Report from group on the global child poverty study Countries 1. Burundi6. Niger 2. Cameroon 7. Nigeria 3. Congo8. Senegal 4. DRC 9. Sierra Leone 5. Ghana* University of Bristol *

Content 1.Progress made by countries (countries experiences) 2.Bristol methodology as element of conceptual framework 3.Methodological issues and solutions 4.General Recommendations

Progrès réalisés par les pays 4 categories 3 pays sont avancés, la question se pose recalibrer lanalyse selon les TDR de létude Globale: Congo, Mali & Sierra Leone 2 pays ont démarré avec des trvaux pélimiaires: Cameroun, Ghana 4 pays sont prets pour démarrer au plus tard foin février: Nigeria, Senegal, DRC, Burundi, 1 pays doit conceptualiser létude pour lintégrer au processus en cours de lANSIT : Niger

Progress made by countries (countries experiences) Etude comme une opportunité Connaissance complémentaire sur la pauvreté des enfants; Influencer les processus délaboration des plans de développement encours (DSRP, Rapport de suivi charte africaine, MICS, one UN…); Renforcement des capacités nationales et des partenariats

Progress made by countries (countries experiences) cont. Methodologie Adaptation of Global TOR to the national context; Equipe multidiscipinaire avec 2 sous-groupes statistical and policy templates, thematic analysis; Regular meeting (weekly, 2 per month, monthly); Focus group with children MICS, DHS and LSMS; Leadership au Gouvernement;

Progress made by countries (countries experiences) cont. Main findings Results exhibit strong correlation between child poverty and various determinant like household poverty status, region (urban or rural),...; létude Pauvreté des enfants et les disparités offre une opportunité dapporter cette connaissance complémentaire sur la pauvreté des enfants, qui napparaît pas dans les études générales sur la pauvreté; cadres conceptuels intéressants développés sur lanalyse des facteurs influençant la pauvreté des enfants.

Progress made by countries (countries experiences) cont. Issues Méthodologie complexe; Modèle statistique trop vaste; contradictions entre données nationales et internationales; traduction française pas très fiable; Problème de conceptualisation de la pauvreté de lenfant et de létude; Ressources humaines nationales limitées; Données inexistantes Modalité dappui technique de lUniversité de Bristol

Bristol methodology as element of conceptual framework University of Bristol to produce tables – at the latest by April 20 th ; Defining poverty for policy purposes using 1995, 1998 and 2007 UN definitions as agreed by governments; In measuring Poverty, deprivation can be thought of as a continuum – from no deprivation to extreme deprivation, need to identify thresholds

Methodological issues and Solutions Framework Bristol work, Monee project, Situation Analysis look at outcomes and policy interventions Child poverty versus child well-being/child rights disparities versus equalities Deep and relevant disaggregation to clearly present targets and scope of the analysis

Methodological issues and Solutions cont. Poverty concept Internationally agreed definition; National definition; Bristol approach plus monetary dimension as common framework Sequencing Full statistical template then some parts of the policy template Two way relation between statistical and policy analysis

Methodological issues and Solutions cont. Timeline Allocate sufficient time for the analysis; Deadline for the final report end of July; Submit to Bristol all the necessary data sets by end of February; Inconsistencies in policy and statistical templates &statistical discrepancies National validated data as reference; In case of internal discrepancy use the best data source; Report on it;

Methodological issues and Solutions cont. Minimum statistical tabulation Absolute figures for working tables and percentages for the report in most cases; University of Bristol will produce all tables B as indicated in the TOR assuming they receive datasets on time from countries; Adapt at the country level the number and the structure of tables as relevant; Disaggregation by religion and ethnicity on country basis

Methodological issues and Solutions cont. Policy Template Realistic number of policies To a very large extend derived from statistical template; Use Qualitative data; Common methods by all countries; Horizontal sharing of ideas.

How to use the study to influence policy The structure of the team matters; Focus the report on one or two messages that will trigger other necessary policy changes ; Link as much as possible study to relevant country frameworks; Elaborate communication plan for the report; Involve at country level, donors, UN agencies, IFI, NGOs and Civil society at the earlier sage of the study and media; Establish an advisory panel of independent experts who can accompany the study; Capacity building and partnerships; building networks.

General recommendations To Technical team Translation of statistical templates in French; Improve Global study guide French translation. Countries should liaise with HQ for improvement; To country team Be simple and avoid sophisticated statistical models, as policy makers, because of the difficulty to capture, might be reluctant to use results; Link the study to relevant national development framework; Involve key donors represented locally, NGO, Civil society, Un agencies; Set an advisory local panel to accompany the team