Girl Power Programme 2011 by Plan Nederland

Contents List of abbreviations

Preface

1. The Girl Power programme 2011

1.1. Support by CRA to partner organisations (Box 5) 1.2. Outputs by partner organisations (Box 6)

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1.2.1. Individual level 1.2.2. Socio-cultural level 1.2.3. Institutional level 1.2.4. Civil Society level

1.3. Regional and country progress 1.3.1. Protection against violence 1.3.2. Socio-political participation 1.3.3. Economic participation 1.3.4. (Post-primary) Education

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2. Learning Agenda of the Child Rights Alliance

3. Organisational aspects of the Child Rights Alliance

3.1. Organisational Monitoring protocol

3.1.1. Threshold criteria 3.1.2. Efficiency 3.1.3. Quality system 3.1.4. Programme budget 3.1.5. Partnership Policy 3.1.6. Harmonisation and complementarity 3.1.7. Learning capacity

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3.2. Statement of internal control and risk management 3.2.1. Fraud and anticorruption policy 3.2.2. Sanction policy 3.2.3. Risk management

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4. Financial report of the Child Rights Alliance

4.1. Accounting principles 4.2. Combined Income and Expenditure Statement 4.3. Combined statement of changes in fund balances 4.4. Combined statement of financial position 4.5. Expenditure allocation 4.6. Own Contribution 4.7. Remuneration of key management 4.8. Explanation of programme expenditures

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5. Annexes

I. Proceedings of Ethiopia Country Steering Committee II. Country information and cross-country activities in 2011 III. Child Rights Alliance Activity plan 2011 IV. Monitoring protocol of the Girl Power programme V. Organisational Monitoring protocol of the Child Rights Alliance VI. Learning agenda of the Child Rights Alliance

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List of abbreviations ACPF ACRWC ANPPCANA AWEPA CBO CEDAW CHI CLPC CONAFE CRA CSC CSO DCI-ECPAT NL DIP DPA DSC EC ECCD EFA EU FAWE FGM/C FPU GCE GDI GEI GPD GPGEM GPP HDI HIPC ICDI ILO IOB LA LDC M&E MDG MFSII MIS MoU MSC MTR NGO OVC PME PTA PRSP RBA Content 4

African Child Policy Forum African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child African Network for Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa Community Based Organisation CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Child Helpline International Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legal Protection Centre Coalition of African NGOs working with children Child Rights Alliance Country Steering Committee Civil Society Organisation Defence for Children International Nederland - ECPAT Nederland Detailed Implementation Plan Direct Poverty Alleviation Dutch Steering Committee European Commission Early Childhood Care and Development Education for All European Union Forum for African Women Educationalists Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Free Press Unlimited Global Campaign for Education Gender Development Index Gender Equity Index Girl Power Desk Girl Power Gender Empowerment Measure Girl Power Programme Human Development Index Heavily Indebted Poor Countries International Child Development Initiatives International Labour Organisation Inspectie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Beleidsevaluatie (Evaluation Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Lobby & Advocacy Least Developed Country Monitoring & Evaluation Millennium Development Goal Co-financing System II (2011-2015) of the Dutch Government Management Information System Memorandum of Understanding Most Significant Change Mid-Term Review Non-Governmental Organisation Orphans and vulnerable children Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Parent Teacher Association Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Rights Based Approach

RNE SGBV SGE SMC T4C ToC ToR TVET UBR UNCRC UNIATFAG UNICEF UNIFEM UNFPA UNPD UNTDC VAC VT WB WW

Royal Netherlands Embassy SGBV Sexual and Gender Based Violence Stichting Gezamenlijke Evaluaties (Foundation Joint Evaluations) School Management Committee Together4Change Theory of Change Terms of Reference Technical and Vocational Education and Training Universal Birth Registration United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child United Nations Interagency Task Force on Adolescent Girls United Nations Children Fund United Nations Development Fund for Women United Nations Population Fund United Nations Population Division United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime Violence against Children Vocational Training World Bank Women Win

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Preface On behalf of the Child Rights Alliance, I am happy to present to you the first annual progress report on the MFS-II programme entitled “Girl Power: Promoting Equal Rights and Opportunities for Girls and Young Women”. The Girl Power programme is an initiative of the Child Rights Alliance, consisting of Plan Nederland, Child Helpline International, Defence for Children International Nederland – ECPAT Nederland, Free Press Unlimited, International Child Development Initiatives and Women Win. These organisations decided to join forces as an alliance to fight the injustices girls and young women face daily in ten developing countries. Nearly half of the world’s children – more than one billion - live in poverty. And while the consequences of poverty are dire for all children, they are worse for girls. Around the globe, girls are discriminated against and excluded from the very social, economic and political spheres which dictate their lives. In extreme cases, they are commoditised and denied access to food, health services and education by their family. A girl’s gender is one of the main causes of her poverty, her exclusion and the violation of her rights by the society around her. Against this background, the alliance believes that a development approach combining child rights and gender perspective is essential, if we are to break inter-generational cycles of poverty effectively. As the lead organization of the Child Rights Alliance, Plan Nederland is delighted with the continued support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in keeping girls and young women on the development agenda. The MFSII programme enables us to continue and enhance our already existing partnerships in the South and North, and to create new and innovative initiatives with new partners – all with the aim of strengthening civil society organisations to promote equal rights and opportunities for girls and young women. In 2011, much work was done to further develop the Child Rights Alliance itself and to prepare the ground for well-designed and synergetic actions. This “start-up phase” of the Girl Power programme took more time than originally planned. On the one hand, the vision of the Child Rights Alliance is that, in 2015, strong and sustainable national Child Rights Alliances will be active in the ten programme countries. To this end, the partners of the Dutch alliance members have formed Country Steering Committees in each programme country. This process of the further building and strengthening of relationships between partners of the Dutch Alliance members proved rewarding but time-consuming. On the other hand, the budget reserve by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 19th January 2011 and the consequently necessary adjustments to the programme also took more time than foreseen. With all structures and procedures in place and the implementation of projects well under way, the Child Rights Alliance is confident that in 2012 and following years, this new form of cooperation will prove key to sustainability and southern ownership of the programme, and to the realisation of added value to the combined capacities, expertise and networks of its local partners. It is our hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be able to continue its support to girls and young women in developing countries in the future. In spirit with Graça Machel’s statement: if we do not invest in the empowerment of girls and young women, the Millennium Development Goals are likely to be missed altogether! I wish you pleasant reading.

Monique van ‘t Hek Director Plan Nederland

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1. The Girl Power programme 2011

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The Girl Power programme 2011 The GIRL POWER: Promoting Equal Rights and Opportunities for Girls and Young Women programme of the Child Rights Alliance (CRA)1 is carried out in Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Zambia), Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan) and in Latin America (Bolivia, Nicaragua). The programme is granted €52 million under MFSII and is implemented in a five year period running from 2011 to 2015. Results are measured against the following framework:

1. The Child Rights Alliance is composed of Plan Nederland, Child Helpline International (CHI), Defence for Children International Nederland – ECPAT Nederland (DCI-ECPAT NL), Free Press Unlimited (FPU), International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) and Women Win (WW).

Girl Power Results Framework Gender equality in society Box 6: Outputs by partner organisations • Media messages to provide information to girls and young women on gender equality and women rights (radio, TV, etc) • Girls and young women reached for gender equality through training and workshops • Girls and young women reached through sports events • Girls and young woman reached by protection systems • Promoted girls-friendly non violent attitudes and practices in community • CBOs promoting the rights of girls and young women • Communities reached through sports events • Media messages to provide information to communities women on gender equality and women rights (radio, TV, etc) • Communities reached for gender equality through training and workshops • Lobby, advocacy, research on laws and policies related to girls empowerment, gender equality, child rights, women rights • Capacity building of governmental professionals on the rights of girls and young women • Dialogue between civil society and government in formal dialogue meetings • Joint action for advocacy of girls rights by building multilevel coalitions and networks are developed and implemented • Capacity building of professionals in civil society on the rights of girls and young women • Monitoring activities targeted at keeping track of government responsiveness to girls and gender issues • Programmes for post-primary education and employment for girls in place and operational

Empowered girls and young women

Box 1 • Protection against violence • (Post-primary) Education • Economic participation • Political participation

Box 2 • Socio-cultural • Institutional • Individual

Box 3

Girls and Young Woman

Civil society acts as an agent in development for gender equality Using district panels to assess efects of GP partners’ capability on CS [answers to key questions CIVICUS]

Box 4: Increased capacity of partner organisations Projects that increase gender equality

• To commit and act • To produce results for increased gender equality • To relate with other agents in development • To adapt to new circumstances and renew ways of operation • To maintain coherence

International lobby and advocacy

Not Applicable

Using 5C assessment tool, enriched with plus GP specific indicators (involvement CSC)

Direct financial support to partner programs for girls and young women

• Management of relationships with Southern Partners (including PME by Alliance members) • Technical and financial capacity support to Southern Partners, including support for 5C strengthening, gender (meanstreaming), RBA, lobby and advocacy, downward accountability, participatory approaches, PME • Creation/promotion of grassroots organizations (PLAN) • Support linking and networking among Southern Partners (incl. the Country Steering Committees) • Research and learning (on issues of girl’s rights and empowerment) • Alignment and coordination (with other NGOs, donors etc. to enhance complementarities)

MFS-II Funding to CRA for Girl Power

Box 5: Support by CRA to partnerorganisations (CRA outputs)

The Girl Power results are situated in the MFS II priority result areas related to MDG 3 (Promote gender equality and empower women), civil society strengthening and capacity development of partners. This report on the first year of programme implementation focuses on the outputs, both of the CRA members (box 5) as well of the outputs of partner organisations (box 6). Outcome results as categorized in Box 1, box 2, box 3 and box 4 will only become tangible in due course, particularly during the last two year of implementation (2014-2015).

1.1. Support by CRA to partner organisations (Box 5) In 2011, much work was done to further develop the CRA itself and to prepare the ground for welldesigned and synergetic actions. Core to the Girl Power programme is the aim of enhancing coordination and alignment at the level of the Dutch CRA members as well as at the level of the Southern partners in the 10 programme countries. As outlined in CRA’s MFS application, new coordinating bodies were to be set up, namely: the Girl Power Desk at overall alliance level and the Country Steering Committees at the 10 programme countries. This was achieved. The Girl Power Programme 2011 11

One of the main challenges faced by the CRA was to fully operationalise the financial, administrative and governance structure. The Girl Power Desk was created in May 2011, at Plan Nederland. Simultaneously, 10 supporting Country Teams were established, composed of programme officers of the CRA members involved in each country programme. These teams prepared and assisted the start of the 10 Country Programmes, including the identification and approval of Southern partners, the development and approval of the partner project proposals and the joint country programme proposals, and the elaboration of Learning Agendas. Country team members travelled together to assist their Southern partners in the creation of the 10 Country Steering Committees. These efforts of joint programme implementation are time-consuming but necessary in order to achieve greater coherence between partnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interventions and to take optimal advantage of each added value. CRA members had to align their own operational principles with those of the CRA. In particular regarding the smaller CRA members, the task of integrating the operational guidelines required time and capacity. For Plan Nederland, the lead organisation, the embedding of the Girl Power Desk and the responsibility to manage the performance of the Country Teams also required time and capacity. To facilitate the adoption of new processes and work practices, the CRA elaborated an Operational Manual that was distributed to all alliance members and Southern partners. The achieved outputs of the CRA are presented in the table below. The performance in each expected result is subsequently explained. Box 5 of CRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monitoring protocol

Planned 2011

Realised 2011

CRA outputs 1

# of partners identified and contracted

5.550

3.095

# of partners which received capacity development support

# of grassroots organisations supported

# of partners whose linkages (networks) have been promoted

Enhanced learning amongst partners and CRA members

Learning agendas developed in all countries

Learning priorities and preferred learning methods identified in all countries

Increased alignment and coordination with other MFS alliances and donors

Coordination with RNE in 7 partner countries and increased complementarity with 5 MFS alliances

Coordination meetings with RNE in 6 countries and complementarity agreements with 2 alliances

Explanation of CRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance during 2011 Result 1

# of partners identified and contracted

The fact that less partners were identified and contracted is due to several reasons: 1. Partner identification and selection remains the responsibility of each alliance member but is done in coordination with other members in the 10 Country Teams, and with the 10 established Country Steering Committees. Aligning partner choices has been time-consuming. In some cases selected partners were not acceptable to others, generating the need to compromise or to look for alternatives. Sometimes, the envisaged synergy led to a number of CRA members establishing partnerships with the same southern partner; this happened for example in Bolivia and Pakistan. The need to have in-country agreements on partners has also led to situations in which partners still need to be identified. 2. Strict internal partner selection procedures in certain CRA members, such as Plan, delayed progress. Partner assessment and selection procedures sometimes entailed a lengthy process, in some cases taking longer time than expected. 3. In some cases, selection of intended partners was not possible due to specific country conditions. For example, due to the presidential elections and political instability in Nicaragua, it was not possibly for CHI to establish a partnership relation with its intended partner in Nicaragua, the Ministry of Family which is operating a child helpline.

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Explanation of CRA’s performance during 2011 Scores on this target vary between CRA members. For example, ICDI and DCI-ECPAT NL achieved their targets on the selection and contracting of partners. A key factor was their ability to collaborate quickly with their partners, as they had made the final selection before the GP program started. They finalised partner contracts by February 2011 and thus, partners were able to start the implementation of their project around April-May. WW and CHI succeeded to select partners in most of the countries they intend to implement their Girl Power programme. FPU was able to select their partner in Bolivia and start programme implementation but due to strict internal partner selection procedures, selection of other partners was delayed.

Result 2

2. Of the 10 CSCs, 9 are guided by the relevant Plan country office. In Nepal, the lead was taken by CWIN, the partner of CHI.

# of partners which received capacity development support

Fewer partners than expected received capacity development support. The deviation is due to: 1. The number of partners contracted has been less than expected; hence as an immediate consequence there were fewer partners available to receive capacity support by CRA members. 2. Capacity development support starts with an assessment of current capabilities of partners. These (5C assessments) were carried out as part of the baseline study but were only finalised by June 2011. Based on the findings of the assessment, CRA members and partners started to identify needs and agree on the specific capacity development support actions that will be implemented in the next years. Notwithstanding the delay experienced, in most countries capacity support has started, in particular by the smaller CRA members. In addition, the CRA efforts to stimulate the relationship and cooperation between partners in the CSCs are meant to contribute to each partners’ ‘capability to attract and relate to external stakeholders’.

Result 3

# of grassroots organisations supported

In the Girl Power programme planning, results in this area are primarily generated by Plan; Plan’s country office organisational structure allows interventions to be taken directly at grassroots (community) level. Plan’s project interventions in the Girl Power country programmes have experienced delay in 2011 (except in Nepal) which is why the planned number of grassroots organisations has not been reached.

Result 4

# of partners whose linkages (networks) have been promoted

This result entails the cooperation between partners in the Country Steering Committees. CSCs were set up in each programme country, composed of partner organisations of CRA members and mostly guided by the relevant Plan country office.2 The CSC was specifically established for effective and aligned implementation of the GP country programmes. During 2011 great effort was put into the facilitation of CSC meetings for clearing common ground for action, defining a joint vision and formulation of common goals and complementary objectives for partner programs. The supporting Country Teams carried out several support missions to each country to clarify and facilitate pending issues such as lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities, setting up ways of working, and financial administration. An important capacity building effort concerned the collection of baseline information for the Girl Power programs. The CSCs had an important task in the creation of the proper conditions: recruitment of consultants, coordination of field visits, facilitating partner assessments (5Cs) and other data collection activities. The role of the Plan country office in the CSC is an important issue that is regularly addressed in meetings between Plan Nederland and the country office. Country office representatives and country team coordinators of Plan Nederland will receive training during 2012 to improve their facilitating skills. Despite the efforts and progress achieved, linkages between partners are still weak in the majority of countries. There are several challenges in the pursuit of this result: 1. Above all, the creation of CSC means for most partners a new way of working. Partner organisations are used to have an exclusive relationship with their own Northern counterpart; in the Girl Power programme they have to deal with other local partner organisations that are connected to other Northern counterparts. Differences between CRA members (the kind of partnership and budgets they provide) become visible to all local partners, which can lead to enhanced competition among local partners to ‘get the best deal’. 2. Power dynamics are inherent to this process. Plan country offices play an important role in the facilitation of partners’ relationships. However, country offices are often much bigger than the local partners involved in the CSC and do often act (or are perceived) as ‘donor’ organisations. This creates tensions amongst partners and feelings of ‘unequal partnership’. 3. The CRA members deliberately decided to leave the exact structure and operational rules of the CSC to the collective decision of their Southern partners. It is therefore not surprisingly that in many countries partners need time to negotiate and solve issues related to roles and responsibilities, mutual accountability and decision making power on, for example, the entry of new partners to the programme.

Result 5

Enhanced learning amongst partners and CRA members

The target for 2011 was the development of 10 specific country learning agendas endorsed by all partners in the CSC. This has not been achieved, although two countries, Zambia and Bangladesh, have made considerable progress. In the rest of the countries, with CSCs still in an initial stage of development and local partners starting to learn about each other’s work, CRA’s learning agenda was shared and discussed. CSCs started to identify their own priority learning needs and their common preferences for collective learning. The CRA expects to have finalised all country learning agendas during 2012. See also chapter 2 of this report.

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Explanation of CRA’s performance during 2011 Increased alignment and coordination with other MFS alliances and donors

Result 6

In 2011, progress was achieved in the operationalisation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the “Child and Youth Rights Initiative” and the MoU with Together4Change (which involves our shared partner ACPF), in terms of joint activities that are being implemented. Initial steps have been taken to operationalize the MoU with the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance and the IMPACT Consortium. In 6 countries, coordination meetings took place with the RNE (Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zambia). See also section 3.2 of this report.

Despite all the challenges all 10 programme countries started their operations in 2011. In some countries, however, partners still have to be identified or the implementation of programmes has been delayed until 2012. An overview of the involvement of CRA members and their partners in the different programme countries by end 2011 is presented in annex II.

1.2. Outputs by partner organisations (Box 6) Within the framework of the priority result area of MDG3, the Girl Power programme focuses on four strategic themes: (1) protection against violence, (2) socio-political participation, (3) economic participation and (4) (post-primary) education. The presence and relative weight of each of these themes vary per country. Protection against violence has been included in all country programs, in most cases combined with one or two other themes. In four African countries the Girl Power programme will address all themes, although protection against violence remains the dominant theme. The country programme of Nicaragua is exclusively concentrated on protection against violence. Protection against violence

Socio-political participation

Economic participation

(Post-primary) education

Bangladesh Bolivia Ethiopia Ghana Liberia Nepal Nicaragua Pakistan Sierra Leone Zambia

The partners’ outputs in each of these themes (gathered in box 6) are divided in outputs delivered at girls and young women (individual level), communities (socio-cultural level), government institutions (institutional level) and at other civil society organisations (civil society level). What follows is an analysis of the outputs generated by CRA partners at each level.

1.2.1 Individual level One of the core outputs in box 6 refers to the numbers of girls and young women (target groups) that are reached by the various services (actions) produced by partner organisations. Planned and realised numbers are presented in the following table.

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* ** *** ****

4.503

5.020

***

****

planned is for the total programme period 2011 – 2015 realised is for the year 2011. these numbers are not available not applicable

154.332

# of girls and young women reached by socio-economic services

Planned*

97.000

Realised**

# of girls and young women reached by socio-political services

Planned 4

****

115.000

8.500

****

224.480

26.708

5.000

****

52.245

****

8 KNNs

****

1 National pilot broadcast

****

FPU Realised

1.150

Realised

95.350

Planned

# of girls and young women reached by educa¬tional services

Realised 79.626

Planned

199.200

Realised

53.732

Planned

135.500

ICDI

****

154

29.146

Planned

14.330

DCI-ECPAT NL

****

158

1.190

WW Realised

239.070

CHI

269.332

105.541 (ex. KNNs)

95.504

827.396

31.215

10.020 (ex. Pilot)

1.308

201.123

Total

Total Planned

# of girls and young women reached by protec¬tive services delivered by partners

Plan

B.1 Services delivered by partners to young girls and women (individual level)

Realised

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Based on the progress data presented in this table, it is concluded that: 1. The achieved outputs of partners are lower than initially planned for. Main reason for this discrepancy is the delay in the programme start-up. As levels of operation are closely interconnected, delays in partner selection and country programme development (CSC) automatically affect the performance of partners. 2. The difference between planned and realised outputs is largest for the partners related to Plan. For reasons already explained, most Plan partners could only start with the implementation of the activities in the last quarter of 2011. 3. The table shows that the achieved results are highest on the protective services. This showcases the importance of the theme ‘protection against violence’ within the country programmes.

1.2.2 Socio-cultural level B.2 Sensitization of communities (men and women) by partners (socio-cultural level) CHI

Plan

ICDI

FPU

Total

Planned*

Realised**

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

# of communities (urban/rural) being reached by sensitization actions/campaigns

DCI-ECPAT NL

713

111

229

****

1.087

248

* ** *** ****

planned is for the total programme period 2011 – 2015 realised is for the year 2011. these numbers are not available not applicable

At socio-cultural level, the output of partners is measured by the number of rural and urban communities that have been targeted with sensitization activities and campaigns. The achieved outputs have been less than expected for Plan. WW, DCI-ECPAT NL and ICDI produced relatively significant output in this area. Most of these activities are related to the theme of protection against violence and include awareness raising campaigns, dialogues in communities on gender based violence and trainings on girl-friendly nonviolent attitudes and practices.

1.2.3 Institutional level B.3 Influencing national/district/local governments by partners (institutional level) CHI

Plan

DCI-ECPAT NL

ICDI

FPU

Total

Planned*

Realised**

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

# of public institutions (local/ national) whose employees have been reached by capacity building activities

143

107

3.274

1.165

****

3.477

1.301

# of public institutions (local/national) which have been reached by lobby and advocacy

128

100

234

117

****

419

254

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* ** *** ****

planned is for the total programme period 2011 – 2015 realised is for the year 2011. these numbers are not available not applicable

Output delivery by partners targeting national, district and local governments (institutional level) has been relatively good compared to the other levels. It must be mentioned that these outputs cover a broad range of institutional bodies and representatives, most of them at local (municipal) level.

1.2.4. Civil society level B.4 Strengthening of civil society (orgs) by partners (civil society level) CHI

Plan

DCI-ECPAT NL

ICDI

FPU

Total

Planned*

Realised**

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

Planned

Realised

# of civil society organisations reached (including CBO and child and youth orgs)

291

181

212

142

192

172

****

747

542

# of civil society networks reached by linking and networking activities

****

155

137

planned is for the total programme period 2011 – 2015

realised is for the year 2011.

***

these numbers are not available

****

not applicable

Regarding the outputs produced by partners targeting other civil society organisations (both individually and in networks), the realised numbers are slightly lower than the expected numbers for 2011. This shows that Girl Power partners are able to generate the results in one of the priority result areas of this programme, i.e. the strengthening of civil society. It must be noted that many of the civil society organisations (networks) reached under these outputs will be involved in the programme during the entire implementation period.

