DONOR SUPPORT TO NGO’s TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY PATRICK FLUSK - LGTP

1. DONOR SUPPORT TO NGO’s TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY PATRICK FLUSK - LGTP March 2003

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION • INTRODUCTION • CONTEXT • CIVIL SOCIETY • ROLE OF GOVERNMENT • STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK • DEFINING MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES DONOR FUNDING • DONOR COORDINATION • CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION • MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT - WARD COMMITTEES • 3000 WARDS NATIONALLY • IDP’S • STATE-WIDE PLANNING

4. CONTEXT • STRATEGIC LEGAL FRAMEWORK • MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE OF WARD COMMITTEE • CAPACITY OF WARD COMMITTEES • RESPONSIBILITIES OF WARD COMMITTEE

5. CIVIL SOCIETY • SHIFT OR CHANGE IN ROLES • SHIFT IN FUNDING PATTERN • LACK OF CAPACITY • COMPLICATED ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES WITH LITTE SUPPORT • CUMBERSOME PROCESS OF ASSESSING FUNDS

6. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT • THE LIMITED NUMBER OF CBOS AND NGOs ENGAGED WITH POLICY FORMULATOIN, MONITORING AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR. • THE BARRIERS TO ENTRY TO SERVICE PROVISION FOR CBOs AND NGOs DUE TO EXCESSIVELY CUMBERSOME AND DEMANDING CONTRACTUAL PROCEDURES BY LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

7. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT (Cont) • THE WEAK LEVEL OF NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL COORDINATION BETWEEN AND AMONG CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISTIONS AND NETWORKS.

8. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (Cont) • STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • ENHANCE THE TECHNICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF EXISTING CBOs AND NGOs • PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE EMERGENCE OF NEW CBOS AND NGOs AND THE ENTRANCE OF EXISTING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS, INTO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR; • THE ENGAGEMENT OF NGOs, CBOs WITH PLANNING AND DELIVERY PROCESSES AT A LOCAL LEVEL.

9. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES • INCREASED NUMBERS OF NGOs, CBOs, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LOCAL LEVEL PLANNING PROCESS FOR SERVICES DELIVERY • INCREASED NUMBERS OF NGOs AND CBOs CONTRACTED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT DELIVERY SERVICES BY LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

10. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES (cont) • INCREASED NUMBERS OF NGOs AND CBOs, CONSTRUCTIVELY INVOLVED IN POLICY REVIEW AND REFORMULATION PROCESSS AT PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL; • HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY NGOs AND CBOs IN CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE DELIVERY SERVICES.

11. DONOR FUNDING

12. CONCLUSION • PRODUCE A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR MEANINGFUL CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICPATION • SUPPORT THE NEED FOR DPLG TO DEVELOP A CO-ORDINATING MECHANISM FOR DONORS • DONORS TO PLAY A ROLE IN CAPACITATING ORGANS OF CIVIL SOCIETY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WARD COMMITTEE SYSTEM