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PARTNERSHIP POLICY FRAMEWORK
BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT
AND
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
IN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
A. PURPOSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP POLICY FRAMEWORK
1. The purpose of this Partnership Policy Framework for Service Delivery between
the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) and the Christian Churches is to
establish a framework under which to work together to bring to the people of
Papua New Guinea basic services relating to integral human development.
2. The Policy Partnership Framework provides the basis for the GoPNG to establish
an ongoing partnership between the Christian Churches in PNG for effective
service delivery.
B. BACKGROUND TO THE PARTNERSHIP
3. This Partnership formally recognizes and commends the great efforts of the
Churches over the years in being the face of service delivery for the majority of
Papua New Guineans. The Government recognizes that Churches manage and run
almost 50% of all education and health services.
4. The Government is confident that the Churches will continue to provide that basic
service delivery.
5. The Government has long recognized its limitations in its efforts to be there
where it matters most – where services are most needed. This Partnership
reinforces that recognition of the Government’s limitations.
6. The limitations of Government and the unique role and position of the Churches
have contributed to the Government’s decision to initiate this critical Partnership
to address these limitations of the Government by utilizing the role and position
of the Christian Churches in service delivery.
C. INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
7. The Partnership is being forged taking into account the international obligations
of the State of Papua New Guinea. One of such obligations is the Government’s
commitment to fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals (Annex 1). To
achieve these Goals requires a concerted effort of all stakeholders in the business
of service delivery and the Christian Churches are a critical stakeholder. The
Christian Churches are undeniably at the forefront of service delivery. The other
international obligation is the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (Annex 2),
which has been translated into PNG’s Commitment on Aid Effectiveness (Annex
3). This Commitment obliges Government to ensure that its own resources
maximize aid effectiveness in PNG and the Christian Churches are being invited
to contribute to this process through this Partnership.
D. SHARED PARTNERSHIP PRINCIPLES
8. The Government and the Christian Churches commit themselves to the following
Shared Principles for the success of this Partnership for Service Delivery:
I. We have received the mandate of our Founding Fathers, as expressed in
the Constitution, to pursue the goals of integral human development and of
equality and participation, among others, and that such goals define our
path for action as public leaders;
II. As stated in the Preamble of our Constitution, “We pledge ourselves to
guard and pass on to those who come after us, our noble traditions and the
Christian principles that are ours now”;
III. That Divine mandate brings us together, to join efforts in order to improve
the delivery of basic public goods and services that are essential for the
realization of Integral Human Development;
IV. We, as Christian Churches and political leaders of Papua New Guinea
have a supreme duty to do our best efforts to assure that the Human
Dignity of each Papua New Guinean is valued and respected, and that
each one can exert his or her inalienable freedom without want for food,
health, shelter, education, and opportunities to be a productive and
peaceful member of our society;
V. It is our duty to guarantee each individual in our country the possibility of
realizing to its full extent his or her capacities, and to provide
opportunities for applying them for his/her individual wellbeing and in
benefit of the rest of society;
VI. Within the framework of Christian Principles as enshrined in the
Constitution, we recognize that the pursuit of equality, participation and
self reliance are Divine mandates, which we are obligated to implement
and promote in the best interest and benefit of all Papua New Guineans;
VII. That collaborative efforts of Government and other development partners
including the Christian Churches, can achieve more rapid progress
towards improving the delivery of basic services in Papua New Guinea;
VIII. The provision of basic services is a critical obligation of any Government,
but such recognition does not imply that the Government cannot utilize
other partners in the delivery of those basic services. It is thus important to
strengthen our solidarity with the Christian Churches in order to jointly
support Government’s development initiatives aimed at improving the
coverage and the quality in the delivery of basic services.
