UNFPA Pacific strengthens regional data systems
Last November, CSF technical advisor, Christopher Tongbram provided direct training on key DFA tools to the UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office (PSRO) members at their office in Fiji.
UNFPA PSRO includes 14 countries and territories from the Pacific Region that are recovering economically post-pandemic with focus on activities such as tourism, fishing, and agriculture.
The workshop aimed to transfer knowledge and build the…
Strengthening National WASH Implementation through the Reduction of Bottlenecks
In 2016, UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Bottleneck Analysis Tool (WASH BAT) was updated by CSF to become an online and user-friendly platform called WASH BAT 2.0. In an effort to reduce barriers to WASH project implementation, WASH BAT 2.0 has acted as a decision-making support system for 848 projects in over 80 countries to reduce bottlenecks in the WASH…
Spotlight on LDA-SI Grantee: Community Systems Foundation's OpenCities Institute, India (2018-2019 cohort)
In 2018, TReNDS launched a microgrant program through SDSN’s Local Data Action Solutions Initiative (LDA-SI).
During this calendar year, the program is supporting five sub-national SDG data and monitoring efforts.
Through real-world examples, these projects are generating a series of adaptable models that can be utilized in locations around the world to improve local…
Using Data Outside of the Training Room: Reflecting on and Learning from Malikunnafoni
From 27-31 May 2019, senior statisticians fromL'Institut national de la statistique (INSTAT),and statistical experts responsible for the national development plan participated in a week-long workshop in New Delhi, India.
Having utilized DevInfo since 2006, counterparts from Mali are now transitioning their DevInfo adaptation, Malikunnafoni, to Data…
Effective Programming Begins on the Inside: Strengthening UNAIDS with Better Data
While 1.4 million new HIV infections have been averted since 2010, the disease continues to persist. According to the Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director, in 2017 alone, 180,000 children became infected with the virus. [1] Children, along with society’s most vulnerable populations — “adolescent girls and young women, indigenous peoples, migrants, the poor and uneducated, and key populations…
The Knowledge Exchange Platform: Strengthening National Assessments to Improve Teaching and Learning in South Asia
An estimated 617 million of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, according to the2019 SDG Progress Report of the Secretary General. Of these students, “about two-thirds are attending school but are not learning in the classroom or drop out of school.”…
DFA Initiative to Help Monitor SDGs in a Small Island Developing State
In today's world, data has become the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability.
Recognizing the role of data in good governance, São Tomé and Príncipe's Ministry of Planning, Finance, and Blue Economy (MPFEA) and the Statistics Office(INE), with the technical support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and in partnership with Community Systems Foundation (CSF) developed…
National Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Webinar
Through this webinar, Jon F. Kapp, Executive Director of Community Systems Foundation, introduces the Data For All (DFA) toolkit- a vision and solution to assist countries with national planning, monitoring and planning.As part of a holistic solution, data dashboards serve the end product to report progress on national priorities, building on a solution that strengthens plans and improves monitoring of development.
To…
DFA Visualizer: See Your Data In New Ways
In 2022, DFA Visualizer was rolled out for the first time in Malawi with their National Planning Office (NPO).
Having previously relied on DevInfo for many years, the government faced gaps in their ability to easily disseminate key development data when the global initiative was discontinued several years ago.
Through a partnership with the government, and support from the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (with funding…