HRBA & gender mainstreaming

HRBA Quiz

Is it HRBA?

A. There is a lack of health facilities in areas where most ethnic minorities live.

B. Members of ethnic minorities tend to have less knowledge about how to apply for public health insurance.

C. Not everyone in country X can access their right to health equally.

Situation: People from ethnic minorities in country X have more health problems than the majority

population.

What is the problem?

Is it HRBA?

A. The hotel manager does not know that it is illegal to ask this question.

B. Lucy does not know where to report this incident.

Situation: Lucy is 2-months pregnant with her first child. She applied for a job as a receptionist in a hotel. During the job interview, the hotel manager asks her

about her family plans. She lies and gets the job.

Why is this a rights violation?

HRBA & Gender Mainstreaming

Integration of HRBA perspective

The 4 Stages

Situation Analysis

Project Design

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Stage 1: Situation Analysis

Situation Analysis

Project Design

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Stage 1: Situation Analysis

• What is the problem?• Which rights?

Problem identification

Problem identification

• What is the problem? Who is concerned? Which rights are violated? Which legal framework applies?

Problem analysis

• What are the causes for this problem? Superficial, root or intermediary causes?

Stakeholder analysis

• Who are the rights holders? Who are the duty bearers? Who is affected? Who is responsible? What do the RH & DB need in order to act?

Sample questions

Discussion

HRBA Quiz

Is it HRBA?

A. There is a lack of health facilities in areas where most ethnic minorities live.

B. Many people from ethnic minorities do not know that they have access to public health insurance.

C. Ethnic minorities in country X often experience discrimination, including by health staff.

Situation: People from ethnic minorities in country X have more health problems than the majority

population.

Which one is NOT a root cause of the problem?

Is it HRBA?

A. The hotel managerB. LucyC. The state institution responsible for employment equality

Situation: Lucy is 2-months pregnant with her first child. She applied for a job as a receptionist in a hotel. During the job interview, the hotel manager asks her

about her family plans. She lies and gets the job.

Who could prevent this rights violation?

Situation Analysis

Project Design

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Project

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Stage 2: Project Design and Planning

Set Objectives

• Problem• Causes of

problem

Programme activities

• Target root causes

• Close capacity gaps of RH/DB

Stage 2: Project Design and Planning

Set Objectives

• Which overall problem needs to be solved? Which right/rights violation does it concern? What is the underlying root cause that needs to be addressed?

Programme activities

• Do the activities address the root causes of the problem? Which activities are required to close the capacity gaps of the RH and DB?

Involve all stake-holders

• Have you involved RB and DB in the planning? Do your planned actions foresee to involve them in the activities?

Sample questions

Discussion

HRBA Quiz

Is it HRBA?

A. YesB. No

Situation: In country X, a human rights CSO conducted a study and detected that ethnic minorities cannot

exercise their right to health like the majority population. In order to raise awareness about this

rights violation, they immediately launched a nation-wide advocacy campaign (press conference, posters, TV

adds etc.)

Have they implemented the HRBA?

Is it HRBA?

A. She tells Lucy to call the Employment Equality Committee.B. She recommends Lucy to start looking for a lawyer.C. She tells her NGO about the case ant they sue the hotel

manager.

Situation: Lucy’s friend works for a women NGO. Lucy tells her what happened in the job interview. Although

Lucy is very happy that she got the job, she is afraid that the hotel manager will fire her once he finds out

about her pregnancy.

How does Lucy’s friend react?

Stages 3: Project Implementation

Situation Analysis

Project Design

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Project

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Project Monito

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Involve all stake-holders

• RH• DB

Close capacity gaps

• RH• DB

Stages 3: Project Implementation

Sample Questions

Involve all stake-holders

• Which RH & DB are you involving in the implementation?

Close capacity gaps

• Do your activities contribute to the empowerment and capacity of rights-holders to claim their?

Adhere to HR standards

• Have you establish clear standards for implementation routines based on human rights standards? Are these implementation standards conveyed to all stakeholders?

Discussion

HRBA Quiz

Is it HRBA?

A. YesB. No

Situation: The human rights CSO in country X has asked for a hearing at the Ministry of Health to speak about

solutions on how to address the right to health for ethnic minorities. The CSO has insisted on such a

meeting for more than a year and finally agreed to a meeting. However, they will only see a low-level

servant without any decision-making power.

Is it an achievement?

Is it HRBA?Situation: The human rights CSO in country X has asked for a hearing at the Ministry of Health to speak about

solutions on how to address the right to health for ethnic minorities. The CSO has insisted on such a

meeting for more than a year and finally agreed to a meeting. However, they will only see a low-level

servant without any decision-making power.

What can be “measured”?

A. OutcomeB. Output

C. ImpactD. Process

Stage 4: Monitoring & Evaluation

Situation Analysis

Project Design

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Output Deliverables

Outcome Changes

Impact Changes in lives

Process Project meets HR principles

Stage 4: Monitoring & Evaluation

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Output

• Can you measure the goods and services produced to develop the capacity of DBs and RHs?

Outcome

• Can you measure the legal, policy, institutional and behavioural changes leading to a better performance of RH to claim their rights and DB to meet their obligations?

Stage 4: Monitoring & Evaluation

Impact

• Can you measure positive changes in the life, dignity and wellbeing of RH?

Process

• Can you measure the ways in which the project’s processes meets the human rights principles, including participation, inclusion, and transparency, especially for vulnerable groups?

Stage 4: Monitoring & Evaluation

Discussion