Proposed Joint Project

1. Proposed Joint Project Enhancing Partners’ Capacity for Gender and HIV Mainstreaming Conceived by ICCO and Christian Aid for selected SA partners PACSA is contracted by ICCO and CA to facilitate and coordinate this project

2. Background • ICCO and Christian Aid: • both see this as vital for integrated programming that takes SA context into account • PACSA: (a longstanding partner of both donors) • HIV Mainstreaming Unit since early 2005, • Gender Programme since 1996; • merged the 2 in January 2009. • Focuses on organisational and programme mainstreaming of both Gender and HIV– though is still on a learning journey... • Offered donors consultancy services • sustainability strategy

3. Background • CA and ICCO partners: • Mostly in HIV and AIDS field, but some more general development • Have varying commitment to and expertise in HIV and Gender MS • Donor Environment: • Many donors make this a requirement now • CA is discussing making it a requirement in the future

4. Purpose of this workshop • To introduce the draft project concept to ICCO and CA partners • To give partners a chance to participate in shaping the final project design • To give partners space to decide (during or after) whether to participate, and to take back proposals to their organisation for: • how they might use the services offered, or • what services they might offer others in the project

5. PACSA: service provider and consultant to facilitate and coordinate the project • Accompanying self-selected NGO partners of ICCO and CA in SA on their journeys, as they: • mainstream HIV and AIDS and Gender into their organisations and their programme work, and • help their community and church partners to also mainstream HIV and Gender. PACSA sees itself as a participant on this journey, and not as ‘the expert’. This Project is a chance for PACSA to share skills and also learn and grow.

6. Basic Definitions: • HIV/AIDS: • is an aspect of a medical pandemic; • is socially and politically both a symptom and a cause of ongoing prejudice and inequality • is deeply intertwined with poverty and unequal access to resources, and thus development. • People living with HIV and/or AIDS: • are more vulnerable to economic and social shocks, and thus may have special needs; • are often defined by their HIV status (stigma) • are equally able to offer leadership and other contributions to development and society.

7. Gender • Gender is a socially constructed definition of women and men. • It is not the same as sex (biological characteristics) and it is not the same as women. • People are born female or male but learn to be girls and boys who grow into women and men. This learned behaviour makes up gender identity and determines gender roles. In South Africa, a person has the right to define their own sex (male / female) and sexual orientation.

8. Social Construction of Gender • Gender relations are linked to social relations generally: ie. relationships between people – • these are often linked to social power • and are regulated and passed down between generations – thru culture and tradition. • Social Relations influence a person’s: • Rights • Access to resources like money, land, jobs • Roles and responsibilities • Acceptable behaviour • Acceptable characteristics • Control over his or her own life • Control over the lives of others

9. How gender norms are maintained or transformed • Women as well as men shape gender roles and norms through their activities and reproduce them by conforming to expectations. • Gender relations are reproduced not only between but also amongst women and men • Men as well as women can promote changes in gender relations.

10. Basic Definitions: GENDER EQUALITY: A key for poverty alleviation and sustainable development “Gender Equality is the equal enjoyment by women and men of socially valued goods, opportunities, resources, and rewards. The aim is not that women and men become the same, but that their opportunities, life chances [and social power] become and remain equal.” (OECD, DAC, 1998). Taken from SDC Gender Mainstreaming Policy Document

11. Mainstreaming Mainstreaming is not limited to adding on specific activities, although this may be part of it. It implies: • conscious integration of the different influencing factors (Gender; HIV and AIDS) in programme plans, • conscious and ongoing monitoring of the interactions between the different factors and any other relevant issues; • ensuring that these are accommodated in programmes, as well as the organisation’s policies, systems, structures and culture.

12. Mainstreaming is a Process “Mainstreaming is not a series of fixed activities, rather it is a process of changing attitudes and deepening understanding about complex issues … this requires continual learning and reflection.” (OXFAM; CARE Lesotho)

13. Gender Mainstreaming into HIV Programmes: Ensuring that HIV work takes into account the Gender dimensions of the epidemic. • All stages of the project cycle need to take into account: • both men’s and women’s different needs, priorities and aspirations, and • differences in their experiences of and contributions to HIV and AIDS work.

14. Mainstreaming both Simultaneously? • In general development or advocacy work, it may be necessary to mainstream both HIV and Gender: • Eg: PACSA campaign on Energy - access to free basic electricity: Important questions: How does lack of access to electricity affect: • People with no or little income in the communities we work with? • women differently from men in the same community? • people with HIV compared to those whose immune systems were not compromised? • women and men with HIV differently? A more general approach will fail to surface the issues on the ground effectively, and the results of a campaign may not address the specific needs of women in traditional societies or people living with HIV.

