EuropeAidENGAGING STRATEGICALLY WITH

NON-STATE ACTORS IN NEW AID MODALITIES

SESSION 4

Operational and Strategic Guidance on Engaging with NSAs

Brussels, 11 May 2011

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Operational Guidance on Engagement with NSA:

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Participation in policy dialogue,

sector coordination, mid-term and joint

reviews

Participation in formulation PRSP

and sector policies

Performance, budget monitoring

and users consultation

Contributions to implementation and

service delivery

EuropeAidSearching for Entry Point in the Cycle of

Operations

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Operational Guidance in the Cycle of Operations

EuropeAid Ensuring Complementarity of

Instruments

•Support to NSAs within new aid modalities

•Support of NSAs around new aid modalities

•Preparing the ground for NSAs involvement in NAMs

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Typically, the EC will have to assess existing NSA capacities in areas such

as:

•Participation in dialogue on poverty reduction strategies and sector policies

•Engagement in sector coordination

• Involvement in performance budget monitoring

•Efficient service provision

•Capacity development with other NSAs

EC will have to address capacity shortages if necessary

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EuropeAidThis is an ambitious agenda:

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EuropeAidSmart Partnerships

•Build up Smart partnership is possible and needed

•With other donors

•With other domestic accountability actors and support smart partnerships among DA actors

•Promoting smart partnership between NSAs and Local Governments

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EuropeAidEC New Roles

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The Approach Tools and guidance

•Treat NSAs as ActorsMapping methodologyGovernance Analysis Framework RD: Methodological tool 1, 2, 6

•Analyze state-society relations systematically

Governance Analysis FrameworkRD: Methodological tool 4

•Explore and support the full potential of NSAs involvement in and beyond NAM

RD: Key questions to be posed through policy cycle (4.3)RD: Methodological tool 1RD: Dialogue with NSAs, capacity development, combining tools, instruments and approaches (4.4)

•Do no Harm-be prepared for new roles

RD: EC new roles (6)RD: Methodological tool 5, 6, 7

How do we go about it? Tools and practical Guidance

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