HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE 2014

Sustainable Pastoralist Development

Working through Partnerships

Presented by: Aggrey Ndombi National Coordinator, Learn4Work

WORKING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

Presentation Overview• Introduction and Background• Why Partnerships in realizing

Sustainable pastoralist development • Partnership Architecture & Principles• Achievements• Challenges• What needs to be done

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

What is Learn4Work? • Programme aimed to improve

vocational education in Africa. By linking African and Dutch (business) organizations, schools and people.

• Makes a positive contribution to: – the number of young people who

can learn a trade; – the quality of vocational training; – better alignment with and flow-

through to the job market.

BACKGROUND Cont…

• Vocational training is the basis for finding work or starting a business amongst the illiterate and semi-illiterate Pastoralists.

• Work offers young people more opportunities to improve their income, raise their standard of living and become independent.

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

• Learn4Work is co-funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Vision and mission: stimulate youth employment

• 3 Key strategies: – Formation of Private–public

Partnerships – Learn from experiences and expand

or upscale good practices– Demand-driven focus of the

partnership projects

PARTNERSHIPS IN REALIZING SUSTAINABLE PASTORALIST DEVELOPMENT

WHY PARTNERSHIPS • These communities live in areas

that are arid or semi-arid with low precipitation and erratic rainfall

• Traditionally depend on the common property resources consisting of pasture, water and mineral licks

• Pastoralists are confronted with many natural as well as man-made problems

WHY PARTNERSHIPS

PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTURE & PRINCIPLES

African NGO

African TVET Provider

Dutch Expert on TVET and Labour Market

Dutch Development Organizations

Community

Potential partners

Kenyan NGOs, CBOs, FBOs

Kenyan Private Sector

Dutch Private Sector

ETC….Partnership Architecture

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Community Driven and Ownership• Co-financing: Realization of 66% own

Contribution both in cash and in kind • Strong linkage to labour market • Sustainable because of common

interests in the partnership• Knowledge and experience sharing • Internationalization• Multi- sectoral approach in skills

development

CHALLENGES

• Requires a lead partner who is a contracting party

• Striking a common goal/agenda in the partnership

• Sharing of good practices

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

• Knowledge Management

Knowledge

Create

ShareApply

Document new approaches and models and test them.

new Technologies requires competences

Organize Exchange programs, forums

documentation and development of tools

For more information: www.learn4work.edukans.nl

Thank you

Q & A