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ENGAGING STRATEGICALLY WITH

NON-STATE ACTORS IN NEW AID MODALITIES

SESSION 2

EC Experiences in Engaging more Strategically with NSAs in the Context of New Aid Modalities

Brussels, 11 May 2011

EuropeAidCase: Ghana

•NSAs involved in General Budget Support Process

•Among the objectives:o Strengthen public finance managemento Improve national planning

•How? Support domestic accountability system: NSAs + Parliament

•Roles NSAs: Monitoring, policy dialogue, advocacy 2

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Case: Ghana•EC Process and Inputs:

o Coordination, harmonization and alignmento Discussed and agreed with the Governmento Foreseen in CSP, Joint Assistance Strategy

(2007)o Creation Joint facility mechanism: Ghana

Accountability and Responsiveness Initiative

•NSAs participation:o National level: e.g. Sector working group, Budget

support review process, performance review…

o Local level: Social accountability local/district level3

EuropeAidCase: Ghana

•Salient features:o Full harmonization and alignmento Incremental approach:

• Engaging NSAs

• building up of Donors-Gvt-NSAs relationshipo Improved & transparent policy dialogueo Understanding of local dynamics

•Key challenges:o Danger of overloading NSAs and limited

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Case: Ecuador

• EC SBS to Ecuadorian National Education Plan

• Among objectives:

– Reinforce Country M&E systems

– Contribute to implementation of the Constitution through citizens’ participation in national policies

• In the long run:

– establish relationship between public and private sector based on trust

– Promote result oriented and domestic accountability 5

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Case: Ecuador

•How? NSAs in monitoring indicators•EC processes and inputs

o Mapping of actors and roles added-value

o EC negotiated involvement of NSAs early stage and financing

o Related indicators to performance of both Gvt & NSAs

o Call for proposals (restricted/targeted) managed by DEL but transparent with Govt.

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Case: Ecuador

•Salient features:– Transparency of the process by informing

actors involved directly and indirectly – EC as a convenor, facilitator follow through– Staff from different sections working

together– Promoting civic engagement, use of new

technologies

•Key challenges:– Collaboration not free of tensions managed

by recognition of added value– Sustainability beyond project/call for

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EuropeAidCase: Ethiopia

•Context of crisis: donors decided to suspend BS

•Concerns of possible negative impact at local level

•EC supporting a new programme (Protection of Basic Services Programme) to ensure and expand service delivery at local level

• Increased resources to regional and district levels

•Need to ensure effective use and allocation of resources

•How? Social accountability component8

EuropeAidCase: Ethiopia• EC Process and inputs:• Specific mechanism to provide support to Govt• Identified wide range of NSAs, roles, strengths and weaknesses•Separate window of PBS to support NSAs

•Key features:o involve NSAs in donor cooperation with the state in a fragile environment

o Open to engage non-traditional NSAso Continuous learning, improving knowledge and sharing

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