Engaging Government - A CRS GUIDE FOR WORKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

It is grounded in CRS’ guiding principles for alone, CRS and its justice and peacebuilding, and for partnership and capacity strengthening, and partners implemented in a belief that strengthening state and non-state actors can generate positive nearly 100 programs social change and contribute to good governance. [...] CRS believes that engaging government contributes to Integral Human Development (IHD) and CRS’ mission, according to the following theory of change: CRS Theory of Change for Engaging Government IF public policies respond to the needs of the poor, and to the common good, AND IF government achieves optimal institutional performance to implement policies, deliver services and collaborate effectively,. [...] CHAPTER VII access to services that PROFRAME For example, the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and the option for the reduce vulnerability, and poor guide how CRS works with others to strengthen the voice and actions of encompasses the state’s the poor to influence the issues they face. [...] STAFF AND PARTNER COMPETENCIES FOR ENGAGING GOVERNMENT 2.2.2 NEED AND OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE ANNEXES A broad assessment of government strength and capacities gives CRS and partners a realistic picture of the current state. [...] LEVELS OF CONTEXT ANALYSIS, WHO TO INVOLVE, AND Note that the three CHAPTER I TOOLS FOR ENGAGING GOVERNMENT levels of context INTRODUCTION analysis apply in AND KEY CONCEPTS The three basic questions of a PEA—capacity to build on, needs and a wide variety of opportunities for change and options for analysis to inform program action— situations, including CHAPTER 2 can be conducted at different lev.