Scaling Up CBMS to Achieve the MDGs Rene Raya SWP Co-Convenor.
Transcript of Scaling Up CBMS to Achieve the MDGs Rene Raya SWP Co-Convenor.
Scaling Up CBMS
to Achieve the MDGs
Rene RayaSWP Co-Convenor
Presentation Outline
1. About Social Watch (SWP)
2. SWP–CBMS Partnership
3. Options for Scaling Up
What is Social Watch?
Global movement of NGOs
Monitors commitments made by Gov’ts
(Basic mandate Mainstream MDGs)
Formed in 1995 during a World Summit in Copenhagen
Cooperates with UN, the Donor Community, National Agencies and Local Governments on varied development issues
Social Watch is present in 83 countriesMembers are mostly National CoalitionsIn Asia, it is present in 13 Countries
Social Watch Members
Philippines (SWP)
CLUSTER NETWORKNorth & Central Luzon Southern Luzon
Central/Western Visayas Central/Southern Mindanao
In the Philippines, the social watch network was organized in 1997
SWP Convenors and a
Network of Development NGOs
Social Watch also does monitoring work ---
The BCI or the Quality of Life Index
Acceptable BCI level to be achieved: East/Central Asia, Pacific - 2030 South Asia - 2047 Sub Saharan Africa - 2108
Monitoring Initiatives - BCI
Social Watch generates the BCI for all countries…
Very LOW to LOW
Quality of Life Index
0.479 - 0.600
0.601 - 0.700
0.701 - 0.800
0.801 - 0.908
Missing data
In the Philippines
Monitoring Initiatives - QLI
Partnership between SWP and CBMS
Formally started in Nov 2005
SWP-CBMS Cooperation
Cotabato (Kidapawan,
Mlang & Magpet)
Will be started
Tabaco City, Albay
Negros Or.(Dumaguete, Dauin & La Libertad)
Starting
Starting
Kiangan, Ifugao
Orion, Bataan
Completed
For Completion
Next Steps… Options and Opportunities for
Scaling Up
1. Data Packaging
2. Partnership with Civil Society/NGOs
Packaging CBMS Data … into Knowledge Bases and Advocacy Tools
Data Packaging
Producing the Local MDG Reports
Preparing Local Development and MDG Plans
Data Packaging
Book Publication on the MDG Monitoring Experience
Interfacing with other Monitoring Systems (the UN DevInfo)
Jagna, Bohol
Brochures, Scoreboards, Website, Info/ fundraising campaigns are also effective Advocacy Tools
Developing local Knowledge Emporium (Best Practices)
Partnership with Civil Society/NGOs
Working with Academe
Sectoral Consultations & Peoples assemblies
Covenant Against Poverty (LGU-NGO-Private-Community-Donor)
Partnership with Civil Society/NGOs
Building Local MDG Coalitions
Anti poverty campaigns (GCAP or White Band)
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