Defending dignity. Fighting poverty. Inclusive Governance Nairobi, April 2015

Defending dignity. Fighting poverty.

Inclusive Governance

Nairobi, April 2015

CARE’s impact by 2020

2020 programme strategy at a glance

Roles1)Humanitarian action2)Promoting lasting change and innovative solutions3)Multiplying effect

CARE Approach1)Strengthening gender equality & women’s voice2)Promoting Inclusive Governance3)Increasing resilience

Global outcomes1)Sexual, Reproductive & Maternal Health (SRMH) and a life free from violence2)Women’s access to and control over economic resources (WEE)3)Increase food and nutrition security and resilience to climate change4)Life-saving humanitarian response

Where we operateMICs – LDCs - North

CI Global Programme

CI 2020 Vision: impact, identity and relevance


Inclusive Governance

We promote good governance in three key areas of change:

•a) empowering poor people to know and act on their rights

and represent their interests;

•b) influencing those in power, such as governments,

traditional leaders and the private sector, to be more

responsible, responsive and accountable; and

•c) brokering linkages and convening spaces which enable

effective and inclusive relations and negotiation between the

two.


The Governance Programming Framework - GPF


• It spends approximately $2.5 billion a

year

• USAID has a Democracy, Human

Rights and Governance Strategy

(2013)

– Integration of DRG into sectors

– Human Rights

• Iraq and Afghanistan (50%), Pakistan,

Sudan, and Egypt make up the bulk of

this funding.

• £4bn 17% of DFID’s total budget

(2005-9) – 18% (2010-15)

• 30% of aid to FCAS

• Ethiopia; Bangladesh; Pakistan;

Afghanistan

• Inclusive Institutions and citizen trust• GPSA – CARE is the biggest recipients• Commitment to 100% citizens feedback



1. Voice

2. Social Accountability

3. Organisational accountability



Social AccountabilityNepal •Community Score Board•Gender budget monitoring

Bangladesh •Budget monitoring•Public Hearings

Egypt – Morocco: CSC, Bgt Monitoring, Citizens charters

Sierra Leone, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia•Community Score cards

Peru•Social Monitoring

Sri Lanka – Citizens Charters

Pakistan: CSC, Bgt Monitoring


Donors

upward

Forward impact

groupsInternal –

Governance

systems

CARE’s Accountability


PIIRS

Last year, CARE worked with public bodies, private actors and communities, supporting more than 4.4 million people become more aware of their rights, voice their demands, and advocate for improved policies and a more inclusive development agenda with greater transparency and accountability


Emergent trends on governance• Complex and political: No quick technical fixes

• Context matters: Problem-driven political analysis and acting politically

• Collective action problems: going beyond the dichotomy between demand and supply sides

• Pro-accountability coalitions: Cross state-society agendas and multi-stakeholder platforms

• Locally driven solutions: Best practice > best fit

Adapting development


CARE IG identity: our selling point!

Cutting edge thinking

• Constructive

engagement

• Spaces for negotiation

• Brokering – facilitating

relations

CARE• Multi-stakeholders

partnership

• Collective action

• Cross State-CS

coalitions

• Sandwich

accountability


Working implications: DNA

• Narrative: Demystifying politics, and showing how “un-political” approaches fail

• Dealing with complexity through iterative planning and

adaptation Change pathways Feedback loops Action research Risk tolerance

• Staff: networking relationship and coalition building, spotting windows of opportunity

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Defending dignity. Fighting poverty. Inclusive Governance Nairobi, April 2015