Program Plan

Democratization Program Plan

2015-2019

Regional Center for Mediation and Dialogue

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Presentation Outline

Program Background • Name

• Projects

• Achievements

Program Current status • SWOT-Analysis

Program future • Strategic Frame “Vision – Mission – Aim – Methodology- Objectives – Strategy”

• Services

• Target Group

• Initial Timeline

• Requirements

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Program Background (Program Name)

Democratization

Democratic

Studies

Research and

Methodology

wise

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Notes :

• It is suggested, to mention the significance of democratic studies name in program

methodology. Moreover, Governance concept because belief is more on criteria of good

governance not definite systems of good governance like democracy.

Democratization

Marketing wise

Governance

Methodology

wise

Program Background (Done Projects – Done Assessments – Cultural Office History )

Projects

1- Civil Society and Parliament.

2- Developing Parliament Internal Regulations.

Cultural Office History

1- New MBS Training

2- Syria Human Security

3- Religion and Media

Assessments

1- Two-phased assessment of Youth and Public Sphere

2- Kind of assessment related to Women and Public

Policies

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Program Background

(Achievements)

Research Achievements :

* Research papers on (“Youth and Public Sphere”, ”Parliament

internal regulations :comparative perspective, MBS practices, historical

development background & suggested philosophical framework”.

-Simple research papers on (“Women and Public Policies”, “Conflict

Analysis :Women issues & actors”, “Funding and Civil Associations”

& “Civil society and Parliament )

* Research techniques: Getting oriented to AC & PAR , Having

paper on (Youth and Public Sphere in Egypt :Theoretical &

methodological entry points)

* Opened Research issues (Women Issues, Minorities, Human

Rights, Social Justice, Youth Issues, Empowerment Issues, Transitional

Justice, Public Policies, Institutional Reform & Parliamentary Studies)

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Program Background (Achievements)

Network Achievements

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Political Parties -Social Democratic Party

-Free Egyptians

-Adl Party

-Bnaa and Tanmya Party

-Noor Party

–Freedom and Jusitce

Party

-Dostoor Party

-Masr El Qawayya Party

-Egypt Main Stream

Party

-Wafd Party

-Wasat Part

-Hadara Party

-Tahalof El Shaaby El

Eshtraky Party

Fronts -Revolutionists Front

- Zraa wl Gahazaa

-

Formal institutions -Parliament

- Legal Affairs Ministry -

Ministry of Finance

-Ministry of Administrative

Development

-Ministry of Legal Affairs

Independent

Bodies

-National Council for

Women

Research Centers -CCSDC

–AAF

-Hadara Center

-Social Studies and Research

Center

-Social contract Center

- Fostat Center

Groups Ultras Groups

Social Movements - Tayyar El Shabby

-6 April movement

-Ahrar

-Masr El Qawyya “

Students Movement”

-Salafio Costa

-Mahalyat.

-Masranna

Unions -Masbiro Union

-FEPS Union


Network Achievements

CSOs

-Egyptian Woman Issues’ Institution

-Masranna Association institution

-Step for Future

-Maat institution

-Tanmyaa bla Hdood institution

-El Balad institution

-Nahdaa institution

-Yaqzt Fekr institution

-Moltaka El Mosharka wl Ertbat

-Ylla Nshark Association

-Tanmyt El Mosharkaa Association

-Internationa Justice Center

-Right in Life Association.

-Society Development Association.

-Local Society Development Association.

-Shbab El Yom Association.

-National Council for Human Rights

-Srooh for Social Development.

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Scope :

-Mainly, Cairo and Giza.

Note : Some entry points are there in Tanta, Mansora, Alex, Qnna, Bani Swief, Ismailia, Qaliubiya & Helwan

Partnerships :

-International Level :

*ARI, Paris (France)

*FDFA (Switzerland)

*CPC – Clic Consultancy (Canada)

*Interpeace (Switzerland)

-Regional Level:

*Tunisia

-National Level:

*CCSDC (Egypt)

*Democratization Magazine (AHARAM Institution) (Egypt)

* Noon Center (Egypt)

Output

Achievements :

-Parliament

internal

regulations

philosophical

framework.

