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STRATEGIZING RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOR CHILDREN'S WELFARE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

This workshop aims to operationalize key research initiatives by UNICEF in the region, focusing on child poverty, social policy, and budget reflections. Participants will collaborate to enhance research plans and strategies to benefit children across West and Central Africa. The agenda includes plenaries and working groups to discuss and refine research plans, with a focus on improving the welfare of vulnerable children in the participating countries.

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STRATEGIZING RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOR CHILDREN'S WELFARE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

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  1. Anthony Hodges Regional Chief, Economic and Social Policy, UNICEF, West and Central Africa Region Workshop objectives and agenda

  2. Workshop objectives A working meeting to operationalize three major research initiatives launched by UNICEF: • The Global Child Poverty Study • The Regional Study on the Reflection of Children’s Interests in PRSPs and Government Budgets • The Regional Study on Social Protection and Children Type your title in this FOOTER area and in CAPS

  3. Global Child Poverty Study • Being carried out worldwide in over 40 countries • Includes 9 countries in West and Central Africa: • Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone (+ Burundi from East Africa) • Research teams constituted in almost all the countries and at different stages of implementation • Workshop objective: share initial experience & fine-tune plans for completion of the country studies • Working group during workshop • Participation: Country researchers, UNICEF CO focal points, HQ staff, Univ. of Bristol (technical support team) Type your title in this FOOTER area and in CAPS

  4. Regional study on children, PRSPs and budgets • Study involves a region-wide desk review and 5 country case studies: • Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Mauritania, Sierra Leone • Study being carried out by Oxford Policy Management • Draft research plan has been prepared and circulated • Workshop objective: review & improve research plan • Working group during workshop • Participation: OPM research team, focal points from UNICEF COs in case study countries, others from UNICEF HQ, Regional Office, COs and Spain Type your title in this FOOTER area and in CAPS

  5. Regional study on social protection and children • Study involves a region-wide desk review and 5 country case studies: • Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Mali, Senegal • Study being carried out by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) • Draft research plan has been prepared and circulated • Workshop objective: review & improve research plan • Participation: ODI research team, focal points from UNICEF COs in case study countries, others from UNICEF HQ, Regional Office, COs Type your title in this FOOTER area and in CAPS

  6. Agenda • Mix of plenaries and working groups • Start with introductory plenary – on UNICEF’s global social policy agenda and the socio-economic context in West and Central Africa • 2nd plenary – introducing each of the 3 studies • 3 concurrent working groups to discuss and improve the research plans (for one and a half days) • Each group should nominate a chair and a rapporteur • 3rd plenary – report back from working groups • Final working group and plenary sessions Type your title in this FOOTER area and in CAPS

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