1.3. Regional and country progress 1.3.1. Protection against violence Most pronounced in 2011 was the progress achieved in the area of protection against violence, through partners’ interventions on different levels (individual, socio-cultural, institutional and civil society). GP Nepal and GP Bangladesh have started reaching out to many individual girls and young women with helplines, workshops on life skills, and sensitisation through media campaigns on gender based violence. GP Pakistan’s establishment of the child helpline in Pakistan was in 2011 in its initial stage and tangible results are only expected as from 2012. In view of reaching broader society, sensitising the media in Bangladesh was initiated by activating journalists to report pro-actively on women’s issues. In both Pakistan and Nepal the promotion of girlfriendly non-violent attitudes and practices for gender equality in communities was started through trainings on child rights and child protection, targeting communities, including men, women, boys and girls and parents in particular. Teachers and religious leaders were also included. At the institutional dimension, institutions involved in child protection were targeted. In Nepal, these included local village development committees. Generally, local councils, national governments and international agencies (UN) were approached and lobbied. In the Asian countries not all coalitions have yet produced outputs on all three dimensions. The importance of having a multi-dimensional approach is shown by a CHI partner in Bangladesh who highlighted how its lobbying for changing laws and policies has resulted in the ‘recognition from the SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - on the importance of the role of child helplines in the child protection system.’ The Girl Power Programme 2011 17

The Girl Power programme was also launched in Sierra Leone with Plan, DCI-ECPAT NL and ICDI partners starting operations. CHI partner Don Bosco already operates a helpline but is not incorporated in the Country Steering Committee. DCI-SL is part of the National Gender Based Violence Committee (NaCGBV), headed by the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children Affairs, to fight against gender based violence and promote gender equality in the country. DCI-SL also sits on the National Child Protection Committee. In Ghana, activities focused on sensitization and awareness-raising in communities on issues such as FGM, early marriage and pregnancy, gender based violence in schools, equal access of boys and girls to economic resources such as land, and the Ghanaian and international laws on violence against children. CHI has taken first steps to set up a child helpline with their new partner ANPCAN. In Liberia ICDI and DCI-ECPAT NL partners started operations and are on schedule with their planned activities. Plan partners were selected and areas of work identified, but most of the programme will be fast-tracked to 2012. In the institutional dimension DCI Liberia takes part in the monthly Gender Based Violence Task Force coordination meetings at national and county levels. DCI Liberia inter alia proposed the establishment of Safe Home(s) to increase protection for girls & young women victims of Gender Based Violence. CHI has started working very closely together with the Ministry of Gender to help set up the child helpline. Overall CSC members’ involvement in high level advocacy towards various levels of government illustrates their commitment. Girl Power partner organisations are involved in the development of child rights legislation, participate in the GBV Task Force and provide inputs for PRSPs. In Sierra Leone DCI-SL has become part of the National Gender Based Violence Committee (NaCGBV), headed by the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children Affairs, to fight against gender based violence and promote gender equality in the country. DCI-SL is also member of the National Child Protection Committee. In Ethiopia (East Africa) and Zambia (Sub-Sahara Africa), progress has been relatively slow. In Zambia Plan has worked on the inception of the programme and delivered several outputs with partners. WW and DCI-ECPAT NL did start up their programme and are on schedule with activities in the individual and socio-cultural dimensions, engaging directly with sports clubs and campaigning against gender based violence. In Nicaragua and Bolivia the programme remained in the inception phase. Overall selection of partners and approval of final partner project proposals took more time than expected. In addition discussions during the CSC meetings demonstrated that all partners still have to become accustomed to the ‘multiactor’ modality of the Girl Power programme.

1.3.2. Socio-political participation Girl Power programming for socio-political participation is relevant in five countries, but output delivery is planned beyond 2011. In Liberia good progress was made through the establishment of two permanent girls’ panels in Lofa and Bomi. The role of the panels is to report abuse of rights, create awareness and monitor Girl Power programme implementation. Similarly, eight youth media clubs were set up to discuss child protection and carry out campaigning with media outlets. In Zambia the focus was on the socio-cultural dimension. Community headmen and women were sensitized to discuss the customs and practices that need to be overcome to achieve gender equality. Other community members trained included the police and social welfare officers.

1.3.3. Economic participation Eight Girl Power countries have activities planned under this strategic GP area. Only three started delivery of outputs in 2011. In Nepal, access to microfinance was combined with organisational- and business skills training as part of Village Saving and Loan programmes. Plan Nepal continues its existing strategy of women empowerment under the GP programme. To date, around 35,000 women, of whom 15% are below 25 years of The Girl Power Programme 2011 18

age, have been organised in more than 2200 community level Self Reliance Groups. These groups are again organized in 53 Cooperatives. Members receive various training, e.g. literacy, finance, health, agriculture and management. In Sierra Leone CEDE has set up Village Savings and Loans Associations. The project is innovative in the sense that young people of 16-25 years old are able to participate. They can use the loans for activities such as setting up a business, but also to cover educational costs. In Zambia the focus is on individual skill building through training to ensure young women become selfreliant in life and take up economic activities within their community.

1.3.4. (Post-) Primary Education Seven Girl Power countries have incorporated (post-primary) education in their programmes, but only three, i.e. Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, started concrete activities in 2011. The focus of the GP education programme is on building capacity in schools for teachers, girl friendly infrastructure, involvement of parents and the community to ensure girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; access to education. In Ghana 20 School Management Committees were trained in leadership and advocacy skills, management and networking to enable them to effectively take up their formal roles and responsibilities in enhancing quality education, in particular for girls. In Liberia capacity building mechanisms were developed, in particular focusing on the capacity of female teachers. In Sierra Leone Plan, FAWE and Yacan started working to create safe learning environments by disseminating the teacher code of conduct and providing leadership training.

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2. Learning Agenda of the Child Rights Alliance Agenda Learning 21

Learning Agenda of the Child Rights Alliance CRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning agenda is closely tied to its Girl Power programme. The agenda is structured around four learning questions. Three questions refer to what may be considered as the core challenges of the Girl Power programme: (1) the development of integral child protection systems, (2) the empowerment of girls through self-organisation and collective mobilization, and (3) the role of men and boys in the empowerment process itself. The fourth question refers to the CRA itself and entails the conditions and strategies of successful alliance building. The learning agenda submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1st March 2011 contained these questions and an overview of the learning process. The latter lacked a more detailed action plan. Learning questions had been developed with inputs from Southern partners but this agenda had not yet been discussed by all the partners in the 10 CSCs. During the rest of 2011, CRA devoted its efforts to address these two issues: 1) The detailed design of the learning process and the next steps. A learning group of representatives of each CRA member was formed to take the lead in developing the process design. Context International was asked for support and advice. After two rounds of feedback within the alliance, a detailed design and action plan was approved. The basic issue addressed by the design is the combination of in-country learning (mainly by partners) and the overall learning at alliance level (mainly by the CRA members). CRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary aim is to stimulate learning at the country level, aligning as much as possible the learning to the on-going practice and reflection by and among partners. The actual design also envisages certain stages in this process in which specific country findings and lessons learned will be synthesized and validated at overall level. According to the adopted design, we will formally start the implementation of the learning agenda with an international event in May 2012 in which representatives of all CSCs will convene. 2) The development of country learning agendas. During 2011, the learning agenda was shared and discussed with partners in each CSC. Within the framework of the three main learning issues, each CSC set its own priority questions. A couple of CSCs had already drafted their own learning plan, dividing the responsibilities amongst partners for the organisation of the different learning actions. The majority of CSCs however, are still developing their own learning plans. They will bring their learning priorities and preferred learning methods and actions to the international workshop that will take place in May 2012.

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3. Organisational aspects of the Child Rights Alliance Organisational aspects 25

Organisational aspects of the Child Rights Alliance In the CRA capacities and different kinds of expertise are brought together to build a new meta-subject, able to act and commit to common shared objectives, through common and shared strategies. The final objective of the alliance is to strengthen the capacities of civil society organisations through reinforced cooperation of the social actors involved in The Netherlands and in the programme countries. In order to achieve this, the alliance assessed and measured in 2011 its ensemble of capacities, improvements and learnings. A number of organisational aspects is monitored through the CRA Monitoring Protocol of the organisation. Developments on these aspects during 2011 are described in section 3.1. Organisational aspects related to control mechanisms and risk management are monitored through the CRA financial monitoring system and are described in section 3.2.

3. The internal audit confirmed that in 2011, all Dutch alliance members fully complied with the other threshold criteria set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: all Dutch alliance members are legal personalities according to Dutch law, registered in the Netherlands as non-profit organisations committed to structural poverty reduction in DAC countries. The duration of the Girl Power projects and programmes is at least 3 and utmost 5 years between 1st January 2011 and 31st December 2015 and do not support commercial services, investments or other commercial activities.

3.1. Organisational Monitoring Protocol The organisational monitoring protocol is part of the broader monitoring protocol which the Child Rights Alliance prepared to measure the progress and impact of the Girl Power programme. It describes the organisational aspects, including the MFSII threshold criteria set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that require monitoring and assessment to ensure operational quality. For each aspect, intended outputs, yearly milestones, progress indicators and means of verification have been defined. The organisational monitoring protocol was submitted to the Ministry on 1st March 2011. The main indicators of CRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own performance were included in the organisational monitoring protocol. In the next paragraph we briefly touch upon the progress in each of them. In addition, the CRA monitors the compliance of the regulations regarding the management of relationships with Southern partners. This is presented in section 3.2. In 2011 and the beginning of 2012, the CRA monitored the organisational aspects of its functioning through an internal organisational audit. The process of internal auditing started in November 2011 and entailed a self-assessment by all Dutch alliance members and an audit visit by two trained internal auditors to each alliance member. The outcomes of the internal audit are used for steering, accountability and learning notably in 2012.

3.1.1. Threshold criteria: own income & remuneration of key management The internal audit concluded that in 2011, all Dutch alliance members derived at least 25% of their income from sources other than the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and that they fully complied with the salary norm set out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the DG-norm or Code Wijffels3. These findings are confirmed by the Dutch alliance membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annual financial reports and the reports on factual findings by their external auditors. Performance of the alliance on these criteria is described in more detail in chapter 4.

3.1.2. Efficiency The CRA monitors the efficiency of its operations by monitoring the yearly alliance costs and costs for control and administration, and by optimising time- and cost-saving measures at alliance level. The functioning of the Country Steering Committees in the 10 programme countries is another indicator for the efficiency of the Child Rights Alliance. Alliance costs and costs for control and administration The CRA sets aside 2% of its annual grant income for coordination. This allocation was used in 2011 to set up and maintain the Girl Power Desk, including a coordinator, a financial officer and PME.

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Costs for control and administration in 2011 amounted to 14% of CRA total expenditure. As outlined in section 4.2, this relatively high percentage is to a large extent determined by the low spending ratio of Plan and explained by the longer duration of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;start-up phaseâ&#x20AC;? of the programme. In the first six months of 2011 in particular, most activities funded were related to project formulation, design and operationalisation of joint policies and establishment of minimal critical requirements for joint procedures, rather than to actual implementation of country programmes. The CRA expects that in 2012 these ratios will take the values as foreseen in the Girl Power MFSII stage 2 Application. Time-saving and cost-saving measures Time-saving and cost-saving measures implemented at alliance level in 2011 include the establishment of the Girl Power Desk and the development and use of the Operational Manual. Both measures have standardised to a certain extent the processes of programme implementation, monitoring and reporting. The use of standardised procedures and instruments makes it easier to process project progress information and to monitor the performance of alliance members. The Girl Power Desk (GPD) is located at Plan Nederlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and includes a coordinator, a financial officer and PME. The GPD prepares documents and meetings for the Dutch Steering Committee and is responsible for developing planning documents and progress reports of the Girl Power programme. The Girl Power Desk is also responsible for preparing the narrative and financial annual reports for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Operational Manual of the Child Rights Alliance was finalised in March 2011. Hardcopies of the manual were disseminated to all Dutch CRA members and the 10 Country Steering Committee lead organisations. All local partner organisations received an electronic copy (USB-sticks). The Operational Manual describes the overall structure and management of the alliance (including tasks and responsibilities of consultation and decision making bodies); the main objectives and strategies of the Girl Power programme; the planning cycle; main operating principles; the PME-system and the CRA policies for risk management. It also includes templates and formats developed for project and programme description, reporting and evaluation. In 2011, the Operational Manual was used especially by the Girl Power Desk and the Country Steering Committee coordinators as a reference on roles and responsibilities, and by all alliance members and partners for planning PME activities related to the Girl Power programme. To further optimise communication, learning and exchange, a web-based shared workspace for the Child Rights Alliance was designed and launched in July 2011. The shared workspace will become fully operational in 2012. Plan and two other alliance members are exploring possibilities to share office space in 2012. Functioning of Country Steering Committees In 2011, Country Steering Committees (CSCs) were formed in all 10 programme countries by the local partner organisations of the Dutch alliance members. All 10 CSCs are operational; they all hold regular meetings and formulated Girl Power country programme proposals. They moreover played an instrumental role in the implementation of the Girl Power programme baseline and reported on the progress of their Girl Power country programme. As expected, the operational capacity of CSCs differs between countries. Some CSCs in 2011 made impressive progress towards joint programming, lobby and exchange of knowledge and expertise. Other CSCs faced considerable challenges to meet the planning and reporting requirements. Five country programme proposals formulated in 2011 did not meet the standards set by the Dutch Steering Committee. These differences are partially explained by varying national contexts. In general however, as described in chapter 1, the process of alliance forming in the programme countries proved more complex and time consuming than expected at the outset of the Girl Power programme.

3.1.3. Quality of the administrative organisation Organisational aspects 28

In accordance with Annex 4 Financial Regulations of the MFSII Grant Decision, Plan Nederland ensures a proper administrative organisation, including measures for internal control policies regarding local part-

ner organisations involved in the Girl Power programme. All CRA members were assessed for the quality of their administrative organisation during the Girl Power – MFSII stage 1 application (November 2009). Follow-up assessments were conducted in April 2010 for the stage 2 application. The CRA internal organisational audit in 2011 concluded that all CRA members maintained the quality of their administrative organisation during Girl Power’s first year of implementation, but that the practice of the (revised) MFSII control protocol requires formalisation, stronger embedding and/or review of sanction, fraud and anti-corruption policies. Follow-up measures have been planned for and will be monitored as part of the CRA internal audit process. Lead organisation Plan Nederland renewed its ISO 9001:2008 certification on 1st December 2011 until 30st November 2014. Procedures Procedures for project approval, planning and reporting for the Girl Power programme were outlined in the CRA Operational Manual in 2011. Submission of planning and narrative and financial progress reports by the alliance members was generally on time but there is certainly room for improvement. Partner satisfaction Formal assessment of southern partners’ satisfaction on the quality of support and the relationship with their CRA member did not take place in 2011. A partner satisfaction survey will be implemented in 2012. Evidence from duty trip reports and meetings suggests that southern partners generally regard the relationship with their CRA member as positive. Many partners however expressed a need for clarification on their role in the CSC, e.g. their financial contribution to the costs of coordination and joint PME of the country programme. Concerns and complaints of partners have been processed by each alliance member through their own mechanisms. In some instances, complaints were not directly reported to the Dutch counterpart but were mentioned in CSC meetings and picked up by other alliance members who shared their findings with their counterpart programme managers in CRA’s country teams. Follow-up of these cases remains the primary responsibility of the Dutch counterpart organisation.

3.1.4. Programme budget The longer duration of the “start-up” phase of the Girl Power programme is reflected in low programme expenditure in 2011. Overall, the CRA spent €6.720 mio of its €10.269 mio programme budget for 2011. These figures are to a large extent determined by under spending by lead organisation Plan. Further details are provided in chapter 4. On 1st December 2011, an adjusted multi-annual financial planning was submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this planning, unspent budget for 2011 is absorbed in the remaining years of implementation (2012 – 2015). The adjusted multi-annual planning was approved by the Ministry on 19th January 2012. Programme expenditure on the four thematic areas In 2011, 56% of programme expenditure was allocated to protection, 11% to socio-political participation, 13% to economic participation and 20% to (post-primary) education. socio-political Participation; 11%

economic Participation; 13%

Protection; 56% (Post-primary) Education; 20%

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4. As per the Girl Power MFSII stage 2 Application, the Girl Power programme is implemented in the following partner countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zambia.

Target percentages per year have not yet been defined in the organisational monitoring protocol. The division of programme expenditure over the four themes is in line with the expectation that protection will be the core theme in almost all country programmes. It will be difficult to assess the exact weight of the theme of socio-political participation in the Girl Power programme as related interventions are often considered (and reported) as part of the actions to prevent violence against girls and young women. Programme expenditure on intervention strategies Programme expenditure was divided over the three intervention strategies as follows: Direct Poverty Civil Society Alleviation Development Socio-political participation Protection

Policy Influencing

11%

25%

20%

56%

(Post- primary) education

20%

Economic participation

13%

27%

45%

29%

Compared to the programme budget milestones set in the organisational monitoring protocol of 2530%; 45-50% and 10-15% respectively, a higher percentage of programme expenditure in 2011 was attributed to policy influencing. This is partly explained by the fact that the percentage for policy influencing in the milestone is too low. The figure may have been partly influenced by varying interpretations of the strategic concepts. Capacity strengthening of service providers at government level may have been categorised as policy influencing. Quarterly financial monitoring system All CRA members submitted three financial reports on their progress on the Girl Power programme in 2011 to the Girl Power Desk. These reports were aggregated into three alliance-level financial reports (January – June; January – September and January – December). The alliance-level financial reports included percentages of over- or under spending per alliance member and at alliance level. All three alliance-level financial reports were presented and discussed at the CRA Board of Directors. The high percentage of overall under spending in the September financial report led to the adjustment of budgets for the remaining quarter of those alliance members that under spent more than 5%. The adjusted budgets were included in the CRA annual activity planning and budget for 2012 that was submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1st November 2011 and approved on 23rd December. An adjusted multi-annual financial planning including a liquidity request was submitted on 1st December 2011 and approved on 19th January 2012. Lead organisation Plan Nederland and Free Press Unlimited had to contend with the highest percentages of under spending (40% and 52%, respectively). Because of Plan’s large share in the overall alliance budget, the effect of under spending by Plan on the total alliance level of expenditure is inevitable. Programme expenditure in partner countries Programme expenditure in partner countries4 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs amounted to 76% of the CRA programme expenditures in 2011.

3.1.5. Partnership Policy Partnership policies of CRA members were assessed for the Girl Power stage 1 and 2 applications as part of the assessment of the quality of their administrative organisation as described in section 3.1.3. In the development of the Girl Power programme, the CRA adopted some general principles for a common partnership policy. Selection of partners remains the responsibility of each alliance member but should at least adhere to these agreed principles.

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Selection of partners The CRA internal organisational audit in 2011 concluded that all CRA members maintained the quality of their administrative organisation during Girl Power’s first year of implementation and indeed applied the agreed principles for partner selection, but that the (revised) MFSII control protocol in practice calls for formalisation and systematisation of partner selection procedures, notably assessment of partners’ (financial) management capacity. Follow-up measures have been planned for and will be monitored as part of the CRA internal audit process and of the harmonisation of partnership policies and practices the alliance committed itself to. CRA downward accountability towards CSCs One of CRA’s motives in establishing Country Steering Committees was to improve its own accountability towards Southern partners. During 2011 CSCs were established in all programme countries. All CSCs have had a least one meeting in which CRA members shared their intended goals and strategies of the Girl Power programme. In almost all countries, alliance members have combined their field visits to attend and support the CSC meetings. However, satisfaction of CSCs has not yet been measured. The instrument will be finalised together with the partner satisfaction survey and put into practice during the coming months. Participation of girls and young women’s organisations Of the 56 southern partner organisations participating in the Girl Power programme in 2011, 15 (26%) were girls’ and/or women’s organisations.5 This is in line with the milestone set in the CRA organisational monitoring protocol for a minimum of 20% of girls’ and women’s organisations.

3.1.6. Harmonisation and complementarity For the Girl Power – MFSII stage 2 application, the alliance identified opportunities for harmonisation and complementarity with Dutch embassies, multilateral agencies and Dutch MFSII alliances. Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with like-minded MFSII alliances were signed: with the “Child and Youth Rights Initiative”6, with Together4Change and the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), and with the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance and the IMPACT Consortium. In 2011, first steps were made towards harmonisation and complementarity. In the programme countries, the main focus of the alliance’s efforts has been on strengthening the relationships between local partners, and on the start-up of its own projects. Harmonisation and complementarity in the programme countries and with multi-lateral agencies will be an important point of attention in 2012. Dutch bilateral development cooperation Consultation and coordination meetings between the CRA and the in-country RNE (Royal Netherlands Embassy) have taken place in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zambia. This has not yet resulted in greater complementarity. Due to changing policy priorities of the MFA, it has not been easy to identify common areas of work and agree on coordinated actions for forthcoming years. Now that the multiannual strategy plans 2012 – 2015 of RNEs in partner countries have been published, CRA expects to achieve agreements on coordinated actions with RNEs in at least two of the Girl Power countries. MFSII alliances In 2011, first steps were made towards operationalisation of the MoU with the “Child and Youth Rights Initiative”, the MoU with Together4Change and ACPF, and the MoU with the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance and the IMPACT Consortium. On 1st November 2011, The Child Rights Alliance and Together4Change together organised the first CRA lecture at the Child Rights Home7 in Leiden. After the European launch of the documentary “10” on juvenile justice in Africa – a co-production of ACPF, DCI International and ICS - representatives of the “Child and Youth Rights Initiative” signatories met for the MoU implementation kick-off meeting. Outcome of this meeting was the establishment of working groups on two priority themes: child rights and protection, and basic and vocational education. The CRA is active in the working group on Child Protection Systems8 and the working group on Child Participation and Empowerment.9 For both working groups, first steps towards joint strategies and in-country harmonisation are expected in 2012.

5. The Child Rights Alliance considers civil society organisations as girls and/or women’s organisations if they meet 3 out of 4 of the following criteria: • (Co)-funded by girls and women • Rights and empowerment of girls and women are central to the mission and objectives of the organisation • Girls and women are well represented in the organisations’ board, management and staff • Constituency and target group of the organisation are to a large extent formed by girls and women. 6. Alliances and organisations included in the MoU “a Child and Youth Rights Initiative”: Together4Change, Child Rights Alliance, Woord en Daad & Red een Kind, ICCO alliance, Connect4Change, Conn@ct.Now, Dutch Consortium for Rehabilitation, Child and Development, IMPACT, Urban Youth Alliance and The United Entrepreneurship Alliance. 7. The Child Rights Home (“Kinderrechtenhuis” in Dutch) is a focal point for action and activities, experiences, debate and discussion, culture and games, media and publicity, all aimed at expanding and deepening the perception of what children’s rights mean to children and society. The Child Rights Home is also the residence of CRA members ICDI and DCI-ECPAT NL. 8. The “Child Rights Initiative” working group on Child Protection Systems is chaired by ICS. Participating organisations include Plan Nederland, Terre des Hommes, War Child, UNICEF, DCI-ECPAT NL, Child Helpline International, Save the Children Netherlands and International Child Development Initiatives. 9. The “Child Rights Initiative” working group on Child Participation and Empowerment is chaired by Save the Children Netherlands. Participating organisations include Plan Nederland, ICS, International Child Development Initiatives, Young in Prison, Vereniging Jeugd- en Kindzorg, SOS Kinderdorpen and Aflatoun.

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In 2011, the Child Rights Alliance and Together4Change also started to align their support to their joint partner, the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF). A joint capacity support development plan was developed in close consultation with ACPF, including organisational development and the strengthening of systems for planning, monitoring and evaluation.

3.1.7. Learning capacity Multi-disciplinary teams at CRA level Collective learning requires internal platforms in which programme staff of the various alliance members meet and share insights and knowledge. There are two platforms within the CRA which are directly involved in learning: the learning group itself and the country teams consisting of programme staff involved in the management and monitoring of partners’ projects. The first group was formed in 2011 and has prepared - with the support of Context International – the next steps in the implementation of CRA’s learning agenda. The country teams are in place for all countries and play an important role in the coordination of CRA members’ intended interventions towards local partners. Combined field visits in 7 of the 10 countries have strengthened the mutual relationship and knowledge of each other’s programmes and strategies. Project proposals of all local partners have been shared and discussed during country team meetings between CRA members. The same has been done with the proposals developed by the CSCs on the coordination between partners’ projects and the joint learning. Some country teams suffer from capacity problems. For the smaller CRA members, existing capacity of the organisation is too limited to have a representation in all country teams. This new practice of coordinated programme implementation also requires new skills and attitudes for the programme staff of Plan Nederland who coordinate the country teams (except in the case of Nepal which is coordinated by CHI). Three alliance events were organized during 2011 and were also used for learning purposes. Most of the programme staff attended and appreciated the outcomes of these events. However, the planning and programme of these events can be improved, in particular, by much closer alignment with the learning agenda and action plan. Feedback mechanisms The Girl Power Desk produces quarterly financial reports which are presented to the Board of Directors. An example of corrective measures taken during 2011 is illustrated by the monitoring of expenditure. Due to the continuous financial monitoring, the alliance was able to detect the problems of the slow start and to take measures which reduced the level of under spending. The internal audits conducted in the first three months of 2012 at each of the alliance members have identified corrective and preventive measures that need to be addressed, e,g, review and formalisation of sanction and anticorruption policies. These improvement issues are monitored regularly and reported to the Board of Directors

3.2. Statement of internal control and risk management In accordance with Annex 4, Financial Regulations of the MFSII Grant Decision, Plan Nederland ensures proper internal control policies regarding local partner organizations involved in the Girl Power programme. These policies include assessment of (financial) management capacities of local partners by the alliance members, a fraud and anti-corruption policy and a sanction policy. Below, an outline is presented on the design and operation of these policies throughout the CRA.

