Ms. Len Mesina responded that the GBV Observatory does not expect that only the CHR officer will do the work. Possible partnership with a peoples’ organization (PO) or other civil society organization (CSO) to co-organize one consultation or workshop or CBD. She likened this to CEDAW shadow reporting which benefitted from stakeholder and partnership building. It was mentioned that exploratory meeting with POs like LILAK Purple and others which are active in the region or even LGUs can help in identifying which organization can lead the data collection. This can be empowering to the partner as well and an opportunity to gather, work, share resources and build capacities together in collaborative manner. She commented too on capacity and resources of the agencies. Based on their experience during the pilot mapping, no agency indicated that there is lack of manpower and time but is really a matter of prioritization. She said if the region decides to take on mapping of the identified areas, it will have to stand by it and indicate what requirements are needed. These things should be considered in the planning and in shaping the assistance required from the central office. A decision too if this will be a new area or linked to the existing Gender Ombud report and will this be done with the assistance of external person or in-house personnel. In cases when there is really lack of time and manpower, it can also be considered as a finding but will need to categorize the reason for nonimplementation and try to find a way to address these requirements. Atty. Rubin (CHR GEWHRC) said that the hesitation may come from the comprehensive nature of the mapping. The roll-out in the regions will start discussions on how to make mechanisms work for women on the ground and will be limited to a number of areas and nature of GBV to be documented. She expressed hope that the other resource persons will reinforce and encourage the work needed. As for budget, there is an allocation from the Center and from GoJust GBV Observatory and possibly from other GoJust components which will be discussed by the Technical Assistance Team (TAT). On framework, scope, methodology and outputs of GBV regional mapping Atty. Rubin (CHR GEWHRC) added that the regional offices ROs will be consulted on the scope in terms of areas to be identified, criteria to be used and issues to be observed in the areas. It was also noted that there are differences on how CHR conduct data gathering. Some are familiar with FGDs while others conduct of CBDs. The general outputs expected from the regional mapping are documentation and mapping of gender-based violence experiences, gaps and emerging issues in the regions. Some follow-through activities can include dialogue and policy in the context of access to justice. All these will be planned in consultation with the regions. She mentioned that the CHR has already identified what can be done in addressing GBV in terms of policy, promotion and protection. Further it can be discussed how these outputs will be connected with the Human Rights Education (HRE) or the current initiative on Human Rights Action Center and Rule of Law (HRAC & ROL). It can be that with the HRAC & ROL there is engagement at the regional level and the GBV Observatory can be integrated as one component of the deliverables. 18