Building a well-performing workforce
64 equipment or infrastructure that cannot be maintained unless they have a clear management and
maintenance plan.
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In addition, partners should keep training scholarships to a minimum. Rather, partners should invest in building the capacity of training institutions and of individuals and households
to fund their own education.
11.2.1 Building strong leadership and governance At minimum, PEPFAR partners should engage in strategies to improve the leadership and governance
of social service ministries, CSOs, and communities. Engaging in these activities will establish a foundation for capacity-building activities in other function areas.
Government level – Social service ministries need strong senior leadership that is able to communicate
clear ministry goals and to convene processes for agreeing on strategic plans and regulations. Leadership needs processes for engaging stakeholders in decision making and a sound organizational
structure that clearly identifies responsibilities and lines of communication between different departments.
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Civil societyNGO level
– Strong, well-run, and responsive NGOs need boards of directors and well- articulated vision and mission statements. They also should have coherent strategic plans, participatory
planning processes, and a clear and functional organizational structure and administrative policies.
Community level – Community leadership structures should be organized around common community
goals and involve representation from a diverse range of constituencies, including equal representation from less powerful segments of the population, such as women and young people.
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Approaches that PEPFAR partners can take to support leadership and governance include: Helping to carry out child protection mapping exercises to better understand protection
concerns and the capacity of various actors to address them Supporting vision and mission statements and community goals
Respectfully challenging belief and value systems that endorse harmful cultural practices Facilitating strategic planning to inform action plans
Supporting capacity building of leadership bodies and government and community leaders Assisting the drafting andor review of technical and operational policies, practice standards,
program guidance, and legal regulations, including OVC quality standards Strengthening lines of communication and feedback channels
Facilitating participatory planning processes