CID Annual Conference 2019 -"Beyond Aid: Partnerships for the Future“

1. CID Annual Conference 2019 -"Beyond Aid: Partnerships for the Future“ Keu Mataroa VICE CHAIR - PIANGO The Conch Shell symbolises “Communication”. The sound of the conch shell is a summons for people to gather in a particular place. The circular sand drawing reflects ‘Spiritual Unity or Oneness’.

2. Background - Set Up • Conceived and set up by regional NGO leaders in early 1980s to represent Pacific Island NGOs, the authentic voice of Pacific Island communities • Formally set up in 1991 in Port Vila, Vanuatu to assist NGOs take collective action • In 1994, PIANGO moved to Suva, Fiji and registered under the Charitable Trust Act.

3. Who Is PIANGO The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) is : • A regional network of national umbrella NGOs and national focal points or coordinating bodies known as National Liaison Units (NLUs) in 21 Pacific Island countries and territories. • A regional umbrella platform of 23 national umbrella NGOs, each has average of 60 members – over 1,000 local NGOs • A common voice of Pacific National NGOs at regional and international fora • The collective action of Pacific Umbrella NGOs to respond to priority regional and global concerns

4. ASUNGO – American Samoa ACFID - Australia CICSO – Cook Islands. CID – Council for International Development - NZ FCOSS – Fiji KANGO – Kiribati FANGO – FSM NIANGO – Nauru NIUANGO – Niue CSOF – PNG SUNGO – Samoa DSE – Solomon Islands HITI TAU – French Polynesia CSFT – Tonga TANGO – Tuvalu VANGO – Vanuatu Payuta – Guam MICNGOs – Marshall Islands FONGTIL – Timor Leste Palau Community Action Agency - Palau UTLN – Kanaky MANGO - CNMI PIANGO Network

5. VISION-MISSIONCSO Leaders Rethinking Development in the Pacific Islands VISION Strong and effective civil society leadership exercised for a sustainable, just, compassionate and peaceful Pacific community MISSION PIANGO is the regional coalition providing a unified CSO platform for national umbrella NGOs. It strives for an enabling environment through networking, partnerships, leadership development, evidence based advocacy, communication and facilitating of common voice on issues at regional and international forums. This fosters recognition of the critical role of CSOs to influence positive sustainable change for development effectiveness in the communities they serve.

6. What Does Partnership mean for the Pacific? Genuine and Meaningful Whose Aiding Who Grassroots Development with Indigenous Platforms and Pacific Peoples FPIC Human Rights CSO Hubs – Micronesia (Guam) Melanesia (Solomon Islands) Polynesia (NZ/CK)

7. 5 Strategic Focus Areas: 2017-2020 • Strengthening CSO platforms • Development effectiveness • Action research and policy advocacy • CSO capacity strengthening • Pacific development leadership

8. Strategic Focus Areas 2017-2020

9. Strategic Focus Areas 2017-2020

10. Alliances Subtitle 10

11. SDG17 – PIANGO Partnerships • WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature • PIDF – (Pacific Islands Development Forum – Governing Council) • FORUS (International Forum for National Platforms) 2 staff • CPDE – CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness) • BfW – Bread for the World (PIANGO Donor Partner) • CIVICUS (US$15K pa for Research into Civic Rights, FoS, FoA • Commonwealth Foundation (Grant 2018-2020) • Commonwealth Secretariat

12. PIANGO Partnerships Contd • UN-ECOSOC (July 2018) • WestCare Pacific • Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat - PIFs • PRP- Pacific Resilience Partnership – FRDP • HAG - Humanitarian Advisory Group • Pacific Skills Partnership –PSP and PSS June 2019 APTC

13. PIANGO- Pacific Islands Association of NGOs FSPI- Foundation of the Peoples’ of the South Pacific PCRC- Pacific Concerns Resource Centre COPE- Council of Pacific Education PDF- Pacific Disability Forum PACFAW- Pacific Foundation for the Advancement of Women PCC- Pacific Conference of Churches FWCC- Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre/Pacific Network Against Violence Against Women Greenpeace WWF South Pacific Programme – World Wild Life PINA- Pacific Islands News Association SPOCTU- South Pacific and Oceanic Council of Trade Unions PANG - Pacific Alliance on Globalisation PRNGO Alliance

14. Development Effectiveness Subtitle 14

15. Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness • Respect and promote human rights and social justice • Embody gender equality and equity while promoting women and girls’ rights • Focus on people’s empowerment, democratic ownership and participation • Promote Environmental Sustainability • Practice transparency and accountability • Pursue equitable partnerships and solidarity • Create and share knowledge and commit to mutual sharing • Commit to realising positive sustainable change

16. NEW ERA: INCLUSIVE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP(2011) Busan Partnership para. 22 22. Civil society organisations (CSOs)play a vital role in enabling people to claim their rights, in promoting rights based approaches, in shaping development policies and partnerships, and in overseeing their implementation. They also provide services in areas that are complementary to those provided by states. Recognising this, we will: a) Implement fully our respective commitments to enable CSOs to exercise their roles as independent development actors, with a particular focus on an enabling environment, consistent with agreed international rights, that maximises the contributions of CSOs to development. b) Encourage CSOs to implement practices that strengthen their accountability and their contribution to development effectiveness, guided by the Istanbul Principles and the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness.

