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Child Rights Governance In-Depth Analysis

Questionnaire /Data collection guide 1: Investment in Children1

Introduction

Save the Children is carrying out an In-Depth Analysis of the Child Rights Governance situation in the

country. A key component of this is economic governance analysis to ascertain challenges and

opportunities for improved investment in children. Investment in Children (IiC !ork focuses on increased

mo"ili#ation and allocation as !ell as effective utili#ation of private and pu"lic resources in order to reali#e

immediate and long term needs of children. $he %nited &ations Convention on the Rights of the Child

(%&CRC' Article places an o"ligation on the part of all governments to invest in children to the

)ma*imum e*tent of their availa"le resources+ in order to reali#e the o",ectives of the Convention. $he

purpose of the analysis is to inform planning and programming "y Save the Children.

Section A: Macro-econoic conte!t

hat are the trends and characteristics of economic performance (Gross Domestic /roduct and

Gross &ational Income' employment' fiscal outlook and inflation0 Generally' ho! sta"le is the

economy0 (Ministry of Finance, IMF, World Bank)

1 hat is the trend regarding the child poverty situation (looking at the multi-dimensional poverty inde*

and key child rights development indicators in vie! of economic performance0 Any discrepancies

amongst the geographic regions and demographic groups of the country and !hy0 (Ministry of

Finance, IMF, World Bank)

2 hat are the trends in employment and household income in general0 Any other sources of livelihood

such as informal trade0 (Ministry of Finance, IMF, UND, Central !tatistics "ffice, Ministry of#rade, World Bank)

hat is the level of ine3uality and ho! does it manifest0 Any geographic' gender or other

demographic dynamics to it0 (Ministry of Finance, IMF, UND, World Bank)

4 Are there any ma,or shocks such as 5I6 and AIDS' disasters' change in oil prices' !ars etc that may

"e impacting on economic performance0 5o! have children "een affected0 (Ministry of Finance$

lannin% IMF, World Bank)

Section ": #iscal and Monetary policy $rae%or&

7 8riefly descri"e the policies and la!s in place governing pu"lic spending e.g. &ational Constitution'/u"lic 9inance :anagement Act' 8udget ;a! etc0 Any challenges and opportunities for improved

investment in children0 (Ministry of Finance$ #reas&ries in local %overnment, think tanks

1This is meant to be both a guide for secondary and primary data collection. It is supposed

to be self-administered. The institutions in bold and italics are the potential sources of

information. The researcher is generally encouraged to triangulate data with various

sources.


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sharing of natural resources0 (Ministry of Finance, even&e *&thorities, #reas&ries in +ocal

overnment, IMF and World Bank)

@ 5o! is revenue sharing conducted "et!een central and local government0 Are there regions that are

under?over resourced compared to others0 Any challenges and opportunities to improve efficiency

and effectiveness in revenue sharing0 (Ministry of Finance, even&e *&thorities, #reas&ries in

+ocal overnment, +e%islat&res at local and national level)

1 hat are the trends in overseas development assistance over the years in terms of amounts and

sector focus0 5o! much of this goes to the child rights sector0 hich regions in the country are the

ma,or recipients of aid and !hy0 ho are the ma,or donors0 Is development assistance in the child

rights sector "eing delivered in line !ith 8%SA& and /ARIS principles0 (Ministry of Finance,

even&e *&thorities, #reas&ries in +ocal overnment, UND World Bank, research instit&tes

and C!"s)

1 Any earmarked resources for children at local and national level' including proceeds from innovative

financing mechanisms0(Ministry of Finance, even&e *&thorities, #reas&ries in +ocal

overnment, UND World Bank, research instit&tes and C!"s)

11 Bverall' is fiscal space to increase pu"lic spending on children improving or !orsening0

Section D: Child Rights '!penditure trends

12 Do children+s issues feature clearly in national and local development plans0 (Ministry of lannin% ,

UND, +ocal overnment, and World Bank. +ocal and National Develoment lans)

1 hat is the level of compliance !ith regional and international commitments on pu"lic e*penditure

norms to !hich the government is a signatory to0 *amples include A"u,a declaration and Dakar

9rame!ork of action. 5o! is the government faring in relation to its neigh"ors0 (Ministry of Finance/

B&d%et Books, esearch instit&tes, W0", UN-!C", !W)

14 hat is the level and trends (over the past 4 years in pu"lic e*penditure on children particularly in

education' health' social protection' emergencies and national child rights infrastructure (Including

coordination mechanisms. Consider the follo!ing

a :inisterial e*penditure as a percentage of the total "udget ? GD/ (/ick key child focused

ministries.

" /rogramme spending as a percentage of ministerial "udget' total "udget and GD/ (/ick specific

child focused programmes of interest in selected ministries.

c /er capita spending !here possi"le (%sing domestic and or international currency.

d 6ariance "et!een actual spending on specific child sectors and international commitments.

e 6ariance "et!een allocations to specific programmes and actual spending.

f /roportion of )development+ vs )non-development operational vs administration "udget for a given

year and overtime. (Ministry of Finance/ B&d%et Books)

17 Is pu"lic spending addressing ine3uality and the specific needs of the most poor and vulnera"le0

(Ministry of Finance/ B&d%et Books. +ine Ministries. +ocal %overnment)


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2@ hat mechanisms are in place to control corruption in the child rights sector0(arliament, Ministry

of Finance, +ocal overnment, "versi%ht 2odies, Citi'ens)

Section #: Child and civil society participation in $iscal processes

hat is the level of child and civil society participation in "udgeting processes0 (Ministry of Finance,

+ocal %overnment, citi'ens)

hich CSBs including child led organi#ations are involved in investment in children issues0 5o!

strong and effective are they0 hich CSBs are possi"le partners of Save the Children0(Ministry of

Finance, +ocal %overnment, citi'ens)

1 hat are the participation frame!orks in place0 5o! inclusive and effective are they0 (Ministry of

Finance, +ocal %overnment, citi'ens and C!"s)

2 Are there clear roles and responsi"ilities in the "udget making process0 (Ministry of Finance, +ocal

%overnment, citi'ens)

5o! predicta"le are time lines in the "udget cycle (Ministry of Finance, +ocal %overnment,

citi'ens)

4 $o !hat e*tent is participation open to the marginali#ed and vulnera"le children and young people

and to "road civil society0 (Ministry of Finance, +ocal %overnment, citi'ens)

7 hat are the most effective entry points for Save the Children and its partners to influence pu"lic

spending on children0(arliament, Ministry of Finance, +ocal overnment, "versi%ht 2odies,

Citi'ens and C!"s)


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44 5o! influential is private sector on the fiscal direction of the country0(Cham2ers of Commerce,

Ministry of Finance, +ocal overnment)

Section ): Conclusions* +olicy and prograing recoendation, verall:-

47 Is there fiscal space for improved investment in children

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