FoRS Conference on the occasion of the Czech Presidency of the European Union: "Civil Society Organisations Development Effectiveness"
The Czech NGDO platform FoRS, in close cooperation with the European confederation CONCORD, organized an international conference “Civil Society Organizations Development Effectiveness” in Prague on June 23 – 24, 2009. The conference was the final, closing event of the FoRS project “Civil Society Organisations Development Effectiveness”, financed by the European Commission and the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was also an official accompanying event of the Czech EU Presidency.
The conference gathered over 170 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs), donors and governments from nearly 50 countries from Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and Latin and North America. They tackled the key topic – development effectiveness, focusing on three main aspects: the principles of development effectiveness, the specific role of CSOs in development and the external conditions provided by donors and governments that could best contribute to CSOs´ full performance.
Below you can download the following documents:
Biographies of the speakers, moderators and rapporteurs
Presentations and reports from the plenary sessions and workshops:
Day 1, June 23
Parallel Workshops “CSO development effectiveness – more than just an elusive concept?”
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Sustainable Technologies for Sustainable Development
Moderator:
Marek Hrubec, Center of Global Studies, Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Prague
Speakers:
Tomáš Tožička, EDUCON, Czech Republic (presentation)
Isabelle Duquesne, Centre International Developement et Civilisations, Francie
Carlos Roque, Centro de Estudos de Democracia e Desenvolvimento, Mozambique
Rapporteur:
Jana Krczmářová, FoRS, Czech Republic (report)
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Migration and Development
Moderator:
Blandine Bouniole, Caritas, member of the Global Facilitation Group
Speakers:
Tereza Rejšková, Multicultural Centre Prague, Czech Republic (presentation)
Marie Říhová, International Organization for Migration, Czech Republic (presentation)
Rapporteur:
Jarmila Lomozová, Caritas of the Archdiocese of Prague, Czech Republic (report)
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Inclusive Development
Moderator:
Jan Mrkvička, People in Need, Czech Republic
Speakers:
Margaret Kabango, Uganda Reach the Aged Association (presentation)
Kibble Ngalauka, Sue Ryder Foundation in Malawi (presentation)
Victoria Shewell, Sue Ryder International, UK (presentation, notes)
Rapporteur:
Zuzana Sládková, FoRS, Czech Republic (report)
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Gender and Development
Moderator:
Azra Sayeed, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), co- chair of the Global Facilitation Group
Speakers:
Míla Lukášová, ProEquality Centre, Open Society, p.b.c., Czech Republic (presentation)
Florence Etta, African Evaluation Association and Africa Gender & Development Evaluators Network, Nigeria (presentation)
Rapporteur:
Maria Theresa Nera-Lauron, Asia Pacific Research Network, Philippines (report)
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Democratic Governance and Development
Moderator: Jan Urban, journalist, humanitarian worker, lecturer at University of New York in Prague
Speakers: Haider Yaqub, Plan Pakistan (presentation)
Šimon Pánek, People in Need, Czech Republic
Tara Brace-John, One World Action, UK (presentation)
Rapporteur: Veronika Divišová, People in Need, Czech Republic (report)
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Agriculture and Food Security
Moderator: Sarojeni Rengam, People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty, Asia, member of the Global Facilitation Group
Speakers: Jan Černík, Caritas Czech Republic (presentation)
Mushtaq Ahmed, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) representative at Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (presentation)
Rebecca Domondon, Caritas Czech Republic, Mission Indonesia (presentation)
Rapporteur: Roberto Pinauin, IBON, Philippines (report)
Czech Contribution to the Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness
Presentation of the draft Conference Proclamation, Daniel Svoboda (FoRS member organization Development Worldwide), the facilitator of the process of discussion and identification of principles of development effectiveness within the FoRS Presidency project.
Day 2, June 24
From Accra to Seoul – Implementing the Accra Agenda for Action, Reinforcing the Partnerships between CSOs, Donors and Governments
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Panel 1: Government and donor representatives
Moderator: Olivier Consolo, Director, CONCORD
Key note speakers: Michal Kaplan, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Czech Republic
Camilla Lindström, Team Civil Society, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (presentation)
Angelo Baglio, Head of Unit F1- Relations with civil society and coordination, European Commission
Rapporteur: Linda Rademakers, Australian Council for International Development (report)
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Panel 2: CSO representatives
Moderator: Johanna Mang, Head of Unit NGO Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Austrian Development Agency
Key note speakers: Tracey Konstant, University of Pretoria, AIDS Consortium (presentation)
Beris Gwynne, Director, Global Accountability, World Vision International and member of INGO Accountability Charter Board of Directors (presentation)
Susana Eróstegui, Executive Director, Union nacional de instituciones para el trabajo de accion social (UNITAS) (presentation)
Rapporteur: Arthur Shoo, Director Empowerment and Capacity Building, All African Conference of Churches (report)
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