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This strategic platform is designed to promote recovery and stability in this Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) hotspot, with a core focus on mainstreaming human rights.Approach: Anchored in Human Rights and Regional Cooperation<\/p>\n<p>The overarching objective of the assignment was to support the development and design of the RDCP, specifically to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen human rights knowledge and learning in the region.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to recovery and development by enhancing knowledge exchange and cross-collaboration among the three nation states.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The approach was built on an explicit mandate to follow a <b>Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA)<\/b>, ensuring all indicators and methodologies for data collection and monitoring of FCV risks were sensitive to the context and focused on the most vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Methodology: A Six-Pillar Framework<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ALG implemented a comprehensive six-part methodology, working closely with the World Bank Project team, Project Implementation Units (PIUs), the Liptako-Gourma Authority, and key human rights partners.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis:<\/b>\u00a0Conducted a comprehensive mapping of all relevant actors, including universities, think tanks, international organizations (e.g., G5, Sahel Alliance, UN), government officials, local NGOs, and CBOs, to ensure broad-based ownership and partnership in the RDCP&#8217;s design.<\/li>\n<li><b>Database Stock-Take and Evaluation:<\/b>\u00a0Undertook a thorough inventory of existing spatial, temporal, and open-source datasets on FCV and human rights indicators, including international and regional data (e.g., WB Development Indicators, ACLED, UNHCR), to build upon existing information infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li><b>Indicator Dashboard Development and Action Plan:<\/b>\u00a0Identified data gaps and proposed a dashboard of development indicators to monitor human rights and FCV risks. This involved:\n<ul>\n<li>Consulting with key partners (UNDP, AFD, DANIDA).<\/li>\n<li>Developing an action plan for context-sensitive data collection on the ground, including proposing survey questions and innovative ICT tools.<\/li>\n<li>Applying the OHCHR\u2019s HRBA to inform indicator selection and data collection methodologies.<\/li>\n<li>Creating detailed guidelines, measurement protocols, and training curricula for the PIU and surveyors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Communications and Outreach Plan:<\/b>\u00a0Developed a strategy to engage policy makers, academics, and researchers, boost the RDCP\u2019s visibility and credibility, and initiate regional dialogues and workshops.<\/li>\n<li><b>Knowledge Exchange Systematization:<\/b>\u00a0Proposed a plan for sustained, continual knowledge exchange by integrating system support and incentives for stakeholders to contribute knowledge (e.g., crowdsourcing), promote workshops, and inform scholarship grants. This included recommending a collaboration\/governance structure with regional partners.<\/li>\n<li><b>Operationalization Action Plan:<\/b>\u00a0Prepared an overarching, harmonized action plan for the implementation and operationalization of the RDCP, detailing technical and resource prerequisites, capacity building needs, and a timeline for development.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>ALG provided the World Bank and the regional governments with a robust, human rights-centric, and regionally cooperative roadmap for a credible data and coordination platform to promote recovery and stability in the Liptako-Gourma Region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, the World Bank Group entrusted ALG with the critical assignment of supporting the development and design of a Regional Data and Coordination Platform (RDCP) for the Liptako-Gourma Region (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger). 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