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Transformational Development Development is one of WVIN’s core ministries along with Advocacy and Humanitarian Emergency Affairs. World Vision uses the ‘Area Development Programme’ or ‘ADP’, as its core approach to development. An ADP covers a defined geographical area with a population of between 20,000 and 50,000 people and according to WVIN’s strategy and assessment of the needs of the area, features three to five projects. Key sectors are Maternal Child Health/ Nutrition, Education, Livelihood, and Child Protection and hence these are usually the core projects. ADPs funded by sponsorship will also have a Sponsorship Management Project. Depending on the local needs, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, or Emergency Preparedness may be additional projects. In FY 2012 WVIN had 17 ADPs located in 12 districts. For FY 2012 WVIN’s key initiatives in development included: • Refining its approach to development, using World Vision’s new Development Programme Approach • Opening three new ADPs • Measuring Change • Preparing four ADPs for closure as they come to the end of their lifespan in 2013 Refining development approach From 2007 to 2009, World Vision (WV) worked globally on refining its development approach, and looking at lessons learnt in the way WV does development. This led to the publication of WV’s Development Programme Approach (DPA), which sets out some of the basic principles for success in development. Following the 5
piloting of new approaches, WVIN began to align more of its ADPs to these global principles. By the end of FY12, five ADPs were applying this new approach to their new designs.The DPA refines WVIN’s focus in a number of ways. WV sees that effective development is as a result of relationships – people and systems change based on relationships, not simply technical knowledge. WVIN therefore sees its core contribution to development as being one of relationships. WVIN staff live in the communities where it works, building effective relationships with community members, understanding the local context, identifying real issues and real capacities, and encouraging community members to become active in improving their own situations. Partnering Following its efforts at improving its understanding of partnerships, WVIN has recognised that there are different types of partners. In an ADP, WVIN works with: • Community Partners – existing groups such as mothers groups, water users’ groups, school management committees, and youth groups that are based in the community. WV works to engage with these groups to enable them to identify and implement activities to develop their own communities. The building of capacity in community groups helps to ensure the sustainability of impact and activities regardless of WV’s presence. • Government Partners – local government bodies such as village and district authorities, branches of the departments of education, health etc., schools and health posts provide valuable services to communities and have a mandate to work there. • NGO Partners – WV works with local NGOs to provide valuable technical support to communities, helping to improve knowledge, skills and understanding. The nature of WV’s relationship varies with each type of partner, but the key to a successful programme is to have all four – community, government, NGOs, and WVIN – working together in a partnership. Accountability In addition, the DPA calls for increasing accountability, and looks at how WV provides accountability to communities, government, NGOs and donors. In this regard WVIN began piloting a community feedback mechanism in one ADP, with the hope that it might be expanded to others. Using good practice in each sector Globally WV has looked to see what the best practice is for programming in each sector i.e. in health and education. As a result project models have been developed using best practice. WVIN has taken a selection of these models, contextualised them and is considering incorporating them in all its new programming. During FY12, WVIN started carrying out child protection assessments to help communities and staff understand child protection issues and identify how to improve local systems so as to ensure child protection is both implemented in the interests of the child. Empowerment approach One important aspect of the DPA approach is to see communities and stakeholders as key owners and implementers of their own development. One approach that WVIN started in FY 2012 is called Citizen Voice and Action (CVA). CVA is one form of local level advocacy that transforms the dialogue between communities and government so as to improve services like health and education that affect the lives of children and their families. This empowerment approach also enabled WVIN to link the community-led approaches to improve services, with engagement at the national level with the Child Health Now Campaign. Expanding ADP coverage During FY 2012, WVIN opened three new ADPs. One was in Sindhuli District and the other two were in Achham and Doti Annual Review 2012 6
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