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ODA BULGARIA and civil society involvement

ODA BULGARIA and civil society involvement. Dessislava Koleva – Centre for Inclusive Education Donka Kalcheva – BlueLink Information Network. Official aid and policy.

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ODA BULGARIA and civil society involvement

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  1. ODA BULGARIAand civil society involvement Dessislava Koleva – Centre for Inclusive Education Donka Kalcheva – BlueLink Information Network

  2. Official aid and policy • By unofficial accounts of the Foreign Office, aid-to development in the 2005-2006 period amounts to roughly 0.008% country’s GNI • Interdepartmental Council for Bulgaria’s Participation in the International aid to Development. Headed by the Deputy PM and the Foreign Minister • Eradication of poverty is main policy priority • Priority countries – Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Macedonia, Serbia, Angola • ODA policy recognizes the role of civil society and business sector • ODA mentions the need of increase of social concern and education

  3. Official numbers 2005 in mln USD Bilateral Official Development -1,33 of which: Project and programme aid - 1,20 Emergency and distress relief - 0,13 Multilateral Official Development Assistance - 0,67 of which: Grants and capital subscriptions, total 0,67 UN agencies 0,64 Regional development banks 0,01 Montreal Protocol 0,02

  4. Society’s opinion • Poverty and Childbirth and infant mortality shall be priority – with more than 50% of respondents answers • Weak awareness and scepticism – less than 30% aware of commitments, more than 50% support in principle, only 22% believe aid improves life in reality, 2% thing aid shall be monetary • People see Bulgaria more as a developing countries

  5. Priorities and Approaches • An increased volume of information to be disseminated in Bulgaria on the problems encountered by developing countries and transition economies, so that Bulgarian citizens may truly empathize with people who are needier than themselves. • Further info to be provided on the possible forms of aidto- development: economic, financial and others, so that Bulgarians may view them not merely as tokens of solidarity, but also as potential benefits for this country. • Popularization of the MDGs, and particularly of the ones thought to be achievable in the next decade (up to the year 2015) • Extensive information on the European Commission’s aid-to-development policy and on the specific contribution, of individual governments within the EU, to its implementation. • Informing society clearly and comprehensively which national institutions are/ will be involved in the aid-to development policy-making and implementation, and in what ways.

  6. NGDO activities 2008 33 NGDO platform members - partnerships both on NGO level and with government bodies for ensuring effective participation of NG(D)Os in the ODA policy development. 2008 – focus on straightening platform, raising awareness (campaigns, events), fair trade promotion, joint project proposals, monitoring and lobbying activities

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