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PRM SL women Economic Empowerment programme has been successfully implemented in targeted chiefdoms in Pujehun district, the project being sponsored by cordaid Netherlands through Women and Violence project. And this project is in line with implementation of UNSCR 1325 as general objective of the project is geared toward  promoting  women empowerment through peace building initiatives such as training women as Volunteer Peace Monitor who are playing very important and leadership roles in development of Sierra Leone.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> It is believed that there have been progress in the post civil conflict reintegration, rehabilitation and resettlement programmes in Sierra Leone. But we need long term engagement for women’s economic empowerment, gender equality and equity.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> In February 20th - 26th - 2010 PRM SL organized economic skill training for women in bread baking, and also gave supports which include start –up kits that will enable them practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired from the one weeks training. See the photograph of the participants above.  The closing ceremony of the training session was witnessed by various stakeholders and statements were also made. In the statement of the Paramount chief, he asked participants to practice the knowledge to benefit members of their respective communities and he also asked PRM SL to extend the project to those who have not got the opportunity.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Since last year, the project has built the capacity of number of women to set-up small scale business for sustainable livelihood for themselves and their family in general. Such as providing income for education of their Children, Medicare, and cloths. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 0

2010-03-11T19:30:43+01:00

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PRM SL women Economic Empowerment programme has been successfully implemented in targeted chiefdoms in Pujehun district, the project being sponsored by cordaid Netherlands through Women and Violence project. And this project is in line with implementation of UNSCR 1325 as general objective of the project is geared toward  promoting  women empowerment through peace building initiatives such as training women as Volunteer Peace Monitor who are playing very important and leadership roles in development of Sierra Leone.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It is believed that there have been progress in the post civil conflict reintegration, rehabilitation and resettlement programmes in Sierra Leone. But we need long term engagement for women’s economic empowerment, gender equality and equity.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> In February 20th - 26th - 2010 PRM SL organized economic skill training for women in bread baking, and also gave supports which include start –up kits that will enable them practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired from the one weeks training. See the photograph of the participants above.  The closing ceremony of the training session was witnessed by various stakeholders and statements were also made. In the statement of the Paramount chief, he asked participants to practice the knowledge to benefit members of their respective communities and he also asked PRM SL to extend the project to those who have not got the opportunity. <o:p> </o:p> Since last year, the project has built the capacity of number of women to set-up small scale business for sustainable livelihood for themselves and their family in general. Such as providing income for education of their Children, Medicare, and cloths. 0

2010-03-11T17:49:38+01:00

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Escúchelo en el siguiente link <a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/Marzo%202010%20-%20marzo%202011/MOCHILERO_06_03_2010.mp3">Día de Mujer RJA</a> 0

2010-03-09T21:41:59+01:00

Desde Argentina, este programa reunió la producción joven latinoamericana alrededor de este día. Voces de mujeres jóvenes, voces jóvenes hablando sobre la mujer.

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<div class="description"> </div> <div class="body"> The monthly MMI Network News are edited and distributed by e-mail by the secretariat of Medicus Mundi International. You can read the latest editions online on the MMI ePlatform or subscribe to the newsletter by sending a simple “subscribe” message to the MMI secretariat. MMI March News: <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter/201003">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter/201003</a> MMI Network News: <a linkindex="36" href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter</a> MMI Secretariat E-mail: <a href="mailto:office@medicusmundi.org">office@medicusmundi.org</a> </div> 0

2010-03-09T15:08:25+01:00

Cordaid is part of the Medicus Mundi International Network (MMI). Every issue of the MMI eNewsletter highlights recent activities, events, reports and resources of the Network and its members.

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The Panel Discussion was to showcase Sierra Leone’s National Action Plan (SiLNAP) on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 & 1820. The event was attended by more than 150 people, representing various UN agencies (UNIFEM, UNFPA), UN Country Missions, and NGOs. The following panelists were drawn from all organizations involved in the processes of preparation of the SiLNAP: Dr. Nana Pratt, MARWOPNET, Coordinator of the SiLNAP, Representative of the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN, Mr. Charles Vandi, Programme officer, Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Ms. Dewi Suralaga - Cordaid, Representative of UNIFEM, Representative of UNFPA, Ms. Mavic Cabrera-Balleza - GNWP and Representative of FAS. During the discussion, the following issues came up: - It is easy to have partners in developing a document (NAP), but will be difficult to garner partnership for the implementation stage. Managing a broad partnership also has its challenges. All existing partners and new partners should be willing to commit to ensure that SiLNAP can be implemented. - The possibility of funding SiLNAP from the Peace Building Fund (PBF). - How to address the “culture” in fighting violence, impunity and patriarchy. - In addition to a National Action Plan, a Regional Action Plan should also be considered to address cross-border issues and as conflict usually goes beyond national border. -Policy cohesion, collaboration/coordination and accountability mechanism should be considered thoroughly in implementing NAP. - The Sierra Leone government needs to ensure that 1325 is taken into the states budget of various relevant ministries. 0

2010-03-09T14:20:33+01:00

Sierra Leone has finalized its National Action Plan (NAP) 1325 and 1820 through a highly inclusive and participatory process. The NAP will be signed soon by the President. On the Occasion of the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Canada, CORDAID and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) held a Panel discussion entitled: Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 - The Sierra Leone Experience. The discussion was held on Thursday, 4th March, 2010, 13.15-15.00 at the Conference Room 6 (New Building), United Nations Headquarters, New York

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>   As part of the compliment of a two years funded project to increase women’s right in 30 communities, in Bo, Bonthe and Pujehun districts over two years HELP-SL and its funding partners Electric Aid and Cordaid have established 15 community based lending and savings scheme to strengthen women’s access to credit and savings. A three days training on Business Skills was conducted for beneficiaries totally three hundred and seventy five in one year project in all three districts. The emphasis of the training was for women in these remote communities to acquire the necessary skills to start up and run their own businesses. The training topics included, (1) Business interaction (2) Business enjoyment (3) marketing (4) pricing and other life skills. At the end of these series of trainings village lending and savings committees comprising of women and community stakeholders in all 15 communities were taking through basic Book Keeping, Good Governance, Cash and Loan management. Disbursements of loan funds were made to150 women in all 15 communities with start up loans of two hundred thousand leones (Le200.000) each. These loans will be repaid and revolved at community level at an interest rate of 1% per month and 1% compulsory savings. In essence savings mobilization at community level would be enhanced with a growth in the lending portfolio envisaged at 30% per annum. This intervention falls within the third outcome area of Economic Empowerment for Women in the two year Increased Women's Empowerment and Advancement Project been funded by Electric Aid Ireland and Cordaid Netherlands. In the first month of repayments, repayment rates was 100% with borrowers increasing at an average of 2-5 new borrowers per community with all been women. In expressing her delight Miatta Amara a beneficiary was detailing the effect this intervention has had on her savings habit and her ability to contribute to much needed household income resulting in respect and self-esteem both at household and community level. Access to credit that is community led and owned and which targets mainly women and other vulnerable groups is still a challenge  in post conflict Sierra Leone with 90% of the population still been unbankable and 52% been women. Providing economic opportunities for women, would remain central to our work on Women’s right in the  improvished communities we serve.  </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> 0

2010-03-09T13:25:19+01:00

HELP SIERRA LEONE, CORDAID AND ELECTRIC AID PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN 15 COMMUNITIES IN BONTHE, BO AND PUJEHUN DISTRICTS.

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On the 6th of February 2010, 43 health workers were arrested in Morong, Philippines by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The 43 are accused of belonging to the New People’s Army, a faction of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Over a month later, the ‘Morong 43’ are still detained in the custody of the AFP without having complete recourse to the law. WGNRR reaffirms the international community’s condemnation of the detention of the Morong 43 and urges the Philippine government to afford them their human rights. WGNRR is extremely concerned by reports of the human rights abuses suffered by the 43 and implores authorities to comply with international documents such as the Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions, in addition to the statutes of Philippine law. WGNRR supports the growing number of voices asking for the charges against the detainees to be outlined clearly and following all the procedures of the law. WGNRR fully believes that torture and force go against the fundamentals of our human rights and appeals to the Philippine government to investigate these worrying reports in a fair and timely manner. WGNRR is a staunch advocate for the respect for human rights and calls on the Philippine government to afford the 43 their full rights and to ensure that the entire process is transparent, lawful and just; fully compliant with the internationally binding agreements on human rights. We request that all military and police personnel be trained in international human rights standards, ensuring that the rights of the people are in no way violated. We also request that a fully transparent method for redress is set-up. WGNRR calls on its members to extend its support and solidarity for our Philippine partners in these trying times. <DIV dir=ltr> Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos Réseau Mondial de Femmes por les Droits Reproductifs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WG-Terrein Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 56 1054 SP Amsterdam 13 Dao Street, Project 3 Barangay Quirino 3-A Quezon City, 1102 Philippines</DIV> <DIV id=idSignature85315 dir=ltr> <DIV>Tel.+ 63 (2) 913 6708 Telefax: + 63 (2) 7093193 <A href="http://www.wgnrr.org/">www.wgnrr.org</A> </DIV></DIV> 0

2010-03-09T11:39:49+01:00

Statement of the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) on the arrest of 43 health workers in the Philippines.

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PRESS RELEASE Sierra Leone Must Denounce Rape Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for all”. As Sierra Leone and the whole world celebrates International Women’s Rights Today, The Network Movement for Democracy and Human Right (NMDHR) calls for the Government and the people of Sierra Leone to protect women and girls from rape. NMDHR joins all people of the world, especially victims of rape, in celebrating this unique day, with the theme “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for all”. “We believe that women have a right to protection like men and should not be made vulnerable to rape and other forms of sex violence and abuse. Sierra Leone Must Denounce Rape,” NMDHR Program Manager Abdul Karim Habib, noted. UNSCR 1325: Women, Peace and Security; ensures full and equal participation of women in peace processes and the protection of women in war. “NMDHR believes that, like the Dutch National Action Plan (NAP) 1325: there should be a legal framework to combat impunity and increase the respect for international frameworks on human rights and women’s rights,” says NMDHR Gender Coordinator, Ena Harmon. She said women play a key role in conflict prevention, mediation and reconstruction, and that there should be women representations in these processes, as well as women mediators. “There should be harmonization and coordination for means to be attributed to research on gender and conflict, monitoring and evaluation of progress on the implementation of UNSCR 1325,” she said. She said one out of three women experiences violence, systematic abuse, domestic violence and rape. That the less visible often have deep cultural roots as women are considered second rate citizens. NMDHR is with the view that with the implementation of these four characters women will be protected from violence and abuse: 1.       Creation of space for women in local and national debates This regards the way in which norms and values can be reformulated from the perspective of women. 2.       Empowerment of Victims/survivors Strengthening self esteem, creating capacity to solve problems and improve position in society. 3.       Promotion of the positive roles of women as leaders: this includes addressing the social needs of women, also legal and political framework to reflect on the needs of women.   CORDAID which funds NMDHR’s advocacy on gender issues using religious and traditional leaders is an international Development Organization with strong focus on social justice, eradicating of poverty, building the capacity of CSOs, and lobbying. CORDAID has 1000 local counterparts in 333 Countries: Africa, Asia and Latin America.   1

2010-03-08T12:38:00+01:00

PRESS RELEASE Sierra Leone Must Denounce Rape Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for all”. As Sierra Leone and the whole world celebrates International Women’s Rights Today, The Network Movement for Democracy and Human Right (NMDHR) calls for the Government and the people of Sierra Leone to protect women and girls from rape.

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2010-03-12T04:34:53+01:00

1. EU Caucus Letter to CSW UN Member State Government Delegations as well as to the Secretary General After our daily breakfast meeting we have to update each other, I headed to the EU Caucus today, where EU NGOs discussed a draft letter to be sent to the CSW UN Member State Government Delegations as well as to the Secretary General. We expressed our outrage about the weakness of the CSW's response to the 15 year review of the Platform for Action review as well as the terrible logistics for NGO access to this year's CSW. While this year, UN meber statesdecided not to re-open the beijing Platform for Action, which as I explained unfotunately is a smart choice as this would most probably lead to a more conservative text addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights among other gender issues, it also means that for the first time there will be no final policy document (usually " Agreed Conclusions" get adopted). Instead, a small declaration has been pre-drafted before the CSW and adopted early this week.  Member States were requested to not suggest new language and no lobbying took place around this declaration, which basically only expresses very general support for the Beijing Platform for Action. The CSW Chair actually openly requested that no input would be given by Member States, which means that a discussion was consciously avoided. The weakness of the language in the declaration makes it a useless document. The letter we discussed did not include women's health inclunding SRHR and HIV as well as woman and violence issues as focus points governments should be discussing in their CSW delibrations but Cordaid was succesful in having a few issues added to the letter. In terms of logistical challenges, let me give you a feel of what it is like to be here. CSOs here are very disapointed and quite frustrated because not only has access to UN passes (in order to access the formal CSW programme) been very strenuous (I met a woman on Monday that waited in line for 7 hours to get her UN pass...and don't expect any chairs to sit down! We were actually "lucky" only needing 3 hours to secure our passes). What is even more frustrating is that the space reserved for CSO panels and activites was also reduced this year. A large part for activites can only be accessed with special invitations, which are hard to secure. To make a long story short, the working conditions have been inacceptable, yet despite all this, you see motivated and active CSO represntatives making the best out of the situation. The activities are packed with people sitting on the floor...no space to walk in between people. Strong women from everywhere!!! 2. CSW Resolution on HIV/AIDS In terms of policy lobby, as I mentionned a few days ago, there is a draft HIV/AIDS resolution that we have prepared input for and which was shared with the Dutch Delegation on Tuesday as well as with the Spanish EU Representative today...Government delegation are expected to discuss this tomorrow so we are hopeful some of our language will be taken up!!! 3. HIV/AIDS Caucus Our delegation also went to the HIV/AIDS Caucus in the afternoon. A few of us were able to raise the importance of the work caregivers are doing and a few comments were made around the need to recognise their work and strengthen if afterwards. 4. Panel " Outlawing Women: Effects of Laws criminalizing women's sexuality" Later in the evening, I attended a passionating panel addressing criminalization of PLHIV, coercive sterilization fo HIV positive women as well as criminalization of sexual orientation, abortion, and agender analysis of statutory rape laws. So uch to say about it...it has been a very long day and I can't keep my eyes open, so good night for today more tomorrow! 0

2010-03-05T05:34:12+01:00

Some more lobby news today from our Team....

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Some events were a must attend on this day for us who are more into women’s rights in health care. The panel discussion organized by the WHO Alliance for Policy and Systems Research, for example, was one of the ‘must attend.’ The discussion aimed at taking forward evidence from a global WHO report titled “Women and Health: today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda” with an overall view to shape a shared agenda for women’s health. The particular focus of the panel discussion was the need to strengthen health systems so that they are better geared towards meeting the needs of women from birth to older age in terms of access, coverage and responsiveness. One of the Panelists, Dr. Sundari Ravindrani, a consultant and professor from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region> highlighted on how current health systems do not favour women at all as often women have financial barriers to access the kind of health services that they want. She proposed that the universal access be tailored to meet different needs between men and women; and that free services should be available on a wider range of services not just a few. In the same panel, a country specific health system was looked at using <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s experience. Dr. Irene Agyepong, Regional Director of Health Services in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region> highlighted the need for a health system to be responsive, fair and equitable, which in her opinion, is not the case in the country. Generally, she said the health system is underfunded and under resourced which affects women more than men as they are the general users of the services due to their role of caregiver to everyone in the family. We totally agree with her as many of us are experiencing the same kind of system. At the end of the discussion it was unanimously agreed that the role of women as care givers has not maximally been recognized; hence a strong area for advocacy! Regional caucuses are also taking place as parallel events to CSW54 and the Africa Region is meeting (almost) every morning for debriefing of major issues that need to be carried forward to higher levels. One of such issues which were discussed this day was the new gender entity that is expected to be included in the UN resolutions. Women are lobbying around the issue of need for more funding as the current proposed funds ($500 million) are half of what the women are asking for. The need for a woman to head this section is another issue discussed and the <st1:place>Africa</st1:place> region would love to have one of heir own in this position. Names are being proposed from different countries and one that came out on this day was that of Nyaradzai from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>.………… and the lobbying goes on! Later in the day, the International Planned Parenthood Federation hosted a panel discussion on sexual and reproductive health rights of young people. The panelists were young people drawn from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Morocco</st1:place></st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region><st1:place>Tunisia</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>. They talked about their rights to have correct and comprehensive information about their sexuality and reproductive health; a thing which, it was noted in the discussion, does not usually happen in the homes as many parents are shy to discuss these with the young ones. It was also noted that some cultural and religious values hinder discussion of such issues. Examples were given of girls who found themselves pregnant without having had any information whatsoever as to what processes take place regarding sexuality and reproduction. Generally, it was apparent that the rights of young people in terms of sexual and reproductive health need to be taken seriously as the consequences of not addressing them now will be carried forward to the future. It was a very good session which was hosted by the young people and also well patronized by their age group. We only hope our ‘sister’ panel discussion, SRHR of HIV+ women, coming up this Friday will attract a similar interesting discussion! The rights issues are making a good agenda for lobbying and advocacy.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> 0

2010-03-04T19:33:23+01:00

It is the fifth day and activities are running full throttle. With over 7,000 NGOs running various side events, we are spoiled for choice; and cannot wait to share the highlights of yesterday’s events (at least the ones we managed to attend!)

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<UL> <LI> </LI></UL> 1. The launch of the country action for women, girls, gender equality and HIV organized by UNAIDS highlighted key aspects of:  <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>sexual reproductive rights of HIV+ women</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> integration of SRHR into HIV services to enhance comprehensive services for women</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> need for research on the drivers of HIV among women like violence against women (VAW), SRHR, gender discrimination among others</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> there was a call for CSO involvement to make the plan work for women</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>gender responsive and mainstreaming efforts to be in place to make the work women</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Much as the plan sounds/looks very promising the question is how effective the plan will be in the live of an ordinary woman or girl on the ground. This is  a question I raised which answer was referred to all of us to take it up at our country level to make sure this plan works for women. “So guys take up the challenge”.</DIV></LI></UL> 2. Panel on sharing good practices to achieve <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:stockticker>MDG</st1:stockticker> 3. <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The status of women in higher education training and labor market was analyzed and presented the relevance of  women’s higher education to economic empowerment and as a basis for human rights when aiming to achieve <st1:stockticker>MDG</st1:stockticker> 3</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Good practices in areas of livelihood improvement for women were highlighted as strategies to enhance gender equality.</DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>One comment I made in the discussion was that the interventions towards women’s empowerment must be cognition of the gender stereotyped and discriminatory programs like tailoring, home making etc which will continue to be an impediment to achieve gender equality.</DIV></LI></UL> 3. A meeting with the Uganda Government delegation was interesting that they recognize the role of CSO in the CSW events that they ask to be directed to the relevant NGO events and the need to give support to CSO to lobby for their cause. A mention was made on the issue of home based care as an area of concern that Government of Uganda would take forward to the different forums of the CSW. 0

2010-03-04T17:11:02+01:00

Dear All Greetings from Agnes one of the Cordaid delegation from Uganda at the 54 CSW. It’s such a busy event to put every thing together from the different events. Please find a few events that I attended for your information:

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The rapid spread of counter-terrorism measures around the world, as part of the global ‘War on Terror’ since September 2001, has provided repressive governments with the perfect opportunity to further clamp down on civil society.   Under these measures, governments "can arrest human rights defenders and ordinary people – they only have to be outspoken and critical to get arrested," said Indonesian activist, Poengky Indarti. Of particular concern is the vague definition of terrorism found in much of this counter-terror legislation around the world, which means any opposition to the government can be targeted, including the work of women’s rights activists.   Indarti was one of six women human rights defenders speaking at a panel organized by the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development (CORDAID) and the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) on the impact of counter terrorism measures on women activists.   "Last December, police killed the leader of the Papuan independence movement, and there have been death threats against [Papuan] women’s human rights defenders Mama Josefa," Indarti said. West Papua’s independence struggle, and the work of women human rights defenders in volatile Indonesia-ruled Irian Jaya, is an often-ignored part of the Pacific Island region.   Nonibala Narengbam, working in the heavily militarized North Eastern region of India, shared similar concerns about the forgotten conflict in her state of Manipur, where "two to three people are killed every day". Narengbam said they do not use the term ‘human rights defenders’ in their local work, as it identifies them for targeting by the state and military, who view activists from the region with suspicion as potential ‘terrorists’.   Women and children make up the majority of civilian populations affected by these long-term armed conflicts, and make up the largest groups of people internally displaced by conflict.   "Columbia has the largest population of internally displaced persons next to Sudan,"said Rosa Emilia. However, in her work, linking international human rights law to local activism in Columbia, Emilia has found the women human rights defenders framework to be very useful in designing policy.   However, Indarti warns that like many other aspects of civil society work, the defenders framework can be coopted by the state. In Indonesia, activists have proposed draft human rights defenders legislation, but are concerned that the militarized state may hijack the human rights frame by self-identifying as defenders.   Other panelists were Raissa Jajurie, working in the Southern Phillipines, Jessica Nkuuhe of Urgent Action Fund Africa and Nancy Billica from Boulder University. 0

2010-03-04T03:59:44+01:00

Repressive states use counter terrorism measures to intimidate women human rights defenders March 1, 2010

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In 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The resolution calls for concrete actions to ensure full and equal participation of women in peace processes; promotion of women’s human rights; as well as protection of women in war and peace from gender based violence. Leading to its 10th anniversary the time has come to reflect on its implementation. Therefore Cordaid and GNWP commissioned the study on the costing and financing of 1325 which is now in a draft version and organized an event during the CSW54 to discuss the outcomes of this report with the audience. The event was well attended with around 70 people representing UNIFEM, UNFPA, UN INSTRAW, Permanent Missions and NGOs from many countries. The event was chaired by Chantal Walker from the Canadian Mission. Mavic Cabrera Balleza from GNWP explained the connection of the Financing 1325 study with the broader GNWP’s Monitoring & Evaluation Initiative (indicators 1325).   Cordaid Dewi Suralaga, lobbyist from Cordaid showed the experience from the Netherlands. Cordaid experienced that close collaboration between government and civil society on implementing UNSCR 1325 could really reinforces each other: in terms of programming and financing. Co-signing both the Dutch National Action Plan 1325 and the Schokland Accord 1325 between the Dutch government and other stakeholders in the Netherlands has prompted Cordaid to solidify and significantly increased its funding allocation for women, peace and security. We share the notion that the resolution and any NAP (National Action Plan) will remain as paper tigers without sufficient allocation and efficient use of funds. We also realize that our NGO partners in conflict affected countries need financial support, especially to ensure effective participation and leadership of women and women NGOs, as well as the very much needed data collection in the field. Among others, to enable them to influence the issues that need to be prioritized and budgeted for.   Partnership between different countries represented jointly by their respective government and CSOs are key in ensuring realistic implementation of UNSCR 1325. Hence, Cordaid together with the Dutch NGO Working Group 1325 to develop a Framework or Implementing Guidelines for a Partnership on 1325 that goes beyond the development of a document called National Action Plan 1325. This document is in the process of being adopted more widely by NGOs in Europe and we hope it could serve as a framework that could be enriched and used by broader international stakeholders.   Findings of the report Nicola Popovic, who has conducted the study presented her findings. Investing in 1325 implementation is an investment in gender equality and sustainable peace. As with all efforts to ensure policy implementation, however, raising the necessary financial resources is a central issue for the resolution’s advocates. What resources are required, how much is accessible and how much is missing are extremely difficult questions to answer, due not only to the complex nature of the topic of women, peace and security but also to the different expectations and objectives of the various institutions and sources already funding 1325 initiatives.   There are differences in the capacities, infrastructures, and human and financial resources of countries as well as in the individual priorities of governments. External resources differ. There are countries such as the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and, more recently, Spain that act as core donors for 1325 activities around the globe. Other countries such as Austria and Italy have supported Liberia in its action planning, process through the provision of resources and funds. There is a challenge in accessing data on financing. Country specific variables make it impossible to calculate the cost of a NAP on resolution 1325 that would be applicable for every country. Most NAPs do not specify the budget they will dedicate for the development and implementation of the NAP.   Draft recommendations are as follows. Donors: - Increase funds as well as their effectiveness and harmonization. - Improve the coordination of support and earmark resources for the implementation of programs and projects on women, peace and security. - Include impact indicators and evaluations. Implementing governments: - Assess the local needs and circumstances from a women, peace and security perspective and the perspective of local actors prior to the implementation process. - Include civil society organizations and international actors to ensure an inclusive and transparent action planning process. - Include monitoring and evaluation mechanisms as well as realistic budget and time lines in the programming of the implementation. - Synergize budget allocations among different government entities to improve coordination and increase effectiveness. External actors (local NGOs, civil society, international organizations) - Collect and share data on women, peace and security issues. - Coordinate with other stakeholders. - Raise awareness and support accountability and political will. - Conduct external evaluations of 1325 NAPs. - Include Costing and Financing 1325 as one of the global indicators for the implementation of UMSCR 1325 and 1889. All actors - Increase transparency and coordination on resource generation, usage and management.   0

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Costing and financing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – estimating the resources needed to implement women, peace and security resolutions at the national level. CSW54, 02 march 2010, Canadian mission, New York.

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<a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/dashboard?tag=CSW54">CSW 54</a> brings you to all lates updates. 0

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To read all posts and updates from the CSW 54 at New York, the easiest way is to use the tag CSW 54.

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Des actes forts marquent aujourd'hui la volonté du Gouvernement camerounais à avancer dans le processus de décentralisation. Des arrêtés du Minsitère de l'administration territoriale et de la Décentralisation avaient défini le profil du personnel des communes(ces dernières sont avec les régions les collectivités territoriales décentralisées au sens de la loi de 2004 portant sur la décentralisation). Le transfert des compétences a été rendu effectif depuis le début d'année 2010. Sept décrets ont été signés le 26 février dernier par le Premier ministre camerounais définissant les modalités d'exercice de certaines compétences transférées par l'Etat aux communes. Ces textes concernent les domaines suivants: l'alimentation en eau potable dans les zones non couvertes par le réseau public,la création et l'entretien des routes rurales, la promotion des activités de production agricole et de développment rural,  l'entretien et la gestion des centres de promotion de la femme et de la famille, l'attribution des aides et secours aux nécessiteux, la promotion desactivités de production pastorale et piscicole et les affaires culturelles. Ces décrets réaffirment le transfert en parallèle des ressources inhérentes aux différents secteurs. De ce fait, les ministères suivants sont concernées par le transfert des ressoources: le Ministère des mines, de l'eau et de l'énergie, le Ministère des travaux publics, le Ministère de l'agriculture et du Développement rural; le Ministère de la promotion de la femme et de la famlle, le Ministère des affaires sociales, le Ministère de l'élévage et de la pêche et le Ministère de la culture. Même si de nombreuses interrogations subsistent quant à la mise en oeuvre du processus de décentralisation, il est à noter quand mêm que de nombreuses actions sont progrssivement menées pour sa concrétisation. Toutefois des efforts devraient ^tre menées afin de s'assurer que l renforcement de la démocratie et l'accéleration du développement du pays qui sont autant d'éffets atttendus de ce processus seront atteints 0

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Le transfert des compétences prévu dans le cadre du processus de décentralisation se concrétise dénotant à la fois l'irreversibilité du processus en cours et la nécessité de s'entourer des garanties pour sa concrétisation de façon efficace et efficiente dans le but de mieux impliquer les populations à la gstions des affaires locales

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The  Network Movement for Democracy and Human Rights (NMDHR) has held various training programmes in the provinces to train chiefdom elders and religious leaders on the rights of women in society. The trainings which were conducted in Pujehun, Koinadugu and Kailanhun districts benefitted nine chiefdoms: Samgbeh, Kasongo, Wara Yangala, Sorogbema, Sowa, Kpamgabomgeh, Kissy Tongae, Kissy Teng, and Luawa. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> The project is sponsored by CORDAID Netherlands and is being implemented by the NMDHR in-collaboration with the Inter-religious Council of Sierra Leone. <o:p> </o:p> The purpose of the project is to enhance the capacity of traditional and religious leaders to use the verses of the Quran and Bible to educate their congregation on the rights of women and girls in society. <o:p> </o:p> NMDHR has also put together training manual for traditional and religious leaders to help them in their sermons, especially on the rights of women and the girl child. The training manual is also meant to be used as a resource instrument by the trainees to effectively communicate with the people. <o:p> </o:p> The Programme Manager of NMDHR, Abdul Karim Habib, said the trainings were held on February 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 26th in the various districts. He said violence against women is an offence under the Domestic Violence Acts of 2007 part (II) Section (1) for any person in domestic relationship to engage in any act of domestic violence. “Violence Against Women (VAW) is one of the most widespread human rights abuse as well as one of the most hidden in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place>. It cuts across cultural, religious, and economic boundaries and affects women of every class, race, age, religion, nationality and sexual identity,” he said. <o:p> </o:p> Habib said it is inhuman for women to be used as commodities, such as trafficking and girl child pornography; also their denial to access resources necessary for their physical and psychological wellbeing. He explained further that gender-based violence and violence against women are two global problems that almost occur in every country in the world. “Statistics all over the world showed that violence against women occur almost every minute or second and women are most often the victims,” he stated, reiterating that in the developing world women suffer from discrimination, harassment and intimidation in the hands of men. “Acts of abuse and violation against women were widespread during the war when women were made to live as sex slaves, raped and maimed,” he said. <o:p> </o:p> The representative of the Civil Society Movement (CSM), David A. Fawundu, said the collaboration between NMDHR and the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone to bring Christian and Muslim clerics together in the fight against violence and abuse of women and girls in society. He said bringing together the two bodies will greatly help in changing the perception of all Sierra Leoneans towards issues of women in the country. He said Civil Society Movement will always stand by NMDHR in their campaign to protect women and girls from abuse and violence. <o:p> </o:p> The representative of the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone, Rev. Alex P. Gbenga, said the Holy Bible highly respected women and do not support violence against women. “In most Christian Churches, women are referred to as Mothers, like in the Catholic and some Orthodox churches,” he said, adding that this is because they strongly believe that Mary the mother of Jesus Christ was a highly respectable figure and that respect should transfer to every woman who holds a strategic position or leader’s position in the church. He said the church has a greater role to play in the fight against domestic violence and violence against women and girls in society. “Violence against women is most common in communities in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place>, especially in the rural settings. Religious leaders have a strategic role to play in preventing this social menace that is responsible for the retrogressive and unprogressive status of women in the country,” he said, stating that Ephesian 5-25 to 29 urges man to love his wife as Christ love the Church.  He also said that it is incumbent upon all believers of the Bible and religious leaders in particular to integrate in their sermons the values that the Three Gender Laws place on the respect of women in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place>. <o:p> </o:p> Explaining the Islam view on the rights of women, Imam Abdulai J. Kamara, said the Quran provides clear-cut evidence that women are completely equal with men in the sight of Allah in terms of their rights and responsibilities. Quoting Quran 78:38, he said “Every soul will be held responsible for its deeds,” also adding, “so their Lord accepted their prayers, (saying): I will not suffer to be lost in the work of any of you whether male or female. You precede one from another….(Quran 3:195)’ <o:p> </o:p> 2

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training of trainers was conducted in the three project locations. a training of trainers was conducted for NaC-GBV partners using the training manual. This trining was facilitated by the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leine in each of the anticipated districts. In other words, large parts of the materials for these trainings was from the training manual that was compiled by an expert team of religious leaders by selecting verses from the Koran and the Bible that promote women rights from the religious points of view. The three ToT was conduscted by NMDHR and the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone.

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During the two day Global NGO Forum (27-28 February), <UL> <LI>Ms. Gumbodzvanda, YWCA General Secretary, very eloquently rasied health issues and HIV and AIDS as one of the main areas of concern for women in the world. <LI>one of the main panels included a grassroots home based caregiver from Kenya, Violet Shivutse, who reminded the audience about the important work done by caregivers. She mentionned that in Kenya, while in the late 90s the country's health system was overwhelmed by care needs of PLHIV, which resulted in massive training efforts of caregivers, eventually the country witnessed a reduction of the number of PLHIV treated in hospitals, because home based caregivers were treating them at home. A mapping done recently (the Huairou Commission is about to publish findings from several countries on the work of home based caregivers "Compensation for contribution") tracked the amount of work done by home based caregivers for OVC, supporting households, treating tuberculosis, and supporting adherence to treatment etc. This data is paramount to show the impact resource people in the communities have. The hope is that this will support caregivers in being able to participate in decision-making related to health systems.</LI></UL> During the official CSW opening, <UL> <LI>the Under-Secretary General mentionned caregiving and domestic work as a factor limiting women's education. " Standing up for women's rights is standing up for the global good". <LI>the ECOSOC President, noted how the financial crisis increased frequency of unpaid work, among which caregiving mostly done by women and girls. "No countries can develop without full participation of women in all walks of life". <LI>This was also emphasised by UN Assistant Secretary General, Special Advisor on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women. She noted  the unproportionally high representation of women engaged in unpaid work, incl. caregiving. " Time for action is now!"</LI></UL> <DIV>You can also check on CSW updates on the Women and Violence room: <A href="https://mail.cordaid.nl/OWA/redir.aspx?C=a9ecaced67a04568ab6a534e2fcb9d05&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cordaidpartners.com%2frooms%2fwomen-and-violence">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/women-and-violence</A> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>You can also check on CSW updates on the Counter Terrorism Measures (CTM) room: <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/counter-terrorism-measures-ctm-1">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/counter-terrorism-measures-ctm-1</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> 0

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Over 7000 NGOs registered to be part of this year's CSW (focusing on Beijing +15), networking and advocating for women's human rights. Health is one of the many issues addressed, with HIV/AIDS and maternal and child mortality being the two most frequently issues referred to. During last year's CSW (fousing on HIV/AIDS and caregiving), Cordaid delegation advocated strongly to strengthen the position of (volunteer home based) caregiving and the role of caregivers, this is a quick message to share mentions of caregiving in the past two days as follow up. We will continue tracking references made....

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Read the comprehensive report of the two days GLobal NGO Forum, written by our Cordaid Counter-Terrorism Measures Room colleagues!

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The keynote speaker of the NGO forum was <A href="http://simasamar.com/">Dr. Sima Samar</A>. She is chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and was invited by Cordaid. She mentioned that 15 years after Beijing we have done lots but we are still at the beginning, to achieve that women are equal to men. Most women in Afghanistan still do not have access to education, work and healthcare. Neither to justice. A good woman in Afghanistan is a woman who is not raising her voice. This definition of a good or bad woman should be changed. We have to empower the women and let them know their rights. Women movements, women freedom and women rights should be given priority by the international community and their spaces for agency and advocacy should be improved.   <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/people/lbr ">Lia van Broekhoven</A>, policy advisor for Cordaid on the nexus between development, peace and security, was one of the speakers on a panel held on the second day. Her message is that women work hard for development, peace, security and human rights and need to join hands. Security issues are about “hard power”, and a concerted effort of various communities to address them from a civil society perspective should take priority. The Human Security framework can support us, women, in finding avenues to link human rights, development and security that work in tandem to aim for a more peaceful world. We should not underestimate the formidable powers we are up against, but also not loose courage that we can engage with security actors and powerholders. Building peace is the most difficult to do, but it connects our worlds. We need resources for this, and pooling our strengths and energies is an important step (<A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/documents/930-speech-lia-van-broekhoven-on-ngo-forum-28-02-2010">full speech attached</A>).   During the NGO forum attention is asked to the UN member states and the UN secretariat to move swiftly forward to create the new UN gender equality entity. The UN must fulfill its mandate of working for gender equality as a crucial component of development, human rights, peace and security. Therefore building a United Nations that really works for all women is needed. The UN already recognized the need for a strong, well resourced coordinated body to be a driver for these goals. The time to act on realizing this possibility is now. For more information, visit <A href="http://gear.groupsite.com/main/summary">http://gear.groupsite.com/main/summary</A>   In a regional meeting session participants from Europe discussed the next steps we should take in favor of women rights. Several outcomes which were presented are as follows: - Women in decision making positions should be increased; 50% should be women, we should connect this with CEDAW, the 50% should also be realized at EC level and at corporate level and transparency is needed. - Violence against women should be on the agenda; we should refer to human rights articles, a special new convention on violence against women should be created, a EU directive is needed to guide national laws, there should be proper finance for prevention, shelter and other support for women suffering from violence. - Women and the economic crises need attention; gender analysis is needed for money spent by corporate, banks and military activities. We should encourage gender budgeting also in EU countries.   The NGO’s called on governments, civil society and the United Nations to collaborate and ensure the outcomes of the Beijing Platform for Action will be realized.   For pictures of this event please <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/women-and-violence/albums/130-ngo-global-forum-for-women-beijing-15">go here</A>. 0

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2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women. In recognition of this anniversary, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY organized an NGO Global Women’s Forum. NGO’s gathered together to advocate for a full implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Around 1000 people were present at the two days forum. We discussed issues like more women leadership, more education for girls and women, greater involvement of women in peace negotiations. Therefore full gender equality is needed.

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The opening was capitalized with a beautiful orchestra from the Salvation Army. In her key note address, Dr. Sima Samar, Chair of Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission called upon the delegates to be united in all their endeavors as they are all one global female body fighting for one cause. On the progress of the fight for women’s’ rights, she queried whether women empowerment alone is enough when culture, religion and politics are used as an excuse to ignore women’s’ rights. Later in the day, two panel discussions took place around issues of advancing women’s rights, what the world conferences on women have accomplished and the state of world’s women in terms of patriarchy, violence against women & girls, women’s health and climate change. Notable issues coming up from these discussions were: ·         Need to incorporate young women in the movements since after fifteen years, most of the activists are catching up with age and the torch has to be passed on while the veterans are still active. ·         Need to reach out to grassroots women since they are part of the family Generally it was noted that there have been tremendous achievements; but there are still some challenges to be addressed. For example it was noted that there was no sustainable and systematic effort on health fifteen years after Beijing. <DIV>You can also check on CSW updates on the Women and Violence room: <A href="https://mail.cordaid.nl/OWA/redir.aspx?C=a9ecaced67a04568ab6a534e2fcb9d05&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cordaidpartners.com%2frooms%2fwomen-and-violence" target=_blank>http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/women-and-violence</A> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>You can also check on CSW updates on the Counter Terrorism Measures (CTM) room: <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/counter-terrorism-measures-ctm-1" target=_blank>http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/counter-terrorism-measures-ctm-1</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> 0

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The Global NGO Forum for Women: Beijing +15 started on Saturday, 27 February 2010 at the Salvation Army in the city of New York. Women from all continents and various NGOs have gathered in their large numbers to have their voices heard and advance the agenda on promotion of women’s’ rights.

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Estas son algunas de las producciones de este grupo de jóvenes<div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/MODULO 01/Taller locucion 091009/como bb_rimas mp3.mp3">Rimas</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/MODULO 01/Taller locucion 091009/cronica.mp3">Crónica</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/MODULO 01/Taller locucion 091009/entrevistas.mp3">Entrevista</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/MODULO 01/Taller locucion 091009/locusion_de_opinion.mp3">Opinión</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/MODULO 01/Taller locucion 091009/programa_ juvenil.mp3">Programa Juvenil</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org/audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/modulo%202/Audios%20del%20Ejercicio%201%20de%20EVALUACION%20LOCUCION%20INDIVIDUAL/">Locuciones de la Red Joven en el segundo taller</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/MODULO 01/fotos_modulo 01">Algunas fotos de los Jóvenes en Guatemala</a></div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/mochileros/TALLERES_GUATEMALA/modulo 2/fotos_modulo_02">Más Fotos</a></div> 0

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Coordinada por Nivia Alvizures de APREDE (asociación especializada en la prevención del delito) y con el apoyo de FGER (Federación GUatemalteca de Escuelas Radiofónicas), la Red de Jóvenes en Guatemala ha crecido desde 2009, y ya se encuentran realizando la prepración de su cuarto taller dentro del proceso de formación dividido en 5 módulos.

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In dit artikel wordt beschreven hoe je volgens een helder stappenplan tot een strategie voor het inzetten van Social Media komt.

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The deadline for all applications is March 22, 2010.   Details and application forms can be downloaded here, plus answers to frequently asked questions: <a href="http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/award.asp">http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/award.asp</a> <a href="http://fellowsupdate.wordpress.com%20">http://fellowsupdate.wordpress.com </a>   Application forms can also be obtained by writing to AWARDFellows@cgiar.org   Please help us spread the word about this unique opportunity to qualified African women whom you know by forwarding this email and/or printing and posting the attached announcement.   All queries should be sent to AWARDFellows@cgiar.org   0

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The Huairou Commission would like to announce that AWARD is accepting applications for the 2010 AWARD Fellowships. African women working in agricultural research and development from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia who have completed a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in selected disciplines are invited to apply. Applicants must be nationals of the above listed countries and be available in Africa throughout the fellowship period.

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Cordaid partners and colleagues in New York during the CSW 54 session (1-12 March) and Global NGO forum (27, 28 February) You can also check on updates on the Women and Violence room: <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/women-and-violence">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/women-and-violence</A>  There will be several team. The Team working on Health, HIV and HBC will be composedof 4 members: <UL> <LI>Ms. Agnes Atim, Executive Director, National Community of Women living with HIV/AIDS) NACWOLA - Uganda <LI>Ms. Matilda Mkunthi Maluza, National Health Secretary, Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) <LI>Ms. Mirriam Moganwa Motlatla, St Joseph's, SA <LI>Nathalie Lasslop, HIV and AIDS Advocacy Officer, Cordaid</LI></UL> Background: The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. The next session of the Commission (fifty-fourth session) will take place from 1 - 12 March 2010. During this session CSW will undertake a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. Emphasis will be placed on the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals. Prior to the 54th Session of CSW, there will be a two-day Global NGO Forum on 27-28 February. The normal outcome of the political negotiations is laid down in a document, the so-called Agreed Conclusions . This year, there will be NO Agreed Conclusions. Instead, member States will prepare a political Declaration. It is therefore not yet clear in how far advocacy to influence the declaration will be possible. Cordaid and its partners will participate in the Global NGO Forum and CSW 54 session, and organise a number of events. Cordaid NGO parallel events <UL> <LI>Cordaid together with the Huairou Commission and Rozaria Memorial Trust will organize an event about <A href="http://cordaidpartners.com/rooms/home-based-care/events/138-csw-roles-and-challenges-of-caregivers-sexual-and-reproductive-health-rights-of-women-living-with-hiv">“Roles and challenges of caregivers: sexual and reproductive health & rights of women living with HIV”</A>, where home based care givers with different backgrounds (grassroots, faith based, women living with HIV) will indicate how they have promoted the SRHR of women living with HIV, what challenges they are facing and which best practices they have developed. <LI> Rozaria Memorial Trust and its partners, among which Cordaid, is hosting a skills building session on “<A href="http://cordaidpartners.com/rooms/home-based-care/events/139-csw-community-innovations-in-prevention-of-violence-against-women-and-hiv">Community innovations in prevention of violence against women and HIV</A>”, where Ms. Agnes Atim from the National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda (NACWOLA) will make a presentation. The skills building session on community innovations for prevention of violence and HIV seeks to share some of the winning strategies and innovations in communities. <LI>Cordaid together with WHRD IC (Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition)organise an event  about “The impact of counter terrorism measures on women activists”. Women human rights defenders, peace builders and development workers from Colombia, Uganda, India, the Philippines and Indonesia share their responses and strategies to the impact of terrorist acts and counter terrorism measures on their work and lives. </LI></UL> Cordaid event during the CSW54 The Women and Violence programme, in collaboration with its partner, the Global Network of Women Peace Builders (GNWP) will work with several Missions (members of “Friends of 1325” within the UN) to convene: <UL> <LI>An event on Monitoring UNSCR 1325. The Report of Cordaid - GNWPB Study on Financing 1325 will be presented. <LI>An event with the Sierra Leone Mission to launch the National Action Plan: NAP 1325 which has just been developed with Cordaid’s support.</LI></UL>  Cordaid participation during NGO Forum During the NGO Forum Lia van Broekhoven will be one of the Panelists to speak on Women, Peace and Security. Dr. Sima Samar, Chair of the Independent Afghan Human Rights Commission, who is invited by Cordaid and the Global Network of Women Peace builders, will be keynote speaker.   0

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As we did last year, we will post updates on what is happening at the CSW via this Home Based care room.

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<div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybybohk">Unas lindas fotos del trabajo colectivo</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/Red Joven PARAGUAY/Producciones/NOTICIERO DE BUENAS A PRIMERAS - RED JOVEN PY.mp3">PRODUCCION 1</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/Red Joven PARAGUAY/Producciones/producto terminado.mp3">PRODUCCION 2</a></div> 0

2010-02-22T23:45:50+01:00

Jóvenes paraguayos asumieron el reto de hacer red desde esta región del sur. Estas son las imágenes de su primer encuentro

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In the first 2 weeks of February the boda boda bicycle taxi community put in a lot of work to renovate the building, just in time for the pre-launch on the 13th. On the morning of the 13th, global cyclist and ambassador of Cycling out of Poverty Frank van Rijn arrived at the site. A group of 100 boda boda bicycle taxi's, representatives of KLM and Cycling out of Poverty, Hon. Shakeer Shabir (MP of Kisumu Town East), and a marching band joined Frank in his ride to the workshop. Ben and Merceline were two of the speakers during the ceremony. In their inspiring speaches they congratulated the VBBS with this achievement under the Urban Matters programme in Manyatta. Hon. Shakeer Shabir, Karen Blanken of KLM and Frank van Rijn unvieled the banner with the name of the workshop: Cycling Blue Workshop. The workshop is planned to be fully operational from the 1st of April 2010 and is going to produce modified bicycles to support entrepreneurs in Kisumu with their income generating activities. For more information go to <A href="http://www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com">http://www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com</A> or have a look at the Cycling Blue website <A href="http://cyclingblue.wordpress.com">http://cyclingblue.wordpress.com</A>.     1

2010-02-22T21:57:25+01:00

On Saturday 13th of February the bicycle workshop in Kisumu Kenya was officially opened. This workshop is part of the joint Cycling Blue Programme of Uvumbuzi, Victoria Boda Boda Sacco (VBBS) and Cycling out of Poverty.

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En la ciudad de Quito, Ecuador, en el mes de mayo de 2009, se inicia este proceso con el encuentro de jóvenes de 7 países para conformar la Red de Productoras y Productores Jóvenes de ALER RedJoven. Aquí algunas de las imágenes de la última sesión de encuentro.

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<a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/5toprogespmono.mp3">Confintea 1</a><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/CUARTO INFORME CONTACTO SUR.mp3">Confintea 2</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/CUARTO VESPERTINO.mp3">Confintea 3</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/PRIMER INFORME VESPERTINO.mp3">Confintea 4</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/PRIMER PROGRAMA ESPECIAL.mp3">Confintea 5</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/SEGUNDO INFORME CONTACTO SUR.mp3">Confintea 6</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/SEGUNDO PROGRAMA ESPECIAL CONFINTEA BELEM.mp3">Confintea 7</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/SEGUNDO VESPERTINO.mp3">Confintea 8</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/CONFINTEA cobertura especial/TERCER VESPERTINO.mp3">Confintea 9</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/01 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 030210_10h30.mp3">MUTIRAO 1</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/02 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 030210_15h00.mp3">MUTIRA0 2</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/03 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 040210_10h30.mp3">MUTIRAO 3</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/04 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 040210_15h00.mp3">MUTIRAO 4</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/05 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 050210_10h30.mp3">MUTIRAO 5</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/06 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 060210_10h30.mp3">MUTIRAO 6</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/07 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 060210_15h00.mp3">MUTIRAO 7</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/08 PROGRAMA MUTIRAO 070210_10h30.mp3">MUTIRAO 8</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/entrevista_martin_becerra.mp3">MUTIRAO 9</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/mutirao_reporte1.mp3">MUTIRAO 10</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/MUTIRAO OCLACC/red_joven_MUTIRAO1.mp3">MUTIRAO 11</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/PUNTA DE VACAS 2DO INFORME 020110 10H00.mp3">MARCHA MUNDIAL POR LA PAZ 1</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/PUNTA DE VACAS 3ER INFOME 020110 rueda d prensa.mp3">MARCHA MUNDIAL POR LA PAZ 2</a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.aler.org//audios/aler/Mochiler@s/PUNTA DE VACAS 4to INFOME 020110 cierre.mp3">MARCHA MUNDIAL POR LA PAZ 3</a></div> 0

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Además de nuestro programa Mochiler@s, los jóvenes de la red participan activamente en eventos latinoamericanos como corresponsales, haciendo no solo presencia, sino produciendo información con perspectivas jóvenes. A continuación algunas de las principales producciones realizadas como coberturas informativas por la red joven. Confintea: VI Conferencia Internacional de Educación de Adultos, 1 -4 diciembre de 2009, Belén, Brasil. A este evento asistió Anahí Britez, desde la red de jóvenes proveniente de Paraguay. Marcha Mundial por la Paz, arribo final a Punta Vacas, Argentina, 2,3,4,5,6 de enero de 2010. A este evento asistió Evelyn Ezquieta, por la red joven, proveniente de Argentina. Mutirao de la Comunicación América Latina y el Caribe. 3 - 7 de febrero de 2010, Porto Alegre, Brasil. A este Evento asistió Anita Acosta, pr parte de la red joven, proveniente de Ecuador.

