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The Implications of Different Governance Models for Multi-stakeholder partnerships Jennifer Adams, USAID 19 November 2013. Key Components Of Multi-stakeholder Partnerships. Informal, flexible. Defined and structured. EITI Busan Treaty. USAID – AusAID partnership
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The Implications of Different Governance Models for Multi-stakeholder partnershipsJennifer Adams, USAID19 November 2013
Key Components Of Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Informal, flexible Defined and structured • EITI • Busan Treaty • USAID – AusAID partnership • Walmart partnership agreement • Global Partnership for Resilience (w\ Rockefeller) • New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition • Grand Challenges for Development • Child Survival Call to Action Examples • Share information • Affirm relationships • Visibility, public relations • Align efforts • Coordinate existing funding and activities • Build on existing relationships • Innovate or achieve transformational change • Mobilize new funding and concrete contributions Purpose & Outcomes • New funds obligated • Funds from stakeholders put in a common trust or secretariat • Specialized tool for aggregating funds (Grand Challenges for Development) • No funds obligated • Existing funds will be aligned to shared goals • Existing funds continue to be maintained separately by participating stakeholders Financing Partnership components: • None • Leadership committee • Advisory board • Independent secretariat with staff and funding • Agreed-upon metrics and reporting protocol • Published/public accountability reports Governance/ Accountability Scope or Strategic Level • Program level • Country level • Multi sector • Multi region • Agency-wide or organization-wide • Sector level • Region level
Grand Challenges for Development Structure • Governance structure: • Founding partners (range of partners includes SIDA, Gates Foundation, Duke Energy) form steering committee • Steering committee provides funding and technical advice, and chooses which innovators receive funding • Applicants include innovators from business, NGOs, universities • Benefits far outweigh challenges • Aggregate and streamline funding • Share expertise • Leverage networks on the ground • Challenges • Some coordination obstacles include stakeholders’ varying priorities, different metrics and funding cycles
Draft illustration of Power Africa partnership structure USG will align and coordinate stakeholder resources to support the common goals of Power Africa, maintaining independent channels for delivery for each stakeholder US Government IFIs Private Sector Bilateral Donors Partner Country Gov’ts Partners Technical assistance Funding Technical assistance Funding Private investment Technical assistance Funding Policy reform commitments Type of support Mechanism of commitment Example: MOU Example: MOU Letter of intent Example: MOU Example: MOU Governance Terms of partnerships will be developed and maintained separately for each stakeholder. There will be no central governance structure. No Central Governance POWER AFRICA INITIATIVE