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Matrix of Development Partners under the Working Group on Migration

Objectives

1. To promote, facilitate, and support the national dialogue on migration, so as to advance understanding of the opportunities and challenges it presents, including through research and analysis into root causes, sharing information, spreading best practices, and facilitating prevention, protection and development-focused solutions.

2. To strengthen information sharing and exchanges among donors, international and local government and non-government agencies with regard to ongoing and planned projects and programs

·         Serve as a forum for sharing ideas, recommendations, reports, papers and other relevant information related to labour migration across diverse domains to facilitate discussion amongst partners, present and exchange their knowledge products;

·         Serve as a forum for promoting and building sector-wide programs and approaches to migration in an ongoing pursuit of collaboration and strategic objectives at the heart of the National Development Strategy and Sustainable Development agenda;

·         Serve as a forum for promoting consensus on and discussing key issues relating to development of migrant-friendly policies to ensure effective prevention, protection and development strategies;

·         Provide an enabling environment conducive to joint efforts and activities in the context of labour migration; and

·         Ensure systematic linkages with related DCC.     

B.  Membership and Partnership

IOM and the Ministry of Labour, Migration, and Population Employment (MoLMPE) will jointly lead the working group, and will facilitate the work of the group.  Consultants, project advisors/specialists, private sector and/or local/international NGOs/ civil society, UN agencies and bilateral donors may also be invited to attend WG meetings. The membership could be revised through decision of the group.

C.  Frequency of Meetings

The WG will normally meet on a quarterly basis but ad-hoc meetings can be organized as well when there is a need. The Co-chairs will also be responsible for developing a draft agenda and maintaining and sharing simple minutes of the meetings.

D.  Secretariat

Secretarial support for the WG will be provided by IOM.

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Development_Partners_Social_Protection_Mapping_Matrix_December_2017

A.  Objectives

1. Coordinate policy dialogue between development partners and the Government of Tajikistan on social protection;
2. Share best practice, experience and information on existing initiatives among the group members and with the Government of Tajikistan;
3. Coordinate development partners’ efforts in policy advocacy, policy making and programme design on social protection;
4. Keep track of the Government of Tajikistan – DCC initiative on human development as it relates to Social protection;
5. Brief the broader DCC on social protection issues as and when required.   

       B.  Membership and partnerships

Permanent members of the Working Group are all development partners working in the field of social protection. New members from among development organizations can obtain membership of the Working Group when there is an accord from majority of the Working Group members. Guest membership can be extended to Government representatives and other stakeholders on a session basis as required.

       C.  Frequency of Meetings and Reporting

The Working Group will meet minimum four times a year. The Working Group Chair will lead on scheduling and the agenda for each meeting. Ad hoc meetings can occur as required.

       D.  Secretariat

Secretarial support for the WG will be provided by UNICEF and the EU delegation.

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1.     Context

With an overall objective to strengthen aid effectiveness in Tajikistan, the Development Coordination Council (DCC) was established to facilitate information exchange and collaboration within the development community, as well as foster dialogue on shared priorities with the Government of Tajikistan. The DCC functions as development partners’ coordination mechanism with the GoT.

Under the DCC’s Human Development Cluster, Education Working Group (WG) exists. DCC Education WG is guided by the National Strategy for Education Development (NSED) until 2020 adopted by the Government of Tajikistan and the Education Action Plan (EAP) 2015-2017, as well as global frameworks and goals.

2.     Purpose and Scope DCC Education Working Group

The DCC Education Working Group (WG) has as its purpose to improve coordination and harmonization among development partners (DPs) active in the Education Sector in Tajikistan, as well as to promote an effective interaction of the DPs with the Government, in light of building Sector-Wide Approach.

The DCC Education WG’s mandate covers all spectrum and cycle of education: preschool education, primary and general secondary education, technical and vocational education, higher education and non-formal education in Tajikistan.

3.     Core Functions of DCC Education WG

The DCC Education WG members agree to collaborate on fulfilling the following core functions:

3.1  Synergy, coordination and harmonization among partners

·        Promote synergy and coordination of education interventions among all partners.

·        Harmonize strategies and modalities of support to the Government.

3.2  Information sharing

·        Share regular updates on interventions in order to avoid duplications and promote complementarities.

·        Maintain an up-to-date information sharing tools, e.g. list of partner-supported studies, capacity development and other activities.

3.3  Discussion and development of policies and strategies

·        Discuss priority policy agendas and reforms and contribute to the development of these policies and strategies.

