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Selected Project Experience

Main Focus: UNCRC article specific national child protection monitoring system designing-Bangaldesh:

Project description:

Name: Assessment of Feasibility of Management Information System and establishment of Child Protection IMS and M&E under the Department of Social Services (DSS), Ministry of Social Welfare (MSW)

Description: The project is to support a process of establishing an Information Management and M&E System on Child Protection under the GoB Department of Social Services (DSS), Ministry of Social Welfare (MSW). The purpose of the project is to provide necessary information for better responding to existing and emerging needs of children as well as to monitor progress made towards the achievement of the concerned national, regional and global commitments in this regard.

The key activities and deliverables in two phases (Phase-1 and Phase-2) are as follows:

First Phase: Situation Analysis:

Desk review of relevant documentation,

Developing a proposition of key indicators and finalizing assessment methodology,

Interviews with key stakeholders in the various ministries, NGOs, UN and donor agencies and information
     collection,
Data Analysis for relevance and reliability, and

 Formulation of feasible and affordable recommendations on establishment of a data base on Child 
     Protection at DSS.

Second Phase: Implementation of first phase recommendations:

 Establishment of a database on Child Protection at DSS and an interactive Web portal.

 Choice of software and development of database,

 Technical assistance to the relevant department of DSS to collect data already available with other institutions
     as identified by the assessment and to design and implement a plan for the collection of missing data in
     coordination with divisional, district and upazilla department of Social Welfare,

 Elaborate technical working document for DSS unit in charge of IMS and M&E,

 Training provision to the government official in charge of the child protection database on report generating and
     updating information,

 Training on IMS and M&E of CP of key government officials from Social Welfare,

 Finalize report after sharing draft report with relevant stakeholders and incorporating feedback

Employer: UNICEF
Duration (Man-month): Started on June 05, 2009 to December 05, 2009.
Number of consultants: 5
Job done by the consultants: As indicated above
Associates: N/A
Reference:

Farzana Ahmad
Child Protection Officer
Child Protection Section
UNICEF Bangladesh
BSL Office Complex, 1 Minto Road, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Tel: (880-2) 9336701 ext. 380
Mobile: 01817-534199
Fax: (880-2) 9335641-2
Email: fahmad@unicef.org

www.unicef.org.bd