3.2.1. Assessment of management capacities of local partners In line with the principle for a joint partnership policy for the Girl Power programme, all CRA members conduct assessments of local partner organisations’ (financial) management capacity as part of their partner selection procedure. A standard clause to all contacts with local partner organisations involved in the Girl Power programme is included in the CRA operational manual. The clause binds local partner organisations to ensure that sound financial administration systems are in place which ensure transparency and accountability. The Plan country offices conduct regular programme and financial audits of the local partner organisations of Plan in the Girl Power programme. The country offices themselves are frequently audited by the internal audit department of Plan International. Findings are reported bi-annually to the Plan InternaOrganisational aspects 32

tional Audit Committees. Plan International is subject to an annual external audit by PwC UK. Projects and programmes funded by Plan Nederland under the MFSII programme are also subject to an annual external audit by PwC NL. Findings are reported to the Plan Nederland Financial Audit Committee. The CRA internal audit for 2011 concluded that assessment of partner organisations was not always formalised and/or systematically documented. Measures to address this have been planned for and will be followed-up as part of the CRA internal audit process.

3.2.2. Fraud and anticorruption policy To avoid improper use of MFSII funds, Plan Nederland adheres to the anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy and procedures for reporting fraud of Plan International’s Field Operations Book. This policy is leading for the entire CRA. Plan Nederland as well as all members of the international organisation of Plan and the entire CRA maintain a zero tolerance policy on fraud and corruption. The director of the internal audit department of Plan International periodically reports to the Financial Audit Committee of Plan Nederland on cases of proven fraud and disciplinary measures taken. No cases of fraud were reported in 2011 regarding MFSII funded projects. Anti-fraud and anti-corruption policies of all CRA members were assessed by Plan Nederland for the Girl Power – MFSII stage I application (November 2009). A follow-up assessment was conducted in October 2010. The CRA internal organisational audit on 2011 concluded that the fraud and anti-corruption policy of one alliance member needed an update. Measures to address this had already been planned for by the alliance members involved. Follow-up on these measures forms part of the CRA internal organisational audit process. To avoid improper use of MFSII funds at local partner organisation level, a standard clause to be added in all project contracts between CRA members and their local partner organisations has been included in the CRA operational manual. Corruption will be ground for the annulment of the contract or part thereof. Fraudulent activities by the partner organisation, its employees or subcontracted agencies will be investigated by the CRA member involved and procedures or working practices may be changed to minimize the likelihood or opportunity of recurrence. In cases of proven fraud, the CRA member involved will take appropriate measures in line with its sanction policy, which might result in termination of the contract.

3.2.3. Sanction policy Plan Nederland in 2011 revised and improved its sanction policy. The revised policy is embedded in the Plan International overall fraud and anti-corruption policy (2008) and is leading for the entire CRA. Sanctions may be applied in three different situations: • Fraud and corruption; • Partners’ non-compliance with one or more conditions stated in the contract (including noncompliance with the code of conduct agreements in the contract: gender equality, child protection, cooperation between partners); • Non-compliance with reporting obligations; • Serious cases of non-performance (realized activities and outputs are much less than planned activities and outputs). The policy describes measures to be taken in all these cases. First step is often to stop money transfers, followed by an investigation into the actual facts. Discontinuation of the project and recovery of transferred funds are the last steps in this process. Monitoring the policy involves regular monitoring of local partners, internal and external audits, financial quarterly reports and narrative annual reports on project progress and regular field visits. Sanction policies of all CRA members were assessed by Plan Nederland for the Girl Power – MFSII stage I application (November 2009). A follow-up assessment was conducted in October 2010. The CRA internal organisational audit for 2011 concluded that the sanction policy of one alliance member needed an update. Measures to address this had already been planned for. Follow-up forms part of the CRA internal organisational audit process. Organisational aspects 33

3.2.4. Risk management In 2011, the CRA identified the following risks and necessary actions for avoidance and/or mitigation:

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Risk

Mitigation

Result

The MFSII requirements for reporting on programme activities are complex; are all participating organisations able to comply with these requirements?

1. Start-up workshops in all programme countries in the first 6 months of 2011. 2. Installation of a Country Team for each programme country 3. Capacity strengthening of local partners is part of the Girl Power programme 4. Development of a PME system with punctual moments of (financial) monitoring and evaluation.

All mitigation measures implemented; further fine-tuning of templates and alignment is necessary to achieve optimal quality of financial and narrative reports.

The strength of the Girl Power programme lies in intensive cooperation between local partners. What if this cooperation does not work, and expected results are not likely to be (completely) achieved?

1. All local partners will be responsible for specific activities in the overall country programme. The CSC (coordinator) monitors general progress of the country programme. Local partners report delays to the CRA member as well as the CSC. The CRA member will follow-up according to its project management procedures. 2. If the CRA member is not able to mitigate properly, the GPD will follow up, according to the sanction policy 3. If a local partner is not cooperating according to the agreements made under the Country Programme, a complaint can be filed to the CSC. If the CSC is not able to mitigate, the GPD will take measures according to the procedures set out in the Organisational Manual.

In spite of mitigation measures, strengthening relationships and operationalising cooperation between local partners proves to take more time than foreseen.

The overall PME of the Girl Power programme requires intensive monitoring of country programme activities by the CRA members. Are they sufficiently trained to provide data that can be aggregated in a verifiable way?

1. Tools and guidelines are provided in the Operational Manual. 2. Country Teams have access to extra support from the Girl Power Desk. 3. The strict reporting cycle will provide the GPD with timely information on the progress of activities in programme countries. 4. The Annual Budget and Annual Activity Plan are structured in the same way as the report templates, in order to maintain consistency in the structure of the programme and division of terms as output, outcome and impact.

Consistency in annual budgets and programme structure. Timely information on progress of activities in programme countries. Aggregation of progress information on output level is challenging due to a high level of detail set out in the programme monitoring protocol.

Risk

Mitigation

Result

CRA members no longer comply with MFSII regulations (including the threshold criteria), particularly the Code Wijffels and the 25% own contribution criterion.

1. All CRA members have signed the Partnership Agreement and the Addendum to the Partnership Agreement. 2. All CRA members are regularly (at least once a year) monitored on their financial administration, through periodic internal (GPD) and external operational and financial audits. 3. Information sessions and trainings on MFSII financial regulations for CRA members by the GPD. 4. The GPD provides all CRA members with relevant templates and guidelines to comply with the Ministryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regulations.

All mitigation measures implemented; all CRA members comply with MFSII criteria. Review of control protocol in December and focus on control capacity was found challenging though.

CRA members encounter difficulties in providing the GPD with financial forecasts. In addition, this might have consequences in terms of under/over expenditure, leading to overall budget changes of > 5%.

1. CRA members report quarterly on budget development. The GPD can provide support on financial forecasting when necessary. 2. Under and over expenditure: selection of partners with a proven track record and setting clear guidelines, strengthening local capacity on project management skills, financial training etc. 3. Budget changes > 5%: Alliance Members should set clear guidelines on who is responsible for keeping budget changes within a range of 5%.

In spite of mitigation efforts, the CRA overall had to contend with under expenditure of >5% for 2011. A memo was adopted by the BoD on how to manage the consequences of overall over or under expenditure >5% for individual CRA members.

Not receiving reports on time (from the programme countries).

1. The GPD provides clear timelines on reporting and templates. 2. Operational manual clearly states who is responsible for providing what report in time. 3. Quarterly tracking of submission of reports (peer pressure). 4. CRA members can propose an adjusted planning through the Child Rights Alliance Complaints procedure

Reports were generally submitted on time but respecting deadlines remains a point of attention. A compliance register will be set up in 2012 to monitor compliance with reporting deadlines.

No common language, leaving too much room for interpretation and deviation regarding the Girl Power programme.

1. All correspondence, planning and reporting documents and other written documents are in UK English. 2. All parties involved use the same terminology (organisational manual is leading). 3. Whenever doubt regarding terms and definitions, contact your Country Team or the GPD

All mitigation measures implemented; no serious misinterpretations at CRA-level. Achieving uniform communication at the level of local partner organisations will take prolonged effort in 2012.

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Risk

Mitigation

Result

Due to the numerous local partners involved and complex division and transference of funds, the CRA might risk improper use of funds.

1. CRA members are responsible for the relationship management with their own local partners. All local partners have to comply with the minimal critical standards though. 2. If a case of fraud or corruption is suspected, the GPD is informed as soon as possible and the Fraud and Corruption procedure is put to practice.

Sanction, fraud and corruption policies are embedded in most partner contracts and relationships, corrective measures are planned where necessary.

One or more CRA members do not comply with the threshold criteria, putting the eligibility of the Child Rights Alliance as a whole to a risk.

1. Annual internal check on threshold criteria by the GPD. 2. Clear steps for non-compliance with the threshold criteria in the CRA partnership agreement.

All CRA members comply with threshold criteria.

To minimise the occurrence of the above risks, the Child Rights Alliance has formulated specific Minimal Critical Standards applicable to all implementing organisations.

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4. Financial Report on the Child Rights Alliance

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Financial Report on the Child Rights Alliance 4.1. Accounting Principles General The financial statements of the Child Rights Alliance are the result of the combined accounts of the programme of the six Alliance members. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Annex 4, Financial Regulations of the MFSII Grant Decision and VFI model C (Richtlijn 650). Foreign currencies Budgets and contractual agreements are drawn up in euros and converted at the exchange rates prevailing at the inception of the obligation. Transactions in foreign currencies are converted at the exchange rates prevailing at the time of the transaction. Project spending at Plan Nederland in U.S. dollars is converted to the Plan International delivered monthly exchange rate applicable at the time of transfer. Project fundings Project fundings are related to the contractual commitments per project and included in the statements as the contributions are paid to third parties. Contributions that have not been paid to third parties are represented as to be justified (per project) by the implementing organisation. Contractual commitments are recorded in financial years for Plan Nederland and in calendar years for the other alliance members, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Overhead In line with Annex 4, Financial Regulations to the MFSII Grant Decision by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, overhead has been set at a maximum of 9% of the subsidy grant received. The Child Rights Alliance considers the overhead as coverage for operating costs and as a primary tool to measure efficiency. A maximum of 2% has been set, on top of, for the coordination costs of the alliance. These contributions have been used to set up and maintain the Girl Power Desk, including a coordinator, a financial officer and PME-support for the benefit of the whole alliance.

4.2 Combined Income and Expenditure Statement For the year ended 31st December 2011 Actual Income MFSII Interest Co-funding Plan

Budget

â&#x201A;Ź000

10.640

10.419

900

1.016

Total Income

11.626

11.435

Programme expenditure

6.720

10.269

Overhead and Alliance costs

1.102

1.166

Total Expenditures

7.822

11.435

Excess of income over expenditures

3.804

Income In 2011, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs transferred 2% more to the alliance than committed. Plan informed the Ministry on this issue on January 25th 2011. This has been adjusted in the revised planning as agreed upon by the Ministry on January 19th 2011. Interest Interest has not been budgeted for. This will be spent on the programme according to the financial regulations.

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Co-Funding Plan The total budget of the Child Rights Alliance in the 10 countries over a 5-year period, is €57 mio. The MFSII subsidy will finance €52 mio from the period January 2011 until 2015. Plan Nederland will provide co-financing of €5 mio for that period. In 2011 Plan raised €900K from corporate and private sponsors for the programme. Programme expenditure In paragraph 4.8 programme expenditures are specified per alliance member, per country and per intervention strategy. Free Press Unlimited has justified its yearly commitments as expenditures. Overhead and Alliance costs and Ratios Overhead and Alliance costs are specified in paragraph 4.5. Spending ratio of the programme in 2011 is to a large extent determined by the spending ratio of Plan and remains lower than budgeted in the Girl Power MFSII stage 2 Application. This difference is explained by the longer duration of the “start-up phase” of the programme due to adjustment of the final budget and time-consuming processes of (further) alliance building and strengthening of relationships between partners of the Dutch Alliance members. Particularly in the first six months of 2011, most activities funded were related to formulation, design, the operationalization of joint policies and the establishment of minimal critical requirements for joint procedures, rather than to actual implementation of country programmes. As a consequence the costs for control and administration are relatively high. In 2012 these ratios will be in line with the Girl Power MFSII stage 2 Application.

4.3. Combined statement of changes in fund balances Per 1st January 2012 Total €000

Fund balances Programme liabilities MFSII

1.710

Allocated Co-Financing Plan

900

Pre Financed Alliance member

708

Interest to be allocated

Designated funds

400

Excess of income over expenditure

3.804

Programme liabilities MFSII Total liabilities as per 30-6-2011 for Plan Nederland are €6.9 mio. For the Alliance members separately the MFSII - Child Rights Alliance liabilities are: Project liabilities ended 31st December 2011 €000 Plan Nederland Child Helpline

1.553 48

Free Press Unlimited

ICDI

Women Win

Total liabilities

1.710

In accordance with the financial regulations commitments are each year formally extended in writing for a maximum of one year. Allocated Co-financing Plan Income from own fundraising already allocated to the programme but not yet spent. Financial Report 40

Pre financed – Alliance member Funds received above budget not yet spent and/or committed. Interest to be allocated The interest income has not been budgeted but will be spent within the programme. Designated funds Programme funds allocated to programmes but not yet committed through obligations.

4.4. Combined statement of financial position For the year ended 31st December 2011 The table below shows the liquidity position per Alliance member. MFSII Account

Plan Nederland

Income

DCIECPAT NL

Women Win

ICDI

Free Press Unlimited

€000

10.640

798

750

780

396

892

Interest received

Subtotal

Child Helpline

10.702

803

753

784

400

900

Disbursement Alliance CRA

3.615

Programme expenditures

4.198

617

639

624

262

364

845

Subtotal

8.658

697

706

694

297

369

Closing balance MFSII account

2.045

106

103

531

Overhead costs

4.5. Expenditure allocation For the year ended 31st December 2011

Programme Management

Programme Transfers

Control and Administration

Total 2011

€000

Expenditure Transfers Publicity and communication costs Staff costs

5.858

743

652

1.395

Housing costs

125

Office costs

221

288

Depreciation and interest

Total

862

5.858

132

1.102

7.822

% Spending rate

85,9%

% Direct Programme management costs

11,0%

% Control and administration*) *) Including 2% alliance costs

14,1%

Programme management and programme transfers Transfers and programme management costs are all expenditures spent on programme activities. Control and administration. Financial Report 41

Costs of the Girl Power Desk (2% coordination costs) are part of Control and administration. Costs per cost category are staff and office costs increased with depreciation, publicity and housing as a percentage. This cost allocation method is in accordance with annual accounts guideline 650 made by the “Raad voor de Jaarverslaggeving” Council for Annual Reporting.

4.6. Own Contribution For the year ended 31st December 2011 Alliance Income

Actual in €000

Budget in €000

2011

10.640

10.419

44.993

54.263

1.719

2.670

Defence for Children - ECPAT

3.050

2.548

Free Press Unlimited

11.077

5.709

ICDI

1.404

1.800

Women Win

1.428

1.348

63.670

68.338

Income MFSII Child Rights Alliance** Plan Nederland CHI

Total organisational income Income to be excluded from the own contribution calculation: Interest incurred from all MFSII income (including other alliances)

Income MFSII subsidy other alliances than the CRA

7.016

Other non MFSII subsidies or income from MFA

1.701

24.003

1.157

10.038

24.003

Net income for calculation of own contribution

53.632

44.335

Available income for calculation of the organizations own contribution

42.993

33.916

Income or contributions from alliance partners outside MFSII Financing indirectly coming from MFA (exclusive income from multilateral entities)

Total income not identified as own contribution

Own contribution assigned to other MFSII alliances Available net own contribution for the MFSII Child Rights Alliance % own contribution for the Child Rights Alliance =>25%

2.833

40.160

33.916

75%

77%

*) FPU has earned total 15K interest in 2011 of which €8K is allocated to the Child Rights Alliance. Total interest to allocate to the programme is €87K. The overview above presents a specification of the own contribution by the Child Rights Alliance. The original budget was based on a total requested income from MFSII of €90 mio. The Alliance was awarded € 52 mio. The total income meets the 25% income threshold criteria. **) MFSII income of the Child Rights Alliance and overhead of the alliance are based on the cash income of all alliance members.

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4.7. Remuneration of key management Gross salary of employees from 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011. Plan Nederland

Plan Nederland

D irector* )

Director

full time

Mrt - Dec 2011

Jan-11

2011

Gross annual salary

77.161

8.291

75.192

81.744

58.536

Holiday allowance

6.173

663

5.429

6.116

4.668

Position Type of contract Period

CHI

DCIECPAT NL

ICDI

Remuneration:

Year-end allowance

245

7.328

Variable income

2.711

83.334

8.954

80.866

97.899

63.204

FPU

Women Win

FPU

Women Win

Name & position

Director

Founder

Type of contract

full time

temporary

full time

Full time **)

2011

May - Dec 2011

2011

68.403

42.677

72.000

60.900

4.274

3.414

5.760

5.040

Period Remuneration: Gross annual salary Holiday allowance Year-end allowance Variable income

3.292

75.969

46.091

77.760

65.940

*) The interim period between the leaving director and new director has been (pro bono) fulfilled by delegate from the Supervisory Board of Plan Nederland. **) 32 hours

In accordance with the Financial Regulations, all Alliance members adhere to the “Code Wijffels” threshold for remuneration of staff of €126.975,31 for 36 hours per week.

4.8 Explanation of programme expenditures For the year ended 31st December 2011 Expenditures per Country – per intended result per year as per 31st December 2011 As explained in chapter 1 of this report, the start-up phase of the programme took more time than expected. The Alliance presented an adjusted budget for the programme which has been approved and confirmed by the Ministry in writing 23rd December 2011. The revised budget as presented here influences the cash flow and expenditures which have been subsequently adjusted and approved by the Ministry on 19th January 2012.

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370

440

Zambia

38%

4.198

Total Programme expenses

% Non Partner

1.595

Non Partner

62%

2.604

Partner

% Partner

4.198

291

Nicaragua

Total expenses

222

Bolivia

Latin America

Nepal

346

242

Pakistan

Non partner countries

396

Bangladesh

partner countries

Asia

434

Ethiopia

partner countries

East and Southern Africa

Sierra Leone

578

236

Actual

Liberia

Non partner countries

Ghana

partner countries

West Africa

643

34%

66%

7.047

2.379

4.668

7.047

764

820

751

472

514

695

715

630

473

687

525

Period: 2011

Global Program

Plan Nederland

Budget

Amounts in â&#x201A;Ź x 1.000 Actual 69%

31%

617

424

193

617

341

CHI Budget 69%

31%

711

488

223

711

393

Actual 50%

50%

639

318

321

639

152

150

49%

51%

668

326

342

668

152

Actual 17%

83%

380

315

380

250

12%

88%

795

702

795

265

177

255

DCI-ECPAT NL Budget 75

Free Press Unl. Budget

Expenditures per partner, per country incl. co funding Plan Nederland

Actual 55%

45%

624

343

281

624

103

120

140

ICDI Budget 53%

47%

695

365

330

695

106

154

150

50%

262

131

262

Women Win Actual

44 65

Total

24%

76%

56% 44%

6.720

1.644

5.076

6.720

429

533

475

376

568

576

555

652

518

808

1.232

Actual

353

155

198

353

Budget

Financial Report 25%

75%

10.267

2.614

7.652

10.267

932

1.165

898

608

767

1.017

849

935

781

1.124

1.190

Budget

Expenditures per Country â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alliance member The summary above provides an overview of expenditures, based on the conditional obligation per year, per Alliance member to determine the 60% threshold to be spent in partner countries in 2015. Plan Nederland has financially committed itself to the Girl Power programme for â&#x201A;Ź5 mio in 5 years. Due to the delay in expenditures in 2011 the programme budget from Planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own contribution has also been adjusted.

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Financial Report

497

290

221

3: Creation/promotion of grassroots organisations

4: Linking and networking among Southern Partners (incl. the Country Steering Committees)

5: Research and learning (on issues of girl's rights and empowerment)

6: Alignment and coordination (with other NGOs, donors etc. to enhance complementarities)

2.667

368

2: Capacity support to Southern Partners

Subtotal

1.250

Actuals €000

1: Management relationships with Southern Partners

Output Child Rights Alliance:

Expenditures per partner, per country incl. co funding Plan Nederland

2.928

186

307

342

604

653

835

Forecast €000

2011

3.807

277

444

460

673

970

984

Original Budget €000

3.921

311

492

486

606

1.091

935

Revised budget €000

3.807

277

444

460

673

970

984

Original budget €000

2012

4.803

349

560

581

849

1.224

1.241

Revised budget €000

3.807

277

444

460

673

970

984

Original budget €000

2013

4.705

342

549

569

831

1.198

1.216

Revised budget €000

3.807

277

444

460

673

970

984

Original budget €000

2014

2.681

195

313

324

474

683

691

Revised budget €000

3.807

277

444

460

673

970

984

Original budget €000

2015

19.037

1.383

2.221

2.301

3.364

4.849

4.919

Revised budget €000

19.037

1.383

2.221

2.301

3.364

4.849

4.918

Original budget €000

Total

14%

10%

13%

15%

25%

exhaustion PTD €000

Financial Report

549

4: Strengthening of civil society (organisations) by partners (civil society level)

6.720

1.141

Total remitted

5.580

Total spent

Total pre financed Southern Partner

2.912

300

Subtotal

6: PME Southern Partners

219

3: Influencing of national/district/local governments by partners (institutional level)

5: Increased coordination and learning among partners (level of Country Steering Committee)

764

1.066

2: Sensitization of communities (men and women) by partners (socio-cultural level)

1: Services delivered by partners to young girls and women (individual level)

Output Southern Partners:

Expenditures per partner, per country incl. co funding Plan Nederland

6.696

3.768

283

739

652

716

1.321

2011

10.269

6.461

328

137

1.153

988

1.474

2.381

11.771

7.850

308

190

1.334

1.125

1.934

2.960

6.461

328

137

1.153

988

1.474

2.381

10.269

2012

12.955

8.151

414

173

1.454

1.247

1.859

3.004

6.461

328

137

1.153

988

1.474

2.381

10.269

2013

12.688

7.983

406

169

1.424

1.221

1.821

2.942

6.461

328

137

1.153

988

1.474

2.381

10.269

2014

7.234

4.553

231

812

696

1.039

1.678

6.461

328

137

1.153

988

1.474

2.381

10.269

2015

51.343

32.305

1.642

685

5.763

4.941

7.370

11.904

51.343

32.305

1.642

685

5.763

4.941

7.370

11.904

Total

18%

10%

Financial Report

48 122 100 102

3: Creation/promotion of grassroots organisations

4: Linking and networking among Southern Partners (incl. the CSC)

5: Research and learning (on issues of girl's rights and empowerment)

6: Alignment and coordination (with other NGOs, donors etc. to enhance complementarities)

Pre financed Southern Partner

224

151

814

663

1.231

117

1.008

6: PME Southern Partners (4% of total CSC budget)

Total spent

5: Increased coordination and learning among partners (level of CSC)

Total remitted

114

4: Strengthening of civil society (organisations) by partners (civil society level)

493

3: Influencing of national/district/local governments by partners (institutional level)

191

128

170

Ghana €000

275

130

2: Sensitization of communities (men and women) by partners (socio-cultural level)

Subtotal

1: Services delivered by partners to young girls and women (individual level)

Output Southern Partners:

733

2: Capacity support to Southern Partners

Subtotal

362

1: Management relationships with Southern Partners

Output Child Rights Alliance:

Global €000

-34

518

551

229

322

149

Liberia €000

207

651

444

229

215

Sierra Leone €000

336

555

218

152

Ethiopia €000

Expenditures per country per intended result including Co-Funding Plan Nederland

Expenditures per Country – per intended result as per 31st December 2011.