3.4  Joint advocacy

·        Agree on key policy advocacy messages and how to conduct joint advocacy to the Government.

3.5  Monitoring

·        Monitor, jointly, the progress and challenges as they relate to the Action Plan 2015-2017 and other relevant joint plans against agreed targets, and in accordance with common indicators.  

·        Collaborate in organising an annual Education Joint Sector Review.

3.6  Capacity building

·        Identify, collectively, the capacity gaps and promote capacity building of educational authorities at national and sub-national levels in a coordinated manner.

3.7  Inter-sectoral linkage

·        Foster linkages with other sectoral Working Groups and related bodies to ensure aspects such as health and nutrition, child protection, hygiene, social protection, etc. are taken into consideration in cross-cutting issues such as early childhood development (ECD), inclusive education, gender equality in education, etc.

·        Support the following sub-thematic Working Groups existent in the education sector, either within the Development Coordination Council (DCC) mechanism or Education Sector-Wide Approach, ensuring their linkages to broader objectives of the sector:

–        Local Education Group (LEG)

–        Inclusive Education Working Group

–        Vocation and Technical Education Working Group (under DCC)

–        Emergency Preparedness and Response & Disaster Risk Reduction (EPR-DRR) Working Group[1]

4.     Composition

The membership is voluntary and open to Development Partners actively involved in education in Tajikistan.

Currently (as of November 2015), the Chair of DCC Education Working Group is assumed by UNICEF and the co-chair is assumed by European Union.

5.     Modality

5.1   The DCC Education WG will meet once every two months. The meeting is convened by the Chair or Co-chair.

5.2   Minutes of meeting is taken by a volunteer organisations/ agencies on rotational basis.

5.3   The mailing list of the DCC Education WG exists for information sharing purpose and for convening meetings. It is maintained and updated as necessary by the Chair. 

Key Policy Documents, Strategies and Tools

·        National Strategy for Education Development (NESD), 2012-2020

·        Mid-term Action Plan of NSED, 2015-2017

·        Law on Education, 2013

·        Global Partnership for Education-4 Programme Appraisal Document, 2013

·        National Development Strategy (NDS), 2015-2030 (draft)

·        Medium-term Strategy of NDS, 2016-2020 (draft)

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[1]Currently, DCC VET sub-group is chaired by GiZ and it is a group of development partners; Inclusive Education Working Group is chaired by UNICEF and involves both development partners and Government representatives; and EPR-DRR Working Group, alternatively called as Education Cluster, is co-chaired by Save the Children and UNICEF, involving both development partners and Government representatives. 

DPs Contribution into NHS 2010-2020 Implementation

A.  Objectives

1.      To support the Government in promoting and implementation of a health sector reforms.

·        Collectively support the government in achieving key priority health sector objectives identified in the NDS 2030 as well as National Health Strategy 2010-2020;

·        Provide inputs and support the process of Joint Annul Reviews (JAR);

·        Jointly advocate with the Government on the issues of common interest among DPs;

·      Arrange discussion and build common position on the cross-sectoral issues and DCC Initiatives like nutrition, food safety, etc.

2.     To promote and strengthen information sharing and exchanges among development partners with regard to ongoing and planned projects and programs

·        Serve as a forum for announcing and coordination for planned and ongoing activities to ensure harmonization;

·        Serve as a forum for sharing reports, papers and other information;

·        Serve as a forum for promoting and building sector-wide approaches; and

·        Provide an enabling environment for joint efforts and activities.

3.     To strengthen exchanges and dialogue among donors on key issues

·        Serve as a forum for discussing policy and procedural issues, including cross-cutting areas with other relevant WGs and Clusters;

·        Promote consensus on key issues relating to aid based on experiences and lessons learned; and

·        Ensure systematic linkages with related donor working groups.

B.  Membership and Partnership

EU and WHO will lead the working group, and will facilitate the work of the group.  Consultants, project advisors/specialists, government officials and/or NGOs/civil society may also be invited to attend WG meetings. The membership could be revised through decision of the group.

C.  Frequency of Meetings

The WG will normally meet on monthly/6 weeks basis and ad-hoc meetings may be conducted on the request of WG member. The Co-chairs will also be responsible for developing a draft agenda and maintaining and sharing simple minutes of the meetings.

D.  Secretariat

Secretarial support ((pre- meeting send of agenda, meeting mateerials, minutes, etc.) for the WG will be provided by EU/WHO.

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