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2010-03-12T06:20:10+01:00

<A href="https://mail.cordaid.nl/OWA/redir.aspx?C=d8d41e2d12544c369d89f2e8c83e7dfb&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.feedblitz.com%2ft2.asp%3f%2f487291%2f20822319%2f3482364%2fhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.fundsforngos.org%2flatest-funds-for-ngos%2frotary-peace-fellowships-for-peace-conflict-resolution-and-sustainable-development%2f" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/rotary-peace-fellowships-for-peace-conflict-resolution-and-sustainable-development/ </A> <A href="https://mail.cordaid.nl/OWA/redir.aspx?C=d8d41e2d12544c369d89f2e8c83e7dfb&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rotary.org%2fen%2fStudentsAndYouth%2fEducationalPrograms%2fRotaryCentersForInternationalStudies%2fPages%2fridefault.aspx" target=_blank>http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/RotaryCentersForInternationalStudies/Pages/ridefault.aspx</A>   0

2010-02-20T22:11:48+01:00

Rotary International is providing 100 Rotary Peace Fellowships for individuals to undertake either master's degree or a professional development certificate fellows...Subjects include international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution or related and the professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution...[more] Deadline: March 2010 http://www.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/rotary-peace-fellowships-for-peace-conflict-resolution-and-sustainable-development/ http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/RotaryCentersForInternationalStudies

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2010-03-12T06:20:08+01:00

The base line survey is still in progress.  Although it has been completed in the Eastern Province with Action Plus and NMDHR operational areas in Nongowa Chiefdom, Kenema District and Kissy Kama Chiefdom in Kailahun District from the 5th – 10th February 2010. In the Northern Province, we have just ended up the survey with CDHR in Koinadugu District and AMNET in the Kambia District 13th – 16th February 2010.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Meanwhile, activities so far have been successful and partner organizations have giving their best to the team.  Each organization is providing two field staffs to serve as enumerators and the PRM-SL contact person for National Advocacy Programme together with the Consultant who happens to be head of the Linguistics Department in Njala University College, Bo Campus are there to give back up training and supervision to the enumerators at field.<o:p></o:p> The final phase of the survey will kick off on Friday, 19th February 2010 in Bo with the orientation training of PRM-SL, ACT, HELP-SL, WPJP and RADA-SL Field Staffs on how to administer the questionnaires and conduct Focus Group Discussion.  They are expected to be in the field over the weekend and by Tuesday they would have returned their questionnaires for analysis.<o:p></o:p>     In the mean time, analysis has revealed that GBV, in particular teenage pregnancy and rape incidences are a serious cause of concern to the community people in those rural settings.  Another encouraging sign though, is that the respondents have so far showed keen interest in speaking out on them.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 1

2010-02-18T13:46:26+01:00

CORDAID COALITION PARTNERS INSIERRA LEONE

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The CMDRR programme was evaluated in 2009. The purpose of the evaluation was to gain greater insight into and understanding of the efficiency, relevance, and effectiveness of the Cordaid DRR programme and the best strategies for any future DRR programme.   The evaluation showed that when implemented well, Cordaid’s approach works well. Some of the CMDRR interventions are already clearly sustainable, despite the relatively short time that the project has been running. In general, activities that broadened livelihoods or produced an income stream were more likely to be sustainable and to be replicated outside the project area. The most successful DRR interventions were those which leveraged community and government resources.   There are also points for improvement: While the CMDRR approach is a bottom-up community-driven development approach, decisions on funding the plans developed by the community are still taken in a centralised top-down way. Furthermore, the time frame of many projects was too short to enable either project success or a good return on the capacity-building investment; staff turnover had an important impact on the results of the programme; and the fact that DRR is not internalised within Cordaid, or within most of their partners puts it in a weak position when it comes to encouraging their partners to adopt such approaches.   The CMDRR evaluation was based on field studies in Bagladesh, Indonesia, Malawi and Ethiopia, as well as an online survey of Cordaid partners and interviews at Cordaid’s headquarters. The evaluation was commissioned by Cordaid to Channel Research (John Cosgrave as team leader).   <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/program-evaluations/documents/898-programme-evaluation-disaster-risk-reduction">Read the evaluation report</A>. 0

2010-02-18T11:27:42+01:00

Cordaid’s DRR programme is fundamentally rooted at the community level. The Community-Managed DRR (CMDRR) process uses a community-driven approach. After partners have been trained in the method, they then engage in community mobilisation, leading to a hazard mapping by the community and a community designed plan to reduce their disaster risks. Cordaid then generally funds some element of the plan.

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The  MOU was signed on 11th February 2010 by parties involved in the management and administration of the Tiwai Island. The parties involved include Tiwai Island Administrative Committee (TIAC); the Host Communities which comprise Kambama, Niahun, Boma, Saahun, Jenne, for Barri Chiefdom, in Pujehun District, and Mapuma, Segbema and Ngiema for Koya Chiefdom, Kenema District, and the Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA). The MOU is the out come of the problem solving workshop organized by Barri Chiefdom Peace and Reconciliation Committee (CPRC) and PRM SL at Kambama on 25th and 26th April 2009. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> The MOU is designed to define the roles and responsibilities of the parties which enhances the smooth running and   sustainable development of Tiwai Island for wild life Sanctuary.  The main aim of TIAC is to promote, conserve and sustain the ecological diversity of the Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, whilst also promoting social, cultural and economic values that benefit the communities. The signing ceremony was witnessed by parliamentary representatives and paramount Chiefs from East and South, Chiefdom authorities, host communities and CSOs representatives.  In the closing statement the paramount chiefs thanked the women Volunteer Peace Monitors for their efforts that facilitated the signing of the MOU which is expected to bring peace and stability in the communities.  <o:p></o:p> The recommendations after signing of the MOU included; building capacity of TIAC in the areas of financial management and administration, promoting income generating activities for host communities and follow up by Volunteer Peace monitors. 0

2010-02-17T14:22:03+01:00

SIGNING of MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AMONG THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN TIWAI ISLAND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

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THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH a 10 day short course for health activists scheduled in Kisumu, Kenya, 19-28 April, 2010 In association with The 7th TICH annual scientific conference Innovations towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (29 April – 2 May, 2010) The course will be conducted in English A limited number of scholarships for travel and accommodation will be available for qualified applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya APPLICATIONS INVITED Application deadline: 7 March 2010 Further details at: <a href="http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/announce">http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/announce</a> Online application form at: <a href="http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/application">http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/application</a> 0

2010-02-16T13:13:08+01:00

The International People's Health University (IPHU) of the People's Health Movement (PHM) and The Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) are pleased to announce

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THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH a 10 day short course for health activists scheduled in Kisumu, Kenya, 19-28 April, 2010 In association with The 7th TICH annual scientific conference Innovations towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (29 April – 2 May, 2010) The course will be conducted in English A limited number of scholarships for travel and accommodation will be available for qualified applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya APPLICATIONS INVITED Application deadline: 7 March 2010 Further details at: <a href="http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/announce">http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/announce</a> Online application form at: <a href="http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/application%20">http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/application </a> 0

2010-02-16T13:12:51+01:00

The International People's Health University (IPHU) of the People's Health Movement (PHM) and The Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) are pleased to announce

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2010-03-12T06:20:07+01:00

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THE STRUGGLE FOR HEALTH a 10 day short course for health activists scheduled in Kisumu, Kenya, 19-28 April, 2010 In association with The 7th TICH annual scientific conference Innovations towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (29 April – 2 May, 2010) The course will be conducted in English A limited number of scholarships for travel and accommodation will be available for qualified applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya APPLICATIONS INVITED Application deadline: 7 March 2010 Further details at: <a href="http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/announce">http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/announce</a> Online application form at: <a href="http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/application%20">http://www.phmovement.org/iphu/en/kisumu/application </a> 0

2010-02-16T13:12:27+01:00

The International People's Health University (IPHU) of the People's Health Movement (PHM) and The Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) are pleased to announce

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2010-02-15T20:12:05+01:00

SIGNING of MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AMONG THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN TIWAI ISLAND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

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Dear WGNRR members and friends, WGNRR wishes to recruit to two Programme Associates under 30 years old (PA) to work in the Manila Office, The Philippines, for a period of 6 months. We wish to recruit one PA from Latin America and one from Africa. These posts are intended for individuals who seek the opportunity to gain experience of working overseas within an international network. Please, find enclosed the requirements and the job description. Please, send CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you wish to apply for the post and how you feel you meet the personnel specification to Coordinator@wgnrr.org by the February 28, 2010. Should you wish to enquire more about the post please email office@wgnrr.org Looking forward to hearing from you! Kind regards, Iina Otmakhova Membership and Networking Officer irina.otmakhova@wgnrr.org Skype: irinaotmakhova Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights Red Mundial de Mujeres por los Derechos Reproductivos Réseau Mondial de Femmes pour les Droits Reproductifs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number 13 Dao Street, Project 3 Barangay Quirino 3A, Quezon City Philippines 1102 T: + 63 (2) 911 8293 F: + 63 (2) 913 6708

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<a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-san-salvador/news/192-alcald-a-tambi-n-tiene-un-plan-de-seguridad">Lees het Spaanstalige bericht. </a> 0

2010-02-11T14:29:54+01:00

De gemeente van San Salvador is begonen met de uitvoering van zijn veiligheidsplan om de zorgwekkende toename van delinquentie in de stad te bestrijden. Zij zijn begonnen in IVU, een wijk in het zuidelijk gedeelte van de hoofdstad, waar verlaten gebouwen worden gesloten en onbewoonbaar verklaard. Op de foto's is te zien hoe een oud gebouw dat tijdens de aardbeving van 2001 zwaar was beschadigd afgesloten wordt. Volgens de autoriteiten werden de derde en vierde verdieping van het gebouw bewoond door delinquenten. Op de twee eerste verdiepingen woonden 3 families.

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Already over a year ago, Cordaid started discussing about capturing best practices to develop and maintain a strategic partnership with Cordaid partners in South Africa. It is important to define what can be learned from the South African partners and what partners would be willing to share to other partners in South Africa and beyond. <a href="http://www.communitylifecompetence.org">The Constellation</a> will support this capturing process in an innovative way. The Constellation is both a movement of communities and an organization of facilitators. For experience, we know that communities have the capacity to respond to HIV, to build a common vision, to act and to adapt. Facilitators of the Constellation reveal and nurture that capacity.  The Constellation will support each partner to reflect and capture their main strengths and lessons learned during a three day visit. In May, all partners will come together for a Knowledge Fair where they will share what they have learned. They will then define what is common in their experience and summarize this learning in a Knowledge Asset. See an example of a <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/page/acknowledgement-and">Knowledge Asset on Acknowledgement and recognition of HIV</a>. To enable linking and learning from Cordaid’s program partners we need to start from the prerequisite for effective knowledge exchange. For knowledge to flow, people require a facilitative, non-hierarchical environment where they share on an equal basis. The Constellation approach is based on the appreciation of people’s strengths. Our starting point is that everyone has something to learn, everyone has something to share. Cordaid partners in South Africa will share their experience on the Constellation online platform (<a href="http://www.aidscompetence.ning.com/">http://www.aidscompetence.ning.com</a>). Please visit and join our online community to share your experiences (click on ‘sign up’). <o:p></o:p> 0

2010-02-10T11:19:25+01:00

Everyone has something to share, everyone has something to learn. The Constellation will support South African partners to capture their good practices. Each partner will reflect on its strengths and lessons learned for three days, with support of Constellation coaches. They will then come together in May for a Knowledge Fair.

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Dear Sir, dear Madam, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Last year KidsRights had the honour of presenting the International Children’s Peace Prize to Baruani Ndume. A 16 year old boy from The DRC who is now living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. He was awarded this Prize for his ongoing efforts in giving other children a platform to discuss their daily struggles and worries. In addition he gives these children the opportunity to call out to their parents, whom they lost during the war. He does all this through his radio show that airs from the refugee camp. <o:p></o:p> Like Baruani many children from all over the world were nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2009. Which means that many organisations from all over the world sent us their nominations, maybe also your organisation. And even though we are very excited to reach as many places in the world as we did, this year we are hoping to exceed the number of nominations again. This would not only mean that the International Children’s Peace Prize is recognised by even more players in the field, but this would also mean that even more children are recognised for their hard work, their drive for a better world in which children’s rights are respected and carried out.<o:p></o:p> Every year the KidsRights Foundation organizes the International Children’s Peace Prize. This Prize is awarded annually to a child, whose courageous or otherwise extraordinary efforts have made an impact on behalf of the Rights of the Child. The Children’s Peace Prize was awarded so far posthumously to Nkosi Johnson from South Africa, to Om Prakash Gurjar from India, to Thandiwe Chama from Zambia, to Mayra Avellar Neves from Brazil and last year to Baruani Ndume from The Democratic Republic of Congo, now living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The Children’s Peace Prize includes prize money, which will be invested by KidsRights in specific projects related to the struggle for peace and children’s rights of the winner. Therefore this year projects will be supported to improve the rights of youth in refugee camps. <o:p></o:p> This year the International Children’s Peace Prize will be celebrated on the Day of the Rights of the Child: the 20th of November 2010. We would like to invite you to inform us about the children you meet and work with and whom you feel might be a good candidate for this Prize. <o:p></o:p> Please find attached the nomination form 2010, which you can use if you would like to nominate a child that has a history of standing up and fighting for the rights of him or herself and other children in his/her country. <o:p></o:p> The final date for sending in the nomination form this year will be  April 1st, 2010. You can email the form to: <A href="mailto:info@childrenspeaceprize.org">info@childrenspeaceprize.org</A>.<o:p></o:p> The nomination form as well as additional information can also be downloaded from our website: <A href="http://www.childrenspeaceprize.org/">www.childrenspeaceprize.org</A>. <o:p></o:p> If you cannot nominate a child yourself, we kindly request you to disseminate the information attached to your member and/or partners organizations. <o:p></o:p> If you have any questions or comments, please let us know. We will be glad to assist you in any way we can.<o:p></o:p> 0

2010-02-08T09:48:00+01:00

Every year the KidsRights Foundation organizes the International Children’s Peace Prize. This Prize is awarded annually to a child, whose courageous or otherwise extraordinary efforts have made an impact on behalf of the Rights of the Child. The Children’s Peace Prize was awarded so far posthumously to Nkosi Johnson from South Africa, to Om Prakash Gurjar from India, to Thandiwe Chama from Zambia, to Mayra Avellar Neves from Brazil and last year to Baruani Ndume from The Democratic Republic of Congo, now living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.

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<a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/social-housing-and-effective-participation-linking-learning-and-lobby/news/188-wuf-5-22-26-march-2010">Read more in the social housing room.</a> 0

2010-02-04T16:46:21+01:00

Cordaid and partners will be present at the WUF 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

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Cordaid and partners will be present at the WUF 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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<A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-news-room/news/187-wrr-report-less-pretention-more-ambition-development-aid-that-makes-a-difference">Read the news item including links to the report, summary and online debate.</A> 0

2010-02-04T13:53:47+01:00

A National Scientific Council with advisory mandatory to the Dutch Government produced an analysis of the practice of sixty years Dutch development Aid.

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On 26th  January 2010 PRM SL Field and Liaison Officers of Barri Chiefdom made a follow-up visit on the GBV Workshop organized by PRM SL in October 2009 to assess the impact of the workshop conducted. The main objective of the workshop was to improve knowledge of local authorities and community members on the gender roles and responsibilities in promoting peaceful coexistence and development.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> The workshop was sponsored by cordaid Netherlands as part of their contribution following the fire disaster of Saahun Village in May 2009. Other stakeholders from Agricultural sectors provided rice seeds for farmers whose seeds were burnt down during that disaster in may 2009. All these efforts were coordinated by cordaid and PRM SL Volunteer Peace monitors living in the villages around the areas.<o:p></o:p> During the follow up visit focus group discussions were conducted as is seen from the photograph above. During the discussions and field visits the team observed the following development:-<o:p></o:p> ·         The knowledge acquired from the workshop were being put in practice by participants through  education of  community members about their roles and responsibilities toward individual members in the communities especially women, girls and children, <o:p></o:p> ·         Normal economic activities is going on and farms have been harvested,<o:p></o:p> ·         Road maintenance is in progress as this will help the inhabitants of the village to market their agricultural products,<o:p></o:p> ·         The recommendations and action plan of the workshop are being implemented and monitored by communities include Volunteer Peace monitors, these include human rights educations during their meetings, women to be represented in all communities meetings and other social activities, parents to avoid early marriage and initiation of their girl child and girl child to be given equal opportunities like boy child in terms of education.<o:p></o:p> ·         There has been some improvement of livelihood of the victims of the fire disaster at Saahun, but rehabilitation of their dwelling houses is still a challenge.  For example out 20 houses burned down five houses are under rehabilitated.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Finally, the Field Officers, Liaison Officers and volunteer Peace Monitors (VPMs) have organized their monthly meetings review and planning meeting at Saahun Village. In the meeting, reports from VPMs were presented, discussed, and action plan for the next month February 2010 were developed. Among the conflict reported include GBV, Family based, bush case, street fights and child abandonment by both parents.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 0

2010-02-02T19:19:28+01:00

FOLLOW UP ON GBV WORKSHOP AT SAAHUN VILLAGE

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The following the launching of National advocacy and Lobby project by Cordaid coalition partners in Sierra Leone have embarked on Base line survey starting on the coming Friday 5th February 2009. The main objective of the baseline survey is to collect information on the incidences of teenage pregnancy and rape and also gauge people’s views and perception on gender base violence issues before the start of effective implementation of the project activities in order to facilitate measuring of impact in the process of evaluation at the end of project. The information collected will also help in the implementation of the National advocacy and lobby project on teenage pregnancy and rape.  At the end, a data would have been developed against which the NAP will channel its activities and measure progress at summative evaluation stage.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Time frame: the survey will last not more than six weeks including final report writing. In all operational areas (East, north and south).<o:p></o:p>   0

2010-02-02T16:07:51+01:00

BASE LINE SURVEY ON ADVOCACY AND LOBBY PROJECT

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The monthly MMI Network News are edited and distributed by e-mail by the secretariat of Medicus Mundi International. You can read the latest editions online on the MMI ePlatform or subscribe to the newsletter by sending a simple “subscribe” message to the MMI secretariat. MMI February News: <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter/201002">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter/201002</a> MMI Network News: <a linkindex="22" href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter</a> MMI Secretariat E-mail: <a href="mailto:office@medicusmundi.org">office@medicusmundi.org</a> 0

2010-02-02T08:14:36+01:00

Cordaid is part of the Medicus Mundi International Network (MMI). Every issue of the MMI eNewsletter highlights recent activities, events, reports and resources of the Network and its members.

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They had difficulties reaching anybody from Cordaid in Port-au-Prince and Cordaid had difficulties in reaching airport/Dutch Military base who were kind enough to arrange for freight reception of the generators and Save the Children at the airport and transporting it all to BND’s warehouse (H1). Today they are installing 1 perfector in Milebalais and perhaps one more in the vicinity. In total they have placed now 4 perfectors. They would like to give one perfector to the camps if these will be established outside of town via Caritas. The 7th perfector is incomplete and can only be used for parts. PWN teams will make a second round at the end of their stay to check the maintenance and care of the person/organisations to whom these machines have been handed over. The Medical Team will bring the handover documents for handing over ownership to a local person/organisation that can maintain and has learned how it works. 0

2010-02-01T19:11:31+01:00

Judith Kiers (Cordaid): Yesterday the PWN men returned from JACMEL. They have placed 2 perfectors there, one in JACMEL and one in CAYES-JACMEL.

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2010-03-12T04:37:20+01:00

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A partir de esta Asamblea quedó constituida la  PLATAFORMA DE SOCIEDAD CIVIL DOMINICANA: AYUDA HAITI,  compuesta por más de 30 organizaciones, y REDES como,  Foro Ciudadano, Foro Social Alternativo, Articulación Campesina, Consejo Nacional de Unidad Sindical (CNUS), Comité Para la Defensa de Los Derechos Barriales (COPADEBA), Asociación para el Progreso Comunitario (ACOPRO) y la Coordinación de Organizaciones de la Región Oriental (CORO). Además participan, Ciudad Alternativa, Centro Bonó, Colectiva Mujer y Salud, Centro Cultural Poveda, Participación Ciudadana, Instituto Dominicano de Desarrollo Integral IDDI, Instituto Dominicano de la Salud, Instituto Dominicano de la Empresa Asociativa, IDEAC. También la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, FLACSO,  Centro de Asesorías e Investigación es legales, CEDAIL,  así como un gran número de organizaciones y lideres comunitarios. En esta PLATAFORMA han participado además instituciones de cuyos dirigentes son haitianos o de haitianos descendientes como Movimiento Socio cultural de Trabajadores Haitianos-MOSCTHA, la Cámara Haitiana de Comercio en la República Dominicana y  Fundación Etnia Internacional-FEI. También forman  parte de esta  PLATAFORMA ONGs internacionales de cooperación como Progressio, Intermon  Oxfam, Cristian Aid y Volens, Inter-Red. Todo este proceso ha sido realizado en coordinación y apoyo con los organismos internacionales como Sistema de Naciones Unidas y Organización Internacional para las Migraciones, la Unión Europea, El Banco Mundial, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional AECI   y a USAID. La primera tarea de la plataforma fue la elaboración de una estrategia que permitirá dar respuesta de manera articulada y ágil.  De ahí que se conformaran comisiones de trabajo para el diseño de un plan de acción inmediata según el tema de cada una. Las comisiones conformadas fueron: •    La Comisión de Visita al Terreno cuyos integrantes se trasladaron el miércoles 14 y el jueves 15 a Puerto Príncipe, con el objetivo de realizar un levantamiento de la situación de la ciudad. Así mismo buscaba establecer contactos con las organizaciones haitianas con quienes se tiene relaciones de trabajo y otras que se pudieran identificar en Haití a fin de coordinar la entrega de la ayuda donada por medio de LA PLATAORMA AYUDA HAITI. •    La Comisión Binacional: creada  con la misión de coordinar la estrategia de articulación entre la Plataforma y las organizaciones de los dos países, así como dar apoyo a las otras comisiones en los procesos que en estos casos se establecen en las Cancillerías. Coordinación: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales •    La Comisión de Acopio  con la misión de  coordinar y montar la logística de la ayuda material: medicamentos, alimentos y su traslado y distribución en Puerto Príncipe. Coordinación: Centro Bonó. •    Comisión de Voluntarios: se creó con la misión de coordinar a todas las personas que expresen su voluntad de ayudar en la tragedia e integrarlos/as en las comisiones o trabajos que demandaran de ellas. Coordinación: COPADEBA •    Comisión de Salud tiene la misión de establecer  las necesidades en esta área y coordinar la ayuda de la plataforma a los/as afectados/as. Coordinación: Colectiva Mujer y Salud. •    La Comisión de Incidencia y Comunicación: su misión crear los mecanismos eficientes y los productos necesarios y oportunos de comunicación sobre el trabajo de la plataforma tanto a nivel interno como externo. Coordinación: Secretaría de Foro Ciudadano con el apoyo de Centro Bonó. •    La Comisión de Infraestructura y Hábitat, tiene la misión de elaborar un levantamiento de la situación y diseñar propuestas para los albergues/refugios y el reasentamiento de los/as haitianos/as en las fases tanto de la emergencia como del mediano y largo plazo. Coordinación: Ciudad Alternativa. •    Comisión Captación y  Coordinación de Fondos: tiene la misión de canalizar los aportes de la cooperación internacional y elaborar las propuestas de proyectos basadas en las necesidades de la ayuda. Coordinación: Progressio. En la primera asamblea se acordó la realización de una segunda, la cual tuvo lugar en el Centro Cultural poveda, el viernes 15 de enero, con la participación de 125 Organizaciones e instituciones. Se  presentaron los informes de las comisiones, se validaron sus planes de acción y se constituyó la Comisión Coordinadora,  compuesta por las instituciones que coordinan cada una de las comisiones, más la Coordinación General  de la Plataforma, la cual es llevada por Foro Ciudadano. 0

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Santo Domingo, 28 de enero del 2010 Con el objetivo de coordinar la ayuda y la solidaridad de la sociedad civil dominicana, tras el terremoto ocurrido el martes 12 de enero en Puerto Príncipe, Haití, por iniciativa de FORO CIUDADANO se convocó a una asamblea de Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil con el interés de analizar la situación de catástrofe de esa hermana nación.

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<a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Alpha-Barry-No-man-is-an-island-no-donor-is-an-island">Read the opinion of Alpha Barry </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Danielle-Hirsch-Paul-Wolvekamp-Lack-of-recommendations-on-coherence">Read the vision of Danielle Hirsch </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Joris-Voorhoeve-Valuable-overview-but-short-on-analysing-NGOs">Go to the blog post of Joris Voorhoeve </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Arjan-de-Haan-NLAID-The-ambition-and-politics-of-aid">Read Arjan de Haan's opinion about the WRR report </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Erwin-Bulte-Aid-and-governance">Comment of Erwin Bulte </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Gerrit-Holtland-Enhancing-professionalism-the-key-to-better-aid">Visit Gerrit Holtland's view </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Arend-Jan-Boekestijn-An-imminent-revolution-in-Dutch-foreign-aid">Point of view of Arend Jan Boekestijn </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Jan-Willem-Gunning-Radical-and-refreshing">Jan Willem Gunning: Radical and refreshing </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/regulars/blogs/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie/Erwin-Bulte-Aid-and-governance">Erwin Bulte: Aid and Governance </a> <a href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Debate/Minder-pretentie-meer-ambitie">Read all contributions at the website of the Broker</a> <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-news-room/news/187-wrr-report-less-pretension-more-ambition-development-aid-that-makes-a-difference">Read the news message about the WRR report and download the summary in English </a> Image from: <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.seocopywriting.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/marketing-debate.jpg">seocopywriting.com</a> 0

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The Broker offers the possibility to follow the online debate about the WRR report. Here you can find the links to the pages of the online debaters that contributed in English.

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<DIV style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space">Kindly circulate to your all your networks in East Africa. <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Announcing the Second Feminist Leadership and Movement Building Institute</DIV> East Africa 10 – 15 April 2010 <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Kampala, Uganda</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Applications are due on or before 12 February 2010. You can visit <A href="http://www.creaworld.org/">www.creaworld.org</A>  for brochure and application form.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">The  Second Feminist Leadership and Movement Building Institute is a week-long course designed  to strengthen feminist leadership, strategies and collective power for social transformation in Africa. The Institute which will take place in Kampala, Uganda from 10 – 15 April 2010, and is the second institute convened by CREA and Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA). The first institute took place in Entebbe, Uganda in 2008.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">About the Institute</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">The institute will combine reflection on the current political landscape as well as past organizing strategies for women's rights in Africa by using a trans-movement building approach. Looking at diverse movements in Africa and globally, participants will be able to relate some of the experiences and lessons from these movements to their own contexts, countries, and regions.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 10px 'Courier New'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">The movement building approach challenges groups to critically assess how they have organized themselves to achieve their social justice goals.  In particular it enables participants to explore their political agenda, involvement of constituents and strategies for collective action underpinned by reflection.  </DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Using a movement building lens, the process will allow participants to build their knowledge on the theoretical underpinnings of movement building synthesized from analyses of global movements.  Additionally, participants will identify the different intersections, interactions, common spaces and challenges that social movements encounter when collaborating on issues of women’s human rights. From this, they will critically assess pre-existing resources of the women’s movement in Africa and identify and explore concrete strategies to strengthen links between movements to advance women’s human rights more collectively.  The institute will cover the following topics:</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <UL style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: disc"> <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Social Movements and Power: Concepts and Theory <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Movements, Organisations and Leadership <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Introduction to Women’s Rights and Feminist Movements in Africa <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Assessing our impact: Approaches and Tools </LI></UL> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">The institute will foreground reflection at the personal and institutional level that will both enable and challenge participants to strengthen their leadership skills and strategies to effect real change for women’s rights and social justice in Africa.  </DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Activists and academics from the global South will teach the course using classroom instruction, group work, case studies, simulation exercises and films. Resource persons will include Srilatha Batliwala (India) and African feminists such as Solome Kimbugwe (Uganda) and Zaynab El Sawi (Sudan) among others.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Participants</DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">To participate you must:</DIV> <UL style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: disc"> <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Be a woman between 25 and 45 years of age; <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Reside or work in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Burundi and Rwanda); <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Have a minimum of 3 years experience working on gender issues, women’s rights, development and/or youth activism (voluntary or employment); <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Be able to demonstrate how you will use what you learn at the Institute in your work and how you will continue to participate in follow-up activities; <LI style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Have a working knowledge of the English language and/or be bilingual if French speaking.</LI></UL> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 18px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Cost</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Tuition, accommodation and meals for the duration of the Institute will be covered by the organizers. Participants will be required to pay a registration fee of US$50. Participants must cover their own travel expenses. A limited number of travel scholarships are available on a need basis.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Organizers</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">CREA (Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action) is a feminist human rights organization based in New Delhi, India, and led by women from the global South. CREA promotes, protects, and advances women’s human rights and the sexual rights of all people by building leadership capacities; strengthening organizations and social movements; creating new information, knowledge, and resources; and influencing social and policy environments. CREA envisions a just world, free of poverty, violence, discrimination, and inequality, where the human rights of all people–especially women, young people, and sexual minorities―are realized. </DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Based in Uganda, Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is a Pan-African International Development NGO providing solidarity, support, awareness and training to African women in order to influence policy and decision-making.  AMwA also provides a research forum on African women's issues and actively supports movement building in Africa.  AMwA also co-ordinates an African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) that provides training for African Women aged 25-45 years in critical strategic thinking on feminist praxis and analysis at personal, organizational and movement levels. The goal of the AWLI is to encourage and train significant numbers of young women for leadership positions that will ultimately promote a progressive African women’s development agenda.  In addition to the AWLI, AMwA provides strategic and programmatic support to members of the AWLI alumni network.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'"> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">Applications are due on or before 12 February 2010. Applications received after the due date will not be considered. Please send your applications to Sushma Luthra at <A href="mailto:sluthra@creaworld.org">sluthra@creaworld.org </A>or fax to +91 11 2437 7708.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 14px 'Times New Roman'">  </DIV></DIV></DIV> 0

2010-01-29T15:14:35+01:00

The Second Feminist Leadership and Movement Building Institute is a week-long course designed to strengthen feminist leadership, strategies and collective power for social transformation in Africa. The Institute which will take place in Kampala, Uganda from 10 – 15 April 2010, and is the second institute convened by CREA and Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA). The first institute took place in Entebbe, Uganda in 2008.

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<a href="http://www.minbuza.nl/en/Key_Topics/Millennium_Development_Goals_MDGs/Dutch_aim_for_MDG_3">http://www.minbuza.nl/en/Key_Topics/Millennium_Development_Goals_MDGs/Dutch_aim_for_MDG_3 </a> <a href="http://www.minbuza.nl/en/Key_Topics/Millennium_Development_Goals_MDGs/Dutch_aim_for_MDG_3/MDG3_Fund/Invest_in_Women_Do_you_see_the_opportunity">http://www.minbuza.nl/en/Key_Topics/Millennium_Development_Goals_MDGs/Dutch_aim_for_MDG_3/MDG3_Fund/Invest_in_Women_Do_you_see_the_opportunity </a> <a href="http://www.mdg3.nl">http://www.mdg3.nl</a> <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/women-and-violence/videos/110-invest-in-women-and-girls-do-you-see-the-opportunity">Have a look at the video: Invest in Women</a> 0

2010-01-28T22:22:35+01:00

On this webpage, created by the dutch ministry of foreign affairs, you can find information about the MDG 3 goal (millennium development goal)

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<UL> <LI>We are currently in the latest stage of negotiations for the financial capacity building of the organisations working with Cordaid. This strengthening of the financial capacity will include for most of the organisations a software package and training in this new software, but also specific other trainings and coaching on the job. We will inform you as soon as contracts have been signed and we are able to start. </LI> <LI>The other sectors of Cordaid will start their assessements with partners (finally) next week and they will hopefully catch up with the Women and Violence programme. Perhaps this will give us opportunity to have joint trainings later in the year. </LI> <LI>Klaas Atsma of IC consult/ Coalition factory will meet with the consultants involved in this trajectory in february so to have standardized process and a forum for dialogue between te partners and identifying opportunities for cross learning</LI> <LI>Charles Vandi and the minister have informed me that they have looked into the concept paper on GBV networks on a district level and they will send me the feedback soon, which will be pasted on this website upon availability</LI> <LI>The first session of training will be held soon and Yene/ myself will be sending the organisations a notification soon. We hope for your cooperation and speedy response so that we are sure the right persons will be participating in the trainings. </LI> <LI>A dialogue with partners and other stakeholders ( ministry and INGO's) will be started soon to strenghten the network of NaC-GBV. How can we improve it's effect etc etc ( including a discussion to have district level committees) and financing.</LI> <LI>Unfortunately there was hardly any response to the final report and we hope the organisations are still committed to the process and open to communicate ( be it via email, the partnerswebsite or phone). Suggestions for improvement can always be made!</LI></UL> I am really looking forward to this process and I hope this will benefit the individual organisations as well as the functioning of the coalition as a group and it's positive effects. With kind regards, Sanne Bijlsma Ps: Hassan, you volunteered for responsible for making this website work for the partners. Can you please check with all if they are able to use it and guide them if they need any help. Especially since there was no response to the previous posts? Thank you in advance! 0

2010-01-27T12:11:48+01:00

Dear all, With this mail I want to inform you about the latest development with regards to the capacity building trajectory and the programme in Sierra Leone.

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<a href="http://cordaidpartners.com/rooms/share-your-talent/posts/574-volunteer-policy-for-haiti">Read more about the volunteer policy for Haiti in the 'Share your Talent' room</a> 0

2010-01-25T14:47:41+01:00

We have been receiving hartwarming requests from people in the Netherlands who wish to help victims of the earthquake in Haïti. They wish to travel to Haiti first thing and start working. We highly appreciate the support offered. However, Cordaid does not send her volunteers abroad. The following information is provided when these specific requests occur.

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Although we highly appreciate your initiative, Cordaid does not have the opportunity to accommodate volunteers in Haiti. Much as we do appreciate your offer, we do not have the resources needec to send out volunteers. As an organisation we are simply not equipped for this. At present, a small team of specialist staff from Cordaid Mensen in Nood (Cordaid People in Need) is operating in Haiti. Cordaid Mensen in Nood can offer its assistance through its local partner organisations. We work together with twenty-two local organisations. Some of our partners are currently engaged in distributing tents, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking utensils and hygiene kits. One of the largest partner organisations, Catholic Relief Services (CRS),  is currently distributing water and food among the victims. CRS is one of the few organisations in Haiti with storage houses where supplies have not been destroyed by the earthquake. Moreover, they also have storage in Santo Domingo. The Cordaid Mensen in Nood rescue team is working closely together with CRS from their offices. CRS has transport available for the distribution of relief supplies and still has fuel in stock. However, communication and co-ordination remain a major problem. Two CRS teams are roaming through the city in order to assess as many needy areas as possible. Twelve areas have been identified for emergency relief, but unfortunately three other areas are currently too dangerous and logistically not feasible to enter. Furthermore, the Cordaid Mensen in Nood team is busy together with the national Caritas in assessing the possibilities for emergency relief. Cordaid is a member of Caritas Internationalis. Co-operating Aid Organisations (SHO) Due to the enormity of the disaster money collected for the victims of the earthquake will go through the SHO. The Co-operating Aid Organisations are: ICCO & Kerk in Actie, Cordaid Mensen in Nood, Dutch Red Cross, Oxfam Novib, World Vision, Tear, Save the Children, Terre des Hommes (Netherlands) and UNICEF (Netherlands). This week Cordaid has lent its website to Giro 555. Go to www.giro555.nl for all the possibilities to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. On our website <a href="http://www.cordaidmenseninnood.nl">www.cordaidmenseninnood.nl</a> you can read daily updates of our work in Haiti. Television Broadcast On Thursday the 21st January, a national campaign was organised on radio, television (NED1, RTL4 and SBS6 broadcasters) and the Internet to help the earthquake victims in Haiti under the name Nederland helpt Haiti ('the Netherlands helps Haiti'). This campaign raised over more than 83 million euro, a great achievement and a truly great support from the people in the Netherlands!  For more information, I refer you again to www.giro555.nl I hope I have hereby informed you sufficiently. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or comments. With kind regards, 0

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Key achievements and challenges were identified in the five and ten-year reviews of the Beijing Platform for Action.  Since then, there has been much progress, but there are still many serious challenges.  The current discussion on Women in Power and Decision Making provides an opportunity to share views on achievements, gaps, and challenges, and to propose future action. The discussion will run for four weeks and address the following issues: ·         January 20-27: Achievements ·         January 28-04 February: Gaps and Challenges ·         February 5-12: Future Actions ·         February 13-18: Summary of the Discussions    The online discussion on Women in Power and Decision Making will be moderated by Piyoo Kochar (<A href="mailto:piyoo.kochar@unifem.org">piyoo.kochar@unifem.org</A>), Network Facilitator, International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics – iKNOW Politics (<A href="http://iknowpolitics.org">http://iknowpolitics.org</A>) on behalf of UNIFEM. iKNOW Politics is a partnership project of UNIFEM with International IDEA, InterParliamentary Union, NDI and UNDP. You will need to sign up in order to participate, at UNIFEM’s Online Forums page on Power and Decision Making (<A href="http://www.unifem.org/forums/governance/">http://www.unifem.org/forums/governance/</A>) Confirmation: Once you have registered at <A href="http://www.unifem.org/forums/governance/index.php?action=register">http://www.unifem.org/forums/governance/index.php?action=register</A> you can begin to participate in the discussion by logging in.     0

2010-01-24T14:59:46+01:00

anuary 20 - February 18, 2010 Moderated by UNIFEM UNIFEM would like to invite you to an online discussion Women in Power and Decision-Making, one of the Critical Areas of Concern as identified in the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. Promoting women's role and participation in decision making and politics is a key priority for UNIFEM, and we are pleased to facilitate this important discussion. The purpose is to draw on the collective experiences since Beijing and to identify what has worked well and what hasn’t in increasing the number and effectiveness of women in power and positions of decision making around the world. This thematic discussion on Women in Power and Decision Making is part of a series of United Nations online discussions dedicated to the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000); and is hosted by WomenWatch (http://www.un.org/womenwatch), an inter-agency project of the United Nations Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE). WomenWatch is a unique electronic gateway to web-based information on all United Nations entities’ work and the outcomes of the United Nations’ intergovernmental processes for the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. These discussions will be a contribution to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which will take place March 1-12, 2010. The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action notes, “Despite the widespread movement towards democratization in most countries, women are largely under represented at most levels of government, especially in ministerial and other executive bodies, and have made little progress in attaining political power in legislative bodies or in achieving the target endorsed by the Economic and Social Council of having 30% women in positions at the decision-making levels by 1995". Section G of the Beijing Platform for Action presents 2 strategic objectives for Women in Power and Decision Making: · Women's Take measures to ensure women's equal access to and full participation in power structures and decision-making. · Increase women's capacity to participate in decision-making and leadership.

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2010-01-22T14:30:39+01:00

Ver la banderola

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2010-01-21T16:49:51+01:00

J’ai appris par la presse (Le Potentiel) que le gouvernement Congolais compte construire dans les prochains jours, 3.000 logements sociaux en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Cette nouvelle a été rendue publique hier mercredi 20 janvier, par le vice-Premier ministre en charge des Besoins sociaux de base, Mobutu Nzanga. C’était à l’issue de l’audience qu’il a accordée à une délégation de AFCO development company, en son cabinet de travail de Gombe.

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Dans le but de permettre aux habitants de la commune de Barumbu de participer à la planification des activités et au budget de la commune, le Comité des droits de l’homme et développement (CODHOD) s’investit dans l’appui organisationnel de la population de chaque quartier.

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2010-03-12T06:20:28+01:00

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Emergency relief distributions are continuing on a daily basis. They include food, water, water purification tablets, medical supplies and shelter material. However, a formal distribution system is not yet in place and the needs are greater than the response. Search and rescue and the delivery of assistance are increasingly moving beyond Port-au-Prince to other affected areas such as Jacmel, Carrefour and Legouane. This map was received from OCHA: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs <a href="http://ochaonline.un.org">Visit the OCHA website to read more. </a> 0

2010-01-21T16:01:15+01:00

This map (click on the picture to view the entire map) indicates all activities in Haiti and their geographical location. Search and rescue, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter/NFI's, Health, Food.

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2010-01-21T14:31:27+01:00

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Estimados amigos, Que bueno poder leer los correos de tanta gente que busca solidarse con el pueblo Haitiano. En particular me alegra el que ustedes se esten movilizando pensando en la ayuda a largo plazo. Esto sera muy necesario. En estos momentos estoy en Haiti coordinando esfuerzo junto a Kawas y Miller, companeros jesuitas haitianos. De inmediato  informo muy brevemente lo que hemos estado haciendo. 1. En  Republica Dominicana nos hemos articulado con las organizaciones religiosas y de la sociedad civil para dar el apoyo de forma coordinada y oportuna. Nos hemos dividido en diversas comisiones (salud, voluntariado, comunicacion, relacion con Haiti, reconstruccion, contacto con donantes, acopio de donaciones) y nos hemos localizado fisicamente en 5 puntos geograficos (Santo Domingo, Santiago, Dajabon, Elias Pina, Jimani, Pedernales y Puerto Principe). Desde estos puntos geograficos organizamos la ayuda, coordinamos el proceso, atendemos a las victimas y levantamos informacion relevante. Los jesuitas tambien nos hemos articulado con la vida religiosa (CONDOR) para dar ofrecer la ayuda. Uno de mis companeros, Jorge Rojas, ha venido a Puerto Principe para acompanar una comision que trabaja en ello. Por otra parte como jesuitas en AL estamos organizados para ir pensando donde focalizar la ayuda que vamos recibiendo. 2. Yo me he establecido en Puerto Principe, en el noviciado jesuita, junto a otros companeros del Bono y del Centro Poveda que hemos venido en representacion de la red de organizaciones de la sociedad civil de RD. Alli coordino con los companeros jesuitas las acciones a desarrollar. Es mi segundo viaje y ya tengo dos dias. Estoy ayudandoles a organizar el proceso y a canalizar la ayuda que viene de Republica Dominicana. Todavia estamos en fase de responder a la emergencia, que consiste en tener presencia solidaria, alimentacion, medicina, higiene y un lugar para descansar.  Estamos acompanando directamente 8 puntos donde hay campos de victimas.  Y a la vez compartimos la ayuda que nos llega con otros grupos que se acercan para pedir nuestra colaboracion. Poco a poco vamos logrando un nievel mas grande de organizacion que hara que esta ayuda se mas oportuna y efectiva. Les comparto que las necesidades de emergencia son muchas. Ademas de las ya mencionadas se necesitan banos, tiendas de campana y  vehiculos para transportar la ayuda. Al largo plazo hay que pensar en focalizar la ayuda en alguna prioridad sobre la cual concentrar nuestros esfuerzos. Yo entiendo que esta debe ser la educacion. Tenemos que ayudar a que todos los ninos de Haiti tengan buenas escuelas con buenos profesores. Tengo muchas anecdotas para compartir. De ellas escojo la siguiente. Salimos de Santo Domingo hacia Haiti y de camino decidimos pedir a los camiones de donaciones, que ese dia se dirigian a Barahona para ser depositados en una nave industrias, que nos acompanaran. Llegamos a Jimani, pueblo fronterizo con Haiti, dejamos organizado un equipo con personal de Bono y el Centro Poveda y cruzamos la frontera con dos grandes camiones de ayuda. Nos aseguramos de ser acompanados de seguiridad militar. Llegamos al noviciado jesuita ya casi de noche y no descargamos los camiones por miedo a la reaccion de la poblacion. Ya no teniamos seguiridad militar... Pero diligenciamos para tener dos policias para la viligilancia de esa noche. Al dia siguiente, temprano en la manana descargamos y luego nos reunimos para organizarnos. Mientras nos reuniamos un gran numero de personas empezo a golpear la puerta pidiendo que se distribuyera la comida. Detuvimos la reunion y pensamos en lo peor. Hubo que llamar al policia. Llego la policia y la gente no se disperso. El comandante nos pidio que les dieramos una botella de agua y les despidiermos con la promesa de que tambien a ellos les dariamos de la ayuda recibida. La gente acepto y les prometi que iria a hablar con ellos mas tarde. Esa tarde me acerque a ellos. Nuestro noviciado esta en la etrada de su barrio, que es muy pobre y en el que residen muchas victimas del sismo. Esa tarde tuvimos una excelente asamblea de moradores. Entendieron que necesitabamos tiempo para organizar la distribucion, nosotros entendimos que ellos tambien debian ser beneficiarios de nuestra ayuda. Les comparti nuestro miedo e sentimiento de inseguridad, ellos nos afirmaron que en la zona ellos pondrian la seguridad, se organizaron para recibir la ayuda y se comprometieron a ayudarnos a descargar los camiones de ayuda. No sabe la alegria que me dio todo este proceso. Una alegria ligada a una nueva compresion de la situacion, a una referencias muy concretas de personas, a una nueva forma de gerencias la ayuda. Hay que integrar a la gente lo mas que se pueda en el proceso mismo... Cuando se agolparon la gente a nuestra puerta recuerdo la voz y el rostro de Soucet, una mujer muy valiente que exigia comida, con enojo y valor. Recuerdo mi temor frente a tanta gente. Ahora veo caras amigas, gente con las cuales compartir y trabajar juntos por una misma causa... Ahora tenemos una seguridad y proteccion mas fuerte que la que nos pueden brindar las fuerzas militares, tenemos el acompanamiento de quienes pretendiamos acomapanar y ayudar... Me detengo aqui por el momento. Nos seguimos encomendando al Dios de la vida y el amor que nos renueva diariamente aumentando nuestra esperanza en la posibilidad de un mundo mas fraterno... De ustedes, Mario Serrano Marte (Moreno) Centro Pedro Francisco Bono, Inc.   Centro de Estudios Sociales P. Juan Montalvo, sj   Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados y Migrantes   Instituto Filosofico Pedro Francisco Bono <a href="http://%20www.bono.org.do"> www.bono.org.do</a> 0

2010-01-20T16:35:42+01:00

La última información que recibimos del equipo en Haití, donde la coparte de Cordaid Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados y Migrantes (SJRM) tiene dos puestos de operaciones, uno en Jimaní y otro en Barahona:

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Techniquement ou plutot de façon opérationnelle, les dotations budgetaires peuvent financer le logement social à condition que le cadre juridique et réglementaire y afférent soit suffisamment huilé et surtout respecté. Les budgets participatifs s'averaient comme signalé dans le topo de Mr Ngeubou une opportunité pour "booster" la relation"dotation budgetaire et fnancement du logement social".Mais les difficultés rencontrées sur le terrain et la partielle implémentation de ce principe ou plutot de cet outil(si on peut le considerer comme tel) a mis à jour la nécessité de renforcer la volonté politique et de huiler les mécanismes de participation des populations notamment. Il apparait tout de même interessant de s'attarder sur le processus de décentralisation actuellement en cours et qui s'intensifie peu à peu par des actions du gouvernement: définition de certaines compétences à transferer, du profiling des services communaux (personnel notamment). Il est évident que répondre à la question "les dotations budgétaires peuvent elles financer le logement social" dépendra du dégré des transferts de compétence en la matière aux collectivités par le ministère en charge de la question actuellement et le transfert des ressources (notamment financières) qui s'en suivra. Intégrer ce sujet dans le cadre global du processus de décentralisation acteuellement en cours est important.   0

2010-01-20T10:43:30+01:00

La décentralisation s'avère un étape importante pour une dynamisation du circuit de financement du logement social.

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The newly installed <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/voice-choice/albums/123-international-advisory-board">International Advisory Board</a> meets on January 21st and 22nd to discuss the strategic questions and issues.  Read what is on the agenda and who are the members of the Board. Read what is on the <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/voice-choice/events/132-international-advisory-board-programme">agenda</a> and who are the members of the Board. Cordaid’s director René Grotenhuis gives his vision on development aid in  an article that he wrote for International Spectator:  <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/blogs-from-ren-grotenhuis/posts/550-development-aid-death-watch-or-lifeline">Development Aid: death watch or lifeline?</a>   0

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Discussion on Cordaid strategy continues What will Cordaid’s strategy be the coming years? The debate on development cooperation is heated. Cordaid reflects on the questions and challenges surging from the experience and from the questions and challenges that are raised. The newly installed International Advisory Board meets on January 21st and 22nd to discuss the strategic questions and issues. Read what is on the agenda and who are the members of the Board.

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<a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/mdg-5-meshwork-sierra-leone">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/mdg-5-meshwork-sierra-leone</a> Suggestion: save this link in your favourites or in your social bookmars on <a href="http://www.delicious.com">www.delicious.com</a>, to reach it even faster. Thank you! 0

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Dear members of the MDG5 Meshwork for Improving Maternal Health room, this post is to inform you that the direct link to this Sierra Leone room is the following:

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Thanx to a pone calle from Hans Scheen from Sierra Leone, I got aware of the fact that I had not informed you about the fact that the MDG5 banner on the homepage of this website would disappear for a short period. I had not realized that and that is why I am informing you through this post. As of next week, the banner will not be visible on the homepage because of the Urban Challenge that is being organized. (Hopefully it will be back on the homepage as of tomorrow morning) After the Urban Challenge, the MDG 5 banner will appear on the homepage again. Meanwhile, you can always reach the MDG meshwork for improving Maternal Health using this link: <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/mdg5-meshwork-for-improving-maternal-health">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/mdg5-meshwork-for-improving-maternal-health</a> 0

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Dear members of the MDG 5 Meshwork for Improving Maternal Health.

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On Monday, a plane will leave for Haiti containing a surgeon and an additional helper of Cordaid to join the team. The surgeon will assess the best location for medical care and what medical assistance is needed. Thus we will be able know what appropriate medical materials are needed for the medical teams to bring with them.   Also 5 to 7 treatment plants and six mechanics will join the flight. These plants can filter 2000 liter dirty water into clean drinking water filter in one hour.   Later this week two additional Cordaid specialists will leave for Haiti. An expert in temporary shelter and damage assessment after disasters. Also a logistical and security coordinator will join. 0

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Monday, January 18 On Sunday, five trucks of partner organization Catholic Relief Services (CRS) arrived from the Dominican Republic. The trucks contain hygiene kits, food parcels, water and tents. These are distributed among the victims on Monday.

