Support to the Development Partners Group on Gender Equality [DPG-GE] Secretariat in Tanzania

This project supports the Development Partners Group on Gender Equality Secretariat (DPG-GE) and its Chairs. Since formally established in 2004 the Development Partners Group (DPG) has been working with the Government of Tanzania and other domestic stakeholders to strengthen development partnership and effectiveness of development cooperation. DPG comprises 17 bilateral and 5 multilateral (UN counted as one) development agencies providing assistance to Tanzania. The DPG-GE Secretariat functions as the principle coordination mechanism for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) among development partners and in partnership with relevant stakeholders works towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The added value of the DPG-GE is to leverage its collective strength to engage in joint advocacy and actions to advance GEWE through: strengthening partner coordination on GEWE and gender mainstreaming; two-way interactions with the government civil society and private sector organizations; and knowledge exchange amongst the group members. Particular emphasis is given to the ongoing process of the National Gender Policy Review given its importance in relation to the implementation of the Five Year Development Plan II priorities and targets in relation to GEWE as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Project activities include: (1) developing common DPG-GE positions in relation to normative framework and policy dialogue GEWE national priorities and commitments; (2) developing harmonised and/or joint DPG-GE interventions to maximise results for women and girls with a particular emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals and other priority themes; (3) organizing DPG-GE meetings retreats liaising with the government and other DPG for various key events requiring DPG-GE participation and sharing relevant information and technical analysis to the DPG-GE members

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) common DPG-GE positions in relation to normative framework and policy dialogue on GEWE national priorities and commitments; (2) strengthened partnership between DPG-GE and the Tanzania’s Ministry of Health Community Development Gender Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) on the national gender policy review and the development of a new national policy framework to guide strategic prioritisation across different sectors; (3) harmonised and/or joint DPG-GE interventions to maximise results for women and girls with particular emphasis on the SDGs and other priority themes; and (4) enhanced capacity of DPG-GE members on mainstreaming GEWE issues and priorities in programmatic/advocacy and policy dialogue initiatives at national and sectoral level initiatives.