Benin https://www.southsouthfacility.org/ en Working Regionally to Combat Plastic Pollution https://www.southsouthfacility.org/results/working-regionally-combat-plastic-pollution <span>Working Regionally to Combat Plastic Pollution</span> <span><span lang="" about="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">lporte</span></span> <span>Tue, 02/20/2024 - 16:22</span> <div class="field field--name-field-res-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Start Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2021-05-03T12:00:00Z">May 03, 2021</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">End Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2023-12-29T12:00:00Z">December 29, 2023</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-amount field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Amount</div> <div class="field--item">70000</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="1924-02-20T12:00:00Z">February 20, 1924</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/sites/ssf/files/resource/Visual%20for%20Results%20Story_0.jpg" width="780" height="439" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><span><span><span>From transport to health, food to construction and textiles, plastics are among the most abundant materials in our economy. Globally, the plastic industry is valued at USD 600 billion and provides employment to millions of people worldwide. But plastic pollution has become a crisis of monumental proportions, with 8 million tons ending up in oceans annually. Around the world, different regions face unique challenges ranging from community awareness to waste and recycling capacity, to weak stakeholder engagement.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Through this South-South knowledge exchange, counterpart agencies mentioned above, working on plastic waste solutions in <a>East Asia and Pacific (EAP), South Asia (SAR) and Aub-Saharan Africa (AFR) regions</a></span><span>, with supporting World Bank (WB) team members, came together, in the form of a hybrid workshop, for a knowledge exchange on ongoing and upcoming regional plastic waste management projects. During the first part of the exchange, each region provided an overview of their initiative—highlighting regional challenges and project goals for addressing plastic waste issues. In the second part of the exchange, counterpart and supporting agencies — along with WB teams—participated in a moderated discussion covering pre-project analytics; project design (i.e., similarities and differences); institutional arrangements (i.e., structure and success); major project challenges and mitigation strategies; and implementation.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>As a result of the knowledge exchange, each project team left with a greater understanding of the unique challenges different regional teams face in their efforts to combat plastic pollution, and how a regional response, with WB support, has unique benefits to member countries. They also experienced increased knowledge of overlapping issues and solutions, and gleaned insight into the types of strategies regional teams are using to enhance their project outcomes and ensure continued stakeholder engagement.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-lession-learned field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Lessons Learned</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>In addition to the lessons highlighted above, participants also expressed that the knowledge exchange reminded them of the importance of strong existing institutional mechanisms for cooperation and collaboration. For example, the SEA-MaP team recognizes that this is already set up within ASEAN through the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment, the ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment, and the ASEAN Working Groups, including the ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment. These mechanisms are essential to project teams’ abilities to address the current and future challenges related to plastic pollution. The ECOWAS participants expressed many lessons learned from the group discussion, including the importance of agreed plastic standards, monitoring and control, pilot projects, private sector support, stakeholder engagement, circular economy, and environmental integrity.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>Increased knowledge:</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Through the exchange, each of the regional project teams expressed they had learned new information and approaches from the shared experiences of the other participants. Specifically, teams articulated an increased understanding of the different activities planned by the participating regions and greater insight into the specific challenges they faced (for example, in implementing a small grants program).</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The SEA-MaP team also indicated they had a greater understanding within the team of the value of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combatting Marine Debris in ASEAN Member States (ASEAN RAP), and planned to further utilize this document to clearly define and detail activities that are covered under SEA-MaP. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Participants from ECOWAS felt they learned from other participants regarding the development of extended produced responsibility and its enforcement. They were also intrigued by the involvement of the private sector as well as success stories from pilot projects and stakeholder engagement efforts shared by the other projects, and are eager find ways to implement similar activities in their upcoming initiatives.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Enhanced skills:</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Team members expressed that the session helped clarify what specific skills they want to focus on and enhance for the future of their programs. The SEA-MaP team, for example, after hearing about the strong branding and communications efforts of the other projects, wants to put a greater emphasis on these skills and plans to develop a full communications strategy for their project moving forward. Similarly, the WACA</span><span> </span><span> team wants to continue to leverage the work that has been done in the other regions by incorporating some of the shared activities and experiences in their own action plan implementation to improve the knowledge of member state entities.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Enhanced coordination:</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Each of the participants indicated that continued coordination and knowledge sharing between projects would be beneficial to their own work. This is especially true in relation to continued sharing of lessons learned, and specifically, technical topics (as they progress). </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Many of the participants are thinking ahead to the upcoming Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)-4 and -5 discussions on an International Legally-Binding Instrument (ILBI) to combat plastic pollution, which will occur in April and November 2024. The successful implementation of this instrument will require a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, including its production, design, and disposal—and continued coordination at the regional level and across regional teams will be key to adaptation.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-solution field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Solution</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>Throughout the engagement, participants benefitted from hearing about the key strengths and results that each of the regional projects have been able to achieve. There were many elements that resonated across regions and some solutions that sparked ideas for ways that ongoing projects might enhance their current work.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>One such solution came from the PLEASE project. </span><span><span>The PLEASE project is a pioneering initiative funded by the WB, started in 2020, to address the issue of plastic pollution in rivers and seas in South Asia. The project is implemented by SACEP, a regional organization that promotes environmental cooperation among South Asian countries. The project's implementation experience and outcomes are valuable for other WB teams and partners who are working on similar interventions: (i) the project has a broad scope and requires additional implementation support for the project implementing unit (PIU), as well as analytical work to inform project implementation and monitoring; (ii) furthermore, regional projects should prioritize the harmonization of regional policies and the establishment of a regional engagement mechanism, as these are essential for effective cross-border collaboration and coordination.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>During the moderated discussion, the SEA-MaP team learned of the effective branding and communication efforts undertaken by the PLEASE implementors in South Asia. Their communication strategies included the dissemination of early products, such as a video, highlighting the PLEASE project objectives. SEA-MaP participants noted that this approach could be beneficial for their project as well.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>As they look to create their regional program, WACA and its counterparts also learned a great deal from the EAP and SAR projects. Specifically, the team was interested in the governing tools that SEA-MaP and PLEASE developed, as well as the pilot projects they implemented. The WACA team hopes to continue to engage with these existing regional projects for ongoing insight and support as their own plans develop further.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-world-bank-contribution field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">World Bank Contribution</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>Through the South-South Facility, the World Bank funded the knowledge exchange activities, coordinated and moderated the knowledge sharing events, and brought the three distant regional organizations together into one platform – bringing regional organizations into one single event is an effective way to carry out learning events, as regional institutions have the ability to steer and influence all countries in the regions they cover. The planning and implementation of the event were a collaborative effort between WB teams from the SEA-MaP, PLEASE and WACA projects.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-moving-forward field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Moving forward</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>SEA-Map: </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>Establishing strong branding and communications strategy.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Continue progressing various technical studies to address the actions in the ASEAN RAP.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>It will be good to coordinate with other regional projects on both of the above topics to continue to share knowledge and lessons learned.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span>PLEASE:</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>Continue successful implementation of the project, including wrapping up all activities by January 2025.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Strengthen the WB external and internal communication activities to highlight the successful solutions to plastic pollution.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span>WACA:</span> </span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>The next step for ECOWAS is to develop the regional plan to combat plastic pollution in collaboration with WAEMU and with the World Bank support. </span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Moving forward, ECOWAS and WAEMU aim to support their member states in implementing the action plan.