POLICIES AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF DPOS, LATEST DEVELOPMENTS &

USAGE OF TOOLS

HI Seminar on Impact Measurement, Phnom Penh

December 2013

Ulrike Last, TA Support to Civil Society and Inclusive Policies

Content Recap: Links between policies, DPOs & Access

to services

Type of representative organizations, their role

in policies & access to services

Monitoring Effect & Impact of Capacity

Development of DPOs

Monitoring Policies and policies processes

Foci: Monitoring impact of policies project,

Rights monitoring, Tool development processes

Conclusion

Introduction Support to Civil Society Unit “Handicap International will

reinforce its action of developing the capacities of representative organizations and its national partners. Our long-term aim is for these organizations to be autonomous and become participants and influential stakeholders in development processes. ” Federal Strategy

Capacity development in partnerships or through other means Strengthen organizations in management and their

representativenessEnhance technical expertise and legitimacy towards inclusive

policies, practice and programs - Accessibility and Inclusive Local Development

Human Rights Monitoring/ CRPD parallel reporting Empowerment of individual members

Background Model for change – inclusion process

1) Participatory, multi-discipl.

Inclusion Audit of Country/ Sector/

Service or organization: To

understand & identify 1) disability, impairment and/or

gender gaps & status, 2) Disabling Barriers & enabling Facilitators & Entry

points

2): Decision making process on which

barriers or facilitators to

address short/mid/long term

at what level and accordingly develop or adjust a strategy, policy or disability

inclusion action plan (with indicators)

3) Ensure sufficient decision makers commitment and

allocation of necessary resources (human, financial or

knowledge)

4) Implement disability, age & gender inclusive

measures for making country/ sector/

services or organization

accessible (training, coaching, advice)

Dev. or humanitarian

actors

Dev. or humanitarian

actors

Dev. or humanitarian

actors

Inclusive Policies and Services – a contract to describe below relationships

& roles

Policy makers/ Authorities

Service Providers and developers

(private and public)

Users (PWDs & families)

Evaluate needs and effects of policies on needs

Advocate, monitor, claim, input on policy

Offer service program; input on policies

Make policies, monitor & SPs needs, finance

Serve according to policy/ implement provisions

Use & /or financeMonitor based on policies

Representative organizations - Who are they and roles in monitoring policies

• Members: DPOs

• Services: at times to members

• Registered

• Scope: national – regional - global

• Policy related action: influence & representation in policy dialogues, input & monitoring or advocacy

• Members: PWDs or family, or SHGs• Services: at times to PWDs (rehab, VT)• Registered • Scope: City to county level• Policy related action: Input, monitoring, awareness, civic education, lobby or advocacy

Disabled people organizations (DPOs)

• Members: PWDs or family• Services: Peer support or other• Often not registered• Scope: village to city• Policy related action: Input, monitoring, awareness, civic education, lobby or advocacy

Self Help Groups (SHGs)

Monitoring effects and impact of Capacity Development of

SHGs/ DPOs 1 Implementati

on of participatory Baseline on capacity of

DPOs

2 Consultation with DPOs on which

areas they would like to

improve

3 Identification of means for

capacity development

4 Implementati

on of support for

capacity development

(training, exposure, workshop , grant etc)

5 Capacity development

phase (integration

into organization)

Tools Available:- Vida Brazil on advocacy capacities @ start and end- DECISEPH:Effect of capacity development - Organizational Development Tool (Steph)-HI KenSom on evidence, advocacy, communication, networking @start and end

Challenges: - HI is not the only agency-High number of Contextual factors- Difficulty to assess political culture versus short term partnership versus project mode versus expectations

Introduction – Policies & Inclusive policies

- M&E system- Specified Duration of time

- Have a separate or integrated Action Plan - Related Resources allocation

Define, coordinate

and guide the response to a specific issue

Policy design processes and available monitoring

tools1 M&E; Data

collection Baseline on

individual/ SPs & policy framework

2 Consultation for policy

3 Policy review or new policy formulation

4 Final Draft Consultation on

Policy

5 Issuing, dissemination and

enforcement

Tools Available for monitoring:- OPERA Framework on ESC rights to monitor how state is fulfilling obligations (not used by HI yet)- HI Mali Monitoring the implementation of Local inclusive Development plans -HI KenSom Individual rights enjoyment & Barriers and Facilitators, SLand

Challenges monitoring impact: - Sustainability & Quality of tools versus DPOs’ capacity to analyze, input, comment and reading culture

In focus:Monitoring Policies - Inclusive Local Development Research Project

People with disabilities’ participation in local governance: How to measure the effects of inclusive local development strategies?

WHAT?Analysis of 4

measurement axes to understand levels of

A) Participation in local decision making

B) Discrimination towards PWDs

C) Disability mainstreaming by LAs &

LDMsD) Gender inclusion in

implementation of policies

WHAT OUCOME?

Tested measurement package (tools and

guidance)

Four municipalities Canada, Madagascar,

Brazil, France

In focus: Tools for Rights monitoring: CRPD and/or equality

CRPD: National Legal and conceptual Framework for any other law, policy and ultimately related services providers and puts state as duty

bearer for successive implementation

Who monitors?

- DPOs-Civil Society

- Government

What tools available and used in HI?

- HI Middle East: DRPI tools used for MISAWA

- HI KenSom: A) Dadaab rights and

discrimination monitoring, used by

DPOs supported by HI- HI China: Parallel

Reporting Tools

In focus: How are tools for rights/ policy monitoring developed?

AIM: Aiming for sustainability of monitoring processes through participatory processes with partners & minimizing the complexity of

tools

For which user? DPOs

With Who designed?DPOs, academic or other key actors with

equal gender presentation

Which Conceptual Framework?

- National, regional & international legal and

policy framework: Constitution, National

disability policy; CRPD

Example of (short) process:

1) Review guidelines and evidence

2) Reviewing legal and policy framework and

identify relevant provisions

3) Develop related questionnaire to identify status of

PWDs and Barriers and facilitators in access to

services 4) Test, Train, roll out

and review

Conclusion – Future Action for common tools?

Standardize quality & systematize DPOs capacities, rights monitoring and policy related tools

Comprehensive toolset macro & meso level:

- Use and develop Equiframe work, DRPI and Opera further

- Budget monitoring tool development

- Impact of Policies- SPs’ Barrier & Facilitator

(Education UNICEF)- Individuals’ Status (WG)

Simplified tools for micro for actors with less abstract skills:

- On rights/ policy compliance for different sectors from development

to refugee context: - Community mapping of barriers

and facilitators - Service providers barrier and

facilitators - Policies & LAs

Develop related Training tools

Orkun Cheran, Thanks, Merci, Gracias!

Resources, further reading & Study CESR: http://cesr.org/section.php?id=179 on Opera Framework

Dr. Eilionoir Flynn (2011): From Rhetoric to Action Implementing the UN

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press

Mannan, H., Amin, M., MacLAchlan, M. & the EquitAble Consortium (2011): The

EquiFrame Manual: A tool for Evaluating and Promoting the Inclusion of Vulnerable

Groups and Core Concepts of Human Rights in Health Policy Documents. Dublin:

Global Press

Www.makingitwork.org on successful advocacy methods leading to inclusive or

specific policies

UNDG (2011): Including the Rights of Persons with disabilities in United Nations

Programming at Country Level. A Guidance note for UN country teams and

implementing partners.

UNOHCHR: Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Guidance for Human Rights Monitors.

WHO: WHO quality Rights Tool. Assessing and improving quality and human rights

in mental health and social care facilities.