This presentation focuses on functionality of rural water supply and the role of accountability. It highlights experiences and lessons learned from SNV projects in Nepal and Tanzania. In Nepal SNV developed a Social Accountability (SA) toolkit, which included the Community Score Card, social audit and public hearing tools. Presented by Jessie Bokhoven (SNV) on 6 July 2016 at the IRC event: "Accountability tools to improve WASH service delivery" in The Hague.
Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016 : clean water needs clean governanceIRC
This presentation introduces the flagship publication of the Water Integrity Network (WIN): the Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016 (WIGO). It highlights WIGO's key messages and tools such as integrity risk management and the Integrity Wall. Presented by Frank van der Valk, Water Integrity Network, on 15 April 2016 at the WIN-IRC Event: "Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016: Launch in the Netherlands", The Hague, The Netherlands.
This presentation introduces policy influencing principles (policy influencing continuum and CLASP principles) and different levels of accountability in the context of the Watershed - empowering citizens programme. A distinction is made between social, financial and political accountability. Within the Watershed programme, there are three levels of accountability: local/national, international and The Netherlands. Budget tracking in Bangladesh and the Sanitation & Water for All (SWA) multi-stakeholder platform are examples of the first accountability two levels. In the Netherlands, Dutch civil society organisations (CSOs) are tracking the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) aid commitments of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A key message is that both monitoring services and monitoring budgets / financial flows are important for evidence-based advocacy.
Presented by Roel Blesgraaf (Simavi) on 6 July 2016 at the IRC event: "Accountability tools to improve WASH service delivery", in The Hague.
NRM Innovations for Risk Management and Agricultural Transformation in Semiar...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
This document summarizes natural resource management innovations in semi-arid East African highlands. It discusses (1) managing extreme events like drought and flood to ensure sustainable ecosystem services and support livelihoods, (2) increasing and sustaining agricultural productivity through investments in NRM, and (3) two examples of NRM innovations - community-based watershed management in Ethiopia and using water spreading weirs to build resilience to climate risks in Ethiopia through a partnership between GIZ, ICRISAT, and local universities. The document also discusses the impacts of these innovations, including increased food security, higher crop yields, and institutional impacts like the site becoming a learning center that influenced regional soil and water conservation policies.
Science Forum Day 3 - Froukje Kruijssen - Analyzing aquaculture livelihoods f...WorldFish
Froukje Kruijssen argues that analyzing livelihoods through a value chain perspective is important but few studies have quantitatively assessed the impact of value chain activities on poverty. There is a need to better understand how participation exposes people to risks and affects their vulnerability. Key processes to examine include (1) incorporation of new actors in value chains which can benefit or harm inclusion, (2) changes in value chains that alter participation terms for existing actors, and (3) expulsion of actors from value chains which can be more detrimental than exclusion. It is important to understand the conditions of inclusion, exclusion, and dynamics of participation in value chains over time to determine if participation can provide pathways out of poverty.
Water Integrity Global Outlook : following the moneyIRC
Despite investing US$ 486 million in rural water supply in Tanzania between 2007-2014, coverage is stagnating and even declining. Who is to blame? Findings and lessons of a "value for money" review of the rural water supply programme in Tanzania conducted by IRCconsult for DFID. Presented by Catarina Fonseca on 15 April 2016 at the WIN-IRC Event: "Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016: Launch in the Netherlands", The Hague, The Netherlands.
This document summarizes community meeting #2 that was convened by local elected officials to develop a framework for infrastructure and land use regulations for a sustainable Gowanus neighborhood. It notes the risks of inaction, including threats to ongoing Superfund cleanup and potential for flooding, loss of affordable housing and manufacturing jobs, and displacement. It outlines the public participation process including working groups that generated ideas in key topic areas. It previews upcoming engagement opportunities and milestones in the planning process.
Presentation for the AAAS meeting in Boston, Feb14-18 in a symposium on 'Transforming Productivity and Incomes of Poor Farm Households in the Developing World '
This presentation focuses on functionality of rural water supply and the role of accountability. It highlights experiences and lessons learned from SNV projects in Nepal and Tanzania. In Nepal SNV developed a Social Accountability (SA) toolkit, which included the Community Score Card, social audit and public hearing tools. Presented by Jessie Bokhoven (SNV) on 6 July 2016 at the IRC event: "Accountability tools to improve WASH service delivery" in The Hague.
Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016 : clean water needs clean governanceIRC
This presentation introduces the flagship publication of the Water Integrity Network (WIN): the Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016 (WIGO). It highlights WIGO's key messages and tools such as integrity risk management and the Integrity Wall. Presented by Frank van der Valk, Water Integrity Network, on 15 April 2016 at the WIN-IRC Event: "Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016: Launch in the Netherlands", The Hague, The Netherlands.
This presentation introduces policy influencing principles (policy influencing continuum and CLASP principles) and different levels of accountability in the context of the Watershed - empowering citizens programme. A distinction is made between social, financial and political accountability. Within the Watershed programme, there are three levels of accountability: local/national, international and The Netherlands. Budget tracking in Bangladesh and the Sanitation & Water for All (SWA) multi-stakeholder platform are examples of the first accountability two levels. In the Netherlands, Dutch civil society organisations (CSOs) are tracking the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) aid commitments of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A key message is that both monitoring services and monitoring budgets / financial flows are important for evidence-based advocacy.
Presented by Roel Blesgraaf (Simavi) on 6 July 2016 at the IRC event: "Accountability tools to improve WASH service delivery", in The Hague.
NRM Innovations for Risk Management and Agricultural Transformation in Semiar...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
This document summarizes natural resource management innovations in semi-arid East African highlands. It discusses (1) managing extreme events like drought and flood to ensure sustainable ecosystem services and support livelihoods, (2) increasing and sustaining agricultural productivity through investments in NRM, and (3) two examples of NRM innovations - community-based watershed management in Ethiopia and using water spreading weirs to build resilience to climate risks in Ethiopia through a partnership between GIZ, ICRISAT, and local universities. The document also discusses the impacts of these innovations, including increased food security, higher crop yields, and institutional impacts like the site becoming a learning center that influenced regional soil and water conservation policies.
Science Forum Day 3 - Froukje Kruijssen - Analyzing aquaculture livelihoods f...WorldFish
Froukje Kruijssen argues that analyzing livelihoods through a value chain perspective is important but few studies have quantitatively assessed the impact of value chain activities on poverty. There is a need to better understand how participation exposes people to risks and affects their vulnerability. Key processes to examine include (1) incorporation of new actors in value chains which can benefit or harm inclusion, (2) changes in value chains that alter participation terms for existing actors, and (3) expulsion of actors from value chains which can be more detrimental than exclusion. It is important to understand the conditions of inclusion, exclusion, and dynamics of participation in value chains over time to determine if participation can provide pathways out of poverty.
Water Integrity Global Outlook : following the moneyIRC
Despite investing US$ 486 million in rural water supply in Tanzania between 2007-2014, coverage is stagnating and even declining. Who is to blame? Findings and lessons of a "value for money" review of the rural water supply programme in Tanzania conducted by IRCconsult for DFID. Presented by Catarina Fonseca on 15 April 2016 at the WIN-IRC Event: "Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016: Launch in the Netherlands", The Hague, The Netherlands.
This document summarizes community meeting #2 that was convened by local elected officials to develop a framework for infrastructure and land use regulations for a sustainable Gowanus neighborhood. It notes the risks of inaction, including threats to ongoing Superfund cleanup and potential for flooding, loss of affordable housing and manufacturing jobs, and displacement. It outlines the public participation process including working groups that generated ideas in key topic areas. It previews upcoming engagement opportunities and milestones in the planning process.
Presentation for the AAAS meeting in Boston, Feb14-18 in a symposium on 'Transforming Productivity and Incomes of Poor Farm Households in the Developing World '
This document discusses the SERVInnov project, which aims to strengthen innovation support services to enhance sustainable food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project recognizes the diversity of multi-actor innovation communities in African agriculture but finds that existing innovation support services are fragmented and not fully accessible. Through participatory research, the project will map innovation support services, analyze networks of services and providers, and assess how to better match services to stakeholders' needs across different phases of innovation processes. Preliminary results show support services are concentrated in development phases for both social and technical innovations, but social innovations attract more services overall. The project seeks to ultimately increase the effectiveness of innovation support services across sectors and value chains.
California's Active Transportation Program: Coalition Building to Boost Funding
Learn how the ad-hoc Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership won a 35% boost in active transportation funding in California. Coalition members from California Walks, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the California Bicycle Coalition will highlight how member organizations came together, underscore keys to the successful campaign, and share lessons learned for other states looking to follow California's lead.
