PPDVP Evaluation Report - Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence ...

to family violence and other forms of SGBV. Specialised skills and training, and additional supportmechanisms, are required to adequately respond to and address these wider issues but it is evidentthat in many countries DVU staff are being asked to investigate these complaints, in the absence ofalternative expertise. This evaluation was not in a position to make a decision on whether theprogramme should expand its focus to wider family violence and SGBV issues, but recommends thatthis be considered during the detailed design stage.153. The programme design document (POD) for the PPDVP stated that "Ownership of the programme byPacific Police services and other relevant stakeholders is considered critical to the success andsustainability of the programme." While reports and feedback indicate this sense of Pacificownership has been largely achieved, most countries have not yet developed the in-countrygovernance mechanisms envisaged in the PDD. It is recommended that during the next phase ofsupport, attention be given to the establishment of appropriate in-country mechanisms such asPolice Management (sub-)Committees to oversee the work on domestic violence, and externaladvisory committees (or equivalents).Scope and scale:154. Currently the PPDVP has three tiers of engagement: participating countries, linked countries, othercountries in the Pacific region. The original intent was for the second tier countries to be linked toparticipating countries, for logistical and other reasons this was found to be unsatisfactory and thecountries were then linked directly to the PPDVP. The evaluation recommends only two levels ofengagement for the future: the five participating countries (Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga andVanuatu); other Pacific Islands Countries.15s. It is recommended that Police Services in other Pacific Islands Countries continue to be invited toparticipate in a range of training, networking, and information sharing activities. It is suggested thatthe key means of support for these 'other countries' be providing resources for training on domesticviolence and resources (eg templates and models) to assist them to set in place appropriateprocedures and processes, with only limited direct support offered. It is strongly suggested thatregional workshops and training be open to 'participating' and 'othef countries to enable cross-Pacific sharing of information and experience, and that the PPDVP website be continued as a meansof sharing information and providing access to resources.Resourcing:156. It is recommended that the programme continue to be located within the NZ Police InternationalServices Group, with NZ Police continuing to provide the types of support supplied to the currentprogramme.157. Adequate staff (whether full- or part-time) will be required to resource the objectives and deliver.the outputs for the further phase of the programme. It is recommended that the precise roles,functions, person specifications, and number of persons required be identified during thedevelopment of the detailed design for the programme. The following functions should beconsidered in the design process: programme management, monitoring and reporting, regionalcoordination and information sharing, in-country mentoring and/or advisory support, technical andadvisory support for fully utilising CMIS, and the administration and management of TAF & SGF.15s. It is recommended that the total funding from the NZ Aid Programme over the four-year period bein the vicinity of NZ $3 million. This recommendation takes into account the levels of fundingprovided in previous years, and that the level of annual funding should diminish by the fourth yearas part of an exit strategy for the programme. The annual funding levels should be identified in the--PPDVP Evaluation Report Page 26