Evidence in donor coordination: Afghanistan (Raseema Alam, consultant)
Transcript of Evidence in donor coordination: Afghanistan (Raseema Alam, consultant)
THE USE OF EVIDENCE IN DONOR COORDINATION - AFGHANISTANRaseema Alam
March 5, 2013
CONTEXT - AFGHANISTANBackground
AFGHANISTAN
THEMES
LEADERSHIPCOOPERATION
COORDINATIONDEVELOPMENT
KNOWLEDGE
MA
NA
GIN
G
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
ORGANIZE
PLANNING
GOALS
SUCCESS
TIME MANAGEMENT
SM
ILES
PLAY
STA
FFPROJECTS
CO
MP
LETE
PARTNERSHIPS
MEETIN
GM
OTIV
ATE
STRATEGY
PLAN TOGETHER
AFRICA
ASIA
FO
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BA
LL
LISTENING
FU
N
AFGHANISTAN
LAUGH
COLLABORATEEMERGENCY
OR
GA
NIZ
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CONTEXT
The FRAMEWORK Donors Resources Information Coordination
SETTING UP THE DONOR COORDINATION GROUP
Goals by country Meetings Tasks and Responsibilities
Strengths•Similar Priorities•Similar political and commitment to humanitarian assistance within HQ
WeaknessesDifferent types of informationDifferent types of solutions/remedies
Opportunities •Opportunity for aid effectiveness in the humanitarian assistance sector•Leadership•Direct access to the Humanitarian Coordinator; allowed donors to attend the Country Team meetings
Challenges•Many emergencies•2011 was a transformative year for many embassies i.e. managing change
SWOT ANALYSIS
GENESIS OF OUR SPREADSHEET
Setting priorities Tools for decision making – priority scale for
each issue Harmonization of priorities Harmonization of funds
Donor
Priority
Partner
Sector $ (in M)
Reporting Cycle
Other Donors
End Reported to FTS
CIDA Food Security
WFP Food Security
60 Yearly;Monthly
US, Japan
Mar 31-11
Yes
CIDA Protection
UNHCR Protection
3 Yearly; Monthly
ECHO, USAID
Mar 31
Yes
CIDA HA ICRC General
4 Yearly ECHO, USAID
Mar 31
Yes
CIDA HA IFRC General
4 Yearly Mar 31
Yes
DDR DDR 1
Emergency
Prepositioning
1
CASE EXAMPLE – DROUGHT 2011
CONTEXT OF THE DROUGHT
Signs of the drought in May 2011 Areas affected Collection of information Decision Making Solutions
CONCLUSIONSWay forward
LESSONS LEARNED
Establishing goals of donor coordination groups early
Voluntary participation Sharing of information Prioritizing and categorizing information Analyzing and interpreting information –
together Adapting to the changes in HQ demands