Key informant interviews

NCDA / IZU topic guide

Interviewer(s): ----------------------

Date: -------------------

Respondent(s): ---------------------------------------------

Title / role: --------------------------------

District / sector: ----------------------------

INTRO

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INFORMED CONSENT

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SUBJECT AREA 1: CHILDREN FORUM COMMITTEES

 How have you interacted with children forum committees in the past months?

 What kind of role do they play in their communities?

 Do you see any evidence of positive impact they are having in your district / sector / village?

SUBJECT AREA 2: CHILD PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL

 To what extent do you feel like children are participating in planning & budgeting / VAC

 In your recent interactions with children forum committees, what did you think of children /
adolescents’ participation?

o Probes: evidence of self-confidence --- example of child/adolescent who impressed

them --- knowledge of VAC and other issues

 What barriers do children face when participating in public life or voicing their needs?

SUBJECT AREA 3: CHILD PARTICIPATION IN VAC

 What is your appreciation of children forum committee members’ level of knowledge on VAC,
particularly after the various training received?
  In recent months, have you been engaging with children forum committees / children and
adolescents in your day-to-day work as CPWO/IZU? If yes, how so ?

 Can you give examples of situations when children from your district/sector/village have
advocated for other children’s rights? Shared knowledge and information on VAC?

 Can you give examples of situations when children from your district/sector/village have
collaborated with CP workforce to identify and refer cases of violence and neglect?

 To your knowledge, do children forum committees take part in other coordination structures
particularly on CP (community meetings, coordination meetings)?

 According to you, what role should children & adolescents play in VAC prevention and
response?
o Probes: are there specific cases where they should not be involved --- more focus on
prevention --- what messages should we strengthen

 According to you, what support do they need to be able to contribute effectively to VAC
prevention & response?

Other

 Any lesson / recommendation / story you want to highlight?

 Key informant interviews

Planning Officer topic guide

Interviewer(s): ----------------------

Date: -------------------

Respondent(s): ---------------------------------------------

Title / role: --------------------------------

District / sector: ----------------------------

INTRO

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INFORMED CONSENT

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SUBJECT AREA 1: CHILDREN FORUM COMMITTEES

 How have you interacted with children forum committees in the past months?

 What kind of role do they play in their communities?

 Do you see any evidence of positive impact they are having in your district / sector / village?

SUBJECT AREA 2: CHILD PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING & BUDGETING

 In your recent interactions with children forum committees, what did you think of children /
adolescents’ contributions to budgeting/planning process?
o Probes: evidence of self-confidence --- example of child/adolescent who impressed
them --- knowledge of VAC and other issues
 How do children get feedback on their identified priorities and whether they have been included
in the approved budget?
 When inviting citizens to participate in budget consultations at district level, are children invited
to give their views and to what extent are they given the floor?
 Do you feel like children had sufficient knowledge of the planning and budgeting cycle?
 What barriers do children face when participating in planning / budgeting processes?
 What support do you think they need to participate more effectively in planning & budgeting?

Other

 Any lesson / recommendation / story you want to highlight?

 Key informant interviews

JADF PS topic guide

Interviewer(s): ----------------------

Date: -------------------

Respondent(s): ---------------------------------------------

Title / role: --------------------------------

District / sector: ----------------------------

INTRO

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INFORMED CONSENT

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SUBJECT AREA 1: CHILDREN FORUM COMMITTEES

 What do you know about children forum committees?

 What kind of role do they play in their communities?

 Do you see any evidence of positive impact they are having in your district / sector / village?

SUBJECT AREA 2: CHILD PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL

 According to you as PS of JADF, why is child participation important?

 How is the JADF coordinating children-led initiatives in terms of participation?
 Do children participate in JADF / CP networks? And if yes, how?
 If yes, what barriers do children face when participating in JADF / CP networks?
 Stories on child led initiatives in your community? Success story you have heard about?

Other

 Any lesson / recommendation / story you want to highlight?

 Social Affairs / Good Governance / Gender & Family Promotion (Sector) topic guide

Interviewer(s): ----------------------

Date: -------------------

Respondent(s): ---------------------------------------------

Title / role: --------------------------------

District / sector: ----------------------------

INTRO

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INFORMED CONSENT

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SUBJECT AREA 1: CHILDREN FORUM COMMITTEES

 How have you interacted with children forum committees in the past months?

 What kind of role do they play in their communities?

 Do you see any evidence of positive impact they are having in your district / sector / village?

SUBJECT AREA 2: CHILD PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL

 According to you, why is child participation important?

 How is the sector involved in children-led initiatives ? How do you interact with children forum
committees?
 How are children participating in sector level citizen meetings to give their views on children’s
issues?
 If yes, what barriers do children face when participating in sector level meetings?
 In recent months, have you been engaging with children forum committees / children and
adolescents, including in your day-to-day work as social affairs officer? If yes, how so ?
 Has any adolescent / child approached you following activities like training / community
dialogues, to ask questions or request your help?
 How have you been supporting children and adolescents who came to you for help?
o Probes: birth registration --- school dropout --- teenage pregnancies etc
 Have you been referring children in need to other services e.g. health?
 Can you tell us stories of how you have supported children/adolescents who needed help?
 How did you support and monitor the implementation of national Children Summit resolutions?
  How have you been supporting children forum committees to implement their action plans?
 Have you received any information on VAC cases directly from children? And if yes, what action
did you take?
 ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

Other

 Any lesson / recommendation / story you want to highlight?

 Key informant interviews

Sector executive secretary; Mayor/VM district

Interviewer(s): ----------------------

Date: -------------------

Respondent(s): ---------------------------------------------

Title / role: --------------------------------

District / sector: ----------------------------

INTRO

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INFORMED CONSENT

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SUBJECT AREA 1: CHILDREN FORUM COMMITTEES

 What do you know about children forum committees?

 What kind of role do they play in their communities?

 Do you see any evidence of positive impact they are having in your district / sector / village?

SUBJECT AREA 2: CHILD PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL

 According to you, what is the role of children forum committees in contributing to the
development of the sector / district? What result of child participation have you noticed in your
sector / district?
 How is the sector / district coordinating / supporting children-led initiatives in terms of
participation?
 What is the role of the sector / district in supporting children forum committees and children’s
plans?
 Are children participating in sector / district meetings and if yes, how?
 If yes, what barriers do children face when participating in sector / district meetings?
 Do you know what recommendations were made by the children for district plans? If yes what
do you think of children participation in planning / budgeting?
 Stories on child led initiatives in your community? Success story you have heard about?
Other

 Any lesson / recommendation / story you want to highlight?