Global Contribution to SDGs
Rwanda
was selected to pilot SDGS on Governance and Rule of Law in recognition of its
experience in measuring governance indicators using Rwanda Governance
Scorecards (RGS): “The report shows the role of human and institutional
capacities and effective institutions and systems in delivering on MDGs and
recommendations on integrating Capacity development in SDGs”
Rwanda
hosts the Africa Sustainable Development Goals Center which drive innovation
and research towards achievement of the SDGs in Africa.
SDGs Domestication
Ø The
National MDG Progress Report and Domestication Roadmap for SDGs was submitted
to the Cabinet;
Ø National
institute of Statistics in Rwanda (NISR) made some preliminary assessment of
SDGs indicators in Rwanda’s context;
Ø MINECOFIN
with the support from One UN: Translated the SDGs into Kinyarwanda and
Distribution was done to the National Dialogue Council (Umushyikirano)
participants;
Ø Initial
Gap Analysis study to assess the level of domestication of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in the existing National Development Plans was
commissioned. The outcome of the gap analysis is expected to inform the
formulation of a detailed plan to domesticate and prioritize the new elements
brought by the SDGs.
Gap Analysis
Ø In
total, 14 Sector Strategic Plans were primarily consulted in the assessment
process of the level of integration of the 160 SDG indicators from the 17 Goals
Ø EDPRS-2
and Vision 2020 were also consulted for some other macro-level indicators that
were not observed in the Sector Strategic Plans.
Three
levels of integration were identified and assessed:
1. Fully
reflected SDG indicators that provide the same meaning and measurement as the
national indicators and hence do not require further adjustment.
2. Partially
reflected SDG indicators that are partially captured in the national
development plans in terms of formulation, disaggregation and measurement unit
and content
3. Not
reflected SDG indicators are indicators that are not at all integrated in any
of the national development plans.
Key findings so Far
The
findings show that out of 160 SDG indicators assessed:
v 38
(27%) are fully reflected
v 51
(36%) are partially reflected
v 51
(36%) are not reflected
v 20
globally monitored or N/A are not reflected in the national development
frameworks
SDGs Communication and Coordination Framework for
Rwanda
Effective
National Coordination framework:
v Development Partners Coordination
Group: to facilitate high level dialogue on
National Priorities and implementation mechanisms with partners on SDGs and EDPRS
v Sector Working Groups
(SWGs): established in 2008 bringing together
civil society, donors, private sector and the government to discuss, design and
monitor sector specific strategies.
v Joint Action Development
Forum (JADF): established in 2007 to serve as a
consultative forum for District Development Stakeholders (CSOs, NGOs,
Development Partners, Private and Public Sectors and Local Government).
Examples of Home Grown Initiatives
Governance
|
Social
|
Economic
|
Political
|
Governance Month for accountability
& Transparency
|
Girinka (One Cow per Poor Family)
|
Umuganda (Community Works)
|
Umushyikirano (National Dialogue)
|
Abunzi (Mediation Committees)
|
Ubudehe (Participatory socioeconomic
development mechanism)
|
Imihigo (Performance Contracts)
|
Umwiherero (National Leadership
Retreat)
|
Access to Justice Bureaus (MAJ)
|
One Laptop Per Child
|
Agaciro Development Fund
|
Governance Month
|
|
9 and 12 years Basic Education
|
Land use consolidation
|
Itorero/ Ingando (National Academy for
Civic Education)
|
|
Universal medical insurance
|
Crop intensification program
|
Army week
|
Rwanda SDGs Localization Approach
Role
|
Organ
|
Function
|
Oversight
and
Accountability
|
Senate and Parliament
|
Oversight
of the progress, endorsing plans and budgets, demanding accountability
|
Strategic
Orientation
|
Cabinet
|
Approval
of financing and implementation plans, strategic guidance
|
Strategic
Monitoring
|
Leadership
Retreat Umushyikirano/National Dialogue
|
Annual Monitoring and Accountability
|
Technical
Advisor
|
DPCG
|
Technical
Advice and support to implementation
|
National
Technical
Coordination
|
MINECOFIN
|
Integrating
SDGs in plans and budgets, Monitoring and evaluating progress,
|
Sector
Coordination
|
Ministerial Clusters
|
Addressing
Cross Sectoral issues
|
Technical
Consultations
|
Sector Working Groups
|
Forum
for engaging all stakeholders, monitoring sector level
|
Districts
coordination
|
District
Councils, Districts Joint Action Development Forums (JADFs)
|
Forum
for engaging all stakeholders, monitoring District level
|
Community
Outreach through UMUGANDA and Districts administrative organs e. g. Sectors,
Cells, Villages
|
Citizen
Participation and engagement forums
|
Way Forward
Ø Rwanda
has a strong comparative advantage for SDGs domestication: Leadership and Political will
Ø SDGs
cannot be implemented in isolation, they require inputs from all sectors to
achieve the global and ambitious plan;
Ø There
is need for capacity to deliver on the 2030 Agenda;
Roadmap
For
effective implementation of the SDGs, there is a need:
ü To
share the results from this Initial Gap Analysis (Phase1) through sector level
consultations for ownership and adjusting SWG M&E matrices through Forward
looking JSR - May/June 2016(Done)
ü To
conduct a more detailed analysis of Policy gaps (Phase 2) based on the final
set of approved SGD indicators –May 2016
(Done)
ü Updating
of National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS) indicator framework;
including plans for developing relevant baselines - May to June 2016 (Done)
v Communication
ü National
Launch (TBD by Cabinet) (Done)
ü Sensitization
of Political Parties Forum - March 2016
(Done)
ü Elaborating
Full Communication Strategy - May 2016 (Done)
ü To
establish an overall Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the SDG (SDG
Africa Center)- Jan to June 2016 (Done)
ü Other
activities: Sensitization of Parliamentarians and District Councils, development
of simplified localized communication tools
v Full
Integration of SDGs
ü In
elaboration of EDPRS 3 and Vision 2050 (2016
- 2017) (on track)
ü To
be integrated into new SSPs and DDPs (2016
- 2017) (on track)
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