Capacity Development for grass-root level in policy consultation and supervision of policy implementation Ms Ha Thi Quynh Anh Deputy Director of Center for Cooperation Human Resource Development (C&D)

Outline Roles of CSOs in capacity development for grass- root level Capacity development’s needs for grass-root level Models Recommendations

Roles of CSOs in capacity development for grass-root level Provide technical support Facilitate the process Link micro and macro levels

Capacity development’s needs for grass-root level Capacity to participate in the policy consultation process Capacity to monitor the implementation of the policy  Lack of knowledge  Lack of basic skills

Model 1: ELBAG Introduction: ELBAG – Economic Literacy and Budget Accountability for Governance  Economic literacy: provide communities knowledge and capacity on social economic background.  Budget analysis tool: facilitate communities to work on budget ( analysis, tracking, dialoging, monitoring)

ELBAG Capacity development activities:  Meeting consultation with communities  Different rounds of trainings on knowledge and skills for People Council’s members; People Committee’s members, Heads of village; Communities reps.  Training Workshop to interact higher levels

ELBAG Capacity development activities:  Meeting and dialoging within communities on budget issues  Meeting and dialoging between communities and People Council’s members; People Committee’s members, Heads of village on budget issues.

ELBAG Key capacity for the budget monitoring at the local level  Legal knowledge: Budget Law Grass-root Democracy Degree Other under law documentations  Knowledge of budget: household budget; local budget understanding and knowledge of its management and monotoring.  Basic skill: managing and monitoring budget; budget tracking; presenting and negotiating…..

Model 2: Independent Monitoring the implementation of the WB safeguard policies in the Trung Son Hydropower project in Thanh Hoa province at its preparation stage Implementers: WARECOD, PanNature, Eco-Eco, RDSC, Thanh Hoa Union of Science and Technology Associations and VRN experts Focus points: information disclosure, the consultation processes, the draft of Supplementary EIA report (SESIA), the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), the Resettlement and Livelihood Development Plan

Model 2  Basis of monitoring: Vietnamese laws, regulations and WB safeguard policies  Process:  Capacity building for members  Research the current livelihoods of affected people  Independence observer in the project consultation process  Review and make recommendations for disclosed reports  Compile and share all the findings to WB team and PMB

Model 2: Initial results  The trust built and shared objective among VRN, WB and PMB  Good collaboration and coordination between VRN and WB, PMB in the monitoring process  PMB responds to take into account our recommendations in the revised reports and make further activities as recommended (release more documents, recognise the big scale of this project, organise additional meetings to share project information at village level…)

Model 2: Initial results  Valuable and constructive recommendations made by VRN towards the improvement of EIA, SEIA and RLDP reports  Good example and practice for the public participation in monitoring the effectiveness of hydropower investment in the country  A precedent for an effective contribution of Vietnamese civil society in ensuring the aid effectiveness through development projects in Vietnam

Model 3: Link the insiders with policy makers  Support people so they become positive actors in the advocacy process (provide knowledge and skills so they understand their rights and how to promote their rights)  Create forums, dialogues for insiders to express their voice directly (status of the problems, their aspiration and desires) to policy makers

Model 3: Process  Suggestion for the draft of Law from those with experience in research and intervention of Domestic Violence  Organised emergency advocacy activities before the 12 th meeting of the National Assembly: Insider meetings, experts contributed for the draft of the Law, collaborated with the Department... To create dialogue between insiders and delegates of the National Assembly ahead of the meeting of the National Assembly

Model 3: Process  Sent information of these events to the media such as VTV, VOV and reputable newspapers  Monitor and advocate the good application of the Law on Domestic Violence in everyday life

Recommendations Replicate successful models at the national level  Thank you!