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Haitian Red Cross believes 45,000 to 50,000 died Troops, doctors, planes full of food head to Haiti Dazed populace dig for survivors Looting seen at damaged market Mass burials have begun Infrastructure: water supply, electricity and communication lines have been damaged Buildings in the United Nations compound in the capital have been destroyed, except for the World Food Programme Office which is now hosting colleagues from other UN agencies Access to affected areas is restricted by road debris   Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Over seventy percent of the population live under the poverty threshold, subsisting on less than two US dollars a day. Haiti's humanitarian needs are vast; the situation worsened in 2008 following the rise in food prices and a particularly destructive cyclone season. On 13 January Pope Benedict ordered that the Roman Catholic Church's extensive worldwide charity network be immediately activated to help the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Speaking at his weekly general audience, the Pope also appealed to the international community and individuals to be quick and generous in their aid. Around eighty percent of Haiti's ten million-strong population is Catholic and sixteen percent Protestant. However, most Haitians also practice voodoo, a mixture of Christian and African beliefs. Priority needs Search and rescue; emergency health; water and sanitation; shelter; food; logistics and telecommunications. Security With regard to security, the following concerns are mentioned by security experts: increase of looting and petty crime (opportunistic, survival) organised crime by street gangs prisoners/dangerous criminals (set) free lots of weapons available fast increasing anger against internationals as relief comes in too slowly aggression around distribution points, threats for relief workers involved (experience from earlier hurricane relief operations: armed guards necessary)   Cordaid staff: Will the Wolf Godefroid Nimbona Jos de Voogd   Will & Godefroid left on Thursday by military plane from Eindhoven. Due to the large number of aircraft with relief supplies they could not land in Haiti and flew instead to Curacao. Friday they attempted to land again.   Assistance through partner organisations in Haiti Cordaid is funding twenty-two local partner organisations in Haiti, of which two are major local development organisations. These partners of Cordaid are currently distributing tents, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking utensils and hygiene kits. They are also handing out food, water containers and tablets. Due to the poor communication, it has not yet been possible to make contact with all partners.   The biggest demand is for medical teams and tents. Cordaid is working hard to put these on stand-by, so they can be deployed immediately after Cordaid staff’s initial analysis is sent in.   Financial Cordaid Mensen in Nood (Cordaid People in Need), has initially made €250.000 available. This money will be supplemented by the proceeds from the Co-operating Aid Organisation (SHO) action: see Communication below.   Communication Cordaid Press: Karen Mol Cordaid Communications: Eric Fivet Cordaid Executive SHO contact: Bonnie Noorman.   Co-operating Aid Organisation (SHO) Because the scale of the disaster, money for the victims of the earthquake has been collected through the SHO. The Co-operating Aid Organisations are: ICCO & Kerk in Actie, Cordaid Mensen in Nood, Dutch Red Cross, Oxfam Novib, World Vision, Tear, Save the Children, Terre des Hommes (Netherlands) and UNICEF (Netherlands).   Revenue to date: €3.7 million Ultimately, the aim is to raise €20 million Cordaid Mensen in Nood will receive twenty-five percent of the total. <a href="http://www.giro555.nl/">http://www.giro555.nl/</a> 0

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Earthquake Haiti - Friday, 15 January 2010 - Help from Cordaid Situation update On 12 January at 16:53 local time (21:53 GMT) an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale (depth 10km) hit a highly populated area in the Ouest Province of Haiti (population 2.2 million), 17km south-west of Port au Prince (18.45N, 72.45W). Carrefour and Jacmel may also be affected.

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> For the overall portal go to <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com">www.cordaidpartners.com</a> The Urban Matters project has created a general 'Urban Matters' room, in which all people, parties and stakeholders involved in the project are invited. In this room general updates from the project from within Cordaid, but also summaries on the latest updates from Kisumu, San Salvador and Cape Town (rooms) and relevant information on issues as urban development & innovation, sustainability issues and financial opportunities are gathered. This room keeps you up-to-date. >  For the general Urban Matters room go to <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters">www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters</a> In the specific 'city-rooms' : Kisumu, San Salvador and Cape Town, specific information on latest developments in those project areas are posted and shared. You are all very welcome to upload your documents, links, events, news, and stories in this room. The moderator of each of the rooms is free to invite new members to the room, and the moderator has also the technical possiblity to post news messages that will appear - when posted publicly - automatically on the homepage of cordaidpartners.com. You can all share and upload your personal messages by publishing - for example - a post. Other members can react to that post by publishing a 'comment'. Each time a post is published, all members of the room in which the post is published will be notified by email automatically. When a comment is placed, the author of the post to which the comment is placed receives a notification email as well. > For the Kisumu room go to <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-kisumu">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-kisumu</a> > For the Cape Town room go to <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-cape-town">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-cape-town</a> > For the San Salvador room go to <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-san-salvador">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/urban-matters-san-salvador</a> 0

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Cordaidpartners.com is the portal that is created for Cordaid's partners. It contains several thematic rooms, in which Cordaid and its partners can share discussions, documents, news, videos, photos, updates about ongoing projects, reviews, relevant links, and more. It offers an opportunity for the members of an existing network of partners to share and exchange knowledge and information.

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At 08.00 local time we have our first strategic meeting with the Caritas member organisations. We want to start distributing food and water as soon as possible, and some so-called ‘non-food’ items such as tarpaulins, buckets, etc. Two trucks are already on their way from the Dominican Republic and are expected on Sunday. We set off to two places outside Port au Prince with a few members of the Caritas staff. First to Petit Goâve, sixty kilometres to the west. Still in the capital, we see two uncovered bodies lying at a crossroads. It takes us two hours to drive–the road is bad, strewn with rocks and large cracks. What an indescribable catastrophe, along the route one collapsed house after another. Petit Goâve has about 15,000 inhabitants. Pastor Boniface recounts: “with hurricanes people normally go to the churches and schools, but they have all collapsed. Nobody dares to enter their houses, people sleep on the street.” We sit in the courtyard of the parish, he points to a few banana trees, “we had bananas, but the people are hungry, so we picked everything and gave it away.” Beside the parish stood a church. It has completely collapsed. Workmen clear away wood and other debris by hand; the odour of bodies is intolerable. “The church was empty at the time of the quake, but many people were walking past. These are now buried under the collapsed roof, nobody knows how many.” We drive back towards the city of Port au Prince to Leogane. The main street looks like it has been bombed, all the buildings on both sides are completely destroyed. However, the people on the street behave normally; they walk past or sit on chairs along the side of the road and greet us in a friendly manner. Only they are all wearing face masks. Then a boy comes up to me and stares at my mask with its filter full of admiration. I scored it this morning in the hotel, from a Dutch team that is helping tourists to evacuate. He pulls it from my head and walks away. Somewhat bewildered, I demand it back. The central square is crowded with people. Men, women and children sit under homemade shelters. People are irritably building more shelters. How long will they have to stay here? 0

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Saturday, 16 January 2010 - Initial assessment The hotel where I am staying with my colleagues from Cordaid Mensen in Nood (Cordaid People in Need) has been taken over by the American TV stations, Fox Channel and ABC News–by no means the smallest. On the terrace, reporters are continuously telling their stories for the cameras. However, the hotel is not convenient for our purposes. It is too far from the Caritas Internationalis office in the centre, and transport is a major problem. We move to the Caritas guesthouse.

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Friday, 15 January we finally landed at the airport in Haiti. And logistically we have not done so badly. It was late Tuesday evening (CET) that the earthquake took place and Thursday, 14 January at 09.35 I got on the plane to Curacao, from where I would fly to Port-au-Prince with colleagues from Caritas Internationalis. But it was a gamble. Many other journalists and aid workers opt for the neighbouring Dominican Republic. From there you can always go over land, a ride of about eight hours, if the roads are good. That same Thursday two Cordaid colleagues fly with a military aircraft that carries sixty-five rescue workers from the Dutch Urban Search and Rescue team (USAR).  As press officer, there is no place for me on board; real professionals go first... We get stuck in Curacao. All flights to Haiti are cancelled. While Michelle Hough from Caritas Internationals and myself take an option on a flight the next day to Santo Domingo, Alistair Dutton, Emergency Aid Director of Caritas Internationalis, tries to find private charters. We can go for two-thousand US dollars per person! We find this too expensive. The stranded group grows. A total of twelve people want to go to Haiti. Among them, five French fire-fighters in complete uniform and an anaesthetist from Artsen zonder Grenzen (Doctors without Borders), I am the only Dutchman. And then the solution arrives. We report to a Dutch coast guard, situated in a base nearby. We are told that the Dutch aircraft with the USAR team will land that evening! The aircraft did not get permission to land in Haiti and was diverted to Curacao. That night I am reunited with my two Cordaid colleagues, Will and Godefroid. The next day, after two hours of circling around in the air, we land at approximately 12:00 local time at the airport in Port-au-Prince, an airport run entirely by the US Army. The work will begin. 0

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Jos de Voogd - Friday, 15 January 2010 On the morning of Thursday, 14 January, three workers from Cordaid Mensen in Nood (Cordaid People in Need) left for Haiti to provide aid to the victims of a severe earthquake from two days earlier (12 January 2010). The damage is enormous and more than 100,000 victims are feared dead. Jos de Voogd writes about the situation.

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Copenhagen, this is where it would happen: a fair and binding climate agreement. Many organisations have been working towards it for some years. Was there an agreement reached? Yes, there are agreements. It was agreed that a maximum increase in temperature of up to two degrees Celsius is allowed to happen. In January countries will specify how they are going to reduce their CO2 emissions. There is a climate adaptation fund, although it is lower than was hoped for. However, the agreement is (still) not binding. For agreements: see also the appendix to the Global Platform for the DRR.   How was it during the COP 15 in Copenhagen? It was especially chaotic for the NGOs, particularly in the second week of negotiations, when the government leaders were present. NGOs got virtually no access and stood queuing in the cold for hours. Finally, just two out of the four people from Cordaid were given access for one or two days. For this we chose Safia Abdi from Kenya (as climate-witness), and Valerie as press officer. Marije and I did some work in the NGO Forum and such like. However, we were all present at the delivery of the CIDSE and APRODEV signatures (from Desmond Tutu to Yvo de Boer) and at the Ecumenical Church service.   Was there any point to it? The alliance between CIDSE, and a part of Caritas Internationalis, worked for some years towards Copenhagen. The CIDSE group has released several policy papers and statements, and has had an active presence in Poznan, Bonn, New York and now in Copenhagen. The number of CIDSE/Caritas people in Copenhagen was around twenty-five in total. In addition to 15,000 other NGOs (development aid organisations, nature and environmental organisations, etc.). Looking back at the climate of the past two/two-and-half years, I think we have all become very aware of the impact of climate change and that something must be done, both in the South and over here. This is evident within Cordaid, many Caritas and CIDSE organisations, and many of our other partners. This has been achieved by the CIDSE/Caritas organisations working together, and by working with other organisations within the Netherlands. Also, governments in the North and South are much more aware of the issue. An enormous step has been made. Partners of our network in the South, partly through the Malawi Climate Workshop, have acted as climate/DRR lobbyists in several countries. In Kenya for example, Safia said that it has been really advantageous.   In the Netherlands, we as Cordaid have also played a role in putting climate adaptation on the agenda, along with the other Dutch DRR/adaptation clubs (through HIER/DAAR, the application in practice, the DRR publication and film). On other climate issues other organisations play a greater role.   Future co-operation in CIDSE/CI network I doubt very much whether we can play a strong role at UN level. From the amount of NGOs seen in Copenhagen, a bit more co-ordination seems appropriate to me. On the one hand, the presence of so many people involved with, and who care about the future of the planet, gives a warm feeling. It is also a motivation to continue to do something. On the other hand, this has cost a fortune. Could that money not have been better spent on effective interventions that address climate change or to support climate adaptation measures?   I myself think that a small number of representatives from our network, or other networks (Climate Action Network, for example) at such meetings should be sufficient. However, who then, from which organisation, from which angle, etc. And: within the network are we thinking along the same lines?   What has Cordaid done in Copenhagen? Outside the Bella Centre (negotiations-) talking with some other representatives (CAFOD, CIDSE) seemed of value to us, including working together on one of the climate issues, climate adaptation/DRR, through CAFOD and Cordaid, for example, and an attempt to broaden the network. To work much more from our own strengths. And to deploy our network more strategically, especially using church leaders in relevant countries, or to influence government leaders during COP’s. They have much more influence than we do. Our southern representatives in the field can give climate testimonies, also based on experience, and influence their church leaders and governments. These conversations with colleagues were possible mainly because we could not gain access to the Bella Centre and give a surplus value to our presence. Especially through all of Valerie’s efforts, who worked closely with Roeland (CIDSE’s press officer), there were interviews with Safia Abdi (One World and American Catholic magazine), and Valerie, Sasja (KRO’s Kruispunt Radio) and Cordaid were mentioned several times in the newspaper. Valerie also kept a weblog.   Finally, looking back on a strenuous climate and DRR year Much has happened that we can be proud of: we have within Cordaid, together with partners and in the Netherlands, achieved more climate awareness particularly around the notion that climate adaptation at community level can be easily integrated into the DRR programmes. Climate change is an issue that is here to stay, also in the work of Cordaid. It is included in the strategy plan of Cordaid and is integrated into all activities. There is a potential alliance in the making, specifically on DRR, climate adaptation and eco-systems. The concern remains as to whether we can save the world this way. But in any case we shall make our contribution. How we do this in a CIDSE/Caritas connection, will be seen later in February.   Sasja Kamil 24/12/2009 0

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Our presence, sense or nonsense?

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Caritas staff reporting from Haiti in the Caritas Internationalis Blog.

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Freetown. HIV, child labour, AIDS, rape, personal problems, child trafficking, FGM, sexual abuse, family problems, youth unemployment, legal problems, marginalization. These are only some of the problems young people in Sierra Leone are confronted with. Children and youngsters are sometimes faced with situations that are so hopeless that they find no way to solve them on their own. Personal distress is further exacerbated by fear, loneliness and helplessness. At the same time there is nobody to listen to them or help them. Don Bosco Fambul is now reacting to the plight of children and youngsters in such crisis situations and from now on offers a crisis line for young people up to 18 years of age. Around the clock, 24 hours a day, social workers, lawyers and nurses are available on the phone to provide information and counselling. All the incoming calls are dealt with anonymously and confidentially. Thanks to the telecommunications company comium, which is partner of Don Bosco Fambul, it is guaranteed that every call from a comium SIM-card is free of charge. The hotline 033-777 is continuously staffed with a female social worker; the hotline 033-888 with a male one. The Director of Don Bosco Fambul, Brother Lothar Wagner, pins great hopes on the new aid programme offered: "By means of all our projects we want to be there for children and youths facing a personal crisis. We devote our time to them. And we do so without exception: 24 hours a day, at weekends, on Sundays and holidays." In doing so Brother Lothar places his hopes in the preventive effects of telephone counselling: "We want to prevent children from ending up on the streets. We want to strengthen them and provide possible solutions in order to enable them to regain control of their lives within short time." Don Bosco Fambul has been helping street children and unemployed youths as well as their families in Freetown for over 10 years. Apart from working with children in the slums directly, the organization offers a 10-month rehabilitation programme for 70 street children. Furthermore 420 young people receive 18-month training. A youth centre on Fortstreet is open daily and offers supportive family work. 1

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The debate surrounding development aid seems to be rapidly devolving into a shouting match with no one listening. Neither camp has any difficulty producing evidence for their position. At first glance, there would appear to be plenty to celebrate. Just look at the tens of millions of children who are now going to school, or the three million AIDS patients who, thanks to projects fighting AIDS, are no longer doomed to waste away in their remote villages, but have effectively been given a new lease on life. Just listen to the stories of the eighty million people (most of them women) profiting from microcredit. The number of private initiatives by people starting independent projects has exploded. Such impressive figures are clearly a reason to celebrate and a motivation to continue. But Moyo has figures, too. The number of people in Africa living below the poverty line has increased, not decreased, in the past decades.The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has determined that every day, one billion people (more than ever before) are going hungry.And economic growth in Africa over the past thirty years has been remarkably low. But this seemingly pointless back-and-forth can help us address the question of what development aid is and is not good for. When we do, a pattern quickly emerges. Development aid is good on the soft side of society: education, health care (including HIV/AIDS), women's rights. And it is no coincidence that the successes celebrated on the development aid side are primarily on these areas. But on the hard side of society (political power relationships, military power, economic power), this policy has little to no effect. For twenty years, we have had to sit back and watch Omar Bashir and his followers first terrorise the southern Sudan and then move into Darfur, while in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe pursued his power-hungry machinations virtually without opposition.  And in 2009, despite the immediate presence of thousands of diplomats and some 100,000 western troops, the elections in Afghanistan were still what can be fairly called a disgrace. And the economic relationships seem to be little better off. The vast richness of Africa (oil, minerals, tropical hardwood, agriculture) has not led to any visible improvement of the poverty situation across the continent. Annual tax avoidance (or perhaps better said, evasion) is estimated at a hundred billion dollars or more. And likewise, in India and Central America, economic growth has primarily led to an even greater wealth gap. For over 300 million Indians, their country is anything but "bright and shining." And these are the patterns of power that are the backbone of persistent poverty. Limited tools Of course, these underlying patterns of power and influence have always been on the development aid agenda. Without the actions of development aid groups, the crisis in Darfur would have been barely a blip on the radar. These same groups have lobbied tirelessly against world trade, and fought against investments by Shell and other oil companies in Africa, the palm oil plantations on Kalimantan and soy plantations in Brazil. And each successive minister of development cooperation in our country has undertaken initiatives to increase policy coherence: in agricultural policy, in trade and economics, in the international financial arena. So it would seem that it is not all about good intentions and good will. More and more, I have the feeling that the set of tools that development aid offers is simply not up to the task of operating effectively on the hard side. In the first place, neither the current minister nor any of his predecessors has ever been held to account on this; only on questions like how many children have been sent to school, rather than how effectively tax evasion is being tackled. Or how many AIDS patients are getting drugs and how many women are profiting from microcredit, not whether and how much the agricultural subsidies have been reduced. The effective use of money, expressed according to these standards, is what a minister of development cooperation stands or falls on. Meanwhile, agricultural questions go to Minister Verburg (Agriculture), the Minister of Economic Affairs (Van der Hoeven) handles economic issues, and international tax policy is the business of Minister Bos (Finance) and his junior minister Mr De Jager. Of course, the Minister for Development Cooperation has some input, but each respective minister makes his or her own decision. And even if the Netherlands manages to take a coherent position on the agriculture subsidies (as, at the beginning of this year, on 1 billion euro in export subsidies), our EU partners stand in the way. Our taking a hard line on governance in Uganda ruffles feathers in Great Britain because of the UK's economic and geopolitical interests in that country. The political mandate of a minister of development cooperation is simply too limited to have a real impact on the hard side of development aid.  This is why Minister Koenders (when he was still a member of parliament), as chairperson of a PvdA party commission, called for a minister of International Cooperation with a broad mandate. Investments in the soft sector Does this mean that investments on the soft side of development aid can have no influence on the hard side? This influence is very limited when it comes to changing, and surmounting, the power relationships that perpetuate the patterns of poverty. Things like HIV/AIDS measures and primary education do not have a direct effect on these power relationships. Of course, the hard economic side does benefit from investments in health care and education. Measures to fight HIV/AIDS have helped ensure that experienced labour remains in the workforce. And women's emancipation has led to a significant increase in female entrepreneurs, from which the economy benefits. Investments in education have a long earn-back period. Before the generation that has benefited from the investments in primary education made since the late 1990s will be contributing to the economy, another decade will have passed, even leaving aside the fact that due to lack of work, many very well-educated people are not in a position to benefit from the education costs invested in them. Likewise, the investments in microcredit, while they do clearly make a contribution to the economy, have a very limited impact on the macro-economy. Conceivably, investments in the soft sectors of society could lead to a more aware population, which would ultimately generate changes in the economic, political and security sectors and the power relationships within them. As yet there are no theoretical models (nor, to my knowledge, are there any real world figures) to demonstrate the logic of investments in the soft sector and returns in terms of changed power relationships in the hard sector. I do not consider it likely that these investments in and of themselves would be sufficient to achieve such changes. The benefits can probably not be achieved without the necessary supplemental investments in the building of civil society, civilian education and proper administration. Moreover, these are very long-term effects, so that in the end, the causal relationship with the initial investments will be very difficult to demonstrate. There are no poor countries Moyo is correct when she observes that development cooperation has failed to address the underlying patterns of poverty. Her book reads something like a long indictment of bad governance in Africa. In the recent African Bishops Synod, the Archbishop of Kenya, John Njue, spoke out against corruption and bad governance on the continent, calling it the "cancer of Africa." His fellow bishops argued that Africa has to get its own house in order, and that African countries should finally close the book on complaints about the continent's colonial past. In my role as director of Cordaid, I have spoken to many Africans over the past two years, and I have noted a growing scepticism about development cooperation. Not just people like Moyo, a very highly-educated international economist, but also the "ordinary" Africans working in the NGO sector are feeling less and less at ease with the existing model. Well aware of the richness of their resources, their agricultural potential, and the human capital of their young populations, they wonder why it is that their own populations have profited so little from this richness. A few examples: *     The director of Justice and Peace in Nigeria finds all the talk about development aid in Africa nonsense. He feels the discussion should be about how Africa can manage its own rich resources and how to force mining companies to produce cleanly and pay taxes. *     A woman involved in setting up resident organisations in the shantytowns of Kisumu in Kenya has seen that in her town, the main effect of development aid is to strengthen the existing power structures. *     A Caritas Malawi aid worker observes that it is difficult to get farmers to work for themselves because they know that when the next drought or flood comes, the food aid will follow. None of this is nitpicking over the fine details of development aid, but comes from people working in the field and who see that what should be happening is not happening. They all see the rest of the world eying Africa's natural richness with greedy glances. Nor has the rise of China and India on the continent gone unnoticed in the eyes of Africans: there are riches to be had. We should stop talking in terms of poor countries. Even in Africa, there are no poor countries. In Africa, there are many rich countries with vast numbers of poor people. And that contradiction is becoming ever more profound. For Africa, the combination of globalisation and bad governance has had dramatic consequences. Every African country now has its own elite (economic, political, military) that has become an agent of globalisation. The interests of that elite lie with the banks, security exchanges and raw materials markets outside of Africa. They have become part of a world in which vast fortunes fly across the globe in a fraction of a second. The interests of these elites in their own countries have actually become rather small. Revenues from raw materials deals are farmed out at the global level, in search of the highest return on investment. Bad governance combined with corruption has meant that the richness of the continent is being siphoned away every day. And of course, this is not a uniquely African situation; the same patterns can be seen in large parts of Latin America and certain parts of Asia. A new paradigm Looking at the situation as I have outlined it above, we can envision a new paradigm for development aid: "the goal of development aid is to ensure that the people of the partner countries are the true owners of the natural, social and human resources of their own countries, and that they receive the full benefits of those resources." This formulation makes a clear break from the idea of aid as the focus of the interaction between North and South. Instead, it frames the development aid issue first and foremost as an internal issue within partner countries. It also places the issues of good governance and ownership (not only economic, but social) at the heart of the development aid question. Moreover, it makes the peoples of Africa themselves the most important actors: whether in the coming decades a way out of the impasse that development aid has reached can be found will depend on them. The proposed formulation is not entirely new. From the beginning, the goal of development aid has been formulated in terms of self-sufficiency, in a variety of ways:  consider popular slogans like "help people to help themselves," or the familiar adage "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." But all these are still based on the aid principle, the fundamental understanding of the distinction between rich and poor countries and the unquestioned assumption of transfer of financial resources and knowledge to address that discrepancy. The formulation I propose abandons the assumption that there are rich countries and poor countries, and so eliminates the assumption of income transfer as the essence of the solution. This is not to say that money is not important, or that transfer of knowledge and technology is not necessary, but these are no longer elements of a North-South or Rich-Poor equation. Of course, this shift of the central axis to the internal relationships does not mean that these relationships can be seen independently from the international relationships at work in who owns and benefits from the country's resources. Because globalisation has internationalised these relationships as never before, development aid (if that term is even still appropriate in this paradigm) must be a factor in creating the conditions required to guarantee that the nation owns and benefits from its resources. The coherence agenda of recent years and the perspectives gained from discussions on globalisation (including, for example, the WTO's Doha round) offer more than enough places to start: *     Decades of work on agricultural governance has left little doubt as to how to create the conditions for local ownership and profit: the disruptive effect of agricultural subsidies are well-documented. *     The practice of funnelling taxes revenues from developing countries to rich countries through letterbox companies in familiar and not-so-familiar tax haven countries (this latter type including, as it turns out, the Netherlands) has been clearly identified by the World Bank and NGOs. *     The lack of opportunity that development countries have to develop their economies through the WTO, which Hoo Yung Chan has aptly described as "kicking away the ladder," is an impediment to ownership and the benefits of ownership. *     The externalisation of social and ecological costs in relation to developing countries means that the required investments in technology and knowledge stay away, while costs are passed on to these countries. As these few examples show, it is not hard to produce an agenda that would make a substantial contribution to ownership of and benefit from a developing country's wealth by the people of that country. This does not have to mean the end of our efforts in health care, education, combating HIV/AIDS and fighting for women's rights. The objective I formulate is not something that can be achieved overnight. It is difficult to see what kind of time frame is realistic, but it is clear that in the meantime, investments in health care, education, microcredit and fighting HIV/AIDS will remain necessary and vital. But they cannot remain so indefinitely, i.e., only until ownership of and benefit from the resources of the countries enable the people of those countries to handle these things themselves. Development aid does what it can, and does it well. It is unwise to discount the results achieved in areas such as education, health care and microcredit, as Moyo does. In this respect, I believe she is wrong. But development aid cannot achieve what it must. There is no point in denying that in decades of trying, we have not managed to succeed in changing the underlying patterns that perpetuate poverty. On this, Moyo is right. Perhaps we do not even wish to do so, because it is not in our own political and economic interests, it threatens our own geopolitical position, and it would upset our alliances in the EU and NATO.  But let's stop arguing that development aid is not doing its job. Within the mandate and resources available, it is. The millions of children going to school, the AIDS patients, and the women living from microcredit are all living proof. Will, outrage, interest For the time being, I must assume that there is still a political will to change the underlying patterns of poverty. The age of slavery and colonialism, and the years of mass poverty of labourers in the nineteenth century, were surmounted through a combination of political will, moral outrage and adequate self-interest. A future agenda for international cooperation should be based on the premise that the current model will play itself out within twenty years. In concrete terms, this means that in twenty years developing countries must be capable of offering their people basic human dignity without development aid. This time frame is arbitrary, but ten years is too short and longer than twenty years means putting the agenda on the "back burner" until it is ultimately forgotten.  In fact, I myself am optimistic about this time frame, because I foresee a tipping-point effect: as the process of self-financing continues, things can start moving fast; improvements will breed improvements until a self-perpetuating and accelerating process emerges. This is not an unrealistic scenario. We know that it is possible, in view of the available wealth of the vast majority of the developing countries, and because we know the processes on which we can base the channelling of that wealth to the countries themselves. This means we are not talking about new commitments to the Millennium Development Goals after 2015. Not because there is no interest in further reducing poverty or improving maternal health, but because these things have to be done by national governments on the basis of their own revenues, instead of using donor funds. New MDG commitments after 2015 would lock us for the coming fifteen years into an existing donor model that is at the end of its life cycle. The understanding of the real wealth of developing countries, the growing aversion in those countries to this model and the rise of new countries like China and India, which are not signing on to the present model, are the most important indications that this model is reaching its end. This systemic transformation is something that requires careful handling. With over a billion people living below the poverty line, there is every reason to fight to keep them from becoming the victims of policy changes, however necessary those changes may be. By way of comparison, consider that in our own country, we are setting a time period of 15 years for the increase of the retirement age for fear of the excessive social shockwaves a shorter period would create. A new agenda It would be irresponsible to simply dump the existing agenda completely out of hand. For the coming years, that means the following: *     An agenda that will ensure the continuity of the present facilities dedicated to the soft sector. On the one hand, that would appear to be counter-productive in view of what I have set out above, but the results in education, health care, women's rights and fighting AIDS cannot simply be thrown away. Doing so would not be understood in either the developing countries or in the donor countries. It would lead to a disastrous "impoverishment scenario" that would reduce human beings to pawns in the endgame of a changing power relationship. Aid cannot exist without compassion. For these investments in the soft sector, a sort of "communicating vessels" scenario must be developed: as internal national financing accrues, external financing will be gradually phased out. *     An agenda focused on work and income. In a country in which half the population is under the age of 25, employment is an absolutely critical issue in the fight against poverty. As such, the local small and medium-sized business sector is a key factor. It is a fantasy to imagine that western industry will create hundreds of millions of jobs. Even capital and technology-driven multinationals have only limited capacity to absorb such a vast labour force. Work and income and a strong small and medium-sized business sector mean more checks and balances, and by extension, a changed economic balance of power, and this will be the decisive factor in increasing the local authorities' own financing capacity (taxation). This will have considerable positive effects on good governance ("no taxation without representation"). *     International regulation on trading relationships, corporate social responsibility, tax avoidance and financial transactions to enable developing countries to own and benefit from their own rich natural, social and human resources. *     As an overriding theme in each of these three areas, the issue of good governance. Properly functioning national institutions (administration of justice, land registry, tax authorities) and new or improved regional cooperation (Sadecc, ECOWAS) are indispensible for creating a functioning commercial sector, for an acceptable standard of lawmaking and law enforcement, and, just as importantly, for good health care, education, and a stronger position for women. For now, our debate on the future of development aid will continue, certainly in light of the Dutch government's impending budget cuts. But that debate does not merely come down to either results or no results. Otherwise, it would just be words falling on deaf ears. What it comes down to is the political mandate and the tools that come with it. The existing model of development cooperation is at the end of its life cycle, and I do not give it much longer than twenty years. Not because it is not producing results, but because the gap between what it can do and what it actually should be doing is too wide. But more than that, because Moyo, the African Bishops Synod, and so many others in Africa, Asia and Latin America recognise the wealth of their own countries and see that things can and must be different. Bringing about an agenda focused on financing by the developing countries themselves requires at least four indispensable instruments: *     Strengthening of the social organisations in developing countries that focus on good governance and on emancipation of the poorest. This cannot be done without strong trade unions and farmer organisations standing up for their right to be recognised as an economic factor and, as such, to demand a fair existence with human dignity; without active women's and youth organisations that stake a claim to the position of these groups in society; without churches that hold leaders to moral standards. Without strengthening these social actors, it won't work. *     Investment in strengthening the institutions in developing countries that guarantee ownership and control. The lack of fundamental institutions, such as a land registry service documenting land ownership, makes investments for farmers and entrepreneurs in the small and medium-sized business sector an uncertain prospect. Investments in the quality (both technical-procedural and social) of tax authorities are also indispensable for allowing governments to provide for their own self-financing. *     Work must be done towards international standards in the area of corporate social responsibility. A need for ecological and social standards has arisen to counteract the virtually unfettered free trade of the last 15 years. These standards have to ensure that developing countries profit from their natural resources and social capital. International standardisation must stop the large-scale pollution resulting from oil exploitation and mining, and must ensure that a basic health insurance becomes part of the standard package of employment benefits. *     In the Netherlands (and other donor countries), development objectives must become an integral component of the line ministries. Minister Koenders' engagement on reforms in agriculture and tax evasion is a good start, but real movement on both of these issues can only happen if the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance number these points among the hard objectives of their policies. This kind of agenda is designed to put focus on what has to happen both in developing countries and in donor countries. With this tool kit, development cooperation can move from being a sector focusing primarily on mitigating the consequences of poverty to being a sector that addresses the underlying causes that perpetuate the patterns of poverty. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ René Grotenhuis is director of Cordaid. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This article will be published (in Dutch) in the dutch magazine <a href="http://www.internationalespectator.nl/">'de Internationale Spectator'</a> 0

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René Grotenhuis Development aid: death watch or lifeline? In early 2009, author Dambisa Moyo pronounced development aid dead. In her book Dead Aid (London: Allen Lane), she argued that rather than solving problems in Africa, development aid has actually made them worse. In short, that it should be stopped. Stop giving away money for free. Make African governments follow the rules of the financial market, and the results will happen by themselves. Only a little later, at the end of September 2009, the Netherlands was commemorating 60 years of development aid. Celebrities from home and abroad came together to celebrate all the good that had been achieved, and the many promising new initiatives in the pipeline, like more involvement by the corporate sector and young people with innovative ideas.

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Read more about the Urban Challenge Cordaid organizad last year.

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After a succesful Urban Challenge last year, Cordaid and partners have organized a new Urban Challenge and invites students to participate and join this initiative.

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<div align="left"> Amateur license means an amateur license that authorizes the holder to operate an amateur or an amateur-satellite station, or an amateur station or amateur-satellite station located on board a land vehicle, a maritime vessel or an airborne vehicle. There are lots of examples that the public communication network, even the Red Cross communication network has failed during the time of disaster especially during the time of cyclone disaster. Bangladesh is a country where 5% disaster of the world caused 85% of its damages, recently chances of earthquakes has increased and there are several small seismic turmoil in the city of Chittagong. In India this is the Amateur Radio Operator first established communication in Orissa after super cyclone and in the city of Vuze - Guzrat after the earthquake, even in developed country like in USA government takes the help of Amateur radio operator even to catch smugglers. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a popular activity in this regard. BNNRC members of the coastal area developed a disaster radio network, which works as an alternative stand-by and emergency communication system to public and Red Crescent radio network. BNNRC also developed a rapid deployment team known as RACES in its working areas for any rapid deployment in any place for disaster communication. In June 2000 the network has organized training with funding support from OXFAM-GB especially to create amateur radio operators in coastal areas, accordingly two NGO leaders succeeded to pass the examination and commissioned two amateur radio stations both respectively in Barisal and Chittagong. After formation of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) a stagnant situation was created and for last three years no amateur radio examination was held and no new license was issued. BNNRC continuously pursued the Chairman of BTRC and gave applications and hearing. Thena committee has been formed to conduct the examination in which BNNRC Chief Executive Officer is also the member. Promoting Amateur Radio is fundamental to build alternative emergency communication system especially in remote areas and international friendship without interference from government. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) finalized provisions and conditions of Amateur Radio License under this National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP). </div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/photo/RACES.gif" 0="" vspace="10" width="550" height="234” border=" hspace="10"> In order to promote amateur radio operation in the country, BNNRC arranged three training courses for the enthusiasts. Most of the trainees have been successfully capable of using amateur radio and qualified in the examination. A total of 340 people of different level and professions actively took part in the courses. The first training course was held at IUCN Conference Room on 03-08 June 2000. The second training course was held at CARITAS auditorium in Chittagong on 17-21 August 2002 and BNNRC arranged third training course on 12-15 January 2004 in cooperation with Foundation for Amateur Radio International Service (FAIRS) and COAST. As a consequence of the consistent advocacy of BNNRC, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has resumed conducting Amateur Radio Operator License Tests. <div align="left"> The tests are conducted through Computer Based Testing (CBT) system. This system is lobbied by Barl.</div> 0

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amateur-satellite station, or an amateur station or amateur-satellite station located on board a land vehicle, a maritime vessel or an airborne vehicle. There are lots of examples that the public communication network, even the Red Cross communication network has failed during the time of disaster especially during the time of cyclone disaster.

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<div align="left"> General mass even the educated people have apathy on ICT and its progressive as they are not aware or information on latest ICT development is not available to them. So, there should be some process that the mass people especially the opinion leaders should know all of that information. Policies also prevent the free flow of information, which is fundamental to institutionalize democracy. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights state that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”. BNNRC does like to spread the principles of article 19 and its implementation to build up a true democratic society. Even educated people do not understand the correlation of access to information and knowledge is fundamental not only in respect of institutionalizing democracy but it is also correlated to poverty reduction. Forty years ago, Ghana and the Republic of Korea had virtually the same per capita. By the early 1990s Korea’s per capita income was six times higher than Ghana’s. The development practitioners believe that half of the difference is due to Korea’s greater success in acquiring and using information. Mass people and especially politicians and policy makers should have understanding on this correlation, which are helpful to have favorable policy environment. In order to create mass awareness on ICT use and its correlation to poverty alleviation and institutionalization of democracy, BNNRC has been working on promotion of 9 principles of article 19 and ICT use and potentials especially in remote areas and disadvantaged communities. BNNRC arranged a number of seminars and workshops and also prepared some advocacy materials. Through these seminars and advocacy materials, BNNRC oriented a number of policy makers and regular citizens with ICT and its implication with ongoing development initiatives. BNNRC arranged a national level training and 10 seminars at union level. It also published three posters and two booklets and translated two books into Bengali.</div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/photo/awareness.gif" vspace="10" width="550" border="0" height="284" hspace="10"> <div align="left">Establishment of ICT Resource Center and Promotion of Radio Listeners Club as primary ICT catalyst in remote rural areas</div> 0

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General mass even the educated people have apathy on ICT and its progressive as they are not aware or information on latest ICT development is not available to them. So, there should be some process that the mass people especially the opinion leaders should know all of that information.

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<div align="left">Right to Information (RTI)</div> <div align="left"> As a consequence of the long-term advocacy, an eight-member high-level committee headed by the Joint Secretary (Development) of the Information Ministry prepared the draft of the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance 2008 in February 2008. The government put the draft on the website of the Information Ministry on March 4 2008 to collect public opinion on it till the Information Ministry submitted it to the cabinet on June 18 when it was approved in principle. The draft had 27 articles on the objective of the ordinance, methods of information dissemination, how to seek or disclose information, exemptions from disclosure, formation of the information commission and punishment for not disclosing information. The Right to Information Ordinance, 2008 (RTI) came into effect with the government publishing a gazette notification Monday, on 20 October, 2008. However, people will have to wait 90 working days before they can use the law to get information. Within the 90 working days, an information commission will be formed for proper execution of the law and resolving public complaints regarding information. All preparation for releasing information under the law would be made within these 90 days. Even though at first six security and intelligence agencies were kept outside the purview of the ordinance, the gazette shows eight agencies. The agencies are National Security Intelligence, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigation Department of police, Special Security Force, intelligence cell of National Board of Revenue. The Special Branch of Police and intelligence unit of Rapid Action Battalion were added later. However, if the information is related to corruption and violation of human rights in these agencies, they will have to provide the information within 30 days. The ordinance classifies information which may pose threat to the security, integrity and sovereignty of Bangladesh, obstruct law enforcement or incite any offence, endanger public security or impede due judicial process of a pending case, affect any criminal investigation, be prejudicial to the special rights of the Parliament, documents including summaries to be placed before the cabinet, or the council of advisers and information relating to discussions and decisions of such meetings. Within 60 days of promulgation of the ordinance all public, autonomous and statutory organizations and other private institutions run on government or foreign funding that have been brought under the new law will nominate an officer-in-charge for each of the unit to provide information. The information ministry will form a five-member selection committee soon to recommend candidates for the job of chief information commissioner and information commissioners to the president. It will recommend two candidates for each post. A judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, nominated by the chief justice, will head the selection committee that will also have the cabinet secretary as a member. The Speaker of the parliament would nominate a member each from the treasury bench and the opposition bench and the government would nominate a representative of eminent citizens for the selection committee. The information commission will consist of a chief information commissioner and two commissioners, at least one of them will be a woman. It will have its headquarters in Dhaka and in case of necessity would be able to establish offices anywhere in Bangladesh. The information commission will lay down guidelines to be followed by the authorities for publication and publicity of information and obtaining information. Every authority shall prepare and publicize a list of information which will be supplied free of cost.</div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/photo/RTI.gif" vspace="10" width="550" border="0" height="310" hspace="10"> <div align="left">People will have to apply for information either in writing or through electronic media or through email and will have to pay fees for applying and for the information where applicable. However, the authorities may exempt an individual or a class of individuals or any other class from paying such fees. The government in consultation with the information commission and by notification in official gazette may fix the fees and if needed the price of information. The officer-in-charge of providing information upon receiving a request will provide the information within 20 working days. However, if more than one unit or authority is involved, the information will be provided within 30 working days. If the officer-in-charge fails to provide the information, he will inform the applicant the causes in writing within 10 working days. If the sought information is linked to life and death, arrest or release from jail, the officer-in-charge will provide the preliminary information within 24 hours. The council of advisers on September 20 gave the final approval to the RTI ordinance. Against the backdrop of a longstanding demand, the caretaker government took the initiative to formulate the RTI as part of its institutional reforms. After coming to the power of Awami League Government the ‘Parliamentary Standing Committee Bill (amended)’ of Information Ministry is presented to the parliament and the mentioned Bill is got the shape of law on 29 March 2009.</div> 0

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The right to information is a constitutional right backed by the UN. Since the inception, BNNRC has been working on promotion of 9 principles of article 19 and use and potentials of RTI especially for the people of the remote areas and disadvantaged communities from 2000.

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<div align="left"> Rural Knowledge Centre (RKC).</div> <div align="left"> RKC is an information and communication technology (ICT) based service centre in the remote parts of the country where Computer, Phone, Mobile phone, Lamination Machine, Digital Camera, Internet etc. are available. The village people can use these facilities according to their localized demands. The RKCs have effectively introduced computers and ICTs to local community, where there were previously no facilities or access points. Among the services/facilities computer education, Internet browsing, e-mail, mobile phone having Internet connection,laminating and photocopy facilities etc were included. The RKCs have attracted great attention in the community within a short period of time. About 14 thousand community people received direct services and facilities from a total of ten BNNRC assisted RKCs, where 20% of them were female. The rural knowledge centres provide the community with free access to a range of resource materials including educational posters, journals,periodic and books.</div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/photo/rkc.gif" 0="" vspace="10" width="550" height="375” border=" hspace="10"> <div align="left"> The impacts of Rural Knowledge Centre (RKC) to the community are now visible. RKCs are the only local media and the first accessible information and communication facility in a poor and otherwise disconnected and marginalized area. The RKCs credited with concrete new benefits for the local community. People are economically benefited by these RKCs. They can collect easily materials like Govt. forms and formats from RKCs with low cost. Earlier, they had to go to the district headquarter. Students receive computer education by sharing minimum cost. After completing computer training from RKC, they can search jobs using Internet and some of them got jobs. The proximity of telephone, Internet and photocopying services has helped the rural people in the immediate vicinity of the RKC to easily and promptly communicate to their relatives. Finally, people use them as business centres, to look for business opportunities, to advertise services, to develop marketing materials etc.</div> <table class="page" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left">Rural Knowledge Center(RKC)</div> <div align="left">Rural Knowledge Centre (RKC) is a information and knowledge hub in the out-reach coastal and rural areas.This center aim to reduce digital and knowledge divide between urban and rural areas.BNNRC established total 11 (Eleven) RKCs through 7(Seven)networking members and one is not a network member as pilot basis in the coastal rural areas of Bangladesh. Equipments and Services provided to each network member's RKC Name of Equipments 1 Computer- 03 2. Printer- 01 3. Mobile Phone with internet connection -01 4. Lamination Machine-01 Some Network member organizations are providing Photocopy Machine, Digital Camera, Spiral Machine,Scanner Machine Services Offered 1. Information Services 2. Computer education 3. Internet & e-mail service 4. ICT for Development Education 5. Phone facilities 6. Laminating services 7. Photocopy facilities 8. Photo services Social Achievement 1. Local community have been introduced with ICTs, who have not accessibility and affordability to these technologies. 2. The proximity of telephone and internet services connect rural people and facilitate their communication with others. 3. Community people are benefited with free access to resource materials provided from RKC including educational posters, periodic, magazine and books. 4. Students get their S.S.C and H.S.C results and marks certificates from RKC very quickly. Economic Achievement 1. Students receive computer education by sharing minimum cost as common access point 2. Upon training completion learners can use RKC services like internet for job searching. Increased Earning 1. Trained persons get involved with the Govt’s Voter ID Registration program and earning daily up to Taka 400. 2. People can download different government form, around 59 types, and can apply for required services Environmental Impact People could get advanced information on cyclone from RKC and could take measures for disaster risk reduction Voter Registration*and ID Card Program Skill persons for Voter Registration and ID Card Program A total of 95 rural youth, both male and female, trained from Rural Knowledge Centers have been included as Data Operator in the Voter Registration for preparing a fresh voter list with photographs and National Identity Card (NID) program, taken by the Bangladesh Election Commission. This is the ever first of such initiate in Bangladesh. Future Plan 1. Radio listening and watching 2. Education people on essential health services through ICT 3. Educating people on primarily health care and 4. Awareness raising on the preventive measures of HIV/AIDS 5. Establish Community Radio 6. Radio Listener Club 7. Livelihood Skill 8. Lifelong education centre 9. Language Centre 10. RKC Library 11. Civic education </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="page" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left">List of Rural Knowledge Centre (RKC)</div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/images/pagemaster/Table1.jpg" alt="RKC List" title="RKC List" width="576" border="0" height="399"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div align="left">Pictures of different Rural Knowledge Centre (RKC)</div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/images/pagemaster/RKCPicture1.jpg" alt="Rural Knowledge Centre Picture" title="Rural Knowledge Centre Picture" width="500" border="0" height="313"> 0

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For fostering the rural prosperity, all over the developing world a new concept of Rural Knowledge Centers (RKC) has been emerged through which villagers can proceed towards poverty alleviation by increasing their household income. BNNRC is operating 10 such kinds of centers.

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<div align="left"> </div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/images/pagemaster/Picture_ceo_2.gif" alt="CEO" title="CEO" width="119" border="0" height="121"><div align="left">As there is no appropriate power and opportunity to complain for marginalized population in the centered democratic society, one kind of opportunists, politicians and local administration take the chance to deprive them of their legal rights. These marginalized rural and poor people may get an opportunity to discuss regarding these actual rights through the programs of Community Radio. Side by side, these sort of radio plays a role of mirror in the society and accelerates pro people endeavor of local administration and the politicians and arouses their responsibilities to the society. Community Radio can play the role regarding the discussion program with community members and the personnel of different administrations reviewing the problems of community people and indicating the things to be done. The discussion regarding local government or council or live telecast of meetings and conferences are the excellent strategies of Community Radio. In primitive society the total locality or society had been regulated by only a couple of families and the general people would hesitate to say anything. Community Radio can assist in opening the mouth of the general people. In some cases, the influential personalities do not have any way without tolerating these broadcast discussions. Good Governance is such a system which is practiced in economics, politics, and through the use of social resources. And it is such a work process in state management that civil society can express the opinion regarding the issues of concerning interest, legal rights, and differences of opinion and can participate in every issue of state. That means there exists less opportunity of effective participation of people in the existing governing system but in good governance system, there exists manifold opportunities for the participation of people. Good Governance can be assorted into three stages in general .They are: A) Good Political Governance B) Good Social Governance, and C) Good Economic Governance (A)Good political Governance: In good political governance, there exists decentralization of power and administrative authority and transparency; people’s participation and accountability exist in every stage of governance. Besides, establishment of justice and creating speedy trial exist in the boundary of good political governance. (B)Good Social Governance: In good social governance there exists building strong civil society, establishing human rights, equality of both male and female, exchanging information especially to ensure that in Urban and Rural and make it easier, to encourage the businessmen to spend a little portion of their income in social welfare. (C)Good Economic Governance: In good economic governance there exists some points such as, to enhance the amount of budget necessarily regarding social development; to reform tax management, to make the information available regarding Credit and government services and to ensure the access of poor community in these kind of services; to take appropriate decisions by reviewing the impacts of trade policy of multinational companies and world trade upon the poor community people. Amongst all the problems incessantly faced by the people of Bangladesh, poverty is one of the most. Moreover, there exists ecological imbalance, economic disparity, imbalance modernization in social infrastructure and the created problems by it, individual ownership, political unrest, inequality, encroachment of government resources/ assets, poor health services, insufficient income, violation of human rights and violence against women etc. Though there are a plenty of sugar coated speeches in the manifestoes of political parties for confronting these problems; but in real sphere, it is not seen to make these speeches fruitful. Subsequently, it can be said in a word that, in the activities of political parties, poverty alleviation and good governance was ignored at almost all times. In that case, CR can play a role in building necessary communication structure for making people’s participation possible in development activities/ programs. Needless to say about the development strategy that CR can put marks of success in implementing them. CR can achieve a magical success in effective partnership development and government, non governmental industrial and trade sector and market management. Even, in establishing public-private partnership and societal corporatism of industrial institution, CR can play the role of arbitrator. How Community Radio can work in ensuring Good Governance First, the first and foremost work of Community Radio is to give importance in keeping democratic process always advanced by keeping up its position impartial. Besides this, CR also can work as a catalyst with the government, opposition party, administration, businessmen, and civil society leaders for keeping democratic process uninterrupted, and as an aftermath, both sides become positively influenced. To create a pressure from community and civil representatives through dialogues, talk shows, discussion programs and magazine programs so as to state, market and society can always play the pro people role. As a matter of fact, ensuring good governance is not possible if state, market and society don’t work collaboratively. Which work Community radio can perform specifically in good governance and development. In developing Good Political Governance - To enhance participation of people and civil society members for accelerating the work of local government and broadcast program relating to alternative opinion. - To create awareness in rural community regarding things to be done in drawing up local government’s budget and lengthy planning. - To scrutinize the budget of local government and ensure transparency and accountability and to offer information regarding things to be done by the members of civil society organizations in enhancing participation of common people. - To arrange question- answer program among local parliament member and local people through Community Radio. - To identify service rendering sections of government and broadcast regularly regarding all information of services (what services, for whom the services are, price of service etc.) in the light of citizen charter published by them. - To make the citizens aware in responsibilities regarding state, market and society by means of running citizen education program. - To broadcast program regularly regarding how the citizens and the elected representatives of local government will play more responsible role in the society. - To notify people regularly regarding the procedures of legislature, executive and judiciary; in this sphere, to inform the community people regarding the things to be done. -To broadcast program how the community people can get good effect in achieving access of family and village court. - To bring the local administration aside from colonial gesture and attitude and broadcast awareness raising program for keeping the community people in the role of moderator. In developing Good Social Governance - To broadcast program relating to building strong civil society at rural level. - To broadcast regular program on the situation of human rights in the locality. - To broadcast issue based program and help people participate in that program so that the community people can be able to involve themselves in development program by exchanging information. - To encourage the business personnel so as to they are able to spend a little portion of their profit in social service. And, to receive opinion from community people regarding where this (spending the profit) will be more effective. - To do active participatory program planning, making and broadcast regarding different problems, potential and remedy of minor community and disabled people. In developing Good Economic Governance - To broadcast talk show/ conversation program at community level about increasing budget in social development sector after analyzing the budget. - To broadcast development related program by means of interaction of both the local government and community people so that the citizens can pay tax regularly and the local government can carry out its responsibility. - To broadcast analytical program so that the poor people can avail themselves of loan facility and they may not fall into trap in getting loan; to collect best applications/exercises from home and abroad for making the micro credit pro- people and broadcast them continuously. - To broadcast informative programs so that the poor people can establish rights in their land as per governmental policy. Community Radio can accelerate its victorious mission of good governance strategically by means of ensuring local community participation. Community Radio can ensure rural community participation in establishing good governance through policy making discussions with government, existing marketing system, and civil society leaders. By AHM Bazlur Rahman -S21BR, Chief Executive Officer Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication For more info: <a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</a> www.bnnrc.net </div> 0

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As there is no appropriate power and opportunity to complain for marginalized population in the centered democratic society, one kind of opportunists, politicians and local administration take the chance to deprive them of their legal rights.

