According to ADS 201, there are three principles of particular importance to create transformative change relevant for activity design. These are “empowering local actors to promote systemic change, reorient partnership models and program practices, and make investments for impact and take balanced risks”. Utilizing each helps build systemic and lasting results and will be discussed further in each.
Empowering local actors to promote systemic change: In the context of activity design this means finding new and committed local partners. Although there are many ways to approach this principle, private sector engagement and FSR are two highlighted approaches in ADS 201. One promising resource to explore ideas and approaches to working with the private sector in activities is through the Private Sector Hub’s Evidence Gap Map. Here you can explore previous successful activities such as the Compete Project, which used private sector actors to strengthen trade in the West Bank/Gaza. Financing self-reliance is related to working more with host country government donors to more effectively mobilize resources. To understand the state of FSR for countries in which newly designed activities hope to work, the FSR dashboard provides additional metrics around the state of each country for further planning and design.
When reorienting partnership models, there are several new ways to design activities beyond the conventional contractual mechanisms. For example, the Global Development Alliances (GDA) can more effectively leverage resources and commitment from the private sector. In both the first quarterly report and press release, you can learn more about what makes a GDA different.
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