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Summary: To address the needs of bringing in the rights
perspective in the M&E, Save the Children-
Sweden has initiated a process of revisiting
and reconstructing the conventional
monitoring and evaluation system through
discussion, workshop and by developing tools
and methodology. As part of this process a 5-
day training workshop from 25-29 July has
been organised in Delhi.
Save the Children Sweden is a leading international child rights agency
fighting for children's rights and a member of International Save the
Children Alliance. It is facilitating the call for recognition of children as social
actors and for realizing their rights. Save the Children has been
development agencies from moving from a needs based approach to a
child rights-based approach for advancing the well-being for children. This
Process however, demands a shift in the conventional ways of dealing with
Programming. The practice of the rights-based approach to development is
the language of claim, the language of law and of legitimacy -
accountability. When a rights-based approach is adopted, it alters how
children are perceived in the development arena. The resulting changes
the in development arena's view of children have advanced children's
rights.
The CRP means ingratiating the child rights perspective in the programme
cycle including situational analysis, planning, implementing, monitoring and
evaluating. At this outset, Save the Children Sweden Regional Programme
for South and Central Asia programming strategy emphasised on the need
for furthering capacity and strategy development work on child rights
based Monitoring and Evaluation mechanisms across the region within the
larger framework of Child Rights Programming work in the region. This
development is also grounded on the need for assessing the impact of
work that Save the Children members and their partners are having on the
lives of the children from a rights perspective. Currently there is a need to
establish processes into Save the Children and partners’ ongoing
programmes where boys and girls from diverse backgrounds can play an
active role in assessing the impact of such programmes, thereby
strengthening the accountability of Save the Children towards children.
To address the felt needs of bringing in the rights perspective in the M &
E, Save the Children-Sweden has initiated a process of revisiting and
reconstructing the Conventional Monitoring and Evaluation system by
through discussion, workshop and by developing tools and Methodology.
As part of this process a five day training workshop from 25-29 July has
been organized in Delhi. 30 Participants from the following countries
attended the workshop
Afghanistan: Save the Children UK
Bangladesh: BRAC, BAIC, Save the Children Sweden-Denmark,
Nepal: CONCERN, Save the Children Norway,
India: World Vision, Sravanthi, Save the Children Finland
Pakistan: Save the Children Sweden
Sri-Lanka: SERVE, Save the Children Sri Lanka
Senegal: Save the Children Sweden
South East Asia and Pacific: Save the Children UK, Save the Children
Sweden
South and Central Asia: Save the Children Sweden
Participants came from various backgrounds ranging from education, child
labour, HIV/AIDs, child protection, disaster management, tsunami response
programmes, anti-trafficking, communication and media and other issues.
Participants were introduced to monitoring and evaluation in line with the
Child Rights Principles (CRP) of accountability, best interest of the child,
non-discrimination and equity, participation of children; and live, survival
and development of the child. The CRP approach puts the child at the
centre of the project/ programme reflecting the five principles mentioned
above with a specific focus child protection. The CRP considers the whole
developing abilities and competencies of the child. It targets all children
regardless of their age, gender, caste, language, religion, disabilities,
ethnicity and sexual preference.
In order for effective monitoring and evaluation to take place, the Global
Impact Monitoring (GIM) and its 5 Dimensions of change was introduced to
the participants. The GIM process provides a framework for impact
assessment interlinking it with the child rights perspective. GIM is designed
to summarize and analyze the impact of Save the Children’s work and its
progress towards achieving change objectives. This will improve SC’s
accountability to stakeholders, including partners, children, young people
and communities as well as trustees, donors and management.
Participants discussed the importance of conducting comprehensive and
cost effective studies such as baseline surveys and situation analysis for
data gathering to monitor and evaluate the before and after situation of a
given issue or environment.
Upon the participants return to their field, they will be equipped to
undertake more effective government and NGO lobbying work; child rights
networking and advocacy; incorporation of M&E in current projects (e.g.
child labor, early childhood development, HIV/AIDs, child labour and other
child protection issues). At the end of the workshop participants
developed their country level and individual plans.
The overall aim to develop child rights based monitoring and evaluation
feeding into the rights based approach. Save the Children Sweden
Regional programme for South and Central Asia plans to undertake a
regional mapping study on child centred monitoring and evaluation
techniques (including child led indicators) and a study on impacting on
children’s lives in 2006. We hope the long term capacity and advocacy plan
for furthering child rights based monitoring and evaluation will result in
increased practitioners and programmes reflecting rights approached in all
aspects of programming.
FOR FURTHER DETAIL CONTACT
Shyamol Choudhary, Regional Child Rights Programming Advisor
shyamol@savethechildren.org.np
Save the Children Sweden
Regional Programme for South and Central Asia
Gaziul Hassan Mahmood, Programme Officer
Monitoring, Evaluation & MIS
Save the Children Sweden-Denmark
House # 9; Road # 16; Gulshan - 1
Dhaka - 1212. Bangladesh.
Phone: 880-2-9861690-91, 8853994-95. (Ext: 207)
Fax: 880-2-8812523
E-mail: hassan@scsd-bd.org
Jay Wisecarver, Child Rights/CRP Advisor
Save the Children Sweden,
Maneeya Center, 15th Floor, 518/5 Ploenchit Road, Bangkok 10330,
Thailand
Direct email: alliance@loxinfo.co.th
Office Tel: +66 2684-1046, 684-1047 Fax: +66 2684-1048
Ravi Karkaram, Regional Programme Manager
Save the Children Sweden
Regional Programme for South and Central Asia
ravikarkara@savethechildren.org.np