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Listening to Cities, Overcoming Challenges, and Achieving the SDGs

16/8/2018

Ruchi Varma, Program Manager - Urban Development, Community Systems Foundation
Seth Davis, Communications Officer, Community Systems Foundation

A powerful message was shared at the first Local and Regional Governments’ Forum during the 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on how Sustainable Development Goals are a unique opportunity to strengthen local governments. An unprecedented group of stakeholders which included policy-makers, mayors and ambassadors met at this forum to create an open dialogue on how cities can localize the SDGs. The forum, co-hosted by the UN DESA, UN-Habitat and the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, positioned policy-makers and mayors to share best practices, policy recommendations and promoted the #ListentoCities movement showcasing the role of ULBs in the implementation and the follow up to Agenda 2030.

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Using Data for Action and Impact in Accelerating the Abandonment of FGM

13/8/2018

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Menna El Shiati, Advisor - Gender and FGM, Community Systems Foundation

UN officers from Djibouti, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen are aiming to do more with data to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). UNFPA’s Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) and UNICEF’s Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Office (MENARO), collaborated closely with Community Systems Foundation, to conduct a Regional Training on the Use of Data for Analysis & Evidence-based Planning and Advocacy on FGM. The regional training was conducted in Cairo, Egypt, where five programme countries, covered by the Joint Programme in the region, were in attendance. These five countries have some of the highest prevalence rates[1] of FGM in the world.

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As Training Concludes, National Rollout out of OpenEMIS Begins

8/8/2018

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Seth Davis, Communications Officer, Community Systems Foundation
Reblog: OpenEMIS

As highlighted in its Human Resource Development Strategy 2011-2016, the Barbados government seeks to create “a demand-driven education and training programme that incorporates…appropriate strategic measures to meet the needs of marginalized youth”. While Barbados Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METI) has implemented an Education Management Information System (EMIS) in the past, it faced difficulties reaching its objectives due to the limited capacities of the system. Most notably, the prior system was unable to display disaggregated information of pupils and education personnel, which significantly reduced the Ministry’s ability to track and assist at-risk and marginalized youth.

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The Power of Data in Education Planning in Belize

6/8/2018

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Seth Davis, Communications Officer, Community Systems Foundation
Reblog: OpenEMIS

With a continued commitment to capacity-building, the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and Culture (MoEYSC), Belize is ready to use OpenEMIS tools to monitor education policy. Recent OpenEMIS training has positioned the MoEYCS to generate indicators, create visualizations, disseminate and undertake analysis of the data collected through OpenEMIS. As technical partners, Community Systems Foundation and specifically, a team of local and international OpenEMIS experts supported national education officials with training on specific data production and analytical tools including OpenEMIS Dashboard, DataManager, and Integrator.

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Strengthening National WASH Implementation through the Reduction of Bottlenecks

3/8/2018

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Seth Davis, Communications Officer, Community Systems Foundation

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 sector.

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Data For All – Building Trust in Data Platforms

2/8/2018

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Kris S. Oswalt, President, Community Systems Foundation
Reblog: The World Data Forum

The world is going through an unparalleled transition affecting the way communities live and work together. Urbanization, Poverty, Inequality, Scarce Natural Resources, Gender, Health, Education, Climate. The issues are not new, but a challenge faced by many communities remains: How to put quality data in the hands of policymakers at the right time and in the right format to improve planning and decision making?

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CSF Impact

1/8/2018

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Jon F. Kapp, Executive Director, Community Systems Foundation

For over 50 years, CSF has been supporting human development by applying innovations in the area of information management. Our work has spanned six continents, over 130 countries, multiple languages and a range of development sectors. We welcome you to learn more about our work through a review of our portfolio.

On 1 August, we are launching an initiative to reflect on our work, to share the voices and experiences of our partners, and to discuss areas where innovations are leading to impact. We will aim to share not only what we do, but more importantly what results we have helped to achieve.

I encourage you to join us in discussions, to contribute and to grow together in responding to the challenges and opportunities that lie before us.

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Listening to Cities, Overcoming Challenges, and Achieving the SDGs

Using Data for Action and Impact in Accelerating the Abandonment of FGM

As Training Concludes, National Rollout out of OpenEMIS Begins

The Power of Data in Education Planning in Belize

Strengthening National WASH Implementation through the Reduction of Bottlenecks

Data For All – Building Trust in Data Platforms

CSF Impact

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