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In order to support country governments with informed programming for children at sub national level, UNICEF Kenya came up with unique way of representing data dealing with Child Rights – Child Deprivation Index and County Infographics for all 47 counties. The child deprivation index is an innovative way of measuring multi-dimensional poverty and rights deprivation for children by county. The child deprivation index and other data at county level were collated and used to generate county data sheets and infographics which were then presented to county governments. The Infographics present national and county indicators in thematic areas including demographics, education, water and sanitation, maternal and child health and HIV, nutrition and child protection. Index of child deprivation developed based on 13 indicators in domains of health, education, and material wellbeing. Counties are ranked according to their level of deprivation, and their contribution to national child deprivation. Link to the Conference: http://www.gisfortheun.com/about/index.htmlTRANSCRIPT
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Child Deprivation Index
Presented by:
Minu LimbuEmergency Specialist/InnovationEmergency and Field OperationsUNICEF [email protected]
Background: Kenya
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• Largest Growing Economy in East Africa
• Middle Income Status
• Elections: March 2013
• Devolution
39 Million
Children
aprox60%
Background: Children in Kenya
Inequalities
20 million children
15.8 million
deprived in sanitation
13.1 million
inadequate shelter
5.3 million deprived in education
7.8 million deprived of safe water
1.1 million deprived in
health*
2.1 million stunted*
80% Children subjected to (at least)single deprivation
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Focus: “tool(s)” to measure multiple child deprivations
Sets of indicators used:
Environmental/Material
1. Proportion of households with access to improved water sources
2. Proportion of households with improved sanitation
3. Proportion of households using open defecation.
4. Proportion with electricity as lighting fuel
5. Proportion of households earth floor
Health1. HIV prevalence rates2. Delivered in health facility (%)3. Proportion of deliveries by qualified
personnel (%)4. Proportion of those who had all
vaccinations by year one
Nutrition5. Proportion of children with appropriate
height for age
Education6. Literacy (% who can read and write)
7. Proportion attending school 15-18 years
8. County pupil-to-teacher ration• The proportional performances of the above indicators at each county were
included in the cronbach’s alpha analysis (yielded >0.8 alpha reliability), and an index score generated for each county (0-100)
• A contribution analysis based on populations affected was undertaken with a final ranking showing which counties contribute the most to deprivation.
• Scores were ranked from 1 to 47 (highest (best) to lowest (worst)).
Child Deprivation map
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Why it worked in Kenya CO?
Decisions
• Decisions to be supported
Information
• Information needed to make decision
Data
• Data from which information is drawn
PrimarySeco
ndary
Assessment framework
NEED Focused!!
9UNICEF Representative Kenya
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Advocacy &Partnership
(L)UNICEF Dep. Representative Kenya with Honorable Governor of Turkana County (R)
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Turkana:Government 5 years County Integrated Planning 4 days workshop, September 2013
Influencing Planning
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Challenges:
Data for the “right” set of indicators
Coordination
Sustainability
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Summary:
Geographical Focus
Devolution:Child Focused Planning Report Cards
(with child lenses)
For more information, please contactMinu Limbu, [email protected]: minu.limbu+254733420250
Ongoing work heavily contributed by and many thanks to:
Ms. Madhavi Ashok, Deputy Representative
Ms. Joanne Bosworth, Chief of Social Policy
Ms. Megan Gilgan, Emergency Advisor
Mr. Fred Ogwal-Oyee, Chief of Emergency, and
Mr. Marcel Rudasingwa, Representative of
UNICEF/Kenya
UNICEF KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE
© United Nations Children’s Fund
October 10, 2013
All photo © UNICEF/KEN/Advocacy
Condolences and dedication: Presentation dedicated to Late. Juan Ortiz former Deputy Representative of UNICEF Kenya Country Office who was killed in the recent terrorist attack in Nairobi Kenya.