Delta has started 2012 with a new 3 year DFID-funded contract in Uganda to establish a knowledge management and communication centre for HIV/AIDS. We are working alongside communications specialists Scriptoria, and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance who have a permanent presence here in Uganda.
The Uganda Knowledge Management and Communications Centre (KMCC) will be an innovative multi-disciplinary hub that will collate, synthesise, analyse and communicate research and other knowledge to inform evidence-based policy and practice and thereby contribute to reduced annual HIV infections in the country.
The KMCC will be a Uganda led and Uganda owned initiative with major contributions from all key HIV/AIDS stakeholder groups in the country. The KMCC is one of four components of the DFID funded HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme for the Government of Uganda.
Business manager Hannah Swan is now based in Kampala and will be assisting in the coordination of the project, alongside Delta director Mike Thomson who will be offering project management support.
In addition to this assignment Delta is looking to grow it’s network of partners and associates in Uganda. We’re actively looking for new and interesting oppurtunities and like-minded people who would like to work with us in this area. Please feel contact hannah@deltapartnership.com if you would like to become involved in our work in Uganda, or if you have any oppurtunities you would like to discuss.
Delta Partnership: Service Offerings
Delta Partnership has developed a set of short briefing notes that communicate our expertise and knowledge in three core Delta service areas: Civil Service Reviews; Evidence Audits;  and Mid-term reviews and evaluations.
Mid-term reviews and evaluations Delta has been conducting reviews and evaluations since its inception in 2000 and is a core service that Delta offers. In 2011 we have conducted a Parliamentary review for the Westminster foundation for Democracy, a mid-term review for the public policy information monitoring and advocacy project in Rwanda for the Norwegian People’s Aid, and an evaluation of SIDA’s democracy and  human rights policy in Kenya.
Civil service reviews Director Mike Thomson has extensive experience of conducting public sector reviews across. Most recently he has been  in Anguilla conducting a a review of the civil service for DFID. For more information on Delta’s approach to this service please contact mike@deltapartnership.com
Evidence audits Louise Shaxson’s knowledge and expertise in the field of evidence based policy making led her to develop an ‘evidence audit’ service. This is a creative and innovative concept that Delta is very excited to be involved in. Please contact Louise directly for more details louise@deltapartnership.com.
Delta discusses: Grant giving programmes in East Africa
Delta director Aileen Lyon discusses her thoughts on grant giving programmes in East Africa, in particular DFID’s Accountability Tanzania Programme.
Please click here to view.
Scoping study on Education and Governance in Kenya
CIDA would like to design a five – seven year education and accountability support programme in Kenya which is responsive to the new constitution, and will support quality and equitable education. This will aim to improve governance and accountability issues in the education sector in the country.
Delta is performing a scoping study to appraise and define what the elements of quality and equitable education delivery in Kenya would be, to meet the standards of the new constitution in Kenya and the UN/internationally accepted quality standards of education.
Please click here to view more information on the education system in Kenya.
http://www.povertyactionlab.org/access-and-quality-kenyan-education-system
Delta’s Code of Behaviour and Discipline
Please click here to view Delta Partnership’s code of behaviour and discipline.
Mark Pinder: Personal Profile
Mark Pinder is a human resource management specialist with significant international experience in public sector organisational development. Mark has worked in change management roles on training needs analysis, job evaluation and performance appraisal and is an ex-KPMG consultant. Â Mark has worked extensively in Europe, Asia, East Africa and the Caribbean and is currently working in Nigeria for the Kano State Public Service (under the SPARC Programme) reviewing the HR systems and procedures and the developing improved systems with an initial focus on the Ministry of Finance. These systems include performance appraisal and the preparation of accurate and detailed job descriptions.
Recently he has worked with Delta for the Pan Caribbean Partnership on HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) where he is leading on the development of a human resources plan to improve the coordination and management of regional HIV/AIDS programmes.
Water and Sanitation Sector Performance Reporting in Malawi
Delta consultants have recently completed a 3 month assignment in Malawi for UNICEF and the Government of Malawi’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development, producing a thorough annual sector performance report. (more…)
Social Frameworks and Outcome Mapping: A Working Paper
Delta director, Louise Shaxson has written a thought-provoking working paper on the use of social frameworks and outcome mapping. In the paper Louise discusses how these can be effective tools for designing, delivering and monitoring policy via distributed partnerships.
To view Louise’s paper please click here.
For further information on any of the concepts discussed in this paper, or to discuss the ideas with Louise herself, please contact louise@deltapartnership.com
Conference to Improve the Impact of Development Research through better Research Communications and Uptake
The communication and uptake of research is complicated, and there is no clear formula, though it is clear is that routes to impact need to be improved. Without a greater focus on getting research into use, that potential for improving lives through research and innovation will not be fully realised. Research funders have a role to play in encouraging maximum impact from the research they fund, including its influence on their own policies and programming. This is particularly important as funding gets tighter.
This conference was held in London in 2010 and was funded by the Department for International Development (DfID), the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS). (more…)
Delta discusses the Relationship between Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge
Delta director Louise Shaxson recently participated in a workshop hosted by the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge to identify the top 40 key questions about the relationship between science and policy. Please click here for further details, or contact Louise directly at louise@deltapartnership.com
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