2. Presenters
Kerry Constabile, Urban Specialist, UNICEF
Kaylin Padovano, Urban Researach Assisant, UNICEF
Marcio Carvalho, CFC Monitoring and Evaluation
Consultant, UNICEF
Helen Ng, Programme Coordinator, Global City
Indicators Facility
Bradley Loewen, Programme Officer, Global City
Indicators Facility.
3. Agenda
• Introductions 9:00-9:10
• Index overview 9:10-9:45
– Methodology and
construction (GCIF)
– Preliminary pilot results
– Technical Q&A
• CFC Linkages and
opportunities 9:45-10:30
– Key features
– Future collaboration
– Q&A
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5. INDEX CONSTRUCTION
The UKID Index is
composed of standardized
disaggregated data from a
number of GCIF indicators
that assess the following
four key categories for
children:
1. A good start to life;
2. Protection from harm;
3. Education and
knowledge; and
4. Standard of living
6. PILOT CITIES
Preliminary results are presented for seven GCIF member cities from Africa,
Asia, Latin America and North Africa-West Asia that were part of the UKID
pilot project.
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10. Key Strengths of Index:
• Enables global comparability;
• Complimentary to existing country-based accreditation and monitoring
systems;
• Results-led framework for cities without existing CFC initiatives;
• Opportunity for city-to-city collaboration and peer learning;
• Cities can be scored individually for each of the six sub-indices allowing for
identification of areas for focused support;
• Strengthens and expands city and mayoral networks;
• Potential for neighbourhood-level urban data and improved tracking and
measurement of city progress;
• When used alongside qualitative CFC targets, provides holistic, comprehensive
picture of the opportunities afforded to children in a given community;
• Opportunity to strengthen collaboration with National Committees.
11. Draft Certification Model:
A. Preparation
Step 1: Register
certification
Step 2: Mobilize
Agreements
Step 3: Prepare Core Team
B. Implementation
Step 4: Set UKID Baseline, Goals and
Targets
Step 5: Governance Strategies and
Monitoring
Step 6: Civic Mobilization and
Participation
Step 7: Evaluate Improvements
C. Certification
Step 8: Validate Results
Step 9: Score Progress
Step 10: Award
Certification
Urban population is happening fastest in least developed regions.Because of this change, now, more than ever, there is a greater need for communities and governments to provide for their diverse inhabitants. Vulnerability to disasters, lack of reliable and accurate data and urban health inequities are among the biggest problems faced by city dwellers today. We must re-think the way we measure a city’s success. Never mind the buildings and bridges, what are we doing for the people that use them? Urban planning policies and design decisions should be made with the realities of our people at the forefront: creating places that increase resilience and nurture and develop human well-being. This approach needs to be bottom up (involving communities in decision making and planning processes) and—perhaps more importantly—top down, with urban development policies that enable the creation of built environments that work for people, not just cars and businesses. How can we do this? By 1) better, more accurate data 2) planning solutions with, not just for, communities and 3) Getting the private sector to invest in people-centred design solutions.
