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Purpose of Partnering for Impact
Partnering for Impact is a strategic, targeted, efficient and effective approach to deliver development impact. Through this approach, we partner with NZNGOs and local civil society to use their experience, knowledge and reach.
This programme takes an intentional approach to partnership, investing around $40 million per year to strengthen communities. Our NZ NGO partners also co-invest with MFAT. They receive the majority of their funding from the New Zealand public, with around 1 million New Zealanders providing funding in 2023 — showing strong support from the public for our collective work.
At least 60% of funding is targeted for the Pacific. Least Developed Countries in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Timor Leste) are also a focus.
Partnering for Impact is guided by New Zealand’s International Cooperation for Effective Sustainable Development (ICESD) policy(external link) and contributes to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, and other priorities highlighted in the New Zealand International Development Cooperation Priorities Framework [PDF, 958 KB].
Partnering for Impact is delivered through two mechanisms:
- Negotiated Partnerships; and
- Manaaki;
Negotiated Partnerships
Negotiated Partnerships are co-investment arrangements with NZ NGO partners who work with local partners to deliver programmes that support shared development outcomes. They are larger scale five-year, multi-country and multi-sector arrangements, which are agreed with those (generally larger) NZ NGOs with relevant expertise, established relationships, resources and the capability to manage an outcomes-focused programmatic approach to delivering development cooperation.
The Negotiated Partnerships programme provides predictable, longer-term funding, which reduces uncertainty for NGOs and their local partners and enables them to play to their strengths.
The Manaaki Fund
Manaaki is an annual contestable fund for NZ NGOs focused on delivering development impact for vulnerable, marginalised and hard to reach communities, by way of targeted, two to three year projects. Manaaki projects are delivered through co-investment arrangements with NZ NGOs working in partnership with local partners.