</span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-beneficiaries-participants field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Beneficiaries / Participants</div> <div class="field--item"><p><strong><span><span><span>ASEAN Secretariat (SEA-MaP Counterpart):</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Project Director, PMU</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Senior Officer, Environment Division</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Officer, Environment Division</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Project Officers (2), PMU</span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span><span><span>UNOPS:</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Project Support Coordinator, RISU</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span>Project Support Specialist, RISU</span></span></p> <p><strong><span><span><span>PLEASE PIU:</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Intermediate Project Director</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Senior Program Manager of UNOPS</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong><span><span>ECOWAS (WACA Counterpart): </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Head Environment & Climate / ECOWAS Commission</span></span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span><span><span>WAEMU (WACA Counterpart)</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Director of Environment and Water Resources / WAEMU Commission</span></span></span></p> <p><a><strong>IUCN</strong> </a><strong><span><span><span>(WACA Counterpart)</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span>Program Officer/</span></span> <span><span>International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Dakar</span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topics</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=263">Sanitation and Waste Management</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-providing-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-providing Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/35" hreflang="en">Brunei Darussalam</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Cambodia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/105" hreflang="en">Indonesia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/124" hreflang="en">Lao People's Democratic Republic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/137" hreflang="en">Malaysia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/178" hreflang="en">Philippines</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/201" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/221" hreflang="en">Thailand</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/241" hreflang="en">Vietnam</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/21" hreflang="en">Bangladesh</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Bhutan</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/104" hreflang="en">India</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/138" hreflang="en">Maldives</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/159" hreflang="en">Nepal</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/172" hreflang="en">Pakistan</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/209" hreflang="en">Sri Lanka</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/39" hreflang="en">Cabo Verde</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Cote d'Ivoire</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/82" hreflang="en">Gambia, The</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Ghana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/94" hreflang="en">Guinea</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/95" hreflang="en">Guinea-Bissau</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Liberia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/143" hreflang="en">Mauritania</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/195" hreflang="en">Sao Tome and Principe</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/197" hreflang="en">Senegal</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/200" hreflang="en">Sierra Leone</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/223" hreflang="en">Togo</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-recepient-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-receiving Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/35" hreflang="en">Brunei Darussalam</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Cambodia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/105" hreflang="en">Indonesia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/124" hreflang="en">Lao People's Democratic Republic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/137" hreflang="en">Malaysia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/178" hreflang="en">Philippines</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/201" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/221" hreflang="en">Thailand</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/241" hreflang="en">Vietnam</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/21" hreflang="en">Bangladesh</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Bhutan</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/104" hreflang="en">India</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/138" hreflang="en">Maldives</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/159" hreflang="en">Nepal</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/172" hreflang="en">Pakistan</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/209" hreflang="en">Sri Lanka</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/39" hreflang="en">Cabo Verde</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Cote d'Ivoire</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/82" hreflang="en">Gambia, The</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Ghana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/94" hreflang="en">Guinea</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/95" hreflang="en">Guinea-Bissau</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Liberia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/143" hreflang="en">Mauritania</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/195" hreflang="en">Sao Tome and Principe</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/197" hreflang="en">Senegal</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/200" hreflang="en">Sierra Leone</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/223" hreflang="en">Togo</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Source(s)</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/270" hreflang="en">South South Facility</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results Type</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/272" hreflang="en">Results Stories</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-challenge field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Challenge</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span><span>Across different global regions, and despite varying socioeconomic contexts, the effort to curb plastic pollution faces many common barriers and challenges. In ASEAN member states</span></span><span><span>, rapid urbanization and inadequate waste management infrastructure contribute to the problem. In countries covered by the WACA platform</span></span><span><span>, urbanization, population increase, and economic growth have accelerated plastic use and waste and waste management systems cannot keep up with the demand. In SACEP countries</span></span><span><span>, densely populated cities and poor waste management systems are to blame. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Due in part to the similarities in the root causes of plastic management challenges and barriers across participating regions, the knowledge exchange revealed that many of the project teams encountered similar issues while launching their WB-financed projects or achieving project outcomes. For the SEA-MaP project, a key challenge arose while setting up institutional arrangements for the regional project, as SEA-MaP was to be a first-of-its-kind project financed by the WB and implemented by ASEAN (a regional organization representing 10 member countries). One of the solutions was to establish a Regional Implementation Support Unit (RISU), housed within the development partner agency the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). In South Asia, the PLEASE initiative already had experience partnering with UNOPS to bolster the implementation capacity of <a>SACEP</a></span></span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>In West Africa, the team is working to get a regional operation targeting plastic pollution off the ground, using the WACA program as a launching pad. There is a recognized need for a regional action to help West African countries reach scale for policy adoption, knowledge base, innovation, and finance. ECOWAS has requested the World Bank’s support to draft a Regional Action plan on Plastics Management and Circular Economy in collaboration with WAEMU. This technical assistance is on-going with PROBLUE funds. Given the early stages of this regional effort, the knowledge exchange was especially helpful to the team and its counterparts who were able to ask specific questions to the other project teams regarding their project design and implementation. In particular, from the SEA-MaP project team, as the SEA-MaP project is implementing the Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States which was also prepared with support from WB and PROBLUE.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-key-contacts field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Key Contact</div> <div class="field--item">Daniel Mira-Salama</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-partners-info field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Partners</div> <div class="field--item"><ul><li><span><span><span>ASEAN Secretariat</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>UNOPS</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>SACEP Secretariat</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>ECOWAS</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>WAEMU</span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:22:32 +0000 lporte 614 at https://www.southsouthfacility.org Scaling Up Digital Citizen Engagement https://www.southsouthfacility.org/results/scaling-digital-citizen-engagement <span>Scaling Up Digital Citizen Engagement</span> <span><span lang="" about="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">lporte</span></span> <span>Tue, 02/20/2024 - 16:05</span> <div class="field field--name-field-res-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Start Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2022-11-01T12:00:00Z">November 01, 2022</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">End Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2023-08-31T12:00:00Z">August 31, 2023</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-amount field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Amount</div> <div class="field--item">70000</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="1924-02-20T12:00:00Z">February 20, 1924</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/sites/ssf/files/resource/Visual%20for%20Results%20Story.jpg" width="864" height="576" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><span><span><span>The World Bank Group (WBG) aims to integrate Citizen Engagement (CE) systematically into its operations, particularly emphasizing inclusion and empowerment of citizen participation. