INSTITUTIONAL WORKING GROUP UPDATE - NACSO Members Meeting Feb

- Institutional Working Group - Purpose – The Institutional Working Group’s role is to provide communal conservancies and their support agencies with the necessary assistance to help strengthen their institutional capacity with the intention of building self- sustaining conservancies.

 Two main activities we are dealing with: Development of planning document through a workshop which identifies all components of conservancy management implementation Assistance with implementation of the identified INSTITUTIONAL components and systems of the doc i.e: Finances Staff Communication & Decision-making Assets HIV&AIDS 1. Conservancy Planning Framework – development and support Workshops with conservancies (IDWG, support staff) M & E system Training materials development ToT workshops for facilitators (for the components) 2. Support to conservancies for preparation and presentation of Management and Utilisation Plan (MUP) to Land Board

 Conservancy planning frameworks established in 22 (*6) conservancies in 9 regions with field-based support NGOs and CSD: ERONGO (1) – Tsiseb – RISE/CSD CAPRIVI (7) - Kasika, Kwandu, Mayuni, Mpalila, Wuparo, Kyaramacan, Salambala – IRDNC/CSD KUNENE (2) - Sorri-Sorris; Ehi-Rovipuka – IRDNC/CSD OMUSATI (3) – Uukwaluudhi, Sheya Shuushona, Uukolonkadi – Rossing/CSD OSHIKOTO (1) – King Nehale - Rossing/CSD Dev of a conservancy planning framework document * Still in progress 1.Framework – Progress to date in terms of development and implementation

OTJOZONDJUPA (West) (*4) – Okamatapati, Ozonahi, African Wild Dog, Otjituuo - NDT, MET OTJOZONDJUPA (East) (1*) – Nyae Nyae– NNDFN/MET HARDAP (1*) – Oskop – NDT/MET KARAS (2*) - // Khob Naub (Tses), //Gamaseb (Karasberg) – NDT/MET  Trainer of trainers workshop conducted for the framework for facilitators (14 MET; 28 NACSO) 1.Framework – Progress to date in terms of development and implementation Dev of a conservancy planning framework document cont

Key ingredients When? Who? Development plan - finances

 Working groups jointly in the process of developing style guides and modular system in collaboration with a consultant  New modules (KIs) developed and trailed in the field and where necessary, trainer with partners in various regions Assets - Sesfontein (IRDNC K/MET) Staff management–Wuparo; Staff policies– Kwandu (IRDNC C/MET) AGMs – Kwandu (IRDNC/MET) Comms - Erongo (RISE/MET) Financial management - Kunene, Erongo and Caprivi (NNF+support organizations); ToT conducted for facilitators (NNF) ‘Key ingredients’ – training  Modules developed for ID key ingredients (Development plan) 1.Framework – Progress to date in terms of development and implementation

2. 2. Support to Conservancies with MUP preparation and presentation to Land Boards  Ongoing debate on format – John Hazam appointed by MET PS to analyse content, discuss with partners so that endorsement of the format can be finalised. NACSO/MET group to meet shortly.  Focused on Tsiseb as a model, gained their inputs and jointly developed the doc with Tsiseb and RISE – stakeholders workshops, maps, economic assessments; several revisions; sent to PS  Discussions on MUP format held with MET/NACSO partners; regions and Conservancies proposed, namely:  Erongo – Tsiseb  Kunene – Sorri Sorris  North-Central – Uukwaluudhi  East – Nyae Nyae  Caprivi - Kwandu  Liaised with other conservancies on the list and assisted them with development of the document (various stages); Caprivi - full time volunteer to assist with all conservancies over the next 6 months

Planned activities for next 6 months  Work collaboratively with key partners – particularly MET and IRDNC to trial an M&E system for institutional components in Kunene and Caprivi  Facilitate the finalization of a NACSO style guide for Institutional framework training modules – liaise with B&EWG and NRM  Assist with development of Framework documents in Kunene, Erongo, Otjozodjupa, and the south as identified by support organisations  Coordinate a ToT in Windhoek for key support personnel for the staff component of the framework; assist trained personnel with implementation  Continue with follow-up and support to those conservancies with Frameworks in place (as identified during quarterly planning) 1. Conservancy Planning Framework – development and support

2. Support to conservancies for preparation and presentation of Management and Utilisation Plan (MUP) to Land Board  Smaller NACSO/MET group to collaborate with the MET PS and relevant conservancies to come to an agreement on format of MUP and recommend a system for presentation to LB  Coordinate a ToT for conservancy Land Board reps and key support agency personnel on relevant LB issues – legal aspects, MUP development and presentation etc  Facilitate collaboration with NRM, B&E WGs, support agencies and conservancies to select key conservancies to develop and present MUPs to LB. Planned activities for next 6 months cont..

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