1. Building Strategic Partnerships through the North - South Partnership Diana Nambatya Nsubuga Associate Programme Officer dnambatya@ppdsec.org Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office

2. Partnership Partnership is a voluntary collaborative agreement between two or more parties in which all participants agree to work together to achieve a common purpose or undertake a specific task and to share risks, responsibilities, resources, competencies and benefits.

3. Why Partner with Others? Meaningful partnerships are the foundation for success. Partnerships is what enables many companies to make continuous improvements. By sharing with others, you can direct your resources and capabilities to projects you consider most important.capabilities

4. Key Features of Effective Partnerships The voluntary nature of partnerships Common interest The mutual dependency Synergy Explicit commitment or agreement Working together Complementary support Shared competencies and resources – Good communication Respect and trusttrust

5. THE OPPORTUNITIES THE STRATEGIES THE CHALLENGES “When the beat of the Drum changes, so must the step of the Dance” African Proverb PARTNERSHIPS & NETWORKING

6. Partnerships involve: Limited harnessing of productive synergies beyond money, business and investment Coming together Working together Staying together

7. Partnerships ImaginationInformationIdeasInsights Innovation (Creativity) “None of us is smarter than all of us” – African Proverb

8. Food Fun Faith Firm Finances (Intergenerational wealth) Friends Fitness Benefits of a Partnership: Family 7Fs You can BE more! You can DO more! You can HAVE more! You can LOVE more! You can LAUGH More!

9. WHY NORTH-SOUTH PARTNERSHIP 9

10. % of married women in need of contraception by region 10 Source: Guttmacher Institute

11. Trends in TFR 11 Source: UN Population Division

12. Maternal Mortality 12 Source: Guttmacher Institute

13. Women’s Lifetime Risk of Dying from Maternal Causes 13 1 in 22 1 in 145 Source: Guttmacher Institute

14. 14 Infant Mortality Source: UN Population Division

15. 15 % of Population Aged 15-49 With HIV/AIDS Source: the Millennium Development Goals Report, 2008

16. North America, Europe, and high income Asia- Pacific countries collectively own nearly 90% of world wealth 6% of the adult population

17. The global rich richest 1% owned 40% of global assets in 2000 richest 2% owned 51% richest 5% owned 71% richest 10% owned 85% bottom half owned barely 1%

19. A New Mindset?

20. THE STRATEGIES NEXT STEPS AND ACTION COMMITMENTS “If you don’t have a Plan for the future, the future will have a plan for you!”

21. 2. Regular member Forum 3. Peer breakfast meeting 4. Learning and Development 5. Partneship day and other events 6. Quarterly Interface meetings with stakeholders/ Partners Workshops Conferences 7. Online Advisories 1. Investment club software Performance reporting

22. Key targets for partnerships.ppt Male involvement.ppt 80% of your timeWork where you are strongest (in the partnership) 15% of your timeWork where you are learning (Partnership) 5% of your timeWork in other necessary areas

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