Presenters:
Presenter: Tony Dang California Walks
Co-Presenter: Dave Snyder California Bicycle Coalition
Co-Presenter: Jeanie Ward-Waller Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Third sector task group conclusions and recommendations alison ryanSWF
The document summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the Third Sector Task Group regarding the role of the third sector in health and social care. It identifies opportunities for the third sector in areas like commissioning, strategic planning, user feedback, innovation, and quality improvement. Specific focus areas discussed include helping deliver quality, innovation, productivity and prevention goals; increasing public engagement; and managing organizational change. The document recommends steps like engaging the third sector in relevant workstreams, sharing intelligence on indicators for successful commissioning, and creating consortia to inform commissioning. It stresses the need for all parties to work together and be ready to adapt during a time of health system transition.
A Micro Financing Framework for Rural Water and Sanitation provisioning in Su...UNU-MERIT
When it comes to water and sanitation, does self-supply let governments off the hook? Or do people simply need access, regardless of who supplies the service? A new joint publication by UNU-INWEH and UNU-MERIT explores a hybrid mechanism of microfinance for small community water and sanitation supplies. See our blog and report for more... http://www.merit.unu.edu/harnessing-microfinance-and-social-networks-for-wash/
Connecting and Engaging Extension Volunteerssondramilkie
The Connections and Engagement Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Extension from October 19-22, 2010 focused on volunteer management, development, and trends. The conference addressed identifying differences between volunteers, management, and development, trends in volunteerism, working with volunteers, systems that engage volunteers, and organizational changes. Sessions provided information on volunteer programs, implications of trends, and strategies to start with a plan, consider the organization and individual volunteers, and utilize a cycle of volunteer administration.
A project plan proposes recycling bikes from the Pacific Northwest to rural communities in Africa. The plan involves vetting a pilot project by May 2010, securing commitments from an NGO partner for funding and operations, obtaining government permissions in two African countries, and commitments from suppliers and shippers to deliver bikes. It also establishes local volunteer groups to prepare bikes for shipment and an in-country micro-business for ongoing maintenance.
Which place of agricultural advisory services among innovation support servci...ngouambe
This document examines the role of agricultural advisory services among innovation support services in Madagascar. It analyzes data from interviews with 115 organizations providing innovation support and characterizes 315 total support services. The results show advisory services, particularly technical advice and capacity building, predominantly make up the overall offer of innovation support services. However, supporting innovation requires a diversity of organization types and strategies, including specialization in advisory services, combining advisory with other supports, or collaborating to provide complementary services. Agricultural advisory is thus one important but not sole component of the complex system supporting agricultural innovation.
Watershed Mali : strengthening civil society for sustainable WASH-IWRM in MaliIRC
The political crisis and insecurity existing in Mali since 2012 has had a negative impact on the country’s water and sanitation sector. Normative frameworks are non-existent or unknown, polices and laws are not enforced, water quality is hardly monitored and budget commitments are unclear. The lack of knowledge about the human rights to water and sanitation has led to poor accountability, and civil society organisations (CSOs) lack capacity to advocate and lobby for better services.
Within the above context, the Watershed empowering citizens Mali country programme focuses on two main issues: (1) water quality and waste management and (2) universal access to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. So far the programme has been able to enhance the capacities, credibility and audience of water and sanitation CSOs, including the Alliance Citoyenne Pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement (ACEA-Mali). A multi-stakeholder forum has been established and coalitions of CSOs, local government and media have been strengthened, which can mobilise stakeholders, including Parliament.
Because there enough water and faecal sludge disposal is not seen as a problem in rural areas, there is little incentive to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management (WRM). Watershed is trying to stimulate integration by developing a handbook and guideline in combination with collaboration with CSO networks and donor-funded programmes.
Issues emerging from the Watershed Mali programme include how CSOs can influence decision makers to increase national WASH budget allocations infragile states, how to harmonise the institutional and legal frameworks of the WASH and WRM sectors, how to encourage innovation.
A joint presentation by Afou Chantal Bengaly (Wetlands International) and Ele Jan Saaf (SaafConsult) at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
This document proposes a microfinancing framework to improve access to rural water and sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, many rural communities lack start-up capital needed for water and sanitation infrastructure. The framework involves rotating savings and credit associations, community water committees, village banks, and government support. Together these stakeholders could establish revolving loan programs to fund infrastructure development and maintenance in a sustainable, community-owned manner. The goal is to increase equitable access to safe water and sanitation through cooperative microfinancing models while sharing costs and benefits between communities and governments.