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In 2006, BNNRC, MMC, Focus, YPSA  jointly organized a Three-Day long Round Table on Community Radio as the National Advocacy Meeting. UNESCO, UNICEF and UNDP joined in the advocacy activities for the first time. After Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, the Honourable Chief Adviser of the Non-Party Caretaker Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, has taken the charge BNNRC organized a Letter Campaign regarding community radio. The objective of the campaign was to open up the community radio as a pilot basis. As the outcome of the campaign Office of the Chief Adviser sent an advice to the Ministry of Information in order to release permission for the pilot basis community radio. For the first time in the history a high authority meeting is held at the conference room of the Information Ministry regarding community radio on the 23 July in 2007 chaired by the Information Secretary and organized by the Ministry of Information. After a comprehensive discussion regarding community radio as a pilot basis the meeting takes decision to form a ministerial committee of 8 members convened by the Director General of Bangladesh Betar who would make concept paper, regulatory framework and application form in relation to community radio and would submit to the Ministry by one month. According to the discussion the Ministry issues the circular regarding the 8 members-committee on 22nd May in 2007. After several meetings the Director General of Bangladesh Betar finalized the draft of the concept paper, policy and application regarding community radio. BNNRC and MMC assisted the committee in this regard. The Ministerial Committee officially presents the concept paper, policy and application regarding community radio in a meeting organized by the Ministry on 29th October in 2007. After a comprehensive discussion on the issue the meeting decides the submitted concept paper, policy and application forms to be sent to the different concerned ministries for comments and perusal. It is also decided in the meeting that another meeting would be held after the comments are received. According to the decision all the papers are already sent to the listed ministries for comments on 25th November in 2007. An inter-ministerial meeting is held on the last 6th February. Representatives of the concerned ministries were present in the meeting. At last, the government formally announces the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008 on 12 March 2008. The Ministry of Information of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh invited very rapidly the applications for Community Radio installation, broadcast and operation from the interested organizations. In order to facilitate the application and registration process of the organizations for Community Radio, BNNRC immediately opened a help desk in its secretariat in Dhaka. Receiving huge response from the interested development organizations and research institutions the authority extended the deadline up to 30 April. 450 organizations drew application forms from the Ministry and 178 applications have been submitted from different organizations in this regard. In the whole process the Government ensured the proper participation and representation from civil society organizations through incorporating representatives in Regulatory Committee, Technical Committee and National Monitoring Committee for the successful operation of the Community Radio. Under the above-mentioned circumstances, BNNRC set up a Community Radio Academy in Dhaka. This helps Community Radio stakeholders having on-hand training of technical and management skills, coming to know about the function, management, procedure, problem, prospect and sustainability of the Community Radio as a tool of ICT and having all concerned resources and facilities available for their progress and success. <div align="left"> Advocacy and Campaign for Bridging the Digital Divide/Information Divide </div> <div align="left"> The prime concern in our country is today on expanding the digital opportunities to bridge the digital divide. The promise of the information economy – of tremendous possibility for human development, of rapidly growing economies, of empowered communities and responsive governance – is but a dream for the vast majority in Bangladesh. BNNRC is now piloting some ICT activities through out the county, these efforts are proving to be much less than what is required to reach the downtrodden and the underserved people in the society. It is because these initiatives are being implemented as pilot projects to harness ICTs for Development (ICT4D) within a limited geographic location as well as for the understanding of the implementing organizations through learning by doing process. The requirements such as for the basic ICT4D infrastructure are enormous. The necessary resources will not flow automatically from the technology-rich countries to the technology-poor countries like Bangladesh. Also the NGOs working in all parts of the country need to learn from the experience of these pilot initiatives and try to replicate them with their own initiative. According to ITU rule there should be at least 10 % land telephone line in the rural area, but in fact at least in Bangladesh it is not happening. In recent years Government of Bangladesh (GoB) opened the mobile phone to private companies, but they are taking highest rate from people compared to other part of the world. GoB takes 71 % taxes from amateur radio equipment while it is only 5 % in India; moreover BTRC takes such a level of annual fee and taxes from radio equipment that people will be disinterest on those equipments they will have to be depended on mobile phones. ICT should consider as public service business, so there is not always question of profit, it should be regulated with common mass interest. There are lots of others issues, which are in fact hindering the mass use and expansion of ICT, this needed research and relentless advocacy and campaign so that the issues should become as a political demand. </div> <img src="http://www.bnnrc.net/photo/advocacy.gif" vspace="10" width="550" border="0" height="154" hspace="10"> <div align="left"> In this perspective, BNNRC has implemented research on the ICT issues to identify policy and its implementation discrepancies, pro poor issues both for private and public sectors, campaign to promote critical views and public opinions on pro poor issues, campaign for favorable policy for community radio, arranged seminar and dialogues at district level, developed communication materials for campaign, etc.</div> 0

2010-01-07T13:34:27+01:00

Community Radio movement has started in 1998 in Bangladesh. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) along with other like-minded organizations and also representatives of the civil society started movement for CR operation supported by CORDAID.

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Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), you know, is promoting the advocacy with the government in relation to community radio with other organizations since its emergence. State is still a sweeping entity to the poor people in Bangladesh, where to reach is tiresome and dialogue is beyond imagination. At the same time, even their own community neglects the voice of the poor people. In this circumstance, promoting, empowering and extension of community radio can play significant role in alleviating poverty through creating easy access of the poor to the information highway. The third goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is gender equity and women empowerment. Considering the ownership and access to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an instance, it appears transparent that gender discrimination in technological use is extensively wide in Bangladesh. Gender discrimination is much wider in broadcasting sector. As community radio is going to run in the country, if the gender issue is considered with much emphasis since the beginning, it will be possible to ensure gender equality at least in the administration, management, program and financial planning of community radio operation. One of the objectives of publishing the very Gender Policy in Community Radio Stations prepared by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) - Women International Network (WIN) Asia Pacific in Bangla is to create massive awareness of the government, non-government and development initiators on eliminating gender discrimination in community radio stations. We hope the community radio initiators will follow the instruction stated in the Gender Policy in Community Radio Stations and play marking role in ensuring gender equity in the broadcast sector in Bangladesh. Be Community Radio one of the development tools for the voiceless. 0

2010-01-07T13:31:28+01:00

Community Radio is playing very significant role in the countries of South Asia responding to other regions of the world. Recently Information Ministry of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh formulated Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008 and we would thank the Government for this policy.

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Community Radio is going to make an important place in development field in Bangladesh. Ministry of Information formulated Community Radio Installation, Broadcasting and Operation Policy 2008. Having prepared a complete pro-people policy for the first time in Bangladesh and 2nd policy in South Asia, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has already been widely appreciated by local, national and international bodies. Under this circumstance, BNNRC has taken initiative of publishing a Community Radio Handbook for Good Governance and Development to meet the basic needs and demands of the community radio initiators, regulators, managers, community leaders and community broadcasters in respect to setting up and operating the community radio stations successfully in Bangladesh. In the meantime, Community Radio Academy has been established by Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) with a view to building up capacity on community radio operation of the initiators. Under the initiatives of the academy training workshops, round table, seminar etc are being organized incessantly. This handbook will be a good compilation of all necessary chapters and key aspects of community radio operation mechanism. With the help of this Community Radio Handbook, Community Radio stakeholders will have knowledge of technical and management skills, come to know about the function, management, procedure, prospect, sustainability, working environment, financial management, culture, socio-economic status, challenges and difficulties of running Community Radio and have all concerned resources and facilities available for their progress and success. This Handbook will be helpful for long-term preservation and sharing as a guide with the concerned policy makers, donor agencies, Community Radio related regulators, technical and monitoring committee members, local, and central administration such as, Parliamentarian, Ministries, Civil Society, Upa zila Chairman, Deputy Commissioners (DC), Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO), officials of the local intelligence wings and law enforcing agencies, local government and people working in this field for nation building process at different level. 0

2010-01-07T13:30:12+01:00

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is promoting the advocacy with the government in relations to community radio with other organizations since its emergence. The objective of BNNRC’s Community Radio intervention is to address crucial social issues at community level, such as poverty and social exclusion, empower marginalized rural groups and catalyze democratic processes and ongoing development efforts.

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The objective of the workshop is to clarify the Community Radio concept and its strategies of operation, different aspects of CR management and sustainable planning. Thirty high officials from twenty eight applied organizations attended the workshop. Mr. Sohel Aurongojeb, the consultant of Community Radio Academy, facilitated in the workshop. The issues discussed in the sessions of workshop are: What CR is and why it is essential; the present position of CR in perspective of Bangladesh; CR by laws; Structure of CR Management Committee; CR Station Structure (Administrative); Job Description Manual-HRD, Gender; Finance (with content list); Regulatory Affairs (license fee, license renewal, reporting etc.); Programs to be Broadcast/ not to be Broadcast (on the basis of government policy); Information, Education, Entertainment, Development Motivation ; Daily and Weekly Cue Sheet; Costing Plan for Programs; Volunteer Management; Program Resource Management (Human Resource, Financial Resource etc.) and feedback from audiences; Management Planning; Financial Planning; and Strategic Planning. The organizations which participated in the workshop are: Speed Trust, Bangladesh Scouts, BRAC, BCDJC, Krishi and Samajik Unnayan Songstha, TMSS, South Asia Partnership- Bangladesh (SAP- Bangladesh), Young Power in Social Action(YPSA), CDA, D.Net, COAST Trust, Come to Work, Pirojpur Gono Unnayan Society, LDRO, Srijoni Bangladesh, POPI, CCD Bangladesh, Sankalpa Trust, Proyas Manobik Unnayan Society, MMC, Gono Unnayan Kendro, Kiraro No Ki, RDRS, Deep Unnayan Songstha, Jugantor Somaj Unnayan Songstha, Samadhan, NHRDA, Nolta Hospital and Community Health Foundation. MR. Shamim Ahsan, the Communication Officer of UNESCO, and Mr. Mostafa Kamal, the Administrative Chief of Coast Trust, were also present in the closing session. 0

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(BNNRC) organized training workshop on Community Radio: Operation, Management and Sustainable Planning . The workshop was organized from 14-16 June, 2009 in Dhaka.

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At the meeting Chief Information Commissioner was congratulated by Mr. Rahman for taking responsibility as Chief Information Commissioner of Information Commission, Bangladesh. BNNRC hopes that Information Commission will play a significant role with his dynamic leadership. In the meeting CEO of BNNRC briefed him regarding some agendas: Community Radio installation, broadcasting and operation policy, 2008 has already been drawn up with an endeavor of Ministry of Information. Just after the declaration of Community Radio policy, Information Ministry invites application for installation of Community Radio from 18 March, 2008. Gradually, National Regulatory Committee, Technical Sub Committee and Central Monitoring Committee are formed as per the said policy. A promise was expressed in Article 19.1 of Bangladesh Awami League’s Election Manifesto named “Din Bodoler Sonod” in which they expressed endeavor to open up Community Radio at local level apart from National Mass Communication for ensuring freedom of mass communication and free flow of information. Community Radio Academy has already been set up for building capacity of Community Radio stakeholders. Training workshops, seminars etc are being held one after another with the endeavor of Community Radio Academy. We think, there now remains manpower, preparation, and capability of operating 40/50 Community Radio all over the country. Having realized everything, Chief Information Commissioner emphasized that Community Radio undoubtedly can play a dynamic and far reaching role in establishing Right to Information at grass root level and without Community Radio, it is quite impossible to establish Right to Information at grass root level so easily and at a low cost. In that connection, he will employ his effort to make installed more Community Radio stations individually and officially. At that period, Mr. Mohammad Abu Taher, Information Commissioner, was also present. CEO of BNNRC also re-expected Mr. M. Azizur Rahman’s personal endeavor to accelerate the Community Radio broadcasting process for ensuring Access to Information and Good Governance as well as Development. 0

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The Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), AHM Bazlur Rahman, met M. Azizur Rahman, the Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh, on August 30 2009 at Information Commission Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication will join the IGF in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on 15-18 November 2009, which is being graciously hosted by the Government of Egypt along with 4 members head of the Bangladesh Delegation H.E. Mr. Hasanul haq Inu, MP and Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry of Post and Telecommunication and  Deputy Head of the delegation H.E. Dr. Akram H. Chowdhury, MP Chairperson, Centre for e-parliament Studies and Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry Food and Disaster and Mr. M.A Haque Anu, Secretary- Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum. The overall theme of the meeting will be Internet Governance – Creating Opportunities for All. The theme reflects the basic purpose of the IGF to develop a common understanding of how to maximize the opportunities the Internet offers for all nations and peoples, and how to address the risks and challenges, while also raising awareness of the development dimension of Internet governance. A broad-based consultation process through the Multistakeholder Advisory Group has generated the following proposed agenda for the meeting: • Managing critical internet resources; • Security, openness and privacy; • Access and diversity; • Internet governance in light of WSIS principles; • Emerging issues – impact of social networks; and • Taking stock and the way forward – desirability of the continuation of the Forum. Bangladesh Delegation hotel address is: Hotel Savoy El Sheikh, white Knight Beach, Sharam El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt. Phone: 002 0693602500-2 0

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AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication will join the IGF in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on 15-18 November 2009, which is being graciously hosted by the Government of Egypt along with 4 members head of the Bangladesh Delegation H.E. Mr. Hasanul haq Inu, MP and Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry of Post and Telecommunication and Deputy Head of the delegation H.E. Dr. Akram H. Chowdhury, MP Chairperson, Centre for e-parliament Studies and Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry Food and Disaster and Mr. M.A Haque Anu, Secretary- Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum.

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The meeting was presided by Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam, Chairperson of board of trust of BNNRC and  Executive Director of Dwip Unnayan Songstha (DUS). The meeting was moderated by Dr. Akram Hossain Chowdhury- Member of the Parliament, Chairperson of Center of e-parliament Research and member of parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Food and Disaster Management of Bangladesh. Mr. Obaidul Quader - Member of the Parliament (MP) and president of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Information was the chief guest in the meeting. The guest of honor, Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser,  Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelly- Chairman of  Center for Development Research, Bangladesh(CDRB) and Chairman, Media Commission, Bangladesh, Syed Marghub Morshed- former Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Mr. AKM Shamim Chowdhury- Principal Information Officer and Director General of Bangladesh Press Institute(PIB), Mr. Aminul Islam- Joint Secretary- Broadcasting, Ministry of Information were present at the meeting. The key Discussant, Mr. Shahab Anam Khan- Assistant Professor of Jahangirnagar University was also present at the meeting. Dr. Khorshed Alam, Chief Executive of Bangladesh Institute for Social Research (BISR), presented the ‘research findings’ in brief. AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), delivered the welcome speech in the meeting. He also presented the latest updates of Community Radio Installation in Bangladesh. He said that the Ministry of Information had already adopted the Community Radio Installation, Broadcasting and Operation policy 2008 and had established three committee i.e. a. National Regulatory Committee b. Technical Sub-committee and c. Central Monitoring Committee as per the policy. BNNRC has been running a fulltime national help desk from the adoption of the policy for Community Radio. Side by side of its facilitation work BNNRC has published a handbook on Community Radio. A Community Radio Academy has been established for performing Community Radio procedures effectively and building capacity. This Community Radio Academy has been training Community Radio stakeholders perfectly.  6/7 training courses and workshops has already been conducted for Community Radio operation. The National Mass Media Institute (NIMCO) under the Ministry of Information has conducted a month long training course for seven (7) Community Radio stakeholders for the first time in coordination of BNNRC. According to the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008, there exists tremendous Community Radio operational capacity in Bangladesh. He offered thanks to the Ministry of Information for this. Dr. Khorshed Alam- Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh Institute for Social Research (BISR) presented the research paper in brief according to the research “Community Radio: Readiness in Bangladesh; Dissemination of Baseline Study Findings for a Way Forward”. The Chief Discussant, Mr. Shahab Anam Khan- Assistant Professor, Department of International Relation, Jahangirnagar University, said that the government and the NGOs have to come forward with responsibility for Community Radio operation and capacity building. Mr. Aminul Islam, Joint secretary of Ministry of Information, said that though Community Radio is the new concept in Bangladesh, the ministries are working cordially for its opening up which is in final stage now. AKM Shamim Chowdhury, Principal Information Officer and Director General of Bangladesh Press Institute, said that the community people shall be able to build their capacity when Community Radio would be established in the community, he emphasized. The guest of honor Mr. Syed Margub Morshed, former Chairman of BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission), said that Community Radio is a crying need for the marginalized people and some pilot basis stations are severely needed to establish as soon as possible for its output. We have to step forward for the nation because of its utilities for the marginalized community. The community radio plays a massive role for empowering local people. The guest of honor Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelly, Chairman of CDRB, said that when people get developed concerning creed and cast, culture, education etc, sustainable development in the society would be ensured. There is no alternative of Community Radio for the rural and marginalized people like the people of marshy lands (Haor, Baor, bill etc.), and coastal islands. The guest of honor, Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser- Secretary, Ministry of Information, said that the Ministry is working with importance for Community Radio. It possesses philosophical as well as fundamental utilities. The Ministry is cordially committed to fulfill ‘A Charter for Change’. Mr. Obaidul Quader, Member of the Parliament and President of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Information, said that the government is on the way to fulfill its commitment noted in the election manifesto by starting Community Radio immediately. As per people’s need, we have to establish Community Radio though in a small periphery. People want to see the reflection of Community Radio. He expressed hope that necessary initiatives would be taken to achieve the success of Community Radio. Why isn’t it possible in Bangladesh to establish community radio if Nepal can make development relating to information service at grass root level through Community Radio, he added. Ms. Shamima Akhtar- Executive Director of ASWO, Mr. Mirza S.I. Khaled- Director of Sangkalpa Trust and Member of the Board of Trust of BNNRC, Mr. Ekramul Kabir- Chief Executive of Samdhan and Mr. Delwar Hossain from Bangladesh Scouts and many other people were also present in the meeting and presented their speeches. The participants were there: Members of Parliament (MPs), Governmental High Officials, Intellectuals, Teachers, Students, Social Researchers, Writers, Journalists, Development Workers and Community Radio Initiators and so forth. Eventually, Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam, Chairperson, Board of Trust of BNNRC and Executive Director of Dwip Unnayan Songstha offered thanks over the participants for the discussion at the end of the meeting. <o:p> </o:p> Bazlu ______________________ AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR Chief Executive Officer Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC) & Member, Strategy Council UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)   House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh   Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501 01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105   E-mail: <a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</a>, <a href="mailto:bnnrc@bd.drik.net">bnnrc@bd.drik.net</a> <a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/">www.bnnrc.net</a> 0

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Emphasizing on Advantages of Digital Bangladesh for the grassroots by fulfilling “A charter for Change”, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) and Community Radio Academy jointly organized a meeting and presented research works on “Community Radio: Readiness in Bangladesh; Dissemination of Baseline Study Findings for a Way Forward” in collaboration with Bangladesh Institute of Social Research (BISR), Center for e-parliament Research and Media Watch, in IDB Meeting Room, Agargaon, Dhaka on 19 December, 2009.

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Yet this articulate, handsome Palestinian used facts and visual evidence to show how the wall was expropriating yet more Palestinian land and separating Palestinian communities from each other. One picture Jamal showed us still breaks my heart: a middle-aged Palestinian farmer with a tear trickling down his cheek. The olive grove he had inherited from his father had just been bulldozed to make way for the wall. He had not only lost his livelihood; he had also been unable to protect his family's trust, the symbol of everything that had gone into making them Palestinian. Now Jamal is in jail. Israel's occupation army detained him on 16 December. After interrogating him, they brought him back home, handcuffed and searched his house while his wife and three children watched. Then they took him off to prison. Jamal has always combined strategic thinking with practical nonviolent action to defend Palestinian rights. He founded the Stop the Wall Campaign, which tirelessly fought the wall's encroachment alongside village-based movements like Bilin and Niilin. The campaign has mobilized activists for justice within Palestine and across the world. Jamal is the third anti-wall activist to be arrested in the last few months. Their arrest is an Israeli acknowledgement of their success, at great personal cost. Civil resistance has spread widely throughout the occupied territories, in spite of Israel's attempts to crush it. On 9 November, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, <A href="https://mail.cordaid.nl/OWA/redir.aspx?C=e01476d9130a4772adbbdd89ff266a5a&URL=http%3a%2f%2felectronicintifada.net%2fv2%2farticle10881.shtml" target=_blank>protesters managed for the first time to topple a few of the wall's massive concrete panels</A>. The movement has also imposed itself on the Palestinian Authority, which recently held a conference bringing together all the village civil resistance committees. Moreover, the Stop the Wall Campaign made a strategic decision to link to the movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The first Stop the Wall activist to be arrested was Mohammad Othman on his return from Norway, where his advocacy efforts contributed significantly to the Norwegian Pension Fund decision to divest from the Israeli military giant Elbit Systems. Omar Barghouti, a founder of the academic boycott movement, says that Israeli analysis of the impact of BDS has changed after "academic and commercial organizations started feeling the heat and demanding action." He sees Israel's latest arrests as a test. "Either we meet this challenge and the world supports our right to civil resistance, or they will intensify their repression of all human rights defenders. If they can get away with arresting civil society leaders that are clearly committed to nonviolence, then everyone's at risk." The world appears to be responding. Mohammad Othman's arrest sparked a flurry of protests by European officials and diplomats, including a letter from a British minister demanding that Othman be given the right to due process or released. <DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt">In the United States, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) took up Othman's case. Its members sent some 10,000 letters to Barack Obama asking him to live up to his Cairo speech, which called on Palestinians to use nonviolence. JVP had already been supporting the Shministim, the young Israeli Jewish conscripts refusing to serve in the army of occupation. They took up Othman's case because "We wanted to show the Palestinian side," JVP campaigns director Sydney Levy explained. Of course it's much harder -- US audiences assume that if a Palestinian is arrested they must have done something wrong. With Mohammad, you have a young man with a friendly smile, a Palestinian partner for peace committed to nonviolence." Israel has one prisoner in Palestinian hands, and everyone knows his name. Few know the names of between 9,000 and 11,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Until now. Along with dozens of JVP activists, Levy called Hillary Clinton's office. He had just started speaking when the State Department official sighed and said, "Is this about Mohammad Othman?" And now Jamal is imprisoned too. I once asked Jamal about the dangers of his work but he brushed the question aside: "People are being killed like flies. I'm no better than the next person." Israel still believes it can act with impunity. It will only stop if there is a cost to its human rights violations. Appeals to the Israeli authorities to respect due process are not enough, as Omar Barghouti put it in a call to redouble efforts for BDS. Israel will only change if it "gets the message that its arrest of civil resistance leaders will only intensify the already massive BDS campaigns against it." Nadia Hijab is an independent analyst and a senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies. Copyright (c) 2009 Nadia Hijab - distributed by Agence Global and republished with permission. Rights & Permissions Contact: Agence Global, rights@agenceglobal.com 1.336.686.9002, or 1.212.731.0757 </DIV> 0

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I remember the day I first met Jamal Juma'. He was speaking at a United Nations conference in 2003 about the damage being done by Israel's wall. The audience was shocked: Many had heard that Israel had started carving a wall in the West Bank in 2002, but they had no idea it could already be seen from outer space.

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Soins palliatifs à domicile: Manuel d'initiation à domicile <UL> <LI><A href="http://cordaidpartners.com/rooms/home-based-care/documents/848-manuel-soins-palliatifs-domicile">http://cordaidpartners.com/rooms/home-based-care/documents/848-manuel-soins-palliatifs-domicile</A></LI></UL> L'accompagnement: Manuel Soins palliatifs à domicile <UL> <LI><A href="http://cordaidpartners.com/documents/850-l-accompagnement-soins-palliatifs-domicile">http://cordaidpartners.com/documents/850-l-accompagnement-soins-palliatifs-domicile</A></LI></UL> Regardons les autrement: Manuel de sensibilisation à la lutte contre la stigmatisation due au VIH/Sida <UL> <LI><A href="http://cordaidpartners.com/documents/849-regardons-les-autrement">http://cordaidpartners.com/documents/849-regardons-les-autrement</A></LI></UL> L'hygiène: protection contre les maladies <UL> <LI><A href="http://cordaidpartners.com/documents/847-l-hygi-ne-protection-contre-les-maladies">http://cordaidpartners.com/documents/847-l-hygi-ne-protection-contre-les-maladies</A></LI></UL> 0

2010-01-06T11:13:11+01:00

THESE ARE FOUR FRENCH HBC TRAINING MANUALS. Veuillez trouver 4 manuels sur les soins palliatifs publiés par la Communité du Magnificat à Kinshasa, en RDC.

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<UL> <LI>HAART for children </LI> <LI>Prescrition for life: Take action to help children living with HIV</LI></UL> <A href="http://www.caritas.org/resources/publications/index.html">http://www.caritas.org/resources/publications/index.html</A>   0

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Caritas Internationalis has launched a campaign to for Greater Access to Pediatric HIV and TB Testing. For more background information on HAART for children and to find out what you can do read the following documents (available in English, français, español).

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The monthly MMI Network News are edited and distributed by e-mail by the secretariat of Medicus Mundi International. You can read the latest editions online on the MMI ePlatform or subscribe to the newsletter by sending a simple “subscribe” message to the MMI secretariat. MMI Network News: <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter</a> MMI Secretariat E-mail: <a href="mailto:office@medicusmundi.org">office@medicusmundi.org</a> 0

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Cordaid is part of the Medicus Mundi International Network (MMI). Every issue of the MMI eNewsletter highlights recent activities, events, reports and resources of the Network and its members.

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Cordaid sees its as a responsibility to give attention to and to emphasize its role without avoiding sensitive issues. We all know, discussions on the condom determine the image of the catholic church and catholic organizations. Based on its catholic identity Cordaid wants to express with the booklet <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-aids-award-2008/documents/845-this-church-is-hiv-aids-friendly">“This church is hiv/aids friendly"</A>he relevant role of faith based organizations.  We very curious for your reactions  and we are especially interested in your opinion on the following question: Faith based organizations have a special role to play in the fight against hiv/aids. 0

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Faith based organizations play an very important role with regard to the hiv/aids pandemie. In some countries fbo’s deliver almost 50% of the health services and the catholic church takes 25% of the prevention and care programmes for its account. A vital stake on the global fight against aids, but very often not recognized as such.

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Dear friends from Cordaid and all partners of Cordaid! On behalf of our street children at Don Bosco Fambul as well as all kids and youngsters in all our manifold projects and not least also on behalf of the staff and my confreres we wish you all a happy and blessed Christmas. In addition to that we would like to express our common heartfelt thanks for all the support we received in the last year! Brother Lothar Wagner SDB Director Don Bosco Fambul

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His main message is: after months of consultation and two weeks of negotiation in Copenhagen, it is now time for action. It is in everyone’s interest to settle on a global climate agreement and, therefore, all countries must be willing to pay up. The United States, according to Obama, has made ambitious commitments: a seventeen percent reduction in emissions by 2020, as compared to emissions in 2005. (In what way ambitious?) Also, the US wants to pay ten billion dollars into a so-called Adaptation Fund, which developing countries can use to guard against climate change. Needless to say that this is a drop in the ocean... And the comments of Safia: “It’s all old hat. If that’s the only thing he has to offer, he was better off staying at home.” Talking of drops. Yesterday a report by the UN climate secretariat was leaked through the Guardian, stating that the commitments made are absolutely not sufficient to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius. While according to scientists this really is the limit if the planet is to remain inhabitable. Roeland, the press officer of CIDSE, quickly draws up a response together with some lobbyists, to let everyone know via a press release. Until lunch time (around 2.15pm) world leaders address the Climate Summit. All of them mention the slow progress, and that it really is time for action. But if they are all in agreement with each other, where is that agreement? A very good question. All afternoon and evening, nothing happens. In the Bella Centre there are further discussions behind closed doors, and nothing gets out. Our fatigue begins to hit home, and the same can be seen and heard, via the Internet, happening to journalists in the Bella Centre. Finally, around 10.45pm, Obama releases a press statement and then leaves the negotiating table. While a definitive final agreement is being delayed (even on Saturday the consultation on the final declaration continues), at about two in the morning, we get the preliminary conclusion that a vague, disappointing agreement has been made. As Safia puts it: “The world leaders have failed. They are saying it’s time for action, but they do nothing. These remain just empty phrases. They have left millions of people in developing countries in the lurch. For us in northern Kenya many more nomads will lose their livestock through drought and, therefore, more people will die of hunger.” After a week of Copenhagen my mood is dominated by disappointment. Of course, it is not easy to please all the countries in the world, but surely something more than this should have come of it? Plus there was the chaos in and around the Bella Centre, which for us made it (almost) impossible to have any influence. Fortunately there are still millions of people around the world, like us, who continue to campaign for an honest, ambitious and legally binding climate agreement. And we will continue our programmes in developing countries to get the people properly prepared to deal with climate change. Valerie Kierkels 0

2009-12-23T17:28:04+01:00

Today is the day of truth. Is there a legally binding climate agreement (which nobody expects anymore), a political agreement or just hot air? Much depends on the major players: the United States and China. The American President, Obama’s speech, at the Climate Summit is, therefore, eagerly awaited. We too, the remaining lobbyists and communications team from our international CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis network, are all watching Obama on a laptop.

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Since last night there is snow on the ground in Malmo (where we are staying) and in Copenhagen, so Safia experiences her first snowball fight. And just like the trains in the Netherlands, there are delays because of wintry weather, and if trains do arrive they are overcrowded, so we arrive much too late at our alternative meeting place in the centre of Copenhagen. Here we are then with our international assembly, far away from where decisions are being made. It is ridiculous. To keep informed of what is going on inside the Bella Centre we follow the news via internet, and watch the speeches being broadcast live via the UNFCCC’s website. We also go to a CAN meeting, where updates are being given from various organisations, on specific components of the climate agreement that must come about. Many details, many abbreviations that are incomprehensible to an outsider, are understood by almost everyone here. It is about the details and the exact phrasing, therefore it all takes a very long time. Yet we all try to keep on our brave faces; we are ready, and the politicians are next! At the end of the day in the Oksnehallen, where NGOs have gathered (but where the internet is very unstable, so work does not go smoothly) there is a vigil. It is called “Vigil for Survival”. Very impressive. All those present in the dark hall are with candles in hand, listening to the stories and songs of people from all four corners of the world. Most impressive is the account of two women, who have been on hunger strike for forty-two days (!) to put pressure on the negotiations. It is not my way of campaigning, but I am full of admiration for them. They both radiate a tremendous strength, despite the fact that they must be weakened after going such a long time without food. Marije is pleased to have participated with them for a day, and just like Sasja, carries a somewhat satisfied feeling onto the train back to the Netherlands. Safia and I stay until the end of the summit. We are very curious as to whether an agreement will be made, and if so, what it will look like. Tomorrow we will know, because it must happen! Valerie Kierkels 0

2009-12-23T17:27:35+01:00

Today only about 1,000 NGO employees are allowed in the Bella Centre and this does not include us, so we stay a bit longer in bed for a change. At breakfast it appears that Marije is responding to the call for a twenty-four hour fast. She holds out all day on coffee and juice, the rest of us are less cohesive.

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Some time later the announced demonstration of activists is standing outside. They are furious about the chaos, the restrictions and especially about the very slow progress that is being made at the negotiating table. Several hundred activists are arrested, so I hear later. Marije and our British colleague, Mike, protest too but come back unscathed. Inside the conference centre you do not notice anything of what is happening outside, and journalists who wish to report on it are being stopped by security personnel: they are not allowed outside. Also in here is a small demonstrative parade. The demonstrators chant: “Reclaim Power” and are followed by a mob of journalists. From different sides, I hear that employees of Friends of the Earth are being held outside the hall. They are not permitted entry, even though they have the right passes. Then comes the news that Connie Hedegaard, Danish minister and chairperson of the Climate Summit, has resigned. In her own words, to make room for the Danish Prime Minister, Rasmussen, now that the world leaders are slowly trickling in to make the final decisions, but there is probably more to it. Safia and other African delegates also make themselves heard. They want the African countries to convey one and the same message and not take up a divided position. They let us know this by placing a large banner in the hall and by chanting: “One voice, one position”. Meanwhile Cordaid, and other organisations from our international network CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis, make it known through a press release that we have had enough of this dawdling. A fair climate agreement must be achieved, with focus on the poorest people in developing countries, but with over two days to go before the end of the summit such an agreement seems far away. But we remain hopeful. 0

2009-12-23T17:27:03+01:00

There are many angry people around here in Copenhagen. And rightly so, because it is logistical chaos, and negotiating a new climate treaty passes super slow. When Safia and I arrive early morning at the Bella Centre, it seems as if we enter a besieged city. Access to the Bella Centre is blocked and we see police everywhere, SPG, water cannons and dogs. Only with the right pass can you get through. This time Safia and I, to our great surprise, are inside within half-an-hour.

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Also for today there are additional obstacles in the way. Each organisation receives a limited number of entry passes for the Bella Centre, and without the coveted white card you get no access. CIDSE, the international network which constitutes a part of Cordaid, has received a total of seventeen, which means that not everyone is allowed inside and, therefore, choices have to be made. We believe that Safia’s voice at least must be heard, and so she gets a white card. Once inside she can connect directly with the African delegation and will, therefore, hear the news from that corner. Such as it goes at meetings like this, there are many secrets and many rumours going round... Later in the morning, I can also shuffle along the queue for registration. Meanwhile, Sasja and Marije search for an alternative, like many others who cannot get access to the Bella Centre, at the Climate Forum in the centre of Copenhagen. More than five hours later I am numb to the bone, but finally inside. Of the thirty security-barriers present only three work. No wonder the queues are ridiculously long! Just got to keep at it a little longer, for registration and the photo on my card, then I really am inside. I walk around soaking up the atmosphere. The Bella Centre is immense. You have a huge hall where NGOs have their information stalls, rooms full of computers, coffee bars, rooms where meetings and press conferences are held, etc. Furthermore, there is a section for the press and of course the negotiating room, where I am not allowed. Every day there are many large and small meetings in the programme, so it is a tough job to look for what is interesting - and accessible. Anyway, now I am inside that obstacle is out of the way and I can really get to work with what is at stake here: a completed and just climate agreement, with an eye on the interests of developing countries! 0

2009-12-23T17:26:23+01:00

It worked! Safia and I have just received a much coveted pass, and are now allowed in the Bella Centre. Even though the access will be short-lived, because the restrictions are getting bigger each day. Today and tomorrow there should still be about 10,000 NGO staff allowed in, but tomorrow only 1,000 and Friday, when all the world leaders are here, only 90. There is anger everywhere, because how can you influence what is being decided here if you cannot get to the place of negotiation?

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And we all have our piece of paper that says we are accredited, but now we have got to get inside in order to register, and only then can we collect our passes. And this is not very successful. We stand in the queue for hours in the biting cold, but we do not move forward and we are not given any information. Our colleagues from the international CIDSE network that are already inside only hear conflicting messages. NGOs are not permitted, but hold on, a limited few are, but then again they are not etc, etc. Those of us that stick with it keep warm by using the hand-dryers on the toilet cart, which serve as feet warmers, but we give up after a two full hours. Safia, the Kenyan, is not the only one numb to the bone, even those of us that are used to the cold are longing for a hot cup of coffee. We are pretty fed up. Why have so many people been registered in advance if they are now not allowed inside? What a waste of time and money, not only for us but for a whole lot of NGOs, companies and journalists. The media dive in on the act. I see a lot of camera crews, and the Dutch media also contact me about the chaos at registration. For us there is nothing else left to do than to visit meetings outside the Bella Centre. So we head to a meeting on adaptation funds for developing countries. On the way we encounter a police roadblock and we are not allowed to go further. There are police vans everywhere, Special Patrol Groups, police on horseback and on foot, and helicopters hanging in the air. There are demonstrators, who are apparently up to no good. Via a detour we come to our place of destination and listen to the ministers for development co-operation from Sweden, Denmark, Ghana and Lesotho and an EU commissioner. Then we try again. Another two hours queuing in the cold for the Bella Centre and again no result. No one else is allowed in. There are 45,000 people registered and during the next few days only 15,000 are allowed in. What a letdown! 0

2009-12-23T17:25:43+01:00

My optimism from yesterday is considerably subdued. Not that I think there will be no new climate agreement, but that I will not hear much about it. Just like many other employees of NGOs incidentally. We arrived yesterday morning and still we do not have our passes to enter the Bella Centre - the heart of the Climate Summit. This is where the negotiations take place, and this is where thousands of officials, politicians, journalists, NGO workers and business people have gathered. But there are also a considerable amount of people outside, who arrived either today or yesterday, just like us.

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My feet get cold too as we wait until the South African Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, appears on stage. But it is worth the wait and the cold feet. What energy for a man at that age, what strength and wisdom! Tutu is able to move everyone and give them courage with his wonderful stories. Of course, together we can all bring about change! Obama-like, the entire square chants: “yes we can!” and Tutu dances in honour of the more than half-a-million signatures that were collected in order to demand a fair climate agreement. He does not dance anymore in the Vor Frue Kirke, where around 2pm there is an ecumenical service – preaching, yes. With guests from all over the world and the Danish queen, the mass is a big occasion. At 3pm church bells from around the whole world peal out for the climate; also here in the Vor Frue Kirke. Encouraged on all fronts, we walk into the Copenhagen cold again. It has begun, we believe in it: the negotiators have to listen to us! 0

2009-12-23T17:25:05+01:00

It has been a while since I found myself on top of a narrow bunk bed, in a back and forth-swaying train, and it was a mixed blessing. Somewhat drowsy, I freshen up and haul myself into a decent outfit. After a journey of twelve hours we arrive at Copenhagen Central. We have no time to go our hotel in Malmo in Sweden first, so we leave our luggage in lockers and after coffee head to the main square in Copenhagen, the Radhuspladsen. In honour of the Summit this is turned into an action-square, with a huge stage, a ball on which images are projected at night, and all kinds of activities taking place. Safia from Kenya makes an attempt to generate energy through cycling, so the lights on the Christmas tree in the square light up, but she is clearly not accustomed to cycling in this wind and weather. The weather plays tricks on her anyway. It is around freezing point here, and this is of course very different to the temperatures that she is used to. She has three sweaters on, a pair of tights, my warm boots, several scarves and a hat, through which you can just about see a narrow strip of her face...

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521 true Day 2: Sunday 13 December, Copenhagen, here we are!

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Around 3pm, as I walk through the immense halls of the Jaarbeurs centre I have to swallow. So much space; will it fill up? Fortunately, after the doors are opened at 4.30pm, visitors begin to steadily trickle in; and later, as I go into the ‘talk show hall’ to watch an interview with Umuro Roba Godana, our partner in Kenya, it is packed full. Umuro talks about how his people, the indigenous pastoralists (nomads) in northern Kenya, have already been affected by the impact of climate change. Persistent drought, dying cattle, and people who have to switch to a different way of living. His message, and those of his two fellow talk show guests, comes across: in developing countries it has in fact already gone five-to-twelve. People there have already had to adapt to the changing circumstances. Therefore we cannot wait any longer; in Copenhagen a fair and binding climate agreement must be signed! Eventually approximately 10,000 people visit ‘Beat The Heat Now!’ With that figure in mind, we get ready for the train journey aboard the Copenhagen Express. We, that is climate co-ordinator, Sasja Kamil, climate policy advisor, Marije Broekhuijsen, Safia Abdi of Cordaid Kenya, and the earlier mentioned, Umuro Roba Godana. The train is full of messages from the Dutch public for the negotiators in the Danish capital. On the platform camera crews, radio and newspaper journalists swarm together to capture the departure of environmental minister, Cramer. As we are a little less important, we can reach our compartment undisturbed and then join the masses on the platform, to take pictures of the minister, MPs and singer, Boris, all of who travel to Copenhagen. It is soon quiet in the corridors and compartments. Everyone rushes to the bar-carriage, where one can chat, network and drink. Minister Cramer comes to say a personal ‘hello’ and ‘good luck’ to everyone. She will need the latter at the negotiating table... I only hold out till midnight and, therefore, miss the performance of Boris and his band. But I hear from well informed sources the next day that it was a long, restless night in the bar... 0

2009-12-23T17:24:13+01:00

Day 1: Saturday 12 December, Beat The Heat Now! For months we have been busy and today is the big day: ‘Beat The Heat Now!’ is taking place at the Jaarbeurs centre in Utrecht. The Dutch climate event, with performances by famous artists, talk shows and information stalls. Presented by natural, environmental, and development organisations such as Cordaid, and supported by unions and churches. The big question that is keeping everyone occupied is: will enough people turn up to give the politicians in Copenhagen, who must agree to a new climate treaty, a wake-up call?

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"I'm not happy about the way the process is going," Safia Abbi of Cordaid Kenya, a Catholic development and aid agency, said Dec. 18. "I'm angry at the world leaders. I feel they have the power to act, but they are not acting." <a href="http://www.uscatholic.org/node/5614">Read the entire article</a> 0

2009-12-22T16:35:04+01:00

After Copenhagen, churches must educate voters, say climate activists - from Catholic News Service In the wake of what some describe as a tepid climate agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark, Catholic activists say church groups must focus on educating voters and lawmakers about climate science and policy.

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2009-12-22T16:24:31+01:00

Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka in Copenhagen

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2009-12-22T16:22:11+01:00

Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka in Copenhagen

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2009-12-22T16:20:19+01:00

Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka in Copenhagen

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2009-12-22T16:15:54+01:00

National governments must give cities the support they need to tackle climate change impacts, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka said at the end of the marathon climate change talks in the Danish capital.

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515 true Un Habitat: Cities must be empowered to tackle climate change

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The Significance of Christmas is known to men, all over the world. Though it is true that Christmas is celebrated as the day of the Birth of Christ into this world, yet it also symbolizes a very deeply significant truth of the spiritual life. Jesus Christ is the very personification of Divinity. He was born at a time when ignorance, superstition, greed, hatred and hypocrisy where part of daily life.     In our present times, where division between poor and rich, between the religions and ethnicticities are everso prevelant, we at Cordaid believe that change is possible.     We believe that we can and that we share this believe with you, without which which we can do little. Thank you for the support in whichever form you have given this in the past year. Henri van Eeghen C.O.O./Directeur 0

2009-12-21T14:49:50+01:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Mobiliser les collectivités locales africaines en faveur des politiques de logement social, tel était le thème de la session spéciale de l’Africités 2009 dont les délégations venues du Cameroun, de la République Démocratique du Congo et du Pérou ont fait animer ce matin dans le cadre du plaidoyer pour le logement social. Plusieurs maires d’Afrique, des élus locaux et régionaux, des promoteurs des entreprises de constructions des immobiliers et intéressés aux questions de logement social, ces conseillers des Ministres des différents pays d’Afrique, des partenaires au développement ainsi des responsables des ONG nationales ont été présents à cette session. Deux expériences dont l’une de MALI et l’autre de PEROU ainsi qu’une communication de présentation des activités des groupes plaidoyer ont nourri les débats. Les points saillants qui sont ressortis de ces échanges sont :     * La volonté politique comme socle de la promotion et de la production des logements sociaux en faveur de plus pauvres ;     * La mise ne place de cadre institutionnel et juridique pour la promotion de l’habitat est une étape cruciale vers la matérialisation des politiques de logement social ;     * La mise en place des mécanismes de financement des logements sociaux notamment la création de Banque d’Habitat, Coopératives d’habitat,  la création des régies de construction… permet de démarrer le processus de la production de logement social ;     * Le partenariat public – privé peut permettre aux opérateurs économiques d’investir dans le secteur de logement social aux profits de plus pauvres ;     * La Société civile structurée peut arriver à faire pression sur les Cités et gouvernements locaux afin de planifier les logements sociaux et de les programmer de leurs interventions. Aussi, une société civile structurée peut s’approprier le processus de production des logements sociaux ;     * La subvention partielle des logements sociaux peut baisser les coûts d’octroi de ces logements aux plus pauvres…..     * La suppression des dettes extérieures des pays en voie de développement et leur orientation pour le financement des logements sociaux peut être une des solutions pour sortir des contraintes liées au manque des moyens par les collectivités locales… A la suite de ces échanges fructueux, les participants ont formulé des recommandations à l’endroit des Cités et Gouvernements locaux ; des Gouvernements centraux ; des collectivités locales, de la Société civile et en fin des partenaires au développement. En fin, la session spéciale sur le logement social a accouché sur une charte dont les projets provenaient des groupes de plaidoyer pour le logement social appuyés par CORDAID et de l’Alliance des Villes. Ces deux projets ont été mis ensemble et signé par les participants ainsi que par le Secrétaire Général des Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d’Afrique. Il faut dire que cette session a été un succès. Ainsi, le plaidoyer pour le logement social est ainsi porté au niveau africain. Vous aurez des détails sur ces deux documents dans la prochaine publication. 0

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« Avoir un logement, un droit pour tous les citoyens » Mobiliser les collectivités locales africaines en faveur des politiques de logement social, tel était le thème de la session spéciale de l’Africités 2009 dont les délégations venues du Cameroun, de la République Démocratique du Congo et du Pérou ont fait animer ce matin dans le cadre du plaidoyer pour le logement social.

