2 nd UNECE EGM ON MEASURING VAW GENEVA

2 nd UNECE EGM ON MEASURING VAW GENEVA, 18 -19 NOV. 2010 MEASURING VAW IN ARAB COUNTRIES Neda Jafar Statistics Division UN ESCWA

CONTENT Workshop Agenda Training techniques Improved generic module Region specific dimensions Outcomes Budget and Work Plan

Photo by Henriette Jansen REGIONAL COMMISSIONS’ TOT WORKSHOP UN HOUSE, ESCWA Beirut, 3 -7 May 2010 ADAPTATION WORKSHOP FOR ARAB COUNTRIES 14 participants from Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, and Bangladesh, + ECE ESCWA, Centre for Women and the Statistics Division

AGENDA OF THE WORKSHOP Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 gender & violence sensitization Ø module and its application Ø ethical and safety measures Ø planning of field test Ø Adaptation for Arab countries. Ø

TRAINING TECHNIQUES A variety of training techniques were used: Group work Brain storming Energizers Games Presentations Role play DV survival own story Multi-media Photos by Henriette Jansen

IMPROVED GENERIC MODULE Noted beginning time and end of interview. Clearer indication of numbering the subsections Ensured consistency of questions by removing the ‘Don’t know’ columns from some questions Changed some wordings ex “thinking of your partner” in the introduction was not found necessary in the Arabic version Corrected some wording such as more than 2 previous partners’ was corrected to ‘more than 1 previous partner Added questions for the interviewer upon completion of interview section (if other people were present during interview) and impression of truthfulness of answers by respondent). Added new instructions such as ‘DO NOT READ OUT THE LIST’. (no capital letters in the Arab questionnaire to differentiate text)

REGION-SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS countries agreed to consider married women of 15 years and older to be eligible for such questions on partner violence non-partner section included other possible perpetrators of violence, such as fiancés and/or boyfriends, particularly for countries planned to administer partner violence questions only to married women Selection of women per hh needed to include all women aged 15+ regardless of their marital status.

Incorporated questions on economic violence in the regional module. Verified the Arabic translation and fine-tuned, questionnaire formulated a region-specific Arab version of the module in order to measure all indicators.

OUTCOMES Improved generic questionnaire Development of 2 adapted questionnaires Translation & adaptation Training resources for trainers Practical recommendations & guidelines Recommitment of NSOs to implement surveys 3 rd parties interest + additional country

TASK FORCE Develop plan for regional comparative study Take lead on regional guidelines and regional adaptation of materials to collect and analyze VAW indicators Provide capacity building activities on compilation and analysis of VAW indicators Organize a regional EGM on VAW indicators Regional report Provide a link between NSO and the policy and programme makers.

NETWORKING Photo by Henriette Jansen

ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS ESCWA Virtual Library Compilation Glossary VAW of VAW surveys in Arab countries of Gender Terms database added to Arab Gen. Info 2011 Cooperation with UNFPA at the regional level

PROPOSED WORK PLAN - 2011 VAW Session In IAEG & Experts on GS in Arab countries EGM – zero draft on regional guidelines on VAW survey and testing results STATISTICAL REPORT

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