1. Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health ImpactOwnership of Local Capacity Development: Creating Tools to Close Capacity Gaps in CivilSociety Organisations in KenyaFirst Author: Henry KilonzoSecond Author: Dr. Daraus BukenyaFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project1

2. About FANIKISHA (1)FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 2 3. About FANIKISHA (2)Results:1.Strengthened leadership, management andgovernance for local CSOs2.Increased access and use of quality CSO data fordecision making3.Improved quality of institutional strengtheningfor CSOsFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 3 4. Description of Context (1)CSOs in Kenyats en rnmveGo tyunCoNew Constitutiona Er rty Palti-MuDeclaration of HIV as national disasterFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project4 5. Description of Context (2) Kenya lacks widely accepted and used: standardized capacity assessment toolsLow Sustainability capacity building standards and indicators standardized methodology for CSO capacity assessment standardized methodology for measuring capacitybuilding Thus CSOs arent able to : identify, articulate or prioritize institutional strengthening drive their capacity development measure capacity building access or pay for quality technical assistance FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project5 6. Description of Context (3)3 Kenyan CSOsThus: 1 Kenyan CSOTop 100 large scale implementers Top 25 NGOs Only 1 Kenyan CSO is ranked among the top 25 NGOs; and only 3 among the top 100 CSOs implementing large scale programs in the Kenyan health sector (Source: The Global Journal)FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project6 7. Key Interventions (1) CSO selection for mentored grantsNeeds and Standards DrivenNeeds and Standards Driven Development of OCAT Development of the rapid organisational capacity assessment tool (ROCAT) Development of capacity scoring matrixFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 7 8. Click to edit MasterInterventions- Scoring Matrix (2)title styleScore Level Definition Score 1:The CSO does not have the relevant tool and/or function in this subcategory Score 2:The CSO has a tool and/or function but does not meet the desired quality or it is incomplete whether applied or not Score 3:The CSO has the desired tool or function, is complete, is of good quality but is not applied at all or consistently to support the CSO institutional processes. Score 4:The CSO has a tool or function, is complete, is of good quality and is applied consistently to carry out the CSO institutional processes. This is the desired standard for the subcategory FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project8 9. Approaches & Methodology Training of CSOs on the OCAT and ROCATNeeds and Standards DrivenNeeds and Standards Driven Training of CSOs on OCAT and ROCAT systems review checklists Private sector engagement Rapid participatory CSO self assessment Systems review Focus group discussions Consensus workshops Real-time data analysis and presentationFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project9 10. Evidence of Success and Achievements (1) OCAT and ROCAT facilitated CSOs self capacity assessment ROCAT took shorter time compared to OCAT ROCAT facilitated measuring CSO capacity ROCAT identified key capacity building gaps CSOs reviewed their mentorship plans Increased demand for capacity buildingFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 10 11. Evidenceto Success and Click of edit Master title styleAchievements (2)FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 11 12. Lessons Learnt Capacity building results are not based on the complexity of a tool but on its: Ownership/buy-in by users Comprehensiveness User friendliness Flexibility in capacity building is criticalFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 12 13. Challenges and Counter-strategiesemployed ChallengeCounter-strategy Distilling OCAT to ROCAT Joint review of tools with risked omitting/ partners combining some Pretesting with CSOs capacity building subcategories FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 13 14. Conclusions The ROCAT Easily facilitates identification of CSO capacity gaps Is cost effective Complements the OCATFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 14 15. Recommendations: The ROCAT can be replicated in CSOswith similar context Capacity building is dynamic hence theneed for continuous reviewFANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project 15 16. Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health ImpactFunding was provided by the United States Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief(PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) underCooperative Agreement AID-623-A-11-00029.FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project16