Theory of Change. Broadly, Pro Public believes that peace comes through the transformative change of a xxxxxxxx xxxx of individuals, their attitudes, behaviors, skills. That's how the project will teach carefully
Theory of Change. 59. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that effective climate adaptation and mitigation measures and a more rational use of scarce natural resources will buttress increased resilience and shift toward sustainable consumption and production and ‘greening’ of the economy.
Theory of Change. 68. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that increased, and more efficient health and social protection system spending and performance will result in higher quality and inclusive services for all people in Turkmenistan, particularly for vulnerable groups in rural areas.
Theory of Change. 76. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that improved performance of the education and skilling system, with stronger links to labour market needs, will contribute to more people, especially children, young people, women, and vulnerable groups, getting the knowledge and skills they need for rewarding employment and greater opportunities in a diversifying Turkmen economy.
Theory of Change. SSP’s theory of change holds that the school is the unit of change. SSP’s strategy to improve the quality of education is rooted in the idea that school improvement should be approached holistically, focusing on both the academic and personal needs of the child. Child-friendly schools that are welcoming to all school community members support the quality of 1 UNICEF: xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/oPt/education.html education and success of their students. As a result, SSP will engage the agents of change in the whole school community—-students, teachers, principals, parents, and stakeholders from local communities and the MoEHE—in school-based improvement activities that promote shared leadership and include professional development, co- and extracurricular activities, counseling support, physical capacity building and school improvement planning. SSP believes that schools that engage in holistic approaches to reform, on the whole, see more improvement than schools that focus on isolated improvement activities; in short, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Therefore, the primary research question for SSP is: To what extent has a holistic approach to education development improved the quality of education in SSP schools? Organization of the SSP Performance Management System The organization of SSP’s performance management system is intended to support the development of a results-based M&E system that informs school improvement for the public schools in the West Bank. The SSP performance management system is coordinated by SSP’s M&E Department. The department managers for each of SSP’s program components—Professional Development, Parent and Community Engagement, Co- and Extracurricular Activities, and School Physical Capacity Building—participate in collecting data relevant to the components they manage, and department managers in turn coordinate with their primary counterparts at the MoEHE to contribute to data analysis and reporting. Throughout the life of program, SSP’s partners and stakeholders will receive periodic feedback from SSP’s M&E Department regarding progress toward targets. Gender Strategy SSP has integrated gender considerations into its implementation, and this integration is reflected in the project's M&E activities. The program has identified three areas relevant to SSP in which gender gaps exist within the context of schools in the West Bank. These three areas are: 1) boys' academic achievement; 2) parent council representation; and ...
Theory of Change. 51. Given the number, complexity and inter-relatedness of the barriers to the adaptation solution, the project adopts a holistic approach to empower vulnerable smallholder farmers to manage evolving climate risks threatening their water security and agricultural production. Through coordinated investments in enhanced water access and climate-resilient water resource management; diversified, climate-resilient agricultural production; and climate information for risk-informed agricultural planning, the project increases the resilience of smallholder livelihoods. These are transformed beyond subsistence and sustained and scaled through the paradigm-shifting approach of linking smallholders with value-chain actors, markets, and financial intermediaries. The project will: • build the capacities of smallholder farmers, particularly women, to enhance agricultural resiliency and productivity by managing rainwater and soil moisture efficiently and reducing or potentially eliminating water stress during dry spells of limited duration; • train rain-fed farmers to manage soil, water and biomass to maximize water availability through in-field or off-site water harvesting and to enhance productivity of water through the use of water-efficient technologies; • extend smallholder knowledge through organized farmer-to-farmer exchanges.
Theory of Change. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that policy and regulatory reforms aimed at creating stronger conditions for economic development in the non-hydro-carbon sectors of the economy, increased private sector competitiveness and trade, and the creation of decent jobs, will result in a sustainable and diversified economic development of the country where the expected benefits of growth are more widely and fairly shared. This is possible, if the role of Government is shifted towards a catalyst, offering the right mix of incentives, enabling programmes, and market signals to spur a more dynamic, growing economy and the creation of decent jobs; if private sector, particularly SMEs and women entrepreneurs enjoy simplified procedures of doing business and have expanded access to information, innovative technology and financing; and if public institutions and private sector have strengthened human, institutional, and R&D capacity and have sufficient financial resources for effective realization of the comprehensive programs on diversification and digitalization of selected sectors of economy with focus on vulnerable groups; and if innovative and diversified financial (fiscal, insurance, and investment) and banking instruments are available to support dynamic development of green economy; and if institutional and regulatory systems are improved to xxxxxx favorable climate in order to attract private capital and foreign investments and to support trade; and if institutional capacity of public institutions is strengthened in regard to collection, analysis, and availability of disaggregated quality data on economic development, trade, private sector development, and investments. The UN development system will contribute toward achievement of this outcome by: Supporting development of major policy elements and mechanisms to implement a coherent national economic diversification and innovation strategy that is based on quality macroeconomic data. A key element of the strategy will be to ease the regulatory and other costs of doing business and to promote investment for sustainable consumption and production and ‘green’ economy development and job creation. Supporting regulatory changes aimed at making easier for entrepreneurs to start and invest in small businesses and for existing business owners to expand with easier access to financing and technology. SMEs, with a particular focus on agri-business and rural value chains will be at the center of these effor...