The document outlines Bangladesh's national sanitation goals, current status, strategies, and challenges in achieving universal sanitation coverage by 2017. Key points include:
- National goal of 100% sanitation coverage by 2017, but current coverage is only 43%.
- A master plan was developed to decentralize efforts, maximize resources, and reach full coverage through milestones of 60% by 2013, 80% by 2015, and 100% by 2017.
- Strategies include decentralized planning, demand-driven programs, inter-sectoral collaboration, and rewarding open defecation free communities.
- Challenges include strengthening decentralized institutions and managing lack of technical resources and personnel.
Presentation Moez Allaoui, Waterlex, Report on Financing, 17th January UN Wat...water-decade
This document discusses the role of civil society in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to water and sanitation by 2030. It notes that achieving universal access will require significant funding from governments, organizations, agencies, the private sector, and civil society. It identifies challenges in securing adequate funding, including issues with government policies and resource allocation, donor approaches, private sector practices, and community capacity and engagement. The document proposes tools for addressing financial and management obstacles, such as various funding mechanisms, cooperative models, multisector partnerships, knowledge sharing, and ensuring international cooperation on transboundary water resources.
Diversity of service situations for agri-food innovations in the global Sout...ngouambe
This document summarizes findings from case studies of agricultural innovation support services in Cameroon and Madagascar. 173 service situations across 8 innovations were identified and characterized. The innovations included socio-technical innovations like chicken vaccination and 24-hour cassava retting, as well as socio-organizational innovations like organic pineapple production and multi-stakeholder platforms. A diversity of service providers was found to be involved, with different providers specializing in certain services. Support was concentrated in the development phases of innovations and less common in dissemination. Socio-organizational innovations attracted more support services overall. Recommendations include boosting support for dissemination and soft skill services, as well as encouraging service diversification.
The document summarizes a proposed project using the Village Earth Model of sustainable development to empower 100,000 tribal people across 100 villages in India. The project will establish a Resource Access Unit to link villages to resources and facilitate participatory planning. It will build local skills, share appropriate technologies, and create self-reliant communities and microenterprises. After three years of external funding, the project aims to be economically self-sustaining by generating income through activities like training, agriculture, and microenterprises. The goal is to mobilize local resources and establish organizational structures to improve livelihoods through community-driven development.
Community development aims to improve people's lives by involving all affected communities and respecting local knowledge. It focuses on building long-term sustainability through developing human and social skills within the community. The core foundations of community development education are community participation, ownership, empowerment, lifelong learning, inclusion, access and equity, social action, advocacy, networking, and self-help. Community development provides a conceptual framework but not detailed prescriptions, as the needs and approaches will vary between different community systems.
G T C N Exec Summ Program Description 1 R F PJeffery Massey
The Generations Total Care Network is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide education, advocacy, and referral services for disabled individuals in Chicago's Englewood community who face challenges due to poverty, homelessness, lack of education, and unstable family situations. The organization operates two main programs: an education and self-help program and an education training/referral program. The education program focuses on raising awareness of issues, empowering residents through support groups, and communicating resources. The training program seeks partnerships to advance its mission and provides referrals for services, sharing information on resources and policy initiatives. The organization has a staff of four and utilizes volunteers and consultants to conduct outreach and provide crisis intervention, computer training, and community liaison
Responding to the Inquiry into Health Inequality in the North of England (whose recommendations and findings were published in 'Due North'), VSNW are consulting on how the voluntary and community sector can play a bigger role.
Accountability to Affected People.pptxHabib Rahman
This document outlines a workshop on Accountability to Affected People (AAP) presented by Habib Rahman Haider in Kabul, Afghanistan. The workshop discusses key messages on AAP, including how it ensures humanitarian activities are appropriate, relevant, effective and timely for communities. It also covers training methodology, objectives, and group work activities. A major focus is on Community Engagement and Feedback Centers (CEFCs), which provide a platform for communities to communicate, engage and share feedback. The roles and standard operating procedures of CEFCs are defined, including information sharing, community participation, complaint mechanisms, and coordination with service providers. Role play activities are used to demonstrate how CEFCs should operate.
This document summarizes a community engagement meeting of the Nutrition Cluster that took place on October 2nd, 2016. It discusses key topics around accountability and community engagement, including the five core commitments to accountability as outlined by the IASC, the Core Humanitarian Standard, and progress made by the Community Engagement Working Group. The document also provides actions that can be taken throughout the humanitarian program cycle to ensure communities are engaged and their feedback is incorporated.
