PART II, SECTION 6–
MONITORING & ASSESSING THE ENJOYMENT OF ESC RIGHTS

USING MODULE 19 IN A TRAINING PROGRAM

MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE ENJOYMENT OF ESC RIGHTS

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The purpose of Module 19 is to review strategies and tools that can be used to monitor and assess, from different perspectives, the enjoyment of ESC rights by individuals and groups.

This module should help trainees understand/clarify for themselves:

  • the purpose and complexities of ESC rights monitoring;
  • the techniques of fact-finding/investigation;
  • the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and qualitative information;
  • the development and use of ESC rights indicators and benchmarks;
  • the process of budget analysis; and
  • access to information relevant to ESC rights.

In introducing the module, a trainer may consider dealing with the following questions:

1.      What are the purposes of monitoring and assessing ESC rights?  Why are these activities important?

2.      What principles should underlie monitoring and assessing ESC rights?

3.      What methodologies should be adopted for monitoring and assessing ESC rights?

4.      Who will be involved in monitoring and assessing?

5.      How will we compile and make use of information?

6.      What are the purposes of a report?  How does one write a report?

Suggested Methods

¨      This module requires several sessions to cover its different topics.

• First session

This session should deal with the basic principles and techniques of fact-finding and documentation in the field of human rights.

A lecture with a display of basic principles in a flip chart could be used.

• Second session

The second session should deal with the development and use of ESC rights indica­tors and benchmarks.

A lecture presentation should be followed by a hands-on exercise for participants to develop indicators and benchmarks.  In small groups, participants should develop in­dicators and benchmarks for some specific rights.

• Third session

This session should deal with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and qualitative information.

Depending on the needs of the group, the participants could be asked to develop a ques­tionnaire for a community research project.  The trainer could also provide a hands-on exercise for analyzing data.  For example, participants could be asked to analyze and in­terpret data in UNDP’s Human Development Report.

• Fourth session

The fourth session should deal with budget analysis.

A lecture presentation should be followed by an exercise in which participants analyze a national budget from the perspective of ESC rights.

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