Transcript A UNIFORMED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING VAW

Commonwealth of Dominica
Presenter: Yvonne Alexander
Assistant Superintendent of Police
INTRODUCTION
“Lack of sufficient data on the nature and
incidence of violence against women
constraints official willingness to adopt
policies and provide services to end it.”
Source: UNIFEM - A life free of Violence Is Our Right!
(2007)
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SITUATION
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Recognition of need to regularly and
appropriately measure VAW to allow for
effective formulation of policies and
programmes
Data dispersed
Collection procedures not standardised
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OBJECTIVES
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Understand the prevalence, magnitude,
impact, etc of gender based violence
Develop profiles of victims and perpetrators
Identify groups at risk
Help develop intervention programmes
Monitor the effectiveness of violence
prevention and intervention activities
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DELIVERABLES
 Real Time, On Time data/information
 Greater insights into the prevalence of gender
based violence
 Allow for evidence based advocacy
 Enable formulation of more effective
strategies
 Result in greater efficiency in service delivery
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THE PROCESS
 Secure Funding – UNIFEM VAW Project,
Dominica 2005 - 2008
 Identification of Entities Involved
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Bureau of Gender Affairs – Lead Agency
Dominica Police Force
Social Welfare Division
Ministry of Health
Legal Aid Clinic
Statistical Division
Dominica National Council of Women
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Identification and agreement on Central
Registry
Bureau of Gender Affairs
Registry to possess capacity to produce statistical
reports for disseminated to all partners
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ACTIVITIES
ACQUISITION OF HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
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Development of uniformed templates for data
collection
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Distribution of equipment
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Installation of Equipment
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TRAINING
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Selection and Training of relevant personnel
◦ Review of existing systems
◦ Review of forms in use
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Training in data analysis
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SUPERVISION
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Monitoring
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Evaluation
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CHALLENGIES
◦ Financial – Funding was inadequate for scale of
project
◦ Legal
 Police Form part of legislation
 Agencies had individual data collection regime
◦ Personnel
 Selection
 Tenure
 Buy in by key decision makers - commitment
◦ Equipment
 Servicing, etc
◦ Review and Evaluation
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VAW Project Progress Report 2007 – 2008
 “This remains the most challenging item in
the project.”
 “A template was designed with the assistance
of a Technical Expert, but several issues
remain to be resolved, among them a method
of collating data from the several different
forms now in use by various agencies.”
 Recognition of the critical need for dedicated
staff.
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WHAT NEXT
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Request for Funding Approved
Consultant Contracted
Review of project currently ongoing
Thank You UNIFEM and ECLAC
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