Theory of Change. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that effective climate adaptation and mitigation measures and a more rational use of scarce natural resources will buttress increased resilience and shift toward sustainable consumption and production and ‘greening’ of the economy. This is possible, if the GoT develops and effectively implements policies and strategies in the field of climate change, with a focus on reduction of CO2 emissions and adaptation; and if the national institutions, local communities, including women, children and vulnerable groups, and entrepreneurs/economic sectors are financially stable and technically prepared for disasters and disaster response; and if government institutions, private sector, and civil society, trade unions and Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs apply innovations, digital technology and green solutions contributing to efficient use of energy, water, land and other natural resources, renewable energy and development of sustainable cities and green economy with active participation of women, children and vulnerable groups of population; and if the GoT and other stakeholders have stronger capacity for climate analysis, assessment, monitoring and reporting on climate change, environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction with focus on women, children and vulnerable groups; and if the GoT develops mechanisms for climate financing, including access to international sources of climate finance; and if international and regional partnerships are expanded to implement the SDGs, requirements of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework. The UN system will contribute toward achievement of this outcome by: Working with the GoT to develop and implement policies and strategies to reduce the risk of, adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and reduce CO2 emissions, and to build new capacities for climate analysis, monitoring, and reporting that are cross-sectoral, with effective links to policy and decision-making bodies for timely and effective implementation. Promoting new mechanisms for climate financing including access to international sources of climate finance and expanding international and regional partnerships to implement the SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement, the Sendai Framework and other Multilateral Environmental Agreements40 (MEAs). Supporting demand-side efforts to help rural communities and vulnerable groups to become more aware of th...
Theory of Change. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that increased, and more efficient health and social protection system spending and performance will result in higher quality and inclusive services for all people in Turkmenistan, particularly for vulnerable groups in rural areas. This is possible, if the legislative, regulatory and financing framework for health and social protection is strengthened; and if the system of data collection and analysis for monitoring and making managerial decisions is improved (disaggregated data on gender, age, social vulnerability); and if the system and mechanisms are strengthened to increase access to information about a healthy lifestyle, the prevention of morbidity, social protection, with focus on women, children, adolescents, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups; and if there is an effective and sustainable implementation of the national programmes and strategies for mother and child’s health (MCH) and nutrition, early childhood development (ECD), reproductive health (RH), tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases (NCD) and infectious diseases; and if a system of social protection is introduced to provide quality, inclusive social services at the community level. The UN development system will contribute towards achievement of this outcome by: Strengthening GoT capacities to analyse spending patterns and planned outcomes of the national health and social protection programmes and to identify areas for improvement, risks of exclusion, and to assure universal health coverage. This will involve technical assistance and advocacy for expenditure efficiency and increased investment into areas of greatest need, including primary health care and health promotion with focus on children, young people and women, and better protection during emergencies. Enhancing capacities of the key health and social protection stakeholders to implement results-based budgeting, fiscal space and costing analyses, to improve efficiency of health and social protection spending, and working with the GoT to strengthen the governance of the health and social protection systems. These legislative and regulatory efforts are linked to the broader implementation of PFM reforms under outcome 1. Developing capacities of health professionals and social workers to deliver quality and inclusive services, and to strengthen training and supervisory systems to ensure much stronger and more accountable delivery of quality services, ...
Theory of Change. The theory of change underlying this outcome is that improved performance of the education and skilling system, with stronger links to labour market needs, will contribute to more people, especially children, young people, women, and vulnerable groups, getting the knowledge and skills they need for rewarding employment and greater opportunities in a diversifying Turkmen economy. This is possible, if there is an increased access to quality pre-school education for all children, including children with disabilities, and if secondary education system is strengthened to ensure the quality of education with focus on life skills, such as social and emotional skills, creativity, problem solving, and if the National Concept of inclusive education is adopted and effectively implemented, and if the system of vocational, primary, secondary, higher and continuous education is strengthened and takes into account the needs of the labor market, and if employment services system is improved, including strengthened state employment services and expanded opportunities for private recruitment agencies, and if there is an effective labour market regulation system established, including improved labour market analysis and forecasting to formulate efficient active labour market measures for women, youth and vulnerable population. Renewed policies and innovative efforts are needed to forge closer, permanent links between the education system, including skilling, and the labour market and employers’ and workers’ organisations. A key challenge going forward will be to connect the education and skilling system and providing incentives for the private sector to invest in workers’ qualification and re-qualification. Providing access to education in general education institutions to children at risk of being left behind, especially children with disabilities, is another critical concern, as they will need special support and services to help them reach their full potential. Similar to all other outcomes, improved data and evidence are needed about the performance of the education system and learning outcomes to inform policy and programmes. The UN development system will contribute towards achievement of this outcome by: Supporting the GoT to strengthen the quality of the formal education system from pre-primary to tertiary levels by improving teacher training curriculum and programmes with focus on skills that are essential for success in a diversified economy: critical thinking, ana...
