Non State Actors Advisory Panel Key Activities and

Non State Actors Advisory Panel Key Activities and Accomplishments June 2010 – September 2014 Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 1

Non State Actors Advisory Panel • Provisions for NSAP in the COTONOU Agreement • Initiatives to form Grenada NSAP began post-Ivan, in 2005 • Meetings of CSOs/NSAs in 2007 facilitated by IAGDO Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 2

ESTABLISHMENT OF NSAP • Meetings of CSOs/NSAs in 2007 facilitated by IAGDO • 2008 – IAGDO mobilized the Grenada Civil Society Organisation – Code of Political Conduct • Post – election 2008 meetings of CSOs continued – commitment to forming the NSAP Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 3

ESTABLISHMENT OF NSAP • 2009 – 4 -member delegation from Dominica NSAP visited Grenada sharing the Dominica experience • Lobbied Minister of Finance - the National Authorising Officer for EU funds - and members of CSO to form NSAP in Grenada • Launch of NSAP by EU Delegation – October 9 th, 2009 Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 4

ROLE OF NSAP – Facilitate deeper involvement of civil society in the Grenada/EU partnership – Participate in political dialogue, policy dialogue, programming and review related to EU development assistance – Provide advice on other matters to EU – Grenada partnership as jointly requested by the Government and the delegation or determined by the Panel Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 5

MEMBERSHIP • representing a wide range of sectors and interests: • the organized private sector, the trade union sector, the development non-governmental organizations, faith based organizations, community development organizations, women, farmers organizations, environment and heritage organizations, the media, youth and Carriacou and Petite Martinique Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 6

CO-OPERATION PROTOCOL • Co-operation Protocol permits NSAP to have access to EDF allocation • The budgetary allocations are managed by the Special Services Unit of the European Development Fund in the Ministry of Finance. There are procedures and guidelines through which the funds are accessed by the Panel. Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 7

NSAP SECRETARIAT SERVICES Secretariat Services provided by the Agency for Rural Transformation Ltd. (ART) over the period. Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 8

Key Activities and Accomplishments Activities may be categorized as follows: - • Input into policies and programmes • Capacity Building for NSAs • Meetings with EU consultants and other delegations and Networking Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 9

ROLE OF NSAP • Facilitate deeper involvement of civil society in the Grenada/EU partnership • Participate in political dialogue, policy dialogue, programming and review related to EU development assistance • Provide advice on other matters to EU – Grenada partnership as jointly requested by the Government and the delegation or determined by the Panel Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 10

Input into Policies and Programmes • Development of Alternative GPRS & Management Plan § Response and recommendations in response to the CPA 2008 -2009 § NSAP had met to review and make recommendations on Go. G’s draft § Took decision to do its own response Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 11

Input into Policies and Programmes • EU Green Paper re Budget Support to Go. G: – NSAP submitted comments and recommendations to the European Union Delegation via the SSU-EDF. • Sustainable Financing re Marine Protected Areas: review of the proposed legislation for the establishment of the Grenada Conservation Trust, being proposed by the international NGO, The Nature Conservancy Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 12

Input into Policies and Programmes Support to the Grouping of Civil Society Organisations: • Development of Social Compact • Structural Adjustment: 3 Meetings with representatives of IMF re Grenada’s Structural Adjustment Programme • Made Recommendations to Go. G: Monitoring Committee re SAP and Proposed haircut re public debt to NIS Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 13

Capacity Building for NSAs • Strengthening NSA Governance and Management: – Survey and Needs Assessment of NGOs and CBOs – 5 w/s re Strengthening Governance • Sensitization w/s on Climate Change for the Labour Sector Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 14

Capacity Building for NSAs Travel Philantrophy and Voluntourism: hosted a seminar on Travel Philantrophy and Voluntourism, Giving Time, Talent and Treasure, facilitated by Dr. Martha Honey of the Centre for Responsible Travel (CREST) in Washington. Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 15

Meetings with EU Officials & Consultants and Networking Among these were: • Meeting with Amb. Diaz and team of EU Delegation, Barbados re Review of Country Portfolio • Meeting with EU Officials re Grenada’s proposed Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 16

Meetings with EU Officials & Consultants and Networking • Meeting with Consultant Dr. Isabel Massa re Evaluation of EU’s V-Flex assistance to Grenada • Evaluation of NSAP: Meeting with Consultant, Mr. Andreas Moyas, re Results Oriented Mission Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 17

CONSTRAINTS • Resource constraints, human and financial, of CSOs affected their participation; • Value in Participation: Some CSOs question whethere is value in participation. • Participation of important stakeholders: The participation of certain key stakeholders/members of the panel has been very sporadic or altogether lacking – labour, youth, media, churches, private sector • Under-representation/participation of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Prepared by: Sandra C. A. Ferguson 18