DRC CSTL National Coordination Unit - PowerPoint Presentation

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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!!!!