Community Driven Planning, Priority Setting and GovernanceWellesley Institute
This presentation provides critical insight on community planning and governance.
Bob Gardner, Director of Policy
www.wellesleyinstitute.com
Follow us on twitter @wellesleyWI
This document provides guidance on developing a plan to assess the needs and resources of local communities. It discusses defining needs and resources, the importance of developing an assessment plan, who should be involved in the planning process, when assessments should occur, and how to create an assessment plan. The key steps outlined are recruiting stakeholders, deciding what data is needed and how it will be collected, analyzed and reported.
This document discusses the SERVInnov project, which aims to strengthen innovation support services to enhance sustainable food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project recognizes the diversity of multi-actor innovation communities in African agriculture but finds that existing innovation support services are fragmented and not fully accessible. Through participatory research, the project will map innovation support services, analyze networks of services and providers, and assess how to better match services to stakeholders' needs across different phases of innovation processes. Preliminary results show support services are concentrated in development phases for both social and technical innovations, but social innovations attract more services overall. The project seeks to ultimately increase the effectiveness of innovation support services across sectors and value chains.
California's Active Transportation Program: Coalition Building to Boost Funding
Learn how the ad-hoc Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership won a 35% boost in active transportation funding in California. Coalition members from California Walks, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the California Bicycle Coalition will highlight how member organizations came together, underscore keys to the successful campaign, and share lessons learned for other states looking to follow California's lead.
Presenters:
Presenter: Tony Dang California Walks
Co-Presenter: Dave Snyder California Bicycle Coalition
Co-Presenter: Jeanie Ward-Waller Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Third sector task group conclusions and recommendations alison ryanSWF
The document summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the Third Sector Task Group regarding the role of the third sector in health and social care. It identifies opportunities for the third sector in areas like commissioning, strategic planning, user feedback, innovation, and quality improvement. Specific focus areas discussed include helping deliver quality, innovation, productivity and prevention goals; increasing public engagement; and managing organizational change. The document recommends steps like engaging the third sector in relevant workstreams, sharing intelligence on indicators for successful commissioning, and creating consortia to inform commissioning. It stresses the need for all parties to work together and be ready to adapt during a time of health system transition.
A Micro Financing Framework for Rural Water and Sanitation provisioning in Su...UNU-MERIT
When it comes to water and sanitation, does self-supply let governments off the hook? Or do people simply need access, regardless of who supplies the service? A new joint publication by UNU-INWEH and UNU-MERIT explores a hybrid mechanism of microfinance for small community water and sanitation supplies. See our blog and report for more... http://www.merit.unu.edu/harnessing-microfinance-and-social-networks-for-wash/
Connecting and Engaging Extension Volunteerssondramilkie
The Connections and Engagement Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Extension from October 19-22, 2010 focused on volunteer management, development, and trends. The conference addressed identifying differences between volunteers, management, and development, trends in volunteerism, working with volunteers, systems that engage volunteers, and organizational changes. Sessions provided information on volunteer programs, implications of trends, and strategies to start with a plan, consider the organization and individual volunteers, and utilize a cycle of volunteer administration.
A project plan proposes recycling bikes from the Pacific Northwest to rural communities in Africa. The plan involves vetting a pilot project by May 2010, securing commitments from an NGO partner for funding and operations, obtaining government permissions in two African countries, and commitments from suppliers and shippers to deliver bikes. It also establishes local volunteer groups to prepare bikes for shipment and an in-country micro-business for ongoing maintenance.
Which place of agricultural advisory services among innovation support servci...ngouambe
This document examines the role of agricultural advisory services among innovation support services in Madagascar. It analyzes data from interviews with 115 organizations providing innovation support and characterizes 315 total support services. The results show advisory services, particularly technical advice and capacity building, predominantly make up the overall offer of innovation support services. However, supporting innovation requires a diversity of organization types and strategies, including specialization in advisory services, combining advisory with other supports, or collaborating to provide complementary services. Agricultural advisory is thus one important but not sole component of the complex system supporting agricultural innovation.
