engaging strategically with non-state actors in new aid modalities 7th july 2011 devco-europeaid –...
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ENGAGING STRATEGICALLY
WITH NON-STATE ACTORS IN NEW AID
MODALITIES
7th July 2011
DEVCO-Europeaid – D2 civil Society
Topic of the session
How can the EC
– engage strategically and operationally
– with both the state and non-state actors
– on various development related issues
– namely when it provides “budget support”
– or engages in “sector policy support programme”
(So called “New Aid Modalities”)
Countries engaged with NSA in BS and SPSP
DOMAIN COUNTRY
Education-literacy Policy Morocco/Ecuador
Service delivery Ethiopia
General Budget Support Ghana
Health India
Justice South Africa
Natural resources and environment
Ghana
Ghana (1)
General Budget Support
Financial mechanism: multi donor funding
Objectives:
Improve national Planning
Area of accounting for public expenditure
Discussed and agreed with the Government
Foreseen in Country Strategic Paper
Roles for NSA: monitoring, policy dialogue, advocacy
Ecuador (1)
Sectoral Budget Support to Ecuadorian national Education plan
Funding: EU
Objectives:
• In the short term:
Reinforce Country M&E systems
Reinforce Constitution implementation: Citizens participation in national policies
• And in the long run:
establish relationship between public and private sector based on trust
Promote result oriented and domestic accountability
Ecuador (2)
KEY FEATURES
Mapping of actors and roles Added-value
EC negotiated with the State the involvement of NSAs at early stage
Related indicators to performance of both Govt & NSAs
Negotiated to put aside part of SBS to support NSAs
Call for proposals (restricted/targeted) managed by DEL but transparent with Govt.
Overview of functions and roles of NSAs in the cases
VoicePublic
EducationAccountability
Services provision
Social CapitalCapacity
developmentInnovation/
pilotingLeveraging
efforts
Case 1: MoroccoEducation – literacy
policy
Case 2: Ethiopia(Basic Services)
Case 3: Ghana
Case 4: Ghana (Natural resources and
environment)
Case 5: India (Education and Health)
Case 6: South Africa (Justice)
Case 7: Ecuador (Education)
EC/EU policies/agendas concerned
ParticipatorydevelopmentParticipatorydevelopment
Development assistance includes support to and through NSAs
Development assistance includes support to and through NSAs
Involving NSA contributes to strengthen domestic accountability
Involving NSA contributes to strengthen domestic accountability
Development is a multi-stakeholder/multi actor process where the central state is one of the actors
Development is a multi-stakeholder/multi actor process where the central state is one of the actors
NSAs are not only implementing agencies but also promoters of democracy, justice and human rights
NSAs are not only implementing agencies but also promoters of democracy, justice and human rights
EU is committed to support NSAs to fully participate in political, economic and social dialogue processes (mainstreaming of NSA participation)
EU is committed to support NSAs to fully participate in political, economic and social dialogue processes (mainstreaming of NSA participation)
Civil Society is recognized in all its diversity (concept of non state actors)
Civil Society is recognized in all its diversity (concept of non state actors)
Participatory development
Potential obstacles in partner countries
?
Political commitment behind pro-poor policies?
Does civil society have the capacities/interest to engage with the state?
Is there an enabling environment for Non-State Actors to participate?
Is the budget transparent? Does it reflect priorities? Is it credible
Is there an open and transparent dialogue with NSAs?
Are there incentives to involve NSA in BS and SPSP ?
Challenges for DEL/NSA
?
Strong political commitment behind declarations
Is the civil society enabled to engage with the state through the PCM ?
Is there an enabling environment for Non-State Actors to participate?
Coordination and Harmonisation amongst donors
Deeper and objective knowledge of NSA/CSOs
Prepared to play a facilitation role
Fundamentals of this “new” approach
NSAs are full fledge actorsNSAs are full fledge actors
Analyze state-society
relations systematically
Analyze state-society
relations systematically
Explore full potential
within and beyond NAM
Explore full potential
within and beyond NAM
EC Prepared to play new
roles
EC Prepared to play new
roles
Introduce systematically “political economy” and “governance”
analysis
Introduce systematically “political economy” and “governance”
analysis
Use several analytical tools to know the CSOs (mapping, sectoral studies)Use several analytical tools to know the CSOs (mapping, sectoral studies)11
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Analyze state-society
relations systematically
Possible entry points for analysis of
state-society relations
What affects the opportunities for NSAs to participate?
What are the relations between state and society?
Who holds power over whom?
Who exerts pressure on whom? Who influences whom? With what means?
What are the resources, and how are these distributed?
What are incentives? Why is it difficult for citizens to work collectively?
What is the history? The history of struggle? The history of social or other movements? The history of repression?
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Prepared for playing new roles and being creative within the existing
procedures.
Prepared for playing new roles and being creative within the existing
procedures.
Systematically apply a ‘political economy’ system
Systematically apply a ‘political economy’ system
Avoid a ‘technocratic’ approach to aid effectiveness
Avoid a ‘technocratic’ approach to aid effectiveness
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New roles for EC/DEL
Questions for the discussion
Do DEL welcome the idea of NSAs playing an active role in BS and SPSP ? Relevance and added value ? Risks ? Problems (time and resource consuming)
Do the DEL consider that this approach should be pushed forward in the follow up of the structured dialogue with civil society and in the forthcoming communication on NSA ?
What is required from the NSAs AND from the Commission to push such process (enabling environment, capacity development, specific role of “Northern” NSAs) ? Is it feasible ? Do we have the means ?
Thank you
for your attention !