A/HRC/26/17 E/CN.6/2014/8 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 13-61736 13/16

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