with aa view to change their attitude
• Continuous community engagement to foster mindset change.
• Multimedia (print & electronic and new media) programs to educate

the community.
• Identify role models among the different constituency: Youth

musicians and scholars, Women leaders, Cultural and religious

leaders of high standing; political leaders who are honest and high

integrity.

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8.0 WAY FORWARD

i) Institute a GESI mainstreaming committee comprising of SomReP and WV staff from all
departments and programs to oversee the implementation of this Strategy. This may be called the
GESI Champions Committee (Team - GCC).

ii) The GCC will develop a detailed Action plan for GESI mainstreaming in SomReP and WVS with
clear targets and timeframe.

iii) SomReP/WVS will promote exchange weeks between GESI Campions and other program staff.
This will enable committee to have a more concrete perspective of the programs’ work, and help
to backstop other program staff to put gender related work into practice.

iv) Promote thematic half-day learning sessions with small groups, with focus on peer learning. The
GESI Champion can select one of the GESI 5 areas summarize and propose it for discussion on
contents and uses.

v) When reviewing project documents, reports and other important documents, the GESI Champions
can schedule a face-to-face/online briefing with the colleagues responsible for those documents,
and an in-depth review carried out.

vi) Progress on the implementation of the Strategy need to be discussed at all levels: Senior
Management meetings, Technical Units meeting and Steering Committee interaction where all
members based on hierarchy provide updates on the action points handled in mainstreaming
GESI.

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SOMREP /WVS Gender Strategy

ANNEX. 1 GLOSSARY ITEMS

Concept Definition
Gender
Gender refers to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being male and female and the
Gender Analysis relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as the relations between females and
those between males. These activities, attributes, behaviour, expectations, norms, roles, opportunities
Gender and relationships are socially constructed and are learnt through socialization processes.
Architecture
Gender The methodology for collecting and processing information about gender. Gender analysis is the
Equality process of analyzing information to ensure benefits and resources are effectively and equitably
Gender targeted to both women and men, and to successfully anticipate and avoid any negative impacts which
Equality interventions may have on women or on gender relations.
Indicator
Gender Equity The ‘gender architecture’ of a country consists of the governance structures put in place to tackle
gender inequality and discrimination.
Intersectionality
Gender equality ensures that women, men and people of other genders have equal rights,
Power responsibilities, opportunities, respect and equal access to resources including economic participation
and decision-making. Gender equality is the end goal of gender equity.

An indicator that measures gender equality directly or is a proxy for gender equality or gender equity.
Indicators which can act as a proxy for gender equality or gender equity include indicators which look
at different ways in which gender inequity manifests, through for example: access to resources,
distribution of labour/ roles, norms and values, and autonomy and decision-making.

Gender equity means fairness of treatment for women and men, according to their respective needs. It
recognizes that women and girls, and men and boys may have distinct needs, and seeks fairness of
treatment according to a person’s respective need to ensure the realization of equal rights,
opportunities, and respect. Gender equity is needed if gender equality is to be achieved.

Intersectionality is the complex, cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination
(such as age, gender, classism, disability, clanism) combine, overlap and intersect especially in the
experiences of marginalized individuals or groups. It provides a framework for understanding how
multiple categories of identity (such as gender, clan, age, disability status and class) interact in ways
that create complex systems of oppression and power.

Power is most commonly understood as a form of authority, control or domination. Those with
authority over others are considered powerful, while those who are dominated are seen as powerless.

Sex Refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define 'male' and 'female'.

Sex/gender- An indicator that pertains to only women or only men or only people of other genders. Quantitative
specific statistical information on differences and inequalities between women and men.
indicator

Sex/gender An indicator that measures differences between women, men or people of other genders in relation to a
disaggregated particular metric.

Indicator

Social Inclusion The process of improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of people, disadvantaged on the basis of
their identity, to take part in society. Social inclusion includes the inclusion of vulnerable groups who
are at risk of exclusion within a particular context. Such groups may include: women and girls,
orphans, adolescents and young people, the elderly, people living with disabilities, ethnic minorities,
religious minorities, people living with a stigmatizing illness, internally displaced people, migrant
populations, nomadic/ agricultural communities, members of minority clans or sub-clans, people living
in informal urban settlements or geographically inaccessible districts.

Strategy and A GESI SAP identifies who has responsibility for delivering the SAP and identifies the related goals,

Action Plan (SAP) baselines, targets, and activities needed to undertake the prioritized GESI activities.

The Vision The Vision Journey is a planning tool that has helped many people (women and youth as well as men)
Journey to plan how to use their resources to achieve their vision

Twin Track An approach which recognizes that in order for development programs to be accessible to certain
Approach groups, it is important to recognize the specific needs and vulnerabilities and thus a responsive
approach covers two aspects. Firstly, ensuring that Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) is
being mainstreamed into organizational functions, processes and systems. Secondly, targeted approach

SOMREP /WVS Gender Strategy - 45 -

means adopting specific set of targeted interventions focused on a particular identified at-risk group.

ANNEX II: REFERENCE
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Federal Republic of Somalia – FRS, (2019). Ninth Somalia National Development Plan (2020–2024).
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Federal Republic of Somalia – FRS, (2019). The Somali Women’s Charter. Somalia. Ministry of
Women and Human Rights Development. 2019.

Federal Republic of Somalia – FRS, (2020). The Somali Health and Demographic Survey, 2020.
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Independent Advisory Group on Country Information – IAGCI, (2019). Country Policy and
Information Note Somalia: Majority clans and minority groups in south and central Somalia.

Inter-riverine Consulting (2019). Qualitative Study of Vulnerability, Inclusion & Exclusion. Final
Report Tuesday, 17 September 2019.

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