regularly than may be necessary once the system has matured. TWG members must be made aware that they need to meet once a month for the first 18 months of system implementation and on a quarterly basis thereafter, to ensure participation and a sense of progress. 5.4. Specific activities to strengthen the M&E partnership with civil society Chapter 3
Table C3–1: Specific Activities to Strengthen Civil Society’s role in M&E Partnerships Support community sector representatives by:
Community sector representatives can support partnership by:
• Being non-discriminatory and welcoming the involvement of all members of the community sector
• Understanding the many pressures and responsibilities faced by the secretariat
• Giving adequate advance notice of meetings and processes
• Providing appropriate and timely information (e.g., about the process for selecting the community sector’s representatives)
• Providing administrative support (e.g., taking and distributing minutes of meetings) • Making general information about the coordination body or process freely and easily accessible • Providing information about opportunities for the community sector to give input • Providing a contact point for the community sector (e.g., partnership officer)
• Providing community resource people (e.g., experts to participate in working groups) • Communicating information to the broader community sector via focal points, such as networks
Adapted from: ICASO, AfriCASO, the Alliance, 2007
5.5. Specific activities for development partners to strengthen the partnership with government Development partners can contribute to building partnerships around the M&E system by supporting the institutions (financially and technically) that lead the M&E TWGs and link their own planning and budgeting processes with those of government. Development partners should be aware of the latest information about partnership developments, and communicate in a coordinated and coherent way with government to ensure they are familiar with the latest government policies.
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