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of grantees to increase their capacity to monitor, evaluate, report and disseminate
results and lessons learned and to assist new grantees in developing their monitoring
and evaluation plans.
50. In 2012 and 2013, applicants and grantees utilized the online grant
management system developed by the Trust Fund to monitor its grant portfolio. The
second phase of the system is operational and the full version will be rolled out in
the first half of 2014. The system is a tool that allows the Trust Fund to manage and
monitor its grants more effectively, to identify issues and trends in programming and
to provide timely support to its grantees. The system will aggregate data on the
number of grants per country or region, the anticipated primary beneficiaries and
those actually reached, the forms of violence addressed by country or region and
financial data on strategic areas of intervention.
51. Trust Fund grantees are increasingly being recognized for their knowledge,
experience and impact. Physicians for Human Rights was awarded first prize in the
2013 United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-Humanity
United Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention in the “Capture” category (see also
para. 27). The Karnataka Health Promotion Trust in India received the 2013 World
Health Organization Award for Excellence in Primary Health Care in the category
“Innovations for improving access and ensuring continuity of care”. It was also
recognized by India’s National Legal Services Authority for the development of best
practice and contributions to strengthening access to services for marginalized
communities. In Zimbabwe, the African regional organization SAfAIDS was
awarded the 2013 National Non-Governmental Organization Award for Excellence
in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Equal Access Nepal received the 2013 Avon
Communications Award: Speaking Out about Violence against Women in the
category of Community Change. This demonstrates that the Trust Fund is supporting
organizations that are at the forefront of their fields.
V. Partnerships
52. The Trust Fund enjoys the partnership of many stakeholders, including
Governments, the private sector, non-profit organizations and concerned individuals
from around the world. The financial contribution and political support of its
partners are essential to the Trust Fund’s efforts to end violence against women and
girls.
53. As of December 2013, Australia, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands and South Africa had made
generous contributions to the Trust Fund. Zonta International, the Saban Foundation
and the United Nations Federal Credit Union continued to support Trust Fund
initiatives. The work of the Trust Fund was also funded by national committees of
UN-Women from Austria, Germany, Iceland, Japan and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
54. In 2013, the Trust Fund organized a number of events in order to raise its
visibility, build new partnerships and expand its outreach to the corporate sector. In
partnership with the Government of Japan, the Trust Fund hosted an event to
highlight the achievements of programmes implemented by two Trust Fund
grantees, The Population Council and Physicians for Human Rights, that harness
technology to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. More than
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