Result area 1: The programme will strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of NSAs so that they can engage more effectively with each other , with Government, with Parliament and with international development partners
Training will be offered to address the capacity needs. Capacity building will preferably be based on experience, tools and best practice that are nationally available. The training will aim for medium-term improvements in the quality of contributions to policy dialogue by, for example, improving research and analytical capabilities. The programme will also pursue longer term gains in terms of improved collaboration between NSAs by strengthening communication and networking activities. Learning platforms around policies, reforms, and other pertinent issues will be organised at the initiative of NSAs. In addition, a peer review mechanism will be introduced for NSAs to improve their internal governance and strengthen their engagement with others.
Result area 2: The programme will improve communication and access to information, in order to enhance collaboration and networking among NSAs, at and between all levels.
Policy Resource Centres will be supported with the objective of responding to the demand for information by NSAs at all levels. The Policy Resource Centres will not only gather information but will also make it accessible to NSAs and interested individuals. They will also initiate and contribute to the production of popularised versions of development policies and strategies and to civic education initiatives. Information from international fora will also be made available. Support will be provided to effectively link up the Resource Centres.
Result area 3: The programme will help to develop consolidated mechanisms to facilitate engagement and to structure dialogue between government and NSAs.
The programme will improve the quality of dialogue between NSAs and the government by developing appropriate mechanisms and modalities for engagement. A code of conduct will be developed to set rules and improve the quality of dialogue. This will provide a transparent framework within which engagement will take place. The programme will also facilitate the development of a national NSA coordinating body which will focus on dialogue between NSAs and Government in relevant sectors, on strategies and on policies. This body will link actors in the private sector, civil society, trade unions and other non-state sectors to enable better coordination and higher standards of engagement with the state.
Result area 4: The programme will create conditions for NSAs to fully participate in the programming, implementation and monitoring of EC supported programmes.
Tripartite meetings between NSAs, the European Commission and the Government will be organized in relation to areas that have received EC funding in the past, or could potentially benefit from them in future. Such meetings will explore ways of structuring NSA involvement in the programming, implementation and monitoring of the 10th EDF cooperative programme. Furthermore, a technical assistance facility will provide funds for demand driven research and initiatives that can increase public accountability, such as training in policy monitoring.
What does the NSA Support Programme intend to achieve?
What does the NSA Support Programme intend to achieve?
