Overview
Local partners are the backbone of PFD’s country programs. Working in partnership with local populations has helped us ensure that programs meet local needs and are sustainable due to local involvement in and 'ownership' of projects.
PFD has developed a repertoire of participatory and community-based tools including community needs assessments and priority needs identification; the establishment and training of local committees; local staff training and capacity building development; and the use of the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methodology.
Partners for Development often works with local NGOs and government authorities, as well as citizen and faith-based groups, and village associations, who all benefit from technical assistance, administrative structures, and material resources provided by PFD. Capacity building of partner organizations includes training in community-based approaches to project design and implementation, in monitoring and evaluation, in reporting, and in sustainability planning.
In many cases, Partners for Development has been responsible for setting up and supporting the associations and networks within which communities can organize and more effectively meet their own needs. This has taken the form of Village Development Committees (VDCs) made up of local representatives who work to mobilize community members and assume responsibility for health, nutrition, water and sanitation, and other interventions. It has also included the formation of farmers' associations, a network through which farmers can, with PFD's support, access training, markets, credit, and other opportunities.
Recently, Partners for Development has partnered with private sector institutions as well, in order to capitalize on the efficiencies and resources such institutions can bring to the relationship. A key requirement in this case is that the institution must be a local one in order that the skills and benefits gained will remain in the locality for which they were destined.
Current Partners
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Cambodia
Partnerships in Cambodia have included work with village and commune associations, local government authorities, and alliances with other local and international NGOs working in related sectors. Current partners include: National Malaria Center (CNM), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia Rural Development Team (CRDT), MEDiCAM, Nomad Recherché et Soutien International (RSI) and University Research Corp.
Nigeria
Partnerships in Nigeria have focused on local NGOs as well as local government authorities. Current partners include: Anglican Diocesan Development Service, Catholic Women’s Organization (CWO), Center for Peace and Rural Development, Country Women’s Cooperative Union, Development Exchange Center (DEC), Ecumenical Commission for Justice and Peace, Family Health Care Initiative (FAHCI), Fantsaum Foundation, Gerewa Foundation, Health and Development Organization (HADO), Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), National Association for Women and Youth Culture, Methodist Health Services, Methodist Women Association, Nogu u Kristu u ken Sudan hen Tiv Health Services, Ohonyeta Care Group (OCAG), OSA Foundation, Otia Development Foundation (ODF), Primary Health Care (PHC), Project Agape, Rahama Women’s Group (RAHAMA), Women in Nigeria (WIN), Wurno Kowonaka, Young Men’s Christina Association (YMCA).
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partnerships in Bosnia and Herzegovina have involved the formation of a farmers' association as well as relations with educational institutions, agricultural marketing firms and a local commercial bank. Current partners include: Action for Enterprise (AFE), Bugojno Municipalities, Central Bosnia Regional Development Agency (REZ), Independent Farmer’s Association of Upper Vrbas, Indirect Taxation Authority BiH, KLAS, Ltd., Lider MCO (Micro-Credit Organziation), Microfin MCO, ProCredit Bank, State Veterinary Office BiH, UPI Bank, Upper Vrbas and other Bosnian Municipalities.
