Kenya GBV sub cluster response

1. Kenya GBV sub cluster response IASC Briefing Geneva September 2008

2. Background • Elections on 27th Dec results on 30th Dec. Contested results and violence began. • 350, 000 displaced and 500,000+ affected • Nairobi, Nakuru/Naivasha, Eldoret, Kisumu, Mombassa • 300+ camps • Land tenure, ethnic tensions, etc • UN, KRC and NGOs • Cluster approach activated within first week

4. Emergency Preparedness and early stages Challenges • No one organisation prepared / staff away/ insecurity • Contingency planning and lack of partner agreements • No pre positioning • EC available but 25% of health centers closed

5. Emergency response • GBV consultant within first 10 days • Inter Agency Assessment team established and assessment initiated within first two weeks • 5 main sites assessed (Nakuru/ Naivasha, Eldoret, Kissumu, Nairobi, Mombassa) • Based on IASC GBV guidelines, IASC Gender handbook and GBV tools manual, WHO ethical and safety standards

6. Emergency response • Post rape treatment kits in country (first ten days) • GBV sub cluster established within first three weeks • Co Chaired KRC • with secretariat • over 50 participants and 30 organizations

7. Emergency response • Who What Where forms developed • Organisations, Training, Assessments • Having information from the assessment • GBV and Gender mainstreaming within the clusters • Trainings - Guidelines, CMR, SEA • Sub groups formed (IEC, funding, media/ advocacy...) • 5 people working full time on GBV for first two months • CIPEV

8. Emergency response Resource mobilization – USD 250,000 for first two months! CERF and UNFPA core resources Flash appeal Information management Kenya CO bulletin and GBV subcluster webpage - minutes, resources, links ect

9. To date • GBV sub cluster still working • Co chaired by Gender Commission • SOPs adapted, in place and trainings ongoing • Data collection form / IMS training • GenCap working on SEA for next 6 months • GBV coordinators being hired for four locations

10. GBV sub Cluster Review Objective of Interviews: Gather field-based information on the effectiveness of GBV coordination structures in humanitarian and recovery settings.

11. GBV sub Cluster ReviewGBV Coordination Structure Understanding of the Cluster Approach • Better at National level than at sub-national level. Understanding of GBV Coordination Structures • Better at National level than at sub-national level. • Lack of understanding of the distinction between programming and coordination. • Some local actors expressed concern over the “UN-ness”

12. GBV sub Cluster ReviewRoles and Responsibilities UNFPA as sub-cluster lead • Sub-cluster members talked of UNFPA’s overall attentiveness to coordination and the level of technical support provided as sub-cluster lead. Members felt that it was good that UNFPA was leading on putting a National GBV Coordinator in place and getting GBV Coordinators at the sub-national level. Role of government • At National level there is good commitment by the National Commission on Gender and Development. • Could and should be more involved at the sub national level

13. GBV sub Cluster Review Effectiveness of GBV Coordination What is Working Well • Commitment level of actors at the National level is excellent. • Good information-sharing and transparency • Good awareness level of funding resources and joining together for funding appeals (ex. Flash ) • Streamlining of GBV approaches, avoiding duplication and overlap • Improved partnerships among GBV actors • Good representation of GBV issues in other clusters and sub-clusters due to the presence of GBV sub-cluster members

14. GBV sub Cluster Review Effectiveness of GBV Coordination Further Support Needed • More support needed for GBV coordination at the sub-national level. • Technical capacity at the field level has been a challenge. More follow up to trainings provided needed. • Concern by local actors that with beneficiaries transitioning out of camps many will be lost to follow-up—this further underscores the importance of ensuring good geographical coverage under the coordination structures. • Resource mobilization concerns from the sub-national level.

15. GBV sub Cluster Review Effectiveness of GBV Coordination Sustainability • National level: GBV sub cluster co chaired by the gender commission • Government also has to set aside funding specific to GBV and also get GBV issues onto the planning agendas. Recommendations • There needs to be much more involvement in GBV coordination by other line ministries for this structure to be sustainable and viable. • Sub-National level: they need more help to take up GBV coordination. UN and international NGO actors need to work with local actors and authorities to build their capacity on GBV coordination.

16. GBV sub Cluster Review Effectiveness of GBV Coordination Lessons Learned / Promising Practices • Dedicated Sub-Cluster members is important for how well the Coordination structure functions. • GBV sub-clusters members appointed to go to other cluster and sub-cluster meetings • At the National level there were several GBV technical experts who were very knowledgeable of the cluster approach and thus the initiation of the GBV sub-cluster and immediate joint activities were in large part due to these personalities and their commitment to addressing GBV in Kenya. • Funding available – adequate resources at the onset of the crisis • Findings available within first month of emergency

17. Kenya GBV sub cluster website http://www.humanitarianreform.org/humanitarianreform/Default.aspx?tabid=521