114

571

456

357

135

177

100

Zambia €000

147

568

421

114

307

132

118

Bangladesh €000

-110

376

486

185

115

301

165

105

Pakistan €000

476

468

278

108

117

191

112

Nepal €000

428

400

292

207

108

Nicaragua €000

534

464

309

233

155

Bolivia €000

1.141

6.720

5.580

2.912

300

549

219

764

1.066

2.667

221

290

497

368

1.250

Total Actual €000

10.269

6.461

328

137

1.153

988

1.474

2.381

3.807

277

444

460

673

970

984

Total Budget €000

5. Annexes Annexes 49

Annex I:

Proceedings of Ethiopia Country Steering Committee Below table shows the concrete steps and meetings that needed to be taken to set up the Alliance in Ethiopia (similar to the procedure for other countries). There are still a number of steps necessary to build up the capacity and operations of the CSC.

Date

Major issues addressed for the formation and the setting up of the Country Steering Committee in 2010 - 2011

Sep./25/2009

Brainstorming session to discuss the elements of the country concept note establishing the rational for the country’s two thematic area’s

March/3/2010-3/8/2010

Several meetings to discuss on the country contextual analysis, division of parts of the contextual analysis, validation of the compilation and finalisation.

Dec/22/2010

Highlight on any progress and information from CSC partners. Summarised points, tasks and major points from recently conducted workshops. The CSC link and role guide preparation.

March-April, 2011

Regular meetings among the CSC to develop the log-frame of the programme

March 8/2011

Major issues of the CRA’s feedback discussed. Agreement reached on how to proceed with the country budget and projects budget. The CSC to link itself with WIW.

April 14/2011

Discuss on the Consultant’s ToR for the baseline study for contextalisation. Discussion on the baseline survey determining the sampling procedure, identifying experts for the thematic focuses, supporting the logistical aspect of the field survey, etc.

June 6/2011

Status reflected and gap-analysis discussion.

August 1/2011

Status in relation to CSC discussed The project proposals and how the projects link to the Girl Power programme objectives.

Oct. 13/11

Points for clarifications on baseline/evaluation identified and sent Assign members to follow up and do the facilitation based on the thematic areas.

Jan 27/2012

Learning agenda and the link with the reports, qualify the CSC annual report, recruitment of GP coordinator and engaging the intervention districts and schools.

Follow-up issues in 2012

By who

When

CSC – detail action planning in connection to the ToR and the learning agendas.

The GP coordinator/CSC

March , 2012

Orientation on major programme areas, the CSC ToT and others

The CSC

February 28, 2012

Recruitment of the CSC coordinator

CSC lead organisation, PIE

February 15, 2012

Finalisation of proposal and contractual agreement of CSC partners (ANPPCAN , FSCE and ECFA) involved in the protection thematic of country programme

Plan International Ethiopia, ANNPCAN FSCE and ECFA

February 28, 2012

Finalization of the CSC ToR clearly articulating the synergy element among partners and learning agenda of the country programme.

CSC

February 15, 2012

Establish linkage with the UN Interagency Taskforce on Adolescent Girls that is co-chaired by UNFPA and UNICEF.

CSC led by PIE & ACPF joint effort

March 30, 2012

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1. Not all CRA members will implement the GP programme in all 10 countries over the coming 5 years. Some have activities under GP programme planned for future years. In this overview only the ‘planned’ programme is referred to for 2011.

Annex II:

Country information and cross-country activities Activities by the Dutch CRA members in 2011 were, on the one hand, geared towards the implementation of the country programmes by their Southern partner organisations. More information on the related processes can be found in sections 1.1, 3.1.5 and 3.2.1 of this report. Examples and overviews of activities by the Southern partners per programme country are presented in section I of this annex. A second important part of Dutch CRA members’ activities in 2011 was geared towards the implementation of cross-country programme components to support the achievement of objectives set by each country. An overview of these activities is presented in section II of this annex.

I. Country examples and overviews The overview below shows the involvement of CRA members and their partners in the different programme countries by end 2011. As explained in the overall report, some programmes have postponed (part of) their programme implementation or will commence in 2012. This annex provides for each country examples from various partners of the work performed in n the Girl Power Programme. If there were particular reasons for the postponement of the programme these are mentioned with the country examples, which also show how each country has dealt with various contexts that have influenced the overall set up of the Girl Power programme.

Plan

CHI

FPU

Bangladesh Bolivia Ethiopia Ghana Liberia Nepal Nicaragua Pakistan Sierra Leone Zambia

GP programme started in 2011 Full or main part of the 2011 programme delayed to 2012 No activities planned in 20111

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ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

ASIA Bangladesh CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage Six districts: Gazipur; Nilphamar; Lalmonirhat; Dinajpur; Rajshahi; Dhaka division

Plan

Organization for Rural and Nature Oriented Bangladesh; Udayankur Seba Sanghsta; Rupantar; Sanaj Unnayan Prashikshan Kendra; Association for Community Development; Bangladesh National Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawyer Association; News Network; Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication

FPU

N/A

CHI

Aparajeyo Bangladesh

Dhaka division

ICDI

Shariatpur Development Society (SDS)

Shariatpur

DCI-ECPAT NL

N/A

Nari Uddug Kendra

Kishoreganj

Status GP programme: Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Bangladesh

Women Win - NUK has been selected as a partner by Women Win, but the programme did not start until 1st December 2011. The first month was spent on planning the project, budget revision and administrative work. Training journalist on issues of young women and girls Country

Bangladesh

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Shariatpur Development Society (SDS)

Level

Individual

Theme

Protection against Violence

SDS has started a media campaign through mobilizing local journalists. The campaign was started with a discussion workshop on 5th December 2011 at SDS training hall. 25 media practitioners from different printing and electronic media were present. The objective of the workshop was to build journalistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; capacity to proactively report on women issues and help (community and national) mobilization and support initiatives to improve the situation of girls and young women. The six month duration campaign has started through the workshop and will be completed with an award ceremony. SDS has formed a jury board that will assess the performance of the participating journalists and will select the winner of the award. The published news will be disseminated among girl groups, formed by Girl Power programme in different locations of Shariatpur which should also enhance the knowledge on deprived girls and young women. The campaign is ongoing and has resulted so far in three write-ups published in three newspapers disseminated among girls groups.

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Community leaders organize campaign Country

Bangladesh

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Shariatpur Development Society (SDS)

Level

Individual

Theme

Protection against Violence

In an awareness campaign on violence against women the community people, especially guardians of girls and young women, CBOs and CSOs of the Girl Power programme, took the initiative to throw a campaign through courtyard meetings where discussions were held on different types of violence and ways of creating awareness among community members. The campaign was held from 25th November until l 10th December 2011 as part of the 16 days of Activism. A total of 30 courtyard meeting were organized in six upazilla of Shariatpur where about 900 community people participated, 70% of which were female. Action on Violence against Girls & Women day and HIV/AIDS day Country

Bangladesh

CRA member

Aparajeyo Bangladesh

Country partner

Shariatpur Development Society

Level

Socio-cultural

Theme

Protection against violence

Two community meetings were organized at Rayerbazar and Azimpur slum areas on 19th December 2011 as observance of International Violence against Girls & Women day. Parents, guardians and local elites participated in the events. Participants were proposed to form â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;child protection committeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in their areas where leaders from the local police, social welfare/probation officers, and ward counsellors, local elites such as religious leaders, professionals, teachers, doctors, and lawyers could join the committee. It is in the slum areas that violence is most prevalent and needs urgent address Safe home review and planning meetings Country

Bangladesh

CRA member

Plan NL

Country partner

Plan Bangladesh

Level

Institutional level

Theme

Protection against violence

Safe home review and planning meetings were conducted in collaboration with deputy directors and administrative officers of social welfare, caretakers, deputy caretakers and care providers in government safe homes and CSO representatives. This should lead to further mobilization of resources for care and support of victims in safe homes of government and non-government actors.

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Nepal CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage

Plan

Sindhuli Integrated Development Services Nepal Gramin Mahila Chetna Kendra CWIN-Nepal

CHI

Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN)

national

FPU

N/A

Sindhuli, Khotang

ICDI

Child Workers in Nepal

DCI-ECPAT NL

N/A

Empowering the Women of Nepal

Pokhara

Status GP programme Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Nepal

Weekly broadcasting on girls’ rights and protection Country

Nepal

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN)

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

Child Helpline in Makawanpur and Nepalgunj - in coordination with local media, community radio, and district child welfare board’s - developed and broadcasted weekly half-hour radio programmes from July to December 2011 addressing various issues related to girls’ rights and empowerment and protection mechanisms. Young girls were trained in developing and presenting radio programmes and broadcasted their own programmes. Number of direct beneficiaries: 3.000 young women in Nepalgunj and 3.000 young women and girls in Makwanpur. Number of indirect beneficiaries: approximately 500.000 people in communities were reached by radio programme in two districts. District networks lobby sessions with government Country

Nepal

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN)

Level

Institutional level

Theme

Protection against violence

A district network working on girls and women’s issues organized meetings with government officers to pressurize government to prioritize girls’ issues in their planning, i.e. through child friendly governance. Government representatives from the District Child Welfare Board, Central District Office, Labor Department, Women and Children Service Center and, District Court Officer were present in the meeting in Makwanpur. Number of girls and young people directly reached: 8 male and 20 female government officers and representatives of women and girls networks; 120 government officers in Banke.

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Annapurna Trekking for Empowerment Country

Nepal

CRA member

Women Win

Country partner

Empowering the Women of Nepal

Level

Individual level

Theme

Economic Participation

Girl Power contributed financially to the Annapurna IV expedition. Four girls working in Three Sisters Trekking Company as trekking guides were given the opportunity to take part in the expedition and all safely reached the peak. As a reward their daily wages were increased, making them more financially sound and secure. Clients are keen to have experienced guides leading them and thus are eager to hire the expedition’s participants. Because they are the first Nepali women ever to climb Annapurna IV, the four participating guides appeared on radio and TV, making their success known all over the country. They thus gained a reputation as experienced mountaineers. Due to their success in the expedition many doors in the field of mountaineering and tourism have opened for the four girls. Better life Option Programme Country

Nepal

CRA member

Plan NL

Country partner

Partners plan Nepal

Level

Socio-cultural level

Theme

Economic Participation

Communities, and especially girls and young women, were sensitized in behavioral change communication (BCC) sessions about women and childrens’ rights and trafficking. Through Better Life Option (BLOP) training adolescent girls were trained for nine months in a wide range of topics which provided skills and strengthening for future life-planning. - 11.295 people, mainly girls and women, joined sessions on women and child rights, human trafficking, gender based violence and /or HIV/AIDS. - 28 Executive members of youth organizations were trained. - 51 Better Life Option (BLOP) training centres were established and 48 facilitators trained. 1.122 girls joined BLOP sessions in 10 Communities (VDC’s) Strengthening Women’s Cooperatives Country

Nepal

CRA member

Plan NL

Country partner

Partners plan Nepal

Level

Socio-cultural level

Theme

Economic Participation

New cooperatives were facilitated to establish rules and regulations and to be officially registered. Existing SRGs and cooperatives (from earlier projects) received backstopping in institutional strengthening and financial management A total of 53 women’s cooperatives are now functional, with one cooperative union in each district functioning as umbrella organization. Altogether 35.109 women, including 15% young girls, have been organised into 2.210 SRGs. 1. There has been increased capacity in book keeping and financial management in the cooperatives due to various trainings in book-keeping (24 members), cooperative management (50 members), cooperative educational camp (157 members), and training in business planning (84 executives). Annexes 56

2. Members of the SRGs are receiving business skills training to run micro-enterprises. In the reporting period, 36 women received business skill training, 30 women in vocational and enterprise training; 141 farmers (female and male) received training and support to increase agricultural production (animal sheds, goats, vegetables, establishing market collection points).

Pakistan CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage

Plan

Bureau for University Extension and Special Programmes of AllamaIqbal Open University (BUESP-AIOU); Mountain Institute for Educational Development (MIED); Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO); Bedari; LHRLA/Madadgaar

Seven districts (Chakwal, Vehari, Multan, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta)

CHI

LRHRL/Madadgaar

Karachi

FPU

N/A

ICDI

Bedari

Multan

DCI-ECPAT NL

N/A

Status GP Programme Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Pakistan

Plan - During the reporting period Plan Pakistan had to delay its own education programme under the Girl Power programme. The education component forms the majority of the Girl Power programme inputs. - Plan Pakistan did provide extra financial capacity to the official partners of CHI and ICDI. They did start up some activities under the area of protection against violence. CHI does not provide direct funding to their partners, but builds capacity through training and knowledge sharing. Their partner Madadgaar Helpline have organised a number of workshops. These activities are reported officially under Plan, but contribute also to the overall activities of the CHI and ICDI partners. Setting up of a child helpline Country

Pakistan

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Bedari

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

Bedari had planned to establish a toll free help line for the victims of violence but due to technical problems the establishment was delayed. The land line and toll free number were not available. Bedari switched therefore to an alternative; they obtained four mobile numbers from four different mobile phone companies with different codes. The helpline was advertised through radio, cable networks, banners and pamphlets in for widespread dissemination of the message and contact number(s).

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Strengthening existing child helpline Country

Pakistan

CRA member

CHI

Country partner

Madadgaar

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

CHIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s member in Pakistan, Madadgaar, undertook many activities in 2011 to strengthen the existing child helpline in Karrachi: the development a national level data base on major social and community services available in Pakistan was initiated and dialogues with members of the parliamentary committee on women and girls and other key stakeholders were undertaken to advocate for a nationally available 4 digit helpline number. In 2012, the child helpline will be rolled out to other parts of Pakistan Country Pakistan Country

Pakistan

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Bedari

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

Bedari realised and contributed to radio programmes on popular radio channels. The focus of these programmes was to create/develop an opinion and mind set which will be helpful in reducing violence against children and young women. The programmes included sensitizing the listeners about gender issues in south Punjab and the problems faced by girls and young women. Guest speakers contributed to the shows, sharing their expertise on gender based problems, child psychology and child protection laws. In addition local opinion makers, human rights activists, civil society representatives, girls and young women were invited to participate in the programmes.

AFRICA Ethiopia CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage

Plan

Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE); African Child Policy Forum (ACPF); African Network Prevention and Protection of Children against Maltreatment and Neglect (ANPPCAN)

Amhara region, SNNPR, Oromiya region, A.A. city

CHI

Enhancing Child Focused Activities (ECFA)

Idem N/A

FPU

N/A

ICDI

N/A

DCI-ECPAT NL

Forum on Sustainable Child Empowerment (FSCE)

n.y.k.

Adama (Oromiya), Addis Ketama Sub City

Status GP programme

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Plan - ACPF was financed through Plan Nederland and received its budget directly. They have delayed all activities until 2012 - Funding for Plan Ethiopia and their partners was transferred only in December 2011 and activities have not been realized - The only costs incurred have been Plan Ethiopia administration costs

CHI - ECFA is currently being funded by Plan International Ethiopia. The funding is targeted at scaling-up the child helpline; CHI is funding ECFA’s capacity building activities such as study tours and attending regional consultations to learn from other child helplines. Women Win - In Ethiopia, Women Win is working with KMG in order to strengthen its organizational capacity to deliver rights-based programming through sports. In December 2011, KMG attended Women Win’s ‘Girl Power through Sport’ workshop in South Africa. Women Win did not regrant directly to KMG, but will continue to look for other ways to invest in its future. Awareness and education campaign to sensitize schools Country

Ethiopia

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

FSCE - ECPAT Ethiopia

Level

Individual

Theme

Protection against violence

As part of its preventive sub programme, awareness and mass sensitization programmes were conducted by working with targeted schoo- based girls clubs and out-of-school youth clubs. In this regard, in Addis Ketema Area Programme Office, there are 10 girls clubs (3 high school and 7 primary schools) and one out of school youth clubs with whom the project works. Similarly, in Adama, FSCE Adama Area Programme Office works with 6 girls clubs and one out-of-school youth club. As a result of the Girl Power project, six awareness raising sessions have been organized using such strategies as peer dialogues, organizing street shows, integrating the issue of gender equality and protection of girls and young women against violence. Accordingly, about 46.000 school children (24.000 in Addis Ketema and 22.000 in Adama) have been sensitised on the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of children. As a result of the intervention, the school community gave considerable attention to the problems of students, especially girls, and assigned focal persons or girls club promoters/voluntary teachers to jointly work with the clubs. Through the girls support programme, it was also possible to raiseir awareness on the issue of gender equality and protection of girls and young women against violence and actively take part in the prevention and reporting of school child abuse. For example, the girls’ club members in Adama Number 5 School reported two cases of abuse against girls in the school. Ensuring government support Country

Ethiopia

CRA member

Plan

Country partner

Plan

Level

Institutional

Theme

Protection against violence

The successful implementation of African Child Policy Forum’s (ACPF) local partner Children’s Legal Protection Centre (CLPC) that modeled the interface between law, policy and practice in increasing children’s access to justice, enabled ACPF to sway government’s buy-in of the approach and institutionalize its second phase: a programme entitled Ethiopian Children’s Legal Protection Programme (ECLPP), within the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA).

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Ghana CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage

SILDEP

Sissala West district / Upper West Region

Ark Foundation

East Akim District / Eastern Region

CAPECS

Wa West district / Upper West Region

CRRECENT

Akwapim North district / Eastern Region

AMPCAN (not yet formalised partnership)

Nationwide

CHI

AMPCAN

Child helpline is not yet established

FPU

Not yet formalised a partnership

N/A

ICDI

Not active in Ghana

N/A

DCI-Ghana

Kumasi metropolis, Obuasi municipality / Ashanti Region

ECPACT

GNCRC

Kumasi metropolis, Obuasi municipality / Ashanti Region, Wa West municipality / Upper West Region

Not active in Ghana

N/A

Plan

DCI- ECPAT NL

Status GP programme Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Ghana

FPU - FPU has invested in the identification of a partner, but the process was unsuccessful so far. A new partner will need to be selected. Empowerment of girls Country

Ghana

CRA member

PLAN Ghana

Country partner

GES

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

Girls’ clubs are being formed in schools with support from the District Ghana Education Services (GES). They are aimed at empowering girls and young women to be bold and assertive to shape their own lives. In Silbelle in the Sissala West District a girl club member from of the Silbelle Junior High School wrote the following poem. Girls Don’t Mind Boys Young girls, listen to your parents’ advice, Never give into what boys tell you Boys have sweet tongues They can change your mind When they say ‘I love you ́ Tell them no, I don’t

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When they say ‘you look beautiful ́ Tell them: I have seen myself in the mirror And I know I am beautiful ́ When they say ́I am in love with you ́́ Tell them ́no, I am not in love with you ́ So girls never mind what boys tell you Marry your books and give birth to success While still young.

Socio-legal Protection Centres Country

Ghana

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

DCI Ghana

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

In 2011 DCI Ghana devoted much effort to the development of Socio-legal Protection Centres for girls and young women victims of violence in peri-urban and urban areas in Obuasi Municipality and Kumasi Metropolis to make that the protective centres will be fully operational in 2012. Seventeen child rights clubs and three young women’s clubs for 1.570 girls and 116 young women of 9 - 24 years in have been strengthened in these areas. Seminars were given for 300 girls of 12 - 18 years in four selected schools in these areas and one Life Planning skills session was given for 40 young women of 18 - 24 years at Anyinam in peri-urban areas in Obuasi. Through child rights clubs and young women’s clubs, these beneficiaries were reached with child rights and gender equality messages in creative and innovative way. Integration of girl empowerment in CSO programming Country

Ghana

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

GNCRC- ECPAT Ghana

Level

Civil society organisations

Theme

Protection against violence

In Ashanti and Upper West partners of GNCRC-ECPAT Ghana held briefing meetings with CSO’s to discuss the girl power project and how CSOs could integrate this in their program activity. Forty organizations received knowledge on child rights and the protection of girls against violence. CSOs were tasked to plan and integrate girls and women empowerment in their operational areas. The program is considered very successful so far but needs to be sustained.

Liberia CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage Bomi, Montserrado, Lofi, Grand Cape Mount

Plan

Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE) Liberia Education Trust Care for Humanity (CAFH) Youth United for Development Association (YUDA) Liberia Children Foundation (LCF) Peace and Development Outreach Volunteers (VUD) Association for Rural Development (ARD) Beacon of Hope for the Least Developed (BEHOLD)

CHI

Ministry of Gender and Development

National

FPU

N/A

ANPPCAN

Bomi, Montserrado, Lofi, Grand Cape Mount

DCI-ECPAT NL

DCI Liberia

Montserrado and Bomi Counties

not yet identified

ICDI

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Status GP Programme Plan

CHI

FPU

DCIECPAT NL

ICDI

Liberia

Women Win - Women Win travelled to visit and evaluate potential partners. Upon further assessment, the potential partners did not meet the criteria. Further networking and relationship building is required to identify a solid partner for the work of the Girl Power programme. Claim for redress in case of forced marriage Country

Liberia

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

DCI-Liberia

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

A girl of the Fula tribe recently made a complaint on grounds that she had been coerced by her father to marry a 60 year old man of the same ethnic group. By way of claiming her rights, the 16 year old made a formal complaint against her father at the police station in Tubmanburg, Bomi County for redress. The case was taken up by the Child Socio-Legal Defense Center of DCI Liberia. Outreach on abuse in schools Country

Liberia

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

DCI-Liberia

Level

Institutional

Theme

Protection against violence

In five schools teachers and school professionals were reached by sensitization and capacity building measures on sexual exploitation and abuse of girls, and addressing the need for a code of conduct for school employees (participating schools were C. H. Dewey High School, Joseph Town; Bomi Junior High School, Harmon Hill; Beafinie Public School, Beafinie Town; Euphemia Barclay School, Bensonville City, and Antoinette Community School, Crozierville).

