The MidTerm Review of the 10th EDF

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The Mid-Term Review of the 10th EDF

• Information package for SRHR and Health advocates
  in the Global South

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Content

• Overview the EDF, CSPs, NIPs
• The Mid-Term Review (MTR)
• Advocacy Opportunities
• Action Points (at the EU and national level)

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Overview
What are the EDF, CSPs, and NIPs?
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The European Development Fund (EDF)
Overview

• Main instrument for European Community (EC)
  development aid to the ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacif
  ic)
• The 10th EDF (current) period is from 2008-2013
• It has a total budget of 22.8 billion Euro
• Allocation of money per country depends on
  Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) main strategic
  tool for programming EU assistance

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Country Strategy Papers (CSP)
Overview

• Their purpose
• To define the EC strategy for countries receiving
  external assistance
• Ensure a match between political priorities and
  spending on development assistance

Image source Republic of Kenya and European
Community, Country Strategy Paper and Indicative
Programme for the period 2008-2013, cover page
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CSPs include two main sections
Overview

• An analysis of the political, economic, social
  and environmental situation in your country as
  well as a description of past cooperation with
  the EC.

• A
• A National Indicative Programme (NIP) stating the
  amount of aid allocated to your country and the
  specific focal and non-focal sectors that EC aid
  will be supporting.

Image source Republic of Kenya and European
Community, Country Strategy Paper and Indicative
Programme for the period 2008-2013, page 32
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CSPs
Overview

• Are developed in collaboration with national
  governments, EU Member States, other donors and
  with civil society

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NIPs
Overview

• Cover a period of 3-5 years
• Specify global objectives, specific objectives
  and expected results for each area
• Include
• Mainstreaming of cross cutting issues
• Implementation modalities
• Financial envelopes for each cooperation area
  including the indicative timing and size of each
  amount of the ECs contribution.

Image source Republic of Kenya and European
Community, Country Strategy Paper and Indicative
Programme for the period 2008-2013, pages 32 45
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Why are CSPs and NIPs important for us?
Overview

• In knowing the CSP and NIP, you have the
  opportunity to strengthen your position as
  government partners
• National governments now have more responsibility
  in allocation decisions, since they receive more
  money through Budget Support

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The Mid-Term Review
What is the MTR, why is it important?
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What is the MTR?
The Mid-Term Review

• In 2009 and 2010, a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of all
  CSPs takes place
• The MTR is a key moment for an overall review of
  EU cooperation with your country
• It offers a good opportunity for Civil Society
  actors to raise relevant concerns and influence
  the negotiations
• The MTR is a national process!

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Objectives of the MTR
The Mid-Term Review

• To review and adapt the CSPs, if needed (to
  provide additional support in the country where
  needed)
• To introduce new objectives into the CSP to
  reflect changing conditions in your country
• To reallocate funding, if necessary
• MTR Timeline
• National level consultations June 15
  2009-October 15 2009
• After being pushed forward the process is now
  delayed

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Dimensions of the assessment
The Mid-Term Review

• Governance situation To what extent was the
  governance action plan implemented and has the
  situation improved?
• Economic situation Are sound economic policies
  in place, and are they conducive to strong and
  sustainable economic growth?
• Poverty and social situation Are sound social
  policies in place to make progress in reducing
  poverty and achieving the MDGs?
• Performance in implementing EC cooperation Have
  EC projects, programmes and Budget Support
  contributed sufficiently to sector/general
  development results?

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Problems with the previous MTR
The Mid-Term Review

• Technical
• Lack of transparency and inclusiveness
• Poor involvement of CSOs in the process
• Timeline was too short
• Content
• Health is rarely recognised as a priority issue
  of EC funding, especially in ACP countries
• SRH issues are not prioritised for funding in EC
  response strategy
• Social issues such as HIV/AIDS and gender are
  only recognised as cross-cutting (no money)

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Advocacy Opportunities
Why and how to get involved
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Why should we act?
Advocacy Opportunities

• Your actions at this stage can help guarantee
  that civil society concerns are raised during the
  MTR!
• This is an opportunity!
• to start discussions on SRH involving donors,
  government and civil society
• to practice south-north advocacy
• to get in contact with important actors in your
  country
• Work on the MTR could also prepare for the next
  EDF!

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Working in Partnership
Advocacy Opportunities

• Advocacy efforts to influence the CSPs through
  the MTR should happen at two levels
  simultaneously
• 1. At the EU level in Brussels
• 2. At the National level in your country
• It is important to join forces in order to
  achieve change and better investments in health!

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Action Points
What can be done
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At the EU level
Action Points

• In order to assist you in the MTR process, DSW
  will
• Prepare a summary of your countrys CSP relevant
  to health, SRH and HIV/AIDS
• Provide relevant contact details of the EC
  delegations
• Keep you informed about the timeline and
  activities of the MTR
• Prepare recommendations to strengthen the CSPs
  that you can send to EC delegation staff
• Put pressure on the EC in Brussels to keep the
  consultation process transparent and inclusive

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At the National level
Action Points

• You can do the following to assist this process
• Send the same recommendations developed in
  Brussels to the EC delegations in your country
• Get in contact with other NGOs/CSOs working on
  health issues in the MTR in your country
• Contact the civil society liaison officer in the
  EC Delegation to get information about the health
  assessment and MTR timeline
• Ask to be put on their mailing lists and to be
  invited to events and consultations

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At the National level
Action Points

• You can
• Develop recommendations jointly with local civil
  society
• Provide suggestions on how to integrate/mainstream
  SRH and HIV/AIDS into the priority sectors of
  the CSPs
• Show the potential impact of the economic crises
  on universal access in your country
• Strengthen relations with the EC delegations in
  your country, which can be strategic to influence
  future EU programming and funding
• Your knowledge of the national situation is
  needed!

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Contact

• For more information, please visit us at
• http//www.euroresources.org
• DSW Brussels
• 2-3 Place du Luxembourg
• 1050 Brussels
• Belgium
• Telephone [phone]
• Email matthias.brucker_at_dsw-brussels.org
• anne.wittenberg_at_dsw-brussels.org