czech development co-operation: role of the ngos

Czech Development Co-operation: Role of the NGOs

Martin NáprstekDevelopment Centre

Institute of International Relations

www.rozvojovestredisko.cz

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Czech Development Co-operation

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is responsible for coordination of the ODA

• Total volume of the ODA in 2005 (bilateral and multilateral):

EUR 100 mil.

ODA/GNI: 0,11 % (Govt. target: 0,142 % in 2010)

• Different line ministries are responsible for development projects in their specific areas of interest (environmnent, health, education, social services, industrial development etc.)

• Development Centre of the Institute of International Relations is the main expert body of the MFA

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Czech Development Co-operation

Priority Countries of the Czech Development Cooperation (from 2004)

Angola, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia and Montenegro, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia

(+ Afghanistan, Iraq)

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Czech Development Constituency

State & Non-State actors:

State Institutions (e.g. Ministries)

Private sector (e.g. Private Companies)

Universities

Media

NGOs

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Role of NGOs

NGOs in Development Co-operation

Advantages:

1) Ability to reach the most disadvantaged

2) Provide voice for those not sufficiently heard

3) Experience from the field

4) Cost effectiveness

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Role of NGOs

Umbrella Organization of Czech Development NGOs:

Czech Forum for Development Co-operation(FoRS)

www.fors.cz

• 22 member organizations• Main non-state instutional partner for the MFA and other state

institutions• Member of the CONCORD

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Role of NGOs

NGOs concern in development projects approved by the

government:

2002

Number of project in total: 64

NGOs projects: 12 (19 %)

2003

Number of project in total: 108

NGOs projects: 24 (22 %)

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Role of NGOs

NGOs concern in development projects approved by the

government:

2004

Number of project in total: 106

NGOs projects: 29 (27 %)

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Total volume in

EUR (million)

Number of projects

%

7 54 41,2%2 29 11,8%8 41 47,1%

17 124 100,0%Gov. Agencies

Total

Bilateral Co-operation - I mplementing agencies in 2004

Private companiesNGOs

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Role of NGOs

Role of NGOs

Czech Ministries with more than two NGO projects (2004):

1. Ministry of Health (7)2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (6)3. Ministry of Interior (5)4. Ministry of Education (3)5. Ministry of Environment (3)

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Role of NGOs

Sectoral priorities of Czech NGOs:

Humanitarian AidEducation

HealthPromotion of Democratic principles

Gender IssuesVolunteers

Environment

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Role of NGOs

Examples of territories of operation:

Afghanistan Kenya

Armenia Moldova

Bosnia and Hercegovina Namibia

Ethiopia Ukraine

India Vietnam

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Role of NGOs

State support for Development NGOs:

• Support system for Development NGOs was launched on October 1st 2003 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

and is administered by the Development Centre with initial budget of CZK 2 million (EUR 70 000)

• Based on a Grant Scheme

• Supported areas: Capacity building, Public Information Campaigns, Development Education, Partnership

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Role of NGOs

State (MFA) support for Development NGOs:

2004 Overall budget CZK 2 mil. (EUR 70 000)Number of projects accepted 5

2005Overall budget CZK 4 mil. (EUR 140 000)Number of projects accepted 12

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Role of NGOs

State support (MFA) for Development NGOs:

2006 Overall budget CZK 9,4 mil. (EUR 325 000)

• Capacity building and Partnership• Development Education and Awareness Raising• Support of the National NGDO Platform

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Role of NGOs

Trilateral programme with Canada – CIDA

• New initiative of the Development Centre, MFA and CIDA

• Focused on MDGs and Czech priority countries

• 4 projects implemented by NGOs in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Moldova, Vietnam and Zambia in 2005

• Total budget for 2005: EUR 275 000 (50% CIDA, 50% MFA)

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Role of NGOs

Trilateral programmes supported by the MFA:

• GLEN (The Global Education Network of Young Europeans)

• SPORT for Development (planned for 2006)

• Regional Partnership Programme (RPP) NMS + Austria

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Role of NGOs

Main challenges:

• More & better NGO involvement in policy and decision making (both domestic and EU level)

• Framework Agreements for NGOs

• Multi-year financing scheme

• More accessible EU funds

• DEVELOPMENT AGENCY…

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Thank you…

Martin Náprsteknaprstek@iir.cz

Development CentreInstitute of International Relations

Prague

www.rozvojovestredisko.cz

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