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Regional IAWGs Meeting: Feedback. Middle East and North Africa Maha Mowafy , IAWG MENA Coordinator Eastern Europe and Central Asia Nesrine Talbi , International Planned Parenthood Federation East Africa Martin Migombano , IPPF-SPRINT
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Regional IAWGs Meeting: Feedback Middle East and North Africa MahaMowafy, IAWG MENA Coordinator Eastern Europe and Central Asia NesrineTalbi, International Planned Parenthood Federation East Africa Martin Migombano, IPPF-SPRINT West and Central Africa JudicaelElidje, United Nations Population Fund
2016-2017 PRIORITIES • Broadening the engagement of partners in the region: • Revitalizing the regional IAWG list serve • Form a regional steering committee • Identify a national focal points
2016-2017 PRIORITIES cont. • Improve information sharing and knowledge management (starting with IEC materials) • Developing a roster of MISP, EMONC and CMR trainers.
Regional IAWGs Meeting: Feedback Middle East and North Africa MahaMowafy, IAWG MENA Coordinator Eastern Europe and Central Asia NesrineTalbi, International Planned Parenthood Federation East Africa Martin Migombano, IPPF-SPRINT West and Central Africa JudicaelElidje, United Nations Population Fund
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Inter-Agency Working Group Nesrine Talbi, Programme Advisor, IPPF EN Global IAWG Meeting, Senegal, Dakar, 9 March 2016
The EECA IAWG - structure EECA Regional National
Main achievements in 2015 • Development of National Readiness Action Plans based on the MISP readiness assessment tool developed in 2014 • 4th IAWG Forum 14-16 October 2016 – focus on Refugee crisis • Capacity building session – CMR and GBV • Collection and sharing of IEC material in the region • First thinking – Establishment of a regional Pool of Experts
Plans for 2016 • Establish a regional roster of SRH Experts in Emergency • Update the national Readiness Action Plans • Finalize the ToR of a national SRH Working group • Train the country teams on ‘MISP advocacy strategy, communication in emergency’ (during 5th Forum) • Explore opportunities to sustain the EECA IAWG
Regional IAWGs Meeting: Feedback Middle East and North Africa MahaMowafy, IAWG MENA Coordinator Eastern Europe and Central Asia NesrineTalbi, International Planned Parenthood Federation West and Central Africa JudicaelElidje, United Nations Population Fund East Africa Martin Migombano, IPPF-SPRINT
Regional IAWGs Meeting: Feedback Middle East and North Africa MahaMowafy, IAWG MENA Coordinator Eastern Europe and Central Asia NesrineTalbi, International Planned Parenthood Federation West and Central Africa JudicaelElidje, United Nations Population Fund East Africa Martin Migombano, IPPF-SPRINT
Vision & Mission Vision: An active regional network of professionals built on expertise and good practice, working to strengthen effective humanitarian and development outcomes in East and Central Africa. Mission: Our work challenges our members and others to improve the overall humanitarian and development system in East and Central Africa region. • Strategic goals Voice and Action, Professionalization, Networking and collaboration • Sub working groups: • Humanitarian Human Resources • Humanitarian learning & Partnership • Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change • Policy & Advocacy, • Quality & Accountability • HIV Mainstreaming • Information Communications Technology • Regional security advisors forum
HIV mainstreaming in 2015 • Revitalize the working since it was dormant • 3 meetings last year • Develop a draft action plan • But did not agreed on thematic and self identity • Plan to move ahead and regional INGO based in Nairobi are all invited to join us • New shorter term action was developed yesterday.
From IPPF perspective • Joint Plan with UNFPA West and Central Office • Supporting countries by providing resources and Technical support to implement country coordinated action plan • Ethiopia: IMC and ARRA • DRC: UNFPA, ABEF, UNHCR (conducting a workshop with staff from Universities in Kinshasa), Working Group in Goma • Kenya: Red Cross, MoH, UHHCR • Niger: IPPF member association, MDM, MoH • Our support to Somalia, have involved few staff from Arab world in our training on SRH coordination (Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Morocco,,,)
“However long the night, the dawn will break.” African Proverb Thanks
Regional IAWGs Meeting: Feedback • 21 participants from 12 organizations (UN, NGOs, Donor) • Sharing ideas on inter-agency cooperation (advantages, challenges) • Each regions: definition of objectives and design of action plan for the next 3 to 12 months • Not all the regions are at the same stage of inter-agency cooperation • Commitment and resources are at stake • What is expected from the global IAWG: • resources to support the coordination aspect • advocacy at global level to ensure commitment of regional offices