1 / 34

Panel Discussion: Women Leadership Networking: Building Generations of Women Leaders

REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON “Networking and Innovation” October 29-01 November, 2008, Alexandria, Egypt. Panel Discussion: Women Leadership Networking: Building Generations of Women Leaders “Do We Need Arab Women Leaders Network?” Doha Abdelhamid, IDEAS Executive Board Member www.ideas-int.org.

fauna
Download Presentation

Panel Discussion: Women Leadership Networking: Building Generations of Women Leaders

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON “Networking and Innovation”October 29-01 November, 2008, Alexandria, Egypt Panel Discussion: Women Leadership Networking: Building Generations of Women Leaders “Do We Need Arab Women Leaders Network?” Doha Abdelhamid, IDEAS Executive Board Member www.ideas-int.org

  2. This presentation is about: • IDEAS & Networking? • Arab Women Networking? • Is it all about Women Networking? • Quo Vadis?

  3. Characteristics of Effective Leaders • Generate higher productivity • Lower cost • More opportunities • Results-oriented focus • Realize vision • Time-sensitive (quicker) • Quality-control performance

  4. Current DE Architecture Quesnel, 2006.

  5. IDEAS Emergence • 8 May 2001: London Declaration • 8 September 2002: Constituent Assembly in Beijing • February 2003: IDEAS as UK Charity with global constituency • July 2003: IDEAS website in operation and members-relations administrator appointed

  6. Core Mandate • Knowledge • ECD • Networking

  7. Strategic Work Programs • Rethinking development evaluation • Governance & accountability for development • The Poverty-Environment Nexus • International conferences • National and regional clubs

  8. Membership: Type & Distribution • Entity: Individual vs.Institutional • Duration: Single vs. Multiple • Development stage: Developed vs. Developing and transition • Affiliation: Corporate—Public—NGO • No. of countries represented • No. of members • Continental distribution

  9. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • March 2003: DAC-OECD conference on ‘Partnership in Development Evaluation—Learning and Accountability,’ Paris • July 2003: WB-OED conference ‘Utilization of Evaluation,’ Washington DC • December 2003: IDEAS workshop on ‘Evaluating MDGs’ along the UKES conference in Cardiff

  10. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • September 2004: IDEAS special session in the EES conference in Berlin • October 2004: IDEAS co-hosted symposium of ‘Parliamentary Oversight for Poverty Reduction,’ Cambodia • October 2003: IDEAS sub-regional workshop on ‘Evaluation of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)’ in South Africa

  11. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • November 2004: Regional seminar on ‘the Evaluation of Social Programs,’ South Africa • December 2004: Special session on ‘Development Evaluation: Implications for Africa,’ in AFREA’s conference in Cape town • April 2005: International conference on ‘Evaluation Development: Beyond Aid,’ Delhi • October 2005: Networking reception at CES/AES conference

  12. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • November 2005: ‘IDEAS in Action’ workshop, Cairo • 2006: Bursaries to UKES/EES joint conference • May 2006: Eastern European workshop on ‘CLES,’ Prague • July 2006: Networking reception at IPDET, Ottawa • September 2006: Discussion group

  13. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • January 2007: IDEAS/CIDA regional workshop on ‘CLE: Practical Experiences from the Africa Region,’ on AFREA’s fourth conference, Niamey • 2006: WB/IEG workshop on ‘Development Evaluation Standards,’ Paris • January 2007: IPDET endorsement • February 2007: WB ‘Roundtable on Development Effectiveness,’ by OECD-DAC, Hanoi

  14. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • 2007: IDEAS in IPEN conference in Georgia • July 2007: IDEAS hosts networking reception at IPDET, Ottawa • September 2007: IDEAS/CzechES/EU offer ‘Development Evaluation Training,’ Prague • 2007: IDEAS/UNICEF thematic discussion on ‘CLE’ • September 2007: UNICEF book contribution on ‘CLE: Lessons from Regional Experiences’

  15. Some Landmark Networking Achievements • September 2007: IDEAS in IPEN conference on ‘Reforms and Evaluation of Programs and Policies,’ Moscow • 2006-08: IDEAS partners with GEF, BA, GOE, WB/IEG, IDRC, IUCN, NORAD, BMZ/GTZ, DFID, USAID, AU, FFEM, IOD, NE etc. on international conference on ‘Evaluating Climate Change and Development,’ Alexandria

  16. Governance Structure • Board of directors • Executive Committee • Number • Distribution: Development Stage • Distribution: Gender

  17. Arab Women & DME Gap Women Empowerment = Better Quality of Life

  18. Arab Women & DME Gap • Alexandria Declaration • Arab Tracking Report

  19. Arab Women & DME Gap • AHDRs • Development Gaps: 1) Knowledge Divide 2) Freedoms & democracy 3) Gender issues

  20. Arab Women in Religions • Equity • Equality • Ownership • Social and Human Rights & Obligations

  21. Arab Women & the Rule of Law • Seclusion • Stereotypes • Democratic Governance • Law vs. Enforcement

  22. Arab Women Activism: A New Wave • Primates • AHDRs • Alexandria Declaration

  23. Arab Women Networks • Limited visibility & info. Access • Formal vs. informal • Misconceptions: “nationalism” vs. “regionalism”

  24. Arab Women Networks • Networks • Think Tanks • Private Sector • Academia

  25. Unrecognized Gaps in Arab Women Jigsaw! • Knowledge (Production & Manufacturing) • Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) • Networking

  26. What’s Next? • = Bridge Gaps • How? -Develop Sustainable DME Regional Network -Create performance M&E cultures/circles 1) Build capacity---training 2) Adopt tools & mechanisms 3) Develop indicators, skills & generation

  27. How to Build Generations of Arab Women Leaders? • Religion vs. Law • Sustainable DME Net & Systems • Gender issues integral part of wider regional development picture • Engagement, ownership, communication & accountability

  28. What’s Next? Is It About Time to establish the first Regional Arab DME Network?

  29. Golden Rules: Put the Basics Right “Try to be simple, but not Simplistic” “Try to integrate not to duplicate” “Try the doable”

  30. Golden Rules: Put the Basics Right • Use logic & Science -First: DME Regional Net -Second: Women DME Net -Third: Women Leaders DME Net • Necessary Coordination & integration -All-in-one with Chapters -Independent Clubs

  31. Golden Rules: Seek Answers to Some Pertinent Questions • Scoping? Outcomes? • Modality? Life expectancy? • Timing? Sourcing? • Division of Labor? Exit & Sustain? • Hosting? • Care-taking? • Outputs?

  32. Golden Rules: Mindset Arab Development = Women’s Development = Women Leaders’ Development

  33. Do We Need An Arab Women Leaders’ Network? Thank You Doha Abdelhamid: abdelhamiddoha@yahoo.com

More Related