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PARTNERSHIP FOR PLOCK
Aligning the European Union Social Inclusion Process and the Millennium Development Goals
Karolina Mzyk, UNDP Poland
April 27, 2004, Vilnius
OBJECTIVES
•Mobilise the local community around development planning
•Align the development plans of businesses, NGOs and public administration
•Build capacities of partners to participate in EU programmes and projects
PARTNERS
• The Municipality: – a historical city of 130,000 citizens– petrochemicals and textile industries
• The Private sector: – PKN ORLEN: petrochemical giant,
Płock’s largest employer and taxpayer– Levi Strauss: largest production plant in
CEE
• UNDP– Governance, environment, social
inclusion
Meetings with Local
Administration
Business consultations: from SMEs to
PKN Orlen
Meetings with 150 local citizens
to discuss recommendations
Over 50 organisations
consulted
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
Local
Gov’t
Local Citizens
BusinessNGOs,
CSOs
Updated Sustainable
Development Strategy
FORUM FOR PLOCK
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUDIT
LOCAL PRIORITIES
Partners provide USD 25,000
UNDP Umbrella Project
implements SDA
High living standardHigh living standardss for Płock for Płock citizenscitizens
1. Strong non-governmental organizations
2. Access to housing and housing rehabilitation
3. A high level of public security
4. Accessible and efficient health care services
5. Support for cultural heritage
6. Support for cultural affairs and fine arts
7. An updated database for cultural and sports events
8. Extensive education regarding historical and cultural heritage
9. Restoration of Płock’s “Old Town”
10. Social assistance adequate to local needs
11. A Learning Centre for Outstanding Youth
12. Large number of people with higher education
13. Corporate support for equal opportunties in education
14. Life-long learning
15. Educational centres with high standards
21. High level of environmental awareness
22. Orderly water and sewage system management
23. Orderly garbage collection
24. Friendly green spaces
25. Appropriate use of public space
26. Fulfil quality norms as per clean air, noise pollution, and electromagnetic field effects
27. Sustainable urban planning
28. A high quality of urban construction
29. A high quality of public urban construction
30. High standards in communication infrastructure
16. Efficient local administration system and favourable laws for entrepreneurship
17. Płock as a centre for modern technology and investment
18. Effective mobilization of non-government funding
19. Efficient economic and investment-related information system
20. Attracting non-local investment
Community Development High Environmental Standards
Economic Development
Sustainable development
THE GRANT FUND
Forum for Płock
Grant Fund for Płock
34 NGO implementing
projects. Areas: improving
welfare, tackling unemployment,
culture, education.
Priorities Funding
PKN Orlen City of Płock
UNDP
Monitoring and Evaluation
USD 125,000 USD 150,000
Input Input
InputManages Fund
THE GRANT FUND – continuation
• Partners (PKN ORLEN, Levi Strauss, City of Płock) decided to enlarge Fund ( c/a 325,000 USD for 2004) based on the results of pilot
• Capacity building programme for NGO • New partnership project initiated
– Technological Park, education reform, UNITAR
• UNDP develops ‘exit strategy’– Set up an organization that will carry on
UNDP functions
PPP replication and scaling up
• Agreement with PKN ORLEN to replicate the Plock model in 8 cities in Poland
• Started in 3 cities – ( Ostrow Wlkp, Wloclawek, Walbrzych)
• Develop network of NGO, municipalities and businesses working on PPPs for SD at local level
• Promoting the idea of ‘local/regional profiles’
• Promoting public awarding for companies that ‘care’ for the region/local community
CORE COMPETENCIES OF UNDP
• Partnership broker– UNDP a trusted, impartial third-party
brings parties together, side-stepping political tensions, suspicions and pre-conceptions
• Development/public policy expertise (substantive partner)– UNDP recognized for participatory
community development, improving welfare.
• Flexibility and quick decision-making• Transparent, accountable and neutral
mechanisms Fund management
LESSONS LEARNED
• Partnerships are a tool, not an end• ...but can be very powerful for local
sustainable development • The importance of:
– Developing simple, open and common ‘language’ between partners
– Continues dialog to understand common goals & interests
– Open discussions on risks (and opportunities)
– financial commitments ( should be included in an agreement)
– PATIENCE !– institutionalising learning
LESSONS LEARNED (cont)
• PPPs take time to mature– Take small steps– Private partner wants to move fast– Public partner prefers to go cautiously – UNDP patience required!
• Major HR commitment - staff time and credibility
• Stick to common agenda– Do not over-reach to where goals do not
overlap
• Accountability– You never know if company 100% “clean” -
keep business-like distance to avoid UNDP being implicated in internal “scandal”.
Building PPPs – the Płock model
audit/diagnose review of
strategy implementing
Key activities
Using Agenda 21 guidelines
SWOT analysis
Assessing the level of implementing the existing strategy in terms of tasks achieved, benchmarking, funds spent
Redefined mission
New strategic goals based on aspirations and qualities of citizens, organizations
Building capacity of partners to work in partnership
Passed by the City Council in June 03
Partners: City of Plock, PKN ORLEN, Levi Strauss, UNDP
Objective of the Fund: to support NGO in projects which also realise the updated SD strategy
1 edition of grants undergoing: 33 NGO received grants, 9 months to implement the projects
Timeframe 4 months
End products
ReportManagment instrument which allows for greater participation in decision making
Plock Community Budget for SD
4 months Long term endevour
Communication
FUND FOR PŁOCK
• Instrument which finances implementation of the reviewed SD strategy
• Builds capacity of NGO as partner in public goods provision (social integration)
• Initial value: 1,3 mln PLN• UNDP role: to set up transparent and
stable mechanisms for functioning, exit planned for Feb 05.
• Combining capital to apply for EU funding