private sector Farmer groups and community businesses ACIAR and DoA Research for in key value chains Household Australian MAF food government extension security broader nutrition staff and and initiatives MOH staff KONSSANTIL (e.g. nutrition national and nutrition Municipal workers, councils PSFs and Family Health nutrition Promoters assistants) and local Agricultural NGO extension workers community, and GfD faith based society and civil including church society leaders and other groups groups ACIAR and DOA development Research partners for MOH Food Security initiatives working group in nutrient rich staple foods. Testing the feasibility, functionality, sustainability and likely cost of local delivery partnerships will be a key focus during the Inception Period. A considerable number of effective partnerships with innovative individuals and community-based producer or nutrition groups have already been established by SoL, USAID and local NGOs, a fact that clearly demonstrates the viability of developing effective local delivery partnerships. TOMAK recognises the social capital built in community groups, such as the Community Seed Producer Groups supported by SoL. TOMAK will seek opportunities to partner with these groups where they are relevant. The partnership agreements are not proposed as purely contractual relationships. Each agreement reflects a partnership between and those entities that are already committed to engaging with, and serving, local communities. As such the partnership agreement will set out the relative contribution of both partners to the relationship. TOMAK’s contribution will usually supplement what is already committed by the partner. The partnership with TOMAK will allow each partner to expand and enhance their engagement. In the case of GoTL this may be through the development of improved processes and capacity. For the private sector it may be through co-funding that reduces the investment risk in situations where the business case is compromised by inexperienced suppliers or other market failure. For civil society and NGOs it may be through improvements to their reach and engagement within the target communities. TOMAK’s relationship with delivery partners will not be simply functional. TOMAK must actively work with the delivery partners by: assessing their capacity, understanding gaps, improving capacity building through training and resourcing, and assessing the sustainability of the partner’s relationship with local communities. It is critical for TOMAK’s success that local GoTL partners are better able to plan, resource, deliver and assess their services to local communities. Similarly, committed
private sector Farmer groups and community businesses ACIAR and DoA Research for in key value chains Household food security and nutrition Australian government broader nutrition initiatives KONSSANTIL national and Municipal councils Family Health Promoters Agricultural extension workers and GfD society including church leaders and other groups development partners MOH Food Security working group MAF extension staff and MOH staff (e.g. nutrition workers, PSFs and nutrition assistants) and local NGO community, faith based and civil society groups ACIAR and DOA Research for initiatives in nutrient rich staple foods. Testing the feasibility, functionality, sustainability and likely cost of local delivery partnerships will be a key focus during the Inception Period. A considerable number of effective partnerships with innovative individuals and community-based producer or nutrition groups have already been established by SoL, USAID and local NGOs, a fact that clearly demonstrates the viability of developing effective local delivery partnerships. TOMAK recognises the social capital built in community groups, such as the Community Seed Producer Groups supported by SoL. TOMAK will seek opportunities to partner with these groups where they are relevant. The partnership agreements are not proposed as purely contractual relationships. Each agreement reflects a partnership between and those entities that are already committed to engaging with, and serving, local communities. As such the partnership agreement will set out the relative contribution of both partners to the relationship. TOMAK’s contribution will usually supplement what is already committed by the partner. The partnership with TOMAK will allow each partner to expand and enhance their engagement. In the case of GoTL this may be through the development of improved processes and capacity. For the private sector it may be through co-funding that reduces the investment risk in situations where the business case is compromised by inexperienced suppliers or other market failure. For civil society and NGOs it may be through improvements to their reach and engagement within the target communities. TOMAK’s relationship with delivery partners will not be simply functional. TOMAK must actively work with the delivery partners by: assessing their capacity, understanding gaps, improving capacity building through training and resourcing, and assessing the sustainability of the partner’s relationship with local communities. It is critical for TOMAK’s success that local GoTL partners are better able to plan, resource, deliver and assess their services to local communities. Similarly, committed
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