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What is the Open Forum? Presentation at the European Seminar on CSO Development Effectiveness, Vienna, 10 and 11 March 2010 What is the Open Forum? • A global CSO-led initiative to promote an effectiveness framework specifically for CSOs (development effectiveness not aid effectiveness) • A series of consultations and multi-stakeholder dialogues around the globe • Led by a Global Facilitation Group of 25 member organisations • CONCORD is one of the GFG members and acts as global Secretariat • Governments and international donors are key partners (i.e. multi-stakeholder working group at OECD DAC) Three objectives • A robust and appropriate global framework for CSO development effectiveness • To promote and facilitate a learning environment on CSO development effectiveness • Engage in a multi-stakeholder dialogue with governments and donors to build understanding and support for an enabling environment for CSOs Context • CSOs have started many initiatives to define and promote their effectiveness, but have not yet defined their effectiveness collectively as a stakeholder group • CSOs have acknowledged that the changing aid architecture provides challenges to their effectiveness and that there are issues linked to their effectiveness • Clamp-down on civil society in many countries despite commitments in the Accra Agenda for Action A global consultative process 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Establishment of the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (WP-EFF) housed at OECD DAC 2006 CONCORD Task Force on CSO Aid Effectiveness Start of first CSO consultations (a.o. Brussels workshop) The WP-EFF establishes the Advisory Group on Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness 2007 2008 CSO consultations continue (a.o. Nairobi workshop) International Steering Group Better Aid platform The International Forum on Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness, Ottawa Accra Agenda for Action Exploratory Meeting on CSO Effectiveness to launch the Open Forum, Paris Inception GFG meeting, Accra A global consultative process 2009 Start of the process Regional preparatory workshops to initiate and trigger process Country-level and thematic consultations to define a CSO development effectiveness framework 2010 Political dialogue and outreach at all levels First Global Assembly To start consensus-building on the CSO development effectiveness framework Further consensus-building and mobilisation for the HLF-IV 2011 Second Global Assembly Stock-taking and evaluation of the process; CSOs mobilise for the 4th High-Level Forum 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness Who is behind the Open Forum? • Global Facilitation Group – 25 member organisations from all world regions – Provides political leadership, representation and overall guidance for the Open Forum – Engages in political dialogue at the international level with the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (OECD DAC) and UN bodies and institutions – Two Co-Chairs represent the GFG • Consortium of supporting organisations – 6 CSOs, each one in charge of a specific world region – In charge of outreach, communication, administration, fund raising and technical assistance to implement consultation process and political dialogue Who is behind the Open Forum? Global Facilitation Group: 4 Africa: FECONG, AFRODAD, CSPR, REPAOC 4 Asia: SANSAD, IBON, APRN, PCFS 3 Europe: CONCORD, NORDIC+ Group, EU PRESIDENCY Group 3 Latin America and Caribbean: ALOP, UNITAS, CC 1 Middle East and North Africa: ANND 2 North America: InterAction, CCIC 1 Pacific: ACFID 6 International Networks: PLAN International, CARE International, ITUC, ACT, CARITAS Internationalis/CIDSE, CIVICUS 1 Women organisation: APFWLD Who is behind the Open Forum? Consortium of supporting organisations: European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development - CONCORD (global Secretariat for the Open Forum) All Africa Conference of Churches - AACC Asia Pacific Research Network - APRN InterAction - American Council for Voluntary International Action Latin American Association of Development Organisations - ALOP CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation Your participation is crucial! How you can engage in the process: Platform/network level: • Reach out to your constituency and launch internal discussions on the principles guiding CSO development effectiveness (tools are available on www.cso-effectiveness.org) • Contact and inform the organisation in charge of your region about your interest in the process. Clarify with them your needs and the level of (financial and other) support that is available (visit www.csoeffectiveness.org for contact details) Individual CSOs: • Make sure your platform/network is involved in the process • Start discussions on CSO development effectiveness with your colleagues and across departments (policy, programming, management) Donors/governments: • Inform your colleagues and peers about the process • Participate in multi-stakeholder dialogues of the Open Forum • Support CSOs in organising consultations within the Open Forum framework More information Outreach Toolkit & www.cso-effectiveness.org [email protected]