Advances and Challenges of WB-CSO partnership

The Nigerian ExperienceBy Virginia Ifeadiro

Presentation Overview

CCG formation and Milestone with the Bank/Government

Advances of the partnership Challenges of the partnership

CCG formation/Milestone with the Bank /Government

An open National network of CSOs that engages WB at project level

Understand the Bank operations Consultative meetings with the Bank

and Project coordinators especially the IDA projects

EISR+ (1st and 2nd ) CADP strategic partnership

ADVANCES WITH CADP

Access to information Operational Collaboration Capacity Development to CSOs’ and

beneficiaries

Information Disclosure across Government/Beneficiaries and Bank

Freedom of Information Bill Free access to PID/PAD Free access to beneficiaries Free access to aide memoire Free access to business plan

Operation Collaboration

Common Goal of partnership Consultation /Involvement through the

project Cycle (Design-Evaluation) CSOs pre –sensitization to beneficiaries CSO’s involvement in the Missions Strategic engagement with Institutions

(MoA, MoF)

Advantages of operational collaboration

Improved strategic voice of the beneficiaries

Symbiotic knowledge sharing among Government/Bank/CSOs’

Innovative opportunities for the beneficiaries (USADF/Computer-aid)

Opportunities for CSOs/Beneficiaries Improved credibility for CSOs’/Project

Challenges

Institutional /Systematic challenges Sustainability of the Partnership Continuous CSOs’ independent

monitoring of the projects CSO’s commitment

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