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Mobiliser les collectivités locales africaines en faveur des politiques de logement social, tel était le thème de la session spéciale de l’Africités 2009 dont les délégations venues du Cameroun, de la République Démocratique du Congo et du Pérou ont fait animer ce matin dans le cadre du plaidoyer pour le logement social.Plusieurs maires d’Afrique, des élus locaux et régionaux, des promoteurs des entreprises de constructions des immobiliers et intéressés aux questions de logement social, ces conseillers des Ministres des différents pays d’Afrique, des partenaires au développement ainsi des responsables des ONG nationales ont été présents à cette session. Deux expériences dont l’une de MALI et l’autre de PEROU ainsi qu’une communication de présentation des activités des groupes plaidoyer ont nourri les débats. Les points saillants qui sont ressortis de ces échanges sont :     * La volonté politique comme socle de la promotion et de la production des logements sociaux en faveur de plus pauvres ;     * La mise ne place de cadre institutionnel et juridique pour la promotion de l’habitat est une étape cruciale vers la matérialisation des politiques de logement social ;     * La mise en place des mécanismes de financement des logements sociaux notamment la création de Banque d’Habitat, Coopératives d’habitat,  la création des régies de construction… permet de démarrer le processus de la production de logement social ;     * Le partenariat public – privé peut permettre aux opérateurs économiques d’investir dans le secteur de logement social aux profits de plus pauvres ;     * La Société civile structurée peut arriver à faire pression sur les Cités et gouvernements locaux afin de planifier les logements sociaux et de les programmer de leurs interventions. Aussi, une société civile structurée peut s’approprier le processus de production des logements sociaux ;     * La subvention partielle des logements sociaux peut baisser les coûts d’octroi de ces logements aux plus pauvres…..     * La suppression des dettes extérieures des pays en voie de développement et leur orientation pour le financement des logements sociaux peut être une des solutions pour sortir des contraintes liées au manque des moyens par les collectivités locales… A la suite de ces échanges fructueux, les participants ont formulé des recommandations à l’endroit des Cités et Gouvernements locaux ; des Gouvernements centraux ; des collectivités locales, de la Société civile et en fin des partenaires au développement. En fin, la session spéciale sur le logement social a accouché sur une charte dont les projets provenaient des groupes de plaidoyer pour le logement social appuyés par CORDAID et de l’Alliance des Villes. Ces deux projets ont été mis ensemble et signé par les participants ainsi que par le Secrétaire Général des Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d’Afrique. Il faut dire que cette session a été un succès. Ainsi, le plaidoyer pour le logement social est ainsi porté au niveau africain. Vous aurez des détails sur ces deux documents dans la prochaine publication. 0

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We, the members of World Social Forum in Kanyakumari District  Conducted a demonstration on 15th of December2009 demanding the Government of India & the Global leaders with the following demands. Sub: Action for Climate Justice-Memorandum submitted during the protest held on 15th   of  December 2009, before the District Collectorate, Nagercoil,       Kanyakumari District <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P> <O:P> </O:P> We, the members of World Social Forum, representing various civil society organizations, Trade Unions and People’s Movements jointly urge you  <O:P> </O:P> ·  To exercise leadership by ensuring the adoption of a position by <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">India</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> that will move the international community towards an effective and equitable agreement in <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Copenhagen</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>.<O:P></O:P> ·  To promote the creation of a multilateral financial mechanism under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to support adaptation.<O:P></O:P>  · To demand that financial and technological support to developing countries must target the most vulnerable people by using a rights-based approach including a gender sensitive analysis and in cooperation with civil society actors.<O:P></O:P>  · To commit in   reducing  greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% from 1990  levels, by 2020, and to the top end of 80-95% by 2050 and to developing detailed  plans to achieve these reduction targets <O:P></O:P> · To recognize the importance of the further development, enhancement and dissemination of clean development and adaptation technologies and measures that benefit and are accessible to the poor and those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and to commit to ensuring these are supported in the post 2012 agreement;<O:P></O:P>  · To commit for a fundamental reform of the Clean Development Mechanism which strictly limits offsetting and secures sector-wide approaches, better regional distribution, and ecological and social integrity.<O:P></O:P> <O:P> </O:P> Yours sincerely, Sd by all the participating civil society organisations, People's Movements & trade unions<O:P></O:P>   0

2009-12-18T13:47:29+01:00

Protest on behalf of World Social Forum held at Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District

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Thank you Huairou commission for the handy summary! AIDS 2010 The 17th international AIDS conference will be held on from July 18th-23rd 2010 in Vienna, Austria hosted by International AIDS Society (IAS). The conference, which is held every two years, is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learnt, and collectively chart a course forward. The conference will include a variety of session types from abstract driven presentations to symposia, and bridging sessions to plenary meetings which will meet the needs of various participants. Other related activities, including the Global Village, satellite meetings, exhibitions and affiliated events, will contribute to an exceptional opportunity for professional development and networking. Registration You can register to attend AIDS 2010 with an online registration form found at <A href="http://www.aids2010.org/">www.AIDS2010.org</A> (please note that the website is only available in English and Russian). Before you can register, you need to create a conference profile from which you can enter the registration system. If you already have a conference profile from IAS 2007, AIDS 2008 or IAS 2009 you can use the same login details. Registration fees for regular delegates are EUR 430 with the fee increasing to EUR 515 after 24 February, and EUR 570 after 5 May. For Student (fulltime)/Post-doc/Youth (ages 18-26) delegates the fees are EUR 115/140/155 respectively For further information regarding registering groups of 10 or more and accompanying adults or children please check the website Visas Delegates from many countries will need a Schengen Visa to enter Austria. You need to apply for this in person at an Austrian Embassy/Consulate or the Schengen Embassy/Consulate representing Austria in your country. A letter of invitation needed for the visa can be obtained through the conference registration system. Be aware that getting a visa takes time so you should apply at least two months before you leave Important Dates: 1 December 2009  Online registration opens for regular delegates and media  24 February 2010, 24:00 CET  Standard fee registration ends (late fee begins on 25 February 2010)  5 May 2010, 24:00 CET  Late fee registration ends (last minute fee begins on 6 May 2010)  1 June 2010  Deadline to request a Letter of Invitation for visa application  9 July 2010, 24:00 CET  Online pre-registration for delegates, media and groups closes  International Scholarship Program The conference provides a limited number of scholarships to people from resource-limited settings and communities, key affected populations, people living with HIV, young people, researchers and students to help them attend the conference. Priority will be given to those whose participation will help enhance their work in their own communities, to those who are able to assist in the transfer of skills and knowledge acquired at the conference, and to those whose abstract, workshop or program activity (Global Village or Youth Program) submission has been selected.  Scholarship applications are accepted from 8 December 2009 to 25 February 2010. You can apply online at <A href="http://www.aids2010.org/">www.AIDS2010.org</A>. The application process involves submitting essays and a letter of recommendation. Resources are limited so please be aware that less than 10% of applicants are awarded a scholarship. Scholarship applicants will be able to request a full or partial scholarship.  A full scholarship includes: ·        registration to the conference (includes access to all sessions and exhibitions) ·        economy-class travel (pre-paid ticket at the lowest fare available) ·        accommodation (shared in hotel twin rooms for the days of the conference) ·        modest living allowance for the conference duration (18-23 July 2010, the equivalent of EUR 30 per day) ·        travel insurance for the duration of the conference A partial scholarship includes any combination of the above.    Important Dates: 8 December 2009  Scholarships open  10 February 2010 Scholarships close Mid-April 2010  All scholarship applicants will be notified   Red Ribbon Award The Red Ribbon Award is presented every two years at the International AIDS Conference. It is designed to honor and celebrate community based organizations for their outstanding initiatives that show leadership in reducing the spread and impact of AIDS. For the 2010 AIDS conference 25 community based organizations will be awarded The Red Ribbon Award winners will have an opportunity to showcase their work at the Conference and host their Community Dialogue Space in the heart of the Global Village. All 25 community organizations will receive $5,000 each. Five of these communities will receive special recognition and an additional $15,000. This year the Red Ribbon Award will be given to community groups for outstanding leadership in responding to AIDS in one or more of the following categories: <OL type=1> <LI>Ensure that that people living with HIV receive treatment <LI>Support HIV prevention, treatment and care programs for people who use drugs. <LI>Remove punitive policies and laws, stigma and discrimination that block effective AIDS responses and marginalize key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and prisoners) <LI>Stop violence against women and girls and promote gender equality <LI>Enhance social support for those affected by HIV, including orphans and vulnerable children</LI></OL>   Nominations will be accepted from December 1st, 2009 until February 28th, 2010 and can be submitted in English, French, Spanish, Russian, or Arabic For further information on eligibility and how to nominate or self-nominate is available in English, French, Spanish, and Russian at the website:  <A href="http://www.redribbonaward.org/">www.redribbonaward.org</A> 0

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Cordaid would like to encourage its partners to submit abstracts for this conference. In case your abstract is selected for poster- or oral presentation and you have no other source of funding to attend the conference, Cordaid will facilitate the participation of selected Cordaid partners in Vienna. More information on deadlines around WAD see below.

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Read more about the recipients (Review Panel Report) and the prize ceremony under  <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/hiv-and-aids-award-2009">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/hiv-and-aids-award-2009</A> 0

2009-12-18T11:55:29+01:00

Join us in congratulating the Cordaid HIV and AIDS Award Recipients and finalists!

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The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and <a href="http://www.nu.or.id/page.php?lang=en">Nahdatul Ulama (NU)</a>, with support from the governments of Germany and Sweden, co-hosted a workshop in Jakarta on 18-19 November 2009 to raise awareness of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy among civil society in Southeast Asia and explore the possibilities for greater civil society participation in efforts to implement the global framework in a manner that reflects the local contexts, needs, and priorities across the region. Participants in the workshop included representatives from civil society from across Southeast Asia working on an array of issues related to the implementation of the UN Strategy. The workshop aimed to build on the rich contributions of civil society to furthering human security in Southeast Asia and lay the foundations for the development of a civil society network related to the issues covered in the UN Strategy. <a href="http://www.globalct.org/images/content/pdf/summaries/09Nov18-19_Co-Chairmen_Summary_Recommendations.pdf">Read the meeting summary.</a> <a href="http://www.globalct.org/images/content/pdf/discussion/09Nov18-19_Background_Paper.pdf">Read the background paper.</a> 0

2009-12-17T18:16:45+01:00

Workshop on Raising Awareness of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Among Civil Society in Southeast Asia. Cordaid and partners were present at the workshop.

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The full call for abstracts and submission guidelines and additional information on the programme tracks is on the conference website <a href="http://www.aids2010.org/">http://www.aids2010.org/</a>. Abstract submissions close on 10 February 2010. Cordaid would like to encourage its partners to submit abstracts for this conference. In case your abstract is selected for poster- or oral presentation and you have no other source of funding to attend the conference, Cordaid will facilitate your participation in Vienna. <a href="http://www.aids2010.org/Default.aspx?pageId=179"> http://www.aids2010.org/Default.aspx?pageId=179</a> 0

2009-12-17T13:30:37+01:00

The International AIDS Conference will take place from 18-23 July 2010 in Vienna, Austria. Abstracts for original contribution to the field in six programme tracks can be submitted now.

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The full call for abstracts and submission guidelines and additional information on the programme tracks is on the conference website <a href="http://www.aids2010.org/">http://www.aids2010.org/</a>. Abstract submissions close on 10 February 2010. Cordaid would like to encourage its partners to submit abstracts for this conference. In case your abstract is selected for poster- or oral presentation and you have no other source of funding to attend the conference, Cordaid will facilitate your participation in Vienna. <a href="http://www.aids2010.org/Default.aspx?pageId=179">http://www.aids2010.org/Default.aspx?pageId=179</a> 0

2009-12-17T13:30:11+01:00

The International AIDS Conference will take place from 18-23 July 2010 in Vienna, Austria. Abstracts for original contribution to the field in six programme tracks can be submitted now.

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To reduce the tensions that arise from these factors, U.S. grantmakers, aid and development organizations, and human rights advocates are striving to meet basic needs, promote respect and understanding, and engage people in peaceful political participation. But rather than welcoming their contribution, American national security laws and policies have erected barriers that unnecessarily restrict nonprofits' efforts. <a href="http://www.charityandsecurity.org/studies/Charity_and_Security_Network_How_the_Work_of_Charities_Can_Counter_Terror">Read the entire article and download the report on the website of the charity and security network.</a> <a href="http://www.charityandsecurity.org/">Read more on the website of the charity and security network.</a> 0

2009-12-17T11:38:23+01:00

December 10, 2009 The roots of terrorism are complex and include the hopelessness of poverty, issues about identity and cultural domination, and frustration from being shut of the political process.

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Een boodschap voor heel de wereld, niemand uitgezonderd, in een tijd waar scheidslijnen tussen arm en rijk, autochtoon en allochtoon, Tamil en Singalees, Luo en Kykuo overheersen? Geloven dat het kan is de drijvende kracht achter ons werk. Dat geloof delen we met u. Zonder dat gedeelde geloof zouden we ook niet kunnen. Dank voor de steun die we het afgelopen jaar van u mochten ontvangen, in welke vorm dan ook. Zalig Kerstmis en een gelukkig Nieuwjaar. Rene Grotenhuis. Algemeen Directeur De engel zei tegen hen: "Wees niet bang, want ik kom jullie goed nieuws brengen, dat het hele volk met grote vreugde zal vervullen: vandaag is in de stad van David jullie redder geboren. Hij is de Messias, de Heer. Dit zal voor jullie het teken zijn: jullie zullen een pasgeboren kind vinden dat in een doek gewikkeld in een voederbak ligt." En plotseling voegde zich bij de engel een groot hemels leger dat God prees met de woorden: "Eer aan God in de hoogste hemel en vrede op aarde voor alle mensen die hij liefheeft." (Lucas 2, 10-14)    0

2009-12-17T10:26:28+01:00

'Ik kom jullie goed nieuws brengen, dat het hele volk met grote vreugde zal vervullen' Een blijde boodschap in deze tijd van economische crisis, klimaatcrisis, meer dan een miljard mensen met honger?

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Un mensaje para el mundo entero, sin excepción, en una época donde predominan las fronteras entre rico y pobre, autóctono y extranjero, Tamil y Cingalés, Luo y Kykuo? Creer que se puede es la fuerza que impulsa nuestro trabajo. Esta fe la compartimos con ustedes. Sin esta creencia compartida no podríamos hacer nuestro trabajo. Gracias por el apoyo que de alguna forma hemos recibido de usted, el año pasado. Una Feliz Navidad y un venturoso Año Nuevo. Rene Grotenhuis. Executive Director Pero el ángel les dijo: "No tengáis miedo, porque os traigo una buena noticia que será motivo de gran alegría para todos: Hoy os ha nacido en el pueblo de David un salvador, que es el Mesías, el Señor. Como señal, encontraréis al niño envuelto en pañales y acostado en un pesebre." En aquel momento, junto al ángel, aparecieron muchos otros ángeles del cielo que alababan a Dios y decían: “¡Gloria a Dios en las alturas! ¡Paz en la tierra entre los hombres que gozan de su favor!” (Lucas 2, 10-14) 1

2009-12-17T10:25:08+01:00

"No tengáis miedo, porque os traigo una buena noticia que será motivo de gran alegría para todos" ¿Un mensaje alegre en estos tiempos de crisis económica, de crisis climática, con más de mil millones de personas que pasan hambre?

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Un message adressé à tout le monde, sans exclusion aucune, dans cette période où les écarts entre les pauvres et les riches, les autochtones et les immigrés, les Tamouls et les Cinghalais, les Luo et les Kykuyu s’agrandissent? Croire que c’est possible, c’est ce qui nous inspire dans nos actions. Cette croyance, nous la partageons avec vous. Sans elle, nous ne serions pas à même de travailler. Nous vous remercions du soutien que vous nous avez accordé cette année. Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année René Grotenhuis Directeur Général Mais l`ange leur dit: Ne craignez point; car je vous annonce une bonne nouvelle, qui sera pour tout le peuple le sujet d`une grande joie: c`est qu`aujourd`hui, dans la ville de David, il vous est né un Sauveur, qui est le Christ, le Seigneur. Et voici à quel signe vous le reconnaîtrez: vous trouverez un enfant emmailloté et couché dans une crèche. Et soudain il se joignit à l`ange une multitude de l`armée céleste, louant Dieu et disant: Gloire à Dieu dans les lieux très hauts, Et paix sur la terre parmi les hommes qu`il agrée! (Luc 2, 10-14)  1

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‘Je vous annonce une bonne nouvelle, qui sera pour tout le peuple le sujet d`une grande joie.’ Un message de grande joie en temps de crise économique et climatique, alors qu’un milliard de personnes souffrent de la faim?

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A message to the whole world without making any exclusion, while dividing lines between poor and rich, Tamil and Singhalese, Luo and Kikuyu prevail? Believing it is possible, is inspiring us in our work. We share this belief with you. We couldn’t do without this shared faith. We thank your for the support of any kind we have received from you this year. Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year Rene Grotenhuis Executive Director   The angel said to them, "Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people. For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough." Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, On earth peace, good will toward men." (Luke 2, 10-14) 1

2009-12-17T10:21:36+01:00

‘I bring you good news of great joy, which will be to all the people.' Good news in times of economic crisis, climate crisis and while more than a billion people are starving?

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Placé sous le thème retenu pour le Sommet Africités de Marrakech est « La réponse des Collectivités Locales et Régionales d’Afrique à la crise globale :Promouvoir le développement local durable et l’emploi », la cérémonie d’ouverture la 5ème Edition des Journées panafricaines des collectivités locales « AFRICITES » à Marrakech, Royaume du Maroc a commencé aujourd’hui par le message de Sa Majesté Mohamed VI, le Roi du Maroc, lu par Son Excellence le Ministre de l’Intérieur Il faut le rappeler, les Délégations de Cameroun, de la RDC et de Pérou étaient présentes. Toutes les questions ont tourné autour de l’Habitat et les conditions de vie dans les villes. Message de Sa Majesté Dans son message, Sa Majesté a exprimé sa fidélité aux principes de fraternité, de solidarité et d’unité africaine tout en signifiant que le Maroc tient à échanger ses expériences et son savoir – faire avec les pays frères de notre continent. Nous attendons continuer à aller de l’avant pour relever les défis de l’expansion urbanistique de la ville et d’une bonne gouvernance de la cité, tout en veillant, parallèlement et en concomitance, à gagner les paris du développement rural intégré. L’une et l’autre démarches induisent, évidement, la nécessité de mettre en place les équipements essentiels et créer les conditions nécessaires pour que le citoyen puisse vivre en liberté, en sécurité et dans la dignité. Il faut qu’il puisse s’épanouir, en ville, comme à la campagne, dans un environnement empreint de convivialité humaine, d’entraide sociale, et de culture communautaire qui est si fortement enracinée dans nos traditions africaines, a – t – il poursuivi. Après ce message, plusieurs intervenants ont succédés à la tribune. Il s’agit du vice premier ministre du Kenya qui a demandé aux cités et gouvernements locaux d’Afrique de cesser à interroger notre passé allusion faite à la colonisation mais d’interroger notre gouvernance pour accélérer notre développement. La ministre des travaux publics, du logement et aménagement du territoire de Libéria qui parlait au nom du Conseil de l’Habitat et du développement Urbain, a interpellé les participants que l’Africités est un espace de dialogue pour améliorer les conditions de vie urbaine des citoyens. Le continent africain a le taux de croissance le plus élevé du développement urbain. Ce qui fait que la plupart des africains vont vivre en ville dans les prochaines décennies. D’où, il est de la responsabilité des autorités locales d’améliorer l’habitat urbain et les services de base. Elle a insisté que les autorités locales font face aux défis urbains plus importants car il faut arriver à une meilleure gouvernance afin d’encourager une meilleure urbanisation où les gens peuvent vivre et travailler. Le ministre d’Etat, de la décentralisation du Cameroun a rappelé que la décentralisation permet une meilleure articulation entre  les pouvoirs local, central et régional. Il a clôturé son mot en disant que les peuples ont besoin des collectivités locales efficaces qui répondent à leurs besoins. Quant à l’ex – Président du Kenya, il a fait savoir que les collectivités locales permettent de partager les fardeaux avec les peuples. Mais la décentralisation réduit la disparité entre les peuples et les pouvoirs publics. Il a relevé que beaucoup des gouvernements centraux imposent des projets de développement aux citoyens alors que les besoins de ces derniers sont autres. Quand on applique la décentralisation comme il se doit, les citoyens deviennent propriétaires des projets et cela crée la confiance. Cependant, beaucoup de gouvernements sont confrontés à des problèmes de communication avec les citoyens lorsque leurs projets ont échoués. Il a terminé en renchérissant que la décentralisation met les gouvernants en position de réédition des comptes et cela crée la confiance et favorise la rationalisation de l’exploitation des ressources naturelles tout en préservant l’environnement. Le représentant des Villes Arabes a fait savoir que la crise mondiale a commencé aux Etats Unis en tant que crise immobilière. Mais les pays arabes veulent faire de leurs villes des villes d’avenir. Le Directeur Afrique de l’UN – HABITAT a insisté qu’il faut relever les défis de la gouvernance et du développement local qui affectent les citoyens. Il fait savoir que l’UN – HABITAT a initié des projets des villes plus sûres. Il va lancer une campagne mondiale pour le développement urbain durable qui va s’articuler sur les plans de développement urbain. Ce lancement va intervenir à l’occasion du Forum Urbain Mondial en 2010. La Représentante de la Banque Africaine a, dans son mot, argumenté que la BAD est consciente que le développement local passe par le développement des villes et des communes. La BAD a modifié ses procédures pour les rendre plus souple afin que les acteurs y accèdent. Le Président du Comité politique de l’Africités a encouragé les participants et a souhaité plein succès aux travaux. Un événement particulier Mais un événement particulier est celui de la signature de la convention de partenariat entre les Villes d’Istamboul et de Casablanca. A cette occasion, le Maire de la Ville d’Istamboul, qui est le président de l’Organisation Internationale de la Cité et Gouvernements Locaux, a invité les participants à participer au sommet des Villes qui se tiendra en 2010 en Turquie. Dans l’après midi, les sessions thématiques ont eu lieu sous plusieurs thèmes. Les détails dans le prochain numéro. 0

2009-12-16T21:43:33+01:00

La cérémonie d’ouverture la 5ème Edition des Journées panafricaines des collectivités locales « AFRICITES » à Marrakech, Royaume du Maroc a commencé aujourd’hui par le message de Sa Majesté Mohamed VI, le Roi du Maroc, lu par Son Excellence le Ministre de l’Intérieur Placé sous le thème retenu pour le Sommet Africités de Marrakech est : « La réponse des Collectivités Locales et Régionales d’Afrique à la crise globale : Promouvoir le développement local durable et l’emploi ».

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Sierra Leone cordaid partner’s coalition have launch the National Advocacy Project (NAP) on 10th December 2009 at One World Link Hall Bo, the second city of Sierra Leone. Many dignitaries witness the Ceremony such  commissioner of police, Brigade commander the 1st battalion commander, representative of paramount chiefs, religious and traditional leaders, heads of organizations, and the  Residence Magistrate of Southern who serve as quest speaker and officially launch the NAP in his launching speech he sent clear message to all stakeholders to fulfilled their obligation and responsibility toward promotion of the welfare of women and girls, and he also advise traditional leaders to avoid early marriage of their girls. PRESS RELEASE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Launching of national advocacy project on teenage pregnancy and rape<o:p></o:p> It is a well known fact, that teenage pregnancy and rape are among the most intractable social menaces our society is faced with today. Their continue occurrence are eye-soar and seriously undermine development strive of the nation, although there has been tremendous effort s at both international and national levels to deal with these menaces in CEDAW, UNSCR.  1325 and 1820 with little progress especially in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place>, yet still more has to be done at national and grass root level.   <o:p></o:p> The Civil Society Organizations (PRM SL, HELP SL, <st1:stockticker w:st="on">RADA</st1:stockticker>, WPJP, CDHR, ACTION <st1:stockticker w:st="on">PLUS</st1:stockticker>, NMDHR, ACT and AMNET)   involved in this project call for action on: <o:p></o:p> ·         Recognize and respect women and girl’s rights.<o:p></o:p> ·         Enforcement of existing laws supports women and girls empowerment and social justice.<o:p></o:p> ·         Development of bye-laws that ensure punishment of perpetrator of rape.<o:p></o:p> ·         Commitment and action by all stakeholders to prevent women and girls from GBV.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It is our fervent belief that if robust action was not taken to curb this unpleasant menace in our country, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place> can hardly boast of sustainable peace, security and development in general. <o:p></o:p> In light of the above, coalition partners are here by launching National Advocacy Project on addressing and preventing Teenage pregnancy and rape (supported by Cordaid in the Netherlands) In that regard we are asking of all stakeholders where ever they may be, whether in the judiciary, police, schools, hospitals or in the rural communities to do all they could to curb the problems of rape and teenage pregnancy. In line with this year’s international theme “commit, demand and act, together we can stop violence against women”, the coalition would like to impress on all that the present generation and posterity will hold us accountable if we continued to ignore the plight of women and girls nationwide.  Our theme:       Commit, Demand and Act Now; Punish Perpetrators! <o:p></o:p>                  PRM-SL on behalf of coalition<o:p></o:p>               Contact:peacerm@ymail.com   076677311/033260830 0

2009-12-16T19:27:57+01:00

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Sierra Leone cordaid partner’s coalition have launch the National Advocacy Project (NAP) on 10th December 2009 at One World Link Hall Bo, the second city of Sierra Leone. Many dignitaries witness the Ceremony such  commissioner of police, Brigade commander the 1st battalion commander, representative of paramount chiefs, religious and traditional leaders, heads of organizations, and the  Residence Magistrate of Southern who serve as quest speaker and officially launch the NAP in his launching speech he sent clear message to all stakeholders to fulfilled their obligation and responsibility toward promotion of the welfare of women and girls, and he also advise traditional leaders to avoid early marriage of their girls. Press release.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Launching of national advocacy project on teenage pregnancy and rape<o:p></o:p> It is a well known fact, that teenage pregnancy and rape are among the most intractable social menaces our society is faced with today. Their continue occurrence are eye-soar and seriously undermine development strive of the nation, although there has been tremendous effort s at both international and national levels to deal with these menaces in CEDAW, UNSCR.  1325 and 1820 with little progress especially in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place>, yet still more has to be done at national and grass root level.   <o:p></o:p> The Civil Society Organizations (PRM SL, HELP SL, <st1:stockticker w:st="on">RADA</st1:stockticker>, WPJP, CDHR, ACTION <st1:stockticker w:st="on">PLUS</st1:stockticker>, NMDHR, ACT and AMNET)   involved in this project call for action on: <o:p></o:p> ·         Recognize and respect women and girl’s rights.<o:p></o:p> ·         Enforcement of existing laws supports women and girls empowerment and social justice.<o:p></o:p> ·         Development of bye-laws that ensure punishment of perpetrator of rape.<o:p></o:p> ·         Commitment and action by all stakeholders to prevent women and girls from GBV.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It is our fervent belief that if robust action was not taken to curb this unpleasant menace in our country, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sierra Leone</st1:country-region></st1:place> can hardly boast of sustainable peace, security and development in general. <o:p></o:p> In light of the above, coalition partners are here by launching National Advocacy Project on addressing and preventing Teenage pregnancy and rape (supported by Cordaid in the Netherlands) In that regard we are asking of all stakeholders where ever they may be, whether in the judiciary, police, schools, hospitals or in the rural communities to do all they could to curb the problems of rape and teenage pregnancy. In line with this year’s international theme “commit, demand and act, together we can stop violence against women”, the coalition would like to impress on all that the present generation and posterity will hold us accountable if we continued to ignore the plight of women and girls nationwide.  Our theme:       Commit, Demand and Act Now; Punish Perpetrators! <o:p></o:p>                  PRM-SL on behalf of coalition.<o:p></o:p>               Contact:peacerm@ymail.com    076677311/033260830 0

2009-12-16T19:10:10+01:00

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Together for Transformation: A Call to Men and Boys On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2009 we 19 men from 17 countries coming from Africa, Asia, Europe, America, the Middle East and the Pacific gathered here in Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands for a Training of Trainers on Gender-Sensitive Active Nonviolence, organised by the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, its Women Peacemakers Program, collectively draft this document and express our commitments towards this statement/call. We understand that men and women are socialised in a patriarchal system that legitimises use of different forms of violence to gain, restore and control power affecting powerless and marginalised sections of society. We fully acknowledge that women suffer far more than men from gender oppression. We understand and recognize that women have always been active agents of change.  Women worldwide are standing up against all forms of discrimination and violence to bring social and gender justice and peace to the world.  Some men are standing as allies with women’s struggles and notions of dominant masculinities across cultures have posed challenges for gender equality and social justice. Both men and women are suffering in this system and they need to join hands to bring about transformative change. Men also have much to gain in health, general wellbeing and safety through this change. We believe that all individuals have equal human rights irrespective of their gender, origin, nationality, age, religion, caste, class, race, colour, occupation, physical and mental abilities, and sexualities. All human beings have the right to a dignified life free of threat and discrimination. We assert our commitments to all international conventions and declarations, especially The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Economics Social and Cultural Rights, UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, UN Security Council Resolution 1325, 1820, 1888 and 1889. These need to be fully implemented in their true spirit and further steps need to be taken to improve policies and programs pertaining to women and gender justice. We strongly speak out against gender inequality and discrimination towards women in all forms and show our deep commitment towards gender sensitive active nonviolence as a way of life. We are inspired by and committed to this work and the prospect of change in our lives and in our societies. We believe in people’s capacity to bring transformative change in nonviolent ways. Therefore we call on all men and boys to: ·        Adopt gender-sensitive Active Nonviolence as a way of solving problems ·        End violence against women in any form ·        Engage in constructive dialogue with women ·        Provide space for equal and meaningful participation of women in private and public spheres including peace building processes ·        Stop militarising resistance and peace processes ·        Promote policies that bring dignity to all people We call on men and boys to join us on this journey.   Signed, Gender Sensitive Active Non Violent Men Women Peacemakers Program Training of Trainers Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands December 10 , 2009   Alphonse Ilot Muthaka PEREXC Mentoring Program and Socio Economic Reinsertion of Former Combatants Democratic Republic of Congo   Alimou Diallo West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Ghana   Anand Pawar SAMYAK – A Communication and Resource Center India   Ali Gohar Just Peace International Peshawar, Pakistan   Babar Bashir ROZAN Pakistan   Christian Ngendahimana Fountain-Isoko for Good Governance and Integrated Development Burundi   Kapil Kafle Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal   Nixon Nembaware Zimbabwe   Otim Tonny Teso Women Peace Activists Uganda   Oluoch Dola CHEMCHEMI YA UKWELI Active Non Violent Movement in Kenya Kenya   Owen Murozvi Zimbabwe Council of Churches Harare, Zimbabwe   Paulo Baleinakodawa Pacific Center for Peacebuilding Fiji Islands   Rob Fairmichael INNATE Ireland   Ruben Reyes Jiron The Masculinity and Gender Equality Network Nicaragua   Samuel D. Darpolor West Africa Network for Peace Building/ WANEP-Liberia Liberia   Sivarajah Bagerathan Sri Lanka   Sothea Sak SILAKA Phnom Penh - Cambodia   Siad Darwish Permanent Peace Movement Beirut - Lebanon   Valtimore B. Fenis Mindanao Peoples Peace Movement (MPPM) Alyansa ng Kabataang Mindanao para sa Kapayapaan (AKMK) Mindanao, Philippines   read more at <a href="http://www.ifor.org/WPP">www.ifor.org/WPP</a>   0

2009-12-16T18:14:41+01:00

The Women Peacemakers Program (WPP - www.ifor.org/WPP) is convinced that in order to transform cultures of war and violence, women peace activists need to work together with male allies. In light of this, the WPP has organized, from November 30- December 11, 2009, a Training of Trainers Program for men, entitled “Overcoming Violence - Exploring Masculinities, Violence and Peace”. A first powerful outcome of the training is a statement produced by the ToT trainees to affirm their commitment to gender-sensitive peacebuilding. Please find the statement below. We would highly appreciate it if you could spread this further. Kind regards José de Vries WPP Information Officer

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A successful protest march on Saturday and the handover of more than half a million signatures by Desmond Tutu to the head of the UNFCCC, Yvo de Boer, gave us hope and inspiration. Desmond Tutu was dancing on stage, urging political leaders to seal a fair,  ambitious and binding deal. However, on monday morning it became clear that most of civil society could not enter the Bella Centre, meaning they cannot participate in any of the sessions, negotiations or speak with their countries delegates to support them in taking the right decisions. It feels frustrating to be so close, waiting outside in line, but not knowing what is going on inside, and nothing else do do but wait. Fortunately two of our four Cordaid colleagues were able to enter the Bella Centre after more hours of waiting. Safia Abdi from Kenya was finaly able to do what she came for - making African's voice heard here in Copenhagen. In the mean time, snow is coming down and colouring the streets of Copenhagen white, thousands of frustrated people join demonstrations to demand immediate action on climate change, and more and more people get arrested by the police. And worst of all: political leaders and negotiators are not doing what they should do, the negotiations are going slow, and seem to get stuck on fundamental differences between different groups of countries. We don't want to loose the Kyoto Protocol, and money for climate change mitigation and adaptation should be sufficient, predictable, new and additional, both on short and long term. And most important, vulnerable people should be central in this negotiations. As for now, even the [vulnerabe people] are between brackets, meaning they are not yet part of the final text and can still be negotiated over! Please, world leaders: take your responsibility and make Hopenhagen work. Don't loose the human face of climate change.   0

2009-12-16T11:48:13+01:00

Cordaid staff and partners are in Copenhagen, together with other colleagues from CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis. After an inspiring weekend full of hope in Hopenhagen, the mood has changed. NGO's are being marginalized and only 7000 of the 23.000 registered observers from civil society can enter the Bella Centre, the UNFCCC conference venue where the negotiations take place.

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Placée sous le slogan "Marrakech au cœur de l'Afrique en mouvement, cette Ville touristique du Maroc bouillonne. Les préparatifs vont bon train. Mais quoi de neuf, la grande salle des Ambassadeurs du somptueux Palais de Congrès de Marrakech va accueillir la Session Spéciale sur le Logement Social. Déjà ce soir, les Délégations de la RDC, du Cameroun, de Pérou et du Mali se sont rencontrées pour définir les stratégies de plaidoyer et de mobilisation. Car la salle peut remplir plus de 500 personnes. Le défis est de taille et les Délégations sont confiantes. Il est prévu que chaque membre prenne d'assaut une session thématique dès demain pour non seulement participer et faire le point le soir aux autres membre mais aussi et surtout influencer les personnes clés à participer à la session spéciale sur le logement social. Il faut absolument influencer les gouvernements locaux à inscrire la question du logement social dans leur agenda. Les points vous seront faits chaque jour et donc prenez rendez - vous sur CORDAID partners.com  0

2009-12-16T00:09:45+01:00

Le Sommet de l'Africités ouvre ses portes à MARRAKECH au Maroc ce 16 décembre 2009. Dans une Ville dite Capitale des Villes Africaines, l'ambiance est au Rendez - vous. Toutes les délégations s'affichent au grand complet : Cameroun, RD Congo, Pérou, Mali... du moins pour ce qui nous concerne, sont présentes à MARRAKECH.

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The seed for this competition was planted during a dialogue between Urban Matters partners investigating Dutch projects that could be replicated in South Africa. Urban Matters is a Cordaid-initiated program that seeks to encourage Dutch-South African partnerships to address development needs in Philippi, a poor neighborhood in Cape Town. The Social Business Plan Competition is based on a similar competition that has taken place in Amsterdam a number of times. The following organisations made this competition a reality: Cordaid, International Labor Organisation Pretoria, Radio Zibonele, Red Door, Sustainability Institute, Stadia, Tembeka, The Business Place Philippi and Unltd South Africa.    84 people residing and working on the Cape Flats, a disadvantaged area of Cape Town, entered the competition. Most of them took part in the preparatory training workshops and learnt about the business principles and terms that are used in a social business plan. At a vibrant awards event on 25 November, six prize winners and two category winners were announced. All the winners received grant funding for the start-up or expansion of their social business as well as a number of other prizes. Brenda Dana, glass recycling, and Marina Scheffers, volunteer placements, were the category winners. See <a href="http://www.tbp-philippi.org.za/competition/index.html">http://www.tbp-philippi.org.za/competition/index.html</a> for video clips of the 8 prize winners and the awards ceremony. 0

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This competition took place during the second half of 2009 and was aimed at Cape Flats residents to raise awareness of social enterprise as a way of addressing social problems in their communities. The competition also built capacity amongst business service providers as well as participants around creating social enterprise business plans.

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Sierra Leone cordaid partner’s coalition have launch the National Advocacy Project (NAP) on 10th December 2009 at One World Link Hall Bo, the second city of Sierra Leone. Many dignitaries witness the Ceremony such  commissioner of police, Brigade commander the 1st battalion commander, representative of paramount chiefs, religious and traditional leaders, heads of organizations, and the  Residence Magistrate of Southern who serve as quest speaker and officially launch the NAP in his launching speech he sent clear message to all stakeholders to fulfilled their obligation and responsibility toward promotion of the welfare of women and girls, and he also advise traditional leaders to avoid early marriage of their girls. Press release Launching of national advocacy project on teenage pregnancy and rape It is a well known fact, that teenage pregnancy and rape are among the most intractable social menaces our society is faced with today. Their continue occurrence are eye-soar and seriously undermine development strive of the nation, although there has been tremendous effort s at both international and national levels to deal with these menaces in CEDAW, UNSCR.  1325 and 1820 with little progress especially in Sierra Leone, yet still more has to be done at national and grass root level.   The Civil Society Organizations (PRM SL, <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/partners/help-sierra-leone">HELP SL</a>, RADA, WPJP, CDHR, ACTION PLUS, NMDHR, ACT and AMNET)   involved in this project call for action on: ·         Recognize and respect women and girl’s rights. ·         Enforcement of existing laws supports women and girls empowerment and social justice. ·         Development of bye-laws that ensure punishment of perpetrator of rape. ·         Commitment and action by all stakeholders to prevent women and girls from GBV. It is our fervent belief that if robust action was not taken to curb this unpleasant menace in our country, Sierra Leone can hardly boast of sustainable peace, security and development in general. In light of the above, coalition partners are here by launching National Advocacy Project on addressing and preventing Teenage pregnancy and rape (supported by Cordaid in the Netherlands) In that regard we are asking of all stakeholders where ever they may be, whether in the judiciary, police, schools, hospitals or in the rural communities to do all they could to curb the problems of rape and teenage pregnancy. In line with this year’s international theme “commit, demand and act, together we can stop violence against women”, the coalition would like to impress on all that the present generation and posterity will hold us accountable if we continued to ignore the plight of women and girls nationwide. Our theme:       Commit, Demand and Act Now; Punish Perpetrators! PRM-SL on behalf of coalition Contact:peacerm@ymail.com  n  076677311/033260830 <o:p></o:p> 0

2009-12-14T19:39:30+01:00

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The result was announced at a press conference on Friday afternoon, which included no more than a promise €2.4 billion in short-term finance per year between 2010-2012.  Civil society has been monitoring the short-term financing debate in the EU carefully, however, and were swift to respond to the EU announcement. They highlighted the fact that the money announced represents very little new money, with the vast majority being made up of repackaged aid commitments made over the last two years, and that short-term financing, while urgently needed, could not replace the need for commitment to secure additional long-term financing.  EU leaders also failed to make the long awaited move to the 30% they have been talking about for well over the last year, as some States wish to hold out until the end game next week, and others reluctant are reluctant to move to 30% at all.  Therefore, although EU leaders emerged patting themselves on the back after a day and night’s hard work, they were presented only a few hours later with the infamous ‘fossil of the day’ at COP 15 today,  a surefire way to expose the lack of substance in what they had come up with. Also on Friday afternoon in the Bella Centre, in a Q and A session with the G77, the lead-negotiator from Sudan made a strong statement, rejecting any allusions to or attempts at creating a division between developing countries over the last days. Indeed, many in civil society have been quick to point out that suggestions of division within the G77 have been misconstrued.  He made clear that the G77 is unified in its demands and that the events of recent days reflected nothing more than differences of opinion on the way to achieve their objectives - but had been blown up in the media, conveniently serving to distract from the real issue in these negotiations which is the that developed countries are still frighteningly far from what science and equity demand with regard to both their emission reduction and financing commitments. He said that a deal that cannot save god, humanity and nature is not a deal that should be entertained in the first place, and called for a limitation of a further rise in global surface temperatures to 1.5˚C and an annual assessed contribution from developed countries of 1 % of their GDP. He said that is this seemed a lot, developed country governments should look to their defense budgets, and the amount paid out in bankers’ bonuses.  He dismissed the EU’s recently announced offer of 2.4bn Euro as an amount that would not merit a lost nights’ sleep for big traders. The Sudanese negotiator also made a strong plea to President Obama to join the Kyoto Protocol, which the US Congress is considered to be vehemently opposed to on principle.  Developing countries and many civil society organisations have been fiercely defending the Kyoto Protocol with its binding targets and compliance system over the last weeks, and even more so over the last days as a number of countries, including Russia and Japan, announced that their emission reduction targets were not meant for a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Nevertheless, new texts emerged on Friday under both negotiating tracks, the Kyoto Protocol and the Working Group on long-term cooperative action. These were Chairs’ texts this time, thus considered UN documents rather than proposals from any individual Party.  Initial reactions by Parties highlighted areas of agreement and disagreement, but there seemed to be a general acceptance that these texts should be the ones that should form the basis for further discussion.  They appear therefore to have replaced the convoluted negotiating texts of over 100 pages long that existed at the beginning of the negotiation session. Negotiations continued on Saturday, beginning with the reconvening of a formal plenary to take stock of progress in each of the two Working Groups on the Kyoto Protocol and on Long Term Cooperative Action.  The Chair, Danish Environment Minister, Connie Hedegaard, said that informal consultations would continue as no consensus had been reached on the proposal by Tuvalu made a few days ago to set up a contact group to look at the legal outcome of the Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action. The Tuvaluan representative intervened at this point with a humble and deeply evocative statement, to make very clear that what he sought with his actions over the last few days was not to create public attention for his delegation or to embarrass the Danish Presidency, but to use all remaining options that remain open to secure the very survival of his country.  He made a very direct call to President Obama not to let what needs to be done be jeopardised by a small number of Senators.  His intervention, steeped in raw emotion, was met with thunderous applause in the room.  How much, if at all, it will have stirred the developed countries with the weakest positions, however, is unfortunately hard to tell. Whilst negotiations continued in the Bella Centre the Caritas and CIDSE delegation gathered on Saturday with around 100,000 other people, according to onsite estimates, for a demonstration starting at the Copenhagen Parliament Square and ending up at the COP 15 Centre in the early evening.  The CIDSE Caritas group was around 100 strong with big brightly coloured placards with our joint campaign slogan, ‘Create a Climate for Justice!’, banners, balloons and hearty lungs.  Climate inspired Christmas carols as well as more typical march-like chants kept stamina levels up and helped to ward of the chills of the cold Winter evening.   The CIDSE and Caritas delegation has almost reached its full complement with delegates arrived from as far as Mexico, Kiribati, Bangladesh and Uganda.  The delegation gathered together first in Sankt Ansgar’s Catholic Cathedral in the city on Friday evening for a ‘holy mass for climate justice’ with the local Catholic community and guests and friends from all around the world here for COP 15. With resounding messages from the Archbishop of Kampala, and the uplifting music of the local choir, the service and the festive reception hosted by Caritas Denmark afterwards were heartwarming and reinvigorating after a week of political posturing and technical and procedural details.  0

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Developments continue to come thick and fast as the first week of COP fifteen edges to a close. EU Heads of State were meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday with the Copenhagen conference high on the agenda. On the table was the proposal for the EU to move unilaterally from their 20% reduction commitment to 30% emission reductions without waiting any longer, and, a proposal for a short-term financing offer for climate action in developing countries, as something the EU considered could bring negotiations in Copenhagen forward.

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Freetown. Don Bosco Fambul is offering a ten-month rehabilitation programme for street children through the help of Cordaid. Shelter, food, education and basic health care are only some of the services provided. The target is the reunification with the (extended) family or a foster family. In order to guarantee sustainability the children are accompanied by social workers until they are 18 years old. In November a workshop concerning "problem solving" took place for the foster children (see picture).

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Freetown. The profesional photographer Arie Kieviet from Holland visited Sierra Leone early November. On this occasion he ran a one-day photography course for street children of the Cordaid Alliance. After being introduced into photography techniques, the children themselves set out for "snapshots". Arie himself provided for the facility that has allowed continuing the activity by donating five digital camera. This is why on special occasions at Don Bosco Fambul a team of young photographers is now being particularly busy.

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Freetown. Only recently an extraordinary meeting has taken place at Don Bosco Fambul: 130 street children encounter 10 policemen. A not entirely smooth meeting. This was due to the fact that a lot of children told stories of traumatic experiences with the police. Deeply concerned and partly even shocked by the life situations depicted by the street children the policemen apologised to the children. „Nobody has the right to beat a child, least the police“, Chris Charly, General Inspector of the police in Sierra Leone, said and added: "I am deeply affected by the stories the children, partly in tears, told today. I understood the message." For one week the children prepared in twelve different work groups for the visit by the police. In order to elucidate their lives on the street to the policemen they painted pictures, wrote poems and performed a play. At the end of the meeting, Brother Lothar Wagner, the Director of Don Bosco Fambul, invited the policemen on behalf of the children for a friendly soccer game at Don Bosco Fambul on the 16th of December 2009. The next step towards relaxation was taken. Brother Lothar was particularly grateful for the strong media presence. "It is only via the media that this message can be made available to the police in the whole country."

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Call to tackle impact of global warming Staff Reporter 500 students stage a demonstration Nagercoil: More than 500 school students from different parts of the district held demonstration before the Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari on Saturday to urge the Government to take necessary steps to tackle the impact of global warming. While speaking, the secretary of <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/partners/rural-uplift-centre-ruc">Rural Uplift Centre</a>, a non-governmental organisation based in Nagercoil, Maria James, said that developed countries should take all necessary steps to control emission of carbon which would affect the environment. A law should be enacted to control carbon emission levels. The Government should ensure security to farmers engaged in producing grains. Particularly the Government should come forward to encourage the farmers to use natural manure. The world leaders should volunteer to allocate adequate funds in the international level to tackle global warming. All countries should be united to reduce the emission of carbon and the Government should form a committee to explore ways to tackle natural calamities due to climate change, said the project co-ordinator of Rural Uplift Centre, Subashini. © Copyright 2000 - 2009 The Hindu 0

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Rural Uplift Centre, Cordaid partner in India, organised a protest with the help of around 500 school going students at Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India on 5th of December 2009. The children demanded the Global leaders that: - An international agreement to reduce Green House effect - Sustainable energy sources, sustainable industrial policy and sustainable agriculture policy - Compensation and technology transfer from the industrialized countries to reduce Green House effect in India.

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Sauti ya akina Mama is a household name in Sericho division of Garbatulla district formed in the year 2006. The group just like the name suggest is a CBO that voices the concern affecting this predominantly nomadic pastoralist community of northern Kenya. Sauti ya akina Mama started when one of the CBO,s (FACTS)  official Mr Salad Tutana attended an exposure tour to Mombasa. The young women right activist was delighted by the work of Sauti ya Wanawake Mombasa in tackling and addressing women issues. The idea of Sauti was born in Sericho as a replication of the learning. The project started earnestly by advocating on women and children rights issues with ActionAid support in capacity building.  It grow into a fully fledge community based organization in 2006 with more intervention in the area of their jurisdiction. Presently the organisation has 45 registered members and has amicably solved domestic disputes in over 24 households. They have intervened in six cases of early marriages of school girls and spearheaded fair representation of women in critical communities and leadership issues. The women actively involve in the economic activities in the region. They perform both productive and reproductive work which includes cooking, looking after livestock, taking care of children, fetching water, firewood collection, building houses among others. Their sources of income are limited to successfully support their activities. They involve in business activities but they are not very successful. There are no agricultural activities in the region because of the dry weather conditions. The group has been a beneficiary of the CMDRR planning process that has been conducted by Mid-P. Immediately after the training the group came up with a proposal from their community development plan to enable the organisation to generate funds to support their women rights programmes. They identified a bakery as the most viable and missing project in their area. Mid-P linked them to Waldegena women group that has successfully run a bakery in Merti that trained them for one week. The training was supported by Action Aid, Sericho D.I.at the request of Mid-P. They gained the skills and Mid-P purchased for them an oven, bread moulder, generator and a slicer machine. This expanded the activity coverage of the Sauti ya akina Mama. They currently supply high quality bread at an affordable cost of Ksh. 40. The project produces 150 pieces of bread each day. They make a profit of Ksh 10 per piece with an average of ksh 45,000 per month. The skills and knowledge they acquired in the CDMRR planning the group can now support majority of the right based activities without necessarily relying on the donor funds. This form of independence and ability to use their own resources enable them to quickly attend to cases and offer support whenever called upon. This is a feature they could not dream of a few years ago. 0

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Caecilia J. van Peski, MA (39) is a PhD researcher at the Academy of Public Administration in Tilburg (an integral part of Fontys University of Applied Sciences). She conducts research on the observers’ cultural differences in their assessment of elections, including processes of democratisation. Besides, she works as an independent consultant from Van Peski Consult with a focus on international affairs, democratisation, human rights, civic society building and global citizenship. At the executive level, Caecilia van Peski liaises with a number of national and international non-governmental organisations, such as the UK-based INGO CISV International, the Dutch peace-building organisation IKV Pax Christi, the United Nations Association the Netherlands and the Foundation for Peace Sciences. Ms. Van Peski studied Educational and Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University and International Development at the Centre for International Development Issues (CIDIN) at Radboud University Nijmegen.  She also studied at the Pushkin State University in Moscow (Russian Language and Culture) and enrolled in an international peace keeping training at the UNITAR-POCI Training Centre in Pisa. In her October 2010 statement to the UN General Assembly, Caecilia van Peski will place emphasis on the topic of ‘Women, peace and security in the light of good democratic governance’. Her work as an international election observer inspired her to choose this focus. Caecilia van Peski is a frequent international election observer on behalf of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (the OSCE) and the European Union (EU). Her missions have taken her mainly to the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia. “It became very clear to me during these missions that we have to maintain our focus on a more equitable distribution of opportunities for all people. This is possible if we make sure that resources and provisions for sustenance are at even disposal to all and not only to those who hold power or are close to it. Many of the conflicts in the world today take root in the unequal access to the resources that are necessary to sustain people’s lives.  This restricts their development to the full potential. In situations of conflict and of post-conflict reconstruction, women often find themselves in the most vulnerable groups. This led the United Nations to promulgate the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 On Women, Peace and Security (31-10-2000). This resolution requires parties in a conflict to respect women’s rights and to support their participation in peace negotiations and post conflict reconstruction. Hence the idea of Women Peacemakers.” (end of quote Caecilia van Peski) Over the coming year, Caecilia van Peski will pursue the inclusion of the voices of many Dutch women in the topic of Peace and Security. She will consult with women of all ranks of the society and incorporate their ideas in a statement that she will deliver at the UN General Assembly. In this, it is her aim to fairly reflect the voices of the women of the Netherlands. The year 2010 is special for the UN Women’s Representative, since it will be fifteen years after the World Conference on Women in Beijing (‘Beijing+15’). By commemorating this event, the United Nations places a renewed emphasis on the efforts made by the UN Platform for Action for Equality, Development and Peace. The coming year will also be the tenth anniversary of UNSCR 1325. And finally, 2010 has been declared the International UN Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. With this theme, the UN formulates a sequel to the UN Decade for a Culture of Peace (2001-2010). Every year since the foundation of the United Nations in 1945 the Kingdom of the Netherlands nominated a UN Women’s Representative to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York. The Netherlands is unique and leading in this. From that very beginning, the UN Women’s Representative has been selected by the Netherlands Council of Women. Weblog UN Women’s Representative 2010: <a href="http://www.nederlandsevrouwenraad.nl/vrouwenvertegenwoordiger">http://www.nederlandsevrouwenraad.nl/vrouwenvertegenwoordiger</a> (only available in Dutch) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note by the editor: more information on the UN Women’s Representative 2010 is available from the Netherlands Council of Women in The Hague, the Netherlands, Benoordenhoutseweg 23, NL-2596 BA Den Haag, phone +31 (0)70-3469304, email: <a href="mailto:info@de-nvr.nl">info@de-nvr.nl</a>; website: <a href="http://www.nederlandsevrouwenraad.nl">www.nederlandsevrouwenraad.nl</a> 0

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PRESS RELEASE 01 December 2009 Ms. Caecilia J. van Peski (Tilburg, the Netherlands) has been proposed to the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs as UN Women’s Representative 2010. In October 2010, Ms. Van Peski will address the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on behalf of the women of the Netherlands.

