Presentation during the session on LMG Training Successes at the First National Conference on Health Leadership, Management and Governance

1. Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health Impact
Lessons on Institutional Strengthening
for CSOs Providing Health Services in
Kenya
June Omollo
Institutional Strengthening Advisor
FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project
Nairobi, January , 2013
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2. Our Vision, Goal and Objective
Vision
Kenyan national CSOs that are strong, sustainable, efficient and have a lasting impact
on the health of all Kenyans as an integral part of a functional Kenyan health system
Goal
Sustained improvement in the health and well-being of all Kenyans
Strategic Objective
To build the capacity of 10 national level CSOs to become sustainable recipients of
large grants to deliver, together with their affiliates, on the community health
response
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3. Why Institutional Capacity
Strengthening for Kenyan CSOs
• CSOs are at the forefront of health service delivery at the
community level, and are integral to the health system. Yet:
• They focus on service delivery and less on their own LMG
• Their capacity development is often driven externally and
sometimes ad-hoc
• There are no standards or indicators to measure their institutional
capacity
The result is
Low Sustainability
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4. The FANIKISHA Institutional
Strengthening Project
Results:
1.Strengthened leadership, management and governance
for local CSOs
2.Increased access and use of quality CSO data for decision
making
3.Improved quality of institutional strengthening for CSOs
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5. The FANIKISHA Institutional
Strengthening Approach
• Joint assessment of organizational capacity needs
• Development of institutional strengthening plans
• Institutional strengthening through tailored mentorship
and coaching
• Graduation on basis of agreed milestones and indicators
• E –platforms for continuous self development and peer
support forums - the www.csokenya.or.ke web portal
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6. Impact
• National CSOs cascading capacity building down to their affiliates
(CBOs) – to generate more results and accountability
• CSOs have restructured their governing boards, developed board
guidelines and oversight plans
• Boards now holding CSO executives accountable for results at
community level
• Executives have for the first time established performance targets
and indicators - for board review and monitoring CSO performance
• Peer exchange and learning is now routine among CEOs of CSOs
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7. Lessons for Capacity Building
Change of mindset and commitment by the
board and management towards
institutional strengthening underpins
success in LMG
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8. Enabling Kenyan civil society
organizations for Lasting Health
impact
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