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Healthy Caribbean Coali/on CSO Capacity Assessment
PreliminaryResults
D.BeverleyBarne,PublicHealthConsultant
22April2016
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Sponsors
• HealthyCaribbeanCoali>on(HCC)h,p://healthycaribbean.org/• UnitedKingdomHealthForum(UKHF)www.ukhealthforum.org.uk• NCDAllianceh,ps://ncdalliance.org/• MedtronicPhilanthropyh,p://www.medtronic.com/founda>on/who-we-are/index.html
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Context and Goal
• Context:•
10thanniversaryof2007PortofSpainDeclara>ononNCDsisimminent–thiswasimpetusforHCCestablishment
• DevelopmentofHCC2017-2021StrategicPlan•
ApprovalofUNSustainableDevelopmentAgenda2030inSeptember2015,withSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)–SDG3isHealthgoal,withspecificmen>onofNCDs
• Goal:Understandcapacitydevelopmentandac>vi>esofCSOHCCmembersworkingwithNCDsandiden>fyfactorstoadvancetheirins>tu>onaldevelopmentandwork
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Methodology
• Developmentandpilot-tes>ngofques>onnaire•
PartsIandII–organisa>onalperspec>vefromoneleadrespondent:context,strategicapproach,mainareasofwork,management,funding,partnerships,successes,challenges,collabora>onwithHCC
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PartIII–individualinforma>onneedsperspec>veofasmanyCSOpersonnelaspossible
• UseofSurveyMonkeyelectronicpla[orm•
Invita>ontopar>cipatesentinmid-March2016;ini>aldeadline31March,extendedto7Aprilwithreminders,encouragement,andintensefollow-up•
CapacityassessmentbasedonanalysisofPartsIandII,thefocusofthispresenta4on;presenta>onofPartIIIanalysisfollows•
Analysisofques>onsummaries,charts,individualresponsesandcomments;summarytablesofentriesbyCSOsandcountries
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Results
• 48CSOsinvitedtopar>cipate•
Severalexperiencedtechnicaldifficul>es;somethoughtsurveywastoolong.Despiteeverything,theypersevered!THANKYOU!• Asat13April2016,whenPartsIandIIclosed:•
38CSOscompletedPartsIandII–79%responserate(excellent!)•
15countries:ATG(1response);BHS(2),BRB(9),BLZ(2),BMU(2),CYM(1),DMA(2),GRD(2),GUY(1),HTI(2),JAM(6),LCA(1),SXM(2),SUR(1),TTO(4)
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Categorisa4onofCSOs
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CSOs’mechanismsforcommunica4ngtheirwork
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CSOs’mechanismsforcommunica4ngwiththeircons4tuents/targetgroups
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MainareasofworkofCSOs
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CSOs’primarycons4tuents/targetgroups/beneficiaries
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FrameworksthatguideCSOs’work
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CSOs’primaryroles/func4ons
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CSOs’primarysourceoffunding
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Non-governmentfundersofCSOs
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CSOs’ac4onsinengagingwithpa4ents
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Levelofpa4entinvolvementinCSOs’governanceandopera4ons
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CSOs’ successes – categories and examples
• Ins>tu>onaldevelopment• Serviceprovision•
Partnerships• Capacitydevelopment• Resourcemobilisa>on•
Strategicplanningandprogramming•
Advocacy,healthpromo>on,andcommunica>onforhealth•
Recogni>on
• DevelopmentofownwebsiteandFacebookpage•
PurchaseofHPVvaccinesandimplementa>onofna>onalHPVvaccina>onprogram
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Integra>onofmentalhealthintoSR&Hservicedeliverymodel
• Provisionofequipmenttostrengthenter>arycareservices
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Collabora>onwithna>onalandinterna>onalen>>esforimplementa>onofSunSmartprogramme
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Quarterlytrainthetrainerworkshopsonhealthpromo>on/communica>on
• Raising>1MUSDtoestablishRadia>onTreatmentCentre
• Implementa>onofaSchoolandAdolescentMother’sProgramme
• Establishmentofacookingschoolatachurch•
