Political consultation clinic
Within the (civil and economic empowerment initiative for women in Iraq), which is implemented by UMF and funded by UNDEF and through Iraqi Association for Political Development (IAPD) activities specially Coaching & mentoring system for women parliamentarians program . The clinic passed the following stages:-
The Clinic Advertising: – Opening the consultation clinic has announced to provide political consulting about parliamentary performance and parliamentary skills in legislation and monitoring and with the community for six months by specific mechanisms mentioned in advertisement which distributed over the parliamentarians ( both men & women ) mailboxes . Distributing poster of Clinic advertisement in Parliament building . Advertisement distribution in the monthly sessions with women parliamentarians
Contract with (coach + mentor ) and Action Plan: – contract with (2) (coach +mentor ) within the Coaching & mentoring system for women parliamentarians for 3 months to provide coaching and mentoring for 3 months , one of them to submit consultation through mobile call in the day work time . Agreement has been obtained from the NGOs committee to customize a place in the committee inside parliament for direct meeting of MPs with political expert who provides direct political consult and specifying the days and times for meetings . Also specify the data to be collected and output that will be announced as well as the expected results. The first three months after announcement on (25/July/2015) we faced a challenge that we do not get any contact from MPs to take advantage of these services
The solutions proposed & new plan: – in cooperation with NGOs committee a meeting has been organized with advisers and secretaries of the Parliament committees in order to display our initiative, and present coaching & mentoring system for women parliamentarians, and the services offered by the consultation clinic and asking about ways of clinic activation . the results gained from this meeting suggestion to deliver consultation to the committees to speed of laws legislation . Based on this meeting we reconsider our plan to deliver consultation and studies paper drafting to support MPs in legislation process
Consultation clinic achievements : – part of an action plan include overture committees across their presidency and members to provide counseling of legislation priorities for each Committee, then selecting the relevant experts , focus groups meeting set up for discussion & the issue required consult , identify study paper that support the Committee and members, The Clinic carried out the below achievements :-
a-Suggestions paper of Political Parties law :- according to NGOs committee request
b-Suggestions paper of Bar Act : – according to NGOs committee request
c- Study paper of ((protection from domestic violence law ): – delivered to committees (women, human rights, legal, Religious Affairs(
d- Study paper of (( the cumulative average calculating for high School degree students)) : – delivered to Education Committee
e- Legislative priorities paper to the Regions and provinces Committee
f- Legislative priorities paper to the Economy and Investment committee
g- training plan for MPs delivered to parliamentary development committee
• Setting up three focus group meetings
• Official letters to the Committees of ( NGOs , the Regions and provinces , Economy and Investment, Education , Women , Human Rights , the Legal , the Religious Affairs ) , and to the Office of the First Deputy of Parliament
• success achieved by the clinic activities is the cooperation with the Research and Studies Department in Parliament according to their desire to held joint meeting and take advantage of the clinic ability to provide experts from diverse disciplines, we agreed to provide joint studies to support and improve MPs and committees performance
