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AFRICA FORUM How to boost Non State Actor participation in CAADP?

AFRICA FORUM How to boost Non State Actor participation in CAADP?. Sonja Palm, GTZ, on behalf of the CAADP Working Group on NSA Participation. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? Background. CAADP and Non-State Actors

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AFRICA FORUM How to boost Non State Actor participation in CAADP?

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  1. AFRICA FORUM How to boost Non State Actor participation in CAADP? Sonja Palm, GTZ, on behalf of the CAADP Working Group on NSA Participation

  2. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? Background • CAADP and Non-State Actors • Multi-stakeholder participation ~ a core principle of the CAADP process • Quality of participation recognised as inconsistent by the 6th Partnership Platform, and a working group formed • Objective: take stock of current situation, provide recommendations for main stakeholders at national, regional and continental on how to boost level and quality of participation and create momentum • The role of Non State Actors • Policy development and investment planning • Implementation • Accountability • The focus of the working group • Inclusion of less powerful stakeholders i.e. not large private sector actors • Producer Organisations, CSOs/ NGOs, Private Sector, Parliamentarians

  3. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The consultation process • Progress to date • Joint Working Group - 17 members from all constituencies. • Stocktaking exercise - Questionnaire, expert interviews, workshops, desk research • Online consultation group - 157 members and growing. To become CAADP NSA inventory. • Options paper - Concrete ideas to prompt debate. Based on stocktaking. Circulated to consultation group and e-alert subscribers. • Next steps • Input from options paper - compiled by constituency representatives • Consultation workshop - CAADP Africa Forum, Oct 7th • Action planning workshop Oct 20 - review feedback on options paper and develop concrete “validated” proposals with roadmap for implementation. • 7th CAADP PP – Presentation at PP, recommendations to trigger actions

  4. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • Overarching themes from stocktaking • Remarkable consensus • CAADP is boosting participation • Structural problems, needing long-term solutions • Balance consultation with action

  5. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • Participating NSA selected by government and financed by donors • Undermines accountability to constituency and legitimacy to all • Inefficient with overlapping agendas, and competition for resources • Representative organisations selected by each constituency to serve its interests in the CAADP process • Responsibilities include representation, consultation, information, accountability • Tiered selection for country, REC and continental

  6. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • Finance is ad hoc and limited • Participation becomes reactive, ritual and lacking confidence • Grants to support work plan for each representative organisation • Finance could support staff time, consultation processes, travel expenses, information campaigns or policy research

  7. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • Multistakeholder participation is a new way of working for all • NSA lack skills such as advocacy, policy-making and consultation • Government lacks skills such as facilitation and process management • Capacity building work should target these weaknesses • Also, a pool of policy experts could allow NSA access to technical knowledge

  8. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • Standards for multi-stakeholder participation are weakly defined • Governments unclear how to manage and NSA struggle to demand engagement • Define guideline standards e.g. for selection, or timelines

  9. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • AUC, NPCA, RECs and DPs have instintively prioritised working with governments • Limited staff time on NSA • Establish an inventory of NSA with an interest in CAADP • Create dedicated staff member at NPCA to liaise with NSA and support governments in doing so.

  10. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? The options paper • Secondary issues to be resolved through other interventions • Culture of collaboration • Awareness of CAADP processes, especially in rural areas • The voice of women • Accountability platforms • Issues needing further research • Engaging parliamentarians • Engaging large private sector actors

  11. How to boost Non State Actor participation in the CAADP process? Africa Forum workshop 2-5PM THURSDAY 7TH OCTOBER • Key questions • What do you like about the recommendations? • What don’t you like about the recommendations? • What is missing? • Process • Outputs will feed in to action planning workshop on Oct 20th in Jo-burg • To receive updates and option paper (in English or French), please sign up to mailing list at: http://eepurl.com/02gQ

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