Advocacyfornutri>onlabelling•
AppointmentofCSOofficialasFirstVicePresidentoftheIDG
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CSOs’mainchallenges
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CSOs’mainpartnersinNCDpreven4onandcontrol
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CSOs’areasfordevelopment/capacitystrengthening
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MainwaysinwhichHCCcanassistCSOs’development
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CSOs’sugges4onsforHCC’sprimaryareasoffocus
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CSOs’ra4ngofHCCperformanceinfourstrategicareas
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CSOs’ general comments
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Expressedgra>tudefor,andapprecia>onof,HCC’ssupportcontribu>ons,includingforprojectfundingandCSOnetworking• HCCas“maindriverformonitoringandevalua>onofthePortofSpainDeclara>onandbuildingalliances”• HCC“well-placedtoprovidethedevelopmentthrustneededforNGOsthroughouttheregion”•
“Lookingforwardtoworkingtogetherinthefuture”•
“NotallHCCmembersdevelopingatthesamepace”;needforamentoringini>a>ve,wherelesserdevelopedtwinnedwithmoredeveloped•
“WearehappyandexcitedtobeapartofHCC”
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Recommenda/ons (selected) for CSOs (1)
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Ensureregistra>onandlegalstatusincountryofloca>on• Ar>culatevision,mission;developstrategicplanwithagreedobjec>vesandindicators,opera>onalplanwithhumanresourcesandindica>vebudget,toguideday-to-dayac>vi>esandresourcealloca>on/mobilisa>on•
Ensurestrategicplanaddressesna>onalNCDpolicies,strategiesorplans,andconsidersSDoH,interna>onalNCDframeworkssuchasthePOSD,CCH,PAHOandWHONCDAc>onPlans,andtheSDGs,especiallySDG3• DevelopanHRplanfortheefficientandeffec>veimplementa>onofthestrategicandopera>onalplans
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Recommenda/ons (selected) for CSOs (2)
• Developacommunica>onstrategywithclearlydefinedaudiencesanddefini>onofthetypesandmechanismsofcommunica>onbestsuitedforeffec>veadvocacy,healthcommunica>on,andhealthpromo>on;includetheproduc>onofmaterialsinnon-officiallanguageswhereappropriate•
EnsureM&Eframeworkforaccountability,produceanddisseminateregularreports–includingauditedfinancialreports–tocons>tuentsandotherkeystakeholders,highligh>ngsuccesses,lessonslearned,andchallenges•
Includepa>ents/clientsinthegovernanceandstrategicplanningproceduresoftheCSO
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Recommenda/ons (selected) for HCC (1)
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Reviewitsvisionandmissiontoreflectitsroleasthepremiereregionalcivilsocietyumbrellaorganisa>onintheCaribbeanforNCDpreven>onandcontrol•
FormulateitsStrategicPlan2017-2021toaddresstheexpressedneedsofitsmembersandtocontributetoCaribbeanregionalobjec>vesinNCDpreven>onandcontrol,throughstrengthenedrolesasadvocate,broker,facilitator,convenor,andmonitor.Possiblethemes:•
Strengtheningins>tu>onaldevelopmentandcapacityofCSOs•
Communica>ngforNCDpreven>onandcontrol•
Fosteringresourcemobilisa>on,partnerships,horizontalcoopera>on,andexchangesofinforma>on,knowledge,andexperiences
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EnhancingstrategicandequitableapproachestoNCDpreven>onandcontrol,includingplanning,programming,monitoring,andevalua>on
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EnhancingHCC’sfunc>oning,sustainability,partnershipsandoverviewofcivilsociety’scontribu>ontoNCDpreven>onandcontrolintheCaribbean
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Recommenda/ons (selected) for HCC (2)
• Conductaformalassessmentoftheuseandimpactofitscommunica>onproducts,includingtheHCCRoundup• DevelopacompendiumofCSOs’achievements,successes,andgoodprac>cestofacilitateinforma>onandknowledgesharing,andhorizontalcoopera>onamongCSOs•
Exploreop>onsforasustainablesourcesoffundingtosupportitsfunc>ons–technicalandadministra>ve–givenitscri>calrolesinCSOstrengtheningandeffec>vefunc>oninginaddressingNCDsintheCaribbean
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THANKYOUFORYOURATTENTION!