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• Projects

• Achievements



• Services

• Target Group


• Requirements

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Program Current Status SWOT-Analysis

SWOT Analysis

Strengths -Belief -Experience

-Done achievements -Network

-Planning start -Library

-Website -Potential donors

-Methodology draft

Weaknesses

-Human Resources -Solid Planning

-Administration -Governmental

backing

-Research Methodologies

-Reports’ templates -Trainings

-Reading -Field experience

Opportunities

-Personal and professional network

-Conflict Transformation & Mediation work

-MADA work scope -Democratization propaganda

-Awareness increase -Done partnerships’

institutions

-MADA building & library -Ongoing projects

-Market wise -Constitution

-Governmental Agenda

-Existence of Arab, African, European &

International parliaments

Threats

-Context -Security Grip

-Fund

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• Projects

• Achievements



• Services

• Target Group


• Requirements

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Program future Strategic Frame

1- Strategic Frame Vision :

More Politically Free Egypt

Mission

Adopting Governance theoretical and procedural logic

Aim/Objective

More capable Parliament

Methodology

A- Theoretical Methodology

No responsive public policies without well-established public institutions and vice versa

B- Procedural Methodology

A. Institutions level : - Parliament institution : Output & Input levels - NGOS - Parties B. Public Policies level :Reading & Recommending

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Program future

-Objectives

Parliament institution : (Output & Input levels)

i-Input :

*Capacity building to parliament officials in legislative drafting, public policies & institutional

reform.

*Capacity building to MBS.

*Recommending new internal regulations to Parliament.

*Recommending legislative agenda to Parliament

*Recommending certain unified legislations & policies to Parliament.

ii-Output :

*Producing annual reports on Parliament performance & achievements.

*Disseminating annual parliament reports to public.

*Disseminating transparent reports for issued policies and legislations.

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Program future

NGOS

*Capacity building to NGOS in legislative drafting, public policies &

institutional reform.

*Capacity building to NGOS on reaching MPS modality.

Political Parties

*Capacity building to parties on legislative drafting, public policies &

institutional reform.

*Capacity building to parties’ MBs candidates.

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-Strategy

A-Sequence

Institutions level parallel to Public Policies’ level.

*Institutional level :

-( Parliament “Input level”).

-( Political Parties)

-(NGOs)

*Public Policies level:

-Reading Public Policies.

B-Sector

Education – Health – Social insurance

C-Issues

Women Empowerment – Youth Empowerment- Social Justice- Transitional Justice- Civil/Military

relations – Public participation

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Program future D-Implementation

To have a scanning eye on International, Regional and National markets before implementation.

E- Partnership

Sequence will follow a chain starts from Local level to regional to international level.

-Some targeted Countries are:

*Latin America (Chile) International level (South America & North America)

*France = International level (Europe continent).

*South Africa = International level (Africa continent).

*Tunisia = Regional level

*Egypt = Local level (Alex – Delta – Suez Canal - North of upper Egypt –Assuit - South of upper Egypt)

*North Korea = International level (Asia continent).

-Some targeted institutions are:

*Arab Parliament

*African Parliament

*International Parliament

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Program future Services/Target group

2-Services

*Capacity building.

*Facilitating dialogue process.

*Public policies academic contribution.

*Providing consultation.

3-Target Group

*Individuals/groups (Independents – Student unions – Student movements)

*Institutions (Parliament – Parties – NGOS)

*Scope (Cairo & Giza)

*Class (Middel class)

*Age (20-40)

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Program future Initial timeline

4-Initial Timeline

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Parliament projects/trainings

NGOs /parties’ schools

Parliament (input level) New internal regulations

NGOs &political parties

capacity buildingNGOs’ training on reaching Mbs modality

MPs trainings

NGOs’ training on public policies,

legislative drafting

Parliament officials trainings

Parties training on public policies,

legislative drafting

New policies & legislations

Parties’ training on preparing MBs candidates

Legislative agenda

Parties’ training on preparing MBs candidates.

2017

2018

2019

Year

2015 Women & Public Policies

2016 Youth & Public Policies

Objectives Projects

Reading

public policies

Puplic policies projectsInstitutional

reform

Puplic

policies

Education & Public Policies

Employment & Public Policies

Security & Public Policies

Program future Requirements

4-Requirements A. Staff

*Coordinator (Job Description) -Writing meeting minutes. -Archiving program docs. -Facilitating program logistics. -Making simple translation tasks. -Updating program database -Making simple search. -Updating website info. *Researcher (Job Description) -Collecting news. -follow up projects research content. -Sharing in projects’ research work. -Tracking to governorates & other targeted countries of partnerships political incidents.

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Program future Requirements

*Accountant (Job Description) -Designing budget. -Follow up financial operations in program projects. -Designing program financial reports. B.Financial affairs -Feasibility study to estimate yearly cost of planned projects C.Yearly evaluation process -One evaluator would be hired like Mr.Amr Abdallah to have an eye on how many target groups projects have reached, what are the outputs, comparing planning & actual achievements. It is suggested to have one expert on evlauation & onother similar one with related experience in Democratization.

D. Trainings on related topics and projects’ most recent methodologies of management & research on regional & international level. July 2014

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