Child-Friendly Local Governance

Child - Friendly Local Governance

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Educo Philippines

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Project rationale

Crafting the Local Community Framework for a Child-Friendly Community

Child-Friendly Local Governance (CFLG)

What is the situation of children in Bicol region?

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Why the project?

• 77 complete primary education

To address this situation, mainstreaming of child rights in local governance has to be more effectively implemented and this shall be done through establishment of local legal framework

• 61 go on to secondary education

1 out of every 4 children 0-5 years old is malnourished

Source: National Nutrition Council - Bicol 2014

Caixa Forum

October 22, 2015

34 % of the region’s families is living below the poverty treshhold

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board, 2014 cited in Educo CRSA 2015

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Context

• 2.3 million (43%) of the region’s 5.4 million population are children

• 83% of them live in the rural areas

Context

Four gifts for children

1) Local Development Plan for Children

2) Local Budget for Children

3) Local Children’s Code

4) Local State of Children’s Report

CFLG Audit

Gaps

• Lack of strategic direction that ties the efforts for children together

mechanism encouraging local government units to undergo mandatory monitoring to qualify as most child-friendly communities

• Local Councils for the Protection of Children are NOT functional

• 4 gifts are NOT in place

• LOW awareness among local government units & communities on children’s rights particularly child participation

Child 21

• Children are NOT genuinely engaged and do NOT actively participate in governance

• Delivery of services to children is NOT seen within the framework of children’s rights

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board, 2012 cited in Educo CRSA 2015

Executive Order 310

Philippines’ framework for planning programs that safeguard the rights of Filipino children

Cherryl Mann

Bian Camille Monforte

Provision on integration of Child 21 in the plans and budgeting of government agencies and local government units

Project location

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Project strategy

The CFLG project facilitates the effective functioning of this framework through the 2-pronged strategy of:

Accountability and Participation Framework

Duty bearer

125 barangays in 6 municipalities in 3 provinces in Bicol region

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Rights holders

Project duration

July 2013 and ongoing

Ways forward

• Formal organization of children's group

• Monitoring and support to the enforcement of the Children's Code

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• Ombudsperson for children at the Local Government Unit

Project process and gains

• Child impact assessment and evaluation

Project Objective

National policy advocacy on

Youth Council Reform

11. Scaled up child participation at the national level

Community Facilitators/Volunteers' Training on Child Rights and Child-related Laws

Rona Blance Alim, Educo Child Facilitator, as Bicol Child Representative to the National Anti-Poverty Commission - Children Basic Sector

3. Training and mobilization of community facilitators for child rights advocacy

Discussion on child rights for parents

Simulation exercise

The project seeks to mainstream a child-rights based framework of governance through the establishment of an enabling local policy framework that will guide the local government and community members in achieving a child-friendly community.

9. Children’s Month celebrations with State of the Children Report by municipal mayors

Children's program

Awareness-raising session for adults

IEC materials on Children's Code

Municipal Mayor's delivery of State of the Children Report

Awareness-raising for children

10. Continuing learning sessions and IEC drives to popularize and encourage implementation of Children’s Code

4. Awareness-raising sessions with children and community

Familiarization of Children's Code at the barangay level

Awareness-raising session for adolescents

Orientation on UNCRC

Workshop on Mainstreaming Children's Rights in Local Development Planning

5. Organization and training of Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPCs)

Public hearing prior the approval of Children's Code

LCPCs learning visit to the awardees of the most

Child-Friendly Cities and Municipalities in the Philippines

Preparation of Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the Children's Code

6. Crafting of Children’s Code and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR)

Enacted Children's Code

Established barangay reading center

8. Small community projects

Playing facility in DayCare Center and Elementary school

Installation of streetlights

Validation of children's issues in assemblies

Governance appraisal

Joint local development planning for children

1. Community situational analysis

7. Development and budget planning for children

Focus group discussion and prioritizing of children's issues

Local Council for the Protection of Children's Annual Work and Financial Planning Workshop

Gracias!

Municipal Children's Congress

Local Government Units

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Local Government Units

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Local Government Units

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Local Government Units

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Local Government Units

e.g., Establishment of a subsidized water refilling station as a result of the issue of water discussed during the Children's Congress

Comparative Appropriation on the frontline Services for Children: Health and Social Welfare Services, 2013 to 2015

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Expenditure on Health and Social Services versus

Total Budget Program 2013 to 2015

Budget

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Increasing percentage to Total Budget program

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2. Children’s congresses and assemblies

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Salamat!

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Children: Being empowered to express their views and to actively participate in governance