IASC Weekly (GVA) - Clusters and co-facilitators
Geneva
Meeting Documents
1. Clusters and co-facilitators: Lessons learnt from Co-facilitation in the DRC Protection Cluster
Cluster coordination varies from cluster to cluster, from country to country. Lessons learnt are emerging and expectations becoming harmonised. NGO co-facilitation, however, remains largely undocumentented territory, whilst the experience varies widely. Oxfam (since July 2010) and Save the Children (since December 2011), with ECHO funding, have placed full time co-facilitators in the DRC protection cluster. A recent evaluation looks at the lessons learnt from this, and compares the experience with other clusters in DRC and the protection cluster in other countries. It asks when cofacilitators can bring a value added to the functioning of a cluster, and what the NGO value added should be, including in countries with an integrated mission; what the engagement of the lead agency and cofacilitating organisation needs to be, what preconditions need to be in place, and under what circumstances cofacilitation can be successful.
Presenters
The findings of this evaluation will be presented by: Ellie Kemp, Consultant, author of the Evaluation of the DRC Protection Cluster Co-facilitation project Emma Fanning, Protection Coordinator, Oxfam GB, DRC Virginie Vuylsteke, National Protection Cluster Co-Facilitator, Save the Children, DRC
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