Sierra Leone

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CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage Moyamba and Western Area

Plan

Disability Rights Movement SL (DRIM); Forum For African Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education (FAWE); Community Empowerment & Development Association (CEDA); Youth and Child Advocacy Network (Yakan)

CHI

Don Bosco (not yet formally part of CSC)

FPU

N/A

ICDI

One Family People

Moyamba and Western Area

DCI-ECPAT NL

DCI Sierra Leone

Moyamba and Western Area

Not yet identified (potential partner for 2012 is One Family People)

Status GP Programme Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Sierra Leone

CHI - CHI reallocated the total of 2011 funding for their Sierra Leone partner to the participation of the Child Helplines of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Zambia and Ethiopia in the international conference on child sexual abuse in Ghana, which took place from 12-15 March 2012 Setting up of Child Socio-legal Defense Centres Country

Sierra Leone

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

DCI Sierra Leone

Level

Individual level

Theme

Protection against violence

Child Socio-legal Defense Centres were established and/or strengthened in Freetown and Moyamba, where girls and young women and their parents can report abuse and gender based violence, and seek legal advice and counseling. Information on the function of the centres and how to access services was disseminated to the public via radio and other communication fora. Strengthening existing child protection mechanisms Country

Sierra Leone

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

DCI Sierra Leone

Level

Socio cultural level

Theme

Protection against violence

In each community, a sensitisation meeting on the Girl Power programme was held with the Child Welfare Committees as a way of bringing them on board to help DCI-Sierra Leone work with the entire community. Strategies employed for sensitisation included holding community dialogue meetings with community leaders and other stakeholders and meeting with members of the Child Welfare Committees. In Sierra Leone, as in many African countries, it is important to link the traditional informal child protection systems to the national system. For example in the community, important protective factors are access to education, friendships with other children, and support from natural helpers such as teachers, religious leaders, women leaders, and youth leaders. In most communities, the Chief and other traditional leaders are seen as people who guard childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being, helping and intervening when problems arise. Valuable preventative mechanisms are provided by the Chiefs and the traditional system of governance, which includes bye-laws against particular harmful practices. NGOs and family support units, which include police and social workers, performed awareness-raising on topics such as child abuse; this work has not only contributed to prevention but has also built links between the community and the national child protection system. Engaging with institutions Country

Sierra Leone

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL

Country partner

DCI Sierra Leone

Level

Institutional level

Theme

Protection against violence Annexes 63

The key institutions charged with the responsibility of protecting people living in Sierra Leone, including children are targeted to advance the GP’s work. The institutions engaged in 2011 included the Moyamba District Council, the Judiciary (Magistrate Court), the Ministry of Health (Hospitals), the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police (specifically the Family Support Unit and Crime Units). Changes to the Sexual Offences Bill Country

Sierra Leone

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

OFP

Level

Institutional level

Theme

Economic participation

Through the Girl Power programme, OFP has been able to provide capacity support to disabled peoples organizations (DPOs), and made sure disabled girls and women’s voices were heard in critical policy developments such as the implementation of Disabled People Act and the Sexual Offences Bill. The acceptance of recommendations made to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs regarding changes to the Sexual Offences Bill following the public consultation organized by OFP in September 2011 was a major achievement. Adoption of the bill by the government is pending. Savings and Loans for girl’s education Country

Sierra Leone

CRA member

Plan NL

Country partner

CEDE

Level

Individual level

Theme

Economic participation

Seventeen Village Savings and Loans Associations have been established by CEDE. The ‘Young girls Development Group in Moyamba’ is a village savings and loans association set up with the help of CEDE. There are 25 members aged 16-25. They meet once a week and contribute 500 Leones to the Social Fund, each member can buy shares of 1.000 Leones. Each member can take out a loan to a maximum value three times her contribution. A 10% service charge is paid and the loan has to be repaid within three months. Security is the responsibility of the members, and a record is kept of each transaction such as buying of shares and taking out loans. The challenge, but also the innovative part of this Village Savings and Loans scheme is that the participants are relatively young, sometimes still in school and therefore do not have access to funds. Parents are keen to contribute to the savings so that they can help their daughters continue their education. A few members also wanted to start their own business but most wanted to use it for school fees and uniforms etc. Musical group popularizes Human Rights

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Country

Sierra Leone

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

ICDI SL

Level

Individual level

Theme

Social political participation

A drama and musical group was setup and is very active in the Girl Power sensitization programmes in targeted communities. This group is are not only engaged in Girl Power project activities but, has also been instrumental in the activities of the Human Right Commission of Sierra Leone, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Freetown City Council, the British Council, the National Union on Disability Issues and the National Youth Commission of Sierra Leone. Activities have resulted in popularizing issues in human rights, peace, justice and the Rule of Law. The group has also developed and recorded a musical demo on the Girl Power porgramme; entitled “De gyaldempawa”. The drama group has also recorded a melodrama skit denouncing violence perpetrated against girls and young women including disability issues featuring the leading comedy group in Sierra Leone - “Wan Pot”, who participated in 20 campaigns and performed in different workshop sessions. In total 22 girls and young women were trained and nine males benefitted, including the physically challenged, speech and hearing impaired.

Zambia CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage

Plan

African Queen, NOWSPAR, CHIN, Lifeline

Moyamba and Western Area

CHI

Lifeline/Childline Zambia

FPU

No partner identified yet

N/A

ICDI

N/A

DCI-ECPAT NL

CHIN

Moyamba and Western Area

NOWSPAR

Status GP Programme Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Zambia

Plan - Plan Zambia spent the majority of the year setting up the programme. Costs were incurred with startup workshops, realization of the CSC, recruiting a coordinator, procuring project vehicles and investing time in identification of partners. No outputs on the actual programme were produced and - programme implementation has been delayed to 2012.

FPU - Is in the process of selecting a partner Establishing a Child Helpline Country

Zambia

CRA member

Plan

Country partner

Plan

Level

Individual

Theme

Protection against violence

The establishment of a national Child Helpline fitted very well in the Girl Power programme. Discussions with all stakeholders at national level (UNICEF, Save the Children, Plan, Zambian Government etc.) to decide which organisation was most suitable and capable to lead the process took more than one year however. National consensus caused delay in the Girl Power programme in identifying its partner, but gave ground for sustainability and commitment at national level and by different stakeholders.

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Reviving the Gender Based Violence Committee Country

Zambia

CRA member

DCI-ECPAT NL, Plan

Country partner

CHIN

Level

Institutional level

Theme

Protection Against Violence, Socio-political participation

In 2011 CHIN visited the various relevant government departments in the target areas to introduce both CHIN and the project. At national level, CHIN joined forces with other civil society organisations to revive the national Gender Based Violence committee which is chaired by the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health. The committee has since resumed its quarterly meetings. Providing skills to become self-reliant Country

Zambia

CRA member

Plan

Country partner

Plan

Level

Individual

Theme

Economic participation

In an effort to raise economic participation of young women and girls in society, a skills building training for young people was undertaken in Chibombo Programme Unit. A total of 32 youths (20 female and 12 male) in the age range 15-24 years attended the training. The overall objective of this training was to build life-skills in youths as a way of helping them to be self-reliant. It is hoped that progressively, the participants and other indirect beneficiaries will embark on economic activities that will enable them participate in the economic life of their communities.

LATIN AMERICA Bolivia CRA member

Local partner

Plan

FYA (Fe y Alegría – Bolivia) CCIMCAT (Centro de capacitación e investigación de la mujercampesina de Tarija) DNI-Bolivia (Defensa del Niño Internacional – Bolivia) CIPE (Centro de Investigación y PromociónEducativa) CPMGA (Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza)

Geographical coverage

CHI

Chaski Educatic

Oruro

FPU

Nicobis

National

ICDI

N/A

DCI-ECPAT NL

N/A

Women Win

CPMGA (Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza)

La Paz (El Alto)

Status GP programme Plan Bolivia

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CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Marching to combat domestic violence Country

Bolivia

CRA member

Women Win

Country partner

Gregoria Apaza

Level

Socio-cultural

Theme

Protection against violence

Gregoria Apaza is an NGO operating in El Alto (1.000.000 inhabitants near La Paz, mainly from indigenous descent) and partnering with Women Win. They use sports in the process of women’s empowerment against violence and kicked off their collaboration in November with a meeting attended by 800 people. The partnership ensured the participation of 45 community workers in a district meeting to combat domestic violence, and was manifested in a public march against domestic violence and a music festival attended by 800 people, (coinciding with “Dia internacional de la no violencia contra la mujer” on 25th of November). Setting up a Kids News Network Country

Bolivia

CRA member

Free Press Unlimited

Country partner

Nicobis

Level

Socio-cultural

Theme

Socio-political participation

Free Press Unlimited has partnered with Nicobis for the Kids News Network. The partnership works on national coverage. FPU implemented capacity building to realize pilot broadcasting later on in the project. Staff were trained in production of a pilot broadcast, advice on profile of/ recruitment criteria of editorial staff, programme format design, advice on brand development and visual identity. Establishing a Child Helpline Country

Bolivia

CRA member

CHI

Country partner

Educatic

Level

individual

Theme

Protection Against Violence

CHI and its member Educatic have set the target to establish a national Child Helpline in Bolivia by 2015. The Oruro region has been identified as a pilot and a local plan of action has been discussed with all stakeholders (Plan Bolivia, Ayuda en Acción, UNICEF, the Oruro local government). Educatic will further execute the different steps towards the launch of a regional child helpline, supported by CHI and its network.

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Nicaragua CRA member

Local partner

Geographical coverage

Asociación TESIS

RAAN (Bilwi)

Plan

Instituto de Promoción Humana (INPRHU)

Managua

Casa Alianza

Managua

CHI

Ministerio de la Familia (potential partner)

National

FPU

Asociación Amistad (AA)

Matagalpa, RAAN

ICDI

N/A

DCI-ECPAT NL

Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM)

León, Rivas, RAAN

Women Win

N/A

Status GP Programme Plan

CHI

FPU

ICDI

DCIECPAT NL

Nicaragua

CHI - CHI began in 2010 talks with the Ministry of Family which currently operates the existing child helpline in Nicaragua. However, due to political instability in the country (national elections took place in November 2011), it has not yet been possible to establish a formal partnership through which capacity building can be given to the Ministry of Family. In 2012, CHI will convene a multi stakeholders meeting in Nicaragua to involve the government in the Girl Power programme and to encourage them to join the global network of child helplines. Promoting girls’ participation in local civil society Country

Nicaragua

CRA member

ICDI

Country partner

Asociación Amistad

Level

Socio-cultural

Theme

Protection against violence

ICDI’s partner in Nicaragua, Asociación Amistad, is working in five municipalities in the department of Matagalpa. Amistad is promoting the self-organization of girls and young women, involving also boys and young men, in local informal networks able to speak out for women and girls’ rights. These informal networks also play an important role in denouncing abuse and support victims in accessing protection systems. During 2011, five networks of young girls and boys and five networks of young women were established, one in each municipality. These networks include 140 girls, 20 boys and 173 young women. Girls, boys and young women were trained on issues of child rights and protection against violence. They have acquired communicational skills to make themselves heard and find support within their communities to address the problems of violence. Many of the girls and young women involved in the networks are daughters of women who are themselves members of women’s organisations. Capacity building of local and departmental institutions to prevent violence

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Country

Nicaragua

CRA member

Plan Nicaragua

Country partner

Asociación Amistad

Level

Institutional

Theme

Protection against violence

In Nicaragua, Plan implements the Girl Power programme in two departments: Chontales and the Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). In the regional capital of Chontales, Juigalpa, the departmental branches of ministries such as the ministries of education, health, and family affairs, coordinate their programmes of prevention and attention to victims of violence with local civil society organisations. Together they have formed the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Red Chontalena contra la violenciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;; a platform which frequently meets to coordinate the public and private provision of protection services. Due to the inter-institutional set-up of this platform and the commitment of its main members, this initiative supported by Plan has become quite successful. During 2011, Plan arranged an exchange visit between a delegation of the Chontales platform and the departmental institutions (state and civil society) of the RAAN department (based in the regional capital of Bilwi). Thirty representatives met to discuss good practices and lessons learnt in the coordination between providers of protection services.

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II. Cross-country activities Management of relationships with regional and cross-country partners Plan Nederland signed agreements with regional partners the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) and the African Network for Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN). Both organisations started activities on the Girl Power programme in 2011. DCI-ECPAT NL and CHI also signed MoU’s with ACPF. Financial and technical support was provided to the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC). Capacity support to regional and cross-country partners Capacity support for these organisations included the assessment of the five core capacities in line with the 5Cs methodology. For ACPF, a capacity strengthening plan was developed in close cooperation with Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS), lead organisation of the MFSII alliance Together4Change. Plan Nederland contributed to the development and production of the Plan International manual “Planting Equality. Getting it Right for Girls and Boys” that will be used to further develop awareness on gender issues and to support the use of gender-sensitive analytical and programming tools by local and regional partner organizations and Dutch CRA members. Needs assessment of Dutch CRA members for training on gender has been conducted; training will be delivered in 2012. Creation and strengthening of regional and cross-country networks DCI-ECPAT NL supported its partner organisations to link with cross-country networks including the Civil Society Forum in Ethiopia. Free Press Unlimited organised a Kids News Network Summit in Ghana, bringing together journalists from different parts of the world to share ideas on both serious and fun news that matters to children worldwide. Women Win organised regional workshops in Africa and Latin America, providing opportunities for sharing knowledge, extending networks and broadening capacities and skills. The workshops were attended by WW’s partners, partners from other Dutch alliance members, sports for development organisations and women’s rights groups. Cross-country research and learning Plan Nederland contributed to the launch and presentation of the Plan International report “Because I am a Girl: The State of the World’s Girls 2011 - So, what about boys?”, and to exchange the report’s’ findings at regional level. Alignment and coordination with other cross-country NGO’s and donors Plan Nederland, DCI-ECPAT NL and ICS organised in 2011 the first CRA lecture at the Kinderrechtenhuis. The event featured the European launch of the documentary “10” on juvenile justice in Africa and the kick-off of the implementation of the MoU between 11 Dutch Alliances on child rights, the “Child Rights Initiative”. CHI gained observer status at the UN ECOSOC, organised International Child Helpline Day (17th May) and participated in several advocacy events including the SAIEVAC meeting in Nepal, the GSM world congress, ISPCAN and the Global War Child Conference on ICT. WW presented and participated at regional and international conferences on the empowering role of sports in girls’ and young women’s lives.

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Annex III:

Child Rights Alliance Activity plan 2011 Annex IV:

Monitoring protocol of the Girl Power programme Annex V:

Organisational Monitoring protocol of the Child Rights Alliance Annex VI:

Learning Agenda of the Child Rights Alliance

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Revised budget delivered by March 1st Evaluation programme delivered by April 1st

1.2 Develop overall budget 2011-2015 for countries and global component

1.3 Develop evaluation programme

Annual risk assessment and follow up action Quarterly meetings held and relevant issues addressed/decisions made Monthly meetings held leading to improved coordination and programme control

2.3 Risk management of the Alliance in place and monitored on yearly basis

2.4 Board of Director meeting (Quartly, and more frequent if required)

2.5 Steering Committee meetings including Country Teams (monthly, and more frequent if required)

Technical support on Gender and Rights-based approach (RBA) based on Plan International training incl. Gender assessments

partners' organizational capacity assessed in 10 countries by 1 June and 1 December 10 trainings on themes a; position papers on the 4 themes disseminated 10 trainings on Gender/RBA and gender assessments conducted

2 identified partners in Ghana and Bolivia and monitoring visits successfully achieved

3.2 Capacity support to southern partners (output 2) Assessment of partners' organizational capacity (based on 5C's) in 10 country programs Technical support on 4 themes by technical advisors Plan Nederland

Data Colllection deadline: 30th of May

1-apr

30-mei

5-mei

19-mei

May

7-apr

1-apr

Apr

Data Colllection deadline: 30th of May

1-mrt

3-mrt

4-mrt

1-mrt

Mar

24-feb

22-feb

Feb

6 partners' participation and projects in 5 country programmes planned, monitored and evaluated, and reported in accordance with CRA schedule

31-jan

Jan

6 partners' project proposals assessed and approved by 1 June

6 partners in 5 programme countries identified by 1 March

1 field visit in each of the 6 countries + six-monthly narrative reports + yearly progress report Data collection deadline: 30 May

Quartelry financial reports

10 field visits to each country + six-monthly narrative reports + yearly progress report

Quarterly financial reports of Plan offices

Partner identification and monitoring

Identification of 6 partners in 5 programme countries: Ghana (2 partners), Liberia (1 partner), Sierra Leone (1 partner), Ethiopia (1 partner), Zambia (1 partner) Assessment and approval of 6 partners' project proposals Planning, monitoring and reporting of 6 partners' participation and projects in 5 country programmes, including at least 1 monitoring visit per partner Identification of potential partners Assessment of their organizational and project proposal Monitoring of local partners expenditures Collection of information, programme proposal Regular communication

Indentify and maintain relations with members, Communicated regularly with members. Collection of membership requirements: data, PSP, fee.

Monitoring of Plan Country Offices and local partner's expenditures Program monitoring (including field visit costs and yearly reports) Monitoring of local partner's expenditures Program monitoring (including field visit costs and yearly reports)

Assessment and approval of 10 country programs and project proposals by 10 Country offices (incl.partners)

3.1 Management of relationships with southern partners (output 1) Identification of potential partners and assessment of their organisational capacity by COs; monitoring selection of partners by Plan NL

Partners in 10 programme countries: Ghana (3 NGO partners and est. 4 CBOs in 4 districts); Liberia (2 NGO partners and about 20 CBOs in 5 districts); Sierra Leone (Plan Sierra Leone and 10 CBOs); Pakistan (3 NGO partners and 25 CBOs in 3 provinces); Ethiopia (3 NGOs partners and est. 30 CBOs); Zambia (3 partner NGOs and est. 10 CBOs); Bangladesh (2 partners and est. 25 CBOs in two rural and one urban region); Nepal (5 NGO partners and 7 CBOs in one district); Bolivia (4 NGO partners, 2 research institutes and est. 60 CBOs); Nicaraqua (3 NGO partner and 5 CBOs) 10 Program and project proposals assessed and approved by Plan Nederland

Annual audit MFSII

2.2 Monitor compliance of all Alliance Members to MoFA requirements

3. Implementation of country programme in 10 countries

Operational mannual first darft delivered by Feb 10 Operational manual approved and adopted by Alliance on 22 Feb Operational manual shared with Country Steering Committees by 4 March

2.1 Develop operational manual and promote adoption by all Alliance partners

2. Management of the Alliance

Monitoring protocol and learning agenda delivered by March 1st

Milestones

1.1 Develop framework on PME & organisational level, develop learning agenda

1. Design of the Girl Power programme

Expected activities

Activity Plan 2011 of the Child Rights Alliance

Index Plan Nederland ICDI Child Helpline International Defence for Children International - ECPAT Women Win Free Voice

1-jun

7-jun

Jun

15-jul

7-jul

Jul

2011

2-aug

18-aug

Aug

15-sep

1-sep

Sept

15-okt

7-okt

Oct

1-nov

3-nov

17-nov

Nov

1-dec

Dec

jan-15

Jan

2012

partners' organizational capacity assessed in 10 countries by 1 June and 1 December

Harmonisation meetings held in 2 countries

4. Implementation of global/regional components

UN Interagency Task Force on Adolescent Girls activities defined

Coordination meetings with other alliances Support to sensitization network (lobby) Arrange and implement harmonisation meetings

Contribution to the alternative report of the CRC to the Committee on the Rights of the Child 2 meetings with other Alliances in NL

Checking the data regarding the alternative reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Coordination meeting with other alliances, Dutch Embassies and other stakeholders (travel, staff time) Support alliance members to lobby and advocate, create awareness about child helplines. Advocate for tollfree numbers. Facilitate mapping of child protection system. Link & Learn meetings

At least once a year coordination meeting with Dutch Embassy, other alliances and stakeholders in Ghana, Zambia, Ethiopie, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bolivia and Nicaraqua

Harmonsation meetings held in the Netherlands and in Bolivia and Bangladesh

Four harmonisation meetings held in the Netherlands with other Alliances and the Ministry in 10 countries

2 research reports

Training baseline; indicators tools.

x x

In-country coordination meeting with other alliances, Dutch Embassies and other stakeholders (travel, staff time)

3.6 Alignment and coordination (with NGOs, donors etc) (output 6) Harmonisation meetings with other Alliances (SRHR alliance, Child Rigths alliances led by T4Change alliance, CP strategy with several alliances led by CHI) Harmonisation meeting with bilateral agencies (Bolivia and Bangaladesh) and larger Dutch MFOs

Data collection Conduct research on impact of sport programs on the girl's perspective Two audience research

Violence Against Children Report: Alternative reports to Committee on the Rights of the Child

Research identification on 4 themes with local stakeholders

1 working paper published per country (6)

Identification research gaps on gender equity with local stakeholders

Identifcation of research needs on 4 themes with local stakeholders and research institutes Development of a ToR for specific research on child protection and girl rights Checking data all countries

Learning agenda further developed

8 coordination meetings held

8 functioning country steering committees

10 funcitoning country steering committees

1 meeting with the CSC in 6 countries

Annual meeting with the CSC in 10 countries

10 functioning country steering committees

1 workshop on child protection and VAW involving 3 grassroot org. in each of the 6 countries

Workshop on the 4 themes based on needs assessment in each of the 10 countries

4 regional workshops July - Nov; translation and local context adaptation 2 capacity assesments for KNN 2 kids news launches

Stakeholder meetings conducted

2 trainings delivered

Guidelines developed

Technical support on theme Protection to 6 partners in 5 country programmes delivered July - December

Regional consultations: August - December Capacity Building Strategy on theme Protection with focus on Lobby and Advocacy developed by 1 July

Identification of gender and girls' rights research needs

Development, operationalisation and further development of the learning agenda

3.5 Research and learning (on girls' rights and empowerment) (ouput 5)

Facilitation of and particpation in Coordination meetings with the Country Steering Committee (country team) in each country Coordination meetings with the Country Steering Committee (country team) Contribution to CSC, social network, Participate in CRA, Country visits. Contribution to CSC and Country visits Coordination meetings

3.4 Linking and networking among southern partners (incl. the Country Steering Committees) (output 4)

Training delivered (workshops)

Meetings and Conferences (Inform & Engage)

Needs assessment and possible training delivered to grassroots organizations (capacity building and gender issues) Training delivered to grassroots organizations (capacity building and gender issues)

3.3 Creation and promotiom of grassroots organisations (output 3)

Capacity assessments, technical support, training of two partners

Developing guidelines, Gender Based Violence, Economic Empowerment, Advocacy, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights Delivery of capacity development support (training, exchange etc.) Stakeholder meetings Workshops on GBV, SRHR, EE , Advocacy

Development of Capacity Building Strategy 2011-2015 on theme Protection of girls and young women against violence with focus on Lobby and Advocacy in consultation with 6 partners Delivery of technical support to 6 partners in 5 country programmes on theme Protection of girls and young women against violence with focus on Lobby and Advocacy

1 training on financial mangement + 1 training on child rights in 6 countries

Delivery of capacity development support (training, exchange, ToT, finance, etc) Stakeholder meetings, trainings, peer exchanges, Regional Consultations in 10 countries

Technical support on PME and baseline to 10 Plan Country offices

functioning southern partners, CSCs, erporting formats, etc. training delivered on PME and 5 Cs by June 2011; Baseline studies finalized in 10 countries by June 2011

Technical support on Gender and Rights-based approach (RBA) based on Plan International training incl. Gender assessments Follow-up on 3 pilots regarding developing indicators for Baselines and guidelines for the Operational Manual 3 pilots in Ethiopia, Sierra Leonne and Bangladesh; Operational manual developed for

10 trainings on themes a; position papers on the 4 themes disseminated 10 trainings on Gender/RBA and gender assessments conducted

2 identified partners in Ghana and Bolivia and monitoring visits successfully achieved

Data Colllection deadline: 30th of May

evaluated, and reported in accordance with CRA schedule Data Colllection deadline: 30th of May

Partner identification and monitoring

programmes, including at least 1 monitoring visit per partner Identification of potential partners Assessment of their organizational and project proposal Monitoring of local partners expenditures Collection of information, programme proposal Regular communication

30-mei

June 1

July 1

X x

3 visits of local partners in NL

Meeting for the monitoring of the regional/global partners

MoU with ACPF monitored on capacity support; delivered technical suport to international policy conferences of ACPF, capacity building of all regional partners Needs-based tools developed Needs assessment and Training delivered to all Alliance members' staff One international Girls' Day organised 5 C's completed in 6 countries + 1 document on capacity building needs Development of 4 modules for tailor-made courses on child protection and gender issues Telecom toolkit

Training/organisational development support to ACPF, FAWE, ANPPCAN etc.

Producation of needs-based tools and materials on Gender and RBA for regional partners

Gender and RBA for Dutch Alliance partners by Plan staff and WW

Organisation of International Girl's Day (Launch 22 Spet. By Plan NL for all Dutch stakeholders)

Assessment of regional partners organisational capacity

Training/organisational development support to ACPF, FAWE, ANPPCAN etc.

CHI newsletter bi-monthly. Regional Consulation August - September One KNN summit held

Regional consultation

KNN summit Organizing network meetings, regional conferences

Lobby at Internationals and Regional conferences

Lectures/Seminar on Gender Equality based on topics that concern the Girl Power program with the CRA members and regional/global partners, other alliances, MoFA, parliament and other stakeholders Harmonisation meetings with multilateral agencies (such as UNIFEM) and the Coalition of Adolecent Girls (CAG) and WB's Adolescent Girl's Initiative to link women's rights organisations and girls' rigths at the global level

Conduct research on socio-cultural norms and values (regional level) 4.5 Alignment and coordination with other regional/global NGO's and donors to increase complementarity (output 5)

Development of a data research advisory council to streamline data analysis. Taskforce. Collection and checking of data Development and delivery of cross country learning contributing to improved performance of 6 partners in 5 country programmes on theme Protection of girls and young women against violence, with focus on exchange and 1 joint learning event on Lobby and Advocacy Cross-sectional surveys

Research into risk factors and socio-cultural patterns leading to increased gender based violence and exploitation, including publication and dissemination Research into child protection mechanisms and systems to ensure integral protection of girls and boys from abuse and harm, including publication and dissemination Promotion of the research publications and public advocacy events (BIAG, Learn withouth Fear) for crosscountry learning

4.4 Cross country research and learning contributing to improved performance of local, regional and global partners (ouput 4)

Regional advocacy

International Child helpline Day - May 17

22 Sep Int. Girls Day

Negotiate for agreement with UNIFEM , CAG and WB for collective action on women and girls' rights

Lecture/seminar in the Kinderrechtenhuis

# harmonisation meetings

Developing indicators tools - Using sport to address Gender based violence; economic empowerment

1 joint learning event of 6 partners in 5 country programmes on Lobby and Advocacy relating to theme Protection by 1 November

Child Protection System mapping via Data Proforma

1 advocacy event with Plan International

Research for all regions

Research report and exhange for Southa Asia and West-Africa

Count Me In! Conference & workshop - April; Using Sport in Post-Conflict global meeting - Sept.