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its impact on traditional CE mechanisms, prompted a strategic shift towards leveraging digital tools for transparent, inclusive, and accessible CE. The Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability Global Solutions Group (CESA GSG) at the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice (SSI GP) implemented a "lego approach," creating modular software components for cost-effective digital tools. The focus included a digital grievance mechanism, social audit, and community scorecard. The initiative involved operationalizing digital CE strategy, conducting country pilots, establishing a "South-South digital CE data collective," and providing guidance on data protection. Key deliverables comprised technical advice, country pilot expansion, and a data collective, aligning with WBG priorities like the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) and progress in GovTech and CivicTech. Lessons learned emphasized customization options, co-creation with CSOs, comprehensive support, and the pivotal interface between CivicTech and GovTech. The final report detailed findings from country projects, including successes and challenges, highlighting the importance of open government data and addressing the dependency on GovTech for effective digital CE initiatives.</span></span></span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-lession-learned field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Lessons Learned</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>The "lego approach" aims to create a digital public good for CE that minimizes the challenges of developing and maintaining digital initiatives. Users' diverse needs can be addressed through three different approaches: customization, configuration, and custom development.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong>Customization:</strong></span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Refers to changes administrators can make to a standard template app.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Examples include renaming the app, selecting language and country, adjusting roles and permissions, adding new forms, and creating reports and dashboards.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Changes are easily packaged with each app, maintaining data standards while offering flexibility to users.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span><strong>Configuration:</strong></span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Involves actions by configurators when creating a new app or modifying an existing one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Results in either an entirely new app or a new version of an existing app.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Configurators can create or modify forms, update workflows, add pages, structure the app, develop core reports and dashboards, and utilize AI capabilities or communication channels.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Changes fundamentally alter app functionality, requiring careful testing and validation but offering flexibility within an existing codebase.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span><strong>Custom Development:</strong></span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Involves software developers creating or modifying apps using any code library.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Common data standards provided by the Lego Approach ensure interoperability.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>APIs are available for access to AI services and communication channels, saving time, money, and ensuring greater interoperability among different apps.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span>While many customization options are currently available, further efforts are needed to streamline the customization process, providing enhanced ease of use. Additionally, providing comprehensive documentation and training guidance is crucial to support users in utilizing these customization features effectively. Co-creating apps with like-minded CSOs is also recommendable since it can enhance adoption and sustainability, and expertise can be crowdsourced. To facilitate the adoption and use of apps, it is essential to provide a comprehensive support package including: Data protection guidance, user guidance, user training, admin guidance, admin training, support, custom training, hosting, and server installation and set-up guidance and training. It is recommended that there be a dedicated entity responsible for managing these aspects, encompassing the development and maintenance of guidance and training materials. This entity would also be responsible for providing ongoing support and training to users, ensuring the effective implementation and utilization of the apps.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Finally, a recurring theme in the lessons learned is the interplay and interdependency between GovTech (government technology) and CivicTech (citizen technology). A recommendation is made for the CESA data collective to conduct an analysis, focusing on specific sectors, to identify core data sets crucial for open government data. Additionally, the analysis should consider key touch points for CE linking to the service delivery process. This will help assess GovTech maturity and identify areas requiring further investment to address this dependency. Furthermore, CESA apps like the Community Score Card (CSC), Social Accountability (SA), and Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) should include the option to import lists of facilities or projects, facilitating easier linkage between citizen data and government data.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results</div> <div class="field--item"><p><strong><span><span><span>New knowledge: </span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Kwantu expanded country pilots by providing technical advice focusing on three key digital CE tools—digital GM, social audit, and community scorecard—in linkage with these operations. The goal was to showcase a proof of concept (thereby generating new knowledge on digital CE) for 'Template Apps' developed through a low-code platform. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Grievance Redress Mechanism </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The grievance redress mechanism (GRM) app, initially developed by Kwantu and CSAT in 2022, is actively used by CSAT in Malawi to monitor grievances and inquiries related to projects funded by the Constituency Development Fund. The app consists of a web-based portal for administrators and a mobile app for citizens and field workers. Due to limited Internet and smartphone access in Malawi, cases are received in person or through a toll-free line, logged in the GRM.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The logged cases undergo a workflow that allows for updates and routing to different team members. SMS alerts are provided to those raising grievances, keeping them informed about the status and resolution. To adapt this app into a prototype template app, the following steps were taken:</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>A copy of the app was created.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>The app was reviewed to identify and remove CSAT-specific elements to make it more generic.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>The case management workflow was extended and linked to additional roles resembling grievance workflows in other projects.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Verification was conducted to ensure inclusion of fields required for the proposed data standard.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>A report was generated to output data in accordance with the data standard.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Social Audit</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>This new app is developed based on an analysis of social audits from literature and key respondent interviews. Similar to the CSC app, it begins by prompting the admin user to input one or more facilities or projects for a social audit. Further consultation with users is required to determine the focal points for social audits, enhancing the app's relevance.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>To refine the app, engagement with organizations utilizing social audits is crucial. Areas for review include:</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Whether the facility/project list should be merged with the CSC app, allowing organizations to record a CSC or social audit cycle from the same app.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Whether the app should empower admins to create surveys and collect responses, or if this process should remain on paper.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Identification of any necessary changes to the forms used in the app based on feedback and requirements.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><strong><span><span><span>Increased knowledge on the Applicability of CSC App:</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>The Community Score Card (CSC) app, originally created by Kwantu in 2011, has evolved to version 2 (funded by this grant), incorporating feedback from pilots in Malawi and Nepal in 2021. Within a profile, an admin user can initiate a CSC cycle and delegate responsibility to a user, typically the facilitator guiding the CSC process. The facilitator utilizes a series of forms to record data generated by CSC participants.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Key outcomes of this deliverable include:</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Real-time Visualization: Data from the app is visualized in real time on dashboards, with filters enabling exploration from various group perspectives (e.g., female-only groups or groups of disabled people).</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Upcoming Changes: Version three of the app is in progress, with a few more months needed to finalize changes. The goal is to release version three by November 2023 and pilot it in Malawi for further feedback.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Template App Features: The app is close to being a template app, used by several CARE and VSO country teams. It allows customization of local language, country, and indicators scored.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><strong><span><span><span>Increased understanding: </span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Kwantu, a South African social enterprise specialized in digital CE was hired to provide technical advice to country teams regarding the applicability of digital CE for three pipeline projects with which development outcomes could be improved with the “lego approach.” As a result of this grant, our understanding of how digital CE can be implemented in World Bank project has increased tremendously. Here are some specific details: </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>P163592 CASA1000 Community Support Project:</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Focus: Community-driven development in the Kyrgyz Republic involving over 300 villages.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Approach: Used a participatory needs assessment at the local/village level through in-person and later online forums (Your Priorities platform).</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Impact: Online forums increased accessibility, especially for groups like mothers. Overcame social norms, facilitated deliberation, and enabled voting on proposals.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Recommendation: Further analysis of this digital CE tool for online consultation and idea generation is advised.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p> </p> <p><span><span><span>Strengthening the participation of vulnerable groups in municipal governance in Jordan (BETF implemented under the Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project (MSSRP - P161982):</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Focus: Improving access to municipal services for vulnerable groups, refugees, and women in Jordan.