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GlobalPartnershiptoEndViolenceAgainstChildren
GuidanceforPathfinderCountries
November2015
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AspartofAgenda2030,theworld’sgovernmentshavemadeacommitmenttoensuringallpeopleliveinpeaceful,justandinclusivesocieties.
Theyhavesetambitioustargetstobedeliveredby2030,inordertodeliverthevisionofaworldwhereeverychildgrowsupfreefromviolenceandexploitation(seepage2foranoverviewofthesetargets).
TheGlobalPartnershiptoEndViolenceAgainstChildrenwillhelpdeliverthisvision.Basedonacommitmenttotherightsofchildren,itwillturnthebeliefthatnoviolenceagainstchildrenisjustifiableandallviolenceispreventableintoacompellingagendaforaction.
Thepartnershiphaspublishedazerodraftstrategyforconsultation.Thisstrategyissummarisedonpage3andthefullversioncanbedownloadedfromthepartnership’sinterimwebsite(www.16-2endviolenceagainstchildren.org).
Thestrategyenvisagesthatagroupofpathfindercountrieswillmakeacentralcontributiontothepartnership,basedontheirwishtobeleadersinendingviolenceagainstchildrenanddeliveringSDG16.2andrelatedtargets.
Thisdocumentprovidesguidanceforpotentialpathfindercountries,providinginformationonthestepsthatpathfinderswillneedtotakeiftheyaretoplayafullroleinthepartnership.
Thisguidancewillevolveaswebegintoworkwithpathfindercountries.Thepartnershipisnewandiscommittedtolearningfromcountrieshowwecanmosteffectivelysupportthemintheireffortstopreventandrespondtoviolence.
Inparticular,wearekeentoworkintensivelytosupporttheeffortsofcountriesthatwishtodeveloptheirplansaheadofthepartnership’slaunch(currentlyscheduledforMarch2016)andwanttoplayacentralroleinthelaunchevent.
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ThroughtheSDGs,allcountrieshavemadeacommitmenttoendingallformsofviolenceagainstchildren.
TheGlobalPartnershiptoEndViolenceAgainstChildrenwillworkwithallgovernmentswhoareseriousaboutdeliveringthiscommitmentandwillseektopersuadeothersthatcosteffectivesolutionsexist.Wewillalsoprovideaplatformforleadersfromallsectorswhoarepreparedtostandupforchildren’srighttolivealifefreefromfearofviolence.
Inourearlyyears,however,thepartnershipwillalsosupporttheeffortsofasmallergroupof‘pathfinders’–countriesthatwishtobeattheforefrontofdesigningandimplementingnewapproachestopreventingandrespondingtoviolenceagainstchildren.
Aheadoflaunch,wewillsupportpathfindersastheyexploretheirrolewithinthepartnership.
PathfindercountriesPathfindercountrieswillbethosewhoseleadersarepreparedtostepupforchildrenandwhoarecommittedtoacceleratingeffortstomakechildrensafe.
BypioneeringnewapproachestodeliveringSDG16.2andrelatedtargets,pathfinderswillensurethatchildvictimsofviolencearenolongermarginalisedbytheglobaldevelopmentagenda.
Theywillconfrontthemanyfactorsthatleavechildrenvulnerabletoviolence,assessevidenceforwhatworks,andbringtogetherthepartnersandinvestmentneededtomaketheirsocietiessafer.
Thepartnership’s‘buildingblocks’forviolencepreventionwillhelpguidetheworkofpathfinders.Thispackageofprogrammesandotherinterventionsisbeingdevelopedbyamulti-disciplinarygroupofexpertsandwillreflectthebestavailableevidenceofwhatworkstopreventviolence.
Giventheuniversalnatureoftheagenda,pathfinderswillrepresentabroadspectrumofcountries,andmarginalisedchildrenwillbetargetedinallcountries.
ExpandingthemovementTheinitialgroupofpathfindercountrieswillbesmall.Itwilltaketimeforcountriestobuildthepoliticalwill,plans,andpartnershipsnecessarytoplayaleadershiproleasa‘championforchildren.’
