1. Neelam Fida
Child Protection Project Manager
Islamic Relief Worldwide

2. Overview What is the MPSD Regional Meetings Global Steering Committee
Knowledge Hubs
Channel of Hope – Best Practice

3. What is the MPSD?
The Muslim Platform for Sustainable Development (MPSD) is an online knowledge hub that enables users to play a constructive and contributory role in achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Faith based agencies and organisations play a critical role in responding to development issues and mobilising resources to alleviate poverty.
The MPSD will enable organisations to collate and disseminate resources and capacity information. It will
facilitate cross organisational cooperation in
constructing a distinct Muslim understanding
of and approach to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).

4. Regional Meetings
The MPSD has conducted a series of regional consultative meetings- in Asia, Africa and Europe - with other local and national NGOs/CSOs around the world.
The purpose of these meetings has been to explore the challenges of engagement on the UN 2030 Agenda, priorities for
engagement and possible aims,
structures and modes of operation
for this online platform initiative.

5. Global Steering Committee (GSC)
Following each consultation meeting, participants nominated representatives for the Global Steering Committee. These were:
Mohammad Abdus Sabur
Imane Belghiti
Ibrahim Lethome Asmani
Ahmed Ramadan Jalloh
Kamran Shahid
Muhtari Aminu-Kano
Atallah FitzGibbon

6. Global Steering Committee

7. MPSD Vision & Mission Vision
‘A global platform of collective engagement of Muslim CSOs towards Agenda 2030 and beyond‘
Mission
The mission of the platform is to identify, harness, resource and sensitise CSOs to:
Ensure representation and amplifying the Muslim voice by advocating at a global, regional and national level while ensuring governments were held accountable
Engage in clarifying & agreeing discourse
Build capacity & mobilise for engagement in the ‘Agenda 2030’ policy and implementation while maintaining internal standards & accountability
Research
Joint learning

8. Values Sincerity Transparency & Accountability
Humility
Respect for Human Rights

9. Global Steering Committee
Structure
Secretariat
Global Steering Committee
Asia Hub
Country Hubs
Europe Hub
Country Hub
Africa Hub
MENA Hub

10. Structure: Global Steering Committee
The GSC will then act as a broad over-arching body:
Providing support to the regional hubs
Co-ordinating the thematic hubs
Monitoring the website content
Developing strategy and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Adopting decisions and identifying opportunities for advocacy
Resource mobilisation.

11. Knowledge Hubs: Focus Areas
Education
Climate Change
Economic Growth
Gender Justice & Family (Reproductive Health)
Poverty & Food Security
Health
(WASH, child mortality, HIV/AIDs)

12. Channels of Hope Collaboration
Adaptation planning Q1 2014
Set up of the Muslim adaptation team (Muslim scholars and CP experts)
1st version of the Muslim CoH materials
1st Pilot May 2014
Pilot workshop with Muslim scholars in Kenya
Roundtable, feedback and adaptation of the materials
Production of 2nd version of the Muslim CoH materials
2nd Pilot Oct. 2014
Pilot workshop in South Africa with Muslim and Christian faith leaders
Finalisation of the Muslim CoH adaptation
Facilitators training July 2015
Training of facilitators on both Muslim and Christian CoH for Child Protection
CP experts, Muslim and Christian faith leaders trained from IRW and WV
Materials to be updated as CoH is field tested and rolled out

13. Engaging and Empowering

14. Community Champions

15. Members: Asia

16. Members: London

17. Members: Africa
SUPKEM & Islamic Action Network

18. Thank You