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1.1.1 Promoting Active Citizenship and Asset- Based Development Orientation Since 2009 the ECNGOC champions the application of the Asset-Based-Community-Development Approach (ABCD) in partnership with the Canadian COADY Institute and other like-minded organisations. The approach focuses on enabling citizens to shape local development processes by identifying and leveraging on existing assets of the community instead of focusing primarily on deficiencies and needs. The ABCD approach is well aligned to the longstanding engagement of the organisation in the field of sustainable rural development and local governance. The ECNGOC has over 10 years of experience in implementing local governance projects. Hereby a strong focus was placed on capacitating CBOs to identify their development priorities and constructively engage with government and other stakeholders to consider these in planning processes and address related service delivery and governance challenges. From 2015-2016 the ECNGOC, in partnership with GIZ, successfully implemented the project “Integration of the ABCD approach into Municipal planning” which triggered discussion and new thinking at provincial and national level. Another important initiative was the E-Citizenry Service Delivery Surveys Project (2016-2017) that was supported by the Making All Voices Count Programme (MAVC) of Hivos. Currently the ECNGOC is implementing a multi-sectoral leadership training on citizen engagement in the IDP process (2017-2019) which is supported by GIZ. 1.1.2 Supporting engagement on the National and Provincial Development Plan The ECNGOC is a strong supporter of the National Development Plan (NDP) and promotes the alignment of government, civil society and private sector strategies to its principles and goals. The principles of investing in human capabilities as well as strengthening active citizenship and deepening democracy are directly speaking to the core of the ECNGOC’s mission statement and practical work. Consequently in 2015 the ECNGOC partnered with the Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC) to support the broad consultation of civil society on the development of the Eastern Cape Development Plan (PDP)-Vision 2030. Whereas the ECNGOC is fully supportive of the principles, goals and catalytic initiatives of the original version of the PDP, it finds it regretful that not enough priority and resources were devoted to the implementation of specific initiatives. The ECNGOC therefore highly appreciates the review of the PDP and advocates for and plays its part in the engagement of civil society on the plan and its consequent implementation. 1.1.3 Reacting to the sustainability crisis of the NPO sector in the Eastern Cape The last years saw a strong decline in foreign donor funding, as well as national funding opportunities to civil society. This is due to South Africa’s classification as middleincome country, higher priority of donors to address the international conflict and migration crisis, recession, as well as changing thematic funding patterns. In this regard the ECNGOC was tasked by its members and non-members to look into the strong funding cuts of the Department of Social Development (DSD) which occurred mainly in the child protection sector. The ECNGOC undertook a survey among NPOs to gain a better understanding of the issue and be equipped for evidence-based advocacy. The DSD issue was addressed through litigation-based advocacy which is still ongoing. The consequences of the sustainability crisis are quite visible in terms of the overall weakening of the NPO sector. The symptoms are fewer available platforms to receive information and debate on current issues, less organisational stability and less capacity and confidence of NPO leaders to advocate for their concerns. Even the ECNGOC itself is affected by the sustainability crisis and has to adjust its funding and operational model to the new context. The strategic planning review process had therefore an even strong focus on organisational development as on program development. Eastern Cape NGO Coalition – STRATEGIC PLAN 2019 - 2024 2
1.2. Vision and Mission Statement of the ECNGOC The Eastern Cape NGO Coalition is guided by the following mission and vision statement: VISION The Eastern Cape is a transformed society where citizens exercise their rights, engage effectively in democratic processes and proactively contribute to development processes that affect their lives. MISSION The Eastern Cape NGO Coalition seeks to strengthen the sustainability, collective voice and coordinated action of civil society in the Eastern Cape to effect socioeconomic development and transformation. The vision and mission are based on the following values or principles: VALUES • Rights-based – because poverty is the manifestation of unfulfilled rights, there is a need to engage in upstream strategies to promote social change. This approach focuses on the realisation of second-generation rights such as shelter, health care, water, food and social security. • ABCD approach – focus on assets and capacities rather than needs and deficiencies. Fostering active citizen engagement, building a stronger civil society, and creating local economic opportunity are central to this approach. • Gender equity – the influence and unique circumstances relating to gender should be naturally considered in policies and programmes at political, economic and societal spheres leading to a reversal of inequality. • Youth Perspective – as youth constitute 37 % of the population and are strongly affected by poverty and unemployment, conscious efforts have to be made to consider the needs and interests of young people and promote intergeneral dialogue in the services, structures and programming of development organisations and institutions. • Pro-poor – poverty is not only an economic issue, but also impacts on the social, environmental and psychological spheres of individuals and communities. Sustainable development recognises the interconnectedness of these spheres, and that all must be considered in unison in any poverty-focused intervention that works towards equity and redistribution. Eastern Cape NGO Coalition – STRATEGIC PLAN 2019 - 2024 3
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