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MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING
THE GLOBAL OPERATING PLAN FOR
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NEW STRATEGIC
FOR THE WORLD ALLIANCE
Enable the world-widemovement to act on acollective basis to build the capacity of YMCAs to respond to the needs of young people and their communities.
MEXICO 2002
DIRECTION
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2003: THE FIRST GLOBAL OPERATING PLAN FOR
MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING (GOP)
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A MAJOR PARADIGM SHIFT
FROM TO
Bilateral dependence Multilateral cooperation and self-reliance
Some give, some receive Everyone gives, everyone gains
North/South Multidirectional with increasing South/South
Support to the weakest donor/recipient
A model of mutual support and inspirationequal partnership
Crisis management Long-term movement strengthening
Overlapping efforts/duplications Coordinated efforts
Focused on donors agenda Focused on the needs of the GOP country
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Knowledge Focus strategy
Country Focus strategy
TWO MAJOR STRATEGIES
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DURBAN 2006
MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING SUMMIT
Main characteristics of GOP II
Re-affirmation of multi-lateralism
Five categories of Movement Strengths
Three main components: - resource mobilisation- evaluation and monitoring- communications
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Africa
Asia and Pacific
Europe
Latin America and Caribbean
Africa Alliance (2003), Ethiopia (2003), Gambia (2004), Ghana (2004), Madagascar (2008), Sierra Leone (2003), Togo (2008), South Africa (2008), Zambia (2008).
East Timor or Timor Leste (2006 and reorganized in 2009), Philippines (2008), Cambodia (2009), Indonesia (2010), Vietnam (2010 under preparation), Bangladesh (2010 under preparation).
Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, FYR Macedonia.
LACA, Sub regional GOP focus on Central America (2009), Sub regional GOP focus on the Caribbean.
GOP FOCUS COUNTRIES
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A SUCCESS STORY
New impetus, vision and vibrancy
“GOP has changed the nature of the conversation”
“360 degrees” learning
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PARTNERSHIP FOR MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING
Alignment to Movement Strengthening
Good coordination and communication is key
GOP knowledge and ownership
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“GOOD YMCA PARTNERSHIP” PRINCIPLES
Partnerships have shared objectives and a clear purpose
Partnerships should focus on mutual learning and commit time and effort to intercultural learning and understanding
Partnerships should take a long-term view and always aim for movement strengthening and sustainability
Partnerships should share local realities, working conditions, strengths and weaknesses
Partners agree to and align to a shared vision and direction
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LEARNING FROM GOP
A will for change
GOP is a deep process
No “one-size-fits-all” instrument
Methods and strategies evolve over time
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LEARNING FROM GOP
Progress at different speeds
Entry criteria?
Importance of getting to the local level
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A demonstrable impact on mission clarity
Revue of mission statements
Sharper vision
New strategic plans
Challenge 21
IMPACT ON MISSION CLARITY
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Huge growth in new initiatives
Developing project management skills
Increased networking and partnerships
PROGRAMME RELEVANCE
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Strong leadership is vital
Youth leadership: the key for sustainability
Common leadership training standards
INSTITUTIONAL VIABILITY
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Positive impact on membership growth
Increase and diversification of income
Funding for capacity building
INSTITUTIONAL VIABILITY
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING
The culture of knowledge exchange
Communities of YMCA practitioners through web-based platforms
A unique opportunity for the YMCA
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Tools and Good Practice Libraryhttp://www.ymca.int/extranet.0.html
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING
YMCA Global Online Community
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CONCLUSION
Full Commitment to Movement Strengthening
Strategies are evolving
Measurement of impact is key
Competent and visionary leaders, with focus on young people
Resource Mobilisation
New ways of sharing knowledge
MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING
THE GLOBAL OPERATING PLAN FOR
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