European Union South Sudan Cooperation Funded by the
European Union / South Sudan Cooperation Funded by the European Union Government of South Sudan EU Pro-Resilience Action (PRO-ACT) FOOD SECURITY THEMATIC PROGRAMME CRISIS PREVENTION AND POSTCRISIS RESPONSE STRATEGY PROJECTS GREATER UPPER NILE (GUN) AND GREATER BAHR EL GHAZAL (GBEG) INTER-REGIONAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP
Juba, 24 - 25 May 2016 Greater Upper Nile (GUN) and Greater Bahr el Ghazal (GBEG) Inter-regional Thematic Workshop EU Pro-Resilience Action (PRO-ACT) Name of Presenter: Barack Kinanga Agency: International Rescue Committee-UK Contract Reference: 0956 793 853 Project: Food Security Thematic Programme WORKSHOP THEME Transitioning from emergency response to resilience building: is it working ? Outline - Two-day information sharing and learning and coordination workshop to Reflect on the strategies and progress of EU funded projects. Funded by The European Union
Purpose • Aim: Inform GBEG region project managers on emerging innovative programmatic trends in the GUN region, Sensitize PRO-ACT projects in the GUN region on resilience measures underway with EU funded projects in the GBEG region. • Theme: Transitioning from emergency response to resilience building: is it working? • Frame: Highlight successful innovations and challenges to the realization of the EU funded projects and regional programme short to medium term results.
Presentations Day 1: NRC (Institutional & CBO Support), NPA (Blacksmiths & Implements), Concern (Savings & Loans Associations), HARD (Extension Skills & Group Loans), PIN (Organisation of Agro-dealers), World Vision (Seed-multiplication & Storage), VSF-G (Poultry & Youth Groups), FAO (Vocational Training & Extension). Day 2: IRC (Multi-sector Collaboration), Cordaid (Community Planning and Monitoring), ZOA (Nutrition Education and Promotion), Oxfam (Vouchers and Market Development).
1. -MULTI-SECTOR COLLABORATION Defining Multi sector Collaboration
Multisector collaboration is the partnership that results when government, non-profit, private, and public organizations, community groups, and individual community members come together to solve problems that affect the whole community. *Complex and intertwined problems require cooperation throughout a community in order to make significant changes. No one person, no one organization – not even one sector can make significant movement without the help and cooperation that is involved in or affected by the issue.
2. WHAT MAKES MULTISECTOR COLLABORATION SO DIFFERENT 1. BASED ON COOPERATION, RATHER THAN COMPETITION - 2. PUTS THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS BACK IN THE HANDS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE 3. IS MESSY 4. A LONG TERM ENTERPRISE
1. BASED ON COOPERATION, RATHER THAN COMPETITION In many situations, everyone achieves more when people come together, pool their resources, and assist one another. This shift, from a competitive to a cooperative attitude, is profound. The results can be highly beneficial 2. PUTS THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS BACK IN THE HANDS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE In order for multisector collaboration to be successful, ordinary people from diverse sectors of the community must be actively engaged in voicing their opinions, providing leadership, and lending their expertise to solving problems. 3. IS MESSY With so many people with different interests involved, multisector collaboration is a process that doesn't always go according to a neat plan. You have to change plans often to fit the always changing situations and crises that you continually meet 4. LONG-TERM ENTERPRISE Multisector collaboration is a long-haul effort , however, it is the right route to go, the potential rewards can be great.
3. - PLANNING A MULTISECTOR COLLABORATIVEQuestions to ask yourself? 1. IS YOUR COMMUNITY READY FOR MULTISECTOR COLLABORATION? 2. IS THERE A CLEAR NEED FOR MULTISECTOR COLLABORATION? 3. WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF TRUST AMONG THE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND SECTORS? 4. DO PEOPLE AGREE ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, OR WILL THE PROBLEM NEED TO BE DEFINED?
1. IS YOUR COMMUNITY READY FOR MULTISECTOR COLLABORATION? Determine if multisector collaboration is right for your community. Take the time to assess whether conditions are favorable 2. IS THERE A CLEAR NEED FOR MULTISECTOR COLLABORATION? If people throughout the community recognize that a clear need exists, this may be the time to act. *If there is not a clear need, you can work collaboratively with a smaller number of organizations to solve problems. 3. WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF TRUST AMONG THE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND SECTORS? Build relationships and trust, so that people can begin to work together on solving community problems. *Note: It can take a while for groups that have been excluded from traditional power structures to trust that they will be taken seriously, that they won't be used as tokens, and that their non-mainstream values and views will be respected. 4. DO PEOPLE AGREE ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, OR WILL THE PROBLEM NEED TO BE DEFINED? If there is general agreement among sectors and interest groups about what the problem is, then the multisector collaborative can look for solutions relatively early in the process.