Watershed Mali : strengthening civil society for sustainable WASH-IWRM in MaliIRC
The political crisis and insecurity existing in Mali since 2012 has had a negative impact on the country’s water and sanitation sector. Normative frameworks are non-existent or unknown, polices and laws are not enforced, water quality is hardly monitored and budget commitments are unclear. The lack of knowledge about the human rights to water and sanitation has led to poor accountability, and civil society organisations (CSOs) lack capacity to advocate and lobby for better services.
Within the above context, the Watershed empowering citizens Mali country programme focuses on two main issues: (1) water quality and waste management and (2) universal access to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. So far the programme has been able to enhance the capacities, credibility and audience of water and sanitation CSOs, including the Alliance Citoyenne Pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement (ACEA-Mali). A multi-stakeholder forum has been established and coalitions of CSOs, local government and media have been strengthened, which can mobilise stakeholders, including Parliament.
Because there enough water and faecal sludge disposal is not seen as a problem in rural areas, there is little incentive to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management (WRM). Watershed is trying to stimulate integration by developing a handbook and guideline in combination with collaboration with CSO networks and donor-funded programmes.
Issues emerging from the Watershed Mali programme include how CSOs can influence decision makers to increase national WASH budget allocations infragile states, how to harmonise the institutional and legal frameworks of the WASH and WRM sectors, how to encourage innovation.
A joint presentation by Afou Chantal Bengaly (Wetlands International) and Ele Jan Saaf (SaafConsult) at the WASH Debate "Sustainable WASH service delivery and local WRM in fragile states: how far can you get?", in The Hague, the Netherlands on 20 November 2019.
This document proposes a microfinancing framework to improve access to rural water and sanitation services in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, many rural communities lack start-up capital needed for water and sanitation infrastructure. The framework involves rotating savings and credit associations, community water committees, village banks, and government support. Together these stakeholders could establish revolving loan programs to fund infrastructure development and maintenance in a sustainable, community-owned manner. The goal is to increase equitable access to safe water and sanitation through cooperative microfinancing models while sharing costs and benefits between communities and governments.
The document outlines Bangladesh's national sanitation goals, current status, strategies, and challenges in achieving universal sanitation coverage by 2017. Key points include:
- National goal of 100% sanitation coverage by 2017, but current coverage is only 43%.
- A master plan was developed to decentralize efforts, maximize resources, and reach full coverage through milestones of 60% by 2013, 80% by 2015, and 100% by 2017.
- Strategies include decentralized planning, demand-driven programs, inter-sectoral collaboration, and rewarding open defecation free communities.
- Challenges include strengthening decentralized institutions and managing lack of technical resources and personnel.
Presentation Moez Allaoui, Waterlex, Report on Financing, 17th January UN Wat...water-decade
This document discusses the role of civil society in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to water and sanitation by 2030. It notes that achieving universal access will require significant funding from governments, organizations, agencies, the private sector, and civil society. It identifies challenges in securing adequate funding, including issues with government policies and resource allocation, donor approaches, private sector practices, and community capacity and engagement. The document proposes tools for addressing financial and management obstacles, such as various funding mechanisms, cooperative models, multisector partnerships, knowledge sharing, and ensuring international cooperation on transboundary water resources.
Diversity of service situations for agri-food innovations in the global Sout...ngouambe
This document summarizes findings from case studies of agricultural innovation support services in Cameroon and Madagascar. 173 service situations across 8 innovations were identified and characterized. The innovations included socio-technical innovations like chicken vaccination and 24-hour cassava retting, as well as socio-organizational innovations like organic pineapple production and multi-stakeholder platforms. A diversity of service providers was found to be involved, with different providers specializing in certain services. Support was concentrated in the development phases of innovations and less common in dissemination. Socio-organizational innovations attracted more support services overall. Recommendations include boosting support for dissemination and soft skill services, as well as encouraging service diversification.
The document summarizes a proposed project using the Village Earth Model of sustainable development to empower 100,000 tribal people across 100 villages in India. The project will establish a Resource Access Unit to link villages to resources and facilitate participatory planning. It will build local skills, share appropriate technologies, and create self-reliant communities and microenterprises. After three years of external funding, the project aims to be economically self-sustaining by generating income through activities like training, agriculture, and microenterprises. The goal is to mobilize local resources and establish organizational structures to improve livelihoods through community-driven development.
Community development aims to improve people's lives by involving all affected communities and respecting local knowledge. It focuses on building long-term sustainability through developing human and social skills within the community. The core foundations of community development education are community participation, ownership, empowerment, lifelong learning, inclusion, access and equity, social action, advocacy, networking, and self-help. Community development provides a conceptual framework but not detailed prescriptions, as the needs and approaches will vary between different community systems.
