NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

This virtual session is part of USAID’s annual Local Capacity Strengthening (LCS) Policy Forum. A panel of national and regional actors will discuss the LCS principle of mutuality – and more specifically: the enablers and barriers to effective co-creation, participatory approaches to program implementation and monitoring, capacity strengthening that accelerates locally led development, and mutually beneficial partnerships between national and international stakeholders.

The panelists represent projects and partnerships that feature a variety of LCS models, for instance: the traditional arrangement whereby INGO strengthens capacity of a local institution or organization; a partnership whereby a regional or national NGO strengthens capacity of other local entities; and formal networks of regional and national organizations learning from one another.

Moderator: Ms. Dyness Kasungami, Director, Global Child Health Task Force & Reimagining Technical Assistance (RTA), JSI

Panelists:
Professor Alioune Camara, National Coordinator, National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) of Guinea / Full Professor, Epidemiology / Chair of Public Health, University of Conakry, based in Guinea
Ms. Rosemary Mburu, Executive Director, WACI Health / Co-host (with Management Sciences for Health) of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM), based in Kenya
Ms. Supabhorn Pengnonyang, Program Manager in Policy and Advocacy at the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), based in Thailand
Mr. Eugene Rusangwana, Chief of Party of USAID IGIRE WIYUBAKE project, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), based in Rwanda