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HI Seminar on Impact Measurement, Phnom Penh December 2013 Ulrike Last, TA Support to Civil Society and Inclusive Policies. Policies and Capacity Development of DPOs, latest developments & usage of tools. Content . Recap: Links between policies, DPOs & Access to services
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HI Seminar on Impact Measurement, Phnom Penh December 2013 Ulrike Last, TA Support to Civil Society and Inclusive Policies Policies and Capacity Development of DPOs, latest developments & usage of tools
Content • Recap: Links between policies, DPOs & Access to services • Type of representative organizations, their role in policies & access to services • Monitoring Effect & Impact of Capacity Development of DPOs • Monitoring Policies and policies processes • Foci: Monitoring impact of policies project, Rights monitoring, Tool development processes • Conclusion
Introduction Support to Civil Society Unit • “Handicap International will reinforce its action of developing the capacities of representative organizations and its national partners. Our long-term aim is for these organizations to be autonomous and become participants and influential stakeholders in development processes. ” Federal Strategy • Capacity development in partnerships or through other means • Strengthen organizations in management and their representativeness • Enhance technical expertise and legitimacy towards inclusive policies, practice and programs • Accessibility and Inclusive Local Development • Human Rights Monitoring/ CRPD parallel reporting • Empowerment of individual members
Background Model for change – inclusion process
Inclusive Policies and Services – a contract to describe below relationships & roles Dev. or humanitarian actors Make policies, monitor & SPs needs, finance Evaluate needs and effects of policies on needs Advocate, monitor, claim, input on policy Offer service program; input on policies Use & /or financeMonitor based on policies Dev. or humanitarian actors Dev. or humanitarian actors Serve according to policy/ implement provisions
Representative organizations - Who are they and roles in monitoring policies
Tools Available: • - Vida Brazil on advocacy capacities @ start and end • - DECISEPH: • Effect of capacity development • Organizational Development Tool (Steph) • HI KenSom on evidence, advocacy, communication, networking @start and end • Challenges: • - HI is not the only agency • High number of Contextual factors • Difficulty to assess political culture versus short term partnership versus project mode versus expectations Monitoring effects and impact of Capacity Development of SHGs/ DPOs
Tools Available for monitoring: • - OPERA Framework on ESC rights to monitor how state is fulfilling obligations (not used by HI yet) • - HI Mali • Monitoring the implementation of Local inclusive Development plans • HI KenSom Individual rights enjoyment & Barriers and Facilitators, SLand • Challenges monitoring impact: • - Sustainability & Quality of tools versus DPOs’ capacity to analyze, input, comment and reading culture Policy design processes and available monitoring tools
In focus:Monitoring Policies - Inclusive Local Development Research Project
In focus: How are tools for rights/ policy monitoring developed?
Conclusion – Future Action for common tools? Develop related Training tools
Resources, further reading & Study • CESR: http://cesr.org/section.php?id=179 on Opera Framework • Dr. Eilionoir Flynn (2011): From Rhetoric to Action Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press • Mannan, H., Amin, M., MacLAchlan, M. & the EquitAble Consortium (2011): The EquiFrame Manual: A tool for Evaluating and Promoting the Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups and Core Concepts of Human Rights in Health Policy Documents. Dublin: Global Press • Www.makingitwork.org on successful advocacy methods leading to inclusive or specific policies • UNDG (2011): Including the Rights of Persons with disabilities in United Nations Programming at Country Level. A Guidance note for UN country teams and implementing partners. • UNOHCHR: Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Guidance for Human Rights Monitors. • WHO: WHO quality Rights Tool. Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities.