TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS .....................................................................................................................................................................I FOREWORD .....................................................................................................................................................................I PREFACE .........................................................................................................................................................................II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. IV 1.0 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................................1 1.1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................1 1.2. THE LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ..........................................................................................................................2 2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................................................3 2.1. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................3 2.2. ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC AREAS .....................................................................................................................................3 (i) Gender in Governance (Representation and Participation) .......................................................................3 (ii) Gender in Education and Training: .............................................................................................................4 (iii) Gender in Productive Resources and Employment: ...................................................................................4 (iv) Gender Based Violence (GBV): ...................................................................................................................6 (v) Gender in Health and HIV and AIDS: ...............................................................................................................6 (vi) Gender and Peace Building and Conflict Resolution: .................................................................................7 (vii) Gender, Environment and Climate Change: ..........................................................................................9 3. THEMATIC AREAS.....................................................................................................................................................10 4.0. VISION, GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................11 4.1. VISION ................................................................................................................................................................11 4.2. GOAL ..................................................................................................................................................................11 4.3. POLICY OBJECTIVES ...............................................................................................................................................11 4.4. PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE POLICY .............................................................................................................................12 5.0. POLICY STRATEGIES ..............................................................................................................................................13 5.1. GENDER, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL RIGHTS ...........................................................................................................13 5.3. GENDER, POLITICS AND DECISION MAKING ................................................................................................................15 5.4. GENDER AND HEALTH ............................................................................................................................................16 5.5. GENDER, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ........................................................................................................................17 5.6. GENDER BASED VIOLENCE ......................................................................................................................................18 5.7. GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ........................................................................................................19 5.8. GENDER, MEDIA, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY ...........................................................................20 6.0 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NGP ........................................................................20 7.0. MONITORING AND EVALUATION .........................................................................................................................23 8.0 TIMEFRAME OF THE NGP .....................................................................................................................................24 DEFINITION OF TERMS.................................................................................................................................................24