1 Regional Consulation for Plan and partners

Global/Regional advocacy on UN Violence against children with SACG/SAIEVAC

One international Girls' Day organised

Regional meeting

4.3 Creation and strengthening of regional/global networks (output 3)

Organisation of Girls Day by Free Voice

3 guidelines: Sport and GBV guideline - June; Sport and Economic Empowerment guideline - Sept; Draft Sport and Post-Conflict - Nov.

5 C's completed in 8 countries + 1 document on capacity building needs

Assessment of regional partners organisational capacity

Production of need based manuals and toolkits Developed Workshops and Guidelines on GBV, SRHR, EE

Annual technical meeting

Technical support to the SA coordiantion group (SACG) to end violence against children

4.2 Capacity support to regional/global partners (output 2)

Maintaining contact and monitoring progress

Financial support ot SACG

Financial support to the SA coordiantion group (SACG) to end violence against children

Assessment and approval of the global/regional component with ROs and regional partners

4.1. Management relationships with regional/global partners (output 1) Identification, assessment of organisational capacity and/or monitoring of regional partners (ANPPCAN, Meeting for theFAWE), monitoring research of the regional/global partners for regional partners and global learning 3 regional partners in Africa (ACPF, ANPPCAN, FAWE) and regional and international research partners identified and monitored 3 Visits of regional partners and/or regional offices in NL and in the regions East/WestAfrica and South Asia Regional/global proposal assessed and approved by Plan NL

Harmonisation meetings held in 2 countries

4. Implementation of global/regional components

UN Interagency Task Force on Adolescent Girls activities defined

Coordination meetings with other alliances Support to sensitization network (lobby) Arrange and implement harmonisation meetings

Contribution to the alternative report of the CRC to the Committee on the Rights of the Child 2 meetings with other Alliances in NL

Checking the data regarding the alternative reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

At least once a year coordination meeting with Dutch Embassy, other alliances and stakeholders in Ghana, Zambia, Ethiopie, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bolivia and Nicaraqua

In-country coordination meeting with other alliances, Dutch Embassies and other stakeholders (travel, staff time)

nov-01

Day

Four high quality narrative progress reports

Four high quality financial progress reports

Contribution to M&E framework delivered

Baseline submitted June 2011

International Child helpline Day - May 17 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference - Geneva - October GSM World Congress

15-apr

1-jul

Negotiate for agreement with UNIFEM , CAG and WB for collective action on women and girls' rights

Lecture/seminar in the Kinderrechtenhuis

# harmonisation meetings

Developing indicators tools - Using sport to address Gender based violence; economic empowerment

1 joint learning event of 6 partners in 5 country programmes on Lobby and Advocacy relating to theme Protection by 1 November

Child Protection System mapping via Data Proforma

5.3 Annual Plan and Annual budget from Allliance members to Plan Nederland (Girl Power Desk) Annual planning and budget update 5.4 Annual Plan and Annual budget including Assurance report from Plan Nederland (Girl Power Desk) Annual to Ministry planning and budget update + assurance report 5.5 Annual policy dialogue with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annual policy dialogue meeting held and minutes shared among the Alliance

5.2 Semi-annual narrative report from Alliance members to Plan Nederland (Girl Power Desk)

5.1 Quarterly finance report from Alliance members to Plan Nederland (Girl Power Desk)

5. Monitoring and Reporting of the Alliance

Participation in development of M&E framework, meta evaluation

Joint MFSII evaluation, incl. baseline and evaluation (1% of regional/global budget)

Lobby at International and regional conferences for sport programs on a womens rights based approach 4.6 Cross-country monitoring and evaluation (output 6)

Lobby at Internationals and Regional conferences

Conduct research on socio-cultural norms and values (regional level) 4.5 Alignment and coordination with other regional/global NGO's and donors to increase complementarity (output 5)

1-sep

15-okt

1-nov

1-1

Monitoring Protocol on the Programme

MFSII

Child Rights Alliance

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Promoting Equal Rights and Opportunities for Girls and Young Womenâ&#x20AC;?

GIRL POWER

Monitoring Protocol on the Girl Power Programme

Appendix A

Revised FINAL DRAFT August 2011

DGIS CSO Communities CRA CRC CSC Impact Key Indicators Outcome Output Partners Project Country Program MDG

Development cooperation department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Civil Society Organization Communities with whom the Alliance collaborates Child Rights Alliance Child Rights Convention Country Steering Committee The contribution of the Alliance program to the effects on societies The indicators identified in the Result areas of the Alliance program The development change to which the Alliance program contributes Deliverable, product or service of the Alliance program Organizations with whom the Alliance collaborates Grouped activities, implemented by partners to achieve the results of the Alliance Program Aligned CRA partner projects for achievement of common Girl Power objectives at country level Millennium Development Goal: Girl Power acts upon MDG 3 (Gender Equality) and MDG 2 (Universal Education)

Definitions and Abbreviations

Learning



and institutional.

Support by the Child Rights Alliance (box 5)

Outputs by partner organizations (box 6)



in the country programs.

development, directly leading to improved quality of partner programs

Capacity building in partners (box 4), containing 5 capabilities for

2) and civil society (box 3)

areas identified by the UN (box 1), the key dimensions of change (box

Empowered girls and young women, containing the selected thematic



below, in which the major results areas are presented as “boxes”.

The strategic orientation of the GP program is captured in the diagram

individual projects. Variations in importance are shown in Table 1 below:

Committees (CSCs) guiding the individual country programs and the

functions, these are of utmost importance for the Country Steering

DGIS may be less concerned with the operational and strategic guidance

These requirements are not equally important to all stakeholders. Whilst

Operational guidance ((increase efficiency)



thematic areas are addressed in three dimensions: individual, socio-cultural,

These

Strategic guidance (increase effectiveness)

participation.



socio-political

four

and

economic

participation,

Accountability (vertical and horizontal)



requirements these are:

Progress monitoring will support 4 basic program management

3 and MDG 2: Violence against girls and women, (post)-primary education,

Girl Power focuses on four UN promoted thematic areas relevant for MDG

young women for gender equality

Latin America, Africa and Asia to support the empowerment of girls and

2.1.

The Girl Power program capacitates local civil society in 10 countries in

Objectives of Monitoring under Girl Power

2. Monitoring

1. Introduction

= low importance;

= important;

***

****

***

CRA

****

DGIS

Learning

Guidance

guidance Operational

Strategic

Accountability

Function

by category of stakeholder

****

***

****

***

CSC

= very important

****

Target group

= some importance;

***

partner

Local

Table 1. Variations in importance attached to monitoring functions:

capabilities need to be developed (box 4) in order to ensure agreed quality outputs in the program countries (box 6). Hence results are at the level of

participation partners. For all results areas (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;boxesâ&#x20AC;? in the results chain

in the diagram) key results and performance indicators are formulated.

the terms of their collaboration. Already existing project management tools,

box 2, box 3, and box 4.

and mechanisms for sharing of information.

may opt for monitoring of specific changes resulting from their activities for

Responsibility for quality project information, valid, reliable and useful for Girl Power reporting and learning, lies with the CRA member.

scope of the Girl Power monitoring framework, although it may provide

circumstantial supportive evidence for Girl Power results

their own reasons. Strictly speaking, such monitoring remains outside the

frequency of reporting, use of reporting formats, use of progress indicators,

the Girl Power Steering Committee. These includes guidelines about

All project monitoring needs to comply with the minimal standards set by

Note that these are minimal requirements. Country programs and projects

Individual projects are minimally required to show results in box 4 and box

CRA members and the southern partner organization agree individually on

Country programs are required to show at least developments in box 1,

including those for monitoring and reporting, may be used.

for achieving gender equality.

2.2. Minimal information requirements

the southern partner organization and in the quality of the work they do

The Dutch members of the CRA agree with their southern partners what

program needs to generate through the monitoring practices of individual

The following pages present the minimal information the Girl Power

Project level

level, country level, and alliance level.

This means that monitoring practices need to be harmonized and aligned

in one common system and operationalized in one common protocol.

Girl Power distinguishes between three main levels of monitoring: project

must provide sufficient information for all the above mentioned functions.

Although interests may vary, ultimately the combined monitoring effort

2.3. Three different levels of monitoring.

information. Annual GP reflection sessions constitute an important source of additional information. During these sessions all stakeholders, including the aforementioned panels, will discuss progress; learnings and problems in the country program and agree on measures to take for better effectiveness.

country specific Girl Power framework based upon a common vision,

aiming for common goals, and used for joint learning. Country Steering

Committees (CSCs) are formed in each country representing all

participating civil society organizations. A major task of CSCs is to

safeguard and monitor country program consistency and provide strategic

via country support teams. CSCs are expected to mature gradually during

learnings are used to enhance program quality. (See also learning agenda)

line with capacities built.

together with the Child Rights Alliance (CRC)- the effectiveness of civil

CSCs will report to the Steering Committee of the CRA on its activities twice a year.

outcomes regarding the strength of civil society to enhance gender

equality.

society partners in the their countries in relation to defined country

substantial in the first few years of the program, but gradually reduce in

As an overarching steering body CSCs are well placed to co-monitor â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

the implementation period of the program. CRA support will be relatively

CSCs under Girl Power will receive all the support they need from the CRA

implementation of the country learning agenda and will ensure that new

guidance to all stakeholders. Moreover, CSCs play a key role in the

For their effective operation CSCs need access to all partner project

approaches.

Girl Power programs, giving additional content to its participatory

of beneficiaries in monitoring, learning and steering is a core element in all

government institutions supported by the program. Structural involvement

collaborate, harmonize and coordinate their individual projects within a

Civil society organizations in each program country have agreed to

Country Level

girls and young women representing the final beneficiaries, another panel

through the responsible CRA-member.

Projects will report on their activities twice a year.

panels established in each country: one panel composed of knowledgeable

the Girl Power Country Steering Committee and with the Dutch CRA composed of knowledgeable professionals from civil society and

An important source of information for CSCs are the Girl Power Expert

All projects will share their relevant project information at country level with

and partner organizations.

relevant information between CRA-members, country programs, regions

parties. The Girl Power Desk will also maintain a system for the sharing of

information will be produced for reporting to the Ministry and other

agenda(s). Information will be entered in the Girl Power MIS. Aggregated

Girl Power information, including information regarding the learning

The Girl Power Desk is responsible for the administration and analysis of all

country support teams and the CRA member organizations.

the highest level. It receives relevant monitoring information through the

The CRA-Steering Committee will monitor and guide Girl Power progress at

Alliance level

(GPGEM = index)

knowledge and skills to shape their

own lives

Girl Power Gender Empowerment Measure

Girls and young women have

Empowerment

Indicators

Result

Dimension

All country programs will report on this box.

country

Index set at 100 for each

Baseline 2011

Average for all programs 105 (+/- 5)

Target 2016

Note: Major indicator for the level of empowerment of girls and young women is the Girl Power Gender Empowerment Measure (GPGEM). This is essentially an index showing changes in empowerment relative to the initial value set at 100 in each country individually prior to program start. Per country, changes in empowerment are tracked as a function of changes in box 1, box 2 and box 3. Expert panels are seen as important instruments in GPGEM measurement.

Outcomes

Box: Empowered girls and young women

Refer to the Girl Power Results Framework presented earlier. In the following tables for relevant boxes presented in the diagram the key results and indicators for measurement are presented. All country programs are in line with the framework and are obliged to report at least on developments in the boxes relevant to their programs along the results identified and corresponding indicators. Note that the baseline information will only fully be available by 1 June 2011. Targets will be fine-tuned in line with baseline findings.

3. Girl Power results and progress indicators

they have experienced violence regularly over the past 12 month % of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

and young women,

including workshops

in need for protection from violence/abuse % of girls (10-17 years old) and young women (18-24 years old)who can think of maybe one

young women to

promote rights and

gender equality, such as

place, outside the family, to go to for support if

Public events for girls and

(18-24 years old) who cannot think of any

% of girls and young women who indicate that

occasion or two over the past 12 month

protection systems

rights training for girls

they have experienced violence only on an

women to quality child

Gender equality and

% of girls and young women who indicate that

Access by girls and young

they have experienced no violence over the

% of girls and young women who indicate that

TV, etc)

young women

Better protection for girls and

and young women (radio,

gender equality and

(households)

Indicators

past 12 month

Media messages about

Individual

Outcome Result

women rights for girls

Program Outputs

Dimension

40,7%

37,8% and

40,70%

45,70%

10,5%

23,4%

63,10%

Baseline 2011

Only countries that intervene in this thematic area are required to report on this box. If chosen all dimensions will be covered.

31,70%

37,66%

66,86%

Target 2013

30,03%

33,26%

71,62%

Target 2015

Note: Changes in protection against violence are measured in three dimensions. Changes in values in society in relation to (gender-based) violence are assessed by community representatives (including males and females) and validated by girls and young women. Similarly government support is assessed by government itself and, for as far as law enforcement and quality of services are concerned, also by girls and young women themselves.

Outcomes

Box1 and box 2: Protection against violence

Dimension

(18-24 years old) who can think of several (2-4) places, outside the family, to go to for support

girls and young women

24,6%

(18-24 years old) who would have liked support

23,8%

(18-24 years old) who would have liked support

13,0%

(18-24 years old) who would have liked support

15,6% and

% of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

over the past 12 months

a few times when experiencing violence/abuse

21,7% and

% of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

over the past 12 months

maybe once when experiencing violence/abuse

23,9% and

38,6%

38,8% and

1,5% and 1,3%

19,9%

15,0% and

Baseline 2011

% of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

the past 12 months

support when experiencing violence/abuse over

(18-24 years old) who would not have liked

% of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

violence/abuse

support if in need for protection from

(5 or more), outside the family, to go to for

(18-24 years old) who can think of many places

% of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

if in need for protection from violence/abuse

% of girls (10-17 years old) and young women

in need for protection from violence/abuse

place, outside the family, to go to for support if

Indicators

systems, accessible to

Outcome Result

Integrated protection

sports events

Program Outputs

Target 2013

Target 2015

Dimension

Program Outputs

Outcome Result

Child marriage, total

Child labour, female

Child labour, male

Child labour, total

comprise of

target area and know what these services

aware of mentioned protection services in the

% of affirmative responses to the question if

target area

aware of mentioned protection services in the

% of affirmative responses to the question if

over the past 12 months

many times when experiencing violence/abuse

Indicators

national data)

(average of

37,8%

national data)

(average of

30,8%

national data)

(average of

31,5%

national data)

(average of

30,2%

22,0%

27,40%

Baseline 2011

intervention areas -9,40% In GP intervention areas

intervention areas -4,80% In GP intervention areas

intervention

In GP

-15,67%

-11,00%

areas

-12,00%

intervention

areas

In GP

-7,67%

-13,67% In GP

72,49%

Target 2015

-9,00%

54,99%

Target 2013

Program Outputs

Child protection systems,

Dimension

Socio-cultural

Values in communities do not

Outcome Result

% of girls and young women who agree that

Female genital mutilation/cutting, women, total

Birth registration, rural

Birth registration, urban

Birth registration, total

Child marriage, rural

Child marriage, urban

Indicators

25,30%

national data)

(average of

22,8%

national data)

(average of

35,9%

national data)

(average of

47,3%

national data)

(average of

39,0%

national data)

(average of

49,6%

national data)

(average of

26,0%

Baseline 2011

41,22%

areas 33,62%

intervention

areas

In GP

intervention

+17,40%

+52,40%

In GP

areas

In GP

intervention

areas

In GP

-10,50%

+17,80%

+13,00%

areas

-6,75%

In GP intervention

In GP

+19,80%

+33,80% intervention

areas

-10,20%

-5,80%

areas

In GP

intervention

In GP

-8,80%

-4,40%

intervention

Target 2015

Target 2013

% of girls and young women who agree that prevention of violence to girls and young women should be a priority of local

communities regarding

girls-friendly non violent

attitudes and practices

% of opinion leaders who agree that children

women

and young women

regarding rights of girls

for community members

Trainings and workshops

participate

communities actively

(Sports) events, in which

man should not beat his wife/girlfriend

rights of girls and young

community

be a priority of local government and our

of violence to girls and young women should

% of opinion leaders who agree that prevention

should feel safe to go outside the home

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls

against violence

need to go outside the family for protection

young women in their community should not

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls and

should never be beaten

% of girls and young women who agree that a

CBOs promoting the

government and our community

girls should feel safe to go outside the home

Sensitization of

% of girls and young women who agree that

protection against violence

girls and young women in their community

responsibility

ensure protection

in which communities

% of girls and young women who agree that should not need to go outside the family for

and young women and

girls and young women,

children should never be beaten

Indicators

have a defined role and

allow violence against girls

including protection for

(communities)

Outcome Result

Program Outputs

Dimension

5,10%

28,7%

64,8%

23,20%

15,80%

10,00%

27,1%

62,8%

Baseline 2011

13,50%

33,28%

23,32%

16,46%

Target 2013

15,50%

41,28%

28,32%

20,66%

Target 2015

protection of girls and young women

promote and take part in

integrated child

(government)

relation to early marriage; abuse) % of “girl power” experts who feel that government, from an overall country

systems for girls and

young women

% of “girl power” experts who feel that government, from an overall country perspective, is supportive to protection of girls

professionals in the rights

of girls and young

women

from an overall country perspective, is supportive to protection of girls and young women through service provision

dialogue with civil society

and organise formal

dialogue meetings

rights of girls and young

society) to promote the

(together with civil

realising joint action

% of “girl power” experts who feel government,

have constructive

Support governments in

legislation and policies (e.g. by police)

Support to government to

and young women through enforcement of

and young women through policies

Training of government

perspective, is supportive to protection of girls

and young women through legislation (e.g. in

including protection

perspective, is supportive to protection of girls

government, from an overall country

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

should not beat his wife/girlfriend

% of opinion leaders who agree that a man

Indicators

protection systems,

Government acts for better

Support to government to

Institutional

Outcome Result

Program Outputs

Dimension

38,10%

32,00%

58,80%

70,60%

10,3%

Baseline 2011

Target 2013

Target 2015

Dimension

networks

level coalitions and

women and build multi-

Program Outputs

Outcome Result

provision

girls and young women through service

in the target area, is supportive to protection of

% of “girl power” experts who feel government,

police)

enforcement of legislation and policies (e.g. by

protection of girls and young women through

government, in the target area, is supportive to

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

Indicators

55,90%

51,30%

Baseline 2011

66,53%

60,93%

Target 2013

75,28%

68,93%

Target 2015

young women Girls and young women take equally part in decision

women rights for girls and

young women (radio, TV,

etc)

such as sports events

rights and gender equality,

young women to promote

Public events for girls and

workshops

young women, including

training for girls and

Gender equality and rights

participation of girls and

gender equality and

(households)

taking and politics.

Enhanced (political)

Media messages about

Individual

Outcome Results

Program Outputs

Dimension

Female membership in CBO

least one CBO

% of girls and young women who belong to at

CS leadership positions occupied by women

Indicators

Not measured

Baseline 2011

Only countries that intervene in this thematic area are required to report on this box. If chosen all dimensions will be covered. Target 2013

38,00%

45,00%

50,00%

Target 2015

Note: Changes in socio-political participation are measured in three dimensions. Presence and role of girls and young women in civil society organizations are used as indicators for their participation in society. Changes in values in society in relation to (gender) roles and responsibilities are assessed by community representatives (including males and females) and validated by girls and young women. Similarly government support is assessed by government itself and, for as far as law enforcement and quality of services are concerned, also by girls and young women themselves.

Outcomes

Box 1 and box 2 Socio-political participation

% of girls and young women who agree that girls and young women should not be active in

young women as actors of importance in (political) decision taking. Girls and young women are

communities regarding the

right of girls and young

women to participate

participation by both sexes

promote the full

participation of girls and

(government)

perspective, is supporting political/public

of girls and young women

women through policies

participation opportunities for girls and young

government, from an overall country

Support to government to

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

professionals in the rights

women through legislation (e.g. suffrage)

participation opportunities for girls and young

perspective, is supporting political/public

government, from an overall country

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

political/public decision making

young women should not be active in

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls and

positions

Training of government

young women

conditions for equal political

Support to government to

Institutional

and young women

regarding rights of girls

for community members

Trainings and workshops

Government actively creates

taking.

participate

full account for decision

communities actively

young women should not have leadership

their opinions are taken into

(Sports) events, in which

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls and

become politically active and

of girls and young women

political/public decision making

encouraged by society to

CBOs promoting the rights

leadership positions

girls and young women should not have

% of girls and young women who agree that

(communities)

Communities value girls and

Sensitization of

Indicators

Socio-cultural

Outcome Results

Program Outputs

Dimension

52,90%

49,50%

22,00%

20,20%

26,30%

22,90%

Baseline 2011

57,90%

64,50%

20,25%

18,50%

22,10%

19,80%

Target 2013

65,40%

74,50%

12,25%

11,50%

13,10%

10,80%

Target 2015

Dimension

perspective, is supporting political/public participation opportunities for girls and young

organise formal dialogue

meetings

government, in the target area, is supporting political/public participation opportunities for girls and young women through enforcement of legislation and policies (e.g. by police)

(together with civil society)

to promote the rights of

girls and young women

and build multi-level

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

realising joint action

coalitions and networks

policies (e.g. by police)

Support to governments in

women through enforcement of legislation and

government, from an overall country

with civil society and

Indicators % of “girl power” experts who feel that

Outcome Results

have constructive dialogue

Program Outputs

38,30%

37,60%

Baseline 2011

43,30%

42,60%

Target 2013

50,80%

55,10%

Target 2015

participation of girls and young women

gender equality and

women rights for girls and

(households)

are a member of a financial group, such as

% of girls and young women who indicate that are a member of a financial group, such as savings and credit group, and receiving some

training for girls and

young women, including

workshops

are a really active member of a financial group, such as savings and credit group, and receiving benefits

young women to instil

financial and economic

skills

% of girls and young women who indicate that

Training for girls and

benefits

member

Gender equality and rights

savings and credit group, but not an active

% of girls and young women who indicate that

etc)

as savings and credit group

are not a member of any financial group, such

% of girls and young women who indicate that

Indicators

young women (radio, TV,

Enhanced economic

Media messages about

Individual

Result

Program Outputs

Dimension

6,4%

9,30%

12,20%

72,10%

Baseline 2011

Only countries that intervene in this thematic area are required to report on this box. If chosen all dimensions will be covered.

11,70%

14,87%

62,10%

Target 2013

17,53%

19,03%

55,43%

Target 2015

Note: Changes in economic participation are measured in three dimensions. Given the type of economic interventions Girl Power is involved in (rather small scale), a choice was made to measure variations in participation to economic CBOs supported by Girl Power only. Girl Power is not expected to bring about significant changes in any of the DGIS proposed indicators. Changes in values in society in relation to economic (gender) roles and responsibilities are assessed by community representatives (including males and females) and validated by girls and young women. Similarly government support is assessed by government itself and, for as far as law enforcement and quality of services are concerned, also by girls and young women themselves.

