Policy Dialogue

Photo: At a Policy Dialogue Event in East Africa

Capacity Development for Policy Dialogue has been sustainably anchored in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in order for different CSOs to continuously influence policy processes with and in the interest of marginalised communities (Contribution to SDGs 16, esp. 16.7, and SDG 17, esp. 17.9.)

Directly involved are 17.022 people (9.539 female and 7.483 male) while approximately 60.881 people (appr. 51 % women) are indirectly involved.

The new phase of the Policy Dialogue Consortium Project (Phase IV) shall build on capacities and resources developed during the previous project phase(s) and reach stakeholders beyond the consortium to develop an online course and kick-start the process for a dynamic and sustainable exchange forum, allowing a broad range of CSOs in East Africa (and potentially beyond) to sus-tainably have access to capacity development as well as knowledge and experience sharing on policy dialogue. It will further support partner organisations to follow up on policies / laws previously initiated and their implementation for the benefit of marginalised populations, with gender considerations mainstreamed.

• Development of an e-learning course offering a basic Policy Dialogue training for “newcomers” and serving as a refresher for more experienced CSO staff
• Follow-up measures at individual partner level, with a close involvement of management, in order to further institutionalise policy dialogue at organisational level and increase the (financial) volume for policy dialogue activities
• Continuation and follow-up of policy dialogue processes that are already ongoing, with a focus on the implementation phase, exiting and ensuring sustainability
• Follow up of gender analysis recommendations as well as specific Small Action Fund related exchanges on selected topics (cross-learning, e.g. climate change, GBV, safeguarding and other)
• Define and kick-start the process of initiating a CoP with interested and committed stakeholders as well as external process facilitation support
• Provide flexible support to the CoP or similar exchange forum (defined during the participatory process), according to needs and priorities communicated by the forum