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Approach: Utilized Google software for a Government Technology (GovTech) intervention in 28 municipalities, aiming for sustainability.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Challenges: Ensuring effective management processes within municipalities, and dealing with cultural dynamics, including strong tribal relationships bypassing the GRM.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Lesson: Sustainability lessons, particularly in CivicTech and GovTech interventions, should be explored further.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span>Gulf of Guinea Lagging Regions Social Cohesion Project (P175043): </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Focus: Development of a digital Governance Resource Management (GRM) and community-driven development app in West Africa.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Evolution: Started with the eHDW app in Indonesia, shifted focus to digital GRM in West Africa, currently used by 90 facilitators in Togo.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Challenges: Recruitment of developers and lack of geo-files at the village level. Highlights the interdependency between CivicTech and GovTech initiatives.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Lesson: Usability and flexibility of task-based user interfaces in managing complex interactions. A potential model for other CE tools.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">To increase the understanding of these digital applications, workshops were delivered amongst the selected World Bank project PIUs and related client agencies/institutions.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>GovTech, Citizen Engagement, and Social Accountability: Where to start? (June 21, 2023)</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Participants included representatives from the Government of Malawi.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>The webinar explored the connections between GovTech, Citizen Engagement, and Social Accountability. It addressed how social accountability tools can generate demand and identify areas for improved data when government data management is weak. Conversely, in cases of stronger government data management, it discussed essential datasets for citizen feedback and engagement, considering packaging and the role of open government data standards. Practical examples from the Malawi Governance to Enable Service Delivery project were used to illustrate these linkages.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span>Artificial Intelligence and Citizen Engagement (July 12, 2023)</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Participants included CSCO representatives from the digital CE field—Kuja Kuja and Peloria.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>The webinar focused on exploring ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance citizen engagement in government service delivery. It addressed the opportunities and risks associated with the use of AI, considering the potential demonstrated by large language model AI, such as ChatGPT, and concerns about misuse. The experiences of two organizations using AI were shared, and the discussion delved into various applications of AI in enabling citizen engagement, along with the associated risk mitigation strategies.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span><span><span><strong>Increased Regional Cooperation: </strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">With guidance from CESA GSG Kwantu also established and convened the “South-South digital CE data collective.” </span>In May and June 2023, consultative discussions were held with early adopters of digital Citizen Engagement (CE). These discussions served as a sounding board to determine the role and added value of the CESA data collective. Subsequently, a concept note was developed, outlining the collective's need and potential role. Formative activities include agreeing on a shared vision, articulating value, establishing principles, defining governance, and creating a costed work plan. To initiate the process, a multi-stakeholder collaboration meeting took place on July 12th, involving 27 participants representing Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and CivicTech organizations. The meeting aimed to frame the need for a "Collective" in digital CE work by CSOs globally, bringing together innovative actors. The report details participant feedback and emerging consensus on the group's focus. Meeting minutes and recordings were circulated, with further follow-up pending clarification of resources for this workstream.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Furthermore, guidance materials on data protection, governance, and safeguarding risks drafted and shared through the “South-South CE data collective” and relevant learning events. To help assess and mitigate potential risks a framework was developed based on the responsible data maturity model (developed by CARE). Lastly, data architecture across applications with definitions and taxonomies was shared through the “South-South CE data collective.” </span><span>Data Architecture Roadmap documents were developed to focus on a summary of commonalities across the three tools reviewed (GRM, CSC and Social Audit).</span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-solution field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Solution</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>To this end and to employ a systematic approach for digital CE, CESA GSG identified the next steps for strengthening digital approaches and tools for CE in Bank projects through the “lego approach” from the recent World Bank Report <a href="https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099102523151025995/p1761170f623290bb0bf180e85c05a24113"><em>Amplifying People's Voices – Opportunities for Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement Through Digital Technology</em></a>. The report suggests the “lego approach,” or the deliberate creation of software components—code, interface designs, data schema, and back-end functions—in a modular fashion so that individual components, groups of components, or entire applications can be readily re-purposed by other project teams. Through basic software development discipline and WB guiding principles, this approach can accelerate the creation of cost-effective digital tools. The CESA GSG implemented the South-South learning collaboration and data collective, focusing on three key tools—digital grievance mechanism (digital GM), social audit, and community scorecard.  </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Key activities included: </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Operationalizing the strategy for digital CE following the “lego approach” focusing on three key tools: digital GM, social audit, and community scorecard.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Conducting country pilots to test applications, gather feedback for understanding implementation models and diverse needs, and offer recommendations for a sustainable model aligning with global challenges and World Bank priorities. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Assisting in establishing the "South-South digital CE data collective" for tool development and knowledge-sharing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Providing guidance on data protection, governance, and safeguarding.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Establishing a shared data architecture with definitions and taxonomies across applications, supporting decision-making on protocols or platforms for the data architecture.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-world-bank-contribution field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">World Bank Contribution</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>The World Bank provided thought leadership and technical guidance on the data architecture creation and on prototype application development. The World Bank team directly worked on organizing the various knowledge-sharing events. </span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-moving-forward field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Moving forward</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>There are three types of users of these tools. </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span><span>Category 1: Types of CSOs who are going to use these tools as it is. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Category 2: Types that would require some modification. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Category 3: Types of CSOs who would require a lot of modification to be able to use these tools and may choose to build something themselves. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul><ol><li><span><span><span><span>The Data Architecture will primarily be used by the Category 3 users. We want them to use a similar data structure so that we can use AI and Machine learning (unsupervised machine learning) in the next phases of the project subject to additional fundraising.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>The Lego Approach will be used mainly by the Category 2 users and the World Bank will support the implementation of these tools and provide specific technical assistance if requested by CSOs.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>For Category 1, all 3 prototypes will be very useful. The World Bank team will support the implementation of these tools and provide specific technical assistance if requested by CSOs. </span></span></span></span></li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-learn-more field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Learn More</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>To learn more about ongoing efforts on scaling up digital citizen engagement, read World Bank blog article recently published on February 12, 2024 “<a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/generative-artificial-intelligence-enabler-citizen-engagement">Generative Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler for Citizen Engagement</a>” by Aly Rahim, Chris Mahony, and Sruti Bandyopadhyay that talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, combined with citizen feedback, can transform data into actionable insights for development finance.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topics</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=300">Social Inclusion</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-providing-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-providing Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/206" hreflang="en">South Africa</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-recepient-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-receiving Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Cote d'Ivoire</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Ghana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/94" hreflang="en">Guinea</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Liberia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/200" hreflang="en">Sierra Leone</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/223" hreflang="en">Togo</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Source(s)</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/270" hreflang="en">South South Facility</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results Type</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/272" hreflang="en">Results Stories</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-challenge field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Challenge</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>While many developing countries strive to work in the digital economy for sustainable and inclusive growth, there are still many regions where the digital divide remains wide and where the incorrect application of technology could actually mute the very voices we hope to amplify. Issues of privacy, anonymity, and online safety continue to grow as quickly as solutions to them are developed. Further, the deployment and sustained use of these technologies can be challenging and complex. However, the promise of technology to help people be heard, to give citizens agency in their countries, to help governments and the policy community better understand regional, national, and global problems is tremendous. The growing access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing countries has accelerated the urgency to integrate digital tools into participatory processes, thus ensuring they are scalable, sustainable, inclusive, and cost-effective.