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Identify and Define the PI issue
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
This project is funded by the European Union.
Identify and understand the issue
Selection of the issue:
How do you choose your issue?
Give examples from your own practice.
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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Different options
Some options – all are “good”- Problem tree- generative issues (emotional) “dream”- guts-feeling - SWOT- policy decision taken in the environment as leading- (shocking) facts happening in the environment- Setting Political agenda’s
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Define the issue
Leading Questions:
• What do you do to get a better understanding of the issue?
• What is important in order to convince decision makers?
• What do they want to know about the issue?
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Different ways of defining• Fact Finding• Context analyses• Do research• Case studies• Beneficiary meetings• Board Meetings• Participatory assessments• Collect Stories (MSC)
Make sure that you have both:FACTS and EVIDENCE
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Vision• After identifying the issue…• Imagine that, 5-10 years from now, the policy influencing
programme has been extremely successful. Things have improved beyond your most ambitious dreams.
Exercise = Draw a rich picture that describes the better world you are seeking.
• What changes have occurred? • What (& how) are your intended beneficiaries doing?• What are other actors doing?
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Beneficiary involvement
Policy Influencinginitiative
PoliticalTargets
Beneficiaries
Adapted from: Steff Deprez VVOB-CEGO, Nov 2006
sphere of ‘control’
sphere of influence
sphere of interest
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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Mission
The mission describes how you, the programme supports the vision.
• How can the programme best contribute to the achievement of the vision?
• How can a PI-strategy contribute to the the achievement of the vision?
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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Example Bogo Tree – Policy InfluencingHigh incidence of malnutrition
Consumers face food-shortages
Food is in shortsupply in Bogo
(availability)
Rice productionin low-landsdecreasing
Food production hills decreasing
High immigration rates
Consumers incomes for food purchase are low
(accessibility)
Farmers receivelow prices forfood-products
Urban Salaries are low
High Unemployment
Middle men takehuge profits
Foreign food isdumped onthe market
Int. Trade Agreementsforce governmentsto open up markets
National TradeProtection policyis non-functional
IMF & WB SAP/PRSPpolicies are coercive
WTO rulesare coercive
Food prices are high(availability)
etc etc etc
Incidents of malnutrition
reduced
Consumer food-shortages
reduced
Incomes have increased
Fairer prices are paid to farmers
Dumping hasbeen reduced
Middle menare involvedin value chains
Due to lobby on WTO level,market protection is acceptedin the Agreement on Agriculture
Due to lobby on national governmentlevel, gvt has negotiated marketprotection at international level
Due to lobby IMF & WBpolicies were adapted
Due to lobby WTO rules have changed
Food pricesare more fair
Logical Framework
Overall Objectives
•Incidents of Malnutrition reduced•Consumer’s food shortages reduced•Consumer’s incomes have increased
Project Purpose
Fairer prices are paid to farmers
Results 1. Middle men are involved in value chains2. Foreign food dumping is reduced
Activities 1. To lobby at WTO level2. To lobby at nat. gvt. Level3. To lobby at IMF & WB levels
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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Vision for Bogo province• Male and female farmers are selling their
produce• International and national companies are
paying higher prices for agricultural produce• National government collects taxes from
farmers and investing it in extension service and agriculture marketing
• Farmers and their families are well-nourished and have better health
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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Mission for Bogo caseGeneral strategies:• Farmers will increase good and continuous production of food
crops;• Supermarkets are willing to invest in Value Chains, and thus
pay better prices if quality and timely production are guaranteed
PI – strategy: (creating an enabling environment) • A network of national and international NGO’s influence WTO
– Agreement on Agriculture to stop dumping of subsidized food aid from US/EU on national markets.
Early message = Stop dumping
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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EXERCISEIdentify your PI issue for the week:- Individually Or in groups (max 4 people)
1.DEFINE & CLARIFY YOUR ISSUE2.DEFINE YOUR VISION (POLICY & POLITICS)3.DEFINE YOUR MISSION4.SELECT YOUR KEY POLITICAL ISSUE / PI ISSUE
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Birth of the Early Message
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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Exercise : identify issue for the week
1. Define your PI issue: (CLASP)- what are the elements, the logic- the facts, - what does your board, beneficiaries, you want/belief/wish
2. Formulate a clear MESSAGE on your PI issue (one line!)And Present your message to the plenary
Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office
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