Sept 14, 2017 EWG Meeting

Notes for Sept 14, 2017 EWG Meeting

Next steps

• Moral Imperative Meeting at WCC on Monday at 9 am (RSVP to Tehreem at [email protected] )
  • JLI Ending Violence Against Children Hub Launch at noon; followed by high level forum on children at risk
• Develop Work Plan based on guidance from today and Monday
• Consider adding new case studies to the EWG Guide for Excellence in Evidence; community of practice to learn from others; enhancing local partners capacity for M&E; measuring change by FBOs; measuring SDGs wholistically

Notes

Welcome and introductions (Jean)

• World Bank will sustain and provide limited support MI activities for 2018
• MI Concept Notes: Pilot Countries and Advocacy  work stream

Member updates  

• Catriona: focusing on key areas and strategic areas evidence; building on to Lightwheel; currently 15 member team on evidence up from one person 5 years ago
• Daniel: Christian Journal for Global Health has increased submissions; mentoring researchers from LMICs; partnership with CCIH – last two conferences had research and publication workshops w/ increasing interest to apply this; Best Practices Global Health Missions for medical missions interventions; hoping to add to WHO standards for faith perspective; building an appetite for evidence from sacred texts and increased possible funding
• Dean: April World Bank Meeting w/ non FB group on how to measure SDGs
  • Gates Foundation call for stories behind the evidence. Need to know how to connect with potential funders

• Renata &Frances-Rose: Inter-religious Dialogue (IRD) evidence; M&E book on IRD: theoretical and practical ex. Myla from CRS in Philippines
  • Hosted a meeting with EIAP & GHR on evaluating peacebuilding methods; looking at whether IRD have an impact on peacebuilding

• Alfredo: part of the M&E unit in DC focusing on health systems strengthening evidence; especially with new system DHIS 2; especially useful for reach
  • Other databases w/ useful demographic & Health survey– SARA & SPA
  • Jean: Geneva Healthcare delivery conference

• Stacy: JLI updates- New Refugees & Forced Migration draft scoping study in process on urban displacement – results by October & 2ndary scoping on places & spaces in the journey shortly; Refugee Hub & Mobilization of Local Faith Communities Webinar on Local Humanitarian Leadership and Faith in partnership with Oxfam America
  • 9/18: Ending Violence against Children launch  at the Moral Imperative; followed by 9/19 member working meeting 9/19 at Salvation Army
  • 9/19: Sexual & Gender based violence at SVRI and study on harmful traditional practice and engaging faith leaders

Localisation of Humanitarian Aid- http://lrf2017.org ; list of participants and draft program

• Kate Long: looking at missions hospitals in India

Discussion & possible next steps

• Guide to excellence in evidence- Further develop the Guide to Excellence in Evidence so that it is more responsive, accessible and useful to the evidence needs of local users. Augment the library of resources with 6 more examples
• Within the context of the ongoing refinement of metrics for the achievement of the SDGs, with ever more narrowly defined indicators relating to sub goals, develop a rationale and  concrete recommendations for  the measurement of wholistic outcomes as well.
• Develop as a  community of practice for joint learning and to accompany members in encouraging excellence in evidence in their  own institutions; structure joint learning activities and increase their accessibility to FB partners from the global south
  • Catriona: global to local perspective –building high level of evidence to influence policy change –how do we help local communities improve evidence
  • Enhancing local partners capacity for measuring
• Joint learning initiative: community of practice to learn from others
• Measuring change by FBOs

–  Consider preconference workshops