THROUGH 2011 TO 2013...

The reduction in the Italian Co-operation’s funding over the coming three-year period (2011-2013) does not imply that Italy is disengaging from the area of development cooperation. On the contrary, it has chosen a stronger approach based on meeting the qualitative commitments undertaken together with other donors, partner countries and international organisations.

A working group under the Directorate General for Development Co-operation (DGDC) established, in 2009, the Italian aid effectiveness plan, as other donors have done. In the framework of this plan, the existing sectoral guidelines will be updated, and the system for evaluating and monitoring programmes and activities re-organized and strengthened.

In order to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation activities, several priority sectors, which draw upon the Italian Cooperation's expertise and experience, have been identified. The Italian Cooperation has also reduced the numebr of priority countries and will focuse its resources on specific geographical areas in order to maximize the impact of funding.

In order to plan the Italian Development Cooperation Programme for Kenya 2011-2013 in the context of the new priorities, Mr. Baticci from DGDC also had consultations with the civil society organizations. 

On the base of its long experience and in a donor coordination perspective, the Italian Cooperation in Kenya focuses on few priority sectors, such as Rural and Urban Development, and Water and Irrigation, which includes the related aspect of environmental sustainability. Other important sectors in which Italian NGOs work are Health and Education. Gender issues and child protection are transversal themes to which attention is given in all interventions.

The Italian Cooperation, together with the civil society, decentralized cooperation as well as the private sector, and in coordination with the Donor Community, is working to create synergies in order to achieve the Kenya Vision 2030.

Beneficiaries of an Italian funded initiative in Northern Kenya