Mca philosophy and updates

Every missing child could be a living story of modern slavery.

Plan International Bangladesh, Sr.

management

Dhaka, Bangladesh

15 Sept 2014

By Ashish Damle, Regional Project Manager, MCA


1. High vulnerability of marginalized communities due to

• Limited or no access to means of livelihood • Limited or no access to information/knowledge • Limited or no control over resources• Limited or no access to Justice• Unequal power equations

2. Porous borders

3. Lack of Regional Cooperation

4. Lack of efficient way to collect, analyse and disseminate information on trafficking.


Invisible borders

Indo-Bangladesh

• 4096.7 km Border

• 1/3rd of border is flooded area

Indo-Nepal

• 1747 km Border

• Free entry


Invisible borders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCb1mlgzB_U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCb1mlgzB_U


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CloudThe Dream


The Dream Opportunities

The scaled up, fully functional MCA system will be…

The largest live database of missing and foundchildren in the world

The best known example of cross-border convergenceon the issue of human trafficking.

The only intervention holds strongest potential ofrescue of victims during transit between place oforigin and destination

The only system having potential to process civilintelligence and create alerts in real time basis


The Dream Opportunities (Continue)

The largest and most efficient network of the serviceproviders for victims of trafficking across the region.

The best authentic source for statistical study on theissue of trafficking.

The only intervention that encompasses bothpreventive and curative approaches and coveractivities ranging from…

• Awareness and capacity building

• Rescue and prosecution

• Repatriation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration

• Theorisation, Advocacy and knowledge dissemination


The Dream Opportunities (Continue)

The best example of public and private partnership oncounter trafficking issues

Best example of bi-lateral/ multi-lateral cooperationon cross-border investigations, prosecutions andconvictions on the issue of counter trafficking

The open interactive platform for civil societies,students and other actors to participate in discourserelated to multi-dimensional issues on humantrafficking.

Single reference window on the issue of humantrafficking in South Asia

Are we thinking too Big? Are we super ambitious?


Yes! We are!Because we are talking

about one of the Biggest issues in the world!

The only issue that impacts every single nation in the world.

The only issue that generates billion dollar of

black wealth only after smuggling of drugs

The only issue that relates to all major issues of human kind and calls

for multi-disciplinary intervention


So… are we unrealistic?

Not really! The following slides unfold realistic vision ofthe MCA and explain broad strategies and some specificsteps to realize the MCA system…


‘Missing Child Alert’ is a humble beginning…

a. To facilitate collective response to the issue of missing children and

their potential linkage with cross border trafficking

b. To complement Government efforts on search of missing children

beyond boundaries and combating cross-border trafficking

c. To strengthen Public-Private partnership and develop long term

comprehensive intervention to identify missing children across

region and combat cross-border trafficking

d. To introduce ‘technology’ as catalyst to strengthen and accelerate

multiple processes.

e. To enhance regional cooperation by engaging SAARC mechanism

and member states.


Vision:

‘Missing Child Alert’ aims to be a technologically enabled,

institutionalised regional system of alert & case management

that can facilitate prevention, rescue and repatriation of

children, who are vulnerable to or/and victim of cross border

trafficking between Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

MCA is a three country project jointly implemented by Plan

international’s Asia Regional Office and South Asia Initiative to

End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC). The pilot phase of

the project commenced in 2012 and is likely to be concluded by

Dec. 2015.


3. Tracking, Rehabilitation and Repatriation

1.protect & prevent

2. MissingChild AlertSystem

4. Advocacy

The Result Areas


Redefine Technology... Contribution from D.Net

Universal

Economical

Innovative

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•User interface•Call/ text •Stories

Sourcing

•Alerts•Reports•Awareness

material etc.

Processing

•Mass media•Advocacy

portal•Publications

Dissemination

Prior to movement

Awareness

Transit

Alert

RRR&I

Networking

Advocacy for Policy Reforms

Knowledge Management

The key intervention areas…


The Big Picture…


The Big Picture (Demystified)…


1. MCA is not yet another software or helpline or a website

or a new technology to trace missing children…

2. MCA is not only an alert system but it includes

comprehensive response mechanism as well

3. MCA is not a tool that will disregard victims of trafficking

other than children

4. MCA at its current status is not a campaign or a

movement or an institution in itself

5. MCA is not a replication or adaptation or expansion of

any other foreign alert systems


1. A multi-lateral approach and collaboration for regional

cooperation

2. The technological solution must be based on all existing

technological interventions by State and Non-State

actors

3. The intervention must comply with national and regional

legal framework

4. Multiple technologies must be used to accommodate

varied range of context and problems.

