Public Policy: a key for right based approach to development

1. Public Policy: a key for right based approach to development What role for Handicap International ? Atelier de travail sur la RBA – Handicap International – 27 Juin 2007

2. A need for public policy ? • The principles of accountability, Reference to international human rights instruments, non discrimination, participation for the development of public policy because • It implies ultimate responsibility of state (state shall ensure, guaranty…) and universality of rights and entitlements for all

3. Rights International binding legal instruments Local legislation Public Policy Social innovation Governance Needs Resources Survival Full Participation State Community Needs, rights and policy?

4. What is Public Policy? • A set of defined or at least definable values; • A clear vision of a desirable future that is based on these values that should foresee positive change in life of population • Appropriate strategies that can be implemented in order to realize that vision. Implementation package includes: • Legislation • Adequate Procedures • Enforcement body • Implementation plan • Dedicated resources • Monitoring and Evaluation • public policy is the output of politics and his most of the time the results of strong negotiation whether we talk a bout legislative, budgetary issues… the interaction between policy and politics can be define has policy making

5. Which level? • International policy / agenda : EU/ WB. Accession process, structural adjustment, aid conditionality • National Agenda: PRSP… • National Disability Strategy • National specific policy (health care, education, employment, child protection…) • Local level (community development, local disability action plan , agenda 22…)

6. ? ? Civil sector Interest groups Private sector ? Disabled people organistaion Social Service providers Stakeholders… International organisation National authorities Local authorities

7. Politics : The political power play . Ideology and interest Practice : How does it work on the field The outcome of politics and output of policy Policy : The output of the politics. A process Polis : The rules and the stakeholders People’s lives : Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life. The impact of politics and output of policy Policy making

8. WHAT ROLE FOR HI?

9. Polis : The rules and the stakeholders People’s lives : Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life. Policy making Politics : The political power play . Ideology and interest Practice : How does it work on the field Policy : The outcome of the politics. Bring practice in people lives

10. Bring new practice in people lives (2) • HI support local stakeholders in their social innovation • HI Develop and Support pilot projects that target new categories of population, usually left apart by existing systems to show that it s possible demonstrating feasibility of new services or programs (Tunisia, Madagscar, Burkina faso on inclsuive education

11. Polis : The rules and the stakeholders People’s lives : Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life. Politics : The political power play . Ideology and interest Practice : How does it work on the field Policy : The outcome of the politics. Brings people’s life in From consultation to lobbying Policy making

12. Brings people’s life in PM(2) • The quality of participation of DPOs and the way authorities involve them is a key indicators of their empowerment • HI Support to DPOs capacity building for them to become credible counter part in policy making process • HI Support to advocacy initiatives of DPOs and civil society (Sheepac, Sapesh, Mali, Togo, India, Bangladesh, SEE, Honduras..) • HI Campaigning and Monitoring about challenges faced by people (Togo, SEE, Mero, Madgascar, India, Bangladesh…) • Supporting state capacity to assess situation of people with disabilities (Maroc, Togo, Afghanistan, BiH…) • Supporting consultation process (médiation between state and civil society- PRSP process)

13. Polis : The rules and the stakeholders People’s lives : Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life. Policy making Politics : The political power play . Ideology and interest Practice : How does it work on the field Policy : The outcome of the politics. Bring practice in

14. Bring practice in PM (2) • HI support social innovation, assessing and Promoting good practices. It bring lessons learn from HI pilot projects and from others stateholders (capitalisation / study visit / promotion about experiences / Use experience to develop advocacy tools…) (Balkans, India, Emploi rapport insertion…) • HI support association of professionals and service providers to give a voice to practioners, link DPO services providers and states

15. Polis : The rules and the stakeholders People’s lives : Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life. Policy making Politics : The political power play . Ideology and interest Practice : How does it work on the field Policy : The outcome of the politics. Support policy development HI

16. Support policy development (2) • HI bring technical support to authorities in charge (Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Rwanda, Kosovo, Mozambique, India,…) • Formulation of scenarios • Support to planning and monitoring design • Support for consultation process • In some case use STEPS for expertise

17. Polis : The rules and the stakeholders People’s lives : Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life. Policy making Politics : The political power play . Ideology and interest Practice : How does it work on the field Policy : The outcome of the politics. Bring policy to practice

18. Bring policy to practice (2) • Staff training (on the job or initial training) (Albania, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon, Rwanda, …………….) • HI Support implementation process in general (Rwanda, Albania)

19. Public policy in challenging environment • Public policy on disability issues will not have the same shape and content in functionning or in fragile or failed states • State guaranty in the logic of progressive realisation means: • At least plan and facilitate • Then regulate • Then pay for and/or deliver

20. Who Regulate, Who Deliver, Who advocate?

21. CAPACITY WILL WHETHER DUTY BEARERS WILLING AND ABLE TO DO IT? (from DFID “improving services delivery in difficult environment” ) • Direct or indirect Influence • towards policy makers • -non state mechanisms to develop policies • - Identifying the strengths and • weakness • of potential policies • -Supporting Users’ awareness • raising and advocacy activities SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND THE MONITORING BY PEOPLE CONCERNED • Advocacy towards Donors • to bring resources • - direct or indirect substitution • to duty bearers • - Capacity building of providers • - strategy for supporting • empowerment of users • - advocacy and awareness raising • Advocacy towards Donors • to bring resources • capacity building of • policy makers • and service providers • - Supporting advocacy • by users - beneficiaries