Working Together for Greater UN Impact

UN and Partners’ Alliance for UN and Partners’ Alliance for livelihood based social livelihood based social

protection for OVCprotection for OVC

RENEWAL 3 workshop - Johannesburg14 March 2007

Josee Koch

The Alliance - What is it?The Alliance - What is it?

– Strategic and operational Strategic and operational partnership amongst UN agencies, partnership amongst UN agencies, Governments and NGOsGovernments and NGOs

– Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and TanzaniaTanzania

The Alliance; rationaleThe Alliance; rationaleWhy an Alliance between UN, NGOs and Government?Why an Alliance between UN, NGOs and Government?

• Southern Africa: triple threat; a humanitarian Southern Africa: triple threat; a humanitarian crisiscrisis– Chronic food insecurity, recurrent natural disastersChronic food insecurity, recurrent natural disasters– HIV epidemic HIV epidemic – Weakened capacity for service deliveryWeakened capacity for service delivery– A deadly mix; putting millions of people in an A deadly mix; putting millions of people in an

extremely vulnerable positionextremely vulnerable position

• Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)– 2010: over 18 million children will have lost one or 2010: over 18 million children will have lost one or

both parents as a consequence of the HIV epidemic. both parents as a consequence of the HIV epidemic. Millions more will be made vulnerable even before Millions more will be made vulnerable even before they become orphans; how will they secure their they become orphans; how will they secure their livelihood? livelihood?

The Alliance; rationaleThe Alliance; rationaleWhy an Alliance between UN, NGOs and Government?Why an Alliance between UN, NGOs and Government?

• In 2005 UNICEF commissioned study on In 2005 UNICEF commissioned study on Social Protection and OVCSocial Protection and OVC– education, cash transfers and public works; education, cash transfers and public works;

the forth pillar of livelihood was not includedthe forth pillar of livelihood was not included

• National Plans of Action (NPA) for OVC; National Plans of Action (NPA) for OVC; national response to the growing OVC national response to the growing OVC crisis.crisis.– The response to support OVC to date through The response to support OVC to date through

NPAs focuses on health, education and NPAs focuses on health, education and psycho-social supportpsycho-social support

The AllianceThe AllianceWhere are we going to?Where are we going to?

• PurposePurpose– To strengthen and scale up the implementation To strengthen and scale up the implementation

of livelihood opportunities and outcomes for OVC of livelihood opportunities and outcomes for OVC through the National Plans of Action for OVC and through the National Plans of Action for OVC and other key policy instruments other key policy instruments

• Objectives first year:Objectives first year:– Improved integration of appropriate OVC Improved integration of appropriate OVC

livelihood actions within the NPAslivelihood actions within the NPAs– Improved availability of replicable models for Improved availability of replicable models for

implementation of livelihood interventions for implementation of livelihood interventions for OVCOVC

– Increased coordination & collaboration between Increased coordination & collaboration between involved stakeholdersinvolved stakeholders

The AllianceThe Alliancetwo trackstwo tracks

• Developing a common understanding Developing a common understanding – Conceptual thinking around interface Conceptual thinking around interface

between livelihoods and social protection between livelihoods and social protection and scaling up and scaling up briefing papers available briefing papers available

• Building a body of knowledge Building a body of knowledge – Promising interventions all over, but Promising interventions all over, but

boutique types, need to be able to boutique types, need to be able to compare apples and oranges and build an compare apples and oranges and build an evidence baseevidence base

The AllianceThe Alliance Catalogue of promising initiatives and the observatoryCatalogue of promising initiatives and the observatory

Catalogue and observatory of promising Catalogue and observatory of promising initiativesinitiatives– Development of research methodology Development of research methodology

(6/7 November 2006) together with RHVP (6/7 November 2006) together with RHVP and RENEWAL unpicking issues around and RENEWAL unpicking issues around impact, sustainability and cost-impact, sustainability and cost-effectiveness, gender sensitiveness and effectiveness, gender sensitiveness and comparabilitycomparability

– Country teams (social scientist + Alliance Country teams (social scientist + Alliance member) finalized research and tested member) finalized research and tested methodology in the field (Dec – Jan – Feb)methodology in the field (Dec – Jan – Feb)

The AllianceThe Alliance

The ObservatoryThe Observatory

The case studies:The case studies: – The Neighbourhood Care Points in The Neighbourhood Care Points in

SwazilandSwaziland – Strengthening the livelihood of OVC in Strengthening the livelihood of OVC in

Malawi and LesothoMalawi and Lesotho – Basic Education Assistance Module Basic Education Assistance Module

(BEAM) in Zimbabwe(BEAM) in Zimbabwe – In partnership with RENEWAL: regional In partnership with RENEWAL: regional

study to assess the potential for scale-up study to assess the potential for scale-up of the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schoolsof the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools

The AllianceThe Alliancewhat is the next milestone?what is the next milestone?

• Alliance regional workshop 17/18 April Alliance regional workshop 17/18 April 20072007– Focus on the way forward and future of the Focus on the way forward and future of the

Alliance at country and regional levelAlliance at country and regional level– Initial findings in the observatory on scaling Initial findings in the observatory on scaling

up livelihood based social protection up livelihood based social protection interventions for OVC interventions for OVC

– Resource mobilisation “making the money Resource mobilisation “making the money work”work”

– Advocacy, coordination and dissemination Advocacy, coordination and dissemination of informationof information

The AllianceThe Alliancewhat are the challenges?what are the challenges?

• The usual suspects? Unsuccessful so The usual suspects? Unsuccessful so far to fully engage and leverage the far to fully engage and leverage the strengths of grassroots, indigenous strengths of grassroots, indigenous organisations organisations

• Coordinating and finding synergies – Coordinating and finding synergies – many groups, networks and initiatives many groups, networks and initiatives

• Capacity available at regional and Capacity available at regional and global level, but capacity and financial global level, but capacity and financial resources in countries to take this resources in countries to take this initiative on board?initiative on board?

The AllianceThe Alliancewhat is your role?what is your role?

Support is needed from all partners in Support is needed from all partners in the following areas:the following areas:

• Peer review of documents, papers and Peer review of documents, papers and researchresearch

• Advocacy for OVC, livelihoods, social Advocacy for OVC, livelihoods, social protection and the Alliance in global protection and the Alliance in global forafora

• Resource mobilizationResource mobilization

Working Together for Greater UN Impact

UN and Partners’ Alliance for UN and Partners’ Alliance for livelihood based social protection livelihood based social protection

for OVCfor OVC

Thank you!

For more information: contact Josee.Koch@fao.org