Outcomes

Box 1 and box 2: Economic participation

Dimension

received a loan or savings to use for

rights and gender equality

organisation, but not an active member

are a member of a trade union or other labour

% of girls and young women who indicate that

labour organisation

are not a member of a trade union or other

% of girls and young women who indicate that

investment

have received a loan or savings to use for

group, such as savings and credit group, and

are a really active member of a financial

% of girls and young women who indicate that

loan or savings to use for investment

savings and credit group, and have received a

are a member of a financial group, such as

% of girls and young women who indicate that

use for investment

member who has received a loan or savings to

savings and credit group, but not an active

are a member of a financial group, such as

% of girls and young women who indicate that

investment

as savings and credit group, and have not

young women to promote

% of girls and young women who indicate that

Indicators

are not a member of any financial group, such

Result

Public events for girls and

Program Outputs

6,0%

83,3%

7,1%

7,7%

9,8%

65,4%

Baseline 2011

Target 2013

Target 2015

girls and young women should be

actors of importance. Girls and young women are encouraged by society to engage actively in economic

right of girls and young

women to participate in

economic life

decide upon whether and what economic activities to engage in % of opinion leaders who agree that girls and

regarding rights of girls

and young women

young women should be remunerated equal

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls and

income

deciding upon the use of the household

young women should have an equal say in

girls and young women should be able to

% of girls and young women who agree that

comparable work

remunerated equal to boys and men for

for community members

life

income

say in deciding upon the use of the household

girls and young women should have an equal

% of girls and young women who agree that

Trainings and workshops

of girls and young women

CBOs promoting the rights

% of girls and young women who agree that

young women as economic

communities regarding the

(communities)

Communities value girls and

Sensitization of

benefits

other labour organisation, and receiving

are a really active member of a trade union or

% of girls and young women who indicate that

organisation, and receiving some benefits

are a member of a trade union or other labour

% of girls and young women who indicate that

Indicators

Socio-cultural

Result

Program Outputs

Dimension

90,70%

88,40%

87,90%

86,60%

87,20%

5,9%

4,1%

Baseline 2011

94,50%

92,63%

91,75%

90,25%

91,63%

Target 2013

99,50%

97,63%

98,00%

96,50%

95,38%

Target 2015

conditions for equal economic participation by both sexes

promote economic

participation of girls and

young women

(government)

% of “girl power” experts who feel that government, from an overall country

professionals in the rights

of girls and young women

through policies % of “girl power” experts who feel that government, from an overall country perspective, is supporting socio-economic

have constructive dialogue

with civil society and

organise formal dialogue

meetings

policies (e.g. by police) % of “girl power” experts who feel that government, from an overall country perspective, is supporting socio-economic

realising joint action

(together with civil society)

to promote the economic

rights of girls and young

through enforcement of legislation and

Support to governments in

participation of girls and young women

Support to government to

perspective, is supporting socio-economic

rights or loans rights)

through legislation (e.g. in terms of property

participation of girls and young women

perspective, is supporting socio-economic

government, from an overall country

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

engage in

whether and what economic activities to

young women should be able to decide upon

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls and

to boys and men for comparable work

Indicators

Training of government

Government actively creates

Support to government to

Institutional

Result

Program Outputs

Dimension

44,40%

52,30%

66,70%

76,70%

87,9%

Baseline 2011

49,90%

57,80%

72,20%

80,53%

Target 2013

55,40%

63,30%

77,70%

84,37%

Target 2015

employment services, child care)

networks

54,00%

57,70%

Baseline 2011

64,50%

61,53%

Target 2013

71,67%

65,37%

Target 2015

Note: Changes in education are measured in three dimensions. They pertain to both MDG 2 and MDG 3, in the understanding that both primary and postprimary education are important for achieving gender equality. Changes in values in society in relation to education for girls are assessed by community representatives (including males and females) and validated by girls and young women. Similarly government support is assessed by government itself and, for as far as law enforcement and quality of services are concerned, also by girls and young women themselves. Reliable figures for education, even at district level, may be more readily available than figures for the other Girl Power thematic areas.

Outcomes

care)

as credit schemes, employment services, child

young women through service provision such

socio-economic participation of girls and

government, in the target area, is supporting

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

legislation and policies (e.g. by police)

young women through enforcement of

socio-economic participation of girls and

government, in the target area, is supporting

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

through service provision (e.g. credit schemes,

level coalitions and

Indicators participation of girls and young women

Result

women and build multi-

Program Outputs

Box 1 and Box 2: (Post)-primary Education

Dimension

and complete primary education

gender equality and

women rights for girls and

(households)

education - female

workshops

corporal punishment of girls and young

young women are encouraged by society to

and young men. Girls and

women to education

CBOs promoting the rights

% of girls and young women who agree that

equally important as for boys

right of girls and young

women in school should not be allowed

education after childbirth / after marriage

girls should be able to continue their

communities regarding the

% of girls and young women who agree that

for girls and young women

Sensitization of

primary education - female

Completion rate (until last grade): Post-

primary education - male

Completion rate (until last grade): Post-

education - female

Net enrolment ratio (NER): Post-primary

(communities)

Communities value education

girls and young women

Socio-cultural

rights and gender equality

young women to promote

education - male

Net enrolment ratio (NER): Post-primary

Completion rate (until last grade): Primary

young women, including

of post-primary education for

education - male

training for girls and

Public events for girls and

Completion rate (until last grade): Primary

Gender equality and rights

Enhanced access and quality

- female % of school with gender aware PTAs

Net enrolment ratio (NER): Primary education

etc)

- male

Net enrolment ratio (NER): Primary education

Survival Rate to grade 5

Indicators

young women (radio, TV,

Girls and young women enrol

Media messages about

Individual

Result

Program Outputs

Dimension

74,9%

89,20%

N/A

36,6%

41,6%

69,50%

76,30%

Not measured

78,9%

84,1%

Not measured

Baseline 2011

Only countries that intervene in this thematic area are required to report on this box. If chosen all dimensions will be covered.

96,17%

76,83%

79,80%

Target 2013

100,00%

83,50%

82,30%

Target 2015

% of opinion leaders who agree that girls should be able to continue their education after childbirth / after marriage

regarding rights of girls

and young women to

quality education

school should not be allowed % of opinion leaders who agree that girls should have the same rights and

provide information on

gender equality and rights

of girls and young women

perspective, is supportive to (post) primary education for girls and young women through

participation of both sexes in (post-primary) education

girls and young women

% of “girl power” experts who feel that government, from an overall country perspective, is supportive to (post) primary

professionals in the rights

of girls and young women

to education

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

have constructive dialogue

policies

Support to government to

education for girls and young women through

legislation

Training of government

government, from an overall country

conditions for equal

promote education for

(government)

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

Support to government to

vocational skills or professional training

opportunities to go to secondary school, for

punishment of girls and young women in

Media messages to

Government actively creates

vocational skills or professional training

% of opinion leaders who agree that corporal

opportunities to go to secondary school, for

girls should have the same rights and

% of girls and young women who agree that

for community members

become educated

of girls and young women

Indicators

Trainings and workshops

Result

Program Outputs

Institutional

Dimension

54,00%

85,2%

82,5%

97,30%

79,1%

88,50%

96,00%

Baseline 2011

61,50%

100,00%

94,73%

100,00%

Target 2013

76,50%

100,00%

Target 2015

education for girls and young women through

meetings

government, from an overall country perspective, is supportive to (post) primary education for girls and young women through service provision % of “girl power” experts who feel that government, in the target area, is supportive

realising joint action

(together with civil society)

to promote the rights of

girls and young women

and build multi-level

coalitions and networks

Outputs 28

young women through service provision

to (post) primary education for girls and

government, in the target area, is supportive

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

legislation and policies

young women through enforcement of

to (post) primary education for girls and

% of “girl power” experts who feel that

Support governments in

enforcement of legislation and policies

perspective, is supportive to (post) primary

organise formal dialogue

Indicators government, from an overall country

Result

with civil society and

Program Outputs

Box 3: Civil Society Development

Dimension

68,1%

67,20%

46,9%

Baseline 2011

73,87%

Target 2013

85,53%

Target 2015

Support to civil society for the promotion of the rights of girls and young women, eg through sports events and building adequate capacity Support to civil society to take part in child protection systems, including systems for protection of girls and young women and build adequate capacity Support and establish CBOs to promote the rights of girls and young women and build required capacity Support to civil society media organisations (TV and radio stations, newspapers etc.) to become effectively involved in information dissemination regarding gender equality Support civil society for effective lobbying for and advocacy of laws and policies for girls empowerment, gender equality, child rights and women rights Support to civil society for the establishment of constructive dialogue with government regarding gender equality developement in formal and informal meetings Support to civil society to take part in joint action to advocate girls rights and build multi-level coalitions and networks Training of civil society professionals in the rights of girls and young women Support to civil society to effectively monitor government responsiveness to girls and gender issues Support to civil society to develop and implement programmes to promote post-primary education and employment for girls Programs by CS organisations to combat violence against girls and young women Programs by CS organisations to enhance socio-political participation of girls and young women Programs by CS organisations to enhance socio-economic participation of girls and young women Programs by CS organisations for enhanced (secondary) education for girls and young women

constituency and do they include social target groups

based engagement

[Core] Do partner organizations act on behalf of their

Diversity of socially

Civic engagement

Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Result

Dimension

All country programs will report on this box.

Start 7

Change between 2011 and 2015

Note: Strength of civil society is measured by an adapted version of the Civicus methodology. In line with Civicus, expert panels will be used to answer the guiding questions about the five dimensions. Where needed these questions have been operationalized for the Girl Power reality. Initial baseline assessment was done on the bases of the context analysis but still need to be verified. Scoring of the dimensions will be shown in the Civicus diamond (spider web) as index values.

Outcomes

       



 

Dimension

did not provide data): 7.

the poor and marginalized into account?

partner organizations represented in locally elected



per topic and per country. The program aims to increase the political participation of girls and young women. Since most of the target group is not yet in the age to be elected, we do not expect a direct increase in girls and young women in elected bodies. We expect a more indirect influence in their representation because Girls and young women will speak out and take part in political discussion more freely.

What percentage of girl and young women have undertaken last year a form of political action (e.g. contacted media, written to a newspaper, signed a petition, attended a demonstration)? What percentage of girl and young women belong to at least one CSO as staff, volunteers and/or as

The representation of girls and young women in political settings varies

did not provide data): 5.

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

Start 5

End  10

according to their own perception?

organization represented in local governments,

How well are targeted girl and young women

bodies of government and/or in user groups?

[Core] Is a diverse segment of the target group of

young women, according to their own perception?

How well do CS organizations represent girls and

as other girls and young women?

marginalized girls and young women equally well

What percentage of partner organizations reach

evaluation?

girls and young women in the monitoring and

What percentage of partner organizations involves

good to excellent

planning?

engagement



As a core objective of the program we expect them to move from

girls and young women in the analysis and

What percentage of partner organizations involves

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

in their analysis and planning and take the needs of 

Change between 2011 and 2015

Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Diversity of political

Result

they represent CBOs and other actors?

civil society

(infrastructure CSI)

organization

communication

Peer-to peer

organized in networks/ umbrella organizations and do

Organizational level of

Level of

within the last year?

participated in a collective community action

What percentage of girl and young women has



End  6

stakeholders through networks and umbrella structures.

analysis and planning?

did not provide data): 7.

in the Country Steering Committees?

per country, but is generally unstructured. We expect a large

in place (CRA Output)

and the civil society organizations they support varies at the moment

How many multi-level coalitions and networks are

improvement on this issue as learning and exchange of experiences are

Sharing of information and collaboration among partner organizations

partner organizations have occurred?

How many joint activities and campaigns by

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

How well do the partner organizations collaborate

information and collaborate in joint analysis?

How well do partner organizations share

monitoring and evaluation?

girls and young women, or their CBOs, in the Start 7

improvement of coordination and harmonization between all

girls and young women, or their CBOs, in the

End  9

set-up in 2010. Along with their development we expect significant

How many Country Steering Committees involve

Country Steering Committees (CSC) for the Girl Power program were

did not provide data): 7.

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

Start 7

Change between 2011 and 2015

Country Steering Committees?

targeted CBOs is organized in networks/ umbrella/

What percentage of partner organizations and

[Core] Are partner organizations and alliances



member)?

Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Result

Dimension

Practice of values

Dimension

and alliances diversified with sound internal financial

resources

making and governance

Democratic decision

Internal governance

[Core] Are financial resources of partner organizations

Financial and human



expect that the partner organizations and the CS organizations they support have the potential to grow on these criteria very rapidly. There is more variation among the targeted CSOs. We expect that we will have a major impact in improving involvement of Girls and Young women in CSOs

CSOs they support have policies in place to ensure gender equity? What percentage of partner organizations and the CSOs they support have selected leaders through democratic elections?

Democratic decision making is a core objective of the program we

did not provide data): 6.

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

What percentage of partner organizations and the

involved as leaders?

CSOs they support have girls or young women

What percentage of partner organizations and the

Start 6

End 8-9

reflect positively on the CS organizations they support in turn.

through the capacity building components in the GP program. This will

their potential to grow on these criteria, will indeed grow rapidly

mobilization? (5C)

did not provide data): 7. We expect that the baseline will show that the partners, selected for

support involve their target groups in decision making? 

End  8

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

Start 7

important objectives in the Girl Power program

Change between 2011 and 2015

Maintain organizations effective human resource

mobilization? (5C)

Maintain organizations effective financial resource

[Core] Do the partner organizations and the CSOs they



and human management?

Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Result

impact

Perception of

Dimension

Social impact

Responsiveness

Transparency

Result

young women in decision making?

CSOs they support systematically include girls and

What percentage of partner organizations and the

End8-9

they support to score very high at the end of the program.

conduct)?

work in, provide services that respond to one or more

[Core] Do the partner organizations, in the sectors they

government and private sector?

support considered as counterparts by local

Start 8

End  9

organizations already score high at the beginning of GP activities.

partner organizations and the CS organizations they support. Partner

We expect only a slight improvement of responsiveness amongst

did not provide data): 7.

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

Start 7

values. We expect the partner organizations and the CS organizations

Does the staff respect internal procedures (code of

End  9

Transparency is core criteria for the GP program and one of the core

did not provide data): 7.

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

Start 7

Change between 2011 and 2015

publicly available?

CSOs they support make their financial accounts

What percentage of partner organizations and the

[Core] Are the partner organizations and the CSOs they



the staff respect internal procedures (code of conduct)?

support transparent on financial information and does

[Core] Are the partner organizations and the CSOs they



Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Dimension

Policy impact

Result

high partner potential for growth.

together to solve common problems?

for marginalized girls and young women?

education, employment, participation) especially

creating / supporting services (protection,



CS organizations they support will be very high at the end of the program. Since this is one of the main objective. Baseline is expected to indicate high partner potential for growth.

influencing public policy on girls and young women’s rights? How active and successful are partner

women?

policy/initiatives directed at girls and young

state accountable, especially regarding

monitoring state performance and holding the

organizations and the CSOs they support in

We expect the policy impact that of the partner organizations and the

organizations and the CSOs they support in

How active and successful are partner

did not provide data): 6.

sectors they work in? 

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

policy making of international organizations in the

influence government policy or planning/ budgeting/

Start 6

since this is one of the main objective. Baseline is expected to indicate

organize themselves, mobilize resources and work

End  9

organizations they support will be very high at the end of the program

building the capacity of girls and young women to

How active and successful is civil society in

We expect the social impact of the partner organizations and the CS

did not provide data): 8.

How active and successful is civil society in

[Core] Do the partner organizations successfully



empowering girls and young women?

How active and successful is civil society in

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia

basic social needs of their target group? 

Change between 2011 and 2015

Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Baseline average score 8 county assessments (Sierra Leone and Liberia did not provide data): 7.

of the partner organizations and are their interventions based on a quality context analysis of the space and the role of CS in that specific country (including socio-

political and socio-

cultural context

they support will have a very high score at the end of the program

participate in studies of CS in the country they work in?

indicate high partner potential for growth. 9-10  end

since this is one of the main objectives. . Baseline is expected to

We expect that the partner organizations and the CS organizations

[Core] Do partner organizations take into account and

economic, political and cultural context)?

Start 7

[Core] Are the interventions of the alliance the choice

End  9

Socio-economic, socio-

research.

empowerment, eg. through (forma) dialogue and

support to gender equality and girls’

How did CS organizations change government

Change between 2011 and 2015

Environment



Indicators (Answers to key-questions)

Result

Dimension

It is expected that all partner organizations will grow to at least level 3 (transition), with at least 75% reaching level 4 (full implementation) on all five capabilities

5C scoring is part of the baseline that will be finalized before 1st of June 2011. Partners that phase in thereafter will be scored later. Scoring will be carried out in a systematic and consistent way by an external independent party, agreed upon by CSCs and CRA.

Baseline and targets

of this whole process will be with the partner organization itself.

Yearly assessment allows for tracking capacity development of partners over time and constitutes the basis for CRA capacity building programming. Ownership

The Alliance partner organizations will be assessed on 5 key indicators per capability. The indicators represent the capabilities necessary to play their role effectively and efficiently as actor for gender equality. The 5 indicators for each capability highlight a key component and will be scored separately. The scores are based on the 4 phases in a change process: awareness, exploration, transition and full implementation. The maximum total score is therefore 5 x 5 x 4 = 100.

Key indicators per Capability

Assessment of partner organizations on their capacities to deliver quality outputs is common practice amongst CRA member organizations. Since the Alliance members have developed a common agreed upon partner policy, they also want to approach the capacity building in a more systematic harmonized way. The 5 C model, provided by the Ministry, has been adapted to the reality of the Alliance members and tailored into a practical capacity assessment tool.

Capacity building of partner organizations within CRA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; GP program

Note: Five interrelated capabilities will be measured in partner civil society organizations, including the CSC, as a way to assess their organizational capacity. All capabilities are important to all types of organizations but, depending on the core business of a particular organization, capabilities may be valued more or less important. Capabilities need to be seen in relation to the expected outputs and outcomes. Each capability is assessed on four generic elements. A fifth element is added to do justice to the specific Girl Power character. Assessment will be consistent within countries and between countries to ensure comparability of data as much as possible. First assessment will be carried out by an independent party. Thereafter changes may be self assessed relative to the first assessment.

Outcomes

Box 4: Building Capabilities in Partners

objectives

development

deliver on

capable to

Organisation is

B. The Partner

Result

accordingly

actions and act

commit to its

capable to

Organisation is

A. The Partner

Result

The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is rights based and gender sensitive

The organisation has access to knowledge resources

The organisation has an adequate PM&E system

The organisation has adequate and sufficiently stable human resources at its disposal

The organisationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure is considered sufficient and relevant for its core tasks

Indicators and pointers

The organisation has effective, inspiring and action oriented leadership

The organization maintains effective financial resource mobilization

The organization maintains effective human resource mobilization

The organisation has a (strategic) plan, takes decisions and acts on these decisions collectively

Indicators and pointers

All country programs will report on this box.

3,2

3,1

2,7

Baseline

3,3

3,5

3,1

3,3

Baseline

3,4

3,3

3,0

Target 2013

3,5

3,6

3,2

3,3

3,4

Target 2013

3,7

3,6

(ambition)

Target 2015

3,8

3,7

3,6

(ambition)

Target 2015

The information on capabilities of partner organizations is used to define required capacity building activities. Scores will be aggregated at CRA level for reporting purposes and for learning and decision making. Specific capacity development of individual partners will take place in bilateral agreement between partner and CRA member.

Level of disaggregation

Rights based approaches and gender sensitivity are major principles in the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Result

renew

adapt and self-

capable to

Organisation is

D. The Partner

Result

stakeholders

external

relate to

attract and

The organization maintains relations with other organizations working for child rights and gender

The management leaves room for diversity, flexibility and creativity to change and divert from

Management encourages and rewards learning and exchange, including within its own

Learning is used for greater effectiveness in operations for gender equality

Indicators and pointers

The organisation plans and evaluates its learning systematically

management

original plans

The management has an understanding of shifting contexts and relevant trends (external factors)

Indicators and pointers

equality

The organization has operational credibility /reliability in the eyes of relevant stakeholders

The organization is seen as politically and socially legitimate by relevant stakeholders

The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership and staff are incorruptible, according to its stakeholders

stakeholders

Organisation is

capable to

C. The Partner

The organization enters into coalitions and maintains adequate alliances with relevant

Indicators and pointers

Result

operations.

Baseline

2,9

3,1

3,2

3,3

Baseline

3,4

3,2

3,5

3,4

3,3

Baseline

3,5

Target 2013

3,2

3,1

3,3

3,2

3,4

Target 2013

3,5

3,4

3,6

3,5

3,4

Target 2013

3,6

(ambition)

Target 2015

3,7

3,6

3,3

3,7

(ambition)

Target 2015

3,8

3,7

(ambition)

Target 2015

3,8

its operations

consistency in

diversity and

balance

capable to

The organization has a gender policy which guides the organization in its internal management

and in its implementation.

There is consistency between ambition, vision, strategy and operations

Leadership is committed to achieving coherence, balancing stability and change

The organization has a well-defined set of operating principles and uses these in its operations

management in decision-making

Organisation is

The organization has a clear mandate, vision and strategy that are known by staff and used by its

E. The Partner

2,9

3,3

3,2

3,3

3,1

3,5

3,4

3,3

3,6

3,8

3,6

3,8

3,3

including other MFS-II alliances, embassies, etc.

Number of meetings with external development agents,

Number of learning trajectories

Alignment and coordination (with NGOs, donors etc)

Number of research reports (subject)

(incl. the Country Steering Committees)

Number of coordination meetings attended

Linking and networking among southern partners

Number of grassroots organizations created

None

Creation and promotion of CBOs

% of partners satisfied with the support received

support

Number of partners that received capacity development

Number of proposals approved

Capacity support to southern partners

Number of partner organizations

Management of relationships with southern partners

Baseline

Indicator

Result

Reporting on this box is only at the level of CRA.

Note: CRA outputs will be measured by individual CRA members. Targets will be set on a yearly basis according to need.

Outputs CRA member organizations

Box 5: CRA outputs

Target 2013

2000

90% satisfied

Target 2015

Media messages to provide

information to girls and young

Individual

(households)

Number of girls and young women reached through Girl Power program Number of girls and young women accessing

Girls and young women reached

through sports events

Girls and young women reached by

attitudes and practices in community

(communities)

communities for building knowledge

information to communities women

Scope of the outreach of media messages given to

Number of communities reached by GP

Number of CBO strengthened by Girl Power

Media messages to provide

events

Communities reached through sports

and young women

CBOs promoting the rights of girls

Promoted girls-friendly non violent

Socio-cultural

Number of communities and size of population sensitized

Power program

protection systems

Number of girls and young women reached through Girl

gender equality

and young women for building knowledge

Scope of the outreach of media messages given to girls

Indicators

Girls and young women reached for

women rights (radio, TV, etc)

women on gender equality and

Result

Dimension

Baseline

Target 2013

reached

2.000.000 people

250

1.000 CBOs

communities

in app. 2.000

2.000.000 people

50.000

young women

380.000 girls and

2.000.000 people

Target 2015

Partner outputs are monitored by the partners individually, using essentially own monitoring systems, in alignment with the Girl Power results framework and corresponding indicators. Baseline information will be collected at the start of project activities (rolling baseline)

Outputs Southern Partners

Box 6: Partner outputs

Civil Society

and policies related to girls

(government)

capacity building

professionals on the rights of girls

Monitoring activities targeted at

Number of partners that undersign reports that keep track

capacity building

civil society on the rights of girls and

young women

Number of Civil Society professionals reached with

Number of multi-level coalitions and networks in place

Capacity building of professionals in

developed and implemented

coalitions and networks are

rights by building multi-level

Joint action for advocacy of girls

Number of joint initiatives by partner organizations.

government

government in formal dialogue

meetings

Number of formal dialogue sessions between CS and

Dialogue between civil society and

and young women

Number of governmental professionals reached with

Capacity building of governmental

rights, women rights

empowerment, gender equality, child

Lobby, advocacy, research on laws

Number of joint lobby campaigns

program

workshops

Number of communities reached through Girl Power

equality through training and

Indicators

Communities reached for gender

rights (radio, TV, etc)

on gender equality and women

Result

Institutional

Dimension

Baseline

Target 2013

>10 (at least 1

750

per country)

>10 (at least 1

>500

250

1.000

Target 2015

Dimension of government performance

keeping track of government

learned and relevance to income earning opportunity)

composed of assessment of elements (quality of skills

Quality of post-primary education expressed by a score

implemented.

and employment for girls in place

and operational

Number and type of post-primary education programs

Programs for post-primary education

issues

responsiveness to girls and gender

Indicators

Result

Baseline

Target 2013

N.A.

per country)

Target 2015

All information will be in alignment with the Girl Power Results Framework. The core variables of the GP are: 1. Numbers for scope of the program 2. Knowledge; about rights and position of girls and young women 3. Values in communities in relation to gender equity 4. Government support to gender equality 5. Perceptions of girls and young women regarding the supportiveness of their social and institutional environment to gender equality.

