Designing an appropriate situation analysis was considered to be a significant way of building the capacity of duty bearers to appreciate the nature and extent of the problem at hand in addition to steps that need to be taken to address them. What makes the ROSA example unique is its thinking outside of the box. In outlining the key principles of the human rights based approach, not only does it find resources from within UNICEF and the UN, but also from other development partner sources. It makes extensive references to agencies such as DfID in its application of principles in the field of poverty reduction (participation, inclusion and fulfilling obligations). It also refers to experts such as Moser and Norton who include human freedom, universality and equality, participation, responsibility and accountability and sustainability as ingredients. An overview of this kind of literature could provide organizations with an objective over view of how the approach is being applied in other developmental contexts. The next step in the situation analysis involved the problem analysis. This was conducted in systematic fashion using a seven-step ladder: A: Causality analysis B: Role Analysis/Pattern Analysis C: Resource Analysis D: Analysis of Behaviors and Cultural Patterns E: Analysis of Prevailing Norms and Legal System F: Vulnerability Analysis G: Community Capacity Analysis Below is a detailed outline of what the Regional Office regards as the key elements of a causality analysis within the context of maternal mortality: is important to understand the causes of problems and the linkages between problems. The analysis “It should start at the ultimate outcome and continue down the hierarchy of causes (focused analysis). A focused analysis will help to limit the analysis to only those causes that actually influence the selected outcome in the situation at hand, and will therefore not include all possible determinants and processes in society. Only then can appropriate interventions be identified for reducing maternal mortality. The framework for assessing and analyzing maternal death shows immediate causes as complications of pregnancy; intermediate causes as the nutritional status of women, the health status of women, and the use of services influenced by knowledge attitudes and behaviour health and maternal rights; underlying factors such as the status of girls and women in society. In any given country or community, the relative weight of these causes may vary. One must understand causes clearly to have clear objectives to guide a multidisciplinary approach to reducing maternal mortality.”
Designing an appropriate situation analysis was considered to be a significant way of building the capacity of duty bearers to appreciate the nature and extent of the problem at hand in addition to steps that need to be taken to address them. What makes the ROSA example unique is its thinking outside of the box. In outlining the key principles of the human rights based approach, not only does it find resources from within UNICEF and the UN, but also from other development partner sources. It makes extensive references to agencies such as DfID in its application of principles in the field of poverty reduction (participation, inclusion and fulfilling obligations). It also refers to experts such as Moser and Norton who include human freedom, universality and equality, participation, responsibility and accountability and sustainability as ingredients. An overview of this kind of literature could provide organizations with an objective over view of how the approach is being applied in other developmental contexts. The next step in the situation analysis involved the problem analysis. This was conducted in systematic fashion using a seven-step ladder: A: Causality analysis B: Role Analysis/Pattern Analysis C: Resource Analysis D: Analysis of Behaviors and Cultural Patterns E: Analysis of Prevailing Norms and Legal System F: Vulnerability Analysis G: Community Capacity Analysis Below is a detailed outline of what the Regional Office regards as the key elements of a causality analysis within the context of maternal mortality: “It is important to understand the causes of problems and the linkages between problems. The analysis should start at the ultimate outcome and continue down the hierarchy of causes (focused analysis). A focused analysis will help to limit the analysis to only those causes that actually influence the selected outcome in the situation at hand, and will therefore not include all possible determinants and processes in society. Only then can appropriate interventions be identified for reducing maternal mortality. The framework for assessing and analyzing maternal death shows immediate causes as complications of pregnancy; intermediate causes as the nutritional status of women, the health status of women, and the use of services influenced by knowledge attitudes and behaviour health and maternal rights; underlying factors such as the status of girls and women in society. In any given country or community, the relative weight of these causes may vary. One must understand causes clearly to have clear objectives to guide a multidisciplinary approach to reducing maternal mortality.”
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