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Digital Citizen Engagement (Digital CE) seeks to digitize the most common mechanisms and tools for citizen engagement so that project teams across the global practice can re-purpose them for local uses. Recently the potential of Digital CE has been tapped into at a much larger scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as traditional ways for citizen engagement were not feasible in the context of quarantine and social-distancing. CE tools and mechanisms through digital platforms can facilitate inclusive, transparent, and active citizen engagement with much greater accessibility. WBG’s <em>Strategic Framework for Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement in World Bank Group Operations</em> addresses the impact of technology on CE, underlining that growing access to information and communication technologies in developing countries holds the potential to make participatory processes more transparent, inclusive, scalable, and cost-effective, and that ICT can play an important role in CE as a means to support scalable, sustainable, inclusive, and cost-effective participatory processes. Still, more work needs to be done to clearly identify the constraints and opportunities for digital technologies, and handhold client governments to pilot and scale up digital CE that enable meaningful “two-way interactions” between citizens and governments and thereby improve development impact.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-key-contacts field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Key Contact</div> <div class="field--item">Aly Zulficar Rahim</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-partners-info field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Partners</div> <div class="field--item"><ul><li><span><span><span><span>CARE </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>VSO </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>CESC (Mozambique NGO)</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Aga Khan Foundation</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Do for Children (Malawian NGO)</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>CSAT (Malawian NGO)</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>National Local Government Finance Committee (Government of Malawi)</span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:05:13 +0000 lporte 613 at https://www.southsouthfacility.org Enhancing regional knowledge on effective participatory development models to address Fragility, Conflict and Violence risks in West and Central Africa https://www.southsouthfacility.org/results/enhancing-regional-knowledge-effective-participatory-development-models-address-fragility <span>Enhancing regional knowledge on effective participatory development models to address Fragility, Conflict and Violence risks in West and Central Africa</span> <span><span lang="" about="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">lporte</span></span> <span>Tue, 02/13/2024 - 15:55</span> <div class="field field--name-field-res-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Start Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2021-07-01T12:00:00Z">July 01, 2021</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">End Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2024-01-31T12:00:00Z">January 31, 2024</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-amount field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Amount</div> <div class="field--item">70000</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publication-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2024-02-13T12:00:00Z">February 13, 2024</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/sites/ssf/files/resource/IMG-20231130-WA0108.jpg" width="1024" height="680" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><span><span>Building on previous knowledge-exchange initiatives at the World Bank, <span>this platform aimed to: (i) consolidate operational knowledge on participatory local development and service delivery in Fragile, Conflict and Violence (FCV) contexts in the region; (ii) support the sharing of this knowledge between neighboring countries with varying experience on the topic and (iii) facilitate the harmonization of approaches and strengthen the quality of Community and Local Development  (CLD) implementation on aspects such as climate adaptation, social cohesion,</span> citizen engagement, and digital solutions<span>.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span>The platform serves as an exchange and learning space for client counterparts and practitioners (often represented by the coordinators and key staff of the Project Implementation Units) from eleven countries in West and Central Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Togo and Senegal.</span></span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-lession-learned field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Lessons Learned</div> <div class="field--item"><ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>Face-to-face roundtables, combined with active workshops are the most effective learning exchange modality. This method is ideal for first-hand testing and practicing of approaches and learning on the ground. It reinforces knowledge and allows participants to link knowledge to their own context and build bridges for ongoing peer-to-peer learning by themselves. </span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>A client-led approach is indispensable to create buy-in, ensure regular participation and relevant content that responds to needs identified by practitioners themselves. </span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>For sustainability, it is central to build a repository of knowledge where all the tools, approaches and methodologies remain available to interested parties as a reference.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span>In total, the four events gathered around three hundred participants ranging from practitioners, key PIU staff, academics, International and National non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and local decision-makers.</span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong>Sharing knowledge, building capacity</strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span>In each post-event survey, participants highlighted learning about innovative approaches and solutions from expert speakers and country panelists as a key benefit of the platform. Another benefit mentioned was the capacity building provided through events especially during the Digital tools and CLD workshop. A few examples of participant feedback are listed below:</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Practical experience shared in panel discussions by Guinea, Benin, and Senegal PIUs on the dimensions of Social Cohesion (“linking, “bridging” and “bonding”) was rated by participants as applicable to their work with one participant noting the “<em>very good examples on what worked and why</em>.”</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Presentations by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the University of Diffa on innovative agriculture for land preservation, which increases production while responding to climate change, captured the attention of participants in the third event. This session was very highly rated on providing useful and applicable knowledge.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Beyond the exchange of knowledge, participants have been encouraged to adopt best practices that were showcased. After practically testing the digital tools in action during the fourth CLD event, the Guinea PIU opted to hire a full-stack developer to replicate the CLD application used in Benin and Togo.</span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong>Creating a community of practice</strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span>Following each event, most participants reported interest in carrying on the dialogue and peer-to-peer learning with other members<span><span><span>. </span></span></span>Participants reported that experience sharing was valuable for the implementation of the community-driven approach in their operations. After each roundtable, participants mentioned that they will continue the conversation with their counterparts to better understand approaches used in their countries and perpetuate learning. This was particularly the case for participants in the first and second roundtables, during which panelists from Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Benin, Guinea, and Senegal shared compelling examples of successes and challenges in CLD operations and social cohesion in FCV contexts.</span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong>Future Orientations</strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>The face-to-face workshop in December 2023 was an opportunity for PIU representatives to meet in-person, and they expressed their desire to pursue knowledge, learning and experience sharing through the South-to-South Platform and to strengthen this community of practice. To do so, they suggested to have a formal coordination committee and</span><span> an action plan with clear responsibilities per country to guarantee the operationality and effectiveness of the exchange platform. The Africa West Social Sustainability and Inclusion unit (SAWS4) unit is exploring options to continue supporting this dialogue through existing operations with dedicated components for regional knowledge management.</span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-solution field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Solution</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>To reach the objectives set for the </span>AFW South-South learning exchange platform on CLD, <span>a series of four learning roundtables (two virtual and two in-person) were organized. The events were preceded by discussions with the participating projects about the priority themes to cover, the speakers to invite and the ideal format and location of the events. They were followed by surveys for participants’ feedback on their satisfaction and learning experience, as well as the publication of blogs or reports to document key learning. The entire materials generated by the platform (event pages, recordings, presentations and blogs) can be found on the </span><a href="https://worldbankgroup.sharepoint.com/sites/gsgCDD/SitePages/PublishingPages/AFW%20South-to-South%20L-1702557401263.aspx">platform’s site</a><span>. The events dealt with </span>key challenges in the implementation of CLD programs, identified by the members of the platform.  </span></span></p> <p><strong><span><span>Community and Local Development in Fragility, Conflict and Violence Contexts</span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>The first virtual roundtable took place on November 22, 2022, and focused on the challenges and impact of CLD programs in FCV contexts. The event had 105 participants from seven countries (Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Chad, Togo, Burkina Faso, Senegal). Key takeaways: </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>CLD promotes conflict prevention and social cohesion through the establishment of mechanisms that identify sources of tension and allow dialogue between all concerned stakeholders to identify joint “win-win” solutions.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Local governments (municipal councils) play a leading role in ensuring project ownership, sustainability, and inclusion in country systems.<em> </em></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Relying on traditional leaders enables to foster civic engagement and resolve community tensions.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><strong><span><span>Social Cohesion and Community-led Development</span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span>The second virtual roundtable was organized on March 9, 2023, and explored the relationship between social cohesion and CLD. Best practices by expert speakers from Mercy Corps, the World Bank Group and Country panelists were shared. <span>Eighty-eight participants attended from ten countries (Guinea, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Chad, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon, Niger). Key takeaways: </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>Programs designed to strengthen social cohesion should measure and identify how components of social cohesion differ across context, and design and target interventions accordingly.</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul><li><span><span><span>Social cohesion can contribute to conflict resilience by preventing small scale disputes to escalate into larger conflicts, particularly, in contexts where there is no strong formal (state) and/or informal institutions that can facilitate nonviolent resolutions of conflicts.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Improving service delivery and investments within and between communities for economic developments have proven easier in contexts characterized by higher levels of trust and civil engagement.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p> </p> <p><strong><span><span>Locally-led Climate Action and CLD</span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span><span>The platform’s third event was held within the context of the</span><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://cblt.org/2nd-prolac-forum-niamey/">Second Lake Chad Forum 2023</a>  <span><span><span>which took place from May 23-25, 2023 in Niamey, Niger. </span></span></span>The Forum is an annual event which brings together actors, decision-makers, and researchers to discuss sustainable development of natural resources, climate resilience, mobility, peace, stability, and regional integration challenges faced by Lake Chad Basin countries. </span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The platform held a dedicated session on integrating climate action in CLD, feeding into the key thematic focus of the forum on climate change. Thirty-five participants from ten countries attended this dedicated session either virtually or in person. Key takeaways: </span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>Climate change is one of the key drivers of internal and external population displacement in sub-Saharan Africa.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Strengthening local governments capacities and supporting citizen engagement in sector programs is of the utmost importance for the effectiveness of a locally led climate action.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Promoting “climate smart agriculture,” which combines local practices with “modern” agronomic techniques is a solution for green agriculture and preservation of natural resources.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p> </p> <p><strong><span><span><span><span>Digital Solutions for CLD </span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span>This final event was an in-person co-creation workshop that took place from November 30 to December 1, 2023 in Cotonou, Benin to explore the role of digital tools in improving transparency, accountability, efficiency, and impact in CLD projects. The event brought together 55 participants representing the Project Implementation Units (PIUs) from Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Togo, Ethiopia and Kenya. Key takeaways: </span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>CLD digital tools have the potential to harmonize interventions, reduce duplication, and respond to local needs.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Digital CLD tools can enhance the effectiveness of CLD projects in engaging communities and giving them greater voice in local development.</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span>Sharing of used source codes and new features added to digital tools through a platform will allow other countries to benefit from them. </span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-world-bank-contribution field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">World Bank Contribution</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span>The World Bank led the planning, organization, and implementation of all the activities of the platform and facilitated the exchange of knowledge, learning and experience as a convener, technical advisor, and financier. Adopting a participatory approach, platform members identified the priority themes, learning, approaches, speakers, and content.</span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-moving-forward field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Moving forward</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span><span>PIUs and the World Bank team will continue to build on this community of practice to communicate and exchange knowledge on CLD. The team is currently exploring ways to embed this knowledge exchange and dialogue as part of the interested projects’ annual workplan and budgets.</span></span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-beneficiaries-participants field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Beneficiaries / Participants</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span lang="FR" xml:lang="FR" xml:lang="FR">General Director                                                        Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités (ANAFIC)                                                              Guinea</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Casamance Economic Development Project                                                                                          Senegal</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Community-Based Recovery and Stabilization Project for the Sahel                                                      Mali</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Community-Based Recovery and Stabilization Project for the Sahel                                                      Burkina Faso</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Gulf of Guinea Lagging Regions Social Cohesion Project                                                                       Benin</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Gulf of Guinea Lagging Regions Social Cohesion Project                                                                       Togo</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Gulf of Guinea Lagging Regions Social Cohesion Project                                                                       Côte d'Ivoire</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Gulf of Guinea Lagging Regions Social Cohesion Project                                                                       Ghana</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Division Head                                                            Lake Chad Basin Commission                                                                                                                 Chad</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project                                                                           Cameroon</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>PIU Coordinator                                                        Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project                                                                           Niger</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Country Government Representative                       Makueni County                                                                                                                                         Kenya</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>High Commissioner for </span></span></span><span><span><span>the Sedentarization of Herders     Office of the Presidency                                                                                                                    Benin</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span lang="FR" xml:lang="FR" xml:lang="FR">PIU Coordinator                                                         Re-Insertion of Ex-Combatants Project                                                                                                      Mali</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>M&E Specialist                                                          Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the Horn of Africa Phase 2                          Ethiopia</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-learn-more field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Learn More</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><a href="https://mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fworldbankgroup.sharepoint.com.mcas.ms%2Fsites%2FgsgCDD%2FSitePages%2FPublishingPages%2FAFW%2520South-to-South%2520L-1702557401263.aspx%3FMcasTsid%3D20893&McasCSRF=5f8f6791de7b8db5a19e62a5fc7c7a51b6371bd83b4d42655f367575f4a4bba4"><span>Visit the AFW South-to-South Learning Exchange Platform</span></a></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://worldbankgroup.sharepoint.com/sites/gsgCDD/SitePages/PublishingPages/AFW%20South-to-South%20L-1702557401263.aspx">Learn more about CLD at the WBG</a> </span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topics</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=290">Fragility, Conflict and Violence</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-providing-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-providing Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/37" hreflang="en">Burkina Faso</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/41" hreflang="en">Cameroon</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/45" hreflang="en">Chad</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Cote d'Ivoire</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Ghana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/94" hreflang="en">Guinea</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/139" hreflang="en">Mali</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/165" hreflang="en">Niger</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/223" hreflang="en">Togo</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/197" hreflang="en">Senegal</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-recepient-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-receiving Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/37" hreflang="en">Burkina Faso</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/41" hreflang="en">Cameroon</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/45" hreflang="en">Chad</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Cote d'Ivoire</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Ghana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/94" hreflang="en">Guinea</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/139" hreflang="en">Mali</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/165" hreflang="en">Niger</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/223" hreflang="en">Togo</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/197" hreflang="en">Senegal</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Source(s)</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/270" hreflang="en">South South Facility</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results Type</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/272" hreflang="en">Results Stories</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-challenge field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Challenge</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span>Access to basic services at the local level is a common challenge across the platform’s member countries. Many of them face contexts of FCV, in which <span>the state-society relationship has eroded due to perceived lack of responsiveness to the needs of local populations. Marginalized or vulnerable groups are particularly at risk and exposed to poverty, conflict and displacement, and the effects of climate change.