E. PARTNERSHIP COMMITMENTS
9. Developed in a spirit of mutual respect, responsibility and accountability to
service delivery, we, the Government and the Christian Churches, as Partners to
this Partnership commit ourselves to:
I. Initiate a process of coordination and consultation aimed at jointly
improving the delivery of basic public services and exploring new
opportunities of joint action to promote Integral Human Development in
Papua New Guinea;
II. Engage ourselves in the civic duty of expressing our views on public
policy proposals or situations which have significant implications for the
pursuit of Human Dignity and for the quality of life of our fellow Papua
New Guineans;
III. Combine our resources to generate synergies that enable greater
development impact in delivering basic services to all Papua New
Guineans, without any kind of discrimination;
IV. Develop an enabling environment conducive to effective participation,
including allowing for an appropriate degree of management autonomy to
the Christian Churches;
V. Adopt mechanisms and instruments that may allow for the transfer of
public funds and resources aimed at supporting the production and
provision of basic public services by Christian organizations, within a
specified framework of government to ensure exemplary accountability,
transparency, efficiency and compliance with Papua New Guinea laws in
the implementation;
VI. Meet annually and whenever circumstances may demand it, to analyze the
progress made in the implementation of the Commitment for the Integral
Human Development of All Papua New Guineans, and to adopt new
development initiatives including new agreements as deemed appropriate.
VII. Share relevant data and information on service delivery and development
progress.
F. PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES
10. The Partnership is a commitment to a joint effort in service delivery. The focus
areas are the ones in which the Christian Churches are already involved and are
better positioned to further consolidate and enhance the delivery of those services.
11. The most critical areas the Government seeks strong Partnership in are in the
areas of Health, Education, Youth, Welfare Services and Community
Development.
12. Other areas will be considered on their own merits and the overall contribution to
achieving the agenda of service delivery for overall Integral Human
Development.
G. PARTNERSHIP RECOGNITIONS
13. The Partnership recognizes and is consistent with current existing arrangements
between the Government and the Christian Churches in delivering services.
H. PARTNERSHIP RESOURCING
14. The Government commits to funding the Partnership on an annual basis through
its annual budgetary process. The funding will be guided by a set of criteria to be
developed and agreed to by the Partners of this Policy Partnership Framework as
part of the Policy Partnership Framework.
15. The Christian Churches commit themselves to providing in-kind resources and the
manpower for the management of the Partnership activities.
I. PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION 16. All Christian Churches to work through their respective Head Organizations to
access Partnership funding for their respective Partnership activities.
17. All the Christian Church Partners will work together using their own processes to
create coherency and harmony in coordinating the implementation of the Policy
Partnership Framework.
18. All Partnership activities seeking Partnership funding will be submitted to the
Government through the Department of National Planning and Monitoring in the
prescribed format (Annex 4)
J. PARTNERSHIP PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
19. Under the Partnership, the Partners commit to creating a Joint-Coordination
Mechanism (JCM) to effectively coordinate the implementation of the
Partnership. This mechanism will act as a representative body of the Partners
vested with the authority to advance in the design of the aforementioned
Commitments within the Shared Partnership Principles. This joint-coordination
mechanism will also oversee their implementation, and propose any action or
initiative it may deem appropriate to further such agreements and to contribute to
the improvement in the coverage and quality in the provision of basic public
services.
20. The overall coordination, implementation, management and reporting of the
Partnership activities funded from the Partnership Resource will be the
responsibility of the affected Christian Church.
21. The Christian Church will provide quarterly reports to the Government through
the Department of National Planning and Monitoring.
22. The Government, through the Department of National Planning and Monitoring,
will monitor and evaluate the Partnership funded activities to account for service
delivery outcomes for overall performance reporting.
K. PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES 23. The respective Christian Churches will be accountable to God, their respective
congregations, their Head Organizations, and to the State.
24. The Government will be accountable to God, the people of Papua New Guinea
and the Christian Churches in the delivery of basic services.
L. PARTNERSHIP REVIEW
25. A comprehensive independent review of the Partnership Policy will be undertaken
on a three year basis.