Post on 28-Mar-2015
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
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
Needs, rights and policy?
Public Policy
Social innovation
Governance
RightsLocal
legislation
International binding legal instruments
Needs
Survival Full Participation
Resources
State Community
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
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…)
Stakeholders…International organisation
Local authorities
Civil sectorInterest groups
Disabled people organistaion
SocialService providers
Private sector
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National authorities
A process
People’s lives :Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life.The impact of politics and output of policy
Practice :How does it work on the fieldThe outcome of politics and output of policy
Policy :The output of the politics.
Polis :The rules and the stakeholders
Politics :The political power play . Ideology and interest
Policy making
WHAT ROLE FOR HI?
Policy making
Bring practice in people lives
People’s lives :Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life.
Practice :How does it work on the field
Policy :The outcome of the politics.
Polis :The rules and the stakeholders
Politics :The political power play . Ideology and interest
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
Brings people’s life in
People’s lives :Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life.
Practice :How does it work on the field
Policy :The outcome of the politics.
Polis :The rules and the stakeholders
Politics :The political power play . Ideology and interest
From consultation to lobbyingPolicy making
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)
Bring practice in
Policy making
People’s lives :Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life.
Practice :How does it work on the field
Policy :The outcome of the politics.
Polis :The rules and the stakeholders
Politics :The political power play . Ideology and interest
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
Policy making
Support policy development
People’s lives :Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life.
Practice :How does it work on the field
Policy :The outcome of the politics.
Polis :The rules and the stakeholders
Politics :The political power play . Ideology and interest
HI
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
Bring policy to practice
Policy making
People’s lives :Level of autonomy, quality of life Degree of participation in the community life.
Practice :How does it work on the field
Policy :The outcome of the politics.
Polis :The rules and the stakeholders
Politics :The political power play . Ideology and interest
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)
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
Who Regulate, Who Deliver, Who advocate?
WHO SHOULD? WHO CAN? WHO WANT?
Central authorities?
Local authorities?
Community?
DPOs?
NGOs?
Central authorities?
Local authorities?
Community?
DPOs?
NGOs?
Central authorities?
Local authorities?
Community?
DPOs?
NGOs?
WILL
CAPACITY
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
- 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
SUPPORTING THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
AND THE MONITORINGBY PEOPLE CONCERNED
-Advocacy towards Donors to bring resources
-capacity building of policy makers
and service providers- Supporting advocacy by users - beneficiaries
WHETHER DUTY BEARERS WILLING AND ABLE TO DO IT? (from DFID “improving services delivery in difficult environment” )