Postup zpracov

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Ceské fórum pro rozvojovou spolupráci Czech Forum
for Development Co-operation
Seminar for NGDO Platforms of New Member
States Organized by TRIALOG Daniel Svoboda,
Vice-Chair, FoRS Bratislava, 14.-15.3.2005
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Participation of Non-State Actors in ODA

• NSA participation is important in all stages of
  the project cycle
• during programming stage - setting policies and
  strategies (effective
  programming needs overall consensus)
• during identification of project ideas and
  relevant partners (field experience and
  personal contacts are crucial)
• during formulation (or appraisal) of projects
  (preparation of
  feasible projects needs expertise)
• during project implementation
  
  (participation enhances project impacts and
  sustainability)
• during project evaluation
  (effective
  evaluation includes feedback from civil society)
• None of these roles can be covered only by states
  bodies

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Participation of Non-State Actors in ODA

• NSA can participate in different ways
• Indirect influence through public means - media,
  lobbying (any citizen has the right to
  influence the policies somehow)
• Advisory boards, round tables, expert meetings
  (NSA needs
  to have relevant speakers - e.g. platform)
• Conferences, workshops, seminars, public debates
  (any
  professional should have a chance to share
  experience)
• Expert opinion and reviews, proposals,
  consultations
  (it is useful to have a feedback from more
  stakeholders)
• Grants in priority areas - e.g. public awareness,
  education
  (NSA know the best ways how to
  deal with the NSA)
• Tenders in specific areas - either in the country
  or abroad
  (only the best proposal
  should be selected and approved)

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Participation of Non-State Actors in ODA

• Typical involvement of NGOs in development
  activities
• Public awareness projects
  (enhancing also
  public private partnership)
• Development education and capacity building
  projects
  (with a large scale of target groups)
• Development projects with civil society
  (co-financing grant
  schemes may be used)
• Participation in open tenders - Call for
  proposals (specific
  eligibility or cost-sharing criteria may be used)
• Cooperation in programming or evaluation
  (open discussion enhances
  understanding and support)
• Fund raising activities
  (in
  particular for humanitarian aid and
  rehabilitation)
• Other activities calling for cooperation with
  civil society

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Participation of Non-State Actors in ODA
Projects 2004
Projects 2005
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Experience of NGDO Platform

• FoRS - Czech Forum for Development Co-operation
• Established in 2002, currently 16 members,
  several observers new members are going to join
  FoRS in April 2005.
• Key successes
• Institutional partner for MFA and Development
  Centre IIR
• Member of CONCORD (since January 2003)
• Grant system for NGOs launched in 2004 (doubled
  in 2005)
• Special ODA budget line for trilateral projects
• Public awareness campaign and development
  education
• Participation in development projects
• International conference Enlarged Europe -
  Reinforced Responsibility (September 2004)
• Working groups for 8 programming countries and
  other three WG for awareness, education and
  volunteers
• Involvement in Tsunami relief and reconstruction

(Manual ZRS)
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Experience of NGDO Platform FoRS

• FoRS activities in 2005
• Steering the working groups
• Angola - TODERO
• Zambia - Ecumenical Academy
• Vietnam - DWW
• Serbia and Montenegro - People in Need
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - DWW
• Moldova - ADRA
• Yemen - People in Need
• Mongolia - INEX-SDA
• Public awareness - Ecumenical Academy
• Development education - People in Need
• Volunteers - INEX-SDA

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Experience of NGDO Platform FoRS

• Other selected activities of the FoRS initiated
  in the CR
• MFA Grant program for NGDOs (17.1.05)
• Capacities
• Public Awareness
• Development Education
• Partnership
• Tender on humanitarian aid for Asia (18.2.05)
• Round tables on CSP preparation (January -
  February 05)
• Trilateral projects MFA - CIDA (28.2.05)
• Seminar A.R.S. Progetti (4.3.05)
• Study tours to priority countries (Angola, Yemen,
  Zambia)
• MDG campaign
• Summer School on development cooperation (UP
  Olomouc)
• Other awareness and education events,
  publications, etc.

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Experience of NGDO Platform FoRS

• FoRS activities 2005 in the frame of
  international cooperation
• CONCORD Working Groups representation in the
  Board
• Meeting with Mr. Commissioner Louis Michel
  (25.2.05)
• Activities with ODACE (Fund-raising 8-10.3.05)
• Activities with TRIALOG (Central training
  14.-15.3.05)
• Activities within DEEEP (Summer School Sweden
  5.-12.6.05)
• Cooperation with NMS (Slovakia, Lithuania,
  Latvia, Poland)
• Cooperation with other donor countries

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Experience of NGDO Platform FoRS

• Other selected activities of the FoRS in 2005
• Follow-up to the conference Enlarged Europe
• Cooperation with other platforms in the CR
• Coordination of the projects within FoRS (in the
  frame of grant program MFA or public awareness,
  list / program of events, etc.)
• Mutual consultations to development projects
• Internet conferences (fors_at_pandora.cz
  platforma_at_pandora.cz)
• Update of the web page www.fors.cz
• Standpoints to official documents of MFA and DC
  IIR
• Participation in seminars, workshops, conferences
• Organization of trainings and seminars (a.o. PCM
  workshop)

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Experience of NGDO Platform FoRS

• Problems concerning FoRS activities
• Capacity building - virtual secretariat with two
  employees (part-time) vis-a-vis demands is hardly
  sustainable
• Higher involvement of member organisations is
  desirable
• We still miss higher support from our partners
  and general public for development interventions
  (not only for NGDOs)
• Acknowledgement for support
• MFA and DC IIR for partnership and grant programs
• CIDA / ODACE for capacity building and
  trilateral program
• TRIALOG for support of NMS
• CONCORD for enhancing influence on EC decisions
• and active members and partner organisations

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Experience of NGDO Platform FoRS

• Recommended webs
• www.fors.cz
• www.fors.cz/conference
• www.rozvojovestredisko.cz
• www.varianty.cz/grv/
• www.rozvojovka.cz

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Ceské fórum pro rozvojovou spolupráci Czech Forum
for Development Co-operation FoRS, Máchova 7,
120 00 Praha 2, CR phone/fax [phone],
222 513 971 Šimon Pánek (420) 226 200
455 Daniel Svoboda (420) 724 179 562 Jan
Plešinger (420) 777 787 926 E-mail
czech.fors_at_fors.cz http//www.fors.cz