Connection & Collaboration
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Health Promotion & Advocacy
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Programmatic Action
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Curated by
Blue Ventures &
Knowledge SUCCESS
The Impact of
PHE Networks
PHE Networks are groups of organizations and institutions, most often from the conservation and health sectors, who acknowledge the interlinkages between the health of communities and that of the environment.
They come together to facilitate and support the adoption of an integrated, multisectoral approach towards sustainably improving the health of communities and conserving the environment.
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Apply collaborative efforts that acknowledge and harness the complementary expertise of different organizations to pave the way for more successful societal interventions
PHE Networks
Individuals representing
5 national PHE Networks shared learnings during
the dialogue.
In March 2022, Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) practitioners gathered for a 3-day virtual dialogue to share and learn from their involvement with PHE Networks.
This piece synthesizes the learnings and key takeaways that were shared by members of PHE Networks in an effort to assist those that are considering the establishment of a PHE Network in their setting.
Ethiopia
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Madagascar
Philippines
What are the roles of PHE Networks?
Connection & Collaboration
Serve as a convening body, a connector to create synergies
Connect health and conservation organizations, funders, and policy makers to facilitate cross-sector partnerships
Assist with awareness and sensitization of PHE in communities
Promote equity, health, and environmental stewardship
Help to improve and sustain a quality of life for people by establishing programs that consider future generations and ensure substantive community participation in projects so they not only receive, but also own it as well
Health Promotion & Advocacy
Advocate for policy changes, budget allocation, and influencing change
Provide training and mentorship to members on integrating PHE in their programs
Share lessons, experiences, best practices, new ideas, and adaptive practices
Programmatic Action
Translate ideas into action - serving as mediators and coordinators
What are PHE Networks?
How do PHE Networks operate?
Loose
PHE Networks can have loose structures or concrete structures.
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Concrete
More informal and operate similarly to a working group
Allows for more flexibility and spontaneity in programmatic response
Formal and institutionalized
Provides enhanced legitimacy, legal identity, more effective coordination, and capacity to receive grants directly
PHE Network Example
Coordinating Body:
Ministry of East African Community Affairs
Steering Committee oversees operations
Secretariat:
National Population Council
Technical Committees:
Technical Working Group approves, endorses, and assesses the progress of PHE programs
What have we learned about PHE Networks?
Engagement
Structure
Coordination
Training
PHE Networks can face difficulties with a lack of financial resources
It is effective to have the secretariat of a PHE Network within a government agency with a rotating nongovernmental organization as the convenor
There is power in bridging and connecting PHE advocacy from local governments to the national level
Structure
It is beneficial to integrate the PHE approach into government planning processes, including policy development
PHE Networks can face difficulties with ensuring succession of organizations and inactive members
A smaller subset of members within a PHE Network can be effective in nudging, initiating, and facilitating action
Networks and their integrated community development work are fueled by the commitment and volunteerism by PHE champions and practitioners
With a focus on stakeholder buy-in, networks can achieve an enormous amount - steady, organic growth can deliver results
Engagement
Coordinated efforts contribute to greater collective impact, for example, coordinating advocacy efforts across multisectoral partners
Coordination
Provision of community health services through environmental organizations can advance women's engagement in natural resource management
PHE Networks set the stage for win-win partnerships that enable rapid expansion of activities:
Health organizations can reach isolated communities using operational infrastructure of environmental organizations
Environmental organizations can support uptake of community health services by engaging men in discussions about family planning
Cross-training of staff is needed to ensure effective collaboration across sectors
National networks are effective for building organizational capacity for establishing partnerships, capturing impact, monitoring and evaluating activities, and communicating about PHE programs
Capacity Strengthening
Contributors
Design: Elizabeth Tully (CCP)
Writers: Elizabeth Tully, Edith Ngunjiri (Blue Ventures)
Technical input: Nantenaina Andriamalala, Endashaw Mogessie, Faith Bacon, Dr. Joan Castro, Naida Pasion, Norma Pongan, Doreen Othero, Felix Otiato, Charles Kabiswa, Raymond Ruyoka, Vik Mohan
About Knowledge SUCCESS
Knowledge SUCCESS (Strengthening Use, Capacity, Collaboration, Exchange, Synthesis, and Sharing) is a five-year (2019-2024) global project led by a consortium of partners and funded by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health to support learning, and create opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, within the family planning and reproductive health community. We use an intentional and systematic approach, called knowledge management, to help programs and organizations working in family planning and reproductive health collect knowledge and information, organize it, connect others to it, and make it easier for people to use.
About Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organisation that puts communities first. They support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Its work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote southwest and is growing globally. Across more than a dozen countries, Blue Ventures partners with traditional fishers and community based organisations to design, scale, strengthen, and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level.
This collection was curated and published in May 2022.
Images courtesy of Madagascar PHE Network, Henmar Shen Calpito, and Unsplash.
This collection is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Knowledge SUCCESS (Strengthening Use, Capacity, Collaboration, Exchange, Synthesis, and Sharing) Project. Knowledge SUCCESS is supported by USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, Office of Population and Reproductive Health and led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) in partnership with Amref Health Africa, The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics (Busara), and FHI 360. The contents of this webpage are the sole responsibility of CCP. The information provided on this webpage does not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or the Johns Hopkins University.
Acknowledgements
National networks are effective for facilitating connections between organizations that provide the groundwork to implement their health and environment activities collaboratively
National networks are effective for facilitating connections between organizations that provide the groundwork to implement their health and environment activities collaboratively