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Outcome mapping in child rights-based programming

Plan Philippines’ long-term planningBy: Manuel I. Madamba

Session Outline• Child rights based approach to development

• Child rights based programming -defined• The planning process• The right-based framework• Logic models• Areas of change and whom change occur

• Defining outcomes – applied in programs

• Lessons

Child rights programming

Using the principles of child rights to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate programs. (SAVE the Children, UK)

Where are we?

Where do we want

to be?

How do we get there?

How do we measure progress?

Analyze situationfrom a child rights perspective

Set Program Goals,Objectives, and Outcomes

Define programs.Strategies,Interventions,Resources

Formulate Monitoring,Evaluation andResearch plan

The planning process

WE and partners

Strengthen accountability of duty bearers

Support children to demand their rights

Duty bearers

Children(and their representatives)

Changes in -Policies-Practices-Institutions-Attitudes-Participation-Behavior-Equality, etc

Changes in children’s lives

The rights-based approach

Inputs

Activities Outputs

Outcomes

Impact

The logic model

Intended results (changes)Our work

Child rights and

capacities

Assumptions and Risks

Current Future

Hierarchy of objectives

Program goal

Program Objective 1

Program Objective 2

Changes (Result 1) 1.1 1.2 1.3

Changes (Result 2) 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4

Sets of Activities 1

Sets of Activities 2

Country Strategic PlanCountry Program Goal

Area Long term planProgram Objectives

Levels and areas of Change

(Outcome Map)

Interventions

contributing to expected changes

Program Objectives Logic Model

Whom change occur

• Duty-bearers

• Rights holders

Who are they?Duty-bearers have obligations to fulfill, protect and

respect children’s rights• Parents• Service providers• State• Civil society groups/NGOs

Rights holders – children or their representativesare entitled to claim their rights,Hold duty bearer accountable,Have responsibility to respect rights of others (this puts them in the role of duty-bearer)

Areas of change• Policies and laws• Information• Budgets and resources• Economy that enables rights• Equity and non-discrimination• Independent judiciary and monitoring mechanisms• Children’s participation and active citizenship• Capacity and commitment of society to support and demand

children’s rights• Attitudes, behaviors, practices, norms and values• Quality of institutions

Defining outcomes – how?

Pre-requisites1. Establishing the child rights situation

– Determine worst rights violations- child rights mapping

– Analyze direct and underlying causes of a worst right violation

– Stakeholders capacity gap analysis2. Defining the strategic goals

– Program goals– Program objectives– Program outcomes

Defining outcomes: Steps

1. What are the Program objectives?2. Who are the duty-bearers and rights holders ?3. What changes in them are needed in order to

achieve the program objectives?4. What should we do to influence these changes?

Determining Outcomes – applied in programs

Example : Our country program goalsExample : Our country program goals

Programme Goal

All children are healthy and well-nourished to be

able to attend and learn in school.

Programme Goal

All children are healthy and well-nourished to be

able to attend and learn in school.

Programme Goal All children are free from

all forms of abuse, exploitation, violence, and from harm due to

disasters and climate risks that interfere with their

education

Programme Goal All children are free from

all forms of abuse, exploitation, violence, and from harm due to

disasters and climate risks that interfere with their

education

Over-all Goal:

All Filipino children enjoy their right to education. Over-all Goal:

All Filipino children enjoy their right to education.

Programme Goal

All children complete

quality education.

Programme Goal

All children complete

quality education.

Programme Goal All children, based on their evolving capacity, participate in advancing their

education and other rights

Programme Goal All children, based on their evolving capacity, participate in advancing their

education and other rights

The country programs1. “Learned Child” Program2. “ Healthy Child” Program3. “Protected Child” Program4. “Children and Youth Engagement” Program

Our country programmesOur country programmes

Learned ChildLearned Child

(Education)(Education)

Learned ChildLearned Child

(Education)(Education)

Healthy Healthy ChildChild

(Health)(Health)

Healthy Healthy ChildChild

(Health)(Health)

Protected Protected ChildChild

(Protection)(Protection)

Protected Protected ChildChild

(Protection)(Protection)

Children/ Children/ Youth Youth

EngagementEngagement

((Participation)Participation)

Children/ Children/ Youth Youth

EngagementEngagement

((Participation)Participation)Disaster and Disaster and Climate Risk Climate Risk

ReductionReduction

Gender EqualityGender Equality and Inclusionand Inclusion

Our country strategiesOur country strategies

Address the violations and gaps in provision

on the right to education and other

underlying rights focusing on the most

marginalized.

Address the violations and gaps in provision

on the right to education and other

underlying rights focusing on the most

marginalized.

Strengthen the capacity of duty

bearers to meet their obligations and empower rights

holders, especially the marginalized, to

claim their rights.

