Buildingindividualcapacitiesforpartneringandcollaboration

A‘bottomup’story…

• fromlocallevelpartnering

• tonationallevelpartneringandnegotiation

• toODatthenationallevel:‘aPartnerofChoice’

• widerWorldVision

…whichdidnothappenovernight

Credits

“World Vision’s preferred local role is to serve as a catalyst and builder

of the capacity of local partners and partnerships for child well-

being”

PartneringadoptedasTHEapproachtolocallevelprogramming

• Effectiveness&Efficacy• Theoryofchange• Sustainability• Dealingwithwickedproblems• Solidarity

Content:e-learningmodules,webinarsetc

Softskills,partneringdynamic:FacetoFace

Workshop

Communityofpractice,

mentoring/coaching

Trainers

MasterTrainers

>2000locallevelstaffcompletedlocal

levelpartneringcapacityframework

Wherethetransformationtakesplace…

PartneringWorkshop– 4/5days

1.InternalDiscussion

2.InitialMeeting

3.AgreeingPriorities

4.Mappingresources

5.ComingtoAgreement

RolePlay/Simulation

INGOCBOGovBusinessBroker

Steppingintotheshoesofthe‘other’

Opportunitytolearnandpracticefacilitationskills

&

Experiencedynamicof‘double

accountability’

21partnersthatatypicallocalprogrammeworkswith:8schools,7NGOs,6CBOs,6LGUs,4healthunits,

3churches,1business

$$

“Partneringgetsrightintotheheartofthecommunity’sresources,impactschildrendirectlyandisabletogetresultsfasterandbetter.”

“Whenyoulookatthecommunityasapartnershipbroker,youarelikelytobeamazedatthewealthofresourcesandcontributionstheycanmake”

‘Partneringbuildsownershipandcapacity’

‘theresponsetothenewpartneringapproachhasbeenoverwhelming.Whenwedidouractionplanningcollaboratively,peopleweresaying“Icanprovidethis”,“Icanprovidethat”.Thiswasn’thappeningbefore.’

But• Nationalofficesnowbehindthecurve

• Itcan’tjustbeaboutstaffskills

Partneringatthenationalofficelevel:• Nationallevelpartnerships• StrongfocusonNEGOTIATION• Participantsfrommultiple

sectorsofsociety

ExploringwithTPI:creationofmulti-stakeholderownershipmodeltodrivedowncostandavailabilityatthenationallevel

ODapproach:Leadership,culture,systems,skills

ItTakesaWorld…• …toendviolenceagainst

children• Newglobalcampaign(+80

countries)• Partneringoperatingmodel• Includingwithbusiness• MSplatformsforpartnership

atcountrylevel