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Prepared by Governance Unit, UNDP Thailand 1 Fifth and Final Project Prepared by Governance Unit, UNDP Thailand Fifth and Final Project Executive Group (PEG) Meeting Southern Thailand Empowerment and Participation (STEP) Meeting Room AB, UNDP Thailand 12th Floor, United Nations Building Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 09.30 - 12.30 hrs The Fifth Project Executive Group (PEG) Meeting for the Southern Thailand Empowerment and Participation (STEP) Project was held in the morning from 0930 to 1230 hrs, and was chaired by Mr Luc Stevens, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative. This meeting served as closure of the first phase of the project and as inception of its second phase which will commence in January 2015 and end in December 2017. Objectives of the Final PEG Meeting: To update PEG members on project achievements and lessons learned; To officially close the implementation of STEP I; and, To inform PEG members of the continuation of the Project implementation in the phase II. Agenda item 1: Welcoming remarks Mr Luc Stevens, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, welcomed the PEG members to the fifth and final Project Executive Group meeting of the Southern Thailand Empowerment and Participation (STEP) Project, which is the final meeting for the first phase of the project. The first meeting was held in 12 November 2010. After informing the PEG members on the objectives of the PEG Meeting, Mr Stevens thanked the key project partners, especially Prince of Songkla University for taking the lead in project implementation, and others, namely, Southern Border Administrative Centre (SBPAC), Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Governor’s Offices of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat and National Security Council for being supportive and participating in many activities that contribute to the achievement of the STEP Project. During its implementation from 2010 through 2014, the STEP project has prepared the ground work in the promotion of social cohesion and community development for both service providers and local people, has enabled an environment for peace through platforms and networking, and has built a body of knowledge to support institutional mechanisms for peace building and conflict solutions. A review of the STEP project implementation and an analysis of entry points for future programming, undertaken in September 2013 by independent advisor, confirms significant progress towards the achievement of the outputs set out in the project document. He highlighted some of the project’s achievements: . First, the project has provided the catalytic effect in building relationships between divergent partners such as youth networks, women’s groups, civil society organizations, educational institutes and government authorities by creating peace building platform where information has been exchanged both vertically and horizontally; and peaceful norm is established and commonly accepted. Second, it has worked on both supply and demand sides of development. For instance, it assisted SBPAC in assessing its legal assistance and mapping local legal aids actors, while training local 1 Prepared by Governance Unit, UNDP Thailand CSOs and community volunteers on human rights protection. The project piloted livelihood- support activities for women groups and local disaster preparedness for people living in Pattani Bay area while introducing the know-how knowledge on participatory community planning for Tambon Administrative Organizations and assessing local government capacity that has turned into policy recommendations. Third, the project has created various knowledge products and learning materials ranging from technical assessment report, detailed case studies, youth newsletters, CSOs handbooks, community manuals, and DVDs for women and youth on how to develop local enterprises. These knowledge products and learning materials are made available to the general public on the project website. In consultation with local stakeholders in December 2013 and with the endorsement of the PEG members in the last meeting in 23 April 2014, UNDP and PSU decided to continue the STEP project onto the next phase in 2015. Having established an enabling environment and the broader inclusion and participation of civil society and communities during the first phase, the STEP project in the second phase will seek to anchor successes of these activities in existing mechanisms with an aim to deter the factors that bring about local grievances and to increase societal resilience and trusted partnership among local actors. The project implementation in the second phase will accordingly integrate the existing body of knowledge, best practices and lessons learned to support legal empowerment of vulnerable groups, participatory planning of communities, and sustainable livelihood activities as a means of fostering social and public trust among segments of the population and towards the government for a long-term benefit of Thailand. Its success will be shared through the development of a peace resource center and the established peace platform that can provide linkage between actual activities on the ground and decision makers at the national level. STEP project phase II, which will be implemented by both government and civil society counterparts, is consistent with the framework of Southern Border Provinces Administration and Development Plan: 2015-2017, especially since the project also supports access to justice, livelihoods and community development, and capacity building for peace. Mr Stevens concluded by seeking endorsement from the PEG members for the project work plan in 2015, and for comments and advice on the future programming and planning. Agenda item 2: Report on project reviews and lessons learned Asst Prof Dr Bussabong Chaijaroenwatana reported on the achievements and the lessons learned from the project’s seven outputs. The STEP project covers the five border provinces with 45 activities/sub-projects being implemented. Knowledge hubs and networks have been created through community business, alternative media, natural disasters prevention, peacebuilding process, alternative government models and legal empowerment. Output 1: Strengthened institutional capacity of community-based organizations and media in promoting social cohesion . Institutional capacity of CSOs/CBOs and peace networks is strengthened and common spaces are created. Capacities of young people in news and report writing skills in both Thai and Malayu reflecting socioeconomic or conflict issues are improved through Southern Border Journalism School. 2 Prepared by Governance Unit, UNDP Thailand . Alternative and peace media to promote social cohesion and for the general public to understand the root causes of conflict in the southern border provinces is in place. Output 2: Improved income generation and employment opportunities of communities . Economic structure and community business/economy analysis, and vocational training needs and specific skill development assessment in the southern border provinces are in place. Two Community Business Learning Centres are established to provide technical assistance and know-how on product and market development, product adaption, processing and marketing to local entrepreneur groups and government agencies. Over 2,000 sets of guidelines and IEC materials for the promotion of community business are produced and disseminated. Output 3: Enhanced legal awareness of local communities and strengthened capacity of legal aid organizations to facilitate public local access to effective legal service . Community legal empowerment and awareness raising materials are produced and broadcasted. Comparative Law Codes: Thai and Islam and the Sharia Curriculum are in place. Legal Capacity of CBOs/CSOs Working on Women and Children Rights is strengthened . Capacity assessment of Adilan Centre and existing legal aid organizations/mechanisms in the southern border provinces is completed and shared with relevant parties. Output 4: Strengthened capacity of local administration in participatory planning and budgeting . Planning and institutional models and administrative tools based on political and institutional structures and governance mechanisms of local government administration that help to promote social cohesion and integrate these models in existing national and local government are developed. Participatory planning and budgeting models are piloted in Mae Lan and Lampo Sub-district Administrative Offices in Pattani. Local Development Planning and Begetting Manual based on social capitals is produced in Thai, Yawi and English and is used for local community training for STEP I and STEP II. Output 5: Strengthened local level natural resources and natural disaster management . Research study for natural preparedness and response on floods and coastal erosions in the southern border provinces is completed. Networks of natural resources management and disaster prevention are in place in seven selected communities comprising local communities, local administrative bodies and local CBOs. Models to integrate environmental protection/disaster prevention and food security with conflict management through participatory monitoring, natural disaster warning and the database for disaster preparedness in the three southern border provinces are in place. Output 6: Increased knowledge of and exposure to various governance models and practices among key government officials . Capacities and strategies of Insiders Peace Platform (IPP) and peace process are developed. International conferences and symposiums
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