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ADAPTING THE DECADE PLAN OF ACTION AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS. An Overview of the status and way forward Prudence Ngwenya – SPO, HR&YD. Presentation Outline. Setting the scene The Decade plan of Action The status of the DPoA implementation
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ADAPTING THE DECADE PLAN OF ACTION AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS An Overview of the status and way forward Prudence Ngwenya – SPO, HR&YD
Presentation Outline • Setting the scene • The Decade plan of Action • The status of the DPoA implementation • National Action Plans: Development and alignment
Setting the scene • Adoption of the AYC by African Union Heads of States in 2006 in Gambia • AYC establishes min standards for youth in Africa • AYC provides a framework for youth empowerment • Commitment by MS to implement the DPoA which operationalize the AYC
The DPoA • A road map for accelerated implementation of the AYC • Intends to ensure a mechanism of benchmark hence the surveys • Inline with “Africa delivers as one ” theme • Year 2009 – 2018 declared as the decade for youth (2008) • Endorsed by AU Heads of State – Malabo Summit
Adapting the DPoA • The status of DPoAimplementation:The regional and national surveys • Development / Aligning NAPs to DPoA
Why the surveys? • Several decision bearing on youth adopted at AU assemblies – not effectively implemented • AUC-HR&YD to address weak institutional and technical capacities • To inculcate a principle of ownership by M/S • DPoA target – enhance the capacity of Youth Ministries to IMPLEMENT, MONITOR, EVALUATE & REPORT on youth devt initiatives
Brief synopsis of the regional survey results • Objective – mapping of existing frameworks at REC’s level for possible synergies with nationals • Leveraging the convening power at REC’s as a building block for enforcement and accountability
Status of the DPoA • Map of Africa showing DPoA implementation status
Brief synopsis of the national surveys • Survey targets responses from M/S on policies, legislations, programmes and plans, resource mobilization, planning, M&E and technical capacity • Methodology • Key findings
Devt / aligning NAPs to the DPoA: A summary of the process 3 scenarios