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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Humanitarian Aid. Maputo, 29.11.- 03.12.2010. SDC Zimbabwe. Cooperation with Multilateral Organizations ...and other stakeholders. SDC Zimbabwe Multilateral strategy. General info:
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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Humanitarian Aid Maputo, 29.11.- 03.12.2010 SDC Zimbabwe Cooperation with Multilateral Organizations ...and other stakeholders
SDC Zimbabwe Multilateral strategy • General info: • Zimbabwe Classified as a fragile State in transition (hum.+, hum++ etc.) • SDC Office since September 2008 • MTP 2010 – 2012 • Main sectors of intervention: • Food Security (2 SDC Direct Actions) • Health (HIV/AIDS), and WASH (1 Direct Action) • Protection (IDPs)
SDC Zimbabwe Multilateral strategy • Stakeholder and “Partners” UN: WFP, OCHA, IOM, FAO, UNICEF …(ICRC) …UNHCR ….UNDP Clusters: WASH, Health, Food Aid/Assist. Agriculture, Protection/IDPs, WB – Sectors etc Intern. Financial Inst.: WB (food securit), …AfDB (WASH) Gov: Ministry of Agriculture, Econom. Planning, Health, Water, Finance, local government (Prov./Distr. level) Main donors: DFID, EC/ECHO, USAID/OFDA, AusAid, Netherlands Embassy, JICA, C/SIDA, … SDC (‘Fishmonger”) Glob. Player: C-SAFE; Care International, CRS, Save the Children, Oxfam GB, Mercy Corps etc. Private Sector: GRM / Consultancy firms, Companies etc.
Results (including relationship bilateral / multilateral) Secondments: Since 2008: 8 (WASH, CASH/Voucher) Requests: UNHCR, WFP, IOM, UNICEF (11) Direct Actions 3 (Food Sec. + Health/WASH with Swiss NGO), link with SDC RC, and multilateral, Gov. policy () (3 Swiss Exp) Eg. Voucher for Seeds Project (Direct Action): • Emergency Agriculture (agric. inputs) • PPP, Market Linkage • Capaciy Building / Institutional strenthening
Results Policy dialogue / programme " multiplier effect " on the example of SDC Direct Action in Food Security: • WFP Pilot, 2 SDC Secondments and PRRO; Field, Rome and donors (ECHO/DFID), change of budget structure and shift food aid/food assistance • ii) WB/FAO: Member of the WB A-Multi Donor Trust Fund (next step eg.irrigation schemes with RC) • iii) Gov. Input Programme (Member of Agric. Interministerial/donor group (2 year))
Results Policy dialogue / programme " multiplier effect " on the example of SDC Direct Action in Food Security: iv) Global Player (micro – macro level) Head of Donor Group (Joint Initiative; 2009) v) Member of Fishmonger (since June 2009); Collaboration SDC/RC (EC, GTZ, Min. Agric.on Extension Service) 6
SDC Zimbabwe Multilateral strategy • Challenges • Understanding of mechan. of fund alloc. within SDC (e.g. pool funds etc.) • Work in the triangle…? WFP “ok” and rest? “reporting structure..” • No clear SDC position regarding mult. Partners (eg. UN, WB, AfDB etc.) and • SDC internal differing opinions / preferences on mult. Org. and in relation to reality (need base) • HR: policy dialogue = networking, techn. Capacities, meetings, etc. = costs! (not = Direct Action) • Donor coordination / common approach • Secondments – “Swissness” • Relationship RC, GC, HA…. ONE SDC?
SDC Zimbabwe Multilateral strategy • Rethink policy dialogue with Multilateral Organizations • One donor makes no difference and policy dialogue happens at all level and not reduced to funding only (small amounts + techn. expertise + policy dialogue = multiplier effect !) • One organization does not make a difference neither (need of work together, “push” from donors etc.) • Allies with donor colleagues (‘like minded”) • Engage with “Global Players”,INGO (high influence/inp) • Squash or….Cricket (pers. contacts, networking, social capital)
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