1. Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Country-led governance assessments – experience from the field By: John T. Njovu Working with different groups of stakeholders through the National Statistical office Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia

2. Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia Windhoek – 4-11-2009 John T. Njovu: 1. Senior Manager – Design & Monitoring - Zambia Revenue Authority (Domestic Taxation) 2. Member of organisations representing civil society on the Governance Monitoring & Evaluation Committee of Zambia: (i) Chairperson – Zambia Evaluation Association (ii) Board Member – Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (Umbrella organisation for > 40 NGOs in Zambia

3. Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Governance Monitoring & Evaluation Committee’ members 1. Government ministries and organs 2. Civil society (20%) : Faith based [Catholic] organisations (Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection & Caritas Zanbia ) Pro-poor focused organisations (CSPR) Professional organisation (ZEA) Anti-corruption (Transparency International Zambia) Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia

4. 1. ZEA helping civil society and cooperating partners to improve monitoring and evaluation of projects; especially CSPR members. 2. CSPR representing member NGOs in various areas of socio- economic national development ; pro-poor advocacy. 3. ZEA helping CSPR in research, national annual budget tracking and monitoring national development plans. Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia Windhoek – 4-11-2009

5. ZEA’s SYNERGY l 1. Cooperating partners l 2. local private M & E professionals l 3. Government & quasi- government M & E officers Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia Value to GMEC – Professional expertise in monitoring and evaluation. Challenges: Lack of experience in country-led assessments Lack of financial resources to conduct country –led assessments

6. 1. Why only 5 NGO members out of many NGOs in Zambia dealing with various issues of national development? l Visibility in advocacy? l National coverage of members? l Pleasing cooperating partners? l Political chess/bringing your enemies closer/ Control? Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Others NGO members Others NGO members

7. Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Why (continued). Reasons: 1. Government adherence to international and local agreements. 2. Member NGOs been for a long time dealing with governance issues. 3. NGOs and government more to gain in working together in the field of governance. 4. In polygamous marriage (Common partners assisting both NGOs and government) Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia

8. GMEC: 1. Chair – Central Statistics Office (CSO) 2. Vice Chair – Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) 3. Secretary – Governance Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice l Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia

9. Windhoek– 4-11-2009 l In Zambia governance assessments efforts are led by the government of Zambia through the Government Monitoring and Evaluation Commmitte. l The National Statistical Office is called the Central Statistical office (CSO) l CSO is a member of GMEC Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia

10. Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia Assessment of governance in Zambia: Helped by GTZ and Inwent Trained initially 3 Zambians in measuring democracy, governance and HR – (Windhoek - 2007) Conducted training for GMEC members and others to localise Zambia’s governance assessments (Lusaka – 2008)

11. Windhoek – 4-11-2009 Assessment of governance in Zambia (continued): 1. Key stakeholders from Civil society and government participated in the government assessment training (1 st half of 2008 – Lusaka) 2. Key stakeholders drafted questions for inclusion in governance survey questionnaire with guidance from Dr Ken Mease 3. Survey performed by CSO 4. Report not released by CSO. Government approval required. Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia

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16. CONCLUSION Case study – Civil society involvement - Zambia Windhoek – 4-11-2009

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