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Proceedings and outcomes of WG workshops

This paper outlines the proceedings and outcomes of two workshops conducted by the Washington Group (WG) in Nairobi and Rio de Janeiro. The workshops aimed to review the work of the WG, introduce disability-related questions, and discuss implementation methods. The outcomes include countries agreeing to pre-tests and funding being allocated for cognitive and field tests.

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Proceedings and outcomes of WG workshops

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  1. Proceedings and outcomes of WG workshops Jennifer H. Madans U.S.A.

  2. Participants 1st workshop: Nairobi, Kenya • 3 days • 15 representatives from 13 countries; 1 representative of international disability organization • 7 presenters 2nd workshop: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • 2 days • 31 representatives from 28 countries; 1 UN affiliate; 1 representative of national disability organization • 8 presenters / meeting support staff

  3. Objectives • Review the work of the Washington Group, introduce the set of questions on disability, and explain the rationale for the question set; • Present the implementation protocols and the plans for testing; • Review, in depth, the implementation methods, including practical sessions; • Complete the UNSD questionnaire on the collection of national data on disability; • Review lessons learned from the participating countries and plan next steps.

  4. Agenda Day 1 • Opening remarks; review of workshop objectives • Review work of the WG and UNSD • Introduction to WG questions and rationale • Present implementation protocols and test plan • Objectives of the test and evaluation plan • Question by question specifications • Translation issues • Cognitive test plans • Field test plans • Enumerator training • Plan for tabulation, analysis and report writing

  5. Agenda Day 2 • Break-out groups (in-depth discussion of implementation methods and country specific issues) • UNSD questionnaire • Wrap-up (lessons learned and next steps)

  6. Outcomes • All 13 countries attending the 1st workshop agreed to pre-test • 15 countries offered funding to conduct pre-tests • Includes the 13 countries that participated in the 1st workshop and 2 countries from the African/Middle East region that could not attend the 1st workshop but attended the 2nd workshop • $5000.00 for Kenya, Gambia, and Vietnam to conduct cognitive and field tests • $1000.00 for India, Philippines, Seychelles, Lesotho, Malawi, Congo, Mauritius, Uganda, Egypt, South Africa, Palestine, and Tanzania to conduct cognitive portion of the pre-test

  7. Outcomes • 7 countries have submitted test plans • Gambia’s test plan approved • South Africa can conduct the full pre-test without WG funding • Funding will also be made available to selected countries attending the 2nd workshop

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