5. The intervention must cover all segments of response to

combat issues of missing children and trafficking

6. Research must be an integral component of the

intervention.


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The Project Pillars

Integrated-Holistic & sustainable approach

Advancing and Strengthening of existing systems

Protection of children is at center of intervention

Use of Technology in all intervention areas

Special focus on ‘Gender’ dimension

Children are consulted at all times & at all levels

Engagement of all duty bearers including State


1. The only project that is designed in a ‘jigsaw’ format

implemented in three countries

2. Only project that covers all segment of response to

issue of missing children and cross border

trafficking…

• Prevention in safe and legitimate environment

• Interception during illegitimate transit movement

• Rescue, rehabilitation, repatriation and reintegration

of those who have met undesired fate

• Policy and legal reforms to develop regional

cooperation


3. One of the few projects that aspires to engage

governments right from the beginning to strengthen

regional cooperation

5. The only project that addresses close relationship

between the issue of missing children and cross-

border trafficking

6. The only project that aspires to develop technological

solutions compatible to the existing technological

platforms

7. The only project that offers platform for Governments

and many organisations to join, contribute and lead

the processes


1. SAIEVAC : Lead agency responsible for regional cooperation and

consultations with member state

2. Plan International: Provides financial and management support for

the initiative

3. D.Net: System integrator help us identify existing technologies and

specific needs where technology can play a role

4. ISG: Help us mapping service providers across 2 to 3 established

routes of trafficking across region and develop web based database

of service providers

5. Change Mantra: Agency helped us with a research on ‘disclosure’

of survivors

6. Dr. P.M. Nair : Supporting the project with interface with law

enforcement agencies.


National level partners

Partners Partnership with Area of Activities

Shakti Vahini Plan India Capacity building

CINI Plan India Awareness (WB)

GNK Plan India Awareness (UP and Bihar)

CWIN Plan Nepal Technical resource

Sathi Plan Nepal Awareness

HimRights Plan Nepal Awareness

DAM Plan Bangladesh Awareness and advocacy


The Roles:-

Communications

Networking & Coordination

Resource Mobilization

Research and Development

Envisioning, Leadership and Mentoring


The key driving forces:-

Vision

Leadership

Mentoring

MCA


Overall Governing mechanism of MCA project

Regional Steering Commitee

SAIEVAC

Project Management Committee

System Integrator

Core Management

Team

SRSG

Power wheel of Management

Wheel of Programmeimplementation

Wheel of Strategic Action

Wheel of Technical knowledge

Wheel of community connect

Power wheel of Strategic direction & Authority


The Process of Evolution

Situation Analysis

Regional Consultation

Feasibility Study

Trilateral Convention

TAG Formation

Original Thought Process

Improved Thought Process

Current Thought Process

Project Envision Original Improved Current

Protection & Prevention

• Strengthening Birth Registration

Missing Child Alert System

• MCA as a separate physical entity with SoS number

X X

Reintegration & rehabilitation

• Psycho-social support to victims

Investigation and Prosecution

• Prosecution of perpetrators X X


Deliverables Progress

Formation of Regional Technical

Advisory Group/ Steering Committee

and expansion of scope of Project

Steering Committee

Uniform Case Management tool

Project collaboration tool

MCA Content repository

Mapping of Service Providers and web

based database of service providers

Mapping of legal instruments and

development of regional legal

framework

A study on ‘Disclosure’ by survivors

System Requirement Need Assessment

Study


Total Budget Total Expenditure

until June 2014

% of expenditure against total

budget

Amount disbursed but not spent

Balance

ARO $2,329,189.00 $1,051,514.44 45.15% $ 49,737.00 $1,227,937.56

BCO $752,160.00 $453,761.00 60.60% $ 28,175.00 $ 270,224.00

ICO $772,115.00 $415,472.00 53 .81% $ 64,898.00 $291,745.00

NCO $752,160.00 $451,751.00 60.06% $ 51,670.00 $ 248,739.00

Total $ 4,605,624.00 $ 2,372,498.44 51.51% $ 194,480.00 $ 2,038,645.56


1. Convergence and Integration is important

2. Exceptional ideas can’t be realised with conventional

practices

3. Patience to face criticism, form lessons, redesign work

and accommodate space for key stakeholders

4. At times thematic design and project demands are

beyond conventional institutional branding

5. Great ideas expect us to take risks... Risks worth to be

taken.


Testimonials


I am not there that doesn’t mean I am at nowhere…

I am not known that doesn’t mean I am not existing…

I am not yours that doesn’t mean I am of nobody…

I am missing from my home and perhaps from your

records

…and yet I claim my rights just because…

…I am a living human being somewhere!

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