henry kilonzo - msh, kenya
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Graduation Indicators as Accelerators of Targeted Capacity Building of Civil Society Organisations in KenyaTRANSCRIPT
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First Author: Henry KilonzoSecond Author: Dr. Daraus Bukenya
Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health Impact
Graduation Indicators as Accelerators of Demand Driven Capacity Building of Civil Society
Organisations in Kenya
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About FANIKISHA (1)
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About FANIKISHA (2)
Results:1.Strengthened leadership, management and governance for local CSOs
2.Increased access and use of quality CSO data for decision making
3.Improved quality of institutional strengthening for CSOs
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• Most Kenyan CSOs are not:• Articulating or prioritizing capacity development. Focus is on
service delivery • Driving their capacity development• Measuring capacity development against any standards
and indicators • Accessing or paying for quality technical assistance
• CSO data not available, accessible or used by stakeholders for decision-making
Low Sustainability
Description of Context (1)
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Description of Context (2)
Top 25 NGOs
1 Kenyan CSO
3 Kenyan CSOs
Top 100 large scale implementers
“Only 1 Kenyan CSO is ranked among the top 25 NGOs; and only 3 among the top 100 CSOs implementing large scale programs in the Kenyan health sector” (Source: The Global Journal)
CSO Capacity in Kenya
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Key Interventions
• CSO selection• Workplanning and budgeting• Development of graduation indicators • Provision mentored grants • Development and use of mentorship
tools• Development and use of Institutional
strengthening standards and indicators
Needs and Standards D
rivenN
eeds and Standards Driven
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Approaches Adopted
• Joint development of mentorship plans• Training of staff and board members • Demand driven Mentorship, training • Linkages for peer support • Private sector engagement• Development of capacity scoring matrix• Rapid participatory CSO self assessment
for graduation; baseline data
Needs and Standards D
rivenN
eeds and Standards Driven
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Summary of FANIKISHA Approach
CSO Selection
CSO definition & Prequalification
Org. Capacity Asst
(OCA)
Selection approval
Work planning, Budgeting
and Granting
Standards Driven Stakeholder engagement Learning Communication and Feedback
OutcomeCSOs that can deliver on the
community health response and are sustainable
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Click to edit Master title style Score Level Definition
Score 1: The CSO does not have the relevant tool and/or function in this subcategory
Score 2: The CSO has a tool and/or function but does not meet the desired quality or it is incomplete – whether applied or not
Score 3: The CSO has the desired tool or function, is complete, is of good quality but is not applied at all or consistently to support the CSO institutional processes.
Score 4: The CSO has a tool or function, is complete, is of good quality and is applied consistently to carry out the CSO institutional processes. This is the desired standard for the subcategory
Scoring Matrix
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Evidence of Success and Achievements (1)
• No CSO scored a 4 at Baseline
• Six months later, four CSOs scored a 4 – significant capacity and;
• 1 CSOs scored a three – satisfactory capacity
• 1 CSO scored a two- evidence of some capacity
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Evidence of Success and Achievements (2)
• CSOs:• became results based from the start• were able to pinpoint specific capacity needs • prioritized their needs • requested for capacity building
• Graduation indicators improved performance in the entire category
• 4 CSOs were graduated to receive programmatic grants
• Resources were saved- HR, Finances etc• Freed staff time
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Lessons Learnt
•Use demand driven approaches•Be results oriented from the start
•Set capacity building targets
•Ensure CSO participation •Build on what exists •Initiate peer support in mentorship•Measure capacity development
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Challenges and Counter-strategies employed
Challenge Counter-strategy • CSO articulation of
results based approach in capacity building took long
• Training of CSOs on graduation indicators
• Regular follow up
• Risk of CSOs leaving other project indicators necessary for capacity building
• Joint planning• Training• Use of demand driven
process in capacity building
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Conclusions
• Identifying key CSO capacity building graduation indicators;
• Developing necessary capacity development, assessment tools; and approaches;
• fast tracks CSOs uptake of capacity building
Graduation indicators contribute to quick wins in CSO capacity development
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Recommendations:
• Capacity development should be results based
• Continuous improvement of the graduation indicators
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Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health Impact
Funding was provided by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Cooperative Agreement AID-623-A-11-00029.