identify and define the pi issue

Identify and Define the PI issue

Technical Assistance for Civil Society OrganisationsBosnia and Herzegovina Office

This project is funded by the European Union.

Identify and understand the issue

Selection of the issue:

How do you choose your issue?

Give examples from your own practice.



Different options

Some options – all are “good”- Problem tree- generative issues (emotional) “dream”- guts-feeling - SWOT- policy decision taken in the environment as leading- (shocking) facts happening in the environment- Setting Political agenda’s



Define the issue

Leading Questions:

• What do you do to get a better understanding of the issue?

• What is important in order to convince decision makers?

• What do they want to know about the issue?



Different ways of defining• Fact Finding• Context analyses• Do research• Case studies• Beneficiary meetings• Board Meetings• Participatory assessments• Collect Stories (MSC)

Make sure that you have both:FACTS and EVIDENCE



Vision• After identifying the issue…• Imagine that, 5-10 years from now, the policy influencing

programme has been extremely successful. Things have improved beyond your most ambitious dreams.

Exercise = Draw a rich picture that describes the better world you are seeking.

• What changes have occurred? • What (& how) are your intended beneficiaries doing?• What are other actors doing?



Beneficiary involvement

Policy Influencinginitiative

PoliticalTargets

Beneficiaries

Adapted from: Steff Deprez VVOB-CEGO, Nov 2006

sphere of ‘control’

sphere of influence

sphere of interest



Mission

The mission describes how you, the programme supports the vision.

• How can the programme best contribute to the achievement of the vision?

• How can a PI-strategy contribute to the the achievement of the vision?



Example Bogo Tree – Policy InfluencingHigh incidence of malnutrition

Consumers face food-shortages

Food is in shortsupply in Bogo

(availability)

Rice productionin low-landsdecreasing

Food production hills decreasing

High immigration rates

Consumers incomes for food purchase are low

(accessibility)

Farmers receivelow prices forfood-products

Urban Salaries are low

High Unemployment

Middle men takehuge profits

Foreign food isdumped onthe market

Int. Trade Agreementsforce governmentsto open up markets

National TradeProtection policyis non-functional

IMF & WB SAP/PRSPpolicies are coercive

WTO rulesare coercive

Food prices are high(availability)

etc etc etc

Incidents of malnutrition

reduced

Consumer food-shortages

reduced

Incomes have increased

Fairer prices are paid to farmers

Dumping hasbeen reduced

Middle menare involvedin value chains

Due to lobby on WTO level,market protection is acceptedin the Agreement on Agriculture

Due to lobby on national governmentlevel, gvt has negotiated marketprotection at international level

Due to lobby IMF & WBpolicies were adapted

Due to lobby WTO rules have changed

Food pricesare more fair

Logical Framework

Overall Objectives

•Incidents of Malnutrition reduced•Consumer’s food shortages reduced•Consumer’s incomes have increased

Project Purpose

Fairer prices are paid to farmers

Results 1. Middle men are involved in value chains2. Foreign food dumping is reduced

Activities 1. To lobby at WTO level2. To lobby at nat. gvt. Level3. To lobby at IMF & WB levels



Vision for Bogo province• Male and female farmers are selling their

produce• International and national companies are

paying higher prices for agricultural produce• National government collects taxes from

farmers and investing it in extension service and agriculture marketing

• Farmers and their families are well-nourished and have better health



Mission for Bogo caseGeneral strategies:• Farmers will increase good and continuous production of food

crops;• Supermarkets are willing to invest in Value Chains, and thus

pay better prices if quality and timely production are guaranteed

PI – strategy: (creating an enabling environment) • A network of national and international NGO’s influence WTO

– Agreement on Agriculture to stop dumping of subsidized food aid from US/EU on national markets.

Early message = Stop dumping



EXERCISEIdentify your PI issue for the week:- Individually Or in groups (max 4 people)

1.DEFINE & CLARIFY YOUR ISSUE2.DEFINE YOUR VISION (POLICY & POLITICS)3.DEFINE YOUR MISSION4.SELECT YOUR KEY POLITICAL ISSUE / PI ISSUE



Birth of the Early Message



Exercise : identify issue for the week

1. Define your PI issue: (CLASP)- what are the elements, the logic- the facts, - what does your board, beneficiaries, you want/belief/wish

2. Formulate a clear MESSAGE on your PI issue (one line!)And Present your message to the plenary



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