Pró-conselho Tool: a participatory
methodology for planning and evaluate
results.
Ana Cristina Valente Borges
AfrEA - NONIE - 3Impact Conference
Cairo, Egypt
April, 2009
AGENDA
- Goals and Motivation
- Background and Context
- Methodology
- Indicators
- Dimensions
- Final Considerations
Goals and Motivations
Develop a tool that (1)
- Improve potential of development outcomes
and results of program
- Guarantee a results based approach
- Communication of best practices
- Could contribute with organizations strengths
pushing them to higher levels of practices
- Development skills on organizations
Goals and Motivations
Develop a tool that (2)
- Promote the knowledge of the strategic use
and relationship between information /
monitoring / evaluation on planning, managing
and building capacity on organizations
- Easy to be used and adopted (users with
different levels of formal education)
- Promote the practice of cross-organizational
partnerships
Goals and Motivations
Develop a tool that (3)
- Organization development
- Access to new technical, human, financial and
operational resources
- Learning and dissemination of applied
knowledge
- Part of a system for evaluate the program
contribution to development
Background / Context (1)
Tool’s reference:
- CSR tool
- Brazilian Quality Prize
- International Quality Prize models
- Recently
Background / Context (2)
Program Nature:
- Strength the system of Children and Teenagers
rights defense in a State of Brazil
- Paritary organizations
- 853 cities involved (scale)
- Participatory and partnership building process
(cross sector and cross organizational)
- Program priorities identified in a initial
investigation
- CSR context
- Program stopped between 2007/2008
Background / Context (2)
Geographic Localization
State of Minas Gerais
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• 18 million habitants
• 3rd biggest state in Brazil
• 853 municipalities
Methodology for tool development
(1)
- Identification and analysis of existing tools
(CSR and NQP);
- Consultancy with experts (thematic and
process)
- First suggested dimensions took from a
baseline diagnostic done at the very beginning of
the program to identify council priorities;
- Participatory process: 8 months to define
dimensions and design final version;
- Pilot project with 6 municipalities
Methodology for tool development
(2)
-Engagement of regional movements for
guarantee mayors participation
- Each council received its individual report of
performance with a consolidated one where his
performance is shown in compare with others
- Continuous process - to be reviewed each 3
years.
Indicators
- Deep (stages of maturity in each dimension
can go from zero to best practices)
- Binary
- Quantitative
- “Health competition” - blind compared with
pairs
Indicators - Deep ones
-
Indicators - Binary ones
A empresa:
9.1
- - discute com outras empresas ou apresenta propostas
práticas para o combate ao trabalho infantil em seu setor (ou
de maneira geral)?
9.2 - tem programa específico para contratação de
aprendizes?
9.3 - considerando seu papel social em relação aos
aprendizes, oferece a eles boas condições de trabalho,
aprendizado e desenvolvimento profissional e pessoal - com
devidos acompanhamento, avaliação e orientação?
9.4 - ao encerrar o período referente ao programa de
aprendizagem busca empregá-lo(s) na própria empresa e em
caso de impossibilidade, confere oportunidades com
empresas ou organizações parceiras?
Sim
Não
Indicators - Quantitative ones
Compromisso com o Futuro das
Crianças
9.5 - Número de menores aprendizes na
empresa
9.6 - Número de aprendizes contratados após o
término do período de aprendizagem
9.7 - Quantidade de autuações que a empresa
recebeu do Ministério do Trabalho com relação
ao uso de mão-de-obra infantil
2004
2005
2006
Dimensions
- History of organization (Councils)
- Councilers experience, habilities and profile
- Legal Structure
- Council management (planning, operation,
monitoring and evaluation of process)
- Communications, Information management and
relationship with society and stakeholders
- Public policies and public budget monitoring
and deliberations
Achievements
• Program training priorities were reviewed
• Increasing commitment and engagement of
public administration with the cause
• Better comprehension of the role of the
Councils
• Increasing on participation of councilers on
Council activities.
• State data base of information on Councils
What is up now
(with the program)
- Restart of the program and revision of tool’s content
(presential and virtual interaction between
stakeholders);
- National approach;
- MG State will held second turn (compare with
phase 1 and analysis of if and how the tool was used
and by whom)
- Notice of Councils that uses the tool as a strategic
planning and communication support
- Internet community for discussion:
www.vivoconselhos.ning.com
What is up now
(other field aplications)
• Education program (schools infrastructure;
professors educational and knowledge level;
schools pedagogic project; engagement of family
and student commitment to studies; etc)
• Project to implement a similar process to
solidarity economy organizations strength
(fairtrade, craft and traditional communities
production)
Final considerations
- Logic of this tool consider different dimensions
for a management for development results
strategy and follow up (peculiarities of sector are
respect and considered)
- Participatory process are mandatory for this
initiative (commitment of councils to use and
apply direct and indirect knowledge)
- First measurements of real contribution of the
model for local development will be possible by
the end of this year.
THANK YOU!
Contacts:
[email protected]
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