Transcript APAY Quadrennial Programme Plan 2008-11

EVALUATION REPORT
07th September 2011
Contents
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Objectives of the QPP Evaluation
Methodology used
Evaluation Team
Participants in the evaluation process
Identified areas for assessments
SWOC Analysis
Best practices
Key observations and recommendations
Questions and Discussions
Objectives of the Evaluation
 To identify the achievements / gaps/ lessons learned
of the QPP 2008-11
 To identify degrees of relevancy of QPP at National
level and integration in the Local/National Plans
 To Identify best practices at Local / National in
relation to the core areas (at least one per issue)
 To formulate recommendations for QPP 2012-2015
Evaluation Methodology
 Identification of key thematic areas for assessment
 Questionnaire to National Movements and selected
local movements through NGS
 Questionnaire to the standing committees of APAY
 Discussions at standing committees and NGS meeting
 Inviting YMCAs for witnessing best practices on the
thematic areas for learning and sharing
Evaluation Team and process
Members
 S. T. Thoumiyan, Chairperson, QPP Evaluation Team
Sri Lanka
 Phyllis Tan, General Secretary
Singapore Metropolitan YMCA
 Dr. Prawate Khidarn, Former General Secretary
Christian Conference of Asia
 APAY Secretariat, Hong Kong
Meetings : Oct. 2010, Sri Lanka , March 2011, Hong Kong
Feb. 2011 ( Online ), July 2011 ( Online)
Participants in the Process
 National Movements
Bangladesh, India , Sri Lanka , Myanmar , Malaysia
Philippines, Korea , Japan, New Zealand , Australia
 Local Associations
Bangkok , Chiangmai , Singapore , Metro Singapore,
Wanganui , Macau , Manila Downtown.
 National General Secretaries
 Standing Committees of CMSR, BCGCP, YPLD,GE
 APAY Secretariat
Areas for Assessment
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Global Citizenship and Global Citizenship Education
Youth Leadership Development
Environment and Climate Change
Ageing and Older Persons
Gender Concerns
Peace and Justice and Interfaith Cooperation
Poverty and Sustainable Development
Migrant Workers and Refugees
Movement Strengthening and Partnerships
Resource Mobilization
Relevancy and priority of QPP at Local/National
YMCAs
BD
IN
SL
TL
PH
AU
NZ
SG
MY
ML
KR
MC
JP
Total
Youth
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
13/13
Resource
Mobilization
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
12/13
Environment
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
12/13
Movement
Strengthening
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
12/13
Global
Citizenship
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
11/13
Migration
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
11/13
Poverty
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
10/13
Gender
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
10/13
Ageing
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
10/13
SWOC: Global Citizenship / GCE
• Development of GCE for
Youth Empowerment
• Lack of more simplified
resource materials for GCE
• Development of GATN as
Global Citizenship Action
• GCE as a good
tool for
increased activism of young
people on social issues and
leadership development.
• Funding opportunity for GCE
and GATN
• Creating more interest
among YMCAs on GCE and
GATN
SWOC: Youth Leadership
•Increased Youth
Membership and leadership
at NMs
• Lack of
monitoring and
evaluation of post-course
activities including GCE
• The youth lack the power to
initiate youth-led projects and
activities
•The growing participation of •The YMCA leadership is
youth, strengthens the
ageing, and APAY surveys have
movement at all levels
indicated statistics for both
young staff and leaders that
are not encouraging
SWOC: Environment
• Increased awareness on
• Fewer actions on
Environmental issues by
addressing climate justice
YMCAs
issues
• Active Green Team at APAY
• Y’s Men – YMCA Partnership
• New arenas of ministry and •Building commitment among
YMCAs in the region to strive to
work for the YMCA
be carbon neutral
• The increasing number of
disasters in the region
SWOC: Ageing and Older Persons
•Several YMCAs in the region
are currently engaged in this
issue
• YMCA volunteers who can
be utilized to respond to the
region’s ageing populations
• An ageing ministry offers
an increased opportunity
for inter-generational
programs and engaging
volunteers
• There is a lack of trained
resource people within the
YMCA movement on the
ageing issue.
• Mobilizing Financial
resources to support
programs
• Motivating local associations
to increase their commitment
and involvement in this area of
work
SWOC: Gender Concerns
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The National Gender
Committee, in some
YMCAs ensure that there
are internal processes and
policies for achieving
equality
• The Constitution and
policies of a few YMCAs
have been changed to
achieve greater gender
equality in the movement.
