evidence in donor coordination: afghanistan (raseema alam, consultant)

THE USE OF EVIDENCE IN DONOR COORDINATION - AFGHANISTANRaseema Alam

March 5, 2013

CONTEXT - AFGHANISTANBackground

AFGHANISTAN

THEMES

LEADERSHIPCOOPERATION

COORDINATIONDEVELOPMENT

KNOWLEDGE

MA

NA

GIN

G

COMMUNICATION

SKILLS

ORGANIZE

PLANNING

GOALS

SUCCESS

TIME MANAGEMENT

SM

ILES

PLAY

STA

FFPROJECTS

CO

MP

LETE

PARTNERSHIPS

MEETIN

GM

OTIV

ATE

STRATEGY

PLAN TOGETHER

AFRICA

ASIA

FO

OT

BA

LL

LISTENING

FU

N

AFGHANISTAN

LAUGH

COLLABORATEEMERGENCY

OR

GA

NIZ

E

CONTEXT

The FRAMEWORK Donors Resources Information Coordination

SETTING UP THE DONOR COORDINATION GROUP

Goals by country Meetings Tasks and Responsibilities

Strengths•Similar Priorities•Similar political and commitment to humanitarian assistance within HQ

WeaknessesDifferent types of informationDifferent types of solutions/remedies

Opportunities •Opportunity for aid effectiveness in the humanitarian assistance sector•Leadership•Direct access to the Humanitarian Coordinator; allowed donors to attend the Country Team meetings

Challenges•Many emergencies•2011 was a transformative year for many embassies i.e. managing change

SWOT ANALYSIS

GENESIS OF OUR SPREADSHEET

Setting priorities Tools for decision making – priority scale for

each issue Harmonization of priorities Harmonization of funds

Donor

Priority

Partner

Sector $ (in M)

Reporting Cycle

Other Donors

End Reported to FTS

CIDA Food Security

WFP Food Security

60 Yearly;Monthly

US, Japan

Mar 31-11

Yes

CIDA Protection

UNHCR Protection

3 Yearly; Monthly

ECHO, USAID

Mar 31

Yes

CIDA HA ICRC General

4 Yearly ECHO, USAID

Mar 31

Yes

CIDA HA IFRC General

4 Yearly Mar 31

Yes

DDR DDR 1

Emergency

Prepositioning

1

CASE EXAMPLE – DROUGHT 2011

CONTEXT OF THE DROUGHT

Signs of the drought in May 2011 Areas affected Collection of information Decision Making Solutions

CONCLUSIONSWay forward

LESSONS LEARNED

Establishing goals of donor coordination groups early

Voluntary participation Sharing of information Prioritizing and categorizing information Analyzing and interpreting information –

together Adapting to the changes in HQ demands