G T C N Exec Summ Program Description 1 R F PJeffery Massey
The Generations Total Care Network is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide education, advocacy, and referral services for disabled individuals in Chicago's Englewood community who face challenges due to poverty, homelessness, lack of education, and unstable family situations. The organization operates two main programs: an education and self-help program and an education training/referral program. The education program focuses on raising awareness of issues, empowering residents through support groups, and communicating resources. The training program seeks partnerships to advance its mission and provides referrals for services, sharing information on resources and policy initiatives. The organization has a staff of four and utilizes volunteers and consultants to conduct outreach and provide crisis intervention, computer training, and community liaison
Responding to the Inquiry into Health Inequality in the North of England (whose recommendations and findings were published in 'Due North'), VSNW are consulting on how the voluntary and community sector can play a bigger role.
Accountability to Affected People.pptxHabib Rahman
This document outlines a workshop on Accountability to Affected People (AAP) presented by Habib Rahman Haider in Kabul, Afghanistan. The workshop discusses key messages on AAP, including how it ensures humanitarian activities are appropriate, relevant, effective and timely for communities. It also covers training methodology, objectives, and group work activities. A major focus is on Community Engagement and Feedback Centers (CEFCs), which provide a platform for communities to communicate, engage and share feedback. The roles and standard operating procedures of CEFCs are defined, including information sharing, community participation, complaint mechanisms, and coordination with service providers. Role play activities are used to demonstrate how CEFCs should operate.
This document summarizes a community engagement meeting of the Nutrition Cluster that took place on October 2nd, 2016. It discusses key topics around accountability and community engagement, including the five core commitments to accountability as outlined by the IASC, the Core Humanitarian Standard, and progress made by the Community Engagement Working Group. The document also provides actions that can be taken throughout the humanitarian program cycle to ensure communities are engaged and their feedback is incorporated.
Community Driven Planning, Priority Setting and GovernanceWellesley Institute
This presentation provides critical insight on community planning and governance.
Bob Gardner, Director of Policy
www.wellesleyinstitute.com
Follow us on twitter @wellesleyWI
This document provides guidance on developing a plan to assess the needs and resources of local communities. It discusses defining needs and resources, the importance of developing an assessment plan, who should be involved in the planning process, when assessments should occur, and how to create an assessment plan. The key steps outlined are recruiting stakeholders, deciding what data is needed and how it will be collected, analyzed and reported.
Proposal writing and fundraising workshop for Grass Root NGOs Final Report 1Olfa G. Tantawi
The document summarizes a 4-day workshop on proposal writing and fundraising for grassroots NGOs. The workshop aimed to equip participating NGOs with the skills needed to develop projects, write proposals, and obtain funding. Over the 4 days, participants worked on identifying community challenges, generating project ideas to address them, and analyzing the ideas using tools like value chain analysis and business modeling. They refined 18 initial project concepts into 4 comprehensive projects focused on environment, education, health, and income generation. The workshop exposed NGOs to new strategies for sustainable fundraising, resource mobilization, and transitioning from charity to social entrepreneurship models.
This document discusses community mobilization strategies for an integrated water, modern energy (IWME) project in Nepal. It covers:
1. The basic concepts of community, community development, and social mobilization, which is defined as transferring individuals into an organized group to empower them for planned change.
2. The reasons for social mobilization in the IWME sub-sector, including ensuring community participation, ownership, and capacity to manage projects.
3. The approaches used, including strengthening supply through collaboration, and demand through social mobilization in three stages: preparation, implementation, and institutionalization for sustainability.
4. The roles of various actors like experts, coordinators, local partners, and facilit
This document discusses social mobilization, which refers to organizing people to collectively think and act to address development issues. It defines social mobilization and discusses its importance in strengthening community participation, decision making, and asset building for poor communities. The key elements of social mobilization include advocacy, social change, and behavior change communication. Approaches include political, community, corporate, and beneficiary mobilization. Principles emphasize personal interactions and aligning behaviors with identities. Steps involve collecting community information, forming self-help groups, and stabilizing groups through regular meetings and lending.