• Gender issues are not always
given the priority
• Belief that gender equality is
a women’s issue
• Create more awareness
among leaders in order to
attain a more gendersensitive culture in the
YMCA
SWOC: Peace and Justice
• YMCAs are not adequately
• ICF’s experience and
equipped to address Human
support is a great resource
rights and developmental
issues
• The SOP alumni, both
from ICF and increasingly
from YMCAs in the region,
are other valuable assets
that can used to organize
interfaith activities for
justpeace
The increasing conflicts in
many countries in the region
underline the need for the
YMCAs involvement s .
SWOC: Poverty and Sustainable
Development
The APAY partnership
project provide more
financial resources for
poverty-alleviation
projects
With two-thirds of the
world’s poor living in Asia,
there are many demands
from society for the YMCA
to undertake programs to
respond to the problems of
The programs that have been
initiated do not fully address
the structural causes of
poverty
Building sustainability at
programme level and
sustaining the financial and
human resources of the
program are difficult.
SWOC: Migration
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Networks with the
Ecumenical Partners who
are working on Migration
issues
•Interest of the YMCAs both
sending and receiving
countries
•YMCAs position to provide
rights-based and genderbased services for migrants
and refugees
• Failed to mobilize financial
resources for concrete
actions programs
• Acquiring of adequate
funding for the
sustainability of local,
national and regional
programs
SWOC: Movement Strengthening
• Willingness to support
weaker YMCAs among the
member movements of APAY
as well as other parts of the
World
• Strategic Directions for MS
• The PSG Support System
• Resource mobilization
strategy for Movement
strengthening
• Lack of adequate financial
and human resources has
limited the level of
interventions
• A few movements have
experienced leadership crises
• The understanding of the
three pillars of Movement
Strengthening has not been
commonly shared in many
SWOC: Resource Mobilization
There is a strong sense of
cooperation and support for
disaster victims
• Some movements’ good
practices in Resource
Mobilization
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• Many movements have
begun believing that
Resource Mobilization will be
one of the strategic focus
• The World Alliance support
• Lack professional staff with
the necessary specialized
expertise in RM and strategy
development.
• Some YMCAs are busy with
their ongoing programs and
do not have the time to devote
to mobilizing additional
resources
•Developing special skills and
experience are required among
YMCA staff members and
volunteers to be more effective
in this important area.
Some best practices
Global Citizenship :
 Raon Ati ( Friends of Asian Peace ) project of the NCY
Korea
Youth Leadership Development
 Rizal Youth leadership Training Institute , Philippines
Environment and Climate Change :
 Green Mission Campaign , Chinese YMCA of HK
Ageing and Older Persons
 Volunteer Based Home Care programme ,
Myanmar
Some best practices
Gender Concerns :
 Women Leadership development – YMCA Japan
Peace and Justice
 School of Peace by the ICF
 Cultural Bridge for Peace , Sri Lanka YMCA
Poverty and Sustainable Development
 Socio – Economic dev. Programme in India YMCAs
Movement Strengthening
 Movement Strengthening programme of YMCA
Philippines
Resource Mobilization
 Youth For Causes of Singapore YMCA
Key observations
Leadership in Mission
It is reminded that the work of APAY and the
member movements in the region are not just
programs but are a ministry to people.
Youth Development :
Many YMCA still often relegate its youth to being
recipients of programs but not the decisionmakers or implementers of these programs.
Responsiveness to the Community :
Increased desire is visible in YMCA at all levels
more responsive to the needs of the community
The Role of APAY
The evaluation witnessed the role of the APAY as
A regional mechanism for setting the missional
directions for the YMCAs in APAY;
 Striving for a common message of the YMCA movement
on contextual issues and promote greater
understanding among people in different contexts ;
 Providing opportunities for young leaders of the YMCAs
to have more regional experience and understandings
 A bridge connecting the stronger movements with those
which are presently developing their capacities;
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Recommendations
 Create a common QPP message that
aligns with new WAY strategy and respect
the wide diversity of contexts in the Asia
and Pacific Region.
 Actively engage the local/national
movements to ensure ownership in the
consolidation and implementation of
QPP.
Thank You
Questions for Discussions
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• What is the role of the Local/National YMCAs should
play in the Formulation and Implementation of QPP ?
• How can we increase the ownership of the QPP by
Local/National YMCAs?
• What kind of a support the local/National YMCAs are
expecting from APAY for the Implementation of QPP?