REGIONAL FUNDRAISING EXPERIENCES Successes and Challenges for GWP Southern Africa

Ruth BeukmanRegional Coordinator GWPSA

CP 2009 - Stockholm

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OverviewA brief history of the fundraising experiences since 2000Highlight key lessonsHighlight recent changes and challengesIndicate how GWPSA is attempting to address the challenges (SBP/FR/P&ID/ 5-year work pgm)Conclusions key messages

Brief History2003 (core support Sida, DFID and Dutch) Sida: last year of phase of pgm support (usd 400 000) DFID: FFA project with SADC (usd850 000 IWRM and GWP awareness)GTZ : SAWINET project IWRM information system (usd 160 000)WB : IWRM cases Toolbox (usd34 000)

2004-2007GWPO: Core (usd250-300 000pa) +facilitation funds (usd100 000)WHO: Health and Youth Lesotho (usd550 000)CIDA (usd2,7 mil)/Dutch (usd2,2mil): National IWRM planning project (Regional + 4 CWPs, 3-4yrs, Mal/Zam 1,5 mil; Moz/SD 1,5 mil)Sida: new phase GWPSA pgm support 5 outputs (usd1,02mil)Danida: SADC Dialogue 2007 (IWRM awareness other sectors)

Brief History contd.2008-2009GWPO: Core (usd300 000pa) + facilitation funds CIDA (project closed)Dutch: National IWRM planning project (Reg.+ 2 countries Moz/Swazi)Danida: SADC Dialogues (GWPSA implementation agent for SADC) IWRM awareness policy makers other sectors and IWRM local lessons (usd 220 000)AfDB: Regional IWRM assessment and future options (usd 270 000; reg + 12 countries)FANRPAN/Challenge Pgm: (research/ S/H engagement/ water and food)RCCP/InWent/DWF: Climate Change adaptation alliance bldg 0 usd!Sida : 10months only - Bridging Phase gearing up for GWPSA regional strategy (usd330 000)

Key LessonsGWPSA pgm many small project activities to more pgm focusProjects come to an end! (CWP activities and sustainability)Capacity and continuity of Secretariat staff (incl finance & technical - IWRM)Developing donor relationships & involvement contd meaningful delivery, trust & accountability & professionalism (but comfort of a few only broaden support)Developed stronger strategic alliances (WaterNet/Cap-Net, IUCN, IWSD, Inwent, IWMI, FANRPAN etc)Ensuring alignment with SADC regional priority framework and CWP national priority frameworks

Changes & Challenges Previously well resourced region impact of economic down turn? Donor agreements towards efficiency streamlining of funds & basket (Sida) broaden programme support base vs nature of wk??SADC-GWPSA relationship & alignment essential but donor preference SADC channel - competition for funds? Relationship?Need solid IWRM pgm, vibrant & well capacitated RWP & CWPs - sustainedCapacity to fundraiseFacilitate outcomes vs impacts on the ground (figure)

Thanks to Paul Crawford

RESOURCESOUTPUTSOUTCOMESIMPACT

Addressing the ChallengesRevised/ aligned regional strategy (2 pgm goals/2 enabling goals)

GWPS Strategic Business Plan to operationalise the strategy incl market GWPSA

Relevant GWPSA 5 year work programme (goals 1 and 2 focus)

Enabling thrusts on Fundraising and Partnership & Institutional development - also knowledge management, capacity development, OM

Fundraising strategyFunding history understand trendsDonor mapping & prioritisation familiar and new - not the usual for GWPSA consolidate, rekindle, build new relationsAlternative fundraising opportunities (bidding? Investment? Contributions incl in-kind)Institutional arrangements - GWPSA structures (Chair/ Sec/SC/RTEC /CWPs/Strategic allies etc) and roles / mechanismsDeveloping & implementing a resource mobilisation plan

Conclusions key messagesTake nothing for grantedMuch effort into relationship building strategic allies and donors and PartnersCapacity, focus and role importance of implementable strategy towards - all 4 goals together package as GWP value-added pgm with Partners, Strategic allies, Donors and Boundary actors (need a fundraising strategy practical)Meaningful delivery - make a difference to the world out there (beyond our areas of influence?)Need to try new ways of raising resources can only learn by doing!

Thank You

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