sustainable pastoralist development working through partnerships
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A presentation on Sustainable Pastoralist Development: Working through Partnerships by Aggrey Ndombi - Learn4Workat at the Humanitarian Partnership Conference 2014TRANSCRIPT
HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE 2014
Sustainable Pastoralist Development
Working through Partnerships
Presented by: Aggrey Ndombi National Coordinator, Learn4Work
WORKING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Presentation Overview• Introduction and Background• Why Partnerships in realizing
Sustainable pastoralist development • Partnership Architecture & Principles• Achievements• Challenges• What needs to be done
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
What is Learn4Work? • Programme aimed to improve
vocational education in Africa. By linking African and Dutch (business) organizations, schools and people.
• Makes a positive contribution to: – the number of young people who
can learn a trade; – the quality of vocational training; – better alignment with and flow-
through to the job market.
BACKGROUND Cont…
• Vocational training is the basis for finding work or starting a business amongst the illiterate and semi-illiterate Pastoralists.
• Work offers young people more opportunities to improve their income, raise their standard of living and become independent.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
• Learn4Work is co-funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Vision and mission: stimulate youth employment
• 3 Key strategies: – Formation of Private–public
Partnerships – Learn from experiences and expand
or upscale good practices– Demand-driven focus of the
partnership projects
PARTNERSHIPS IN REALIZING SUSTAINABLE PASTORALIST DEVELOPMENT
WHY PARTNERSHIPS • These communities live in areas
that are arid or semi-arid with low precipitation and erratic rainfall
• Traditionally depend on the common property resources consisting of pasture, water and mineral licks
• Pastoralists are confronted with many natural as well as man-made problems
WHY PARTNERSHIPS
PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTURE & PRINCIPLES
African NGO
African TVET Provider
Dutch Expert on TVET and Labour Market
Dutch Development Organizations
Community
Potential partners
Kenyan NGOs, CBOs, FBOs
Kenyan Private Sector
Dutch Private Sector
ETC….Partnership Architecture
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Community Driven and Ownership• Co-financing: Realization of 66% own
Contribution both in cash and in kind • Strong linkage to labour market • Sustainable because of common
interests in the partnership• Knowledge and experience sharing • Internationalization• Multi- sectoral approach in skills
development
CHALLENGES
• Requires a lead partner who is a contracting party
• Striking a common goal/agenda in the partnership
• Sharing of good practices
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
• Knowledge Management
Knowledge
Create
ShareApply
Document new approaches and models and test them.
new Technologies requires competences
Organize Exchange programs, forums
documentation and development of tools
For more information: www.learn4work.edukans.nl
Thank you
Q & A