Development Plans and Policies in Favor of Marginalized People

Number of development plans and policies in favor of marginalized people that are proposed, adopted, or implemented with assistance from Welthungerhilfe or their national partners. This indicator measures the number of national or community development of plans and policies that are in favor of marginalized people which are proposed, adopted or implemented with assistance from Welthungerhilfe or their national partners. A development plan is a written document that is developed in cooperation with national or community stakeholders which describes goals and actions to accomplish community development. A policy is a written document proposed by a political actor which describes a course of action to be adopted by a national or local government. A policy or plan that is in favor of marginalized people is one that describes concrete actions to improve access to adequate food, land tenure, or other human rights, to empower marginalized people to claim their rights, or to ensure the sustainability of their access to these rights.

A policy or plan should be counted as proposed if written proof of the proposal exists and if the proposal has been made to the political decision-maker who should implement it. It should be counted as adopted if the political decision-maker has formally signed it. It should be counted as implemented if proof exists that resources have been mobilized by the decision-maker to execute any of the actions that are outlined in the policy or plan.

To achieve transformative change, it is paramount that actions to realize communities’ human rights are institutionalized by political decision-makers.

Method:

1. The project that uses this indicator should define ahead of the start of implementation which concrete plans and policies it wants to influence. This should be part of the project design and implementation plan. Only plans that are in favor of marginalized people as defined above should be counted.
2. For each plan or policy, the project should define which political decision-maker is responsible for adopting it.
3. When a political consultation process that was accompanied by WHH or its local partners has resulted in a plan or policy to be proposed, adopted, or implemented, then the project should document the proof of this step and count the plan or policy towards the indicator.
4. Collect and document records of the plans and policies of concern. For projects that run for over 12 months, government budgets should be checked annually to monitor whether the actions are (still) being implemented.

How to calculate:

The number of policies or plans to be counted under this indicator is the total number of policies or plans proposed, adopted, or implemented since project start (cumulative count). Each plan or policy should only be counted once, even if it enters a new stage (proposed, adopted, implemented).

What activities should the indicator be used for?

This indicator should be collected by projects that focus on strengthening rights-based development or community development. Examples include projects that focus on the relationship between rights holders and duty bearers.

Adoption stage: Proposed, adopted, implemented

Policy level: National, community