Regional Workshop and Meeting on Improving Availability and Coordination Mechanism of Gender Statistics in Africa through: Improved capacity and Strong Gender Data Network and the Development of a minimal Set of Gender Statistics in Africa
Accra, Ghana, 18-23 November 2019
AGENDA
DAY 1 | 18 November 2019
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration of participants
▹ 09:00 - 09:30 | Opening Session
Chair: Ghana Statistical Service
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome Remarks
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- Willliam Muhwava, Chief Demograpic and social statistics section, African Center for Statistics, ECA
- Papa Seck, Chief Statistician, Policy Division, Research & Data Section, UN-Women
- Koffi Marc Kouakou, Principal Statistician-Economist, Gender, Women and Civil Society Department, AfDB
- Shaida Badiee, Managing Director, Open Data Watch and Ms. Eleanor Carey, Senior Technical Manager, Data2X
- Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, Government Statistician, Ghana Statistical Service
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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON IMPROVEMENT OF COORDINATION OF GENDER STATISTICS IN AFRICA
▹ 09:30 - 10:00 | Session 1: Objective and introduction
Chair: Ghana Statistical Service
09:30 – 09:45
Objective of the overall meeting and of the regional workshop
Mr. William Muhwava (ECA)
09:45 – 09:50
Adoption of agenda
09:50 – 10:00
Introduction of Participants
All
10:00 – 10:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 10:30 - 12:00 | Session 2: Coordination of Gender Statistics by International and Regional Institutions
Chair: Ms. Shaida Badiee (ODW)
10:30 – 10:45
Overview of coordination issues relating to gender statistics in Africa (Global, regional and national)
Ms. Fatouma Sissoko (ECA)
10:45 – 11:45
Efforts deployed by various gender statistics stakeholders to improve coordination at regional and national level
Ms. Michele Seroussi and Ms. Grace Gulere (UN-Women)
Mr. Koffi Marc Kouakou (AfDB)
Ms. Fatouma Sissoko (ECA)
Ms. Eleanor Carey (Data2X)
Ms Liliana Suchodolska (PARIS21)
11:45 – 12:00
Discussion
All
▹ 12:00 - 13:00 | Session 3: Coordination of Gender Statistics by National Institutions
Chair: Ms. Grace Bediako
12:00 – 13:00
Presentation on national coordination of gender statistics in respective country
Mr. Garafou Nignan (Burkina Faso)
Mr. Moktar Awaleh (Djibouti)
Mr. Jamel Ait Mouha (Morocco)
Ms. Katia Eusebio (Sao Tome)
Ms. Mahawa Kondeh (Sierra Leone)
Mr. Souradji Fankeba (Togo)
13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch
▹ 14:30 - 16:15 | Session 4: Steps Required for Effective Coordination Mechanism of Gender Statistics at National, Regional and Global Level
Chair: Mr. Koffi Marc Kouakou (AfDB)
14:30 – 15:00
Presentation on Standards and Principles for effective Coordination mechanism of gender statistics (legal, institutional and technical)
Ms. Grace Bediako
15:00 – 16:15
Group work on different coordination issues (5 groups on different issues simultaneously)
Output: roadmap for each thematic to be discussed in plenary
All
16:15 – 16:45 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 16:45 - 17:30 | Session 4 (Continued): Steps Required for Effective Coordination Mechanism of Gender Statistics at National, Regional and Global Level
Chair: Mr. Koffi Marc Kouakou (AfDB)
16:45 – 17:30
Group report and discussion
All
DAY 2 | 19 November 2019
▹ 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 5: Finalization of the Roadmap on Coordination of Gender Statistics at National and Regional Level in Africa
Chair: Mr. Koffi Marc Kouakou (AfDB)
09:00 – 09:30
Synthesis on group work proposed roadmap
Ms. Grace Bediako
09:30 – 10:30
Discussion and agreement on roadmap (brainstorming session)
All
10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 5 (Continued): Finalization of the Roadmap on Coordination of Gender Statistics at National and Regional Level in Africa
Chair: Mr. Koffi Marc Kouakou (AfDB)
11:00 – 12:30
Conclusion: Agreed roadmap and way forward
Ms. Grace Bediako
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch
EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON GENDER STATISTICS IN AFRICA
▹ 14:00 - 16:00 | Session 1: Gender Data Network: Introduction and country highlights
Chair: Mr. William Muhawa (ECA)
14:00 – 14:10
Introduction of the Expert group meeting
Ms. Fatouma Sissoko (ECA)
14:10 – 14:20
Introduction of the Gender Data Network project
Ms. Eleanor Carey (Data2X)
14:20 – 14:30
Purpose of the meeting
Ms. Meriem Ait Ouyahia (ECA)
14:30 – 16:00
Country highlights
Each country gives a short presentation on what is happening and/or what they are trying to achieve in gender statistics (5 minutes each)
GDN members (15 countries)
16:00 – 16:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 16:30 - 17:30 | Session 2: Gender Statistics in Africa: Status and best practices
Chair: Mr. Jamel Ait Mouha (Morocco)
16:30 – 17:00
Presentation of the Gender Statistics in Africa: Progress and Best Practices Report
Ms. Meriem Ait Ouyahia (ECA)
17:00 – 17:30
Discussion on the results and recommendations
All
DAY 3 | 20 November 2019
▹ 09:00 - 10:00 | Session 2 (Continued): Gender Statistics in Africa: Status and best practices
Chair: Mr. Jamel Ait Mouha (Morocco)
09:00 – 09:15
Findings and lessons learned from first regional data compilation on SDG indicator 5.5.1b
Ms. Isabella Schmidt (UN-Women)
09:15 – 09:30
