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Regional Steering Committee for the "Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD)" project
26 to 29 February 2024, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Meeting of Project Management Unit (PMU) Coordinators: 26 to 28 February 2024
Objective: To prepare the decision-making instruments for the Regional Steering Committee session

Agenda
Date
Timetable
Activity
Location
Responsibility and role
Sunday 25 February
Arrival and installation of foreign delegations
Day 1: Monday 26 February
Monday 26th February
8.30am – 9am
Arrival and installation of participants
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Regional Steering Committee Organizing Committee
Opening ceremony
Master of Ceremonies: Ministry of Health/Director of Communication
9.00am – 9.05am
Welcome address
Burkina Faso Project Management Unit Coordinator
9.05am – 9.10am
Message West African Health Organization (WAHO)
Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO)
9.10am-9.15am
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Resident Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Burkina Faso
9.15am-9.20am
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Representative of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
9.20-9.30 a.m.
World Bank
World Bank representative
09:30-09:40 a.m.
Opening address
Ministry responsible for the SWEDD Project Burkina Faso
09.40am-10.15am
Coffee break
Session 1: Presentation of the 2023 results and 2024 priorities of the countries.
10.15am – 10.20am
Introduction to session 1 (5min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: UNFPA Mali Representative
10.20 a.m. – 11.20 a.m.
Panel 1:
* Annual report 2023 (15min)
* Priorities 2024 (15 min)
* Questions and discussion (20min)
* Summary and recommendations (10min)
Moderators: Côte d'Ivoire PCU Coordinator
Director, Regional Technical Secretariat
Countries concerned:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Mauritania
11.25 a.m. to 12.25 p.m.
Panel 2:
* Annual report 2023 (15min)
* Priorities 2024 (15 min)
* Questions and discussion (20min)
* Summary and recommendations (10min)
Moderators: Mauritania PCU Coordinator
West African Health Organization (WAHO)
Countries concerned:
Mali
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
Chad
12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Panel 3:
* 2024 progress and priorities (40 min)
* Discussion & recommendations (20min)
Moderators: Chad PCU Coordinator
UNFPA The Gambia Representative
Countries concerned:
The Gambia
Senegal
Togo
1.30 pm – 3 pm
Lunch break
Session 2: Girls dropping out of school and remedial systems
3.00 p.m. – 3.05 p.m.
Introduction to session 2 (5min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: World Bank
3.05pm-3.15pm
Presentation of the results of the study on girls dropping out of school (10 min)
Cameroon PCU Coordinator
3.15pm – 4.15pm
Panel 4:
* What measures can be taken to deal with this situation (remediation system)? The case of Benin (10min)
* Discussion & recommendations (50min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Panel moderator: Burkina Faso
Professor Babacar FALL, Regional Technical Secretariat

Presenter (Remediation system) : Benin PCU Coordinator

Countries concerned:
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Mali
Chad
Session 3: Lawyers' platform
4.20pm – 4.25pm
Introduction to session 3 (5min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: West African Health Organization (WAHO)
4.25pm – 5.25pm
Panel 5:
* Presentation of the activities of the legal platform and outlook (30min)
* Discussions and recommendations (30 min)
Panel moderator:
Chair of the Gambia Project Implementation Committee
World Bank

Presenter: Côte d’Ivoire

5.25pm – 6pm
Conclusion J1
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: West African Health Organization (WAHO)
Rapporteurs Day 1
Regional Technical Secretariat
Rapporteurs of the day: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali
Day 2
Tuesday 27 February
08h30- 09h00
* Presentation of the day's report (15min)
* Comments on the report (15 min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
PADS Burkina Faso Coordinator
Rapporteurs J1
Session 4: Revitalizing the National Observatories on the Demographic Dividend (ONDD)
9am-9.05am
Introduction to session 4 (5min)

General moderator: World Bank
9.05 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
* Case study: Mali (25 min)
* Presentation of the main findings and lessons learned on the SDOs (30 min)
* Plenary discussion of the roadmap and recommendations (30 min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Moderator: Togo PCU Coordinator
Presenter 1: Mali
Presenter 2: Waly Sene, Regional Technical Secretariat

10.30 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.
Coffee break
Session 5: Last Mile Distribution (LMD)
10.45 a.m. – 10.50 a.m.
Introduction to session 5 (5min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: West African Health Organization (WAHO)
10.50 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
* Presentation of the results of the regional workshop (10min)
* Discussions on roadmaps and recommendations (30min)
Presenter: Burkina Faso
Panel Moderator: Regional Technical Secretariat
Countries concerned:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Cameroun
Chad
12.30-14.00
Lunch break
Session 6: Project performance framework
14h-14h05
Introduction to session 6 (5min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: World Bank
14h05-15h30
* Presentation of the results framework (25min)
* Technical Assistance evaluation report (30min)
* Discussions and lessons learned (30min)
Moussa Bagayoko, Regional Technical Secretariat
Consultancy firm

Session 7: Retrospective documentation of SWEDD good practice and knowledge management
3.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Introduction to session 7 (5min)
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
General moderator: World Bank
Professor Babacar Fall, Regional Technical Secretariat
Panel 6
Theme: Community interventions to empower adolescent girls and young women
* Guides and Briefs N°3,4,5 and 6
* Sub-themes: Safe spaces and husbands' clubs and future husbands' clubs, Curricula and Facilitation (mentors and facilitators)
Moderator: UNFPA Togo Representative
Presenter: Burkina Faso, Niger
Discussing: The Gambia
Panel 7
Theme: Community approaches to empowering adolescent girls and young women
* Guides and Briefs No. 2, 7, 1 and 13
* Sub-themes: Keeping girls in school, Economic empowerment, Mobilizing religious and community leaders, National observatories for the demographic dividend and gender budgeting.
Moderator: UNFPA Côte d’Ivoire Representative
Presenter: Benin, Mali, Chad
Discussing: Togo

Panel 8
Theme: Availability of contraceptive products, quality health personnel
Guides and Briefs N°8,9,10,11 and 12

Moderator: UNFPA Mauritania Representative
Presenter: Mauritania, Ivory Coast
Discussing: Senegal
5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
* Knowledge management documentation process
* Approach to updating the platform.
* Presentation of the website, the knowledge management platform, and the Community of Practice program
Presenters:
Bayebié François Bado, Regional Technical Secretariat
Emmanuelle Landais Lopez, Regional Technical Secretariat
Rapporteurs for Day 2: Cameroon, Guinea, Mauritania
Day 3
Wednesday 28 February
Technical session/Working group: Finalization of documents and closure
9am-11am
Discussion on the priorities of the World Bank's regional community organizations and UNFPA in support of countries.
Lancaster Ouaga 2000
Moderator: Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO)

Presenters:
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
West African Health Organization (WAHO)
World Bank
Director, Regional Technical Secretariat

11.00am-12.00pm
Closing ceremony
* Summary of work
* A word from the PMUs
* A word from OOAS/UNFPA
* A word from the BM
* CRP speech
* Closing speech
* PCU representative
* West African Health Organization/ Regional Technical Secretariat
* Task Team Lead
* Chairman of the CRP
* Minister responsible

Late afternoon (to be confirmed)

Hearings with national authorities

7pm-9pm
Gala dinner
(To be specified)
Country delegations
Rapporteurs for Day 3: Gambia, Togo