17. Key Strategies • Creating space for a structured process of rethinking, reflecting and reasserting the Pacific we want • Linking conversations and listening to what people are saying and feeling the pulse and heartbeat of Pacific people • Framing and Reshaping the Pacific We Want – through civil society advocacy, next generation leadership development, regional architecture, think tank, media

18. Key Strategies Contd • Convene multi-stakeholder roundtable with Church, Govt, CSO, traditional, women, youth leaders for the talanoa • Stock take of Pacific expertise, local culture, local epistemology, ethnology and local passion (going further than GDP, beyond training) • Bringing together practitioners and academics (Pracademia)

19. Why Some Partnerships Works and Some Dont 22

20. Key Issues • Spirituality, Religion & Pacific Cultural Identity • Religious Freedom of Expression and Opinion • Leadership & Governance – regionalism, national governments, community, CSOs • Next generation leadership • Resource Conservation, Stewardship, Management • Community ownership and leadership • Protection

21. Key Issues Contd • Resilient & Transformative development • Pacific regionalism – CSOs as partner decision makers • Communication for development • Inclusivity - PwDisability • Gender, women’s empowerment, gender based violence, women in parliament

22. Pacific Island cultural identity • What is the Pacific way? • Waves of power – Christianity, colonialism & development - how our people are slowly being uprooted by waves of power – PBHRN 2019 • Concern about the commercialisation of our cultures and traditions - Need to do profound research • Place of traditional knowledge and wisdom

23. Why some Partnerships Don’t work • Free, Prior, Informed, Consent (FPIC) • UNDRIP to be Advocated and Ratified by PICs as NZ • Seek NZ to Revitalise the Graduate Certificate in Non-for-Profit Program (formerly with UNITEC) • Human Rights Violations

24. Pacific Regionalism - A Geopolitical analysis • Decline of Australia/NZ big brother colonial influence – Indo-Pacific region • Look North – China, Russia, North Korea, Georgia and Open Door foreign policy • MSG – West Papua vs Indonesia • PIDF – Fiji push out of Aust./NZ dominated PIF • PIF - Review of Pacific Plan & inclusion of NSAs • Asia-Pacific Century • The Rise of China as an economic power • US military build up in the Northern Pacific • US-China Rivalry for influence in the Pacific • America’s Pacific Century, 2011 – the Pacific Pivot • Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030 - Defence White Paper

25. PRNGO Alliance • The Oceanus Agenda: • Self Determination – West Papua and Others • Self Determination – Disability • Gender Equality & Empowerment of women • Development Options – Extractive Industries, Deep Sea Mining, Fishing, • Rethinking Development – restructure governance systems / aid and development (we don’t need aid, we need dignity • Exodus Formation Series – Rethinking the Household of God

26. Next Generation leadership • Involvement in post conflict processes and conversations - Training in the political agenda • Structured nurturing, mentoring, twinning to be agents of change – succession planning • Focus on 10-14 year olds • Youth employment a priority – need a practical approach • Link with provincial youth leaders • Resourced plan to shape a young person’s life • Building a cadre of critical thinkers

27. Gender and Women’s Development • Failure of economic models, need to begin in the home • Recognise women at the heart and seed of development. Recognise women as development agents to bring sustainable development in the home • Sustainable quality of life and justice in each home • Focusing on the smallest, dynamic development agent • Need to engage both men and women – how to empower both

28. Next steps • Pracademic partnership with USP/NZ Academic Institution (NfP) • Sub-regional conversations -Micronesian (Guam) Melanesian (Solomon Islands), Polynesian (Samoa/Cooks) – • Regional & National Women/Youth sector dialogue • Ongoing PIANGO/PRNGO partnership with others • Develop innovative Next Generation leadership programme • Dialogue with Faith/church leaders; explore and articulate common values across religions – how to support young leaders in their faith journey/ traditional leaders

29. Transition Plan to Council April 2020

30. PIANGO +

31. Strategy Activities for the Transition Plan and Road to Council 2020 • Conceptualise the PIANGO 2030 • Socialising the Strategy in perspectives of the SDGs, Blue Pacific, Business and Human Rights, Self-Determination etc. • Consultation with Board, NLUs and other stakeholders • Design of the next BfdW proposal • Prepare for Council

32. Strategic Potential Partners to explore • Pacific Conference of Churches – West Papua & Modern Slavery • Business and Human Rights and SDGs – Diplomacy and Training Programme/Business and Human Right Centre, Citizen and Constitutional Forum (CCF) • Humanitarian Localisation – Council of International Development NZ

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