SDGs and the role of CSOs RENCP General

SDGs and the role of CSOs RENCP General Assembly 30 th Oct 2015 Alice Ching’oma, Education Advisor DFID

How do SDGs differ from MDGS

q q Zero Goals: SDGs designed to finish the job – “zero” requires a real focus on the empowering the poorest and hardest to reach. More Comprehensive Goals: There were 8 MDGs. SDGs have 17 “Focus Areas” that go beyond the symptoms of poverty.

Inclusive Goal Setting: The MDGs were created through a top-down process. The SDGs have been created through inclusive participatory processes. q q Funding: The MDGs were largely envisioned to be funded by aid flows – which had limitations. The SDGs put sustainable, inclusive econ devpt & countries ability to address own social challenges .

q Peace Building: Over the past 15 years, we’ve seen that peaceful, reasonably well governed countries prosper. Data Revolution: SDGs target by 2020 to “increase high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by characteristics relevant in national contexts. ” q

v Quality Education: The MDGs focused on quantity The SDGs focus on the quality of education – of learning – and the role of education in achieving a more humane world

Quality Education 10 Targets : BY 2030 Ensure All Girls & Boys q learning outcomes. q Completion q Inclusiveness q From ECD, pre-primary, primary , secondary , vocation & tertiary , University q Teachers

The 169 Targets , how will they be implemented � Targets are defined as aspirational and global � Each gvt setting its own national targets based on national circumstances � Each gvt to decide how these aspirational and global targets to be incorporated in national planning � This is a major next step for Jan 2016 implementation

The role of CSOs in SDG implementation

� The SDGs will be driven not primarily by gvts, but by partnerships btwn gvts, CSO, & private sector � “organised civil society” has a key role to play in realising the post-2015 dvpt agenda. Working cooperatively to advance their common interests. (complementarity not competition, synergies not silos, unified voice for advocacy)

� How best can CSOs engage in the implementation process and take part in review and monitoring procedures? � How can CSO provide sustainable evidence based innovative alternative approaches and effectively advocate?

� The goals cant be treated as silos need for more holistic and integrated cross sectoral programming and comprehensive monitoring system. How can CSO enhance this? � Getting to zero requires a real focus on the empowering the poorest and hardest to reach. How can CSO support this agenda and the measurement challenge it poses

What next JRES ; Planning for 15/16 Reviewing the ESSP; SDG implementation

q As RENCIP members what are your plans for helping achieve the SDG education targets in Rwanda? q Which of the SDG targets are the most important, where can they bring real added value? q How will CSOs engage government in targets prioritisation? q and what is the RENCIP offer?

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