15. Mainstreaming Project Approach • PACSA as facilitator, coordinator and accompanier • Control of the process is in partners’ hands: • Participation is optional • The nature of the process: the steps taken, the support requested, are all up to partners. Each organisation asks its own questions, and defines its own answers.

16. Approach: Two Key Result Areas • Mentor to support PACSA as facilitator • Ongoing Monitoring of the Project’s effectiveness and the responsiveness of the facilitating organisation • Action Research documented for use by PACSA and other NGOs going the consultancy route for sustainability • 1. Pilot Process in Developing Capacity to Offer MS Consultancy Services:

17. Approach: Two Key Result Areas 2. HIV and Gender Mainstreaming by Partner Organisations of ICCO and CA All those organisations who request support will have • reviewed their progress w.r.t HIV and Gender mainstreaming, and defined their objectives and processes to improve mainstreaming by Dec 2011, and • made necessary adjustments to more consciously take into account the impacts of 1 or both issues on: • their organisations, • their programmes and / or • their community partners.

18. Approach • Collaborative approach • Launch workshop • Partners to monitor progress • Plans are based on Partners’ strengths and weaknesses: • (Limited) budget available for: • Participating organisations to claim for workshops, other costly processes – organisational or with their CBO partners • Partners as consultants to other partners • Partner requests for external service providers as consultants

19. Holistic Approach • PACSA’s understanding of mainstreaming includes all aspects of organisational culture, including: • Task and activities – WHAT is done, actual work • Process – HOW things are done, • Professional relationships – HOW PEOPLE RELATE to one another, and • Personal growth and wellbeing of staff – HOW PEOPLE ARE. • This implies that there is also need in an organisation’s calendar, work plans and budget for adequate space for staff to: • remain abreast about developments so they feel confident to manage HIV and Gender mainstreaming in their work, • be able to embrace HIV and gender equality in their lives and their work, and • consciously work on maintaining or improving their own wellness.

20. Basic Assumptions: • Mainstreaming is a process, an ongoing journey that plays out differently in different organisations, depending on their focus, organisational culture and priorities. • Policy must translate into action, and good practice must inform further and improved policy. Thus, good ongoing monitoring mechanisms are essential.

21. Basic Assumptions 2: • Internal and external mainstreaming have to be coherent: mainstreaming HIV and AIDS and gender into an organisation’s programme work will be undermined if the organisational culture does not model this. • Related to this - all organisational activities and programme work needs to avoid perpetuating stigma or oppression related to HIV or gender. This can happen unconsciously, which is why conscious mainstreaming is essential.

22. Methodology: • All participating partners are involved at all stages: • Launch Workshop: shape final project • Baseline Processes with each participating organisation • Self-review; planning organisational objectives, activities – Memo of Understanding • Implementing organisational plans • PACSA accompanies organisations as requested and agreed • Monitoring and Evaluation – Reference Group

23. Methodology: Launch Workshop (Attendance: Directors/Senior Managers – director mandate) • Explore relevant concepts, interrogate the need for mainstreaming in development and social justice work • Use of case studies from participants’ experiences • Partner Presentations: • experiences so far, • expertise and needs for support • Partners review the 2 main project objectives set, • refine specific objectives • Reference Group is selected • Next steps are planned

24. Methodology: Planning and Baselining • Outcomes, Progress Indicators, activities and means of verification; and budget: • Overall for the project • are agreed by all participating orgs, based on shaping proposal defined by PACSA for ICCO and CA • Specific for each organisation • are set by themselves • as part of baselining • with help from PACSA, as needed • Budget Final allocations defined after Baselines are complete and MOUs have been finalised

25. Methodology: Monitoring and Evaluation • M and E as LEARNING • Action Research • Regular review of processes and progress • Mid Term and Final Evaluation • External • TOR – defined by Reference Group • Maximum participation of partners • Mid Term Report workshop – plans for 2nd half of project agreed • Final Report workshop – Presentation of draft for comment before finalisation for ICCO and CA

26. Methodology: Monitoring and Evaluation • Oversight of M and E – PACSA with assistance from Reference Group • Advise re overall M and E framework • Regular meetings • Specific tasks allocated • Receive quarterly reports from PACSA and any with specific tasks (based on reports from participating organisations)

27. Contact Details: • Brenda Kacheche, ICCO Brenda.Kacheche@icco.nl • Rob Cunningham, Christian Aid RCunningham@christian-aid.org • Daniela Gennrich or Ann Mary Gathigia, PACSA danielag@pacsa.org.za annmaryg@pacsa.org.za