Workshop on "Disability and PRS in Cambodia"
Agenda, Day 1
Venue: Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation
Objective of Day 1: Provision of Basic Information on PRSP and Disability
Time | Topics/Main Issues | Guest Speaker/ Resource Person/ Facilitator |
|---|
8:00 | Registration of Workshop Participants | Secretary |
8:15 | Introduction of Participants | Facilitator |
8:20 | General Briefing on the Workshop - workshop rationale , objectives and expectations
- Specific objectives of Day 1 & Day 2
- Organisation of workshop flows: presentations & working groups
| Representative from host organisation |
8:35 | Introduction of the Project - Justification and background of the project
- Objectives of the project and proposed activities in Cambodia
- Introduce the PRSP Coordination Committee and allies in Cambodia and examine their possibilities to implement the project
- Elaborate the timeframe of the project
| Representative from host organisation |
9:00 | Introduction of PRS - General Aspects - Meanings and concept of PRS
- The core principles of PRS: country-driven/ownership, results-oriented, comprehensive, partnership-oriented and participative.
- The processes of PRS established by own country governments
- Critical challenges faced by most countries in the PRS ownership
- Previous successes and donor involvements regarding PRS
- The importance of Cambodia’s Millennium Development Goals as a debtor of the World Bank
| Resource person from an NGO experienced vis-à-vis PRS |
9:30 | Comments and Questions | Facilitator |
9:45 | B R E A K | |
10:15 | Introduction of PRS in Cambodia - The meaning and concept of the NSDP
- The formulation process of the NSDP: line ministries, technical working groups, NGO Forum
- Priority goals and targets of the NSDP
- The main strategies to implement the NSDP
- Monitoring and evaluation – indicators and monitoring framework
| Resource person from the Ministry of Planning |
10:45 | Comments and Questions | Facilitator |
11:00 | Experiences of the NGO Forum regarding PRS - Entry points for NGO involvement in PRS
- Experience of the NGO Forum in the PRS formulation process
- Incorporation of NGO comments into the NPRS and NSDP
- Participation perspective of the NGO Forum in NPRS and NSDP processes
- NGOs' plans to follow up and monitor the NSDP
| Resource person from the NGO Forum |
11:45 | Comments and Questions | Facilitator |
12:00 | LUNCH | |
13:30 | Introduction on the situation regarding disability in Cambodia - Obstacles facing persons with disabilities
- Definition of disability given in the draft legislation
- Social exclusion
- The aspects of disability and socioeconomic development
- Overview of DPO activities in Cambodia
- The disability movement in Cambodia
- Suggestions and comments to donors
| Resource person from a DPO |
14:15 | Comments and Question | Facilitator |
14:30 | BREAK | |
15:00 | Group Discussion: Venn Diagram - PRSP stakeholders
- Disability stakeholders
| Facilitator |
16:20 | Feedback from the Groups - Key players in the disability sector, including
- Key stakeholders in PRSP
- Difficulties of having a joint capacity of expression and representation among the stakeholders
| Facilitator |
16:55 | Brief Summary, End of Day 1 | Facilitator, selected participants |
Agenda, Day 2
Venue: Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation
Objective of Day 2: Participants Understand the Relationship between PRS and Disability, and Exchange Ideas for Further Actions
Time | Topics/Main Issues | Guest Speaker/ Resource Person/ Facilitator |
|---|
8:00 | Registration of Workshop Participants | Secretary |
8:20 | Synthesis of Day 1 - The meanings of PRS, NSDP
- 3 main steps of PRS
- Entry points
- Main recommendations
- Main deadlines
- Information, problems and recognition of disability
- Summary of the outcomes of the Venn Diagram
| Facilitator |
8:30 | PRS and Disability Sector Involvement: - Persons with disabilities, the poor and poverty reduction in Cambodia
- Disability sector involvement in poverty reduction
- Examples of case studies: successful inclusion of disability in PRS processes in Honduras, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone and Tanzania
- The ideas of networking – lessons learnt
| Resource persons from a DPO and an INGO |
8:35 | Introduction of the Project - Justification and background of the project
- Objectives of the project and proposed activities in Cambodia
- Introduce the PRSP Coordination Committee and allies in Cambodia and examine their possibilities to implement the project
- Elaborate the timeframe of the project
| Representative from host organisation |
9:00 | Comments and Questions | Facilitator |
9:15 | Presentation of the Results of a Preliminary Analysis of PRS and Disability in Cambodia: - Concept of the research study
- PRS process and phases
- Possible entry points and strategies in each phase of the PRS
- Participants’ perspective
- Comments on the NSDP approach
- Disability in PRS for Cambodia
- Brainstorming for group discussion on the identification of entry points and strategies
| Resource person froim an INGO |
9:45 | Comments and Questions | Facilitator |
10:00 | B R E A K | |
10:30 | Different Working Groups: - Linkages between PRS and disability Stakeholders (adopted stakeholder matrix)
- Discussion on proposed entry points and strategies
| Facilitator |
12:00 | LUNCH | |
13:30 | Group feedback | Each group facilitator |
13:50 | Presentation: Networking as a Successful Approach – the Idea of the "NSDP Inclusive Committee" - Ideas of networking to achieve the targets and objectives of the project and its implementation
- Formation of the NSDP Inclusive Committee for the project
- Roles and responsibilities of NSDP Inclusive Committee members
- Possibilities for others to become members of this committee
| Representative from the NSDP Inclusive Committee |
14:15 | Comments and Questions | Facilitator |
14:30 | BREAK | |
15:00 | Working Groups: - Recommendations on sector involvement
- Discussion of the main sectors of the PRS with the aim of including disability
| Facilitator |
15:30 | Presentation of Working groups Main sectors: Legislation, Social Protection, Education and Employment | Each group facilitator |
16:00 | Evaluation of Workshop Feedback | Facilitator |
16:15 | Closing and Decision on Further Steps - Timeframe for the implementation and evaluation of the project
- Micro grants for small-scale projects
| Representative from host organisation |
16:30 | End of Day 2 | |
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