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Child Deprivation Index

Presented by:

Minu LimbuEmergency Specialist/InnovationEmergency and Field OperationsUNICEF Kenyamlimbu@Unicef.org

Background: Kenya

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• Largest Growing Economy in East Africa

• Middle Income Status

• Elections: March 2013

• Devolution

39 Million

Children

aprox60%

Background: Children in Kenya

Inequalities

20 million children

15.8 million

deprived in sanitation

13.1 million

inadequate shelter

5.3 million deprived in education

7.8 million deprived of safe water

1.1 million deprived in

health*

2.1 million stunted*

80% Children subjected to (at least)single deprivation

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Focus: “tool(s)” to measure multiple child deprivations

Sets of indicators used:

Environmental/Material

1. Proportion of households with access to improved water sources

2. Proportion of households with improved sanitation

3. Proportion of households using open defecation.

4. Proportion with electricity as lighting fuel

5. Proportion of households earth floor

Health1. HIV prevalence rates2. Delivered in health facility (%)3. Proportion of deliveries by qualified

personnel (%)4. Proportion of those who had all

vaccinations by year one

Nutrition5. Proportion of children with appropriate

height for age

Education6. Literacy (% who can read and write)

7. Proportion attending school 15-18 years

8. County pupil-to-teacher ration• The proportional performances of the above indicators at each county were

included in the cronbach’s alpha analysis (yielded >0.8 alpha reliability), and an index score generated for each county (0-100)

• A contribution analysis based on populations affected was undertaken with a final ranking showing which counties contribute the most to deprivation.

• Scores were ranked from 1 to 47 (highest (best) to lowest (worst)).

Child Deprivation map

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Why it worked in Kenya CO?

Decisions

• Decisions to be supported

Information

• Information needed to make decision

Data

• Data from which information is drawn

PrimarySeco

ndary

Assessment framework

NEED Focused!!

9UNICEF Representative Kenya

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Advocacy &Partnership

(L)UNICEF Dep. Representative Kenya with Honorable Governor of Turkana County (R)

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Turkana:Government 5 years County Integrated Planning 4 days workshop, September 2013

Influencing Planning

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Challenges:

Data for the “right” set of indicators

Coordination

Sustainability

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Summary:

Geographical Focus

Devolution:Child Focused Planning Report Cards

(with child lenses)

For more information, please contactMinu Limbu, mlimbu@Unicef.orgSkype: minu.limbu+254733420250

Ongoing work heavily contributed by and many thanks to:

Ms. Madhavi Ashok, Deputy Representative

Ms. Joanne Bosworth, Chief of Social Policy

Ms. Megan Gilgan, Emergency Advisor

Mr. Fred Ogwal-Oyee, Chief of Emergency, and

Mr. Marcel Rudasingwa, Representative of

UNICEF/Kenya

UNICEF KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE

© United Nations Children’s Fund

October 10, 2013

All photo © UNICEF/KEN/Advocacy

Condolences and dedication: Presentation dedicated to Late. Juan Ortiz former Deputy Representative of UNICEF Kenya Country Office who was killed in the recent terrorist attack in Nairobi Kenya.