SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund Kenya 

ObjectivesFund scope

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is as much about effective development cooperation as scaling successful initiatives and leveraging cooperation. The SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund Kenya was designed for stakeholders to drive the design, facilitation, and coordination of bespoke responses that demonstrate support catalytic interventions, which translate the SDGs into contextually relevant, sustainable outcomes. Adapted from the successful SDG Partnership Platform, a flagship initiative launched in 2017, the SDG MPTF Kenya supports the platform by relying on a cross-cutting Strategic Enabler of Partnerships. A response meant to enable a collective, coherent and coordinated response from all involved stakeholders, maximizing development investments and optimizing resources in Kenya.

To elevate collaborative efforts, stakeholders of SDG MPTF Kenya support key catalytic interventions within the Kenya UNSDCF. As such, thematic and enabler windows have been established, in alignment with UNSDCF strategic priorities, outcomes and government priorities, to achieve the SDGs. 

Strategic and results framework

The Fund continues to support move amongst development partners from funding to financing. Those involved in the establishment and management of thematic windows co-create its respective strategic plans based on clear theories of change on how each window will contribute to overall Fund goal and outcomes.

To this end, SDG MPTF Kenya supports:

• Projects and joint programmes under the thematic windows.
• Cross-cutting functions including staffing and operations of the SDG MPTF Kenya.

GovernanceGovernance arrangements

Fund Board

The Board is the overarching governance body of the Fund chaired by the UN Resident Coordinator for Kenya. The decision-making authority for the Fund, members are tasked with approving strategic guidelines, global results framework, and management strategy as well as projects/joint programmes. Taking decisions on allocations for projects approved by Thematic Window Steering Committees. Supervising Fund progress and monitoring and evaluating processes and results.

Thematic Window Steering Committee  

The governance body that oversees and drives the function of thematic windows, including the identification and approval of projects. The Committee can establish working groups or sub-committees, as required, to conduct technical assignments related to diagnostics, design, planning, and implementation of initiatives. 

Steering Committees of the SDG Partnership Platform Windows

The Thematic Steering Committee is an “Executive Group” within the Fund that formally approves projects/joint programmes. 

Secretariat 

The Secretariat is responsible for operational functions of the Platform and provides technical and administrative support to the Thematic Steering Committee. Secretariat staff oversee processes relating to the approval of projects, monitoring, evaluation, and risk management reporting.  

Fund Board 

The Board is the main governance and decision-making authority of the Fund. It is responsible for approving strategic guidelines and the global results framework when making allocation decisions approved by the Thematic Steering Committee. 

Administrative Agent 

Funds are routed by way of a pass-through mechanism. Participating Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors.  

Participating Organizations 

Programme implementation is the responsibility of Participating Organizations. Each organization is programmatically and financially responsible for resources received. 

Projects

SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund Kenya

SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund Kenya is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund Kenya

Results

The SDG MPTF Kenya scales-up and supports catalytic UNSDCF interventions, translating effective and transparent cooperation into inclusive and sustainable outcomes. 

ContactsPoints of contact