Recommendation 4.2: PGEP to develop a regional Partially DFAT, through the Pacific Research Strategy SPC and Women’s online platform for sharing learning and lessons agree Advisory Group is collectively planning for a Pacific DFAT (through between PICs. SPC is on this Group and will Pacific Women ‘Research Clearing House’. contribute to the development of an online research Support Unit) platform to share research lessons and findings. The Pacific Women Support Unit will complete a website update before June 2017. As a program funded under SPC will share lessons and findings Pacific Women, through the Evaluation and page on ‘Research, Learning’ the revamped Pacific Women website. The Support Unit will work with SPC to develop a number of evaluation briefs based on the PGEP evaluation findings. These resources will be developed before June 2017. Build south-south learning and exchange PGEP to identify Recommendation 5.1: Agree SPC proposes a 2-step process: 1) identify sectoral SPC gender specialists for South-South exchanges initiatives that are addressing gender issues in a on sector-based gender mainstreaming, and other selection of countries and specialists working in the opportunities for South-South exchanges on gender sectors; 2) explore modalities for effective South-South statistics analysis. exchange. Recommendation 5.2: PGEP to reframe regional In process Regional trainings will maximise South-South exchange trainings so they are part of a strategy supporting to the fullest extent possible. South-South exchange. Strengthen and align monitoring, learning and reporting processes
Recommendation 4.2: PGEP to develop a regional online platform for sharing learning and lessons between PICs. Partially agree DFAT, through the Pacific Women’s Research Strategy Advisory Group is collectively planning for a Pacific ‘Research Clearing House’. SPC is on this Group and will contribute to the development of an online research platform to share research lessons and findings. The Pacific Women Support Unit will complete a website update before June 2017. As a program funded under Pacific Women, SPC will share lessons and findings through the ‘Research, Evaluation and Learning’ page on the revamped Pacific Women website. The Support Unit will work with SPC to develop a number of evaluation briefs based on the PGEP evaluation findings. These resources will be developed before June 2017. SPC and DFAT (through Pacific Women Support Unit) Build south-south learning and exchange Recommendation 5.1: PGEP to identify gender specialists for South-South exchanges on sector-based gender mainstreaming, and other opportunities for South-South exchanges on gender statistics analysis. Agree SPC proposes a 2-step process: 1) identify sectoral initiatives that are addressing gender issues in a selection of countries and specialists working in the sectors; 2) explore modalities for effective South-South exchange. SPC Recommendation 5.2: PGEP to reframe regional trainings so they are part of a strategy supporting South-South exchange. In process Regional trainings will maximise South-South exchange to the fullest extent possible. Strengthen and align monitoring, learning and reporting processes
progressing-gender-equality-pacific-project-mid-term-evaluation-management-response.docx