Weareconvinced,however,thatstrongcountryownership,andafocusonresultsandevidence,willcreateavirtuouscyclewheresuccessbreedsfurthersuccess.
Asearlypathfindersdemonstratewhatcanbeachieved,thepartnershipwilluseitsconveningpowertohelpthemovementagainstviolencetospreadbothwithinandbetweencountries.
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QuestionsandAnswers
Howmanypathfindercountrieswilltherebe?Wehopetohaveatleast6pathfindercountriesforthepartnership’slaunch.
Wewanttoensurethatwehaveadiversegroup,geographically,byincomelevels,andaccordingtothelevelsandtypesofthreatchildrenface.Inparticular,wearekeentoincludeatleastonehighincomepathfinder(giventhattheSDGsarefor“theentireworld,developedanddevelopingcountriesalike”)andonepathfinderwithrecentexperienceofconflictorseriouspoliticalinstability.
Thereisnomaximumnumberofpathfinders.However,wewanttokeepthecountrynumbersrelativelysmallinordertoensurethatthereisqualityinteractionwitheachofthecountries.Otherpathfinderswillcontinuetojoinafterthelaunch,whiletherewillbeotherwaystoparticipateinthepartnershipforthosecountriesthatarenotyetreadytocommittobecomingpathfinders.
Howdoesacountrybecomeapathfinder?Thefirststepisforthecountry’sgovernmenttomakeaninitialexpressionofinteresttothepartnership.CountriesmusthaveastrongcommitmenttoendingviolenceagainstchildrenandtomakingSDG16.2,andrelatedtargets,apriorityfortheirplansfordeliveringAgenda2030.
Governmentsmust,ofcourse,alsobepreparedtoworkwitharangeofnationalandsubnationalstakeholdersandpartners,includingcivilsociety,faithgroups,theprivatesector,etc.Activeparticipationfromchildrenandyoungpeopleisessential.
Wearehappytoconsiderthecaseforprovincialorregionalgovernments,oramajorcity,toactasapathfinder,providingthenationalgovernmentdoesnotraiseanobjection.
Whatwillapathfinderbeexpectedtodoaheadoflaunch?Wewillworkwitheachcountrytoagreeaprocess,butthemostimportantstepsareasfollows:
§ Makeaninitialexpressionofinterest,preferablythroughaletterfromaresponsibleministerorministerialteam.
§ Appointachampionorconvenertoleadtheprocess.Holdaninitialmulti-stakeholderconsultationincountry.
§ Developaroadmapthatsetsoutyourcommitmentsasapathfinderforthefirsttwoyearsandprovidesanoverviewofyourambitionsoverfiveyears.
§ Identifywhatadditionalresourcesareneededandhowtheycanbemobilised.
§ Prepareyourheadofstateorministertoshowcaseyourcountry’splansatourlaunch.
Whatshouldbeincludedintheroadmap?Thiswillvaryfromcountrytocountry.
Aroadmapisnotadetailedplanforendingallformsofviolenceagainstchildren.Itisahigh-leveldocumentthatsetsoutprioritiesandcommitments,andincludesactionpointswithtiming,whoisresponsible,andresourceimplications.Theroadmapshouldsummarisewhatresultsyouexpecttoachieveandhowtheseresultswillbeevaluated.
Thedevelopmentoftheroadmapshouldhelpalignthestrategiesofthoseworkingacrossdifferentsectors,andshouldclarifytherolethatalllevelsofgovernmentandotherstakeholderswillplayindelivery.Itshouldalsoexplainhowthe‘movement’forendingviolenceagainstchildrencanbedevelopedandstrengthened.
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Manycountriesalreadyhaveanationalplan,inwhichcasetheroadmapshouldbeusedtoclarifyandsummarisetheircommitmentsasapathfinder.Ifimplementationofthenationalplanhasbeenslow,theroadmapshouldbebasedonananalysisofobstaclestoprogressandhowdeliverycanbeaccelerated.
Incountrieswherethereisnoplan,oritneedssubstantialrevision,theroadmapshouldincludeimmediatedeliverypriorities,butalsosetoutaprocessfordevelopingandagreeingaplan.