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Effective and inclusive local development planning and service delivery improve the state-society relationship in remote and conflict-affected countries. CLD is a key approach adopted in FCV environments to foster effective participatory local development. However, putting such CLD programs into practice comes with its own set of challenges: the institutionalization of CLD programs and transitioning to government-owned durable practices; the inclusion of vulnerable people and marginalized groups; and the prioritization of global threats like climate change, conflict and violence are all shared challenges for effective CLD programs.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-key-contacts field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Key Contact</div> <div class="field--item">Maya Boulos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-partners-info field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Partners</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span><span><span>All knowledge-sharing events were organized by the World Bank’s Africa West Social Sustainability and Inclusion unit (SAWS4), in collaboration with the SSI Global unit (SSIDR), the West Africa Social Development Unit (SAWDR), and the Africa East Social Sustainability and Inclusion unit (SAES2). The events benefitted from the interventions of various expert speakers from:</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><span><span><span>PIUs in Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Benin, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Senegal</span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Mercy Corps</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>FAO</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>UNCDF</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>University of Diffa </span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div> </div> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:55:57 +0000 lporte 611 at https://www.southsouthfacility.org Enhancing Natural Resource Management in Africa https://www.southsouthfacility.org/results/enhancing-natural-resource-management-africa <span>Enhancing Natural Resource Management in Africa</span> <span><span lang="" about="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">ssf_admin</span></span> <span>Tue, 11/27/2018 - 08:48</span> <div class="field field--name-field-res-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Start Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2011-05-27T12:00:00Z">May 27, 2011</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">End Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2012-04-30T12:00:00Z">April 30, 2012</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-amount field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Amount</div> <div class="field--item">93246.81</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/sites/ssf/files/resource/SW-TZ1130a.jpg" width="400" height="264" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The governments of Cameroon and Ghana wanted to use oil and gas revenues more effectively to promote economic growth and reduce poverty. They also wanted to improve transparency and accountability in the sector. However, Cameroon and Ghana, as well as many other African countries, have had difficulty managing and sustaining the windfall wealth and savings from their natural resources. With funding provided by both the South-South Facility and the Knowledge and Learning Center, World Bank staff organized a conference in South Africa, where high-ranking African officials involved in managing natural resource revenues and civil society representatives could learn from Latin American (LAC) peers. Many LAC countries have successfully dealt with challenges similar to those that Africa now faces. Countries such as Chile are forerunners in designing safety net systems for poor consumers, enhancing food supply through innovations in technology, and improving policies and institutions to manage commodity price volatility.</p> <p>The exchange helped the African participants realize that they need to change the policy environment and take ownership of the reform agenda. They learned how to increase transparency and achieve a more equitable distribution of natural resource wealth. Government officials and civil society representatives engaged in the discussions, working to formulate strategy and policy frameworks for their respective countries in consultation with their Latin American counterparts. Thus the exchange also improved cooperation between governments and civic organizations.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-moving-forward field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Moving forward</div> <div class="field--item"><p>This first dialogue created the foundation for future exchanges between the two continents on management of natural resources. The Johannesburg conference inspired a similar forum organized by the International Monetary Fund in Kinshasa in March 2012, which also relied on South-South cooperation to bring tailor-made advice to African governments.</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-beneficiaries-participants field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Beneficiaries / Participants</div> <div class="field--item"><p>For developing countries with significant natural resources, rising commodity prices present a golden opportunity for economic growth and development. However, managing and sustaining this new wealth has challenged many countries. Both Africa and Latin America are heavily dependent on a wide range of resource-based sectors. While prices may fluctuate, increased demand in the high-growth economies should ensure increasing prices in the foreseeable future. The governments of Cameroon and Ghana wanted to maximize the mobilization and effective use of oil and gas resources to promote economic growth and reduce poverty. Despite the two countries’ resolve to improve accountability and transparency in natural resource management, lack of cooperation among key stakeholders still cripples the sector. Additionally, citizens do not view natural resources as a public good benefiting all. Further, many African governments must cushion the adverse impacts of increased food prices, while managing both sector and macroeconomic policies to get the most out of the boom in natural resource prices. In Ghana, for example, there is a continuing debate on how to enforce the sound oil and gas sector laws already in place. The government does not have the capacity to formulate and implement policies that balance development with the interests of the powerful and well-organized corporations involved in the sector.</p> <p>In the past, many Latin American countries faced similar sector challenges. Today they are leaders in designing safety net systems for poor consumers, enhancing food supply through technology innovations, and improving policies and institutions to manage commodity price volatility. Chile and Bolivia, for example, have managed to use their extractive industry revenues to generate growth and reduce poverty. Using funding provided jointly by the South-South Experience Exchange Facility and the Knowledge and Learning Center, the World Bank organized a conference for Ghana and Cameroon, as well as representatives from 19 other African countries, to meet with peers from Chile and Bolivia. The knowledge exchange aimed to increase awareness of resource management ownership and equip stakeholders to demand greater accountability in the sector in their home countries.</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topics</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=289">Extractives</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=290">Fragility, Conflict and Violence</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-providing-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-providing Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">Brazil</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/46" hreflang="en">Chile</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/29" hreflang="en">Bolivia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/206" hreflang="en">South Africa</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-recepient-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-receiving Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/9" hreflang="en">Angola</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/31" hreflang="en">Botswana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/41" hreflang="en">Cameroon</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/44" hreflang="en">Central African Republic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/69" hreflang="en">Equatorial Guinea</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/81" hreflang="en">Gabon</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/85" hreflang="en">Ghana</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">Liberia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/139" hreflang="en">Mali</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/165" hreflang="en">Niger</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/200" hreflang="en">Sierra Leone</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/284" hreflang="en">South Sudan</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/211" hreflang="en">Sudan</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/220" hreflang="en">Tanzania</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/232" hreflang="en">Uganda</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/248" hreflang="en">Zambia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/53" hreflang="en">Congo, Democratic Republic of</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Congo, Republic of</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Source(s)</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/270" hreflang="en">South South Facility</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results Type</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/taxonomy/term/272" hreflang="en">Results Stories</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-key-contacts field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Key Contact</div> <div class="field--item">Eric Bell</div> </div> Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:48:31 +0000 ssf_admin 481 at https://www.southsouthfacility.org Djibouti Learns about Direct Cash Transfer Systems and Cash for Work https://www.southsouthfacility.org/results/djibouti-learns-about-direct-cash-transfer-systems-and-cash-work <span>Djibouti Learns about Direct Cash Transfer Systems and Cash for Work</span> <span><span lang="" about="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">ssf_admin</span></span> <span>Tue, 11/27/2018 - 08:48</span> <div class="field field--name-field-res-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Start Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2009-03-04T12:00:00Z">March 04, 2009</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">End Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2010-07-15T12:00:00Z">July 15, 2010</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-amount field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Amount</div> <div class="field--item">52348.93</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/sites/ssf/files/resource/Djibouti_Cash_Transfer.jpg" width="400" height="264" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Djibouti was heavily dependent on food and energy imports, while about three-fourths of its population lived in extreme poverty. The government had been exploring alternative ways for alleviating poverty through social assistance programs financed by international institutions, such as the World Bank. It was among the first countries to receive a grant from the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP). The $5 million grant supported the elimination of taxes on selected food items such as rice, milk powder, sugar, and flour and the formulation of an action plan to improve social assistance to the poor. However, the allocation process was extremely slow and inefficient. Djiboutian officials wanted to strengthen their knowledge about social safety nets and employment through public works to help them make informed policy decisions.