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the“Quality of Life for All” initiative…

Aims to enhance capacity of national government in:

• monitoring development at local level

• strengthening administrative leadership in social development concerns

• developing greater responsibility, authority and accountability of local gov’ts in improving & monitoring the quality of life of their people

The “Quality of Life for All” (QoLA) Approach

• identifies indicators that will define the basic minimum criteria for a decent quality of life…

• indicators are based on basic needs of a person /family for survival, development, participation, protection and security.

• a strategy of prioritizing primary requirements to ensure that these basic needs of the individual, family and community are attended to.

Purpose of QoLA Approach – -provide a quantitative framework for area- based local development management.1. QoLA indicators will be used in:

• Situation Analysis - as baseline information;

• Planning- for focused targeting of priority groups;

• Implementation- ensuring that service delivery is focused on most disadvantaged areas and families;

• Monitoring/Evaluation- as standards/measurements of performance and effectiveness of interventions.

2. Foster equity / reduce disparity by giving priority to those areas / families who are lagging behind;

3. Promote convergence of efforts among different sectors, agencies and institutions;

4. Maximize resources to serve common targets through integrated, convergence area-based management;

5. Foster community participation & empowerment of local governments, communities and families.

Monitoring/Evaluation

Implementation

Planning

Situation Analysis

Community

Family

QoLAIndicators:

A.Survival Needs: -Food/Nutrition -Health -Water & Sanitation

B. Enabling Needs - Early Child Care - Education - Family Care/ Psychosocial

C. Security Needs - Shelter - Peace & Order - Income & Employment

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Kazakhstanis

Integrated Local Development Management through the“Quality of Life for All” Approach

STRATEGIES:

Social Mobilization / Capacity Building / Community Empowerment / Local Information System / Focused Targeting / Convergence

Kazakhstan 2010 / 2030 GoalsMillennium Development Goals

Phase I: “Quality of Life for

All” Approach A. Development of the List of the QoLA

Indicators for Kazakhstan.

Based on global and national development goals and commitments : MDG/ Kazakhstan 2010/2030.

B. Presentation of QoLA indicators in GIS Maps (Geographic Information System)

Present a spatial comparative analysis of selected QoLA indicators by regions/oblasts.

C. Advocacy, Alliance Building and Social Mobilization

1. Organization of Technical Working Group / National Steering Committee

2. Review and endorsement of QoLA approach3. Finalization of Strategy Paper4. Adoption QoLA indicators as performance

indicators of Local Executives5. Publication of: “Progress of Oblasts”

Primer on the QoLA approach

1. Advocacy Meetings across sectors and levels

D. Decentralization and Local Governance Review

- review of existing documents on decentralization -analysis of different models of area-based program on local development strategies/ processes:

+ advocacy & social mobilization+ focus targeting / convergence+ community empowerment, + local information system

Output: Strategy paper on integrated local development management towards better quality of life for all Kazakhstanis

Phase II: Strengthening Local Development Management

Comprehensive Capability Building Program on Integrated Local Development

Management

ID of local governance training institution.Capability Building Plan with ff. objectives:

+ strengthen leadership role of local executives

+ empower communities to participate in development processes

Development of advocacy & training materialConduct of multi-level capacity-building activities

GIS Maps

(Geographic Information System)

of Selected QoLA Indicators