MDGs and civil society (Box 1, box 2, and box 3)

Information gathering for baseline and monitoring

Each project needs to carry out a baseline study for which ample use is made of already available information about their respective areas of interest. Project baseline will be done as a start of project activities in “rolling baselines”, implying that information will become available “in due course”.

Baseline information at country level will be collected under the guidance of the CRA and the CSCs on core elements of the country program before June 1st 2011. The country baseline will use already existing information in data bases of government agencies, INGOs, NGOs, research institutes and other agents. Essential information not available yet will be collected with the assistance of, preferably local, knowledge institutes. Country baseline information will present the initial situation in each of the boxes identified in the Girl Power Results Framework (see diagram above).

Baseline

4. Data collection



Expert panel discussions (using scoring matrix) with girls and young women on perceptions (box 1, box 2). These panels will be representative of the final beneficiaries (girls and young women) at all times and facilitated by an instructed and trained facilitator. The panels will meet at least twice a year to feed CSCs with progress information, particularly in relation to changes in the four strategic areas of intervention and the three dimensions of change. The insights of the panels will be analyzed and documented in program progress reports and are crucial for program steering purposes at country level and may feed the country learning agendas. Expert panel discussions (using scoring matrix) with professionals involved in Girl Power (box 1, box 2, box 3). These panels will be representative for the partner organizations involved in the country program at all times and meet at least twice a year. The professional expert panels will particularly provide insights in the effectiveness of the country program: are the involved partner organizations doing the right things to achieve gender equality? Moreover they will tackle Box 3 issues, using the adapted CIVICUS key questions and provide information about the dynamics and performance of civil society on gender issues. The insights of the panels will be analyzed and documented in program progress reports and are crucial for program steering purposes at country level and may feed the country learning agendas. Interviews with girls and young women and with key informants of the communities in the project area (box 1, box 2, box 3). As a part of

Primary data

In order to measure progress and keep track of key performance indicators different sources of information and different data collection methods may be used.

6. Capability of girls and young women to make decisions regarding their own lives

Secondary databases, particularly for quantitative indicators (numbers, %, incidence, ratio) may be used: MIS/databases of local partners, statistics and reports (Southern partners, NGOs data bases, government, international organizations, research institutions). Validity and usability of these data will be assessed in each country. For reasons of comparability, use of databases kept at international organizations, such as the UN are preferred, but may lack specificity and detail required for GP monitoring.

Secondary data

ď&#x201A;ˇ

regular monitoring in all program areas, key informants will be interviewed at least four times a year, using context specific key questionnaires and guidelines. Results will be discussed during the annual reflection sessions led by the CSC and integrated in the biannual progress reporting. Participatory methods (e.g. ranking, storytelling such as Most Significant Change Technique) (box 1, box 2, box 3) These data collection methods will mainly be used for triangulation, to validate already collected information, and provide additional circumstantial evidence.

Efficiency

3. # CSC operational # CSC with improved coordination and responsibility

measures being implemented by the Alliance

2. number of costsaving

Indicator

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3. Increased coordination and monitoring tasks of CSC over the years. CSC has effective operational practices that enhance the regular M&E of the financial aspects against the achievements of the results areas of the GP in the country.

use of the Operational Manual for the Child Right Alliance Using a alliance register to monitor follow up of potential improvements both in cost savings as well as other efficiency measures taken Clear division of tasks (terms of reference for all relevant consultation and decision making bodies from BoD to country teams) optimization of resources and communication tools combined country visits, sharing of office space (Kinderrechtenhuis) Use of international existing templates and tools

2. Optimization of specific timesaving and costs-saving measures at Alliance level. For instance: Girl Power Desk operational and

Output 2011: 2 2012: 3 2013: 4 2014: 2 2015: 2

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3. Annual monitoring of functioning of CSC. Through annual participatory country evaluations and duty trip reports by the Dutch Alliance members

Milestones

ref. 5.2.6.a p.31 Phase II application)

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3. Annual Narrative and Financial Progress Report - minutes of annual partner organisation meeting - progress report on Learning Agenda

2. Girl Power programme Annual Narrative and Financial Progress Report - ISO list of issues for improvement - Alliance Members timesheets

Verification

Program expenditure on the four thematic areas of the Girl Power programme

Program expenditure over the 3 intervention strategies

Quarterly financial monitoring system. Resulting in bi-annual financial report.

Programme expenditures in partner and non-parter countries

ISO certification of lead organisation

4. % of annual programme expenditures spent in MoFA partner countries

3. Quarterly financial reports including monitoring of >5% over-or underexpenditure

2. % of annual programme expenditures of each intervention strategy (DPA, CSB, LA)

1. % of annual programme expenditures on each of the four thematic areas

2. # of alliance members which submit financial and narrative progress reports on time 3. degree of partner satisfaction

Indicator

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Programme Budget

3.Yearly feedback of partners on the quality of relationship and support received by CRA members

2. Clear procedures on partner selection, project approval, and on planning and reporting: - Quarterly financial reports - Bi-annual Narrative and - Financial Progress Reports

Quality system

Maintenance of ISO 9001:2008 (at least applicable for Lead Organisation). The continuous improvement required by ISO 9001:2008.

Quality system

Output

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4. > 60% in 2015

3. Quarterly financial reports are made by partner organisations and aggregated at Alliance level.

2. 25-30% DPA, 45-50% CSB, 10-15% LA

1. still to be defined

3. Annually 70 % of the southern partners give a positive score on the quality of support and relationship with their CRA member

2. Timely delivery of planning and progress reports by all alliance members

1. Yearly approved statement by the ISO auditor as well as the periodic approval of the ISO 9001:2008 status.

Milestones

Girl Power application Phase II budget 2011-2015: Girl Power Annual Activity Plan Girl Power Annual Budget

Operational Manual Annual Activity Plan Annual Budget

Child Rights Alliance – Governance Model (annex g. of phase II application)

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4. Annual financial and narrative report of Alliance

3. Quarterly financial reports and bi-annual financial reports of Alliance members

2. Annual financial report of Alliance

1. Annual financial report of Alliance

3. Results of annual partner survey

2. - Alliance Member’s Annual Financial Report - Girl Power programme Annual Narrative and Financial Progress Reports

1. ISO audit report of Plan Netherlands(Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited)

Verification

CRA downward accountability to the Country Steering Committees (CSC)

number of CSCs which are satisfied about CRA downward accountability

% of new partners selected according to joint partnership policy

1. # of partner countries in which harmonisation and complementarity between CRA and RNE is enhanced according to the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE)

2. extent to which expected results have been achieved by alliances engaged in this joint initiative

2. Increased complementarity with 5 MFS alliances engaged in the development of child protection systems at country level

3. % of partners that are girls/women organisations

1. Increased harmonisation and complementarity with Dutch bilateral development cooperation

3. Participation of girls and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organisationsi in CRA programme

Selection of new partners according to standards described in the CRA joint partnership policy

Indicator

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Harmonisation and Complementarity

Partnership policy

Output

Each year at least 7 out of 10 CSC satisfied about CRA downward accountability

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2. Achieved results: - joint mapping in 3 countries - common strategy to ensure complementarity among alliances in developing child protection systems - coordinated support given to the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) by CRA and Together for Change

1. - In 7 partner countries RNE is positive about the the coordination with CRA - In 2 of the 7 countries (Bolivia, Bangladesh), RNE appreciates the active role of CRA in enhancing MFSRNE complementarity

CSC satisfaction survey Annual narrative report of Alliance

Annual narrative report of Alliance Joint partnership policy

Girl Power application phase II (MoU with other alliances)

Joint Partnership policy

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2. - mapping document - strategy paper - midterm evaluation and final evaluation of Alliance - project evaluation of ACPF

1. Ministryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to CRA annual narrative report (includes RNE observations) - Duty trip report of CRA members - Annual narrative report of Alliance

3. Annual narrative report of Alliance

Verification

100% of new partners have been selected according to the standards of the joint partnership policy

3. At least 20% of CRA partner organisations are girls/women organisations

Milestones

Multi-disciplinary teams at CRA level facilitate learning

Feedback mechanisms function properly

Learning capacity

2. measures/actions taken by the Alliance management which address findings of internal/external reviews

1. - performance of country support teams (composed by programme officers of all Alliance members) - # of learning events at alliance level

3. - Frequency of coordination meetings among involved alliances - degree of satisfaction on coordination amongst involved alliances

Indicator

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3. Increased complementarity at country level with 3 alliances active on sexual and reproductive rights and on water, sanitation and hygiene

Harmonisation and Complementarity

Output

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2. - preventive and corrective actions are formulated on the basis of internal reviews, external audits and the outcomes of stakeholders satisfaction surveys - each year the Alliance report on the results of the preventive and corrective actions implemented

1. - all alliance members participate in country support teams - two learning events per year

3. - at least one coordination meeting per year in each of the countries where all 3 alliance are active - in 75% of the overlapping countries involved alliances are satisfied with the results of their coordination and alignment

Milestones

Learning agenda of the Alliance and of the individual CSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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2. - Annual narrative report of the Alliance - internal management reviews - external audits - stakeholdersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; satisfaction surveys and assessments

1. - reports of learning events - Annual narrative report of Alliance

3. - Annual narrative report of Alliance - annual assessment of MoU implementation with participating alliances

Verification

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De CRA beschouwt maatschappelijke organisaties als â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;girls/women organisationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; indien organisaties voldoen aan tenminste drie van de volgende vier criteria: a. (mede) opgericht door meisjes en vrouwen b. missie en doelen van de organisatie staan in het teken van meisjes/vrouwenrechten en empowerment van meisjes en vrouwen c. meisjes en vrouwen zijn sterk vertegenwoordigd in het bestuur, directie (management) en staf van de organisatie d. meisjes en vrouwen vormen een groot deel van de achterban en doelgroepen van de organisatie

Monitoringprotocol of the organisation of the Childs Rights Alliance

PREFACE The monitoring protocol entails a programme and an organisational part. In this document the organisational aspects of the monitoring protocol of the Child Rights Alliance is described. It describes various organisational aspects on which will be monitored and indicates with which instruments this will be measured. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY The organisational monitoring protocol of the Child Rights Alliance aims at assessing the performance of the Alliance across a number of different organisational capacities defined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Alliance is composed by 6 Dutch NGO’s and it’s not only the sum of the capacities and expertises of these participating organisations, but it represents a joint effort to build a new meta-subject able to act and commit for common and shared objectives and through common and shared strategies. The final objective of our alliance is to strengthen the capacities of civil society organisations in the field of international development, through a reinforced cooperation of the social actors involved, both at Dutch level and in the programme countries. Each organisation involved in the Alliance has been assessed during the application phase I (see Chapter V. Alliance Check and annex 29 a-f of Application phase I) in order to ensure their compliance with the MFSII threshold criteria and requirements. They will be monitored accordingly during the entire programme implementation 2011-2015. The Monitoring criteria are elaborated and further explained in detail in this organisational part of the Monitoring Protocol. The organisational monitoring protocol presented here is meant to assess and measure the added value of the Alliance, analysing the ensemble of capacities, improvements and learning of the Alliance. In line with the requirements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the MFSII, the Child Right Alliance set up a system of assessment and monitoring of the following aspects of its functioning and intervention: • • • • • • •

25% own contribution DG-norm (i.e. Code Wijffels) Efficiency Use Quality system Budget Partnership policy Harmonization and complementarity Learning capacity

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the intended outputs, the yearly milestones, the progress indicators and the means of verifications.

This monitoring tool is not meant to measure the progress and impact of the Girl Power programme the Alliance implements in the 10 programme countries, but will provide useful information on the organisational capacities of the 6 Alliance Members that support the programme. This protocol is part of the broader Monitoring Protocol the Alliance prepared to measure the progress and impact of the Girl Power Programme both in terms of programme outcomes and organisational results. All the above mentioned aspects will be monitored and their monitoring activities will be integrated in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system of the Girl Power program, which covers also the alliance programme results monitoring. The data collected through the M&E system will be used for steering, accountability and learning. The Child Rights Alliance developed an Operational PME Manual and a set of common policies and protocols approved by all the Alliance Members during the application phase I and II, as well as after the formal approval of the Girl Power Programme in November 2010. The Manual as well as policies and protocols represent the core indicators for many of the requirements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a clear reference to these documents has been made in this organisational monitoring protocol. The monitoring system is described through the following “Organisational Results Chart” (table 1):

Document: Organisational monitoring protocol Child Rights Alliance Author: Dutch Steering Committee

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2) The role of boys (and men) in the empowerment process of girls and young women An assumption of the Girl Power programme is that empowered girls and young women are able to change existing patterns of gender inequality and gender discrimination. But what about their brothers, fathers, friends and partners? We know that without boys’ and men’s involvement and support, it will be hard for girls to challenge existing gender norms and relationships. However, the question as to how to involve boys and men in the process of girls’ empowerment in such a way that boys and men start to question existing norms and expectations about masculinity still remains unanswered.

1) The institutional requirements and arrangements needed for sustainable provision of effective child protection systems In order to address the problem of (gender-based) violence, the Girl Power programme invests in the development of child protection systems. The cooperation between the State, civil society and local communities is crucial to the functioning of child protection systems. The CRA aims to increase its knowledge and insights on the conditions and characteristics of effective institutional arrangements needed for effective child protection services.

The CRA has identified 3 priority issues for collective learning. in support to achievement of the above specific objectives:

The specific objectives of our Girl Power programme are threefold: 1) reduce violence against girls and young women 2) increase girls and young women’s socio-economic empowerment 3) increase girls and young women’s socio-political empowerment

2. Learning needs and ambitions

The learning agenda presented in this document outlines the expected learning which is based on core issues of strategic interest.

Learning is integrated in the M&E cycle of the Girl Power programme. Through monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes, the members of the Child Rights Alliance (CRA) generate knowledge and insights on the relevance and effectiveness of our and partner interventions aimed at girls and young women, civil society and southern partners.

1. Scope of the learning agenda

Girl Power Programme 2011-2015

Learning agenda of the Child Rights Alliance

Methods

Learning questions

CRA

Southern partners

Target group

How can we strengthen our partners involved in (multi-actor) child protection systems more effectively

Which roles (broker, lobby, service provider) should partner organizations play in the development of child protection systems? Which are the necessary core capabilities of partners involved in the development of child protection systems?

Which institutional requirements and arrangements (actors, rules, incentives, and means) are needed in effective child protection systems? What are the critical factors contributing to the success or failure of multi-actor child protection systems?

The CRA members will deploy a variety of methods to generate and validate knowledge on child protection systems such as: research, expert meetings, annual reflection with partners and target groups, analysis of project and programme evaluations, self and peer assessments of partners and review of literature. The learning actions on this issue are aligned to the joint initiative of several MFS alliances on the development of child protection systems which is led by Child Helpline International.

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Learning issue: child protection systems

The following table specifies the learning questions, methods and expected outputs for each of the four learning issues presented above. Learning questions are formulated at each level of the Girl Power programme: target group, southern partner organizations and the CRA itself.

3. Learning questions, methods and expected outputs

4) The strategies for effective alliance building The CRA feels the need to learn from other experiences and processes of alliance building among development NGOs. Increased knowledge, insights and skills on effective alliance building will improve the management of the CRA.

In addition to these learning needs, derived directly from the Girl Power objectives, the CRA decided to add to its learning agenda issues linked to the process of alliance building and strengthening, specifically:

3) The conditions and opportunities for girls and young women to organize themselves and participate in civil society organizations Another important assumption of the Girl Power programme is that through self-organization and participation in civil society organizations, girls and young women can defend their interests and voice their demands to those in power. Collective empowerment leads to structural changes in power relations between girls and boys, women and men, but underlying factors, such as favorable conditions and opportunities largely remain unknown.

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Knowledge documents, presenting the learnings on development of child protection systems Policy document on the development of child protection systems Manual for local partners involved in the development and management of child protection systems Strategy document on CRA’s support to partners involved in child protection systems Case studies Synthesis of the learning findings (in 2015)

CRA

Expected outputs

Methods

Learning questions

Southern partners

Target group

Which strategies do partners use to involve men and boys in interventions aimed at girls’ empowerment and gender equality? How can partners improve their interventions by taking into account the specific developmental stages of targeted boys and girls? What are the critical factors operating inside the partner organization (governance, policy, systems, and human resources) which explain partners’ success or failure in engaging boys and men? What kind of programmes (sports, media, vocational training, youth participation, etc) offers the best opportunities to address issues of masculinity and femininity with both boys and girls? How can the CRA members effectively support partners in addressing the (internal and external) obstacles of engaging boys and men in girls’ empowerment processes?

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Knowledge documents, presenting the learnings on the role of boys and men in girls’ and young women’s empowerment Policy document on the role of boys and men in girls and young women’s empowerment Strategy document on the interventions required to effectively engage boys and men in gender transformation processes Inventory of tools and methods to effectively engage boys and men in projects aimed at girls’ empowerment and gender transformation Synthesis of the learning findings (in 2015)

The CRA members will deploy a variety of methods to generate and validate knowledge on the role of boys and men in girls’ empowerment such as: research, expert meetings, target group surveys, analysis of project and programme evaluations, annual reflections with partners, and literature review.

What is the crucial stage in childhood and adolescence in which boys are socialized into existing gender roles and expectations? What kind of support do girls and young women need from boys and men? What do boys and men need in order to fulfill a supportive role towards girls and young women? What are the key obstructions for change?

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Learning issue: the role of boys and men in the empowerment process of girls and young women

Expected outputs

CRA

Southern partners

How can the CRA members effectively support innovative forms of collective actions led by girls and young women? What are the most effective instruments to ensure that girls and young women participate actively in the monitoring and evaluation of the Girl Power programme interventions (panels, youth boards, surveys)?

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Knowledge documents, presenting the learnings on how to support girls’ and women’s empowerment Strategy document which specifies how CRA members support girls and young women’s collective empowerment Case studies on new and innovative forms of collective empowerment Synthesis of learning findings (in 2015)

The CRA members will deploy a variety of methods to generate and validate knowledge on the conditions and opportunities for girls’ participation in civil society such as: research, expert meetings, girls’ panel discussions, analysis of project and programme evaluations, annual reflections with partners, and literature review.

What are the most effective strategies in connecting civil society organizations across different levels (local, regional, national, international) advocating for girls and women’s rights? Which spaces (school, sports club, community, and media) promoted by partners offer the best conditions for girls’ selforganization and participation? How can partners make effective use of new media in order to increase girls’ access to information?

What new and innovative forms of collective action are we witnessing in programme countries (due to, for example, the growth of new media) which offer opportunities for greater socio-political participation of girls and young women? What are the main social issues around which girls and young women tend to mobilize and organize themselves? What are the main barriers and opportunities for girls and young women to participate in civil society organizations? Which skills do girls and young women need in order to effectively organize themselves and participate in civil society organizations?

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Learning questions

CRA

Southern partners 1) 2)

How can the CRA members effectively support CSCs in building consistent and coherent Girl Power country programmes What are the critical factors for effective alliance building and collaboration within the CRA itself?

How do Country Steering Committees strengthen the collaboration between partners in country programs? What kind of problems do they encounter? How do they solve them? What are the critical factors for effective alliance building and collaboration within the framework of Girl Power in program countries?

Learning issue: the strategies for effective alliance building :

Expected outputs

Methods

Learning questions

Target group

Learning issue: the conditions and opportunities for girls and young women to organize themselves and participate in civil society organizations

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Knowledge documents, presenting the learnings on how to build effective alliances, both in countries and in the Netherlands Strategy document which specifies how CRA members support alliances in the program countries Case studies, presenting approaches to alliance building Synthesis of learning findings (in 2015)

The CRA members will deploy a variety of methods to generate and validate knowledge on alliance building processes such as: research, exchange of experiences with other MFS alliances, analysis of project and programme evaluations, annual reflections with partners, and literature review

The sources the CSC can use for learning are partners’ own practices, yearly reflection sessions with girls’ panels, field visit observations, partners’ peer reviews, project and programme evaluations, specific research carried out by partners and/or external research institutes, expert meetings and findings from coordination meetings with other MFS II alliances and their southern partners. The Country Steering Committees are supported by CRA’s country support teams consisting of programme officers of the CRA members. Together they develop a learning calendar indicating how the identified learning issues and related questions will be addressed. The CRA country support team meets at least once a year with the CSC members to discuss the findings and progress of all learning activities undertaken. CSC members report on a yearly basis to the CRA and the girls’ panels on the progress of the learning agenda and the achieved results (generated insights and knowledge, programme adjustments, organizational change).

For this reason the CRA adopts a practical and flexible approach to learning (‘learning by doing’) based on the Kolb learning cycle. All learning starts with concrete actions taken by the learning subjects, who then reflect on the outcomes of their actions, connect the findings with existing knowledge and insights and test new ideas through further action. Within the Girl Power programme, this continuous process is primarily situated at country programme level, where partners meet with each other regularly as members of the Country Steering Committee (CSC), involving representatives of the target group of girls and young women. The CSC members have drawn the outlines of their country programme including a shared theory of change and a joint learning agenda (using the CRA learning agenda as a framework for identifying their specific learning questions).

As the generated learning should support partners’ organizational development and girls and young women’s empowerment, the active participation of both southern partners and girls and young women themselves is crucial. Moreover, the structural sharing of knowledge is needed for optimal results. For example, knowledge on how to involve boys and men in girls’ empowerment processes should not only enable southern partners to increase their impact on girls’ empowerment, but also supporting girls and young women to shape their relationships with boys and men (at home, in schools, in the community). This implies that the findings of learning need to respond to the needs of girls and young women, are practical, context specific and easily accessible.

4. The learning approach and process

Expected outputs

Methods

Cross-country and regional learning outputs, either developed by CRA members or by regional partners, are integrated and budgeted for in the regional program component.

In coordination with our southern partners, the design of the country programs will be finalized by April 2011. Each country programme will include a specific output on research and learning and allocate adequate budget.

As the lead agency, Plan Nederland is responsible for the monitoring and reporting regarding the overall progress of the alliance learning agenda. This task will be carried out by the policy officer at Plan Nederland’s program department. Pairs of CRA members share the responsibility for organizing the learning trajectory of a specific learning issue identified in this learning agenda. Each CRA member appoints a thematic programme officer who will be carrying out this task. The Girl Power desk, will give operational support to the planning and implementation of the learning activities.

5. Means

To address its learning issues adequately, the CRA needs to aggregate the country-specific knowledge and insights (generated by 10 CSC) at the overall level of its Girl Power programme. For each learning issue identified, this task has been assigned to specific CRA members (in pairs). These pairs take the lead in collecting country-based findings and extracting the more generic knowledge and insights. For this they can build upon the work of several of CRA regional partners (like the African Child Policy Forum) which have already a cross-country perspective built in their research and learning activities. The generic findings and insights are presented and discussed amongst all country support team members at two CRA learning events which take place twice a year. They are validated through additional research, literature review and expert meetings (with SSRC, other research institutes and with other MFS alliances through the ‘learning portal’ created by Partos). The CRA Board of Directors decides subsequently on the necessary adjustments to the programme and the strategies of each CRA member. CRA annual reports will give an overview of the learning findings, their implications for the programme and the decisions taken by the Board of Directors. The learning results and associated actions are published on the websites of the CRA members and shared with CSC members and girls’ panels in each country. They will also be disseminated through the networks of each CRA member, such as Plan International (where they will feed into the annual Because I am a Girl reports).

To support the learning process within the CSC, the CRA will work with the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), an independent non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of social science research, based in New York. In addition to its expertise in research and policy analysis on gender issues, SSRC is able to facilitate the development of learning and research agendas in which CRA country partners are linked to local researchers, academics, knowledge institutes and policy makers. By making use of SSRCs networks and communities of practice, the findings of research and learning of the Girl Power programme can be disseminated to a larger audience.