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DRC CSTL National Coordination UnitAnnual sharing meeting Johannesburg, Southern Sun OR TAMBO 18-20 November 2014 Slide2
Presentation Overview:IntroductionBackground and membersStructure: Working TeamsRoles and ResponsibilitiesAchievements Lessons LearnedChallengesThe way forward
CSTL/DRCSlide3
INTRODUCTIONArea: 2 345 409 km², Population: approximately 80,000,000 inhabitants, of whom the majority is children and young people.Difficulty to access quality education for children and young people Stakeholders:
Congolese State and its partners. Slide4
INTRODUCTION (continued)
Opportunity:
Member of SADC and CSTL Programme.
Implementation of the CSTL Programme:
consultation and decision-making body, namely:
The National Coordination Unit
"NCU".Slide5
BackgroundAdoption: July 2008 Launch of the DRC CSTL programme:
18 March 2010
Establishment of the NCU:
2010
Components:
3 Departments (
ESURS, EPSP and Social Affairs
) at the beginning and other stakeholders
;
Currently 9 Departments and 7 stakeholders.Slide6
MembersA. Departments:Department of Higher and University Education, and Scientific Research,
Department of Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education,Department of Social Affairs,
Department of Gender, the Family and Child ,
Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation,
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock,
Department of the Environment,
Department of Health,
Department of the Home AffairsSlide7
MembersB. Stakeholders / NGOsLIZADEEL
I.D.I
RECIC
CLEJUPSBECODES
Passion pour la RDC
GAPE FoundationSlide8
Roles and Responsibilities:NCU = policy-making body for the implementation of CSTL actions in the DRC:Implement the Regional CSTL guidelines;Take important decisions at national level;
Formulate guidelines for the working groups;Serve as a framework for exchanges between different actors for skills development;
Validate the action plans and activities reports of working groups.Slide9
Structure/Working Teams4 Working Groups namely:Advocacy and expansionReproductive Health
Marginalized Children
Monitoring-evaluationSlide10
Achievements:A. AdvocacyYear 2011 distribution of advocacy material(T-shirts, calendars, leaflets);
advocacy with United Nations agencies (UNICEF) to support the vulnerable children in thepilot schools.
Year 2012 Awareness-raising measures to involve the municipal authoritiesof Bandalungwa and community leaders in the prevention of sexual harassment andabuse of children in the school environment
.
Year 2013
launch of phase 2 of the SPEAK OUT project!
Year 2014:
Under waySlide11
B. Multisectoral CollaborationYear 2011 organisation of focus groups on the fight against sexual harassment and abuse in 5 pilot schoolsin Kinshasa
; Year 2012
involvement of the differentdepartmentsand stakeholders in the adaptation process of theregional support documentto the DRC context;
coordinated organisation of the awareness-raising day on sexual harassment and abuse.Slide12
Year 2013 Contributions from
partners and
other stakeholders
in the Care and Support for TeachingandLearning programme;
Preparation
, organisation and
drafting
of the report by
theNational
Coordinating
Unit;
Contextualization
of the MER
framework
with
the
involvement
of
MoE
and
other
stakeholders
. Year 2014Expansion of the NCU by involving other key actors;Establishment of 4 task teams with several internal experts.Slide13
C. Resources and ToolsYear 2011 design of advocacy materials (T-shirts, calendars, leaflets, etc.);
Year 2012 recruitment of country Master Trainer;
distribution of awareness-raising material (booklets, leaflets, posters etc.);
training of teachers, learners and parents in 5 targeted CSTL schools in Kinshasa on the prevention of harassment and sexual abuse in the school environment (SPEAK OUT! 1)Slide14
C. Resources and ToolsYear 2013 Development and adaptation of training materials;
Organisation of training workshops for the strengthening of capabilities of DRC CSTL stakeholders;
Organisation of community dialogues in 5 targeted schools.Slide15
D. Monitoring – Evaluation and Knowledge management
Year 2011
Organisation of systematic
data collection at school
level
;
Organisation of monitoring
activitiesin
the 15
pilotschools
and centres
.
Year
2012
Collection,
processing
and publication of
datain
15 CSTL
pilotschools
(9
in Kinshasa
and 6 in Matadi-Bas Congo).
Year
2013
Collection, processing and publication of datain 15 CSTL pilotschools (9 in Kinshasa and 6 in Matadi-Bas Congo).Periodic reportingon activities;Year 2014: A
base-line
study
was
performed in 15 schools in Kinshasa regarded as laboratory schools for the implementation of CSTL services.Slide16
E. PolicyYear 2011
Adaptation of the CSTL tools
to the national context;
Participation of
theNational
CSTL Team in
regional
meetings
organisedby
MIET
Africa
.
Year
2012
Adaptation of the
regional
support
documentto
the DRC
context
in accordance
with
the 12 action points; Participation of theNational CSTL Team in regional meetings organisedby MIET Africa.Slide17
Year 2013 Follow-up and completion of theadaptation and validation of the CSTL tools to the national context;
Participation of theCSTL National Team to regional meetingsorganisedby MIET Africa.Slide18
CHALLENGESMobilisation of resources at local level
for efficient
implementation of the CSTL,
with possiblesupport
from
MIET
Africa
;
Integration
of CSTL
indicators
in the EMIS;
Make
available
all
adapted
tools
to the pilot
schools
;Efficient integration and provision of essential care and support services in the 15targeted schools;Take up CSTL in provincial and national budgetsintended foreducation;
Instability
of staff and
stakeholders
at the
school
and national level.Slide19
LESSONS LEARNED Strengthening of stakeholder capabilities is an importantprerequisite to thesuccessful implementation of the programme; The distribution of roles between the stakeholders promotes the programme'ssuccess andefficiency;
To avoidduplication, the CSTL programme should not be considered as an isolated programme. It should evolve in symbiosis withother ongoing programmes in the country;Slide20
LESSONS LEARNED (continued)To avoidthe waste of resources, the disseminationof best practices from differentinitiatives underway in the country is of utmostimportance;
Thesuccess of the CSTL Programme in a country dependson the level ofownership of theexperienceby the various stakeholders concerned
at all levels;
.Slide21
The way forward Development of standards for CSTL services;Integration of CSTL indicators in the EMIS;Customisation of the My life programme! My future;Expansion of the programmes in other schools and provinces;
Strengthening of stakeholder capabilities at all levels.Slide22
Thank you!!!Merci!!!Obrigado!!!!