Thebottomlineisthat–aheadofthepartnership’slaunch–theroadmapwillensurethatallpathfindershavedoneasmuchaspossibletoexplainhowtheywilldeliverSDG16.2andrelatedtargets,andwhatimpacttheyexpectthistohaveonchildren.
Innocircumstances,however,doweexpectcountriestoduplicateexistingplans.
Howwillthepartnershiphelppathfinders?Wearecommittedtohelpingpathfindersprepareforlaunch,drawingontheresourcesofthepartnership’stransitionteam,butalsoonthoseofthemanyorganisationsthathavecometogethertoformthepartnership.Wewill:
§ Helpyoudesignandattendyourinitialstakeholderconsultation,presentinganoverviewoftheSDGstoendviolenceagainstchildren,thepartnership’sstrategy,andtheopportunityprovidedbybeingapartnership.
§ Provideyouwithaccesstoour‘buildingblocks’forviolenceprevention(seepage19ofthepartnershipstrategy).Theseareapackageofevidence-basedprogrammesandpolicies,whichwillbebackedbythepartnershipandmajorinternationalorganisations.Aninitialversionofthese‘buildingblocks’willbeavailableattheendof2015.
§ Offermentoringandsupportasyoudevelopyourroadmap,althoughwiththeprovisothatthisworkwillbetheprimaryresponsibilityofagroupofnationalstakeholders.
§ Provideaforumforyoutoshareexperienceandinsightswithotherpathfindercountries.
§ Ifresourcesareaconstraint,offeryouaccesstotheGlobalFundtoEndViolenceagainstChildren,whichmaybeabletofundplanningorprogrammaticactivity,orboth.
§ Helpyoumakethecasetomobiliseresourcesfromothersources,includingtheprivatesectorandfoundations.
§ Ensurethattheworldhearsaboutyourcommitmentatthepartnershiplaunch.
Whodecideswhobecomesapathfinder?Thepartnership’sInterimAdvisoryGroupwillreviewtheplansandcommitmentsofallpotentialpathfindersaheadoflaunch.Itwillsetcriteriathatwillbedrawnfromthepartnership’sprinciplesanditsguidanceforhowpartnersshouldworktogether.
Rightsfocused Allchildrenhavetherighttobeprotectedfromviolence
Childcentred Children’srightsandneedsareourprimaryfocus.Wesupportchildrenasleadersagainstviolence
Universal Allcountries,andallpartsofsociety,musttakeresponsibilityandbeaccountableforendingviolenceagainstchildren
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Inclusive Weprovideaplatformforpartnersfromacrosstheworldtoworktogethertopreventandrespondtoviolence,basedontrustandmutualrespect,betweenorganisationsofallsizesandpeopleofallages
Results Partnersareindividuallyandcollectivelyaccountableforthesafetyofchildren.Wesupportthosewhoseleadershipinpreventingandaddressingviolenceisbasedonevidenceofwhatworks
Transparency Webuildtrustbysharinginformationandconsultingwidely,andbeingopenaboutourfailuresaswellasoursuccesses
Learning Wearepreparedtodothingsdifferently,torespondtonewthreatstochildren,tosharelessonsandtoimprove
Aboveall,theGroupwillbekeentoseeambitious,butrealistic,commitmentstoinvestinginandmeasuringresultsforchildren,andaplanfordeliveringthemthatisbackedbyabroad,inclusiveandmulti-sectoralcoalitionofstakeholders.
Whatwillhappenafterthelaunch?Buildingontheexperienceofotherpartnerships,wewillworkwithpathfindercountriestodevelopareviewprocessthatmonitorsprogress,ensuresaccountability,andallowsformutuallearning.Thiswillallowpathfinderstoextendanddeepentheircommitments,andtodeliverimpactoverthelongterm.
Pathfinderswillbeexpectedto:
§ Keepbuildingthenationalmovementagainstviolencewithkeystakeholdersandpartners.
§ Monitorprogressondeliveryofthecommitmentsintheroadmap.
§ Reportannuallyondeliveryandsettargetsforthecomingyear.
§ Sharelearningandcelebratesuccesswithotherpathfinders.