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UNFPA PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL SENSITIVE APPROACHES

UNFPA PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL SENSITIVE APPROACHES. By Miriam Jato Senior Program Adviser, UNFPA Africa Division. Panel Discussion on Cultural Sensitive Approaches for Sustainable Abandonment of FGM/C Global Consultation on Female Genital Mutilation/Female Genital Cutting ,

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UNFPA PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL SENSITIVE APPROACHES

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  1. UNFPA PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL SENSITIVE APPROACHES By Miriam Jato Senior Program Adviser, UNFPA Africa Division Panel Discussion on Cultural Sensitive Approaches for Sustainable Abandonment of FGM/C Global Consultation on Female Genital Mutilation/Female Genital Cutting, United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 July-3 August, 2007

  2. DISCUSSION POINTS • Key principles that guide UNFPA’s work • Elements of UNFPA cultural sensitive approaches • Norms for promoting cultural sensitive programming culture in UNFPA • “Culture lens” programming tool • Lessons learned • Conclusion

  3. KEY PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE THE WORK OF UNFPA • UNFPA is mandated to address cultural issues • Culture is dynamic, interactive and subject to change • CS services enhance acceptance and ownership of services • CSA create enabling environment for promoting human rights • It is critical to build staff capacity

  4. ELEMENTS OF UNFPA CS APPROACHES • Understanding the cultural contexts • Promoting human rights in ways that enable communities to own them • Creating positive environment for dialogue with stakeholders • Being patient • Respecting the cultures of others • Honoring commitments

  5. NORMS FOR PROMOTING CS PROGRAMMING CULTURE IN UNFPA • Changing harmful cultural attitudes & behaviors & promoting positive ones • Mainstreaming systematically CSAs into programming processes • Understanding and working within the cultural dynamics in each society • Working with local power structures and religious institutions

  6. ADDING THE “CULTURE LENS”TO UNFPA PROGRAMMING TOOLS • Means to enhanced strong community acceptance and ownership • Analytical and programming tool • Used to understand contexts and realities • Used to identify influential power structures

  7. LESSONS LEARNED • Communities can be encouraged to incorporate recognized human rights into their own realities • Identify people who have the capacity and legitimacy to motivate and mobilize • Gain the support of local change agents and power structures before engaging with communities • Effective negotiation requires an understanding of the interests of diverse stakeholders

  8. CONCLUSION • CSA as a means to promote program acceptance and ownership • CSA create bridges between local cultural values, human rights and gender equity • Capacity building of staff and partners for effective CS programming remains one of UNFPA’s key contribution

  9. THANK YOU

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