donor coordination: developing partnerships in the 21st century lac/sota march 16, 2001
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USAID USAID
Declining ODA/OA*(in Billions)
$180
$200
$220
$240
$260
$280
$300
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
*1997 dollars
$285.3
$197.7
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Economic Factors
•Universality of Capitalism
•Globalization
•Tax Payer/Consumer Driven
•Investment Driven
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Types of Partners•Bilaterals: (DFID, GTZ, JICA)•Multilaterals: (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA)•Host Governments: (Ministries of Health and Finance)•Academic Institutions•Foundations: (Gates, Packard)•U.S. Government Agencies (CDC, NIH, State)•Private Sector
-Profit: (Proctor & Gamble, Bectin Dickenson)-Non-Profit: (CARE, FHI, Population Council)
USAIDCharacteristics of Successful Partnerships
•High Level of Commitment•Good Communication/Coordination•Adequate Funding/Resources•Clearly Defined Goals/Shared Vision•Clearly Defined Roles of Partners•Complimentary Nature of Partnership
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Impediments to Partnerships
•Staff turnover•Partners have incompatible management structures and procedures•Too many partners
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How could partnership be improved?
•Develop a concrete, long-term strategy•Improve coordination, communication•Members devote more time•Reflect changing needs and priorities
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USAID’s Vitamin A Effort (VITA)* Agency-wide initiative launched in late 1997* Private sector component launched by Mrs. Clinton in March 1999
Goals* 80% of children at-risk will have sufficient vit A* 30% reduction in child deaths in targeted countries
Methods (supplementation, food fortification, diet)* Mainstream vitamin A interventions * Scale up effective programs* Develop innovative programs and approaches* Enhance global participation (public/private sector)
USAID What we know about Vitamin A
• Prevents nutritional blindness
• 23% reduction in child deaths ***- reduction in severity of diarrheal cases - reduction in severity of measles cases
• 30% fewer malaria-related febrile episodes• 45% reduction in maternal mortality in 1 field trial
USAID VITA - What’s Happening?
Global Vitamin A Effort (not just USAID)78 countries have vitamin A programs60 countries link vitamin A with NIDS in 19991/2 the children in need worldwide have received at least 1 capsule
USAID Vitamin A Activities12 million at-risk children reached in FY 1999
22 missions support supplement programs (throughCAs,PVOs, others)12 VITA focus countries6 missions involved with food fortification activities
4 missions support home/community garden programs 6 missions involved in vitamin A research (global funds)
USAID Global Vitamin A Alliance: Partners
•DonorsUSCanadaUnited KingdomJapanNetherlands *
• International AgenciesUNICEFWHOPAHOWorld Bank
•Foundations/InstitutionsWellcome; Sight and Life; JHU
INCAP
•Developing Countries
•Pharmaceutical Companies
BASF; Roche Vitamins
•Civic Organizations & PVOs
Kiwanis; Lions; Rotary; Sister Cities
•Mulinational Food Co.Cal Western; Cargill; Kellogg; Land O’ Lakes; Mars; Monsanto; Procter and Gamble; Tate & Lyle Sugar; Unilever; Food Industry Associations
•US and Canadian Contractors
USAID Examples of Joint Activities
•Sending consistent information on to donor field offices (benefits of adding vitamin A to NIDS)
•USAID Mission•CIDA Field Staff•UNICEF Field Office
•Signing a Global Declaration to Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency•Mrs. Clinton and First Lady of the Philippines•Director of CIDA•Executive Director of UNICEF, WHO•Civic Organizations •Private Sector CEOs
•Country level activities •Supplementation programs with USAID/CIDA/UNICEF (including CAs/PVOs)•Fortification/enhancement efforts with private industry,governments, CAs/PVOs
USAID Activities to Maintain Coordination
•Periodic Conference Calls with Donors -- Hoping to expand to other donors
•Newsletter distributed bi annually (VITAGRAM)
•Discus issues at UNICEF Executive meetings, WHO bilateral meetings, bilateral meetings
•Individual discussions with multinational food producers, ie, Procter & Gamble, Monsanto
•VITA meetings in Washington
•JPPC Involvement