Foreign economic-aid-related services

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DFID Malawi is planning a six year (2017-2023) (approx. 19 000 000 GBP) Strengthening Access to Justice and VAWG Prevention programme designed to strengthen the capacities of communities and institutions to prevent and respond to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Violence against Children (VAC) and to improve the accessibility, responsiveness and accountability of the justice system for women and girls living with violence. The programme will comprise two distinct but inter-linked phases. During the initial 3-year phase (2017-2020) a comprehensive community-led GBV and VAC prevention and justice response package will require development to use as a piloting approach. This package of interventions would help to shift social norms that underpin GBV and VAC and help to ensure improved justice outcomes for women and child survivors. This approach will allow learning and evidence to be drawn out about which combinations of interventions are most effective in achieving programme outcomes and impact in different Malawian contexts. Over the programme's second phase (2020-2023), the interventions which have been most effective in reducing GBV and VAC and securing access to justice in different Malawian contexts during the first phase will be rolled out in other districts of Malawi. Oversight of the programme There are three tiers of management for this programme, namely, Programme Advisory Committee (PAC), Programme Management Committee (PMC) and Programme Management Unit (PMU). A Programme Advisory Committee (PAC), comprising DFID, representatives from the government of Malawi, key bi-lateral and multilateral partners, and (lead) third party management organisation will provide overall advice on the strategic direction of the programme. A Programme Management Committee (PMC) will be the key decision-making body and will comprise DFIDM, the (lead) third party management organisation and key implementing organisations. The PMC will review programme progress against the work plan and agreed deliverables, review the risk matrix etc. The Programme Management Unit (PMU) set up by a third party managing agent will be responsible for day to day management of the programme. Results Impact: Reduced prevalence of Gender Based Violence and Violence Against Children and progress towards the full realisation of women and children's human rights. Outcomes: Formal and informal justice services are accessible, responsive and accountable to women and children's needs Social noms shift so that GBV and VAC are not tolerated and survivors are supported Individuals and communities engage in alternative non-violent practices.