Speaker: Mr. MutukuNguli BRITISH COUNCIL

1. The future of Aid: A look into
the Crystal Ball
by Kenya Association of
Fundraising Professionals

2. PRESENTER:
Mutuku Nguli
Deputy Country Director and Director Programmes
The British Council
Date: 29th March 2012
Venue: Laico Regency
Email: mutuku.nguli@britishcouncil.or.ke

3. DFID
• department of the British Government led by a
Cabinet minister.
• set up in 1997
• in its manifesto, the government elected in may
1997 pledged to create a new department for
international development headed by a Cabinet
Minister.
• previously the aid programme was managed by
Over-seas Development Administration (ODA), a
wing of the foreign and commonwealth office.

4. OBJECTIVE
• DFID set out to make global development
a national priority and promote it to
audiences to UK and overseas, while
fostering a new ‘aid relationship’ with
Governments of developing counties.

5. DFID
• two acts of parliament have helped to put
development higher on the UK national agenda.
• the international development act 2002 clarified
the purpose of aid spending as poverty
reduction.
• while international development reporting and
transparency act 2006 defined dfid’s annual
reporting to parliament through annual report

6. OVER-VIEW OF DFID IN
KENYA
• DFID Kenya aims to support the unleashing of
Kenya's potential through the triple tracks of ;
• promoting stability and security before and after
2012 elections
• stimulating growth, led by the private sector and
with a focus on job creation.
• improving service delivery through supporting
greater choice and accountability, and
innovative approaches to private provision and
reduced vulnerability.

7. WEALTH CREATION
• supporting market development, access to finance
and regional trade in integration-to create 250,000
additional jobs for men and women.

8. CLIMATE CHANGE
• building resilience and supporting low
carbon growth-to reduce losses from
extreme climate events by 0.5% of gross
domestic product.

9. GOVERNANCE & SECURITY
• supporting police and service delivery
reforms and stronger accountability to
deliver peaceful 2012 elections and future
security for poor men and women

10. HEALTH
• providing bed nets, maternal health and
family planning services-to avert 30,000
deaths from malaria and 19,000 maternal
deaths, and contribute to a 22% increase
in the contraceptive prevalence.

11. EDUCATION
• supporting schools in hard to reach slums
and arid lands, and better teacher
management-to enrol- 160,000 more girls
and 140,000 more boys in schools, and
improve the quality of education and
school completion rates.

12. HUNGER & VULNERABILITY
• provide cash transfers and investments in
the arid lands-to lift 830,000 people out of
poverty in Kenya's most marginal areas.

13. HUMANITARIAN AND
EMERGENCY
• providing funds and supporting new policies-to
help most vulnerable conflict and disaster-
affected people each year.
• supporting the girls: building assets, health and
education of adolescent girls-to lift at least
10,000 girls out of poverty and stop transfer of
poverty between generations.
• this builds on the gender focus that runs the
Kenya programme, targeting our health,
education and health investments on the same
girls.

14. METHODOLOGY
• although funding is not provided directly through
government systems, DFID aims at ,
• working closely with government through joint
donor-government sector working groups to
ensure alignment with Kenya's priorities,effcetive
allocation of resources, and leverage of private
sector investment

15. EUROPEAN UNION
STRATEGY APPROACH IN
KENYA

16. HISTORY
• relationship started in 1976,when Kenya
became the first country to sign national
indicative programme for co-operation with
the EU community under the first Lome
Convention.

17. PRINCIPLE MANDATE
• close co-operation with Government of Kenya .
• implementation of the development cooperation.
• the main areas of EU cooperation with Kenya are;
• infrastructure.
• rural development and social sector.
• the ultimate goal of the strategy is to support Kenya in
the achievement of Millennium Development Goals
through political and economic reforms and integration
into regional and world economy.

18. OBJECTIVES OF EXTERNAL
ACTION
• Democracy
• Rule of law
• Universality & individuality of human rights
& fundamental freedoms, respect for
humanity dignity, principles of equality &
solidarity.

19. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR
AFRICA-EU PARTNERSHIP
• Democratic governance & human rights.
• Millennium development goals
• Trade
• Regional integration & infrustructure,with
overall goal reduction & elimination of
poverty.
• The EU is the world largest provider of
development assistance in Kenya.

20. AID PROGRAMMES
• Kenya's development strategy is built on four pillars:
1. aiming to strengthen economic growth, 2. to develop
physical infrastructure and 3. to improve governance and to
invest in human capital.
• This completed by general budget support and sector
budget support for specific policies and strategies in
individual sector.
• This allows the government to improve budget allocation
on the basis of poverty eradication priorities, investing in
human capital of the poor.
• Additional support is to enhance capacity building for public
policy institutions, improving governance and strengthening
non-state actors as well creating a favourable climate to
support private sector development and export-led growth.

21. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur
Internationale
Zusammenarbeit
Gtz now GIZ

22. GiZ-KENYA
• Kenya is a priority partner for Germany
and International Development
Cooperation in East Africa.
• since 1975, GiZ has been active in Kenya
on behalf of the German Federal Ministry
for economic cooperation and
development.

23. OVER-VIEWS
• The Kenya Government that has since 2003
attempted to overcome an economic crisis by
liberalising the economy, fighting corruption &
improving the rule of law.
• GiZ has been helping to develop policies designed
to achieve more than participatory and pro-poor
goals.
• The central influence of Government is to be
reduced, and the transition made to decentralised
decision making and implementation by CSOs,
Churches, the private sector, user groups and
parastatal organisations.
• The priority areas are water, health & agriculture.

24. THEMETIC AREAS
• The GiZ projects address the topics of
good governance, pro-poor management
of the public budget, and strengthening
peace and security in the region.
• The fight against HIV/aids is part of all
programmes and projects.

25. USAID/KENYA
THEMATIC STRATEGY

26. WHAT THEY DO
• USAID is an independent federal agency.
• Its work is to support long-term and
equitable economic growth and advances
U.S.A foreign policy objectives by
supporting;

27. AREAS OF INTEREST
• Economic growth; agriculture and trade.
• Global health.
• Democracy, conflict prevention and
humanitarian assistance.

28. USAID HISTORY
• Goes back to marshal plan reconstruction of
Europe after world war II.
• In 1961, the foreign assistance act was signed
into law and USAID was created by executive
order.
• Since that time, USAID has been the principal
U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries
recovering from disaster, trying to escape
poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.

29. USAID IN KENYA
• USAID is working with Kenya for Kenya to;
• Advance democracy and the rule of law.
• Access to improved quality of health and
education services.
• Modernize and grow the economy so that
Kenya's wealth is shared by more.

30. PARTNERS
• USAID is headquartered in Washington
D.C.
• Works closely with private voluntary
organizations, indigenous organizations,
universities, international agencies,
Governments etc.

31. THE WORLD BANK
KENYA SECTION

32. WHAT THEY DO/HISTORY
• WB is a vital source of financial and
technical assistance to developing
countries around the world.
• it works in partnership to reduce poverty
and support development.
• it comprises two institutions managed by
187 member countries

33. INSTITUTIONS
• The International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD).
• The International Development Association
(IDA) - focusing exclusively on the world’s
poorest countries.
• These institutions are part of larger body known
as the world bank group.

34. INCEPTION
• WB was established in 1944,
• Headquartered in Washington D.C. with
more than 9000 employees in more than
100 offices world wide.

35. STRATEGY
• The bank has six strategic themes that drives its
work:
• Focus on poorest countries.
• Fragile and conflict affected States.
• The Arab world.
• Middle –income countries.
• Global public goods issues and
• Delivery of knowledge and learning services.

36. OTHER GUIDES
• Thematic and sector strategies which
guide its work to reduce poverty in specific
sector or aspect of development.
• Country assistance strategies, with the
key areas in which it can best support in
reducing poverty and achieve sustainable
development

37. FINANCIAL PRODUCTS &
SERVICES
• WB provides; low interest rates.
• Interest free credit and
• Grants to developing countries

38. THEMATIC AREAS
• Education
• Health
• Public administration.
• Infrastructure.
• Finance & private sector development..
• Agriculture, environmental and natural
resource management.

39. OTHER AREAS
• Support countries through:
• Policy advice.
• Research and analysis & technical
assistance.
• Support capacity development.
• Sponsor the hosts in conferences and
forums.

40. RESULTS
• Help sharpen developing countries deliver
measurable results.
• Reform- works to improve project design
and develivery.
• Information sharing.
• How to bring operations closer to client
(Government & communities).

41. OPEN DEVELOPMENT
• WB offers a range of free, easy-to- access
tools, research &knowledge to help people
address the world’s development
challenges.

42. CIDA
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

43. AIM
• Manages Canada's support and resources
effectively and accountably to achieve
meaningful, sustainable results.
• Engage in policy development in Canada
& internationally enabling Canada's efforts
to realize its development objectives

44. PLANS,PRIORITIES AND
RESULTS
• Lead Canada's international effort to help
people living in poverty.
• Guides how Canada's aid is to be used
more efficiently, in a focused and
accountable manner.

45. PRIORITY AREAS
• Increasing food security.
• Securing the future of children.
• Stimulating sustainable economic growth.

46. PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
• CIDA achieves development results through its
different programmes and projects around the
world by working through:-
• Other multilateral & global partners like WFP,WB
and global fund to aids,TB & malaria.
• Through partnerships.
• Directly in developing countries.
• Responds to critical humanitarian needs

47. THEMATIC FOCUS
• CIDA’s programme in Kenya is closely aligned
with Kenya's new long-term national planning
strategy,officaly known as Kenya Vision 2030.
• The goal of CIDA’S program is to help Kenya
secure a future for children and youth by
improving primary education and strengthen
democratic governance by improving the
efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector