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1FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project

First Author: Henry KilonzoSecond Author: Dr. Daraus Bukenya

Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health Impact

Graduation Indicators as Accelerators of Demand Driven Capacity Building of Civil Society

Organisations in Kenya


About FANIKISHA (1)


About FANIKISHA (2)

Results:1.Strengthened leadership, management and governance for local CSOs

2.Increased access and use of quality CSO data for decision making

3.Improved quality of institutional strengthening for CSOs


• Most Kenyan CSOs are not:• Articulating or prioritizing capacity development. Focus is on

service delivery • Driving their capacity development• Measuring capacity development against any standards

and indicators • Accessing or paying for quality technical assistance

• CSO data not available, accessible or used by stakeholders for decision-making

Low Sustainability

Description of Context (1)


Description of Context (2)

Top 25 NGOs

1 Kenyan CSO

3 Kenyan CSOs

Top 100 large scale implementers

“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)

CSO Capacity in Kenya


Key Interventions

• CSO selection• Workplanning and budgeting• Development of graduation indicators • Provision mentored grants • Development and use of mentorship

tools• Development and use of Institutional

strengthening standards and indicators

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eeds and Standards Driven


Approaches Adopted

• Joint development of mentorship plans• Training of staff and board members • Demand driven Mentorship, training • Linkages for peer support • Private sector engagement• Development of capacity scoring matrix• Rapid participatory CSO self assessment

for graduation; baseline data

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eeds and Standards Driven


Summary of FANIKISHA Approach

CSO Selection

CSO definition & Prequalification

Org. Capacity Asst

(OCA)

Selection approval

Work planning, Budgeting

and Granting

Standards Driven Stakeholder engagement Learning Communication and Feedback

OutcomeCSOs that can deliver on the

community health response and are sustainable


Click to edit Master title style Score 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

Scoring Matrix


Evidence of Success and Achievements (1)

• No CSO scored a 4 at Baseline

• Six months later, four CSOs scored a 4 – significant capacity and;

• 1 CSOs scored a three – satisfactory capacity

• 1 CSO scored a two- evidence of some capacity


Evidence of Success and Achievements (2)

• CSOs:• became results based from the start• were able to pinpoint specific capacity needs • prioritized their needs • requested for capacity building

• Graduation indicators improved performance in the entire category

• 4 CSOs were graduated to receive programmatic grants

• Resources were saved- HR, Finances etc• Freed staff time


Lessons Learnt

•Use demand driven approaches•Be results oriented from the start

•Set capacity building targets

•Ensure CSO participation •Build on what exists •Initiate peer support in mentorship•Measure capacity development


Challenges and Counter-strategies employed

Challenge Counter-strategy • CSO articulation of

results based approach in capacity building took long

• Training of CSOs on graduation indicators

• Regular follow up

• Risk of CSOs leaving other project indicators necessary for capacity building

• Joint planning• Training• Use of demand driven

process in capacity building


Conclusions

• Identifying key CSO capacity building graduation indicators;

• Developing necessary capacity development, assessment tools; and approaches;

• fast tracks CSOs uptake of capacity building

Graduation indicators contribute to quick wins in CSO capacity development


Recommendations:

• Capacity development should be results based

• Continuous improvement of the graduation indicators


Enabling Kenyan Civil Society Organizations for Lasting Health Impact

Funding was provided by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Cooperative Agreement AID-623-A-11-00029.

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