SOMALIA PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES TRANSITION INITIATIVES FOR STABILIZATION PLUS (TIS+) FINAL SYNTHESIS REPORT

The Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus (TIS+) activity is a five-year, US$66.9 million project implemented by AECOM that will run from May 2015 to April 2020. TIS+ seeks to implement community-centric stabilization activities that (1) are implemented with multiple levels of government (i.e., caretaker and interim administrations, new states, and the Federal Government of Somalia [FGS]); (2) support inclusive participation of stakeholder groups in community decision-making; and (3) encourage shared asset management between citizens and the government to demonstrate the government’s interest in an emerging capacity to contribute positively to citizens’ daily lives. TIS+ activities are designed to contribute to improvements in government service delivery, leading to strengthened governance and community cohesion. USAID Somalia’s development hypothesis reads as follows: “If Somali governance systems and processes that enable inclusive governance are strengthened, and the Somali people benefit from expanded, tangible dividends of the state-building project, then the foundation will be built for Somalia’s longer-term recovery.” TIS+ contributes to USAID Somalia’s Transition Objective 1: Systems and Processes that Enable Inclusive Governance Strengthened. Specifically, it contributes to Sub-Transition Objectives 1.1 and 1.2: 1.1: Create Enabling Conditions through Stabilization of Key Communities, and 1.2: Strengthen Effective, Accountable, and Representative Governance Institutions.