czech development co-operation: role of the ngos
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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 Ná[email protected]
Development CentreInstitute of International Relations
Prague
www.rozvojovestredisko.cz
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