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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

DIAL - Diversity and Innovation Alliance of Leaders

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Description
Description
Many organizations in the Middle East have made significant efforts to develop diversity and inclusion policies in recent years. However, the 2018 Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum identified that the Middle East is lagging behind other developed regions in closing gender parity gaps. Additionally, the 2018 UAE Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Survey Report found that respondents still believe that race/ethnicity, religion, gender, and nationality all impact employee success and career progression. This initiative aims to address the full spectrum of diversity and inclusion topics, notably neurodiversity, and technological impacts (such as AI use).
Expected Impact

The initiative is carried out through series of competency-based training with the aim of bringing about systematic and sustainable change in the culture of organizations, as well as follow up research summary to ensure organizations that have undergone training stay abreast of best practices through partnership with THE DIVERSITY AND INNOVATION ALLIANCE OF LEADERS (DIAL).<br />
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During the workshop, Alerive and Leaders Group will discuss the importance of a full understanding of Diversity and Inclusion implementation in meeting the SDGs published by the UN, and share their vision for training, partnerships, and ongoing education to measurably improve diversity and inclusion in the Middle East.

Capacity

During the workshop, Alerive and Leaders Group will discuss the importance of a full understanding of Diversity and Inclusion implementation in meeting the SDGs published by the UN, and share their vision for training, partnerships, and ongoing education to measurably improve diversity and inclusion in the Middle East.<br />
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o Well@Work Leader Certification through Alerive based on completion of core modules, along with ongoing bi-annual continuing education to maintain certification. <br />
o Ongoing continual education through participation in the DIAL-ME group <br />
In order to ensure that Well@Work Leader Certification incorporates all key elements of diversity, inclusion, and workplace wellbeing, one of the goals of the workshop is to identify individuals who may be interested in participating in the steering committee which will ratify and/or amend the current proposed core modules and requirements for continuing education certification. Similar to other certification programs, Alerive’s Well@Work Leader Certification program is designed to be inclusive of community partners and allow partnership between Alerive and other organizations to certify externally-provided courses as meeting the requirements of a CE course within a Well@Work core education category.

Governed

What contributes to this lag? The problem is twofold. First, many leaders have a limited understanding or sense of urgency regarding what “Diversity and Inclusion” should incorporate outside of gender, race, and religion, as evident by the lack of other diversity groups inclusion in last year’s reports and currently no certification exists that verifies a leader’s knowledge on Diversity and Inclusion issues. Secondly, even when educated, few leaders have time to weed through all Diversity and Inclusion news and research to identify those few policies and practices that might be useful within their sphere of influence. Alerive, LLC was founded on the desire that organizations should be able to confidently say “All here thrive” as fully inclusive, economically productive, and sustainable organizations. Upon identifying that these two problems are currently hindering leaders’ ability to implement diversity and inclusion principles to their fullest, Alerive launched the Diversity and Innovation Alliance of Leaders (DIAL) to help leaders get the training and information they need to be effective.<br />
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Alerive has partnered with Leaders Group to propose utilizing the SIDS partnership framework to develop a DIAL-Middle East consortium of like-minded individual and organizations to monitor and ensure the full implementation of meaningful partnerships and progress in improving diversity, inclusion and reporting the related positive innovations, in the Middle East. <br />
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Alerive and Leaders Group are planning to organize a regional workshop in Kuwait on the 18th of June 2019.

Partners
Alerive Inc.
Leaders Group for Consulting and Development

Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Goal 4

4.1

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes

4.1.1

Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex

4.1.2

Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)

4.2

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education

4.2.1

Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex

4.2.2

Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex

4.3

By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

4.3.1

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

4.4

By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

4.4.1

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

4.5

By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.5.1

Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated

4.6

By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

4.6.1

Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex

4.7

By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

4.7.1

Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment

4.a

Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all

4.a.1

Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service

4.b

By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
4.b.1

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study

4.c

By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

4.c.1

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level

Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Goal 5

5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

5.1.1

Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex

5.2

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.2.1

Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

5.2.2

Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence

5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.3.1

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18

5.3.2

Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

5.4

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

5.4.1

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location

5.5

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

5.5.1

Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments

5.5.2

Proportion of women in managerial positions

5.6

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

5.6.1

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care

5.6.2

Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education

5.a

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

5.a.1

(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure

5.a.2

Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control

5.b

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
5.b.1

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex

5.c

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

5.c.1

Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment

Name Description
Conduct the workshop
Follow up with Ministry Leaders and Private Sector
Sign in for training
Deliver training for ministries and private sector
Staff / Technical expertise
Using certified trainers and subject matter experts to deliver training in both English and Arabic, Statistical analyst to check competency levels of trainees based on training assessments; Computer skills
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Timeline
01 January 1970 (start date)
01 January 1970 (date of completion)
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SDGs
4 5
Geographical coverage
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Countries
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Contact Information

Arezou Harraf, Dr.

ari@alerive.com