Recommendation 2 Continue to build relationships with the Bougainville Department of Community Development. This could include providing Program reporting that clearly identifies Pacific Women contributions to the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s strategic and policy commitments. Agree DFAT will continue to identify opportunities to engage with the Autonomous Bougainville Government on the role and place of the Pacific Women Program as a major bilateral investment vehicle while building relationships with key Autonomous Bougainville Government partners. Post will action this through direct engagement by staff from DFAT and the Pacific Women Support Unit with the Bougainville Department of Community Development and other Autonomous Bougainville Government stakeholders. Post and the Pacific Women Support Unit will offer Autonomous Bougainville Government stakeholders verbal updates on Pacific Women on a regular basis as well as provide copies of the Bougainville Performance Reports. Ongoing. Performance reports will be shared in May 2018. Recommendation 3 Leverage support for the roll out of the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s Policy for Women’s Empowerment, Gender Equality, Peace and Security Agree Agree it is important to support the Autonomous Bougainville Government as it rolls out this policy. Increased implementation of the policy will improve women’s empowerment, gender equality, peace and security. Post and the Pacific Women Support Unit will work closely with the Autonomous Bougainville Government to identify where we can support its efforts to lead and coordinate the roll out of this policy. We will work with other international partners and other stakeholders to ensure they are aware of the policy and can support Ongoing
its implementation where appropriate. Recommendation 4 Continue to facilitate networking and coalition building among implementing partners and between existing and potential partners by providing formal and informal opportunities and safe spaces. Use these opportunities to strategize and prioritise together, taking advantage of learning from within the program and from international experience. Agree DFAT supports this recommendation. Post will use opportunities such as the Pacific Women Annual Learning Workshop to bring together stakeholders from across Bougainville and Papua New Guinea. We will continue to look for opportunities, including through events such as International Women’s Day, National Women’s Day and other forums on Bougainville, to share learning and international experience. Ongoing Recommendation 5 Encourage and support projects in the Bougainville portfolio to create and/or strengthen links with the private sector. Agree DFAT supports this recommendation. Post will support Pacific projects in Bougainville to meet and develop links with the private sector, including women’s economic empowerment work funded by DFAT and others in Bougainville. Post will also encourage sharing with the projects lessons learned from Pacific Women programs in PNG such as the ‘Family Teams’ approach and the Do No Harm Ongoing
research recommendations. Recommendation 6 Engage with the Department for Community Development, and the Bougainville Program (and other donors) to identify strategies for addressing urgent need for livelihoods options for family and sexual violence survivors and, in general, more economic opportunities for women. Look for opportunities to build on the community infrastructure work carried out by the Inclusive Development project and Community Grants Program. Agree DFAT supports this recommendation. Post and the Pacific Women Support Unit will liaise with the Department for Community Development and the Bougainville Peace-Building Program to share strategies and recommendations on livelihoods options for survivors of sexual violence. We will share lessons and evidence on the importance of linking programs that support women in leadership, women in economic empowerment, and preventing and reducing family and sexual violence. As outlined in Recommendation 4, we will look for opportunities to improve coordination and including looking for synergies with the Inclusive Development project and First quarter in 2018