1. NPGEI Utilisation Rapid Assessment
Uganda Bureau of Statistics & School of Women and Gender Studies MAK
9/11/2018
High level National Data Forum
14th -17th November 2017

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Introduction
In line with the Global Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 5 target, GoU with support of the UN Women, developed a set of National Priority Gender Equality Indicators (NPGEIs) (UBOS 2016) to monitor progress of gender equality in the country.
Under the theme :Illuminating the Path to Gender Equality”- draws and responds to SDG 2030 and NDPII
The NPGEIs framework presents a list of gender responsive indicators for the following sectors: Economic, Health, Education, Leadership and Governance, Human Rights, Information and Communication Technology, Energy, Water and Environment, Agriculture and the related metadata
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Introduction…
The NPGEIs were developed through a consultative process and endorsed by high level policy makers from MDAs, Civil Society & Academia.
The NPGEIs have been integrated in the National Standard Indicator (NSI) Framework and aligned to global commitments towards monitoring gender equality.
Hence, utilization of the NPGEIs by all sectors is now the key question
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Purpose
With the NPGEIs in place, there is need to promote the use for policy and programming
The Assessment is part of a larger program on “Gender Statistics Use for Holistic Gender Equality in Uganda”
To establish the uptake of gender statistics in selected 5 sectors
What is the level of utilisation so far? Are we facing the right direction?
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Scope
Time:
The Assessment was carried out from October to November 2017
Content:
NPGEIs in 5 sectors: Agriculture, Energy, ICT, Lands & Social Development
Location:
Kampala and Entebbe (MAAIF)
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Methodology
A formal communication was made to the Accounting Officers of the selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD) focal persons in the identified MDAs were contacted to identify the respondents. This was done purposively with respect to the survey objective.
Respondents: Target 10; threshold 5 from each MDA.
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Respondents
Respondents by sector and sex
Sector
Female
Male
Number %
Agriculture 4 40 6 60 10
Energy 3 43 57 7
ICT 38 5 63 8
Lands 50
Social Development
Total 18 42 25 58
A total of 43 respondents were interviewed from the 6 (six) sectors. Of these 18 were female and 25 were male.
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Key Findings…
Awareness about the NPGEIs
Forty nine percent of the respondents were aware about the NPGEIs.
Awareness about the NPGEIs was highest in the ICT sector, at 75 percent, and least in the Energy sector at 29 percent.
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Key Findings…
Awareness about the NPGEIs…
Overall four of every ten females respondents and six in every ten males were aware.
Five in every ten females and males in the Lands and Social development sectors were aware
In the Energy sector, only males were aware.
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Key Findings…
NPGEIs that apply to the Sector as identified by the respondents
Sector
Indicators
Agriculture
Land ownership
Access to agricultural inputs
Access to credit
ICT
Access to mass media
Lands
Land use
Percentage of gender budgetary allocation of the total ministry budget
Social Development
Number of elderly persons receiving SAGE by sex
The level of appreciation of NPGEI is still sector specific.
Accordingly NPGEI does not capture key indicators from the Energy sector.
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Key Findings…
Respondents able to list the NPGEIs they have used in past 12 months
Sector
Female
Male
Number %
Agriculture 2 50 3
Energy 1 33 25
ICT 40
Lands
Social Development 67
Total 7 39 10
Out of the 43 respondents, only 17 could list the indicators in the NPGEIs they had used in the past 12 months.
39 percent female and 40 percent male.
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Key Findings…
Use of the NPGEIs
The most common use of the NPGEIs is planning
Others include Monitoring, Program Review, planning, decision making, evaluation and budgeting.
Those below 50 percent include accountability, reconciliation, research and media reporting
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Key Findings…
Respondents who got the desired information from the NPGEIs:
Close to seven in every ten respondents usually get/got the desired information in the NPGEIs.
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Key Findings…
Extent of satisfaction of the quality of the NPGEIs
Sector
Quality Score
Agriculture
2.2
Energy
2.0
ICT
3.0
Lands
3.7
Social Development
3.3
Average
2.8
Quality was rated on a scale of 1 to 4 where 1 –not at all, 4- very satisfied.
Rating was on relevance, accuracy, timeliness, accessibility, interpretability, comparability and coherence of the NPGEIs
On average respondents were satisfied with the quality of the NPGEIs.
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Challenges
NPGEIs were not widely disseminated
Limited scope for some sectors e.g. Energy and Lands
Limited production of statistics
Limited disaggregation especially in Household surveys.
Some indicators not clearly defined thus making it difficult to measure
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Conclusion
Awareness about the NPGEIs is relatively LOW – though those aware are satisfied with the quality
Uptake of NPGEIs is equally low
There is a disconnect between sectors as well as on points of intersection
NPGEIs require prime movers across all levels (not the same as focal point) to ensure institutionalisation and embededness
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Recommendations
Provide baselines for the NPGEIs
Disseminate the NPGEIs further. Carry out sensitization
Expand the NPGEIs scope especially in sectors e.g. Energy
Expand production of statistics with concrete relevance to the sectors.
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Next Steps
Engage key stakeholders at all levels on utilisation of the NPGEIs – with a clear roadmap generated through consultation
Make NPGEIs as a living tool for planning, delivery and monitoring
Create a holistic chain of gender statistics demand and supply
NPGEIs should be indispensable
Expand research for gender statistics
Long haul perspective is important
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Thank you! Asante sana
9/11/2018
High level National Data Forum
14th -17th November 2017