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Following the recent approval of the National Advocacy and lobby project on Teenage pregnancy and rape, Sierra Leone Cordaid Partner Coalition have planned series of activities across the country to mark the end of sixteen days activism. The Cordaid Partner’s coalition is working on addressing and preventing GBV for the past years, since women in Sierra Leone have been suffering from GBV especial sexual violence during the post - civil war and marginalization is still continue.  As result members of CORDAID PARTNER’S COALITION asked other stakeholders to join hands together   to commemorate 16 days activism at various levels. That is:-<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> ·         Women’s promotion Dinner this will be organized at one world link Hall on 10th  December 2009, the dinner will be attended by magistrate, councilors, Honorable members of parliament, ministry of social well fare and health officials, Human rights commission, traditional chiefs etc etc,<o:p></o:p> ·         Inter School dialogue Forums in Koinadugu District<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">,</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">Northern Province</st1:State></st1:place> and Gobalu and Massahun Kpaka Pujehun District, Southern Province, ·         National wide Radio discussion programme on teenage Pregnancy and rape through KISS 104 FM and CTM RADIO and all community Radios, ·         Press release on Teenage pregnancy and rape to be presented during the launching ceremony of the project. 0

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SIERRA LEONE CORDAID PARTNERS COALITIOIN IN ACTION FOR SIXTEEN DAYS ACTIVISM

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Con el fin de impulsar la integración del género en las cadenas de valor, durante los últimos dos años Cordaid ha trabajado junto con su contraparte boliviana, <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/partners/cepac">CEPAC</a>, y con la consultora Roxana Dulón, para desarrollar un instrumento. Con el orgullo que ello merece, presentamos ahora el resultado de estos esfuerzos. El Manual de Género se constituye en instrumento práctico y de fácil aplicación. Se lo puede utilizar para transversalizar el género en la misma organización, pero también dentro de los programas, para lo cual se distinguen las varias fases que corresponden a la implementación de proyectos. Una organización puede decidir si trabaja primero en transversalizar el enfoque de género a través de la organización misma, o si lo hace primero en el programa. Sin embargo, la idea es que a la larga se haya integrado el enfoque de género en ambos niveles. El enfoque de género encaja dentro del proceso de desarrollo de políticas que Cordaid ha llevado a cabo los últimos años. Debido a que diversas evaluaciones externas han demostrado que los programas centrados en el desarrollo rural integral apenas han contribuido a romper el ciclo de la pobreza, Cordaid decidió en el 2002 modificar su estrategia de intervención y elegir un enfoque más orientado hacia el mercado y más empresarial . Una de las características de las familias rurales que viven bajo el umbral de la pobreza es que aplican estrategias de supervivencia mixtas. Esto significa que trabajan en la agricultura y la ganadería, que reciben dinero de parientes que trabajan fuera de la región, que trabajan como obreros temporales, y que también establecen microempresas o pequeños comercios. El haber elegido la estrategia del acceso a mercados significó un cambio en la forma de trabajar y en la filosofía de los pequeños productores y de las ONGs, que ahora debían trabajar sobre una base de conocimiento del mercado y desde un enfoque más empresarial. Junto con sus contrapartes, Cordaid inició un proceso que desembocaría en la implementación de la nueva estrategia de mercado y en el fortalecimiento de la posición que tienen los pequeños productores dentro de las cadenas de valor. Ya han pasado 7 años. A pesar que la nueva estrategia ha demostrado ser razonablemente exitosa, lo ha sido de manera muy limitada para las mujeres. La mujer desempeña un papel importante como productora y como empleada en muchas cadenas de valor, tanto nacionales como internacionales. A menudo, sin embargo, goza de una situación marginal dentro de las cadenas. Asimismo, debido a que las mujeres no cuentan con títulos de propiedad de la tierra, no pueden acceder a crédito y si lo pueden, entonces se trata generalmente de microcréditos comerciales. En cuanto a los créditos productivos y las respectivas capacitaciones, se proveen normalmente a los hombres. Tampoco dentro de las cadenas del Comercio Justo está garantizada la participación igualitaria de las mujeres, porque éstas conciernen solamente a los empleados permanentes de las fincas o cooperativas, mientras que las mujeres a menudo se emplean como mano de obra temporal. Cordaid también ha constatado que a sus contrapartes frecuentemente les cuesta mucho integrar bien el enfoque de género dentro de las cadenas de valor. Las contrapartes se ven obstaculizadas por el hecho que las mujeres o no son miembros, o no pueden ser miembros, de las organizaciones de productores – con la excepción de las solteras y las viudas. Además, las mujeres han recibido menos educación, no cuentan con los derechos propietarios de la tierra y tienen la responsabilidad de sus hogares. Hay muchos ejemplos de esfuerzos realizados para mejorar la participación de la mujer en las cadenas, aunque han fracasado por distintas razones. En aquellos casos en que las mujeres sí desempeñan un papel, con frecuencia es muy marginal. Efectivamente trabajan mucho en el campo, pero en el momento que los productos se deben vender, los hombres son quienes a menudo se encargan de ello. El hombre es quien con frecuencia decide cómo utilizar el dinero. También hemos podido observar que en cuanto una actividad económica demuestra ser exitosa, los hombres la acaparan. Algunas contrapartes han buscado soluciones fuera de la cadena de valor. Se construyen huertos o viveros para las mujeres. Naturalmente, estas iniciativas son laudables, pero esto no significa que contribuyen al empoderamiento de las mujeres dentro de las cadenas. También podemos observar efectivamente que aproximadamente el 80% de los clientes de las instituciones de microfinanciamiento son mujeres, aunque esto generalmente se trata de pequeños créditos comerciales. Existe un ejemplo de que esto se puede hacer de otra manera: la iniciativa del Café Femenino. Las productoras de café de Perú le pidieron a OPTCO, un importador estadounidense, que las apoyara a desarrollar la marca especial Café Femenino, puesto que sentían que estaban en posición desventajosa respecto a los productores masculinos. OPTCO honró esta solicitud y hoy día se vende este café bajo su propia marca en los EE.UU. y en Canadá. Solamente aquellas mujeres que cuentan con títulos de propiedad de la tierra pueden participar, lo que significa que de hecho deben negociar este tema con sus esposos. El resultado de todo esto no se limita a la generación de más ingresos para las mujeres, sino incluye el fortalecimiento de su autoestima. Esta iniciativa ha dado tan buenos resultados porque se ha partido de las premisas que no es necesario proteger a las mujeres y que ellas son perfectamente capaces de ser competitivas. La Haya, Noviembre de 2009 Gerdien Seegers Cordaid <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/program-9-small-producers/documents/805-g-nero-en-cadenas-de-valor-manual-para-la-transversalizaci-n">> Bajar el manual</a> 0

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El que la mujer desempeñe un papel pleno en la economía no debería ser deseable solamente desde un punto de vista de lo que es justo, sino también porque la integración de la mujer en las cadenas de valor impulsa el desarrollo económico de regiones y, finalmente, de países enteros. Por esta razón, Cordaid considera que es importante que sus organizaciones contraparte en el Sur trabajen por la equidad de género, prestando atención al papel que desempeñan los hombres y las mujeres en las cadenas productivas y del mercado, dentro de su comunidad y en las labores domésticas. Solamente así podrán alcanzar los cambios que se requieren en las relaciones de poder entre hombres y mujeres, tanto a nivel del trabajo doméstico como dentro de las cadenas.

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In order to stimulate the integration of gender in value chains, Cordaid, together with its Bolivian counterpart organisation, <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/partners/cepac">CEPAC</a>, and the consultant Roxana Dulón, developed an instrument during the past two years. With the corresponding pride this bears, we now present the result of these efforts. This Gender Manual is a practical tool that is easy to apply. It can be used to integrate the subject of gender within an organisation itself. It can also be used for the programmes, by way of distinctions made among the various phases of project implementation. An organisation may decide to work towards mainstreaming gender within the organisation first, or to begin by doing it in the programme. In any event, the idea is to realise the integration of gender at both levels. Paying attention to the subject of gender corresponds with the process of policy development that Cordaid has been engaged in during the past years. When various external evaluations showed that programmes focused on integrated rural development have contributed very little to breaking the cycle of poverty, Cordaid decided in 2002 to modify its intervention strategy and to choose an approach which is more market oriented and entrepreneurial . One characteristic of rural families living under the poverty threshold is that they apply mixed survival strategies. This means that they work in agriculture and cattle farming, receive money from relatives working outside their region, work as temporary labourers, and also set up micro-enterprises or small businesses. Choosing the strategy of access to markets marked a change in the working methods and philosophy of small producers and NGOs, since they had to begin operating on the basis of market knowledge and with a more entrepreneurial orientation. Together with its counterparts, Cordaid initiated a process that must result in the implementation of the new market strategy and in strengthening the position that small producers have within value chains. It is now 7 years later. Although the new strategy has proven to be relatively successful, it has also been shown that it barely works for women. They fulfil an important role as producers and as employees in many value chains, both nationally and internationally. Regardless of this, they often have a marginal position within these chains. Because they lack land ownership title deeds, they cannot receive credit. Even if they have access to credit, this mainly involves commercial microcredits. On the other hand, productive credit and the corresponding training are usually given to men. Neither do the Fair Trade chains guarantee the equal participation of women, because they only include the permanent employees of a plantation or cooperative, while women are often employed as temporary labourers. Cordaid has also established that its counterparts often find it difficult to integrate gender satisfactorily within value chains. The counterparts face the fact that women are not members, or may not become members, of producers’ organisations – except if they are widows or are not married. To make matters worse, women are less educated, do not enjoy land ownership rights, and are responsible for the household. There are many examples of efforts to increase the involvement of women in value chains, but for various reasons these have been unsuccessful. Even when women have a role to fulfil, this role is only a marginal one. Indeed, they carry out much work in the fields, but when the time comes to sell the products, men generally take over. Men are usually the ones who decide on the way money is spent. We have also observed that no sooner has an economic activity proven to be successful, it is taken over by men. Some counterparts are currently looking for solutions outside the value chain. In these cases, vegetable or nursery gardens are set up. Even though these initiatives are worthy of praise, they do not contribute to the empowerment of women inside the chains. It is also true that one can observe that approximately 80% of the clients of microfinance institutions are women, although this usually has to do with small commercial credits. One example of how this can be done differently is the Café Femenino initiative. Female coffee producers of Peru asked OPTCO, a US importer, to help them in developing a special brand, Café Femenino. The reason was that they felt they were at a disadvantage relative to the male coffee producers. OPTCO honoured this request and now this coffee is sold under its own brand in the US and Canada. Only those women who have land ownership title deeds may participate. In practice, this means that they must negotiate the matter with their husbands. All this not only increases women’s incomes, but also their self-esteem. This initiative enjoys the success it has had, because it was based on the premises that women need not be protected and that they are perfectly capable of being competitive. The Hague, November 2009 Gerdien Seegers Cordaid <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/documents/804-gender-in-value-chains-manual-for-gender-mainstreaming"> > Download the manual </a> <a href="http://www.cafefemenino.com/">> Read more about Café Femenino</a> <a href="http://www.optco.com/index.php">> Read more about OPTCO</a> 0

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A fully-fledged role for women in the economy is not only desirable because it is fair, but also because their integration in value chains boosts the economic development of regions, and in the long run, of entire countries. That is why Cordaid considers it important that its counterparts in the South work towards gender equality, while they pay attention to the roles that men and women fulfil in production and market chains, within their communities and at home. This is the only way of working towards the implementation of changes that are required in the power relationships between men and women, not only at the household level, but also in the interior of chains.

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L’engagement des organisations partenaires et des stakeholders dans le processus de prise de décision dépendait du caractère de la décision. L’apport des idées et l’influence sont les plus visibles dans la conception de la Communauté de Changement et dans la définition des programmes. Nous avons invité les organisations partenaires à parler franchement, nous avons entendu leurs voix et nous souhaitons vous présenter les conclusions. Qu’est-ce que Cordaid a fait pour entendre les voix? •    Organisation de 2 Rencontres avec les experts issus de différents contextes au sujet de plusieurs thèmes, pour discuter l’analyse qui constitue les bases des choix et du concept de Communauté de Changement. •    Consultation des organisations partenaires sur le concept de Communauté de Changement par e-mail et sur Cordaidpartners.com. •    Facilitation de moments des discussions sur la direction stratégique de Cordaid et le concept de Communauté de Changement lors des rencontres avec les partenaires dans beaucoup de pays : le Guatemala, l’Inde, le Bangladesh, les Philippines, l’Ethiopie, le Malawi, la Colombie. •    Réunion d’une sélection d’organisations partenaires pour participer à 5 séminaires au sujet de propositions de programmes. Pour une impression vidéo sur les processus cliquez ici. Qu’est ce que les voix disent à propos des activités dans la Communauté de Changement?      Le concept est très captivant et peut inspirer parce qu’il permet la responsabilisation aux niveaux de base et il lie les questions et les problèmes locaux aux domaines nationaux et mondiaux en rassemblant les forces.     L’effectivité du fonctionnement de la Communauté de Changement pour réaliser des changement des relations de pouvoir dépendra de la mise en pratique du concept. Travailler dans les Communautés de Changement est une opportunité     Pour analyser les problèmes de façon fondamentale.     Pour les marginalisés afin de définir leur agenda et leurs stratégies.     Pour les organisations partenaires pour se lier à la communauté mondiale.     Pour amplifier les idées sur le changement, le développement et la coopération internationale.     Pour avoir une seule voix.     Pour créer l’égalité, la transparence et le partage de pouvoir.     Pour les nouveaux acteurs de s’engager en matière de la politique.     Pour le développement articulé autour du plaidoyer avec un agenda local.     Pour mobiliser et réunir les connaissances et les ressources.     Pour les plus fortes interventions dans les domaines d’intérêt. Cordaid doit     Utiliser le pouvoir du partenariat comme un engagement à long terme.     Clarifier les relations futures avec les organisations partenaires, les stakeholders et le secteur privé.     Montrer son effectivité en changeant les relations de pouvoir.     Assurer les intérêts des partenaires/stakeholders qui sont moins puissant.     Etre claire sur les objectifs communs et sur l’agenda.     Découvrir comment elle doit entamer et continuer la CdC.     Commencer par les projets pilotes.     Considérer les questions critiques qui conduisent au succès: la confiance, les compétences de résoudre les problèmes, la facilitation. Cordaid doit être consciente que     La mondialisation des questions locales peut distraire l’attention des problèmes locaux.     L’inclusion du secteur privé constitue un risque parce qu’il ne partage pas les mêmes valeurs.     Le double rôle de Cordaid comme l’agent de changement et le donateur puisse être incompatible.     Les partenariats ne devraient pas être abandonnés.     L’introduction, l’internalisation et la phase pilote doivent être effectuées de façon réfléchie. Qu’est-ce que les voix disent sur le partenariat?     Pour réaliser les changements, l’engagement à long terme est obligatoire.     Le partenariat comprend : écouter les partenaires, la planification commune, le réseautage à plusieurs niveaux et le renforcement des capacités.     Cordaid doit être flexible et doit soutenir la liaison des organisations partenaires et le partage des expériences.     Le financement est nécessaire et exige les objectifs de changement clairement définis, l’engagement de livraison et de monitoring.     Cordaid soutient les organisations pour entrer en contact avec les partenaires privés dans le cadre de financement (local) et Cordaid soutient les partenaires à construire les alliances dans le domaine de plaidoyer. Qu’est-de que les voix encore sur les relations?     Pour faciliter l’échange d’informations sur le web, il est important de surmonter les différences dans le domaine électronique.     Interaction, consultation et synergie doivent être renforcées.     La livraison des services continue à être un élément important.     Les organisations ont besoin de soutien permanent pour renforcer les capacités institutionnelles.     Cordaid ne doit pas se focaliser trop. Quelles étaient les recommandations pour les programmes de Cordaid? Transformation de Conflits     Pour la synergie et l’effectivité dans les régions de conflit, les secteurs Santé et Entreprendre sont intégrés dans le programme de Transformation de Conflits.     Le programme de Transformation de Conflits devrait considérer les femmes plutôt comme les agents de changement que les victimes de violence. Les femmes jouent déjà un rôle essentiel au niveau local et il faudra des efforts pour inclure les femmes dans les processus politique et dans la prise de décision (Résolution 1325 des NU).     La pénurie de ressources naturelles est un aspect important de conflit. C’est pourquoi le thème de ressources naturelles devrait occuper une place principale dans la politique en matière de transformation de conflits.     La tendance de réduire l’espace politique des organisations de société civile (comme les mesures anti-terroristes) devrait être soulevée de façon plus large et plus effective. Santé et Bien-être     Inclure la perspective de genre dans les stratégies de la santé et de la protection sociale.     La double approche est nécessaire : la demande et l’offre, et la santé et la protection sociale.     Entamer une phase pilote est stratégique, mais, au niveau politique il ne faut pas oublier les possibilités de l’agrandissement de l’échelle et il faut du temps (mi-terme, long terme) pour être efficace.     Unifier les ressources humaines pour la santé et le financement basé sur la performance pour obtenir le maximum de synergie et d’impact.     Inclure les aspects économiques de protection sociale. Entreprendre (Economie Inclusive, Microfinance)     Travailler avec les paysans organisés dans la chaîne de valeur et non pas avec les individus.     Prendre en compte les besoins stratégiques et pratiques des femmes.     Evaluer l’impact sur la sécurité alimentaire.     Quant à la chaîne de valeur, il est nécessaire d’analyser toute la chaîne et non seulement celle des petits producteurs et des petites et moyennes entreprises.     Le monitoring plus strict est nécessaire.     Financement: les donations et les prêts conformément à la ligne du cycle de vie, les fonds et les relations spécifiques avec les banques locaux, plus de produits d’agri-finance, l’investissement dans les propositions innovatrices, n’oubliez pas les classes moyennes (« missing middle »).     Elargissement du concept de commerce équitable envers les marchés intérieurs and non pas seulement considérer la chaine de valeur biologique et celle de commerce équitable.     Identifier les questions de lobbying avec les organisations partenaires qui lient les problèmes locaux aux opportunités de lobbying au niveau international.     Chez Cordaid il devrait y être une coopération plus étroite entre les responsables d’investissement et ceux responsables de donations.     Cordaid ne devrait pas seulement être le financier mais elle devrait aussi plaidoyer en faveur de la microfinance responsable et donc défendre la côté de développement de microfinance, l’importance d’approfondir la portée et souligner encore plus les bénéfices sociaux. Réduction de Risques de Catastrophes (RRC)     Il est trop tôt de se focaliser sur l’approche intégrée. Cela n’engendra que la fragmentation.     RRC est un outil très puissant, encore plus que le développement basé sur les droits. RRC aide vraiment à la responsabilisation des communautés.     Il est nécessaire que l’apprentissage sur la RRC continue, que les leçons apprises sont documentées. Mobilisation ascendante.     Les réseaux de connaissances sont très importants, échanger les leçons apprises, travailler ensemble.     Inclure le VIH comme thème d’approche intégrée et entretenir l’attention aux pastoralistes.     La sécheresse constitue le premier point d’entrée avec un impact sur tous les autres secteurs. Il en est de même pour les autres menaces.     Utiliser les fonds limités de Cordaid au niveau des communautés où on peut avoir de l’impact et renforcer les communautés pour influencer les partenaires au gouvernement. Habitants de Bidonvilles (Villes Inclusives)     Cordaid devrait définir son rôle et les résultats (intermédiaires) pour les différentes phases de la Communauté de Changement.     Le rôle de Cordaid vis-à-vis l’état et le secteur privé doit être clair.     Unifier les aspects physiques et sociaux du développement.     Analyse partagée par les différents stakeholders; complémentarité de connaissance à travers les différents stakeholders – perspectives différentes.     Utiliser le levier de finances additionnelles à partir de fonds gouvernementaux échus.     Priorité sur l’engagement de femmes et de jeunes; engager plus de stakeholders dans le Sud et dans le Nord, et soutenir l’approche orientée.     Cordaid soutient les processus et les réseaux, les critères de financement doivent être clairs. Qu’est-ce que Cordaid a appris? Cordaid: 1.    trouve que les commentaires sur le concept de communautés de changement sont très importants et les utilise pour développer le concept davantage. 2.    apprendra de la pratique comment faire fonctionner le concept en entamant les premières expériences pilotes et en engageant les organisations partenaires. 3.    prend en considération les questions soulevées sur les implications pratiques du concept pendant le processus d’apprentissage. 4.    a utilisé les commentaires sur les programmes dans le plan stratégique et dans la proposition présentée au Ministère de la Coopération au Développement des Pays-Bas (le 1er décembre 2009). 5.    mettra les rapports des consultations sur www.Cordaidpartners.com ainsi les rapports seront disponibles aux organisations partenaires. 6.    continue le dialogue avec les organisations partenaires sur l’élaboration des programmes à partir de janvier 2010. 7.    évalue l’interaction avec les organisations partenaires quant au plan stratégique pour l’amélioration des processus. 0

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Cordaid arrive à la fin de la première phase du processus de planification stratégique. Apres avoir établi la définition de la mission et de la vision, les objectifs étaient formulés et la stratégie était considérée. Les décisions sont partagées avec les experts externes et avec les organisations partenaires qui ont commenté d’abord le concept à développer de communautés de changement, puis le choix de Cordaid se concentrer sur 5 programmes (Transformation de Conflits, Réduction de Risques de Catastrophes, Santé & Bien-être, Entreprendre et Habitants de Bidonvilles), ensuite l’alliance aux Pays-Bas avec les différentes organisations IKV Pax Christi, Mensen met een Missie, Impunity Watch, la Croix Rouge, Wemos, Both Ends et finalement la réduction du nombre de pays de programmes à 28 pays.

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La participación de las organizaciones contraparte y los actores involucrados en el proceso de toma de decisiones fue diferente según el carácter de la decisión. Los aportes e influencias fueron más visibles en la concepción de la Comunidad de Cambio y la definición del perfil de los programas. Hemos invitado a las organizaciones contraparte a expresarse, hemos escuchado las voces y queremos presentarles a ustedes las conclusiones. ¿Qué hizo Cordaid para escuchar las voces? •    Realizó 2 reuniones con expertos en varios temas y provenientes de diferentes contextos, para debatir el análisis que subyace a las alternativas y el concepto de Comunidad de Cambio. •    Consultó por correo electrónico y en el sitio Cordaidpartners.com a las organizaciones contraparte sobre el concepto de Comunidad de Cambio. •    Abrió espacios en las reuniones de contrapartes en muchos países para el debate sobre la dirección estratégica de Cordaid y el concepto de Comunidad de Cambio: Guatemala, India, Bangladés, las Filipinas, Etiopía, Malaui y Colombia. •    Reunió a organizaciones contraparte selectas para trabajar en 5 conferencias de trabajo sobre las propuestas de programa. Para acceder a una impresión en video del proceso, haga clic aquí. ¿Qué dijeron las voces sobre trabajar en las Comunidades Globales de Cambio?      El concepto es incitante e inspirador porque permite empoderamiento a nivel de las bases y vincula temas y problemas locales con el nivel nacional y global, al juntar fuerzas.     La efectividad de trabajar en una Comunidad de Cambio para dar lugar a cambios en las relaciones de poder dependerá de la manera en que se lo lleva a la práctica. Trabajar en las Comunidades de Cambio es una oportunidad para:     Analizar los problemas de manera más fundamental.     Que los marginados definan su propia agenda y estrategias.     Que las organizaciones contraparte se relacionen con la comunidad global.     Amplificar las visiones sobre cambio, desarrollo y cooperación internacional.     Hablar con una sola voz.     Crear igualdad y transparencia, y compartir el poder.     Que nuevos actores participen en la elaboración de políticas.     Que la incidencia política se dirija al objetivo del desarrollo con una agenda cimentada a nivel local.     Movilizar y aunar conocimientos y recursos.     Tener más intervenciones en las áreas de interés. Cordaid necesita:     Usar el poder de la asociación con las contrapartes como un compromiso a largo plazo.     Proporcionar claridad sobre las relaciones futuras con las organizaciones contraparte, los actores involucrados y el sector privado.     Mostrar efectividad para cambiar las relaciones de poder.     Garantizar los intereses de las contrapartes y los actores involucrados menos poderosos.     Tener claridad sobre los objetivos que nos unen y sobre la elaboración de la agenda.     Descubrir cómo empezar y dar continuidad a las Comunidades Globales de Cambio.     Iniciar proyectos piloto.     Atender con profundidad los temas críticos para el éxito: confianza, habilidades para la solución de problemas y facilitación. Cordaid debe tomar en cuenta que:     Globalizar los temas locales puede apartar la atención de los problemas locales.     Incluir al sector privado, si éste no comparte los valores, representa un riesgo.     Los roles de Cordaid como donante y agente de cambio pueden entrar en conflicto entre sí.     Las asociaciones con las contrapartes no deben ser abandonadas.     El concepto precisa de una cuidadosa introducción, internalización e implementación piloto. ¿Qué dijeron las voces sobre las asociaciones con las contrapartes?     Para dar lugar al cambio se precisa de un compromiso a largo plazo.     La asociación implica escuchar a las contrapartes, planificar juntos, trabajar en redes a diferentes niveles y consolidar las capacidades.     Cordaid debe ser flexible y apoyar las vinculaciones entre organizaciones contraparte y el intercambio de experiencias.     Se precisa financiamiento, el que exija un claro propósito de cambio, compromiso para cumplir y monitoreo.     Cordaid debe apoyar a las organizaciones contraparte a construir alianzas para la incidencia política, encontrar contrapartes privadas de financiamiento y buscar financiamiento a nivel local. ¿Qué más dijeron las voces sobre esta relación?     Para facilitar el intercambio global de información por Internet, es importante superar la brecha digital.     Se debe fortalecer la interacción, la consulta y la sinergia.     La provisión de servicios sigue siendo un elemento importante.     Las organizaciones necesitan consolidar sus capacidades continuamente.     Cordaid no se concentra lo suficiente.   ¿Cuáles fueron las recomendaciones a los programas de Cordaid? Transformación de Conflictos     Para lograr sinergia y efectividad en áreas de conflicto, se debe integrar Salud y Emprendimientos en un programa para la Transformación de Conflictos.     El programa de Transformación de Conflictos debe considerar a las mujeres en primer lugar como agentes de cambio y no como meras víctimas de la violencia. Las mujeres desempeñan ya un rol crucial a nivel local. Se debe realizar esfuerzos para incluir a las mujeres en los procesos de toma de decisiones (Resolución 1325 de la ONU).     La escasez de recursos naturales es un factor importante para el conflicto. En consecuencia, el tema de los recursos naturales debe ocupar un lugar central en la política de Transformación de Conflictos.     La tendencia a reducir el espacio político para la sociedad civil (por ejemplo, a través de medidas ante-terrorismo) debe ser enfrentada de manera amplia y efectiva. Salud y Bienestar     Incluir el enfoque de género en la estrategia de salud y de protección social.     Se precisa un enfoque de dos vías: ocuparse tanto de la demanda como de la oferta, y de la salud y la protección social.     La implementación piloto  es estratégica, sin embargo sin embargo, no debe de olvidarse  incluir en las políticas las posibilidades de ampliación y el tiempo requerido (mediano o largo plazo) para ser efectivos.     Combinar recursos humanos para la salud y financiamiento en base al desempeño para alcanzar sinergia e impacto máximos.     Incluir los aspectos económicos de la protección social. Emprendimientos (Economía Inclusiva y Microfinanzas)     Trabajar con agricultores organizados, no con individuos, en las cadenas de valor.     Tomar en cuenta las necesidades estratégicas y prácticas de las mujeres.     Evaluar los impactos en la seguridad alimentaria.     Análisis de las necesidades de la cadena de valor en toda la cadena, no sólo para los pequeños productores, y las pequeñas y medianas empresas.     Se necesita monitoreo más estricto.     Financiamiento: donaciones y préstamos que se atengan a las líneas del ciclo de vida, fondos y relaciones específicos con bancos locales, más oferta de productos de agrofinanzas, inversión en propuestas innovadoras y no olvidar el sector medio desatendido.     Ampliar el concepto del Comercio Justo a los mercados nacionales y no considerar únicamente la cadena de valor de productos orgánicos y del Comercio Justo a nivel internacional.     Identificar con las organizaciones contraparte los temas de cabildeo que vinculan los temas locales a las oportunidades de cabildeo internacional.     En Cordaid debe haber colaboración más estrecha entre funcionarios de inversiones y funcionarios de concesión de donaciones.     Cordaid no debe ser solamente una financiera sino también una fuerte promotora de microfinanzas responsables, y de esta manera acentuar la orientación de las microfinanzas hacia el desarrollo y la importancia de profundizar el alcance y de hacer más énfasis en las ganancias para la sociedad.   Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres     Es demasiado temprano para centrarse únicamente en la transversalización, pues conduciría a la fragmentación.     La Gestión Comunitaria de Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres es una herramienta muy poderosa, más que el desarrollo basado en derechos generales: empodera realmente a las comunidades.     Se necesita seguir aprendiendo sobre la RRD, documentar las lecciones aprendidas y que haya una movilización de abajo hacia arriba.     Las redes de conocimientos son muy valiosas; se comparten las lecciones aprendidas y se trabaja juntos.     Incluir el VIH como tema central y conservar la atención en los pueblos de pastores.     Un peligro en el que la sequía es el primer punto de ingreso tiene impacto sobre todos los demás sectores. Este es también el caso con los otros peligros.     Usar los fondos limitados de Cordaid a nivel de las comunidades, donde se puede tener impacto y fortalecer a las comunidades para influir en sus contrapartes gubernamentales. Habitantes de Barrios Marginales (Ciudades Inclusivas)     Cordaid debe definir su rol y los resultados (intermedios) para las diferentes fases de las Comunidades de Cambio.     El rol de Cordaid ante los sectores estatales y privados debe ser claro.     Combinar los aspectos físicos y sociales del trabajo de desarrollo.     Compartir los análisis realizados por los diferentes actores involucrados; complementariedad de los conocimientos entre los diferentes actores involucrados – perspectivas diversas.     Apalancar financiamiento complementario de los fondos gubernamentales transferidos.     Tener un enfoque claro sobre la participación de las mujeres y los jóvenes, trabajar por lograr la participación de más actores involucrados en el Sur y el Norte, y apoyar un enfoque basado en metas.     Cordaid debe apoyar procesos y redes; los criterios de financiamiento deben ser clarificados. ¿Cómo escuchó Cordaid? Cordaid: 1.    Valora los aportes sobre el concepto de Comunidad de Cambio, y está usando los aportes para seguir desarrollando este concepto. 2.    Aprenderá en la práctica cómo hacer que el concepto funcione, comenzando con las primeras experiencias piloto y logrando la participación de las organizaciones contraparte. 3.    Toma en cuenta las preguntas planteadas sobre las implicaciones prácticas del concepto para el proceso de aprendizaje. 4.    Procesó los aportes sobre los programas, incluyéndolos en el Plan Estratégico y en la propuesta que fue presentada al Ministerio de Cooperación al Desarrollo de los Países Bajos (el 1 de diciembre del 2009). 5.    Hizo accesibles a las organizaciones contraparte los informes de las consultas a las organizaciones contraparte, poniéndolas en el sitio www.Cordaidpartners.com. 6.    Continúa el diálogo con las organizaciones contraparte sobre una elaboración más profunda de los programas a partir de enero del 2010 en adelante. 7.    Evalúa la interacción con las organizaciones contraparte sobre el Plan Estratégico para el mejoramiento de los procesos. 0

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Cordaid está llegando al final de la primera fase del proceso de planificación estratégica. Luego de haber revisado la misión y visión, se formularon los objetivos y se revisó la estrategia. Las decisiones fueron comunicadas a expertos externos y a una serie de organizaciones contraparte. Estas decisiones se referían al concepto de Comunidad de Cambio a ser desarrollado, a haber elegido concentrarnos en 5 programas (Transformación de Conflictos, Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, Salud y Bienestar, Emprendimientos y Habitantes de Barrios Marginales), a la alianza en los Países Bajos con IKV Pax Christi, Mensen met een Missie, Impunity Watch, la Cruz Roja, Wemos y Both Ends, y a la decisión de limitar los programas a 28 países.

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The involvement of partner organizations and stakeholders in the decision making process varied with the character of the decision. Input and influence was most noticeable in the conception of the Community of Change and the definition of the program outlines. We invited the partner organizations to speak out, we heard the voices and want to present the conclusions to you. What did Cordaid do to  hear the voices? •    2 Meetings with experts on several themes and coming from different contexts,  to discuss the analysis that lies behind the choices and the Community of Change concept. •    Consultation by e-mail and on Cordaidpartners.com on the concept Community of Change. •    Opening spaces in partner meetings in many countries by including the strategic direction and the concept Community of Change in the agenda: Guatemala, India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Colombia. •    5 work conferences on the program proposals. For a video impression of the processes click here. What did the voices say:? On working in Global Communities of Change: The concept is exciting and inspiring because it allows empowerment at grass root level and links local issues and problems to national and global realm by bundling forces. The effectiveness of working in a Community of Change for bringing about changes in power relations will depend on the way it is turned into practice. Working in communities of change is seen as an opportunity:     * To analyze problems more fundamentally.     * For marginalized to define their own agenda and strategies.     * For partner organizations to relate to the global community.     * To amplify the views on change, development and international cooperation.     * To speak with one voice.     * To create equality, transparency and power sharing.     * For new players to involve in policy making.     * For development directed advocacy with  locally grounded agenda.     * to mobilize and pool knowledge and  resources.     * For increased interventions in areas of concern. Cordaid needs to     * use the power of partnership as a long term commitment.     * Provide clarity on future relationships with partner organizations, stakeholders and private sector.     * show effectiveness in changing power relations.     * ensure interests of less powerful partners/stakeholders.     * be clear on goals that bind together and on agenda setting.     * find out how to start and keep the GCoC going.     * start with pilot projects.     * have a good look at  critical issues for success: trust, problem solving skills, facilitation. Partner organizations warn Cordaid that     * globalizing local issues may draw the attention away from local problems.     * Including private sector that does not share values is a risk.     * Cordaid’s  roles as donor and  agent of change may be conflicting.     * Partnerships should not be abandoned.     * The concept needs careful introduction, internalizing and piloting. On the partnership To bring about change a long term commitment is required. Partnership involves listening to partners, planning together, networking at different levels and build capacity. Cordaid: be flexible and support the linking of partner organizations and  sharing of experiences. Funding is required and asks for clear purpose of change, commitment to deliver and monitoring. Cordaid: support partner organizations to find private partners for funding and  local fundraising. Support partners in building alliances for advocacy. Other To facilitate web based global information exchange it is important to overcome the digital divide. Interaction, consultation and synergy needs to be strengthened. Service delivery remains an important element. Continue support for institutional capacity building. Don’t focus too much, just a bit more. In Cordaid there should be closer collaboration between investment officers and grant officers. Cordaid: be more strict and less soft on reporting. What was recommended to the Cordaid programs? Conflict Transformation For synergy and effectiveness in conflict areas Health and Entrepreneurship are to be integrated in a program for Conflict Transformation. The program on Conflict transformation should consider women in the first place as agents of change and not as mere victims of violence. Women already play a crucial role at local level, efforts should be made to include women in political and decision making processes (UN resolution 1325). Scarcity of natural resources is an important factor for conflict. Hence the theme of natural resources should have a central place in policy on conflict transformation. The trend to reduce political space for civil society (a.o. by anti terrorism measures) should be addressed in a broad and effective way. Health and  Well-being Include gender perspective in health and social protection strategy. Two track approach: both demand and supply;  and health and social protection. Piloting is strategic, however don’t forget the possibilities for scaling up and the time required (medium – long term) for becoming effective. Combine human resources for health and performance based financing for maximum synergy and impact. Include economic aspects of social protection. Entrepreneurship (Inclusive Economy, Microfinance) Work with organized farmers not individuals in the value chain. Take strategic and practical needs of women into account. Asses impacts on food security. Value chain needs analysis of whole chain not only small producers, Small and medium enterprise. Stricter monitoring required. Financing: grants and loans along lines of the life-cycle, specific funds and relationships. with local banks, more agri-finance product offering, investment in innovative proposals, don’t forget the missing middle. Broaden the fair trade concept to domestic markets and not only look at fair trade and organic value chain. Identify with partner organizations lobby issues that link local issues to international lobby opportunities. In Cordaid there should be closer collaboration between investment officers and grant officers. Disaster Risk Reduction Too early to focus only on mainstreaming. It will lead to fragmentation CMDRR is a very powerful tool, more then general rights based development. It really empowers communities. Need to continue learning on DRR, document lessons learned, mobilize bottom-up. Knowledge networks are very valuable, exchange lessons learned, work together. Include HIV as mainstream theme and maintain attention for pastoralist people. A hazard where drought is the first entry point has an impact on all other sectors. This is also the case with other hazards. Use Cordaid’s limited money at community level, where you can have an impact and strengthen communities to influence their government partners. Slum Dwellers (Inclusive cities) Cordaid’s role vis à vis state and private sector must be clear. Combine physical and social aspects of development work. To match dynamics in transport policy with the real accessibility needs of the poor, women. Leveraging complementary financing from devolved government funds. Clear focus on women and youth; works to involve more stakeholders in South and North, and supports a targeted approach. Encourage the engagement of vulnerable groups (women & youth) in development; emphasizes a holistic approach and it encourages combining. Shared analysis by different stakeholders; Complementarity of knowledge across different stakeholders - diverse perspectives. How did Cordaid listen? Cordaid: 1.    values the input on the community of change concept and is using the input for further developing of the concept. 2.    Will learn from practice how to make the concept work starting with the first pilot experiences and engaging the partner organizations. 3.    Takes the questions raised about the practical implication of the concept into consideration in the  learning process. 4.    Processed the input on the programs into the strategic plan and the proposal that was presented to the Dutch Ministry of Development Cooperation (the 1st of December 2009). 5.    Makes the reports of the consultations accessible to partner organizations by placing them on www.Cordaidpartners.com. 6.    Continues the dialogue with the partner organizations on further elaboration of the programs from January 2010 onward. 7.    Evaluates the interaction with the partner organizations on the strategic plan for improvement of the processes. 2

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Cordaid is reaching the end of the first phase of the strategic planning process. After having reviewed the mission and vision the objectives were formulated and the strategy reviewed. The decisions were shared with external experts and a number of partner organizations. They related to the concept of community of change to be developed, the choice to concentrate on 5 programs (Conflict transformation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Health & Wellbeing , Entrepreneurship and Slum dwellers), the alliance in the Netherlands with IKV Pax Christi, Mensen met een Missie, Impunity Watch, Red Cross, Wemos, Both Ends and to limit the programs to 28 countries.

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............. MMI Network document Advocacy Policy of the MMI Network MMI EB | “After the Network Policy and the Research Policy adopted both earlier on this year, the MMI Executive Board completed the series of basic documents of the Medicus Mundi International Network with an Advocacy Policy paper. The document published on the MMI ePlatform provides a set of guiding principles and operational guidelines for the further development of our advocacy strategies, programs and activities.” MMI Network documents: <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents</a> MMI Advocacy Policy (PDF): <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/mmi-advocacy-policy.pdf">www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/mmi-advocacy-policy.pdf</a> ............. MMI Network resource Thematic Guide: Civil society and global health MMI ePlatform | “How can the civil society and private not-for-profit organisations raise their voice and get involved in Global Health and Global Health Initiatives? How do they define their role between advocacy and cooperation? Our thematic guide to internet resources leads you beyond the limits of the Medicus Mundi International Network.” <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/topics/pnfp-sector-and-global-health-initiatives/thematic-guide">www.medicusmundi.org/en/topics/pnfp-sector-and-global-health-initiatives/thematic-guide</a> ............. MMI Network resource: Wemos Briefing Paper on Human Resources for Health Wemos | Addressing the health workforce shortage, a new Wemos Briefing Paper presents ‘windows of opportunities’ on ways to ensure people everywhere have access to a skilled and motivated health worker, supported by a robust health system. It proposes four  strategic approaches that the Dutch government, members of parliament and civil society organizations can jointly take and support to address the global HRH crisis. <a href="http://www.wemos.nl/en-GB/Content.aspx?type=news&id=3241">http://www.wemos.nl/en-GB/Content.aspx?type=news&id=3241  </a> ............. MMI Network campaign: Cordaid Cordaid HIV and AIDS Award 2009: The winners cordaidpartners | “Cordaid and partners of the Caregivers Action Alliance’s (CAA) Organising Committee (HelpAge International, Huairou Commission, VSO International) as well as the World YWCA, reward and encourage leadership around the strengthening of home based care in responding to HIV and AIDS in the “global South” by awarding €15.000 for an organisation and €5.000 for an individual. The 2009 Award recipient for the category organisation is the National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda (NACWOLA). The Award recipient for the category best individual is Ms. Moira Catherine Boshoff; Care Ministry, South Africa. Find out more about the winners’ work and trends around home based care on the cordaidpartners website. <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-news-room/news/161-recipients-hiv-and-aids-award">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-news-room/news/161-recipients-hiv-and-aids-award</a> ............. MMI Network event: Swiss Tropical Institute Environmental Health: Here and There Basel, 10-11 December 2009 STI | “To commemorate the merger of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) with the Swiss Tropical Institute (STI), the 14th STI Symposium is built around the theme of “Environmental health: here and there”. A diverse set of case studies will be featured, both from industrialized countries and developing world settings. This thematic focus reflects the substantial body of research, teaching and training of the merged STI/ISPM centred on environmental health issues in the North and in the South.” (The Swiss Tropical Institute is a member of the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland) <a href="http://bit.ly/2TMwVb">http://bit.ly/2TMwVb</a> ............. MMI Network event: WHO, ITG Antwerp, Cordaid Incentive Schemes and Performance of Health-Care Providers in Low-Income Countries: Recent Developments, Risks and Emerging Challenges Clermont-Ferrand, 17-18 December 2009 WHO | “Performance-based incentive schemes (Performance-Based Financing, Result-Based Financing, Pay-for-Performance, Output-Based Aid) are receiving growing attention from governments, aid agencies and donors. Several low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are incorporating these approaches in their public health systems' reform. This workshop, hosted by the CERDI institute and co-organized by WHO, ITG Antwerp, Cordaid and other institutions will cover recent developments at country level, both in terms of operational lessons learned and scientific evidence. The workshop will focus in particular on fragile states and countries that are in the process of scaling up their performance incentive schemes. The workshop will also provide a platform to discuss the limits and risks related to the performance incentive schemes developed in low-income countries.” <a href="http://cerdi.org/colloque/SANTE2009/default_en.asp">http://cerdi.org/colloque/SANTE2009/default_en.asp</a> ............. MMI Network report: Medicus Mundi Italy 40 anni di impegno nella cooperazione sanitaria internazionale Brescia, 2 December 2009, MM Italy |  In a ceremony at its headquarters, Medicus Mundi Italy launched today the book “Medicus Mundi Italy. 40 years dedicated to international health care cooperation” (in Italian and English language): “La pubblicazione (in duplice lingua italiano e inglese) è stata fortemente voluta dal Consiglio Direttivo per due principali ragioni. Da un lato infatti è apparso opportuno raccogliere dati, testimonianza e documentazione fotografica di tutti i progetti più significativi che Medicus Mundi Italia ha realizzato in Africa, America meridionale e Asia. Ciò al fine di consegnare alle nuove generazioni di medici, infermieri, amministratori sanitari e a tutti coloro i quali si impegnano e si impegneranno nell’ambito della cooperazione sanitaria internazionale una documentazione viva che serva da radice ispirativa ideale per le attività future e che possa, altresì, stimolare un confronto di idee e di strategie per il futuro.” The book can be ordered at Medicus Mundi Italy. <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.it/">http://www.medicusmundi.it/</a> ............. MMI Network market place: AGEH AGEH Short-term Advisors Are you in need of someone to help your partner organisation to resolve key problems and issues on the spot? Or is ongoing professional backup needed for an agreed period of time? Then the AGEH "Short-term Advisors" Programme is the right solution for you. <a href="http://www.ageh.de/welcome/engl_vers/baz_e.htm">http://www.ageh.de/welcome/engl_vers/baz_e.htm</a> ............. MMI Network paper: Medicus Mundi Switzerland Climate Change and Health MMS | The issue no. 114 (November 2009) of the Bulletin of Medicus Mundi Switzerland is a collection of contributions in English and German on Climate Change as a political challenge and its consequences for health and health cooperation. <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.ch/mms-en/services/bulletin/bulletin114_2009?set_language=en&cl=en">http://www.medicusmundi.ch/mms-en/services/bulletin/bulletin114_2009?set_language=en&cl=en  </a> ............. MMI Network resource: Doctors with Africa Cuamm Online course: Salute Globale e Equità in Salute This online course on Global Health and Health Equity (in Italian only) has been developed by the Università degli Studi, Florence, in the framework of the Equal opportunities for health - action for development project co-ordinated by Doctors with Africa Cuamm.  "Il corso, della durata di circa 6 ore, è rivolto principalmente agli studenti della facoltà di medicina e chirurgia (futuri medici, infermieri, etc.) e di altre facoltà che a vario titolo e con diverse angolazioni si occupano di salute e di diritto alla salute (giurisprudenza, scienze politiche, economia, sociologia, etc). Il corso è rivolto anche a tutti coloro che, per motivi di studio, di lavoro, di interesse culturale o politico, appartenenti a organizzazioni non governative e di volontariato, intendono approfondire i temi della salute globale in un mondo in rapida trasformazione." <a href="http://www.mediciconlafrica.org/globalhealth/elearning/salute_globale/Default.asp">http://www.mediciconlafrica.org/globalhealth/elearning/salute_globale/Default.asp</a> ............. MMI Network conference report: Medicus Mundi Switzerland Chronic Diseases in Developing and Newly Industrialized Countries: A new challenge for Global Health Basel, 9 November 2009 MMS | Chronic diseases represent a major challenge for developing and newly industrialized countries and a growing burden to their healthcare systems, which are primarily geared to combating diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis or HIV and AIDS. Chronic diseases are already the commonest cause of death in Asia, Latin America, the European transition economies and urban Africa. They are affecting a growing number of young people, including children, who are afflicted by various chronic conditions caused by malnutrition and lack of exercise. The online documentation of the 8th Swiss Health Cooperation Symposium organized by Medicus Mundi Switzerland is available now. <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.ch/mms-en/services/events/Symposium2009/docu">http://www.medicusmundi.ch/mms-en/services/events/Symposium2009/docu</a> ............. International Health Policy MMI Updates MMI Secretariat | Since we started to use the real-time short messaging service "Twitter", we published there already 150 “tweets”: small bits and pieces of news on international health policy. Each update is 140 characters or less - these are the rules of the game. Just enough for a headline, eventually an author, a date, the source – and a shortened link to the website where you find the full information. Have a look at some of our tweets published during the last month:  MMI Secretariat | Since we started to use the real-time short messaging service "Twitter", we published there already 150 “tweets”: small bits and pieces of news on international health policy. Each update is 140 characters or less - these are the rules of the game. Just enough for a headline, eventually an author, a date, the source – and a shortened link to the website where you find the full information. Have a look at some of our tweets published during the last month:   <ul><li>1000 Cities, 1000 Lives. The World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. Join the WHO campaign. <a class="external-link" href="http://1000cities.who.int/">http://1000cities.who.int/ </a></li><li>Proposal for a WTO Agreement on the Supply of Public goods. By James Love <a class="external-link" href="http://keionline.org/wtoandpublicgoods">http://keionline.org/wtoandpublicgoods</a> </li><li>Global Health Case Study Initiative: Current practices and lessons learned in activities relating to global health <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/7AMvSF">http://bit.ly/7AMvSF </a></li><li>Do NGOs provide relief or development? A rather strange debate in the Guardian's Katine Chronicles blog <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/4QPrA9">http://bit.ly/4QPrA9 </a></li><li>Disability - beyond the medical model. Special issue of The Lancet published ahead of World Disability Day <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/8cUNdI">http://bit.ly/8cUNdI </a></li><li>Getting research into policy and practice. Experiences from sexual/reproductive health and HIV/AIDS (IDS insights 78) <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/4IG0mG">http://bit.ly/4IG0mG </a></li><li>HIV is not over-funded: Health is under-funded. Statement by 87 civil society and research groups (PDF) <a class="external-link" href="http://sciencespeaks.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/hiv-is-not-over-funded-health-is-under-funded_19-11-09.pdf">http://sciencespeaks.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/hiv-is-not-over-funded-health-is-under-funded_19-11-09.pdf </a></li><li>Lancet series on health and climate change launched on 25 November 2009 <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/LancetClimate">http://bit.ly/LancetClimate</a> </li><li>The Unequal World of Health Data. How representative are data if the poor go uncounted? Peter Byass in: PLoS Medicine <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/74QpJJ">http://bit.ly/74QpJJ </a></li><li>AIDS Epidemic Update 2009: Eight-year trend shows new HIV infections down by 17%. Most progress in sub-Saharan Africa <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/4rVdxW">http://bit.ly/4rVdxW </a></li><li>Campaign: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. 25 November - 10 December <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/2CCG99">http://bit.ly/2CCG99</a> </li><li>The Global Health Governance Crisis. Background document for discussion in preparation of the next Geneva Health Forum <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/6jmmW5">http://bit.ly/6jmmW5 </a></li><li>UNICEF State of the World's Children report: Special edition celebrating 20 Years of Convention on Rights of the Child <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/1hMgK5">http://bit.ly/1hMgK5 </a></li><li>Sceptical optimism. Improve data collection and program evaluation in Global Health. J. Birnbaum et al., Lancet comment <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/8jOV4U">http://bit.ly/8jOV4U </a></li><li>Who Cares About Global Health? A US survey (kff.org) provides insights relevant also for other countries - see charts! <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/FrfYg">http://bit.ly/FrfYg</a> </li><li>An Economic Framework for Analysing the Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities. D. Epstein et al. (PDF) <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/3USrY6">http://bit.ly/3USrY6</a></li><li>Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. Report by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO (PDF) <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/30wvZv">http://bit.ly/30wvZv </a></li><li>Climate change and global health: linking science with policy. Supplement to: Global Health Action 2/2009 (PDF) <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/x6Mxe">http://bit.ly/x6Mxe </a></li><li>International Conference on Research in Human Resources for Health, Rio de Janeiro, June 2010 <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/kDWSk">http://bit.ly/kDWSk </a></li><li>What is quality of life? Report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, 2009 <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/JTwmG">http://bit.ly/JTwmG</a> </li><li>Greater equality and better health. Benefits largest among poor, but extend to nearly everyone. Pickett/Wilkinson in: BMJ <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/99B1U">http://bit.ly/99B1U </a></li><li>Research for the health of poor people: The Global Health Research and Innovation System. Matlin/Samuels in: The Lancet <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/4ryKnR">http://bit.ly/4ryKnR</a> </li><li>Climate change and family planning: least-developed countries define the agenda. L Bryant et al. in WHO Bulletin <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/2CtFER">http://bit.ly/2CtFER</a> </li><li>Are economists human? After invasion of social sciences by economists, "the empire now strikes back". A. Deaton in: The Lancet <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/253F6B">http://bit.ly/253F6B</a> </li><li>WHO must reassert its role in integrating, coordinating, advancing the global health agenda, Prah Ruger/Yach in: ghgj <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/Bit48">http://bit.ly/Bit48 </a></li><li>Recognize shortcomings of conventional approaches to health. Apply a capability approach. Ariana/Naveed, IDRC HDCA 2009 <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/44X1TK">http://bit.ly/44X1TK </a></li><li>More health for your buck: health sector functions to secure environmental health. E Rehfuess et al. in: WHO Bulletin <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/1UIZYA">http://bit.ly/1UIZYA </a></li><li>Women live longer, but not healthier lives. 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Cordaid is part of the Medicus Mundi International Network (MMI). The December issue of the MMI eNewsletter highlights some recent activities, events, reports and resources of the Network and its members.

