ENSURING PARTICIPATION?JNA: PEOPLE’S DRIVEN PLAN

NGO Consortium

NGO Consortium’s Membership

Continent Country Number

Africa Somalia 50 LNGOs

Africa Kenya 03 INGOs

Europe 13 54 INGOs

North America 02 11 INGOs

Asia Korea 01 INGOs

Total 119

Why Ensuring Participation?

“Ensure involvement of Somali counterparts and institutions to guarantee national and regional ownership” – JNA’s Guiding Principle

Participation: Is it a Mean or an End (pro-poor programmes = making positive change for Somalis)?

Partnership– Transparency (who is agenda?)– Accountability– Meeting mutual, reasonable & realistic expectations of

parties– Being part of a global village

Participation: Consistency Between Our Words and Actions – Counting on Major Actors

Transitional Federal Charter Fragile States strategy (DAC, DFID & USA) EC Strategy: “…support sustainable improvement of the

livelihood of the Somali people” DFID Country Engagement Plan: “…the UK’s Goal is a

peaceful, politically stable and economically viable Somalia. This will lead to and be supported by a sustainable reduction in poverty levels”

USA Integrated Strategic Plan: “ Goal - A more secure, less vulnerable Somalia in transition towards sustainable development” “…Somalis must have a voice in planning and implementing the strategy”

Making Participation a Reality?

Learning from SACB’s experience Building on existing networks

– Emerging local institutions– Somali Civil Society– UN agencies– INGOs

Availing Learning, Knowledge & Experience from all actors on timely manner

Assist in field work Rigorous consultation process at all stages of the JNA Assist in analysis – Feedback, Feedback, Feedback?

Advocacy – The Collective Actions and Multiplying the efforts!

TFIs and Civil Society – Mobilizing community and managing expectations.

Somali Diaspora and the added value of their dual citizenship

UN agencies and the global forces (G8, 0.7 GDP Target, Making Poverty History, Global Security Challenges and Fragile States)

INGOs as part of International Civil Society Movement – Targeting Lobby Groups:

– Based in 13 European Countries, USA and Canada– Partnership with parliamentarians– Partnership with Media