UNESCO
HIV/AIDS Program
OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project
Regional Workshop: Sharing Lessons, Planning Future Directions
Bangkok, October; Tashkent, December 2006
Skills-sharing Session 1:
Monitoring, Reporting and Lessons-sharing
Input on monitoring: UNAIDS M&E guide for programs for young people (15 mins)
Small group discussion (15 mins) and report-back (10 mins)
Suggested small groups: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jordan / China, Vietnam / Laos, Thailand
Questions:
- In your experience, can you give an example of a program or project that did NOT have clear objectives & indicators? What about an example of a program or project that DID have clear objectives & indicators? How did these programs or projects go; what were their outcomes?
- In current and future projects on education and HIV/AIDS how can we improve the development of objectives & indicators? How can we make sure that our objectives are SMART? Who in our country can help us formulate good objectives & indicators?
- During this session we heard a few tips on Reporting and Lessons-sharing. Do you have any other tips to share with others in the group? How can we make reports less labor-intensive, less time-consuming and more effective? How can we better share lessons from our work?
- During this session we looked at the UNAIDS M&E Guide for Prevention Programs for Young People. What aspects of the Guide do you think might be useful for your work?
- Are there any other aspects of M&E that you would like to share from your experience to the rest of the group?
- Are there specific aspects of M&E that specific people in your group would like to learn in future workshops?
UNESCO
HIV/AIDS Program
OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project
Regional Workshop: Sharing Lessons, Planning Future Directions
Bangkok, October; Tashkent, December 2006
Skills-sharing Session 1:
Monitoring, Reporting and Lessons-sharing
Input on lessons-sharing: UNESCO HIV/AIDS and education good practice booklets (15 mins)
Small group discussion (15 mins) and report-back (10 mins)
Suggested small groups: same
Questions:
- Please think of ONE specific example of a program or project that has NOT been mentioned during this session but that you consider to be “good practice” and that has lessons that can be shared. Why do you consider this program or project to be “good practice”? What lessons can be shared from it?
- Do you think that your current work in education and HIV/AIDS should be written up as a “case study” to share lessons? If so how would you do this – would you hire a consultant, recruit a volunteer, or write it up yourself? Where would you publish or disseminate the information?
- During this session we looked at the UNESCO Good Policy and Practice Booklets in HIV/AIDS and Education. What aspects of the Booklets do you think might be useful for your work?
- Are there any other aspects of lessons-sharing that you would like to share from your experience to the rest of the group?
- Are there specific aspects of reporting and/or lessons-sharing that specific people in your group would like to learn in future workshops?
UNESCO
HIV/AIDS Program
OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project
Regional Workshop: Sharing Lessons, Planning Future Directions
Bangkok, October; Tashkent, December 2006
Skills-sharing Session 2:
Proposal Writing, Donor Engagement and Program Development
Input on strategic program development and donor engagement: Material from previous UNESCO meetings (30 mins)
Small group discussion (50 mins) and report-back (15 mins)
Suggested small groups: All focal points / all government partners / all other partners
Questions:
For focal points:
- Please share in your group your answers to preparatory questions 1 & 2.
- What would you answer to “What donors sometimes say…” (the last slide of the presentation)?
- After the OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project ends, how can you develop a more strategic approach to education and HIV/AIDS? What are the practical concerns or difficulties with developing such a strategic approach?
UNESCO
HIV/AIDS Program
OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project
Regional Workshop: Sharing Lessons, Planning Future Directions
Bangkok, October; Tashkent, December 2006
Skills-sharing Session 2:
Proposal Writing, Donor Engagement and Program Development
Input on strategic program development and donor engagement: Material from previous UNESCO meetings (30 mins)
Small group discussion (50 mins) and report-back (15 mins)
Suggested small groups: All focal points / all government partners / all other partners
Questions:
For government partners:
- How can your agency and UNESCO work more closely together to develop further partnerships for a comprehensive response to education and HIV/AIDS? Would it be possible for your agency and UNESCO to develop a joint funding proposal and approach donor/s together? Do you have ideas for such projects or programs; what roles would your agency and UNESCO play, and who might fund such initiatives?
- What would you answer to “What donors sometimes say…” (the last slide of the presentation)?
- From all the discussions so far (including the country presentations and all the skills-sharing sessions), what specific lessons have you learned that would be most useful in your work?
- Are there any other specific issues from the government side that you would like to communicate to your UNESCO partners?
UNESCO
HIV/AIDS Program
OPEC Fund/UNESCO Project
Regional Workshop: Sharing Lessons, Planning Future Directions
Bangkok, October; Tashkent, December 2006
Skills-sharing Session 2:
Proposal Writing, Donor Engagement and Program Development
Input on strategic program development and donor engagement: Material from previous UNESCO meetings (30 mins)
Small group discussion (50 mins) and report-back (15 mins)
Suggested small groups: All focal points / all government partners / all other partners
Questions:
For all other partners:
- How can your agency and UNESCO work more closely together to develop further partnerships for a comprehensive response to education and HIV/AIDS? Can you see a way for UNESCO to contribute to any of your existing programs? Do you have ideas for strategic and innovative projects or programs?
- What would you answer to “What donors sometimes say…” (the last slide of the presentation)?
- From all the discussions so far (including the country presentations and all the skills-sharing sessions), what specific lessons have you learned that would be most useful in your work?
- Are there any other specific issues from civil society / PLHA / other partners that you would like to communicate to your UNESCO partners?