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Learn about the operational plan, partnering agreement, and governance structure for effective partnership building. Explore the division of roles, responsibilities, and commitment recording. Discover the initial structure of a national partnership.
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Partnering process: building Elisabetta Minelli, Global Stop TB Partnership Kefas Samson, Stop TB Swaziland Subrat Mohanty, Partnership for Tuberculosis Care and Control, India Wasiq Khan, EMRO Stop TB Partnership www.stoptb.org/countries/partnerships/
Partnering process C O R E G R O U P EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP FORMAL LAUNCH
Partnership building component OPERATIONAL PLAN PARTNERING AGREEMENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Operational plan What will the partners do? • Identify the areas of work of the national TB plan which can be implemented by certain partners in certain geographic areas See tool 4 OPERATIONAL PLAN circulated for comments to all partners
Partnership building components OPERATIONAL PLAN PARTNERING AGREEMENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Partnering agreement How do we record our commitment? • Vision, goal and objective • Role and responsibilities of each partner • Governance structure • Operational plan (annex) PARTNERING AGREEMENT circulated for comments to all partners See tool 5
What do we mean by partnering agreement? • A way to record formally the commitment of the partners • Developed and agreed between the parties as equals • Readily re-negotiable • Open-ended • Entered into voluntarily • Not legally binding
Partnership building components OPERATIONAL PLAN PARTNERING AGREEMENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Governance structure How are we going to work together? • Structure based on function: objectives, partners' role • Governing bodies, secretariat, working groups See tool 6 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE circulated for comments to all partners
Governing bodies – An example Plenary body Partners' Forum Decision-making body Coordinating Board Secretariat Working Groups
Basic management structure Facilitate/broker the partnership Ensures continuity of the work Hosted by one of the partners which offers the legal umbrella Secretariat
Working groups • If large number of partners with interest in different areas of work • Working groups could focus on the operationalization of the following areas of work: • DOTS expansion • TB/HIV • MDR-TB • ACSM
Budget centres $ budget centre $ C O R E G R O U P $ $ $ FORMAL LAUNCH
Questions for discussion In your experience, • Why would it be important to have a plan of the partnership? Any example. • How would you divide roles and responsibilities among the partners? Any example. • Do you think it is important to record the commitment of the partners? Any example. • What could be the initial structure of the national partnership? Any example.