Partnerships for Change

In 2018, NCA strengthened its partnerships and coordination with local implementing partner organisations, other NGOs, religious actors, host governments, donors and the private sector.

NCA has contributed to coordination through active engagement in ACT forums,supporting alignment of ACT through joint offices and programmes and other coordination mechanisms. NCA has supported local partners by developing their capacity and enabling them to be part of a vibrant civil society. It has strengthened partners’ professionalism, programme development and advocacy capacity. Through support from NCA, local partners have been able to open space for civic engagement to hold governments accountable to their constituencies.

Partnerships for capacity development

During this period NCA has developed and implemented capacity development plans with selected core partner organisations in all countries.

Our capacity development model includes training by NCA staff members from country office or head office, by external consultants, and by linking actors with a particular expertise, so-called resource partners, to our core faith-based partners.

In DRC, Haiti, Mali, Sudan and Afghanistan, NCA’s continuous support has enhanced the programmatic quality, monitoring capacities, legitimacy and credibility of partners. This has in turn enabled them to obtain funding from other donors, such as Oxfam, EuropeAid, UNICEF, MINUSMA, Mercy Corps, UNDP and the FAO.

Partnerships for a more vibrant civil society

Empowering civil society organisations, faith actors and rights-holders to advocate on behalf of marginalised and impoverished communities is a key mandate for NCA.

Through provision of resources, training and networks for civil society organisations, we support these actors in strategically carrying out their mandate of holding duty bearers accountable on issues like transparent use of public resources and promoting social cohesion as a precondition for national development. Local community structures, including elected volunteer members and leaders, are key target groups in all of NCA’s programmes. Such community groups are important building blocks for civil society and a starting point for building democratic communities, society and ultimately the state. Where such structures are weak or not in place, NCA offers technical support to partners for the revitalisation and establishment of new groups.

Partnerships for joint action

NCA is an active member of the national ACT forums in all countries it has a presence, often hosting the forum’s secretariat.

ACT forums are an important meeting point for national and international ACT members to share information and coordinate through joint programme planning, capacity development of members and local partners, humanitarian interventions, research studies and advocacy efforts. Communication and cooperation is ensured through physical meetings as well as digital collaboration tools.

In addition to the ACT forums, NCA’s collaboration with ACT sister-agencies ranges from sharing office space and security measures to reduce operation costs (Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia and South Sudan), to formally establishing joint country offices and staff for the implementation of joint country programmes (Guatemala, Haiti, Myanmar, Palestine and Zambia).

RESULTS 2018

Partnerships for Change

Partnerships for capacity development

Partnerships for a more vibrant civil society

Partnerships for joint action

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