Question NW3927 to the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Reply:

In light of the department’s regulatory mandate, we have set out to ensure monitoring and evaluation is a key component of our work. It is important to note that the department is not a service delivery department, but play a key coordination and oversight role.

The department has been at the forefront of coordinating the implementation of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP on GBVF). The key quantifiable action and measure is the department’s monitoring of the implementation of the NSP on GBVF. This has been done through monthly reports that are sent to the President’s office, as well as accounting to the IMC and through the production of annual reports that are published.

A reflective report on the implementation of the NSP on GBVF for the period May 2020 to September 2022 was developed.

Overall, 65% of the indicators had substantial progress and this comprises 22% achieved and 43% in progress. From a total of 203 indicators, 44 (22%) were achieved as at September 2022; 88 (43%) were in progress; and 71 (35%) of the indicators were either not achieved within the set time frame or not started. The latest report is the, “Reflective report on the implementation of the South African NSP on GBVF”, which was used as the base document for the Second Presidential Summit held from 01st-2nd of November 2022.

Aside from drive shows, imbizos and other talk shops; other progress areas include:

1. The development of the comprehensive GBVF Prevention strategy;
2. A simplified summary version of the NSP on GBVF was developed to make it easy to sensitise and mobilise;
3. Strategic guidance and support was provided to National and Provincial departments including municipalities on the integration of the priorities of the NSP on GBVF in Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, Integrated Development Plans and District Development Plans as part of ensuring budgeting;
4. Coordinating the voluntary multisectoral END GBVF collective platform which successfully piloted 100-day rapid response challenges across the six pillars of the NSP on GBVF; and
5. Out of 52 District and Metropolitan Municipalities, the establishment of 21 (40%) District level GBVF Rapid Response Teams in five provinces (KZN, EC, Northern Cape, Free State, and Mpumalanga) have been supported.

Lastly, the approach taken for the 16 days of activism is also programmatic as part of ensuring impact of initiatives. This year we have an initiative to empower women through self-defence which is a game-changer in addressing the GBVF scourge.

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Approved by Minister

Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, MP

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