This document discusses social mobilization, which refers to organizing people to collectively think and act to address development issues. It defines social mobilization and discusses its importance in strengthening community participation, decision making, and asset building for poor communities. The key elements of social mobilization include advocacy, social change communication, and behavior change communication. Effective social mobilization involves respecting communities and understanding their needs. It also outlines different approaches to social mobilization like political, community, corporate, and beneficiary mobilization. Principles of effective social mobilization include leveraging social networks and empowering communities. Steps for social mobilization include forming self-help groups, collecting community information, and regular group meetings.
Brooklyn Park Modifier Contributions to Unlocking Potential.pdfboraneric48
Brooklyn Park modifier contributions have played a significant role in unlocking the potential of its residents and fostering a thriving community.
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- The document aims to develop a definition of civic strength, understand its contributing domains in London, measure its distribution, and support the Building Strong Communities mission.
- It creates a Civic Strength Index framework measuring relationships/social capital, democratic engagement, and public/social infrastructure to provide a new lens for understanding community strengths.
- The index identifies data gaps that need filling to have a complete picture of civic strength distribution across London and support areas of opportunity.
Community Engagement: Effective and Equitable Health PlanningWellesley Institute
This presentation provides critical insight on equitable health planning.
Bob Gardner, Director of Policy
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Community development principles then and nowMerlyn Denesia
Community development principles have evolved over time. Originally in the 1940s-1980s, community development focused on holistically understanding community needs, culture, and felt needs. It emphasized self-help, cooperation, leadership, and participation. Now, principles stress responding to expressed community needs, concerted action through multi-purpose programs, changing attitudes, participation in governance, training local leaders, involving women and youth, mobilizing community resources, and national support for local development. Definitions of community development emphasize assisting community growth and betterment through organizing local resources, improving living conditions through collaborative people-centered efforts, and enabling democratic participation in priority problem-solving.
Community mobilization aims to engage community members to address a shared cause by raising awareness, assisting in delivering resources, and strengthening participation. It empowers communities to initiate their own development. The key steps are forming an action group to understand the situation, consulting the community to find needed information, developing action plans, presenting plans to the community, implementing plans using a toolkit, and reflecting on actions. A community mobilizer's roles include assisting with activities, designing methodologies, implementing plans, monitoring progress, and reporting. Community mobilization is important before a project to help communities understand goals and participate smoothly.
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity JourneyAggregage
This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters — emphasizing trust, engagement, and community!
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.Christina Parmionova
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
1. COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCE MOBILIZATION INITIATIVE.
BACKGROUND:
Every individual in the society started life in a particular place or environment –
the cradle of life. These include the family, school or workplace environment
where biological, educational or professional life started. The love and affection
of most people often remain connected to their origin in the journey of life –
regardless of where they live. General observations revealed that while many
desire to see their home base develop and would be willing to make their own
little contributions to such developmental efforts, the dearth of credible,
transparent and reliable resource mobilization and flow channel for conveying
such pooled resources for specific cradle-based projects that addresses the felt
needs of the people.
METHODOLGY:
The proposed approach to achieving this will include:
1. Registering a Non-Governmental (Civil Society) organization
2. Engage with target community groups to identify their needs --either
through conduct of community need assessment and gap analysis or
accessing existing data on this where available.
3. Facilitate community prioritization of needs and development of costed
action plan to address the prioritized needs.
4. Work with community to generate community data base (home and
diaspora) for resource mobilization for the costed projects.
5. Approach Philanthropists, private and international donors for counterpart
supports to motivate community members (home and diaspora) for
resource mobilization for the costed interventions.
6. Fund sourced from donors and philantropists shall be deployed to unlock
and crowd in additional resources from both community members and
other private financiers/donors in a catalytic way for execution of
community development projects.
7. Designated community representatives shall be fully involved in the
process of mobilizing and management of resources for their community
in a very transparent and accountable way.
The NGO shall leverage services of volunteer technocrats willing to provide their
support in kind (technical advice, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, etc),
working with the community.
SCOPE OF PROJECTS:
Simple but impactful projects shall be given attention. Such interventions which
may not be highly capital intensive but quite impactful include such as provision
of potable water points, renovation and equipment of primary health facilities,
renovation of blocks of classrooms, provision of computer wares for school,
construction or renovation of bridges connecting communities with farm lands
or external markets, etc.
EVALUATION AND REPORTS:
2. Adequate feedback mechanism shall be put in place to ensure proper
communication and update among stakeholders.
Services of recognized independent evaluators and audit firms shall also be
engaged for periodic evaluation and audit of the NGO.