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

Annex Five: Terms of Reference for an Evaluation of the Pacific Prevention of DomesticViolence Programme (PPDVP)I Background II-IDomestic Violence (DV) is a serious abuse of human rights, which affects victims' ability to realisetheir full potential. International research suggests that the economic and social costs of DV acrossthe Pacific region are high and the effects are often generational. Research indicates that world-wide, more women under the age of 44 are killed or disabled because of violence within the contextof the family than through cancer, malaria, traffic accidents or war. However, research indicatesthat as a consequence of domestic violence being viewed by Pacific communities as a private matterbetween domestic partners rather than a crime, it is often underreported.The Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) is a tripartite initiative betweenthe New Zealand Aid Programme, NZ Police and the Pacific Island Chiefs of Police (PICP). NewZealand Aid Programme funding for PPDVP totals $5 million over five years (with approximately $1million per financial year). The Programme began in July 2005. Implementation proper commencedin mid-2006 with the first deployments of NZ Police mentors to PICs.Target CountriesThe main focus of the PPDVP is on five 'participating countries', where it is implemented nationally( in line with objectives 2-5 of the design): the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatusince July 2008.Additionally, in line with objective 1 of the design, it provides modest support to other PICP membercountries: Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Niue, and Tokelau known as 'linked countries', and theFederated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Commonwealth ofNorthern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, French Polynesia, Guam, and New ~aledonia."PPOVP goal and objectivesThe overall goal of the PPDVP is 'a safer Pocific free from domestic violence'. While the PPDVP'scountry programmes have 4 objectives, the primary objective (objective 2) of this project is toincrease the commitment and capacity of Pacific Police services to respond effectively to domesticviolence. Other significant objectives include: development of effective partnerships between thePolice and other relevant government agencies, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), churchesand communities; supporting the development and implementation of appropriate national-level. DV policy and legislative frameworks, including the training of the judiciary and legal professions.The PPDVP Design intentionally focuses on violence against women by their spouses or partnersgiven research findings that this constitutes the most prevalent form of family violence (see pp 7 and25 of PDD)'~.Implementation structure:NZ Police is the Implementing Agency contracted via a MOU by the New Zealand Aid Programme forthe PPDVP.The PPDVP implementation unit is located within the International Service Group of NZ Police. NZPolice subcontracts a PPOVP programme Manager, Programme Officer, and a Support Officer who" While Australia and New Zealand are members of the PICP, they are not recipients of the PPDVP.13Although it does not currently focus speclfically on sexual abuse, abuse of the elderly or abuse of children;however, it is expected that the impact of this programme would have flow on benefits for such areas too.PPDVP Evaluation Report Page 35