70 likes | 164 Views
Strengthening UNGEI’s Role. Group 3 12 june 2008. Added Value of UNGEI. Country Level Brings together & coordinate key players Convening power Monitoring the EFA & MDGs results Creates awerness & increase visibility Regional Level Creates a regional platform
E N D
Strengthening UNGEI’s Role Group 3 12 june 2008
Added Value of UNGEI Country Level • Brings together & coordinate key players • Convening power • Monitoring the EFA & MDGs results • Creates awerness & increase visibility Regional Level • Creates a regional platform • Facilitates sharing of good practices
Added Value of UNGEI cont. Regional Level • Creates a regional platform • Facilitates sharing of good practices Global Level • Collect knowledge and identify gaps • Advocating by disseminating synthetic info/data
Partnerships at National Level • Map & acknowledge appropriate partners • Once partnerships exist-take advantage • Map gender gaps • Map strenghts & resources, define roles of partners
Effective Role within EFA Framework • Influence donor policy & budget on Girls’ Edu. • Advocacy at country level to influence governments and donors policies for Girls’ Edu. • Using the strengths of different partners to define Girls’ Edu. Indicators, collect data, analysis
Which Steps are Needed? • Gender policy and identify various actors • Gender strategy Edu. for girls/boys • Action Plan for Girl’s Edu. • Costing and Budget for the Plan • Staff “buy-in” (advocacy & traning) • Mechanisms for monitoring and follow-up
Questions for GAC • What is the difference UNGEI-GENIA? • Where GENIA exists, what is role of UNGEI? • GAC should continuously clarify the history and role of UNGEI • Bring up Intergovermental issues (migration/conflicts & portability of rights to edu.)