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Reducing people's vulnerability for climate related hazards and gelogical hazards such as earthquakes, and strenghtening their capacity and reducing the risk of hazards are all components of Disaster Risk Reduction. Since 2004 Cordaid has been supporting 100 local partner organisations and the communities they work with, in 10 countries worldwide, with community managed DRR programs. Partners are trained, while they in turn train communities. This film shows how communities analyse the hazards and risk at community level and how disaster risk reduction plans are developed, including early warning systems.   Watch the film here: <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cmdrr-community-managed-disaster-risk-reduction/videos/96-the-dove-the-duck-and-the-camel-bangladesh">INTRO</a><a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cmdrr-community-managed-disaster-risk-reduction/videos/61-the-dove-the-duck-and-the-camel-part-1">Part 1: Honduras</a> <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cmdrr-community-managed-disaster-risk-reduction/videos/96-the-dove-the-duck-and-the-camel-bangladesh">Part 2: Bangladesh</a><a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cmdrr-community-managed-disaster-risk-reduction/videos/62-the-dove-the-duck-and-the-camel-part-3">Part 3: Ethiopia</a> <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cmdrr-community-managed-disaster-risk-reduction/videos/63-the-dove-the-duck-and-the-camel-final-part">OUTRO</a> 0

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Climate adaptation needs to be taken up at different levels through disaster risk reduction measures: at local level, at national level and globally. Cordaid works on all levels, through specific program interventions at field level. Capacity building lobally and nationally, and through advocacy, nationally and internationally.

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Les travaux de la troisième journée de l’atelier de formation et de planification du plaidoyer pour le financement du logement social à Kinshasa, a commencé par la clarification du processus d’élaboration des stratégies de lobbying et plaidoyer. Pour ce faire, neuf étapes sont nécessaires quand on veut arriver aux bons résultats. Il s’agit de :<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> 1.    Qui êtes – vous ?; cette étape permet de clarifier la mission, les objectifs concrets, le mandat, l’image c’est – à – dire la perception de votre organisation et de vous-même ainsi que votre position dans la société et vos relations.<o:p></o:p> 2.    Quel est le problème : cette étape doit conduire à bien identifier les problèmes pour lesquels on veut plaidoyer et à savoir qui sont les bénéficiaires. En fin, ce problème doit être analysé pour connaitre les causes et les conséquences avant de préciser l’objectif de plaidoyer.<o:p></o:p> 3.    Qui sont – ils : constitue la troisième étape. Il s’agit de connaitre les décideurs des problèmes identifiés et connaitre qui peuvent les influencer. Cette influence demande à connaissance sur les intérêts des décideurs. Aussi, un travail doit être fait pour savoir qui sont leurs amis, leurs opposants et ceux qui sont neutres. Il faut aussi s’interroger sur leurs images ou perception et l’opinion publique sur les décideurs.<o:p></o:p> 4.    Où sont – ils ? : cette étape renvoi aux questions du temps, de la procédure, etc.<o:p></o:p> 5.    Qui sont vos amis ? : dans une action de lobbying et de plaidoyer, il est important de nouer des alliances. Ainsi, il faut identifier les acteurs impliqués, connaitre l’importance d’un réseau (sa valeur ajoutée) dans les actions de lobbying…<o:p></o:p> 6.    Comment ? : cette étape précise la faisabilité des actions de lobbying. A cet effet, il faut connaitre les ambitions, concevoir le message concret (une phrase) à adresser aux décideurs, préconiser les solutions (situation gagnant - gagnant), examiner la capacité / structure organisationnelle des actions, nouer de coalition avec partenaires, montrer la cohérence avec les autres niveaux de travail de votre organisation, connaitre les procédures décisionnelles, planifier le timing et élaborer le plan d’action. <o:p></o:p> 7.    Mise en œuvre : la mise en œuvre demande à ce qu’il faut utiliser votre propre force, réserver du temps (persévérance), construire des relations, garder la flexibilité, rester informé, réagir sur des actualités et surtout travailler en partenariat. <o:p></o:p> 8.    Leçons tirées : une action de lobbying et de plaidoyer demande toujours des leçons tirées. A ce niveau de suivi, il faut adapter la planification au développement des activités et au contexte, être sensible et flexible, faire un système de suivi des développements des activités, évaluer les développements des activités et tirer des leçons des résultats atteints.<o:p></o:p> 9.     Il faut continuer : il ne suffit pas de s’arrêter au bout de chemin. Ceci demande qu’il faut suivre les activités, maintenir le thème sur l’agenda politique, maintenir votre réseau de contacts, continuer à jouer votre rôle et commencer de nouveau..!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Après cette clarification, le facilitateur a présenté les conclusions de l’étude réalisée par la Dynamique (groupe de plaidoyer en RDC) sur le financement du logement social. Ce qu a permis d’identifier le problème central et la solution possible (utilisant l’information du rencontre du 4 – 5 novembre).<o:p></o:p> Cette étape a permis aux participants d’analyser les acteurs au niveau politique et social. Pour ce faire, il a fallu comprendre quels sont les acteurs décisifs dans le secteur public pour les objectifs de nos organisations, comment fortifier et améliorer les relations avec ces acteurs du secteur public, est-ce que nous connaissons nos ‘avocats’ et nos amis dans le secteur public et la société, et enfin, comment les inclure dans nos stratégies.<o:p></o:p> Les étapes pour arriver à une stratégie de plaidoyer a constitué un des points importants de la clarification. Car, le lobby commence toujours par des réflexions au niveau de l’organisation /réseau: il faut une vision claire de ce que l’on veut ; s’assurer qu’on a tous les outils nécessaires pour faire le lobbying (l’attitude de l’organisation (est-elle préparée pour travailler avec les décideurs?), les personnages (lobbyistes sont-ils compétents et collaborateurs disponibles?), du temps et de l’argent pour réaliser les activités de lobbying et enfin, les informations sur l’arène où l’on entre.<o:p></o:p> Il faut aussi tenir compte des autres points importants. Il s’agit d’identifier les points forts et les points faibles de chaque organisation (SWOT) et vérifier ce que veut notre base, se poser la question pour savoir ce que pensent nos partenaires du réseau, capitaliser nos expériences du lobbying en cherchant à savoir ce que pouvons nous apprendre du passé.<o:p></o:p> Après toutes ces clarifications, les participants ont commencé l’étape d’élaboration et de validation des objectifs de plaidoyer en court terme et à long terme. Ainsi, ils ont priorisé finalement deux axes à savoir l’amélioration de cadre juridique et règlementaire et promouvoir les mécanismes de financement du logement social. <o:p></o:p> Pour ce faire, les participants ont définis comme objectifs suivants :<o:p></o:p> Ø  D’ici 3 ans, amener  le parlement a réviser la loi foncière n° 73-021 du 20 juillet 1973 révisée en 1982  et le décret du 20 juin 1957 sur l’urbanisme en y intégrant les aspects du logement social notamment : - une définition claire du logement social; - les mécanismes facilitant l’accès au plus démunis; - la mise en place d’un mécanisme  des financements pour promouvoir le logement social; - la mise en place d’un cadre de gestion de logement social ;<o:p></o:p> Avec les résultats suivants :<o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici 2012, les lois foncière  et urbanisme révisée est adoptée par le parlement et promulguée par le chef de l’Etat. <o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici une année, la proposition de la révision de la loi foncière  et d’urbanisme produite est endossée par un député et/ou un groupe des députés. <o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici une année, une proposition de la révision de la loi foncière  et d’urbanisme est produite par la dynamique. <o:p></o:p> Ø  D’ici 3 ans, amener  le  Gouvernants à mobiliser  les fonds nécessaires et à soutenir les mécanismes  publics et privés de financements du logement social à Kinshasa.  <o:p></o:p> Avec les résultats suivants :<o:p></o:p> ·         D’’ici 2015, le fonds nécessaires pour le financement du logement social sont mobilisés grâce à  la création d’une banque de l’habitat, d’une Régie de construction, d’une taxe de logement et la promotion des initiatives Privée et Communautaires (mutuelles, coopératives, tontines) <o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici 2012 la loi-cadre sur les mécanismes de financement du logement social est adoptée par le parlement et promulguée par le chef de l’Etat   <o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici une année, la proposition de la loi- cadre sur les mécanismes de financement du logement social est endossée par un député et ou un groupe des députés  <o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici une année, une proposition d’une loi-cadre sur les mécanismes de financement du logement social est produite par la dynamique<o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici une année, la population kinoise et les autorités des entités territoriales décentralisées s’approprient de la problématique du logement social et revendique sa prise en compte dans les différents agenda des décideurs<o:p></o:p> ·         D’ici 3 ans, la dynamique acquiert des capacités techniques en matière de la structuration de l’action du plaidoyer communautaire, d’élaboration et du suivi d’un plaidoyer dans le domaine du financement du logement social<o:p></o:p> <SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR">La présentation de ce que CORDAID  entend par lobbying et plaidoyer par la Consultante Léocadie, a introduit  les participants dans la partie planification des actions. <o:p></o:p> <SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR">Ainsi, les participants ont commencé par analyser en groupe de travail les acteurs dont les décideurs, les alliés, les neutres, les opposants, les risques institutionnels et personnels, le contenu du message de plaidoyer avant de passer à la planification des actions à l’endroit des décideurs identifiés.<o:p></o:p> Deux groupes traitant chacun d’un objectif ont pu élaborer des actions concrètes des plaidoyer et lobbying pour le financement de logement social à Kinshasa en RDC<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Il faut reconnaitre que le facilitateur a joué un rôle important dans ce processus.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 0

2009-12-06T08:15:48+01:00

L’atelier sur la formation et la planification du processus de plaidoyer sur le financement pour le logement social à Kinshasa, a été facilité par HUUB du BBO. cet atelier avait comme résultats de : 1.Renforcé ses capacités théoriques et pratiques en matière de plaidoyer et lobbying 2.Echangé des expériences avec le plaidoyer et lobbying dans le contexte congolais 3.Identifié une problématique majeure qui fera l’objet d’un programme commun de plaidoyer sur le logement social au niveau national et international 4.Renforcé les contacts avec d’autres acteurs dans le secteur de logement social congolais 5.Elaboré une stratégie et un plan de plaidoyer et lobbying pour résoudre la problématique identifiée.

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The Sanctions and Security Research Program (SSRP) of the Fourth Freedom Forum and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to send you its latest research report, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.sanctionsandsecurity.org/sites/default/files/Human_Rights_and_Targeted_Sanctions..pdf">Human Rights and Targeted Sanctions: An Action Agenda for Strengthening Due Process Procedures.</a> <a href="https://mail.cordaid.nl/OWA/redir.aspx?C=7bc83d976b934bfaae514cb33eae52ff&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sanctionsandsecurity.org%2fsites%2fdefault%2ffiles%2fHuman_Rights_and_Targeted_Sanctions..pdf" target="_blank"></a>The paper offers a timely menu of policy options for the UN Security Council as it adopts a new resolution in the coming weeks on targeted sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban. The paper identifies a range of concrete proposals for improving due process procedures and human rights protections for targeted sanctions. Early versions of the paper were presented at the “Seminar on Strengthening the UN Targeted Sanctions through Clear and Fair Procedures,” sponsored by the Belgian Foreign Ministry in Brussels on 15 October, and at a meeting hosted by the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York on 30 October. Please contact David Cortright, George A. Lopez or Linda Gerber- Stellingwerf if you have any questions or comments.  Visit the <a href="http://www.sanctionsandsecurity.org/">SSRP Website</a> for more information about the program.<a href="http://www.sanctionsandsecurity.org/sites/default/files/Human_Rights_and_Targeted_Sanctions..pdf">Download the report</a> 0

2009-12-04T13:20:25+01:00

An Action Agenda for Strengthening Due Process Procedures

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My thoughts on the Maguindanao massacre I was in Sierra Leone conducting a workshop on the UN Security Council Resolution 1820 on sexual violence in conflict when I heard the news about the Maguindanao massacre. First, the news confirmed that there were over 20 victims, then the tally kept increasing with each hourly breaking news. The last tally is 57 victims –most of them women and children. The staggering number underscores the magnitude of the crime…however, one murder, particularly committed against defenseless civilians is just as appalling. Women, journalists, lawyers and even passersby were brutally murdered and then dumped in mass graves. The victims were about to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town. Mangudadatu was challenging Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr., son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Datu Andal Ampatuan Sr., in the May 10, 2010 elections. Those killed included Mangudadatu's wife, his two sisters, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses or were mistakenly identified as part of the convoy. Apparently, the Mangudadatus sent the women because they are less vulnerable to violent attacks by their political rival. The 34 journalists who were killed, quite apart from the fact that they were working on the elections coverage, were also considered as additional shields. Local and international human rights, civil society organizations, and the UN have all condemned the massacre and demanded justice for the victims. I agree and I add my voice to the condemnation. However, I also believe, that in our demand for justice, we should assert the need to address the roots of the problem: failure of the state to deliver basic services and stimulate development; failure of the state to protect its citizens; marginalization of Filipino Muslims in their own land; exploitation of natural resources for the benefit of the few, among other things.         The timing of the gruesome massacre could not have been more ominous. I was in another part of the world that is also ravaged by violent conflict hoping to making a contribution to end violence against women…it was also the eve of the 16 days campaign on violence against women. Mavic Cabrera-Balleza Dec. 2, 2009   0

2009-12-02T22:33:14+01:00

Mavic Cabrera-Balleza's reflection on the gruesome massacre in Maguindanao, Philippines

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Les étapes du palidoyer menée avait commencé par : 1.   Obtention de l’information.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Le CODHOD avait été informé par le Bourgmestre de la Commune de Barumbu de la vente du terrain de football. Le Bourgmestre a signifié que l’acheteur avait amené tous les documents légaux à la Commune et exprimait son intérêt à commencer les travaux d’expansion de son hôtel sur ledit terrain. Le CODHOD n’était pas en possession des documents mais puisqu’il avait reçu l’information des sources sûres, il était conscient de la véracité des faits et a entamé les actions de plaidoyer et lobbying.<o:p></o:p> 2.    Création des alliances et définition des stratégies.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> a)   Création des alliances.<o:p></o:p> Le CODHOD avait convoqué les chefs des quartiers, les notables, les responsables des associations de la commune, les clubs et associations de football utilisant le terrain a une réunion de définition des stratégies d’actions.<o:p></o:p> Car les alliés d’être informés afin d’obtenir de consentement éclairé en vue d’une participation motivée dans les actions de plaidoyer et lobbying.<o:p></o:p> 3.   Actions définies.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ·         Affiche : lors da la réunion, les participants avaient prévu que des affiches soient élaborées, distribuées et affichées pour informer les populations de la commune de la vente du seul terrain de foot de la commune. Ces affiches avaient été élaborées et affichées. D’autres stratégies de distribution étaient de les déposer dans les terrasses, bars…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ·         Mémorandum : les participants avaient proposés aussi qu’un mémorandum soit élaboré à l’intention des toutes les autorités du pays (Présidence, parlement, ministère clé concerné, le cadastre et le Bourgmestre …)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ·         Actions de manifestions publiques : une manifestation publique était programmée sur le terrain de football même afin d’attirer plus l’attention des autorités sur las actions et à répondre vite au mémorandum leur adressé.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ·         Implication des médias : une stratégie avait été arrêtée pour mobiliser les médias étant donné que le CODHOD n’avait pas d’argent pour financer les actions à entreprendre. Pour ce faire, chaque participant avait prévu d’appeler un journaliste qu’il connait directement sur le terrain et cela pendant la manifestation. Aussi, les animateurs du CODHOD sont allés voir le directeur des sports de la RTNC pour le convaincre d’envoyer des journalistes à la manifestation en vue de faire de reportage. Ce qui fut fait. La Radio Okapi qui avait suivi les actions a mis en contact les animateurs du CODHOD, l’acheteur du terrain, le Bourgmestre, le Ministre des Affaires foncières et le parlement dans une émission « Okapi Actions » dans un débat contradictoire de défense des intérêts. Le journaliste d’un quotidien avec qui le CODHOD avait noué des liens est allé prendre contact avec l’acheteur du terrain et lui a demandé les documents officiels dont il possédait afin de les publier dans la presse et en a profiter pour nous donner tous les documents. Par ce fait, le CODHOD bénéficiait alors des documents officiels.    <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> 4.   Résultat obtenu.<o:p></o:p> Cette action a été une réussite grâce à la dynamique synergie et l’implication des médias. Ainsi, le Ministre des affaires foncières a signé deux arrêtés après trois jours d’actions menées par le CODHOD en synergie avec les acteurs clés : arrêté ministériel n° 047/CAB/MIN/AFF.F/2005 du 31 mai 2005 portant abrogation de l’arrêté ministériel n°1440/0326/94 du 24 /02/1994 portant désaffectation d’une parcelle de terre à usage public, située dans la commune de Barumbu, ville de Kinshasa ; et l’arrêté ministériel n° 048/CAB/MIN/AFF.F/2005 du 31 mai 2005 portant abrogation de l’arrêté ministériel n°1440/0327/94 du 24 /02/1994 portant création d’une parcelle de terre à usage résidentiel et commercial, située dans la commune de Barumbu, ville de Kinshasa.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Analyse de l’expérience :<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 1)      Objectif : Récupération de terrain de football « OLSEN de Barumbu » spolié et vendu par annulation des actes de vente. 2)      Méthodes : <o:p></o:p> - prise de contact tous les acteurs impliqués (création des alliances) ; - Campagne d’information et de mobilisation du public et des autorités (décideurs) par des affiches et de mémorandum ; -  Action de manifestation publique sur le terrain ; - Implication des médias pendant et après la manifestation publique. 3)    Résultats : arrêté ministériel n° 047/CAB/MIN/AFF.F/2005 du 31 mai 2005 portant abrogation de l’arrêté ministériel n°1440/0326/94 du 24 /02/1994 portant désaffectation d’une parcelle de terre à usage public, située dans la commune de Barumbu, ville de Kinshasa ; et l’arrêté ministériel n° 048/CAB/MIN/AFF.F/2005 du 31 mai 2005 portant abrogation de l’arrêté ministériel n°1440/0327/94 du 24 /02/1994 portant création d’une parcelle de terre à usage résidentiel et commercial, située dans la commune de Barumbu, ville de Kinshasa.<o:p></o:p> - Conscientisation et Implication des autorités (décideurs) ; - Rétrocession du terrain aux populations ; <o:p> </o:p> 4)      Leçons positives tirées : <o:p></o:p> - l’autorité locale a vu son intérêt politique mis en jeu - synergie entre les bénéficiaires ; - Les associations ont vu leur intérêt mis en jeu ; - Bonne perception de l’autorité du CODHOD ; - Action bien menée, réussisse ; - Bonne collaboration entre l’organisation et l’autorité locale ; 5)      Leçons négatives tirées :<o:p></o:p> - Pas de solutions structurelles ; - Pas de changement dans la loi ; <o:p> </o:p> 0

2009-12-02T20:09:46+01:00

EXPERIENCE DU PLAIDOYER ET LOBBYING L’Action de Plaidoyer et de Lobbying pour le terrain de football « OLSEN » de la commune de Barumbu, spolié et vendu, menée par CODHOD en 2005. C'était le seul terrain restant restant dans la Commune de Barumbu et qui finalement était spolié et vendu. Mais ce terrain est redenu dans le domaine public et reste le terrain de football après les actions de plaidoyer.

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L’atelier sur la formation et la planification du processus de plaidoyer sur le financement pour le logement social à Kinshasa, a réellement débuté le lundi 30 novembre 2009. Prévu pour cinq jours (5), cet atelier prendra fin le vendredi 04 décembre 2009. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Pour rappel, « Initier une action de plaidoyer pour amener le gouvernement à avoir une politique claire de logement social à Kinshasa » est l’objectif poursuivi par la Dynamique Participation Citoyenne pour l’Habitat social. L’atelier doit atteindre les résultats suivants :<o:p></o:p> 1.       Renforcé ses capacités théoriques et pratiques en matière de plaidoyer et lobbying<o:p></o:p> 2.       Echangé des expériences avec le plaidoyer et lobbying dans le contexte congolais<o:p></o:p> 3.       Identifié une problématique majeure qui fera l’objet d’un programme commun de plaidoyer sur le logement social au niveau national et international<o:p></o:p> 4.       Renforcé les contacts avec d’autres acteurs dans le secteur de logement social congolais<o:p></o:p> 5.       Elaboré une stratégie et un plan de plaidoyer et lobbying pour résoudre la problématique identifiée.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Au programme, il est question de :<o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Jour 1 (début de la formation)<o:p></o:p></H1> ·         Introduction des participants, explication du programme de la formation, etc.  <o:p></o:p> ·         Introduction sur les concepts de base et les conditions de plaidoyer et lobbying pour arriver à une compréhension commun<o:p></o:p> ·         Echange des expériences des participants avec le plaidoyer et lobbying pour identifier des critères de succès.<o:p></o:p> Jour 2<o:p></o:p> ·         Plaidoyer et lobbying: des idées sur le travail en réseau et l’organisation organisationnel du plaidoyer<o:p></o:p> ·         La pratique de plaidoyer et lobbying: jeu de rôles<o:p></o:p> ·         Clôture de la formation.<o:p></o:p> ·         Introduction programme de l’atelier de planification stratégique.<o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Jour 3 (début de l’atelier de la planification stratégique)<o:p></o:p></H1> ·         Présentation des conclusions de l’étude sur le financement du logement social<o:p></o:p> ·         Identification / discussion sur le problème central<o:p></o:p> ·         Identification d’une possible solution<o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Jour 4<o:p></o:p></H1> ·         Elaboration de l’objectif du programme de plaidoyer et lobbying<o:p></o:p> ·         Vers l’élaboration d’une stratégie de plaidoyer et lobbying<o:p></o:p> ·         Début travail en groupe pour élaborer une stratégie en commun<o:p></o:p> Jour 5<o:p></o:p> ·       Continuation travail en groupe<o:p></o:p> ·         Présentation et validation travail en groupe<o:p></o:p> ·         Suivi de l’atelier et l’organisation du travail pour la mise en œuvre du programme de plaidoyer et lobbying<o:p></o:p> ·         Evaluation de l’atelier<o:p></o:p> ·         Clôture de l’atelier de planification stratégique.<o:p></o:p> Pour ce faire, la première journée a commencé par la présentation des participants ainsi que de leurs organisations. Ils ont ensuite formulé des attentes et des craintes. <o:p></o:p> La clarification des concepts  lobbying et plaidoyer  a constitué une étape déterminante de l’atelier car il faut savoir que les actions de plaidoyer et lobbying vont toujours ensemble. Le plaidoyer fait toujours partie de lobbying tandis que le contraire n’est pas possible. <o:p></o:p> Les conditions de base de plaidoyer et lobbying ont fait l’objet des discussions et de clarification. Car les méthodes d’influence politique doit tenir compte à la fois des intérêts des décideurs politiques et des intérêts des bénéficiaires. Ceci pose d’autres questions dont celles de pouvoir travailler ensemble ou si non, se confronter.<o:p></o:p> Les rôles du lobbyiste ont été aussi clarifiés. Il faut identifier les intérêts en jeu ; connaître la perception qu’on a de vous. Il faut aussi connaître les procédures à suivre et les opportunités à saisir  pour bien réussir les actions de plaidoyer et de lobbying.<o:p></o:p> Les échanges des expériences des actions de plaidoyer et lobbying des organisations participantes ont dégagé le fait que les organisations se sont limitées aux résultats ponctuels que d’arriver jusqu’aux résultats structurels. Mais c’est une bonne base pour les actions de plaidoyer et de lobbying en RDC.<o:p></o:p> La deuxième journée a commencé par la clarification de travail en réseau et l’organisation organisationnelle du plaidoyer. A cet effet, il est important que chaque organise connaisse ce qu’elle fait dans le secteur pratique ou dans le secteur politique. Un exercice difficile a été fait à cet effet. Il s’agit de savoir si on est une organisation de mise en œuvre des projets ou une organisation professionnelle (lobbyiste professionnel, institution de recherche, universités…).<o:p></o:p> La pratique de plaidoyer, les méthodes de plaidoyer et lobbying et le timing (réactive et proactive) en RDC et enfin, le suivi-évaluation des activités de plaidoyer et lobbying ont clôturé la deuxième journée.<o:p></o:p> La lutta continua…<o:p></o:p> Alphonse LONGBANGO<o:p></o:p> 0

2009-12-02T19:58:51+01:00

L’atelier sur la formation et la planification du processus de plaidoyer sur le financement pour le logement social à Kinshasa, a réellement débuté le lundi 30 novembre 2009. Prévu pour cinq jours (5), cet atelier prendra fin le vendredi 04 décembre 2009.

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Information filtering Menno van Doorn indicated in the article "Data is the new oil" that our "new economy" runs on a new fuel. Oil has been replaced by data. Like oil  we have to do with raw, unfiltered data. Lots of hay, little needles. How can you ever find what you're looking for? And oil may be finite, this data is absolutely not. Every year there is a multitude of data compared to the previous year. A wealth of information. How should we cope with that? Linda Stone alludes that people cannot cope with such an abundance of information. She calls this "Continuous Partial Attention". People can not concentrate, are distracted constantly. The abundance of information, constantly being exposed to stimuli could be seen as a disease or addiction. Media expert Marshall McLuhan once said: "Information overload is an opportunity for pattern recognition". And I agree on that. We are simply not able to construct algoritmes and filters in order to distill this immense amount of data. The Google filter Worldwide, we use a large filter, which we call Google. However, we are increasingly finding that even the world's largest search engine has its limitations. The Web is not just a static collection of texts, images, movies and sounds. The web moves. The Web is evolving. The semantic web, the sensory web, social web and the real-time web are some of the webs that have been added in recent years. And Google is not (yet) indexing (yet) everything. I use increasingly more social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook) to correct the information above table. My peers remind me interesting information or help me find it. "In a nutshell, there is a segment of the online population that uses social media as a core navigation and information discovery tool - roughly 18 percent of users see it as core to finding new information." Nearly 1 in 5 people rely so heavily on the outcomes of its social networks rather than the cold calculations of Google. Reputation is increasingly important. Perhaps more important than transactions: reputation is the new currency of this "new economy". The new filters I expect that the rate in the future will only increase. Increasingly we see that social networks invade our lives. With mobile phone we will soon have our personal network is always within reach in the pocket. If the new data and record oil is the new currency, then social networks are the new filters. source: <a href="http://www.frankwatching.com/archive/2009/11/11/sociale-netwerken-zijn-de-nieuwe-filters/%20">http://www.frankwatching.com/archive/2009/11/11/sociale-netwerken-zijn-de-nieuwe-filters/ </a>(original language: dutch, translated with <a href="http://www.google.com/translate">google.com/translate</a> 0

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Linguist Mark Liberman has calculated that a total of 42,000 exabytes (1 exabyte is 1,000,000,000 gigabytes) of storage is needed to save every word ever spoken by all people. Very hypothetical, of course, but it does provide a nice benchmark. According to the Digital Britain Report until May this year more than 496 billion exabytes of data were went over the Internet. A lot of data. Most likely much shouting and little wool.

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Cordaid partners with local organizations in Kenya, which work with communities to reduce their risks. These risks are caused by failing rains resulting in drought. The concept used by Cordaid and partners is Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction. The CMDRR concept, includes a thorough analysis of hazards the community is exposed to, their vulnerabilities and capacities, a community action plan and a contingency plan. Another important part of CMDRR is facilitating community organisation. These organisations implement and manage the activities themselves, while Cordaid and partners play a facilitating and supportive role.   Gijs Aarts and Ton Haverkort (both Cordaid staff) recently visited RACIDA (Rural Agency for Community Development and Assistance), an organisation that works in the remote district of Mandera (Kenya) and facilitates Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction with several communities.   One of the issues selected by the communities and RACIDA is access to water. Over the past few years underground water tanks, earth pans, roof water catchment systems and boreholes have been built and managed by the communities with the facilitation of RACIDA and Cordaid. Other measures to increase resilience to droughts that were initiated by the communities are irrigation rehabilitation and the construction of a grain store.   The process facilitated by RACIDA has proven its success and has effectively increased people’s resilience. For example, the grain store that was built has provided grain for the community until the end of the dry period. In addition, many of the watertanks have assured water availability until the last week of the drought. With the start of the rains – a week before our arrival – the underground tanks started to fill again.   One of the boreholes – Marothiley borehole- is positioned strategically and is managed effectively by the community’s Water Users’ Association for the past 5 years. The Association has been able to set money aside for the running costs and maintenance from payments by water users, while RACIDA has been playing a facilitating, supportive and capacity building role.   During the peak of the last dry spell of 2009, the community, Cordaid and RACIDA were able to turn their support into a drought emergency response and with contingency funding from SAMs kledingactie, water trucking was carried out to surrounding villages and schools to fill the by now empty water tanks, which were built earlier. The water was obtained from the Marothiley borehole, which was in operational condition, as a result of the effective management and maintenance by the Association.   Communities that participate in the CMDRR process have started taking new initiatives outside of Cordaid’s scope. One of the communities was able to get extra funds from the governments, so they could double the size of the watertank they were constructing. Furthermore, the interventions from the project were copied by individuals in the community and other stakeholders elsewhere. Again at own initiative, people have started to build their own small rainwater harvesting systems and more water is now available during the dry periods.   The assessment method used by CMDRR is used by communities to identify other and new interventions as well. The confidence and voice that community members have gained during the process has helped to secure support from different stakeholders within the region for these interventions. Examples are the Mother and Child clinic in Rhamu Dimtu, and the construction of water pipes to the primary school in Marothiley.   At this stage, RACIDA’s role changes from a facilitating role to a mediating and supportive role. These examples show that CMDRR combines a ‘conventional’ disaster risk reduction programme with a bottom up approach that strengthens civil society and empowers vulnerable communities to collectively use their voice.   Ton Haverkort and Gijs Aarts, Cordaid, November 2009 0

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Rains have failed over the past few years in Kenya and communities in remote parts of northern Kenya face increasingly harsh climatic conditions and unreliable and unpredictable weather patterns.

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Once again, twenty-five community organizations will be selected through a community-led process for their exceptional contribution in addressing HIV.  The winners will be invited to attend AIDS 2010 where they will have an opportunity to showcase their work and engage global policy leaders. All 25 community organisations will receive $5,000 each. Five organisations will receive special recognition and an additional $15,000.  Nomination information and criteria can be found on our new website www.redribbonaward.org and we encourage all to participate in the nomination process.   The award is a joint effort of the UNAIDS family and as such this year it will place particular emphasis on the organization’s newly approved global priority areas of action. In this context, this year‘s award will be given to organisations whose work places particular emphasis on the following categories: 1.      Ensuring that that people living with HIV receive treatment 2.      Supporting HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes for people who use drugs 3.      Removing punitive policies and laws, stigma and discrimination that block effective AIDS responses and marginalize key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and prisoners) 4.      Stopping violence against women and girls and promote gender equality 5.      Enhancing social support for those affected by HIV, including orphans and vulnerable children In line with the global efforts to support cross-sectoral strategies that address HIV as well as other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a special recognition Award will be presented to an organization whose cross-cutting approach jointly addresses AIDS and the MDGs at the community level. 0

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Please circulate widely and/or apply! ----------------- On behalf of the UNAIDS family we are proud to announce the call for nominations for the biennial Red Ribbon Award: Celebrating Community Leadership and Action on AIDS. This international award will honor exceptional grassroots leadership in responding to the AIDS epidemic and will be presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) to be held in Vienna, Austria, July 18 – 23, 2010. Once again, twenty-five community organizations will be selected through a community-led process for their exceptional contribution in addressing HIV. The winners will be invited to attend AIDS 2010 where they will have an opportunity to showcase their work and engage global policy leaders. All 25 community organisations will receive $5,000 each. Five organisations will receive special recognition and an additional $15,000. Nomination information and criteria can be found on our new website www.redribbonaward.org and we encourage all to participate in the nomination process. The award is a joint effort of the UNAIDS family and as such this year it will place particular emphasis on the organization’s newly approved global priority areas of action. In this context, this year‘s award will be given to organisations whose work places particular emphasis on the following categories: 1. Ensuring that that people living with HIV receive treatment 2. Supporting HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes for people who use drugs 3. Removing punitive policies and laws, stigma and discrimination that block effective AIDS responses and marginalize key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and prisoners) 4. Stopping violence against women and girls and promote gender equality 5. Enhancing social support for those affected by HIV, including orphans and vulnerable children In line with the global efforts to support cross-sectoral strategies that address HIV as well as other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a special recognition Award will be presented to an organization whose cross-cutting approach jointly addresses AIDS and the MDGs at the community level.

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----------------- On behalf of the UNAIDS family we are proud to announce the call for nominations for the biennial Red Ribbon Award: Celebrating Community Leadership and Action on AIDS. This international award will honor exceptional grassroots leadership in responding to the AIDS epidemic and will be presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) to be held in Vienna, Austria, July 18 – 23, 2010. Once again, twenty-five community organizations will be selected through a community-led process for their exceptional contribution in addressing HIV.  The winners will be invited to attend AIDS 2010 where they will have an opportunity to showcase their work and engage global policy leaders. All 25 community organisations will receive $5,000 each. Five organisations will receive special recognition and an additional $15,000.  Nomination information and criteria can be found on our new website www.redribbonaward.org and we encourage all to participate in the nomination process.   The award is a joint effort of the UNAIDS family and as such this year it will place particular emphasis on the organization’s newly approved global priority areas of action. In this context, this year‘s award will be given to organisations whose work places particular emphasis on the following categories: 1.      Ensuring that that people living with HIV receive treatment 2.      Supporting HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes for people who use drugs 3.      Removing punitive policies and laws, stigma and discrimination that block effective AIDS responses and marginalize key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and prisoners) 4.      Stopping violence against women and girls and promote gender equality 5.      Enhancing social support for those affected by HIV, including orphans and vulnerable children In line with the global efforts to support cross-sectoral strategies that address HIV as well as other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a special recognition Award will be presented to an organization whose cross-cutting approach jointly addresses AIDS and the MDGs at the community level. 0

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Please circulate widely and/or apply!

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“Solutions are only sustainable if you support pastoralists in Ethiopia or small farmers in Bangladesh to analyse their disaster risk and the possible solutions”, says Marije Broekhuijsen of Cordaid. “As an NGO we can contribute by adding knowledge, contacts and resources, but the responsibility of taking action lies within the communities.”   Broekhuijsen is the author of ‘<A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/documents/785-towards-a-resilient-future">Towards a resilient future: Experiences with Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation’</A>. The stories in this publication are the result of five years of experiences of more than 100 Cordaid partners in 10 countries worldwide with Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. Climate related disasters like floods and extreme droughts are increasing in frequency and intensity. Reducing the risk of disasters and people’s vulnerability to them is an effective way of adapting to climate change and a strategy that has become essential in a rapid changing climate.   0

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The most vulnerable people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are hardest hit by climate change. Therefore they need to be the first to increase their resilience to global warming. Not by imposing measures from above, but by supporting communities to reflect on their problems and act themselves. This sounds logical, but turns out to be rather innovative.

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[Spanish] GENERACCIÓN. ¡ZOOM/ATE A LA EQUIDAD!. INVESTIGADORES E INVESTIGADORAS JÓVENES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE EL SALVADOR. Como parte de las acciones de monitoreo y seguimiento, el Proyecto Equinoccio de Centro Las Casas, financiado por CORDAID y la agencia de Naciones Unidas UNFPA, ha organizado un equipo de investigación acción participativa en la UES (San Salvador). El  equipo está integrado por docentes, estudiantes, empleadas, funcionarias, investigadoras e investigadores. Este proyecto es un emprendimiento conjunto del Programa de Masculinidades de Centro Bartolomé de las Casas y el Centro de Estudios de Género de la Universidad de El Salvador. Este equipo está innovando con acciones en el campus central de la Universidad de El Salvador con el lema: "involucrando varones en la equidad de género. ¡Zoom/ate a la prevención! Héctor Nuñez, cooperante chileno de la agencia británica Progressio en el Programa de Masculinidades de Centro Las Cass, es el principal asesor de investigación del proyecto y dice: "este proyecto no sólo ha implicado técnicas de investigación novedosas para la comunidad universitaria salvadoreña, sino también una apuesta política inédita que toca sectores y personas nunca antes abordados". El proyecto incluye la elaboración con los y las estudiantes de mapas georeferenciales, talleres de investigación para investigadoras e investigadores, acopio de fotografías para murales y acciones en el campus para este próximo 25 de noviembre y la participación en actividades públicas como un plantón de conmemoración en el Parque Libertad y servicios religiosos ecuménicos por las mujeres víctimas de feminicidios. Los varones participantes han vivido el proceso anual de la Escuela Metodológica en Masculinidades EQUINOCCIO, desde la cual y como estudiantes de la UES, se han articulado con el Centro de Estudios de Género, para "generaccionar", como ya se dice en la jerga universitaria, con sus colegas mujeres investigadoras y tocar las creencias que sostienen la violencia sexual en la Universidad. Con la seguridad de que para ustedes y los espacios que animan será de interés conocer de las actividades más específicas, a continuación el calendario de algunas actividades planeadas para noviembre 2009 en la UES. ¡zoom/ate a la prevención! 23 Generacción - ¡zoom/ate a la prevención! 1000 FOTOS por la prevención + Performance, buzón. Sumáte. No cuesta nada, poné tu rostro por la prevención. AM en la entrada Minerva. PM en el cafetín universitario. Dirigido a toda la comunidad universitaria. 24 Generacción - ¡zoom/ate a la prevención! 1000 FOTOS por la prevención + Performance, buzón. Sumáte. No cuesta nada, poné tu rostro por la prevención. AM en la entrada Humanidades (por ANDA). PM en la Facultad de Economía. Dirigido a toda la comunidad universitaria. 25 DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE ERRADICACION VIOLENCIA CONTRA LAS MUJERES MARCHA DEL MOVIMIENTO DE MUJERES 9:00 AM FILMACIÓN VÍDEO-CLIP "GENERACCIÓN UES". 4:00-7:00 PM PERFORMANCE - PARED DE FOTOGRAFÍAS - CONCENTRACION 4:00-07:00 PM Entrada MINERVA UES Dirigido a toda la comunidad universitaria. 28 PLANTÓN CONMEMORATIVO VICTIMAS FEMINICIDIOS. 9:30 AM en el PARQUE LIBERTAD, CENTRO HISTÓRICO (FRENTE AL ROSARIO) ACTO MEMORIAL HNAS. MIRABAL POR LA EQUIDAD. 11:00 AM Iglesia El Rosario (Dominicos), al lado de Centro Las Casas. ¡Generaccionáte....!  Necesitamos 1000 fotos para la prevención de la violencia de género en la UES. ¡Visitá los puntos fotográficos y participá del vídeo-clip! EQUIPO DE INVESTIGADORAS E INVESTIGADORES JÓVENES DE LA UES EN EL PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACION ACCION PARTICIPATIVA "INVOLUCRANDO A LOS VARONES" (Centro las Casas / Centro de Estudios de Género). 0

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Yong male, currently undergraduate students at Universidad de El Salvador, are participating in a gender research as part of the monitoring process of Project Equinoccio. After three years of training and local lobby with NGOs, Churches, Municipalities.

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<DIV class=description> <A href="http://www.cordaid.nl/English/About_Cordaid/Index.aspx?mId=10182%20">Cordaid</A> and partners of the <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/home-based-care/news/107-towards-a-caregivers-action-alliance">Caregivers Action Alliance’s (CAA)</A> Organising Committee (<A href="http://www.helpage.org/Home%20">HelpAge International</A>, <A href="http://www.huairou.org/">Huairou Commission</A>, <A href="http://www.vsointernational.org/">VSO International</A>) as well as the <A href="http://www.worldywca.info/%20">World YWCA</A>, are rewarding and encouraging leadership around the strengthening of home based care in responding to HIV and AIDS in the “global South” by awarding a total sum of €20.000 (€15.000 for an organisation and €5.000 for an individual). </DIV> <DIV class=body> What are the next steps? A <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/hiv-and-aids-award-2009/posts/286-award-review-panel-background-information">Review Panel</A> is going through 3 review rounds to reward 1 best organisation and 1 best individual for their outstanding leadership in home based care. On 1 December 2009, on World Aids Day, the two prizes (€15.000 and €5.000 respectively) will be handed out on behalf of the review panel by the new Aids Ambassadeur, Marijke Wijnroks, at the end of the panel “What about (community) care and support?" which is part of the “Nationaal Congres Soa*Hiv*Seks - Versterking gezocht” programme. NB: Due to the high level of nominations, we have been obliged to respect the submission criteria very strickly. </DIV> 0

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The deadline for the submission of nominations is over! We want to thank all of you who submitted nominations and who helped “spread the word”. There have been more than 200 nominations from over 30 countries for the award!

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Read more and download the evaluation here: <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/program-evaluations/documents/778-programme-evaluation-cordaid-programme-slum-dwellers">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/program-evaluations/documents/778-programme-evaluation-cordaid-programme-slum-dwellers</a> 0

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Programma evaluation Slumdwellers programme

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25 November 2009 Cotabato City Reference: Mabel Carumba Secretary General, MPPM Contact #: 09205065235 Secretariat’s Office: Sarip Auliya St., Block 3, Bagua 2, Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines Telefax: +63 64 421-1358 e-mail: <A href="mailto:mppm4peace@yahoo.com">mppm4peace@yahoo.com</A> 0

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The Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Movement (MPPM), a network/coalition of human rights and peace advocates coming from different grassroots tri-people organizations in Mindanao and the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi,condemned in the strongest term possible the abduction and subsequent massacre of women, lawyers, and journalists in Maguindanao on November 23, 2009; The mass murder is a barbaric and savage act that has no place in civilized societies.The perpetrators of thisdastardly act have acted in complete disregard for human rights, sanity, law and order. This just shows the depth of the pits that our democracy has sank into where would-be political rivals are eliminated at will andwith ease by the ruling political elite in the country. The recent incident is just one of the manifestations of how our political system of elite democracy has bred the worst kind of barbaric ruling elites such as the warlords and kingpins that are covetously guarding over their respective political domains. They have become the little gods who dispenses orders and decides over the fate of people, curtail dissent and effectively neutralizing the competition; What is more unfortunate and sad is that the National Government seemed powerless to take action againstthe perpetrators, completely inutile in the face of these savagery. While the declaration in the Provinces of Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato and Maguindanao in a State of Emergency is supposed to stabilize the brewing situation in these areas, however, the declaration is also an effective way of covering up the traces of the massacres as investigation in the areas can become doubly difficult. This is because the local police and military have lost the credibility and moral authority in conducting the investigation with top police officials in the Maguindanao Province being implicated in the carnage; We, therefore, call upon all sectors to be united and more vigilant in the face of the recent killings and barbarism that trample upon our human rights and decency; We joined other groups and sectors that are expressing their grave concern and alarm over these detestable acts committed by the perpetrators of the mass murders; We are calling for an impartial and transparent investigation that will look into the cases of mass murders. We are afraid that there are more people killed than reported, innocent civilians that happened to ply the same road at the same time as the victims during that fateful day of the massacre; Further, we strongly demand for the National Government to give justice to all the victims of the mass carnage and show to all citizens and to the world that it can protect its citizens from these ruthless criminals regardless of their political affiliations. Now is more than ever the time for the State to assert itself as the protector of the human rights of the people and not be cowed by these blatant display of savagery of its political allies. Finally, we express our sincere condolence and sympathies to the families of those who are killed especially our fallen Lumad Council of Peoples Representatives, Mr. Napoleon Salaysay from the Bagobo tribe, who died in the performance of his duty, being one of the journalists killed in the Maguindanao massacre.

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PhilANSA condemns the massacre and calls for disbanding of private armies The Philippine Action Network on Small Arms (PhilANSA) joins the public indignation in the barbaric act committed against 57 unarmed civilians, many of them women, in Maguindanao. This event creates a strong case against private armies, and a stronger argument on the need to institute stricter measures to control access to arms in society. We hold both the local and the national governments accountable to this horrific act, on the following grounds: - President Arroyo issued Executive Order 546 in July 2006, allowing local officials to deputize Barangay Tanods as force multipliers in the fight against insurgents. This EO, in effect, facilitated the conversion of some local officials' private armies into civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs), tacitly legitimizing an illegitimate group. - In August 2008, at the height of hostilities created by the failed Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain or MOA-AD (between the Govt. of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF), the Philippine National Police (PNP) distributed shotguns to several residents in Mindanao to serve as police auxiliaries. Instead of doubling its efforts to strengthen the enforcement of the rule of law in the affected areas, the PNP passed on the responsibility of security to individuals, reneging in effect on their sworn duty. We call on the national institutions to show sincerity and firmness of resolve in going after the mastermind(s) and perpetrators of this gruesome crime. We call for the: a. immediate arrest of all those responsible for the murder and sexual violence committed; b. swift and impartial investigation of the Ampatuans and bring all perpetrators to justice; c. place Maguindanao under COMELEC jurisdiction; d. disbandment of all civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs) and private armies in Maguindanao and other parts of the country where they exist; and e. the strict enforcement of the registration of guns, especially in Maguindanao. We reiterate our position that private armies and warlordism have no place in a democratic society. Private armies must be disbanded immediately – we say enough of the goons and their guns that have wreaked havoc in our lives.