Strengthen the capacity of duty

bearers to meet their obligations and empower rights

holders, especially the marginalized, to

claim their rights.

Influence reforms in the policies,

practices, systems and structures that

will enable duty-bearers to meet and be accountable for their obligations.

Influence reforms in the policies,

practices, systems and structures that

will enable duty-bearers to meet and be accountable for their obligations.

Strategy #1Strategy #1 Strategy #2Strategy #2 Strategy #3Strategy #3

Step 11. What are the Program objectives?

- Translate program goals to objectives

2. Who are the duty-bearers and rights holders?3. What changes in them are needed in order to

achieve the program objectives?4. What should we do to influence these changes?

Goal 1: All children complete quality basic education

Program Objectives by 2014,– All pre-school aged boys and girls in partner

communities participate in early education programs;

– All school-aged boys and girls in partner communities complete elementary and secondary education;

– All children in-school learn effectively.

Goal 2: All children are healthy and well-nourished to be able to attend and learn in school

Program Objectives by 2014,

– All children 0-6 years old in Plan partner communities are well nourished;

– All children are protected from diarrhea, pneumonia, and other preventable diseases

Goal 3: All children are protected from abuse, exploitation, violence, and harm from disasters that interfere with their right to education.

Program Objectives by 2014

– All children in partner communities are protected from abuse, trafficking, and hard labor;

– All children in partner communities are protected from harm caused by disasters and climate changes.

Goal 4 : All children, based on their evolving capacities , participate in advancing their education and other rights.

Program Objective by 2014:

– Children, based on their evolving capacities, in partner communities participate in decision making.

Step 21. What are the Program objectives?2. Who are the duty-bearers and rights holders ? 3. What changes in them are needed in order to

achieve the program objectives?4. What should we do to influence these changes?

Example: Who are the stakeholders for this program objective?

By 2014, all children in partner communities are protected from abuse, trafficking, and hard labor.

Duty bearers Rights holders

•Parents•Teachers•Schools•Child Protection units•Communities•Local Government

•Children especially those vulnerable to abuse, and child abuse survivors

Step 31. What are the Program objectives?2. Who are the duty-bearers and rights holders?3. What changes in them are needed in order to

achieve the program objectives?4. What should we do to influence these changes?

Key changes we expect to see:Children• Girls/boys are able to report any cases of children and women abuses to

proper authorities;• Girls/boys in need of special protection ( including those affected by

disasters are provided with appropriate care and protection; • Children do not abuse children or adults.

Parents • Parents practice positive discipline;• Fathers participate in child rearing;• Adults report any cases of children and women abuses to proper

authorities;• Families of children survivors avail of child and women protection services;

Key changes we expect to see:Teachers and Schools• All teachers practice positive discipline (no corporal punishment) in

schools;• All schools implement a continuing training and or awareness campaigns

on child protection for children, parents and teachers; • Schools have school improvement plans that include safety and

emergency measures;

The Child Protection units and the communities• All municipalities have functional Child Protection Units; • Village Councils for the Protection of Children are able to report to proper

authorities and respond to child protection issues;• Village Disaster Coordinating Councils implement measures to prevent and

respond to disaster and emergencies;

Key changes we expect to see:Local Government

• All municipalities have functioning community level birth registry system.

• Community based organizations report to proper authorities any abuse cases;

• All municipalities have an approved municipal development plans and budget for child protection services.

• Judiciary prioritize to act and prosecute to child abuse cases

Step 41. What are the Program objectives?2. Who are the duty-bearers and rights holders?3. What changes in them are needed in order to

achieve the program objectives?4. What should we do to influence these

changes?

Key program strategies (example)• Increase capacity of local governments, child protection

agencies, communities, and schools to protect children from abuse in the home, school and community;

• Reduce child protection risks through raising awareness at the child, parent and community level;

• Contribute to civil societies efforts to bring about policy and practice reform to strengthen the national child protection system, with particular attention to the situation of children from excluded groups.

Step 4: What should we do to contribute to changes identified?

Lessons on the process • Need to have a careful analysis of the status

of child rights, capacities duty bearers (including us) to help us determine the changes we want to influence;

• Ownership is key to the success of any plan. People commit to something they create.

Lessons• Even with available rights programming tools

and “how to” guides, users should be flexible and creative enough to modify and improve the tools and processes during actual use;

• In rights programming, the focus is on the change in people and institutions necessary for children to enjoy their rights.

Lessons• Biases can be avoided with good design and

facilitation skills, participatory decision-making processes, respect for each other’s opinion, and availability of adequate factual evidences. External inputs are valuable.

• Planning is a highly iterative and interactive process where flexibility and creativity are key.

Creating equal opportunities for Filipino children

Thank you