Presentation of Best practices in monitoring statistics on Gender Based Violence Report
Ms. Fatouma Sissoko (ECA)
09:30 – 10:00
Discussion on the results and recommendations
All
10:00 – 10:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 10:30 - 12:30 | Session 3: Finding solutions
Chair: Ms. Eleanor Carey (Data2X)
10:30 – 11:30
Group Work
Participants break into groups and each group is given a thematic area to explore
11:30 – 12:30
Reporting back from group work
Each group selects a person to report on the outcomes of the previous day’s breakout session. Discussion with whole group can follow, if necessary
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch
▹ 14:00 - 16:00 | Session 4: Bridging the Data Gap: Gender and Administrative data
Chair: Ghana Statistical Service
14:00 – 14:15
CRVS as a data source for Gender Statistics
Ms. Deirdre Appel (ODW)
14:15 – 14:30
Administrative data as a data source for Gender Statistics
Ms. Isabella Schmidt (UN-Women)
14:30 – 15:30
Presentation of countries experience on administrative data
Ms. Alicia Da Cruz Mota (Cabo verde)
Ms. Rosalie Ndjonkam (Cameroun)
Ms. Gloria Akoto-Bamfo (Ghana)
Ms. Arbia Ferchichi (Tunisia)
Ms. Diana Byanjeru (Uganda)
15:30 – 16:00
Discussion
All
16:00 – 16:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 16:30 - 17:30 | Session 4 (continued): Bridging the Data Gap: Gender and Administrative data
Anchor: btg-cp Chair: Ghana Statistical Service
16:30 – 17:00
Presentation of the bridging the gap Study and country profiles
Ms. Shaida Badiee and Ms. Deirdre Appel (ODW)
17:00 – 17:30
Discussion
All
DAY 4 | 21 November 2019
▹ 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 4 (continued): Bridging the Data Gap: Gender and Administrative data
Chair: Ghana Statistical Service
09:00 – 10:00
Group Work
Through group brainstorming:
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- Identify the data gaps in countries
- Rank the data gaps by priority
- Identify and explore innovative solutions to the gaps
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10:00 – 10:30
Reporting back on group work
Representatives from the groups present outcomes and whole group continues the discussion to agree on a final prioritized list of potential solutions to address main challenges and data gaps identified
10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 5: Conclusion and Way forward
Chair: Ms. Shaida Badiee (ODW)
11:00 – 11:15
Summary of findings from previous sessions
Ms. Meriem Ait Ouyahia (ECA)
11:15 – 12:30
Discussion on potential activities for the Gender Data Network based on the list of identified solutions
Output: list of prioritized activities
All
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch
▹ 14:00 - 15:00 | Session 5 (Continued): Conclusion and Way forward
Chair: Ms. Shaida Badiee (ODW)
14:00 – 14:45
Discussion on network:
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- How can the GDN be helpful to countries?
- How to keep it sustainable?
- Apart from NSO, who else should be involved?
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All
14:45 – 15:00
Conclusion and way forward
Ms. Fatouma Sissoko (ECA)
Ms. Eleanor Carey (Data2X)
Ms. Shaida Badiee (ODW)
DAY 5 | 22 November 2019
MINIMUM SET OF GENDER INDICATORS
▹ 09:00 - 11:00 | Session 1: Presentation of the findings of Phase I of the project
Chair: Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
09:00 – 09:30
Introduction and background to the study Global set of Gender indicators
Mr. Jamel Ait Mouha (AGGeS chair)
Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
Ms. Fatouma Sissoko (ECA)
09:30 – 10:00
Discussion
All
10:00 – 10:30
Phase I report: Country, UN agencies and other partners’ indicator sets
Ms. Isabella Schmidt (UN-Women)
10:30 – 11:00
Discussion
All
11:00 – 11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 11:30 - 12:30 | Session 1 (Continued): Presentation of the findings of Phase I of the project
Chair: Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
11:30 – 12:00
Presentation of draft indicator framework
Ms. Grace Bediako
12:00 – 12:30
Discussion and way forward
Ms. Grace Bediako
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch
▹ 14:00 - 16:00 | Session 2: Small group work MSGIA
Chair: Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
14:00 – 16:00
Group work
Participants break into groups and each group is given a domain with indicators to explore and comment on availability of data and metadata
16:00 – 16:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 16:00 - 17:30 | Session 2 (continued): Small group work MSGIA
Chair: Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
16:30 – 17:30
Group work continues.
DAY 6 | 23 November 2019
▹ 09:00 - 11:00 | Session 2 (Continued): Small group work MSGIA
Chair: Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
09:00 – 10:00
Group work continues
Groups working on the same themes come together and integrate their findings. Discussion with whole group can follow, if necessary
10:00 – 11:00
Group work continues
Groups swop domains with indicators to explore and comment on availability of data and metadata
11:00 – 11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break
▹ 11:30 - 12:30 | Session 2 (continued): Small group work MSGIA
Chair: Mr. Papa Seck (UN-Women)
11:30 – 12:30
Discussion on how the set will be used and the way forward to finalize the set and get approval from STATCOM-Africa
All
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch
END OF WORKSHOP