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Ladies and gentlemen, I refuse to accept that FGM should be practised because of cultural and religious tradition. It has absolutely no health benefit, but puts the health of millions of girls at risk. FGM must be banned. I know that many people agree with me on this point. The question is, what is the best, most efficient way of working together to tackle this problem. Together we will achieve more. That is why we are here today to discuss freely openly and with respect. A few weeks ago, I was in Egypt where I spoke to Ms Moushira Khattab, Minister of State for Family and Population. Ms Khattab wants to create employment opportunities for girls. She is working to control population growth, and is committed to children’s welfare. We talked about reproductive rights and female genital mutilation. In 2005, 91% of all Egyptian women in the 15 to 49 age group had been cut. In 2000, that figure was 97%. There has been a decline, though it has been slow. Ms Khattab and I discussed how religious and traditional values can determine and dominate a culture. They are the social norm, which is very difficult to change. That is why eradication of FGM is a difficult, complex problem, not only in Egypt but in other countries too. And yet there have been some successes. It is very important for the government to assume its responsibility. A ban on FGM is a major step, but I am convinced that change must come from within the community. That is where it has to happen, where traditional values and norms have to change. And that transformation is taking place in Egypt at the moment. Ms Khattab told me that for many years now, various NGOs have been active in Egypt in the fight against FGM. They are receiving increasing support and cooperation from the community. That means that the people themselves are questioning their traditional values and norms. And we want to help them do so in the future. [transformation tradition/norms, community approach] Fortunately, it is people themselves who are beginning to oppose the practice of female circumcision. Whenever I visit an African country where FGM is practised, the issue is always raised, even if it wasn’t the main focus of my visit.  During my visit to Burkina Faso in September, I talked to the President’s wife about the subject. She is working for its abandonment in her country, but of course it was also raised with her husband. This ia also an issue for men and for political leaders. I have told you about my experiences for a reason. What matters to me is that countries are not imposing changes on the norms and values of other countries where FGM occurs. Increasingly, there is a worldwide movement that wants to abandon this horrible practice. Many developing countries are launching campaigns and setting up special programmes. I believe that there couldn’t be a better departure point for change. What is more, the western world can learn from these countries. That, ladies and gentlemen, is development cooperation in reverse, and that is what I am aiming for with my new-style policies reverse development cooperation. I will come back to that in a minute. I saw a good example during a recent visit to a health centre in Mali, a country that still hasn’t banned female genital mutilation. Supported by Dutch development aid, this centre is running a highly effective campaign against female circumcision. During the same visit to Mali, I talked frankly about female genital mutilation with President Toure, and with members of the government. I also listened to people in the community. They explained how the practice of circumcision is taken for granted, how the tradition is passed on from mother to daughter. That circumcision is part of growing up. They also said that very few people dared to question the need for the ritual. The issue is totally off limits. But the information and activities campaign run by volunteers and students breaks through the taboo. Using wooden models and plays, they inform people about the enormous health risks attached to circumcision. Risks many parents have never heard of – to their daughters' lives, their sense of enjoyment and future well-being. The campaign in Mali aims to persuade both individual men and women and communities as a whole to decide collectively to abandon the practice of circumcision. I am convinced that  community dialogue is one of the most effective ways to put an end to harmful traditional practices like FGM.Fathers were really taking a stand for their daughters and women who had made FGM their profession were now part of the campaign against it. Fathers want their daughters to marry, so they have to agree together that FGM is not a condition, to the contrary, it makes mariages impossible and unhappy.   In addition to community dialogue, it is essential that traditional and religious leaders play their part in bringing about this change of mentality. If they condemn harmful traditional practices, the community listens to them. It is important that they tell the community that the Koran does not require female circumcision at all. I am glad to see so many participants from Sudan here today. Because despite all its international problems, Sudan is devoting quite a lot of attention to the abandonment of FGM.   A good example here is the Sudanese Sheikh Ali al Hashim al Siraj. He has campaigned for the past twenty years against female circumcision. He has even written a book about it – Circumcision: Killing Girls Alive. And he has sparked discussion on the issue. We are working closely with him and other religious leaders. [approach in a broader context] Ladies and gentlemen, genuine change is only possible if the entire community takes part. If we are to tackle FGM, we will have to take account of social pressure from the community. And we will have to make use of the fact that parents want the best for their children. We will need to focus not on abandoning bad old traditions but on giving their daughters a better future. We will need to convince parents that their daughters can have the opportunity to build their own future, that abandoning FGM will give their daughters the prospect of a prosperous, happy and healthy life. To eradicate FGM forever, we have to invest in the futures of girls and women, and adopt a multisectoral approach. Apart from effective legislation, we need to invest in decent health care services and education and in information on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Only then will girls and women get the opportunities they need to develop. Only then will they be able to develop into fully-fledged members of society, and find a route out of poverty. Only then will they be able to contribute to society, and will others benefit. Invest in a girl and she will do the rest. [joint problem, reverse development cooperation, learn from Africa] Ladies and gentlemen, I have said it before: more and more often, I am reaching the conclusion that African countries themselves want to eradicate FGM. And that for them too existing cultural norms and values are an obstacle to this. In the west, we are also being confronted with these norms and values, brought here by African immigrants. FGM is migrating with them, literally and figuratively. The practice was outlawed in this country in the 1990s. But because African immigrants send their daughters home to be circumcised, Europe is nonetheless being confronted with FGM and its consequences. The point I am making here is that Africa, the Netherlands, Europe and the rest of the world have a shared problem, and that is FGM. We regard FGM as a violent act, we must promote the abandonment together. And this is the moment to do it. In the past decades, the Netherlands has contributed to eradicating FGM in various countries. Years of experience have taught us that it is an extremely persistent problem. I want to thank the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport for taking the initiative to organise today’s conference. It gives everyone here the opportunity to exchange experience and take concrete steps together. My aim to is bring together African and European experience of combating FGM, pool our knowledge and take some big steps forward. Studies by WHO and UNICEF have shown us the most effective strategy in Africa. UNICEF’s Francesca Moneti will no doubt be telling us all about it in a moment. What we want to hear from you is how can we adapt this strategy to our own country. As I mentioned earlier, we are talking about development cooperation in reverse. African countries can advise us, the western world, on the most effective strategies to eradicate FGM. At the International Girl Child Conference last March, recommendations were formulated, including the need to build bridges between communities in countries of origin and immigrant organisations in Europe. Today, at this conference, we are going to build those bridges. During the workshops we will exchange knowledge and experience. Today, Africa will advise Europe. Today African delegates can tell their European counterparts which strategy worked in their country. [Dutch efforts] Ladies and gentlemen, you were welcomed here this morning by Jet Bussemaker, our State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport. She too has made FGM a policy priority. She too has gender equality high on her agenda. We have to work together to fight FGM in both Africa and Europe. Let me tell you what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is doing. This spring I promised to support the European network Euronet-FGM in organising a conference for members of the European Parliament. I have set aside €1.5 million from the MDG 3 fund for the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices. The Committee is active in 28 countries. Thanks to its efforts, legislation against female genital mutilation has now been enacted in 16 African countries. Later today, Berhane Ras-Work, President of the IAC, will tell you more about the Committee's work.  For the past 25 years, she has been trying to convince authorities and communities in all of those 28 African countries of the damaging, irreversible impact of FGM on women's lives. What is more, Dutch embassies in Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen and Iraq are supporting organisations that combat female genital mutilation. I am delighted to hear that Plan International’s African and European offices are now discussing ways of adapting the strategies used in Africa to combat FGM in Europe. While money and expertise flow from Europe to Africa, we are now receiving advice from countries like Sierra Leone and Mali. Community agreements to stop FGM are hihly effective. Now they can be made more operational in the Netherlands. Ladies and gentlemen, the Netherlands is doing everything it can to put gender equality on the global agenda. But we are a small country. To tackle FGM effectively, we need you all. That is why I am delighted that you have come to this conference today. We now have the momentum to launch a joint, international strategy to tackle this joint problem. I hope and expect that today, at this International Conference on Uniting Europe and Africa to fight FGM, we will take a number of concrete steps. [conclusion] Ladies and gentlemen, everyone here today is convinced that not one girl or woman should be exposed to genital mutilation. Whether we are talking about a Muslim woman, a girl from Sub-Saharan Africa or a Dutch woman. FGM is unacceptable. It prevents girls and women from developing. It means that they have fewer chances in society, and fewer opportunities to contribute to the development of their countries. And so we all miss out. So let us invest in girls. They will do the rest. I wish you a very inspiring and productive conference. Thank you. 0

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25 november 2009 | Den Haag| Minister Koenders Speech by the Minister for Development Cooperation, Bert Koenders, at the International Conference, 'Uniting Europe and Africa to fight FGM/C', The Hague, 25 November 2009 [Introduction] You have just seen a film by the Nike Foundation.This is where this conference is all about in a nutshell. I was in Addis Ababa just recently at a conference on MDG5, where I spoke to Maria Eitel, director of the Nike Foundation. I congratulated her on her views and ask her permission to use this movie. Ladies and gentlemen, I wanted to show you this film because of its underlying theme. If girls and women get the rights and opportunities to develop, they can build their own futures. And ultimately, they will make a substantial contribution to the development of their countries. That is why we need to look at girls from a different angle, from oppression to opportunity.That is also where this conference is all about. Today we are talking about an instrument of oppression: Female Genital Mutilation. A practice that condemns girls to a lifetime of pain and affliction. A practice that stunts girls' – and society's – development. Invest in a girl and she will do the rest. The practice of FGM makes this very difficult and that is taking place when effective development can make all the difference. A girl who has had seven years’ education marries four years later and has two children fewer. She is at less risk of dying in childbirth. A girl with an education invests 90% of her income in her family. A boy will invest just 35%. Each member of her family is healthier and better nourished, and the economy of both her community and her country grows. That is implicitely where this conference is all about – about contributing to equal rights and opportunities for women and girls – MDG 3 – and to sexual and reproductive health and rights – MDG 5. That is a priority of my development cooperation policy and is also hampered by FGM.We know the statistics. It is therefore not only a privilege but also a duty to be delivering the opening speech at this conference. Especially since today is the twenty-fifth of November, the day the United Nations has proclaimed the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Because the subject of this conference, Female Genital Mutilation, is all about violence against women, and it is one of my main concerns. FGM destroys a young girl’s body and possibly her life. From the outset, she is denied the prospect of a healthy, successful, enjoyable life. The World Health Organisation estimates that in Africa, 92 million girls aged ten and over have undergone genital cutting, and that every year three million girls are at risk of it happening to them. And this is done for cultural, traditional or religious reasons, for the girl's ‘own sake’.

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The sixteen days of activism as been a major event where we launch campaigns against the rising culture of violence in the country and we also use this platform to raise the awareness of women of on rights and legislations protecting them and also response mechanisms that are put in place if such rights are violated .  For the past two years Action Plus has been partnering with its partners in the Eastern region especially the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs to celebrate this event . Last year a two days symposium was held and women’s groups from all over the eastern region participated in this invent which included a march past on the main streets of Kenema and a symposium which featured major gender activist in the region like the former resident magistrate southern province Miss Tonia Bawah, the deputy city mayor of the Kenema Town council Miss Margaret Shiaka and a host of others. This year Action Plus and its partners will ( the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs, MUWODA, the Humanist Watch and Cordaid Coalition Members will organize a big float parade in the district head quarter town Kenema on the theme Commit, Decide, and Act. We shall get men to sigh pledge forms committing themselves not to take part in any act of Violence against Women and the Women shall also carry placards with Gender sensitive messages. We anticipate that this event will target about 500 women and other stakeholders in the district include chiefdom heads and other local authorities. 0

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CELEBRATIONS OF 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM 2009 The gender based domestic violence prevention project is currently been implemented in five chiefdoms in the Kenema district and is aimed at addressing this heightening levels of violence against women by utilizing a community and multi stakeholders approach to preventing and instituting measures of a legal, social and cultural nature that would result in the realisation of greater dignity and rights for women. This project focuses on the intensification of a media and communications campaign geared towards raising community level awareness on traditional and cultural practices and other stereotypes enforcing violence against women. It also runs two Victims Aid Centers for medical and psychosocial support to survivors of such violence. We also promote community level and multi-stakeholders action to prevent and give early response to issues of gender base violence.

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Dear All, Often, we go about our daily routines not reflecting on the impact our lives have on the people we interact with daily, especially women and girls.  Since today marks the beginning of the 2009: 16 Days of Activism Against  Gender Violence, I ask that you take time and think about how you have affected a woman or girl’s life since the beginning of this year.  Attached please find IRC’s 2009 press release for the launch of the 16 Days campaign. As you reflect on the issues highlighted in the press release,  think about your impact in making a difference. Thanks, Amie Kandeh | GBV Program Coordinator In addition to Amie's e-mail below I would like to invite you to encourage your teams and office staff to Wear black tomorrow - to show your commitment to  Combating Gender Violence Thursdays in Black is the name of the new global campaign which aims to build a movement of people who demand a fairer world for all.  By wearing black tomorrow, Thursday 26 November, you can stand with those affected by gender inequality.  Wearing black is a symbol of strength and remembrance, standing in solidarity with victims of violence and discrimination and demanding a fairer world for all. 0

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As of today we are campaigning for the 16 days of activism. With this mail I want to encourage you to post your activities related to this campaign on our partnerswebsite and to share this with the partners around the world. Please find here also the e-mails I received about the campaigns by IRC and Christian Aid in Sierra Leone. Please use the Tag 16 days of activism to label your post so that it is easy to find on this website by other partners en post it in the women and violence room.

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It will be available at Conversations for a Better World, (<a href="http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com</a>), a blog about the burning issues of our time, especially women, health and development. It is open to the public and is sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Throughout November and December, the conversation topic focuses on issues around violence against women and intends to explore the many human rights and development challenges. We are looking for strong opinion-pieces, blog-posts, case studies, best practices, stories from the field, report findings, and testimonials. The online-conversation is wide-reaching, highly participatory and an opportunity for groups and individuals to share their perspectives. Join the conversation  *   Please register at <a href="http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/become-a-conversation-starter/">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/become-a-conversation-starter/ </a> *   Each week will have a different theme related to the underlying question: "Violence against women: How can we overcome this persistent human rights violation?"  *   The current question: "How can community-led initiatives (including men and boys initiatives/networks) reach women and girls experiencing domestic (physical, psychological and sexual) violence within the home? Can you share some examples of what has worked/not worked?  *   Every week, you will find a summary of the prior week’s response. Because we are promoting Conversations for a Better World widely, it will be a good opportunity to promote your ideas and your organization. Contact You may address all questions to Radha Patel at <a href="mailto:ichristensen@unfpa.org%3Cmailto:rad.patel@gmail.com">ichristensen@unfpa.org<mailto:rad.patel@gmail.com</a>>. We hope you are as excited as we are about bringing this important topic into the forefront of the Internet. Best regards, Radha Patel. About Conversations for a Better World Conversations for a Better World is a blog about population, gender<a href="%20http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com</a> 0

2009-11-24T13:56:53+01:00

You are invited to respond to the online-conversation "Violence against women: How can we overcome this persistent human rights violation?"

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The Minister was very open en interested to hear about the Cordaid programme in Sierra Leone and especially the programme on Women and Violence. He suggested to meet with the Codaid Coalition on Violence against Women in person soon. He is very interested to hear their stories of working on the grassroot level. His ministry is now working on structures to prevent and deal with issues of violence against women on the national and regional level, but the structures still need to come down further to the district and even more grassroots level. This is where the Cordaid partners and the ministry are working complementary and the actual problems are. During the partners meeting earlier that week in Bo, the partners working with Cordaid on Violence against Women already committed themselves to work together with the ministry at the local levels to bring the structures down to the districts in which they are currently active ( an overview of districts will be posted soon). The ministry was impressed by this bold and proactive step and hopes that this contributes to the process on eliminating the violence and make sure that survivors of violence have access to the right services (health, justice etc.) The meeting showed the importance of working jointly with the Ministry and to coordinate efforts; to work from a top-down strategy ( ministry) as well as will a bottom-up perspective ( Cordaid partners). Issues discussed during this meeting were the upcoming lobby campaign on teenage pregnancy and rape by the Cordaid partners, shelters ( technical expertise), 2 bills to be passed by cabinet on sexual and matrimonial cause and the work of the partners in general. Also the different policies on gender and for example the upcoming NAP 1325 were discussed and how these are complementary to each other. There is a need to strategize and look for the priorities in terms of implementation. Both the Ministry, Action Plus and Cordaid made statements on the facts that these documents should not remain paper tigers, but need to be implemented. Commit- Act and Demand ; the current theme of the 16 days of activism ( starting November 25th) is therefore very actual. The women and Sierra Leone will demand access to justice with regards to violence against women. A first opportunity to make this a reality is for the Cordaid partners working on the grassroots level is to meet with the minister to discuss the challenges in a meeting to be scheduled soon by Action Plus and the ministry. 0

2009-11-23T13:19:04+01:00

During the visit of Mirian Gallardo (financial officer) and Sanne Bijlsma (project officer) a meeting with the minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs ( MSWGCA) was organized. Action Plus, a Cordaid partner working on preventing Violence Against Women in Kenema and the Western Area, accompanied the Cordaid staff for this meeting. Charles Vandi, the national coordinator of the National Action Committee on Gender Based Violence from the MSWGCA, welcomed Cordaid and Action Plus to the minister and thanked the Minister for his time.

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Cordaid Partners’ coalition (CPC) operate in all  four provinces of Sierra Leone, with diferents development backgrounds.  The cordaid partners’ Coalition Forum which was formed one and half years ago is comprised of six core members working on Women and Violence Programme and other stakeholders, with overall goal  of women empowerment, addressing and preventing Violence against women in Sierra Leone. The cordaid partners meet on quarterly basis to discuss  activities implemented, sharing field experiences and lessons learnt, and also proposed actions on their Programme.The meeting which was held on 11th November 2009 hosted by PRM SL and coincided with the visit of a Team from cordaid Women and Violence programme,  Netherlands. The networking by cordaid partners in Sierra Leone  have created stronger and cordial relationship among partner’s organizations and also made significants impact in addressing and preventing violence against women, influencing policy on social changes in  promoting women’s  empowerment, some members of the coalition contributed towards planning and development of  Sierra Leone National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 and 1820 which aimed to address impact of war and conflict on women and girls and also support women’s contributions toward peace building . in that regard series of planning is going by the cordaid coalition partners put into practice the provision and principles of UNSCR 1325 and 1820. However, for the period under review cordaid partners gave progress reports of thier activities as follow:-  Action plus :       Work on Gender Based Violence Prevention project in 15 communities and in 5   chiefdoms in the Kenema district was on going. Among the activities implemented during the period under review were radio discussions on emerging issues of Gender Based Violence in the district; and during the programme phone calls were made by listeners to make contributions. Paralegal aid training for women to access justice was organised.  Also, monitoring local court systems and provision of treatment for victims of domestic violence was done. An example is Mojama, 8 months pregnant woman who was beaten by her husband and encountered some defficulties. She was supported by Action Plus until she gave birth safely.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Livelihood activities meant to complement the GBV project were carried out. 127 bushels if IVS rice and 81 bushels of ground nut were given to nine farming groups. Furthermore nine women’s groups were given micro credit. These were women who were victims of GBV. Rehabilitation and Development Agency (RADA)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>  RADA   works on FGM and GBV in Soro-Gbeima Chiefdom Pujehun District. The activities       conducted  include meeting with women and men traditional societal heads on prevention of FGM. After lot of discussion on the topics. The stakeholders agreed on the  follow: <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 1.       Seek consent of parents/initiate before initiation,<o:p></o:p> 2.       Initiation bushes are to be moved out of town,<o:p></o:p> 3.       Initiation calendar not to coincide with schooling,<o:p></o:p> 4.       Initiation expense to be carried out by the one who persuades girl child to join the secret soceity  without the consent of parents.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> RADA community facilitators also conducted  awareness raising on GBV, the star cycle education, School Human Right Clubs and peers educator’s activities, Women groups were identified for developing community bye law on women marginalization, and identification of gender model family within the community, This serve as example to other families in the community to behave in accordance of human rights standards.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Network Movement for Democracy and Human Rights (NMDHR)<o:p></o:p> NMDHR   works on Pilot project on prevention of Violence against Women, they reported that 150 religious leaders have been trained in order to address and prevent VAW. Revise Version of Training Manual almost completed, Reports have been submitted to Cordaid, the second Phase of the project will last for 2 years,  and we have visited Kailahun to meet religious leaders for preliminary arrangement for the next phase of the project.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> CDHR Campaign for access to justice to women in rural community. For period under review CDHR reports the progress made so far as Follow: Awareness raising on human rights especially VAW  through Public education i.e. radio Programme, community sensitization meeting. Monitoring of Human Rights abuses,  example two cases on VAW were follow-up in the local court and more sensitization on the issues of justice dispensation in local courts were conducted. Hands Empowering the Less Privileged  Sierra Leone (HELP SL)<o:p></o:p> HELP-SL Training in Advocacy and Lobby Technique and encourage community to identify burning issues e.g. Mogbemo identified court barray Construction.  Jembe identified water shortage in the dry- session, more sensitization on the 2007 Three Gender Acts as result women have become assertive e.g. gang rape reported to police but came to naught, Collection of statistic on GBV is progressing, star cycle family have developed Byelaws in the community which aimed to prevent VAW and Groundnut seeds were supplied to women for community farming as part of women economic empowerment.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Peace and Reconciliation Movement Sierra Leone (PRM SL)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> PRM SL   works on Human Right and Conflict Transformation Project sponsored by cordaid.<o:p></o:p>  Generally PRM SL works with 300 Local Volunteer Peace Monitors and 24 Liaison Officers to  Promote  Peace Building/ Conflict Transformation, Human Rights include gender equality, HIV/AIDS awareness raising, etc,<o:p></o:p>  For cordaid sponsored project (Human Right and Conflict Transformation Project)<o:p></o:p>  PRM SL conducted follow up visits to see the Volunteer Peace Monitors in different and thier respective location in various communities. Also, to ascertain some of the peculiar problems they may encounter in the fields and to talk with community people vis-à-vis the Volunteer Peace Monitors on relationship and experiences on the field.<o:p></o:p>  Monthly Reviewing and planning Meetings with Volunteers and Field Supervisor: The meetings were held once in every month at various levels that is by Volunteer Peace Monitor at community level, Liaison Officers, Volunteer Peace Monitors and other stakeholder   at Chiefdom Levels, and Field Supervisors, Liaison and PRM SL management staff at Districts and regional level. The main agenda of the meeting is to discuss and exchange ideas on Volunteer Peace Monitors (VPM) monthly progress reports ( GBV, VAW Early warning,) and other related Human rights abuses. For the period under review 38 cases were reported, the case reported ranged from Domestic and gender based Violence, these include wife beating, women abandon, child rights abuses, bush and land cases, and political tension between youth and elders etc<o:p></o:p> PRM SL conducted GBV workshop at Sahun Barri Chiefdom, Pujehun District. A Three-Day GBV Workshop was organized at Sahun town with 40 participants such as chiefs, sub chiefs, court officials, opinion and  traditional leaders,  and women and youth leaders. The theme of the training was gender equity . <o:p></o:p>  REFRESHER TRAINING WORKSHOP   PRM SL also conducted refresher training workshop for 20 Volunteer Peace Monitors in Barri and  Makpele Chiefdoms Pujehun District, Southern Sierra Leone, this lasted for 2 days. DAY - I of the workshop was meant  sharing of  Field experiences and learning on Conflict Analysis Tools, then day-II the participants shared knowledge on basic concept of human rights especially Women’s Rights and empowerment with reference to UNSCR 1325, 1820, and 2007 Three gender acts of Sierra Leone.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>  Community Sensitization Meeting: PRM SL conducted the sensitization meeting on Monday 20-22/10/2009 through  Volunteer Peace Monitors at Sahun Barri for lactating mothers on child nutrition with aim to improve nutrition, this include preparation of baby food (Benin mixed food), child care and maternal health care. A Community Health Officer (CHO) was hired to facilitate the meeting.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Women Partnership for Justice and Peace (WPJP)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Stands for justice and women’s rights, How do they work? Through partnership and coalition<o:p></o:p> Programme assumed that until the Human Rights of women are achieved there will be no sustainable development. For the period under review we embarked on awareness raising on women’s rights through radio discussion Programme, court monitoring in connection with women’s rights.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Action for Community Task (ACT)<o:p></o:p> We promote and protect women’s rights, through monitoring women Issues, Training court officers on 2007 three Gender acts, sensitize community on girl child education, and working on implementation of UNSCR 1820. <o:p> </o:p>  ACTIVITY PLAN<o:p></o:p> Beside individual organization activity plan on thier various project, as coalition we have decided to launch National advocacy plan project on 10th December 2009, on teenage pregnancy and rape, the project have been approved by cordaid Netherlands. It operate in 40 communities in four provinces of Sierra Leone and it will last for 12 months. The general objective of this project is to mproved living conditions of Women and Girls in Sierra Leone.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Finaly the meeting was adjurned to first week in march 2010. <o:p></o:p> 0

2009-11-20T13:22:37+01:00

SUMMARY OF MINUTE OF THE QUARTERLY MEETING

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The World Food Summit draws towards a close. In order for the endless list of speakers in the plenary hall to contribute, the Chairperson calls for a reduction of five minutes to each of the delegates. No one follows this request. The repeated calls to reduce the noise in the hall are also ignored. Meanwhile, countries such as Malaysia, Senegal and Morocco called for fair trade rules. Argentina criticises the protectionism of the West, and Jordan and Bahrain state free trade as a necessity, especially for agricultural products. Just like yesterday, there is much attention for small producers and women’s rights, although the definition of small producers seems set to run from the landless, smallholders and small-scale farmers, to enterprises of two hectares, who produce for the local market. As well as the larger and more experienced commercial producers, who have found a place in regional and international food chains. The reform of the so-called Committee on Food Security (CFS) is not welcomed by anyone. A small number talk about a big step forward, and also about the role of civil society (NGOs, trade unions, etc) in the new CFS. Others say nothing at all about the new international governance structure. The right to food is only mentioned explicitly by a small number of delegates... Mugabe The hall listens calmly to all the presentations. Some African countries speak on the Maputo Declaration, and that they are already well on their way to fulfilling the promises therein. Rwanda is very proud of the fact that it has already devoted 6.6 percent of its national budget to agriculture, yet it should have promised ten percent of last year’s. How does this fulfill promises? Interestingly, several African countries speak about the growing interest in jatropha (bio-fuel) for local energy supplies, as long as it does not harm food security. Turkish President, Erdogan, makes an impression with the Obama-style use of two small, transparent reading screens. Some unrest arises when President Mugabe of Zimbabwe carefully ascends to the pulpit. The assistant chairperson makes a successful attempt to avoid the outstretched hand of Mugabe―photographs of cordial meetings will, after all, be used by the regime repeatedly, for PR purposes. Mugabe takes his time to defend his own land reforms three times, and calls for the ‘neo-colonial enemies’ to lift the ‘inhumane’ sanctions. Senegal finds it high time for a follow-up conference: with support from the FAO, they organize an international conference on the 18th and 19th January, 2010. Everyone is already invited.   Climate and Agriculture There are, in addition to the plenary program, four round table discussions, which include a focus on, among others, value chains and prospects for small producers and another on agriculture. Small islands, such as Fiji and the Cook Islands, warn of global-warming, the increasing number of cyclones and rising sea levels, which acutely threaten their very existence. Others talk about the upcoming Climate Summit in Copenhagen, and ask Western countries for concrete contributions to climate adaptation and mitigation measures. The impact of climate change on agriculture and food security has indeed grown significantly, whereby irrigation and the cultivation of other crops is necessary in drier areas. On the other hand, it is pointed out correctly that we cannot be strongly committed to a seventy percent growth in agricultural production, and the taking of more land into service, while at the same time reducing the CO2 emissions by half. After all, agriculture already contributes to thirty percent of global greenhouse emissions. Unless of course we all opt for environmentally sustainable forms of agriculture... This fits in well with the Green & Fair Economy that the Cordaid sector Enterpreneurship has chosen for and the policy on climate and agriculture, which HIER! and CIDSE have dedicated their campaigns to, in preparation for the Climate Summit in Copenhagen. So, on to the next conference then... But without me, I have experienced just about enough ‘summit-deliberation’ for one year. Civil Society Before the chief of the FAO, Dr. Diouf, concludes the meeting and points to the outcomes of the summit; a representative of the Catholic Rural Youth Movement reads out a statement from the Civil Society Forum. The core of this is a plea for food sovereignty; in my view, a strategy for everyone to achieve the right to food-security. It also calls for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms and bio-fuels. This is a radically different view to what you hear in the majority of government and institutional speeches, and comes mainly from a pocket of social movements and groups of farmers that are members of La Via Campesina. But within civil society that view is not shared by all, and while I surrender to the first pizza of the week, I wonder whether this message will ever be heard by policy makers and rulers. My own hopes are more settled on the ethical and fundamental questions that the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2009/november/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20091116_fao_en.html">Pope presented</a>, of calling a halt to greed and lack of interest. See also the report of <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/grasp-global-and-regional-advocacy-on-small-producers/documents/765-side-event-on-small-producers-at-world-food-summit">CIDSE's side event</a> on the civil society forum, with Peninah Kyarimpa (working for VECO Uganda and GRASP member) in the panel. See also<a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/grasp-global-and-regional-advocacy-on-small-producers/albums/105-world-food-summit-rome-2009"> pictures </a>of Mugabe his speech and Dr Diouf<a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/albums/105-world-food-summit-rome-2009/images/1454/edit"></a> closing the WFS. 0

2009-11-20T10:53:30+01:00

Weblog day 3: On to the next summit

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I represented VECO – East Africa Region- Uganda office and GRASP during the world summit on Food security, the CSO forum and presented a paper on the theme: Harnessing the Potential of Small Producers. The paper was presented in a side event organized by CIDSE together with MIJARC, APRODEV and IATP on 14th November in Rome. The civil society forum took place alongside the World Summit on Food Security. CORDAID is a member of CIDSE.   On the panel was Peninah Kyarimpa from VECO – Uganda a member of the GRASP (Global and Regional Advocacy for Small Producers) network, Nivaldo Ramos da Silva, a representative of the agricultural youth delegation at the forum from Brazil, Arze Glipo from the Philippines from the APNFS (Asia Pacific Network for Food Sovereignty), and the Reverend Tolbert from FECCIWA in Togo, representing Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa.    The GRASP paper highlighted the importance of small holder farmers in food production majority of whom are women, challenges being faced, and proposed recommendations on what to be done by various stakeholders at different levels.   The paper stressed the challenge of most agricultural policies focusing on market oriented and commercial agriculture in development and implementation which eventually culminated in the food crisis being experienced in the world. The small holder farmers in Africa has limited access to land, credit, advisory services, market information,  poor infrastructure among others. The situation has been worse by the climate change and land grabbing that is pushing them from their fields.   The paper recommends for a radical shift to focus on small holder farmers by organizing them to have a voice participate and benefit from all development programmes and policies. National governments to invest in irrigation and other appropriate improved technologies that can help increase farmers productivity levels particularly women farmers. The Paper calls on development partners to invest more in agriculture generally just as they urgently put funds for the financial crisis.   The paper also recommends that African countries are being held accountable to their commitments, for example under the Maputo Declaration on agricultural expenditure, and that they should prioritise those areas that will up lift the status of small holder farmers. The paper called on all national governments to ensure food security for their own people. <A href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/documents/766-powerpoint-presentation-peninah-kyarimpa-wfs">See details in the power point presentation.</A>   I also participated in various themes including who makes policies on food security. All the panellists clearly brought out the fact that it was the World Bank, IMF, and multi nationals who were responsible for making policies that only fit their economic interests. Hence the food crisis.   The Peoples forum brought many CSOs from different countries and at various levels to come together, share, learns and exchange ideas on how things can be improved for the betterment of the marginalized farmers. The however made the following observations • All the different developing countries are facing similar challenges and they all started after the World Bank and IMF imposed the SAPs to the countries. The WB and IMF have not changed and are not willing to change their agenda at all. They are however now using the food crisis to be even more powerful through the CFS. • Blamed food crisis on the destructive blanket policies to African countries which are conflicting • Food crisis is a bad governance issue • The challenge of all farmers being pushed from the farms clearly came out • Land grabbing is being  exhibited in various forms in the different countries- farmers being made to be labourers for multinational organizations in their own fields • All developing countries feel that it is now scramble for African resources especially land • Concrete and practical solutions are not clearly coming out. There was more highlighting of problems being faced • The CSOs were mostly talking to each other. Just good for sharing experiences • The CSOs in the North are generally more vigilant and collaborating very well with their governments. Majority were delegates with their governments during the Forum • All countries described the high levels of corruption in the various governments and called for joint support by development partners, CSOs and governments to fight it • National government not meeting their obligations and responsibilities to protect and provide for their nationals. Food is a human right. • National governments just dancing to the tune of WB, IMF and multinational organisations and helping them to implement their agenda without due consideration to the welfare of their people.   Recommendations • The CSO forum should always end a day before the official forum, especially if they are being held in different locations. This would also give room to all the participants to participate and own the CSO declaration to be submitted to the official forum. • CSOs need to clearly bring out concrete recommendations which could then be adapted by the national governments. • Need for policies that protect localized farming – food sovereignty • Countries need land policies that protect the small holder farmers   Conclusion GRASP intervention is well timely. It was a good opportunity for GRASP to add to the millions of voices calling for support to small holder farmers in the world so as to end hunger and poverty. The struggle continues.   Very much grateful to CORDAID for the support that facilitated my travel to share GRASP’s and Ugandan experience on small holder farmers.   Grateful to CIDSE and partners for organizing the side event. It was a good sharing, learning and mobilization event 0

2009-11-19T14:22:09+01:00

WORLD SUMMIT ON FOOD SECURITY – CSO FORUM – 12TH – 17TH NOVEMBER 2009, ROME

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Vague promises The summit has begun, and actually is already over. As far as I know, a meeting of state and government leaders has never before started with adopting the final declaration. That happened yesterday at the World Food Summit in Rome, after setting the agenda and the other formalities of the opening session. A statement of exactly forty points spoke on world hunger and the figures speak for themselves. Although the governments say they shall adhere to the agreement, to half the number of people suffering from hunger and poverty by 2015, everything points to the fact that this will not be achieved. Action will be undertaken ‘as soon as possible’, and one sentence about increasing the share of aid to agriculture perished in the negotiations. A pity. However, it has called upon the downward trend of available resources by governments and donors to be reversed, and for new investments in sustainable food production, poverty reduction, and food security to be made. It also ratified the co-ordination of donors and governments to spend funds effectively, and to avoid overlap―based on plans drawn up by national governments. The latter is indeed necessary, but the plans themselves have not been discussed and, therefore, the final declaration reads more like a series of general principles and good intentions. It is not becoming very concrete at all.   Six minutes per country What do you do at a summit that is really over? The delegations have six minutes each to tell something about the experiences and priorities in their country. This provides some comical moments, such as an angry interpreter crying in my ear “he is crazy”,  after rushing through the translation of one of the Arabic speakers. You can also exaggerate fast talk... They are sometimes dull and monotone stories, which do not make you any the wiser, and only increase the noise in the room―to the frustration of the chairperson, who has to call order to the gathering up to three times, in order to tell one-to-one’s to continue elsewhere. Some presentations are more enthusiastic, giving fundamental criticism of a system that has for decades allowed fifteen to twenty percent of the population to starve, and has brought the earth to the edge of its existence. Other countries describe in detail the problems they are wrestling with, and ask for more money from the richer countries. The good news is that several countries are becoming more aware of their own responsibilities, and are expressing their intention, amongst other things, of quickly working towards the social improvement of women and small farmers.   Food as right The Pope was the special guest this time, and he was given more than six minutes to explain his vision. He spoke openly in support of the Catholic Church in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, which he placed in the context of the financial/economic crisis. He stressed that at present, and in the near future, there is no lack of food, but that the access to food is unevenly and unfairly distributed. He called for a long term commitment to remove barriers in the way of small farmers, and stressed the need for irrigation, transportation, and the organisation of markets. He condemned excessive subsidies that harm opportunities for small farmers, and campaigned against speculating in grain driven out of pure greed. He also emphasised the universal right to food. Hunger should not be regarded as a structural problem, as something that simply exists and that we have become accustomed to. Promises of aid should be respected, but co-ordination must start from a subsidiarity; i.e. the involvement of people themselves in choices and decisions that affect them. He also said that hunger is not a technical issue, but one that requires a moral and ethical response based on shared responsibility, solidarity, justice and love for others.   Personal choices? Love for others. Yeah, that sounds good. But what does it mean in practice? Taking part in the FAO chief, Diouf’s, and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon’s, hunger strike? Joining the Civil Society Forum’s protests that where organised this afternoon, close to the building of the FAO? It is in actual fact, if I understand the Pope correctly, for a change of mindset, attitude, and the personal translation of that very same love and solidarity into everyone’s daily life. What is my responsibility? How do I rearrange my life? How sustainable is my lifestyle? What can I change in my consumption patterns? Well, that comes quite close to my own accountability in the cause and solution of this crisis. First, just a few quiet moments to reflect... 0

2009-11-18T10:36:06+01:00

World Food Summit, Tuesday, 17th November Weblog from Bob van Dillen, Cordaid

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The World Food Summit begins today in Rome. In the next three days more than sixty state leaders will talk together on the eradication of hunger. For my part, I will be present at the summit as an NGO representative of the Dutch delegation. On behalf of Cordaid and other organisations from our CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis network, I call for an agricultural policy in which small farmers, processors, distributors and traders of agricultural products are central. Only then can people in developing countries get sufficient food.   Hunger Strike More than a billion people suffer from hunger worldwide. According to the FAO (the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation), a child dies every six seconds from malnutrition. To halve hunger by 2015 (Millennium Development Goal -1), around €27 billion would be needed each year. However, this money is not available, and with the current MDG-1 funds, could only be achieved in the year 2150. Last weekend Jacques Diouf, director of the FAO, drew attention to famine in the world with a 24 hour hunger strike. He hoped that many people would follow his example by fasting. Even UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, promised to fast with him. For my part I responded to the call. Not quite deliberately, I must admit. With all the fuss I simply had no time to eat ...   Civil Society Forum I was at the Civil Society Forum in Rome together with over 500 representatives of social movements, farmers’ organisations, and NGOs to discuss the worldwide campaigns against global hunger. Today and tomorrow we will issue a statement that will be read on Wednesday, during the final day of the summit. In his opening speech to the forum, Jacques Diouf of the FAO spoke of the invisible crisis of hunger and malnutrition. He called this crisis a serious threat to world peace and security. And called for an end to world hunger as soon as possible. His words are from my heart. “Developing countries need the development, economic and policy tools required to boost their agricultural production and productivity. Investment in agriculture must be increased because for the majority of poor countries a healthy agricultural sector is essential to overcome hunger and poverty and is a pre-requisite for overall economic growth. The gravity of the current food crisis is the result of 20 years of under-investment in agriculture and neglect of the sector.”   The African Practice Cordaid was actively involved in the Civil Society Forum. Together with CIDSE, the international coalition of Catholic development organisations, we held a workshop on the type of investment needed to strengthen the position of small producers (farmers, processors, distributors and traders of agricultural products). Peninah Kyarimpa of VECO Uganda, one of Cordaid’s partners, opened with a story from the African practice. In Uganda the small producers often have a modest piece of land for their own production. Food that is left over is sold on the market. Poor roads, dry and depleted soils and limited access to credit are just some of the many problems these small-scale farmers have to wrestle with, for which local authorities should establish policies and rules, together with making sufficient money available. But unfortunately this does not seem to happen. Kyarimpa presented GRASP’s study (the coalition of Cordaid and its African partners) about the promise of African leaders to spend at least ten percent of their annual budgets on agriculture and rural development. Only a few African countries appear to actually do this. Often the expenditure does not find its way to the small farmers. Africa is not alone therein. Also in countries like the Philippines, Indonesia and India spending continues to be below five percent, according to Arze Glipo from the Philippines, when agriculture is such an important contribution to the gross national income.   Political Will Lacking Political will is needed to eradicate hunger and promote sustainable agriculture, says Peninah Kyarimpa. However, the political space of African governments is limited by trade negotiations with Europe, which calls for open borders and a withdrawing government. Also, the global financial crisis has put African countries in an awkward position, even though they could do nothing about the causes. Kyarimpa called on the state leaders, in cooperation with international donors, to give priority to irrigation, support for farmer organisations, and the establishment of African banks to provide credit and other financial services to farmers in rural Africa. 0

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Bob van Dillen’s Weblog from the World Food Summit in Rome Monday, 16th November, 2009: still a long way to go.

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More than one billion people currently suffer from hunger and another billion are malnourished. Three quarters of these hungry people live in rural areas. Cordaid urges, therefore, the participants of the World Food Summit in Rome to give priority to agriculture in developing countries. Within agricultural policies small producers must be central.   At the World Food Summit, which will be held from 16th to 18th November in Rome, prominent world leaders will come together to talk about eradicating ever-increasing hunger and malnutrition. “Governments recognise, especially given the economic, climatic and food crises, that more must be invested in small-scale agriculture in developing countries,” says policy advisor, Bob van Dillen. “And that small producers are entitled to a decent income and to food. This recognition is very positive, but must now be translated into national agricultural policies and donor support, in order to sustain and strengthen small agricultural producers’ organisations.”   Cordaid and its partner organisations, such as VECO Uganda, call for an agricultural policy where small farmers, processors, distributors, and traders of agricultural products are central. Van Dillen: “We also call for a code of conduct for the buying of large tracts of farmland by multinationals, so that it will not be at the expense of food supply, and access to land and water for the local population in developing countries.”   A third demand from Cordaid is that within the next five years all countries must give ten percent of their budget, which is reserved for development assistance, to agriculture and rural development. Evidence of this policy bearing fruit can be seen in Malawi. “Through government subsidies, agricultural production increased dramatically,” says van Dillen. “Malawi is no longer a food importing, but a food exporting country.”   Read also the press release of <A href="http://www.caritas.org/newsroom/press_releases/PressRelease12_11_09.html">Caritas Internationales</A>. Read <A href="http://www.caritas.org/includes/pdf/WorldFoodSummitCIDSECI.pdf">CIDSE’s and APRODEV’s Briefing Paper</A> to the EU for the World Summit on Food Security. For more information on the World Food Summit on Food Security press <A href="http://www.fao.org/wsfs/world-summit/en/">this link</A>.   0

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Press release World Food Summit

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Cordaid Sierra Leone Partners working on Women and Violence Programme have organized two days Organizational Capacity Assessment Workshop on 9TH -10TH November 2009, in the city of Bo, Southern Sierra Leone. Peace and Reconciliation Movement (PRM SL) hosted the workshop with 25 participants selected from Cordaid coalition partners working on Women and Violence Programme; these include RADA, PRM- SL, HELP- SL, CDHR, NMDHR and ACTION PLUS, along with Team members from Women and Violence Programme, Cordaid Netherlands. The purpose of workshop was to discuss the outcome of organizational capacity assessment reports and share the respective reflections on the process, the way forward as well as formulate tentative time frame for the various capacity Building Programmes for each organization within the Cordaid coalition, which can also be fitted into the anticipated cordaid capacity building Programme in 2010. The common intention is to find out what kind of innovative strategies that will best serve the work of each organization as well as that of the coalition in advancing the welfare of women in Sierra Leone. The gathering also aims to explore ways to further support the commitment and efforts of government of Sierra Leone in fighting violence against women.  The essential focus of both cordaid and the partners is to find a sustainable way to bringing capacity building where it is due for partner organizations which will eventually increase effectiveness in Programme management and implementation. The capacity building will focus on Team Management, Effective Administration, Financial Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, in short, project cycle training. The exercise provided opportunity to learn from each other and established stronger relationship among Cordaid partners and also improved commitment in addressing violence against women. 0

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CORDAID PARTNERS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP

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At the moment Sanne is visiting Sierra Leone to do monitoring visits and doing the financial scans with partners.

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Nowadays, international health policy faces the same problem: The times when its map was flat with the World Health Organization in its centre are over. International health policy has become “global health policy”, a world of new empires, potentates and leaders who follow the example of the Greeks and Romans, defining themselves as umbilicus mundi. You do not even need to think about Bill Gates, just take the self-proclaimed “World Health Summit” which took place in Berlin, in October. The event organized by the Charité University Hospital was announced as “…the world’s foremost meeting of researchers, physicians, politicians and stake holders within the healthcare system” and is planned to become an annual event. Well, everybody is free to define himself as navel of the World. No problem with that. I do it myself from time to time. But it is difficult to understand why Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy and the Health Ministries of Germany and France accepted to figure as Government partners of that “World Health Summit”. They should have known better. And so they were taught by the crowd: “This health summit is not qualified to address worldwide health issues. Due to its organizational focus and content the summit will more likely contribute to the problems it claims to solve.” (Public Eye on Berlin). Or: “Rather than creating a parallel policy forum, efforts and resources should be spent strengthening the World Health Organization (WHO) as the international coordinating body for issues related to people's health. WHO is one of the United Nation organizations in which each country has a voice. The World Health Assembly thus provides a reasonably democratic decision making process, despite mechanisms used by powerful member states to direct the decisions. We are concerned that the declaration of the World Health Summit is likely to preferentially represent the interests of the Global North, corporations and those who financially sponsor the Summit.” (Statement of the People’s Health Movement) The Earth is a disk with the World Health Assembly at its center and a 45 m high wall of ice at the outer edge. You do not believe it? Just ask the “Flat Earth Society” or have a look at the symbol of the WHO, and you will see. Thomas Schwarz, Executive Secretary Medicus Mundi International Network Editorial in: Medicus Mundi International <a href="http://www.medicusmundi.org/en/mmi-network/documents/newsletter/200911">Network News, November 2009</a> More on the Navel of Global Health: <ul><li>World Health Summit website <a href="http://bit.ly/qL4au">http://bit.ly/qL4au</a></li><li>People's Health Movement statement <a href="http://bit.ly/2VW9We">http://bit.ly/2VW9We</a></li><li>Public Eye on Berlin statement <a href="http://bit.ly/1ZOgwp">http://bit.ly/1ZOgwp</a></li><li>Prah Ruger / Yach: WHO must reassert its role in integrating, coordinating, advancing the global health agenda (ghgj) <a href="http://bit.ly/Bit48" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Bit48</a> (as PDF)</li></ul> 0

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We all know that the Earth is flat disk with the North Pole at its center and a 45 m high wall of ice at the outer edge. You do not know? Ask the Flat Earth Society or have a look at the symbol of the World Health Organization, and you will see. But what if the Earth was a sphere, a globe, slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator, rotating, floating through the universe and orbiting the Sun? Obviously this would lead to useless discussions about the centre of this globe’s surface. Try to mark the centre of a ball with a cross... Cultures and empires such as Babylon, Rome, Cusco or the Easter Islands tried it, claiming to be the navel of the world - and later on disappeared.

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<a href="http://www.bidnetwork.org/page/132622">Submit your application now and get support from a coach in writing your full business plan! </a> Why? * Receive free coaching, feedback and support in writing your business plan * Win € 15.000 in prize money * Win a business trip to the Netherlands. * Win € 10.000 for best retail business plan sponsored by 'Annual ING Retail Awards' * Get expert advice to start and promote your business * Find investors for your start up or expansion Final deadline for the submission of full business plans is the 15th of January, 2010 For more information please visit <a href="http://www.bidnetwork.org/page/132622">www.bidnetwork.org/women</a>. 0

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A business plan competition for women entrepreneurs that seek finance for their business in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

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The statement “Climate Change, Food Insecurity and Hunger” is signed by Caritas, the UN's food and health agencies WFP, FAO, and the WHO, plus the International Federation of the Red Cross, Oxfam, Word Vision, and Save the Children.   The statement says climate change is undermining current efforts to end the suffering of over one billion people already affected by hunger. Not having enough to eat is already the single largest contributor to the global burden of disease, killing 3.5 million people every year, almost all of them children in poor countries.   The risk of hunger and malnutrition could increase by an unprecedented scale within the next decades. There could be declines from 40 to 90 percent of grasslands in semi-arid and arid areas. Coastal areas may become flooded or unsuitable for farming due to increased salinity from rising sea levels may make. By 2050, hunger could increase by 10 to 20 percent and child malnutrition is anticipated to be a fifth higher compared to a no-climate change scenario.   Environment ministers and officials will meet in Copenhagen from 7 December for two weeks to agree a new deal on climate change. The summit must be a start to improving food production, scaling up social protection systems, and preparing for disasters. Poor communities need support to build climate-resilient lives and escape hunger.   Key messages for Copenhagen: <UL> <LI>Climate change will act as a multiplier of existing threats to food security,</LI> <LI>Achieving food security requires substantial increases in food production on the one hand, as well as improved access to adequate and nutritious food and capacities to cope with the risks posed by climate change on the other hand, </LI> <LI>Governments must be assisted in enhancing food production and access, scaling up social protection systems and improving their ability to prepare for and respond to disasters,</LI> <LI>Community-based development processes need to be fostered in order to enable the poorest and most vulnerable to build sustainable and climate resilient livelihoods and move out of chronic poverty and food insecurity, </LI> <LI>The humanitarian community must get prepared for more extreme weather events and protecting the already food insecure better by strengthening both crisis response and crisis prevention. </LI></UL>   <A href="http://www.caritas.org/includes/pdf/CaritasBarcelonaCCStat.pdf">Read the full statement here.</A> 0

2009-11-09T09:55:18+01:00

04 November 2009 Caritas is joining other humanitarian organisations to say climate change needs urgent action at a UN meeting in Copenhagen in December to prevent global hunger.

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Health[e]Foundation takes up the challenge to provide all healthcare workers with accurate and state-of-the-art medical training, particularly in those parts of the world most deprived of resources. We offer blended learning programs to healthcare workers in developing countries in the areas of HIV/AIDS, TB, Mental Health, and Malaria." <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/program-8-hiv-and-aids/links/102-health-e-foundation">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/program-8-hiv-and-aids/links/102-health-e-foundation</a> 1

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"Health[e]Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We recognize that one of the main challenges in healthcare in developing countries is the lack of qualified personnel, leaving the most vulnerable groups without access to the latest forms of treatment and prevention.

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Read the article on <a href="http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=32970">www.catholic.org</a> <a href="http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=32970"> </a> 0

2009-10-28T17:27:56+01:00

Pope to G20: Do not forget Africa, ethics, aid and development

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The future is uncertain. Arguably, no sector understands this uncertainty more clearly than civil society. In South Africa, as in the rest of the world, the events within the global economic and financial fora have rocked the foundations on which we had, until now, based our operations into the future. In the past civil society was always ahead in predicting what the future would hold and has played a leading role in devising solutions on how to either optimise the best or avoid the worst of these predictions. To some extent civil society has moved over the years to a less predictive and more reactive mode of engagement. Necessary perhaps, given the particular circumstances of our social environment but we need to return to civil society the capacity and power to shape our future rather than respond in the aftermath. We need to figure out how we re-energise civil society so that we can indeed take responsibility for the future of our world. Join us for panel discussions; plenary sessions; skillsXchanges; working groups; roundtable and networking opportunities; special events; and the opportunity to make a contribution to the future of South African civil society. Session topics include (amongst many others): <ul><li>Africa in the Global Context: Roles, Responsibilities and Challenges</li><li>Generation G: from Greed to Generosity </li><li>Measuring what Matters: performance and impact for grantmakers and grantseekers </li><li>In Formation: civil society and the fourth estate </li><li>An elephant in the room: what are we not talking about? </li><li>Africa in the Global Context: Roles, Responsibilities and Challenges </li><li>Grantmakers and Grantseekers: mutual accountability and the formation of partnerships </li><li>Endowment investment for foundations and organisations </li></ul>Who should attend? Non-profit board members, directors, CEO’s and fundraising or advancement staff Vice-chancellors and institutional decision-makers Policy-makers, decision-makers and leaders in the corporate and government sectors Individual philanthropists and staff of local foundations CSI decision-makers Anybody interested in being part of ensuring a future for South African civil society Why this conference? Bright ideas: Take a leap with new ideas and with new people in fields related to your endeavours in the non-profit and philanthropy sector. Around the table: Come together with others to discuss and learn about particular issues facing South African civil society. Build bridges: Open up the possibility of building unexpected relationships with those you might not normally imagine as partners. Connections: Grantees and grantmakers – come together to link with others towards maximising outcomes. Expertise: Join a focused class for expert assistance on challenges in both grantmaking and grantseeking. Facilitation: Become part of a group that gets ideas on the table and gets things moving – new ideas, new initiatives. Matchmaking: Make the most of mutual-interest opportunities with grantees, donors, practitioners and policymakers Main Contact: Inhouse Conference Solutions Candice Christians, candice@incoso.co.za Tel.: +27 (0)21 913 2888 Alternative Contact Inyathelo – The South African Institute for Advancement Dianne Poyo, dianne@inyathelo.co.za Telephone: +27 (0)21 465 6981 For more information on Inyathelo, click here. <a href="http://www.ngopulse.org/event/inyathelo-conference-2009">http://www.ngopulse.org/event/inyathelo-conference-2009</a> 0

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The Inyathelo Conference 2009 Published: 1 September, 2009 Inyathelo – The South African Institute for Advancement (SAIIA), a NGO that assists institutions and organisations to develop a professional approach to raising the donor investment required to advance their objectives, is hosting its 2009 Conference from 2-5 November 2009 in Cape Town.

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Follow this link to go to the report and download it from the Cordaid documents room. <a href="%20http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-documents/documents/714-cordaid-accountability-review"> <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-documents/documents/714-cordaid-accountability-review">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-documents/documents/714-cordaid-accountability-review</a></a> 0

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To help strengthen its accountability Cordaid commissioned the One World Trust to assess its accountability structures, procedures and practices so as to provide an indication of how accountable Cordaid is to five key stakeholder groups: partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, private donors, companies and politicians. The following Report provides insights into the main findings and offers recommendations for improvement.

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Follow this link to go to the report and download it from the Cordaid documents room. <a href="http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-documents/documents/714-cordaid-accountability-review">http://www.cordaidpartners.com/rooms/cordaid-documents/documents/714-cordaid-accountability-review</a> 0

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