START UP
IN SOME CONTEXTS,
BUILDING
ee 2.3 Identifying Relevant Actors and Understanding their Influence
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for further guidance related to identifying the stakeholders with
whom to build relationships.
RELATIONSHIPS
WITH PRIVATE
SECTOR ACTORS MAY
FURTHER PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES FOR
DOCUMENTATION,
EMPOWERMENT, AND
LEGAL OR POLICY
CHANGE.
4.5 Building Relationships with Businesses
In some contexts, building relationships with private sector actors may
further program objectives for documentation, empowerment, and legal
or policy change.
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ome countries, such as South Africa and Thailand, require results
from prohibitively expensive DNA tests for certain late birth
certificate applicants. While paralegals are advocating to end this
requirement, they are also seeking arrangements with private labs to
make the tests more affordable for people who lack resources.
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aralegal programs have made agreements with services such
as private healthcare or private schools to serve stateless or
undocumented individuals.
• Helping potential employers to recognize the exclusion and
indignity communities experience may help to stimulate hiring of
members of these communities.
5. PLANNING, MONITORING, AND
LEARNING FOR SUCCESS
THIS CHAPTER COVERS ISSUES SPECIFIC TO IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION
WORK. Resources on results-based management cycles for paralegal or
legal aid, community legal empowerment, policy advocacy and strategic
litigation work in general can be found at the end of this chapter.
5.1 Planning Strategically
Planning your program’s activities can be fairly simple once you have
completed a needs assessment process. The important thing is to
consult with the communities and individuals you plan to serve. Involving
government at the planning stage, especially if you can describe your
program as supporting government efforts, may also be wise. If your
program is part of a wider campaign such as the #IBelong Global
Campaign to End Statelessness, national civil registry reforms, the
Sustainable Development Goals, or the Campaign for Equal Nationality
Rights, the planning tools associated with the campaign, such as those
linked to below, may help shape your activities. Planning together can
support coordination among actors. The guidance in this section applies
to both new organizations creating a strategic plan for their work, and
organizations planning a new program on legal identity documentation
or citizenship rights.
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