Annual Work Plan 2017

5.5 Output Two: Support gender mainstreaming within the public sector policy

Description: Build internal institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming and external Institutional and capacity building for the South Africa Association of Women Judges and the Private Sector enhancing and strengthening gender equality and women empowerment policies, legislation and programmes.

Activity 1: Build internal institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming and preparation for gender seal certification
Purpose: Build internal capacity for mainstreaming gender into all Country office programmes, in conjunction with all our partners. Strengthen gender mainstreaming in the country office through participation in the gender seal certification.
2017 Targets:

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  At least each programme incorporates gender concerns at GEN2 and GEN3 level
  
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  Progress Evaluation Report on readiness for Gender Seal Certification
  
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  Application for Gender Seal Certification for 2018
  

Activity 2: Develop a Private Sector Gender Seal in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders
Purpose: Promote mainstreaming of gender and women empowerment in the private sector, using the Private Sector Gender Seal as an incentive.
2017 Targets:

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  Programme on the Private Sector Gender Seal developed
  

Activity 3: Publish and launch the Women and Law booklet in conjunction with Women in the Judiciary and the Department of Justice
Purpose: To demonstrate to what extent the judiciary is gender-responsive in its jurisprudence on a variety of gender-related cases before the courts.
2017 Targets:

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  Women and the Law Publication published and launched
  

5.6 Output Three: Mainstreaming HIV within the public sector

Description: Contribution to a multi-sectoral and sustainable response to HIV, STIs and TB developed and implemented at all levels in line with the NSP.

Activity 1: Support to SANAC to finalize and implement the new NSP (2017-2022)
Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to support SANAC to finalize a new NSP (2017-2022) following the expiration of the previous NSP (2012-2016). The new NSP has to be multi-sectoral in nature and UNDP is well positioned to offer technical assistance to non-health sectors and provide input on structural drivers of the epidemic, human rights and sustainable financing.
2017 Targets:

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  New NSP (2017-2022)
  
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  Sector implementation plans developed
  

Activity 2: Mainstreaming HIV, gender into capital projects
Purpose: Through the NDP, South Africa purposes to roll out huge infrastructure projects. The purpose of this activity is to provide technical support to the government of South Africa to ensure that while capital projects are rolled, they should not fuel the spread of HIV and impact on gender equality.
2017 Targets:

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  New partnerships for the Gender, HIV and Capital Projects
  
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  Gender, HIV, Health and Capital Projects mainstreamed into the University of the North West curriculum
  

Activity 3: Build the Capacity of SA-IAWJ to effectively address HIV, gender and human rights within the judiciary and wider society
Description/Purpose: To ensure that the judiciary has the requisite capacity to address issues related to HIV and the law, stigma and discrimination and human rights violation.
2017 Targets:

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  Implement at least 2 strategies from the S SA-IAWJ trategic Plan for the implemented
  

5.7 Output Four: Institutional Support to Public Sector Innovation in SA and the Region

Description: Working with the CPSI, to build institutional capacity to mainstream innovation in the South Africa and the region within the public sector to improve service delivery and overall good governance. This would entail exploring funding mechanisms for public sector innovation; replication of successful and workable innovations in health and other sectors; and co-ordination and promotion of fore-sighting capacities for planning and innovation in South Africa and the region.

Activity 1: Draft a Public Sector Funding Innovation guide /policy

Purpose: Explore funding mechanisms for public sector innovation by hosting a round table with key role players (incl. National Treasury & provincial treasuries and National System of Innovation) on funding of innovation, and consolidate inputs into a draft guide and/or policy.

2017 Targets:

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  One roundtable hosted, participants disaggregated by sex
  
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  Concept paper developed
  
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  Draft policy guideline developed
  

Activity 2: Host two sector capacity building workshops on innovation
Purpose: Expand the successful innovation workshop to other two provinces, with a view to also encouraging peer to peer learning and replication of successful and workable innovations in health and other sectors.
2017 Targets:

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  Two sector innovation workshops
  
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  One peer to peer learning excursion
  

Activity 3: Organise fore-sighting workshop/session for all national (and provincial) stakeholders
Purpose: Co-ordination and promotion of fore-sighting capacities for planning and innovation in South Africa and the region.
2017 Targets:

One national fore-sighting engagement involving national (incl. regional) and provincial government stakeholders