</p> <p>To address the problem, Djiboutian officials looked for alternative social assistance programs. As part of an on-going dialogue on such programs, the Government of Djibouti requested the support of the World Bank.</p> <p>In response the Bank funded, through its South-South Facility, the visit of a small Djiboutian delegation to Benin and Ethiopia, countries that had experience with need-based capacity building and direct transfers programs integrated into public works. The Bank facilitated a knowledge exchange between senior Djiboutian officials and professionals in Benin and Ethiopia to learn how to combine social welfare programs with capacity building for local companies and how to coordinate among donors, and public and private stakeholders. The objective of the study tours for senior Djiboutian ministry officials was to strengthen their knowledge about alternative options for social safety nets and deepen their understanding of the challenges in implementing and monitoring public works and cash transfer programs.</p> <p>During the knowledge exchange, the Djiboutian officials also saw how to complement public works programs with direct cash or food transfers to broaden their reach. The participants also learned about the importance of community participation in planning, implementation, and monitoring of workfare programs. They understood the different policy options and implementation strategies for social assistance programs, as well as how to pilot capacity building programs for local companies and initiatives to improve access to finance.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topics</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=290">Fragility, Conflict and Violence</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=293">Nutrition and Food Security</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=301">Social Protection</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-providing-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-providing Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/72" hreflang="en">Ethiopia</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-recepient-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-receiving Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/63" hreflang="en">Djibouti</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Source(s)</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/270" hreflang="en">South South Facility</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results Type</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/272" hreflang="en">Results Stories</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-key-contacts field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Key Contact</div> <div class="field--item">Claudia Nassif</div> </div> Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:48:31 +0000 ssf_admin 432 at https://www.southsouthfacility.org Improving Delivery of Health Services in African Countries https://www.southsouthfacility.org/results/improving-delivery-health-services-african-countries <span>Improving Delivery of Health Services in African Countries</span> <span><span lang="" about="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">ssf_admin</span></span> <span>Tue, 11/27/2018 - 08:48</span> <div class="field field--name-field-res-start-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Start Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2011-12-10T12:00:00Z">December 10, 2011</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-end-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">End Date</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2014-07-06T12:00:00Z">July 06, 2014</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-amount field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Amount</div> <div class="field--item">49500</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-image field--type-image field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/sites/ssf/files/resource/tf011527_-_article.jpg" width="400" height="264" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><div> Health officials across the globe are increasingly interested in improving the quality of health care and its value for money, and consider Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as one way to achieve these goals. In 2012, senior staff from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank’s Africa Unit organized an exchange in which officials from Benin, Nigeria, Uganda, Mauritius, and Burkina Faso learned from the experiences of Lesotho in adopting a PPP scheme at its national referral hospital. Participants also discussed ways to harness the private sector to increase access to affordable health care.  The exchange included a series of video conferences and a visit to Lesotho financed by the IFC and the South-South Facility.</div> <div> A joint Project Team of IFC and Bank staff initially organized six videoconferences on diverse topics, such as models and policy frameworks for PPPs. Twenty-five high-level officials from the Ministries of Health and the private sector then visited Lesotho to discuss its innovative PPP scheme, share experiences with PPPs in their own countries, and learn how to access technical support from the IFC and the Bank. Delegates visited Lesotho’s Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital and three filter clinics, which function as an integrated network. They learned firsthand about the challenges of negotiating and contracting with a private operator to construct and operate this publicly-owned national referral hospital, and refurbish and upgrade clinics, to deliver a generous package of high-quality clinical services at affordable costs.</div> <div> By investigating Lesotho’s experiences and learning about those of other countries, participants enhanced their capacity to design and implement PPPs. They also identified key lessons, such as the importance of due diligence, high-level buy-in, careful prioritization of covered services, and monitoring of PPPs. Participants strengthened their capacity to mobilize political support for engaging the private sector and to tap international expertise and donor resources.</div> <div> Delegates praised the exchange for bolstering their commitment to PPPs and helping them move from concept to implementation. One delegate said that the Lesotho Hospital was on the right track and he wanted his country to go in the same direction.  Another noted that he would “import from Lesotho the rich experience and ensure that the knowledge . . . will not only [be a] blueprint, but will be implemented.”  </div> <div> Participants planned to apply what they learned to develop and implement health PPPs in their countries, and several began work with the IFC and the World Bank in this effort.</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-beneficiaries-participants field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Beneficiaries / Participants</div> <div class="field--item"><div>  </div> <div> To expand access to quality healthcare and increase its value for money, Ministries of Health across the globe increasingly seek to implement Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).  Health officials and other stakeholders realize that PPPs can deliver high-quality health care at costs affordable to both patients and governments.  These partnerships can also increase provider accountability, stakeholder involvement, and patient satisfaction. </div> <div>  </div> <div> Staff from the IFC and the World Bank’s Africa Unit tapped a growing body of knowledge on how to design and implement PPPs to support an exchange in which officials from Benin, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, Nigeria, and Uganda learned from Lesotho’s experience. Lesotho had launched a unique PPP to construct and operate a national referral hospital and filter clinics, with a view to delivering high-quality, affordable clinical services.  The exchange aimed to provide participants with actionable information and resource materials to help them design and launch PPPs in their own countries. Organizers developed a client-oriented program of presentations addressing priority issues. While focused mainly on Lesotho’s experience, the exchange fostered knowledge sharing across all countries.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-res-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topics</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=258">Health</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=297">Public Private Partnerships</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/browse-topics-results?field_res_topics_target_id=254">Finance for Development</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-providing-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-providing Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/127" hreflang="en">Lesotho</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-recepient-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Knowledge-receiving Countries</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/26" hreflang="en">Benin</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/37" hreflang="en">Burkina Faso</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/232" hreflang="en">Uganda</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/144" hreflang="en">Mauritius</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-funding-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Funding Source(s)</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/270" hreflang="en">South South Facility</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-results-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Results Type</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://www.southsouthfacility.org/index.php/taxonomy/term/272" hreflang="en">Results Stories</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-key-contacts field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Key Contact</div> <div class="field--item">Miriam Schneidman</div> </div> Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:48:31 +0000 ssf_admin 316 at https://www.southsouthfacility.org