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JICA ’ s Capacity Development Concept and Activities in Tanzania March, 2007. Koji Makino JICA Tanzania . Today’s Topics 1. Capacity Development Concept 2. JICA’s Activities in Tanzania. Capacity Development Concept. Definitions about CD.
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JICA’s Capacity Development Concept and Activities in Tanzania March, 2007 Koji Makino JICA Tanzania
Today’s Topics1. Capacity Development Concept2. JICA’s Activities in Tanzania
Definitions about CD Capacity is the ability of people, organisations and society as a whole to manage their affairs successfully.Capacity development is the process whereby people, organisations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain capacity over time.Promotion of capacity development refers to what outside partners can do to support, facilitate or catalyse capacity development and related change processes.DAC・GOVNET (2005) The Challenge of Capacity Development: Working Towards Good Practice
Key Concepts of CD (1) - Endogenous Process - Technology Investment Knowledge Technology Investment Knowledge Existing Capacity (Ability to manage own affairs) Capacity (Capital) 1990s- Capacity Development -1970s: Technical Transfer 80-90s: Capacity Building CD is an endogenous process and external actors can only facilitate the process as an catalyst.
Knowledge C Knowledge Creation Knowledge A’ Knowledge A Transfer of Knowledge Donor Partner Country Knowledge A Knowledge B Knowledge Creation Donor Partner Country
Perception Change Based on the existing Import external ones --- Technical transfer Knowledge creation --- --- Local ownership Donor driven Facilitator/ Catalyst Supplier ---
Key Concepts of CD (2)- Systems Perspective - Societal level Organizational level Individual level All three levels of capacity are equally important and mutually interdependent.
Aid Effectiveness Ownership ( Partner country) Partners set the agenda Alignment ( Partner country – donor) Using partners’ systems Aligning with partners agenda Harmonization (Donor – Donor) Establishing common arrangements Simplifying procedures Sharing information
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) The Capacity to plan, manage, implement, and account for results of policies and programmes, is critical for achieving development objectives from analysis and dialogue through implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Capacity development is the responsibility of partner countries with donors playing a support role. It needs not only to be based on sound technical analysis, but also to be responsive to the broader social and economic environment, including the need to strengthen human resources.
The office has been established in 1980. Our strengths: ①Quick actions and Long commitment! ②Various menu of aid approaches! ③Excellent track record! in the infra., agriculture, health, etc. ④Capacity development approach! JICA Tanzania/Japan’s ODA
Our observation → Policy/budget dialogs strengthened between Treasury and line ministries Public financial management system improved Brilliant record especially in the social sector triggered by the budget supports Development progress and challenges in Tanzania (1)
Reforms are going on in the local level. But, severe lack of capacity in the local 4 gaps between the central and the local; ①Human resources ②Knowledge and information ③Money ④Reform mind Challenges remained in the central despite the progress Development progress and challenges in Tanzania (2)
Our aid approachMulti-layer approach broadly to tackle capacity issues The central Gov. Project Policy advise/dialog GBS, Common pool Bottom-up Top-down Project Project Project Strengthening capacity of LGAs Local Gov. Authorities CBO, Private partners JICA/JAPAN
Aid priority areas Poverty Reduction Health Education Japan's Aid Broad-based growth oriented Pro-poor oriented Agriculture Infrastructure Improved quality of life & social well-being Growth & reduction of income poverty Good Governance & accountability Local Gov. reform Public financial management MKUKUTA monitoring MKUKUTA / NSGRP
Partnership for CD Partnership with bilateral organization JICA project A Partnership with multilateral institution JICA project B JICA Program Partnership with NGO
Japan/JICA accepted as a full partner in aid coordination by both GoT and donors The active participation/contribution to aid coordination at the levels of both macro (GBS/Poverty Monitoring etc.) & Sectors (Edu/Health/PFM/Roads etc.) Leading role in Agriculture SWAps (ASDP) The provision of Grant Aid to GBS (JPY 5.45 million/JFY04) poverty monitoring CB (Only one case in the world at the moment) Better coordinated project execution in pursuing stronger impact and lower transaction cost Development Partnership Japan/JICA Contribution
JOCV Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Rural development , etc Math. And Science, Primary school. Library, etc Morogoro Computer Automobile maintenance, etc Nurse, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy