I NCLUSIVE G OVERNANCE AND GESI FOR HARMONY & PROSPERITY Meera Sherchan July, 2015.

INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE AND GESI FOR HARMONY & PROSPERITY

Meera Sherchan

July, 2015

PRESENTATION OUTLINEExploring service delivery :key issues Inclusive Governance (IG) and key

componentsGender equality and social inclusionPublic service-service delivery:

challenges and supporting factors to promote IG

Way forward/conclusion

GROUP ACTIVITY: VIDEO CASE

Exploring Service Delivery: key issues and

Identify The Need for Inclusive governance

KEY LEARNING POINTS Access less to information about resource

allocation, rights & public services Feeling awkward to use services Discrimination on gender, social, cultural,

age, livelihood, economic, poverty, education disability

Handful people control over resources Corruption People’s need were not recognized Dalit community suffers more from basic

services Trust towards public institutions

deteriorated

INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE Enabling governance that not only

aware/responsive to need/interest of WPEs but also willing/able to provide effective remedies to their concerns source: Towards Inclusive Governance ,UNDP

Approach to improve 2 parts of the service delivery - efficient delivery of public services & empower marginalized group to demand services

Non-IG is absence of policy, practices & institutional arrangements to mainstream WPEs in governance system

KEY COMPONENTS OF IGAccountabilityResponsivenessIntegrity Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI)

ACCOUNTABILITY

Being answerable Obligation of power holders to

take responsibility for their actions

Civic engagement in the process of making state accountable (Social Accountability)

Citizens/CSOs hold service providers & officials accountable

RESPONSIVENESS Delivering public services with greater

efficiency/human face Creating trust towards public

institutions which eventually reduces gap between state & people

Specific ability to complete assigned task within a given time

Features are updated, listen, participatory, transparent accountable, responsible & willing to cooperate

INTEGRITY & ETHICSHonesty and truthfulness Civil servants are expected to

make decision & act in the public interest

Corruption is unethical Damages society/makes it

uneconomic/unsafe hurts to WPEs

GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (GESI)

GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (GESI)

An approach to mainstream WPEs GESI addresses unequal power relations

between women & men/ between different social groups

Focuses on need for rebalance these power relations

Ensure equal rights, opportunities and respect for all individuals

SOCIAL EXCLUSION (SE)

When:

1. Formal laws & polices, and/or

Informal social practice, values and beliefs….

1. Assets, opportunities & beneficiaries

2. Public goods, services & rights

3. Political voice and influence

Prevent membe

rs of certain social groups from

getting equal access

to:

SOCIAL INCLUSION (SI)Referred as social integration or social

cohesionVision: “society for all” and “growth for

all”Removal of institutional barrier&

improving access to opportunities/incentives for diverse groups of society

Not allocating resources, quota, reservation only rather capacity building/access creating

AREAS OF INCLUSION

Areas: Education Health Employment Others

Tools: Targeted program Affirmative Reservation

PUBLIC SERVICE & SERVICE DELIVERY Supporting factors:

National commitment through constitution, policies & legal framework

Awareness towards IG & public demand

Increased roles of donors

Improved institutional arrangement

Capacity of service providers

Challenges:

Weak legal enforcement and compliance

Attitude and behaviour of service provider

Lengthy process and formalities

Inadequate institutional facilities

Resistance to change

WAY FORWARD Cost of exclusion are high and excluded

are many in Nepal GON need to design, implement and

monitor the interventions programs ( in Policies, institutions & program/projects) accordingly

CONCLUSIONInclusive Governance For :Harmony, Peace, prosperity &

justiceEfficient public serviceEnsure rights of the citizensBetter governance