4. FIRST STEPS IN BUILDING A MULTISECTOR COLLABORATION IMPORTANT : Groundwork has to be laid to make the problem-solving possible
1. TRAIN LEADERS IN ALL SECTORS THAT HAVE THE VISION, COMMITMENT, AND RESPECT NECESSARY TO LEAD A COLLABORATIVE Multisector collaboration requires strong leadership. Develop a leadership program that trains leaders from all sectors of the community. The leaders will learn skills and built trust with one another. Later they will be able to work together to build a successful multisector collaboration 2. IDENTIFY A FACILITATOR TO BRING THE DIFFERENT GROUPS TOGETHER The facilitator should have the authority, reputation, influence, and trust necessary to unite the collaborati. ON. She can be an individual representing any involved organization or coalition, or – as may sometimes be preferable – a neutral party from outside the community. 3. FIND THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS People involved in the collaborative will need good information. *Do some research before convening the collaborative, or you can ask people in the collaborative to do the research together. If the research is conducted by different interest groups working together, it has the potential of bringing groups closer and building cohesion. 4. PROMOTE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Empowerment occurs when people representing communities increase their capacity to lead. Community empowerment occurs when communities learn to lead institutions in reaching the goals that the communities themselves determine
5. - BUILD AND OPERATE A MULTISECTOR COLLABORATIVE 1. IDENTIFY THE STAKEHOLDERS - 2. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATE 3. ESTABLISH PROCEDURAL GROUND RULES 4. TEACH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS PROCESS SKILLS 5. BUILD TRUST, LEARN PROCESS SKILLS, AND EXPLORE BELIEFS 6. IDENTIFY PROBLEMS 7. CLARIFY A VISION AND DEVELOP A MISSION STATEMENT
1. IDENTIFY THE STAKEHOLDERS Early in the process of multisector collaboration, identify the stakeholders - those groups or individuals who affect or are affected by a problem 2. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATE Each group decides to share power, reach an agreement that is fair, and use the collaborative process, rather than behind-the-scenes politics. 3. ESTABLISH PROCEDURAL GROUND RULES People need to make agreements, or ground rules, that will allow the multisector collaborative to do its business. Ironing out these policies early will build trust and reduce opportunities for mistakes and misunderstandings. 4. TEACH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS PROCESS SKILLS Process skills are any skills that help people work together constructively. For example, people need to know how to listen respectfully to other people's points of view, and how to work cooperatively in groups, a skill that many of us never learned in school. 5. BUILD TRUST, LEARN PROCESS SKILLS, AND EXPLORE BELIEFS When people first come together they should talk about their beliefs, their assumptions, their values, and what motivates them to work for their community. Once people have gotten to know each other, trust should continue to build. And as people work together successfully, trust will grow naturally.
6. IDENTIFY PROBLEMS Through dialogue, go on to identify general problems and specific issues. More time needs be taken to identify problems if they are complex and/or people do not agree on their nature 7. CLARIFY A VISION AND DEVELOP A MISSION STATEMENT Developing a vision helps unify people and gives them direction. A mission statement will guide the collaborative as it begins to develop goals and an action plan. 8. CONTINUE TO KEEP THE PROCESS OPEN AND GET INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS The process needs to be open to ongoing input from community people. 9. CREATE OPTIONS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Either by working in committees or in the group as a whole, people can generate options for change. When people work together in groups, they often inspire each other to come up with solutions 10. FORMULATE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND AN ACTION PLAN After the groundwork has been laid, it is time to set goals and draw up an action plan
11. IMPLEMENT THE ACTION PLAN The multisector collaborative has to create or find a structure, the resources, and the commitment to implement the action plan. The multisector collaborative can coordinate and oversee the implementation itself, the participating organizations can take responsibility for implementation, 12. EVALUATE THE RESULTS The collaborative should not only monitor the progress in accomplishing its goals, and oversee the group's efforts, but should also continuously evaluate the work it has done 13. CELEBRATE EVERY SUCCESS, LARGE AND SMALL Acknowledge the good things that are going on, and the good people who are doing them. 14. CONTINUE THE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY After succeeding in accomplishing your goals, take advantage of the investment you have already made in establishing your multisector collaborative. Build upon your momentum; continue to develop your community of leaders.
8. - -IN A NUT SHELL Multisector collaboration is a method not only for solving problems, but also for giving people opportunities to practice skills in democracy. And the more we practice, the more successful we will become in making our communities the way we really want them to be
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