Location: West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories

Isnad is a key component of the UK Government’s support to the Palestinian Authority, working with the Palestinian Authority to build the capabilities of ministries to move towards fiscal sustainability, increased accountability and improved delivery of public services to Palestinians by reforming the core cycle of planning, budgeting and monitoring of government service delivery.

FHI 360 UK provides Public Financial Management (PFM) expertise and leads on the implementation of Political Economy Analysis (PEA). Through our PFM work we are developing strategies to tackle key PFM reform priorities, enhance revenue, advance the National Policy Agenda, and ensure greater donor coordination on PFM reform priorities. Our PFM recommendations are informed by our continuous PEA, which helps to identify how to leverage change.

FHI 360 UK also contributes to capacity building within the Palestinian Authority, providing support and training to ensure sustainable PFM practices. Our work includes developing strategies to maximise finance entering the education sector, increasing the efficiency of financial flows, and improving the allocation of funds based on priorities and evidence.

Through our collaborative approach, we aim to empower the Palestinian Authority to institutionalise essential PFM and revenue reforms, address the fiscal crisis, and build sustainable systems and policymaking capabilities. Our efforts are guided by a commitment to inclusivity, transparency, and accountability, ensuring that the Palestinian Authority engages constructively with civil society and a broader range of voices.

Our integrated Political Economy and Conflict Analysis (PECA) approach helps navigate challenging political economy factors and adapt our interventions to changing dynamics. This includes understanding the authorising environment, change space for reform, and how to successfully engage stakeholders to open windows of opportunity. Our PECA informs the selection of interventions based on their political feasibility, identifying the relationships and dynamics between programme interventions and political factors at the macro and sectoral levels. It provides evidentiary support for the programme’s efforts to “think and work politically” and provides the political basis for strategic decisions.