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

eport to the NZ Police contract manager responsible for oversight of the PPDVP implementationunit staff and overall delivery against the MOU.A dedicated NZ Police officer who has solid experience in the area of domestic violence in NewZealand is assigned as a 'mentor' to each of the five 'participating countries' and oversees theimplementation of country workplans by the respective Pacific police senrices. On average, thementor visits the PIC for approximately 6 weeks per year. The visits are usually structured as 3 x 2-week visits. The mentor also provides advice and support by remote in-between visits via emailand/or telephone.Governance structure:The PPDVP Country Programmes are governed by two in-country committees comprising key incountrystakeholders:Pacific Police Service Mana~iement Grou~ (MG): The MG based within the Pacific Police Service isresponsible for maintaining an overview of the management and monitoring of the countryprogramme. The MG comprises the Commissioner/Commander of the Pacific Police Service, thePacific Police Service's Senior Sponsor of the PPDVP country programme, the Pacific Police Service'sdomestic violence prevention Coordinator (DVPC), Head of Training and other relevant officers. TheMG meets regularly (at least monthly) to monitor progress against the agreed country workplan andto provide advice and support for the DV Unit staff. All PPDVP Country Mentor 'monitoring visitsinclude a meeting with the MG to monitor and review progress. The NZ Police PPDVP ProgrammeManager meets with the MG at least annually to monitor and review country programme progress.National Domestic Violence Prevention Committees (or eauivalentl: The NDVPC or equivalent isbased in each participating Pacific Island Country and involves key in-country stakeholders workingon the prevention of domestic violence. It comprises the Pacific Police Commissioner, SeniorSponsor and/or the DV Coordinator, NZPOL (represented by the Country Mentor and/or theProgramme Manager), MFAT (NZHC representative), and other key stakeholders including relevantgovernment and NGO representatives. These committees meet regularly (at least three times ayear) and receive reports from the Pacific police domestic violence prevention coordinator. TheseCommittees provide advice and support for implementation of the PPDVP country programme andmay also have a role in appraising proposals from in-country stakeholders under the PPDVP SmallGrants scheme to support agency/NGO initiatives to prevent domestic violence. The NZ PolicePPDVP Programme Manager meets with this committee or equivalent at least annually to monitorand review country programme progress.Regional Component:A PPDVP Management Team (MT) made up of representatives from all three partners: NZAID, NZPolice and the PICP via their Secretariat; and a NZ Police technical expert on DV (i.e. the NationalFamily Violence Coordinator) receives six-monthly progress reports from the PPDVP projectmanager. It does not govern PPDVP country programmes.A Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) comprising representatives from key regional partnersworking in the area of violence against women such as the Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT),Fiji Women's Crisis Centre (FWCC), AFP, PICP, and UNIFEM and including representatives from NZPolice and MFAT meets six-monthly to exchange ideas, share information for coherence andcoordination between initiatives and provides advice to the MT on regional aspects of theprogramme. It does not govern PPDVP country programmes.Rationale and PurposePPDVP Evaluation Report Page 36