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Country Directors’ Forum

Country Directors’ Forum. Working with Civil Society Organizations Bart W. Édes Head, NGO & Civil Society Center 9 September 2008. Non-Profit, Non-State. Community-based organizations WUAs, farmers' associations Foundations, research institutes Professional associations, chambers

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Country Directors’ Forum

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  1. Country Directors’ Forum Working with Civil Society Organizations Bart W. Édes Head, NGO & Civil Society Center 9 September 2008

  2. Non-Profit, Non-State • Community-based organizations • WUAs, farmers' associations • Foundations, research institutes • Professional associations, chambers • Labor unions • Development NGOs, relief organizations

  3. Where is the Cooperation? • 4 out of 5 loans; 1 out of 3 TAs involve CSOs • PAK & BAN: 10 loans each with CSOs • Leading Sectors for CSO involvement: • Transport & Communications (20) • Energy (10) • Multisector (10)

  4. Partnerships with CSOs under Strategy 2020 • "Partnerships with...nongovernment organizations, community-based organizations, and foundations will become central to planning, financing, and implementing ADB operations”

  5. Potential Cooperation under “Drivers of Change” • PSD/PSO - creating more business friendly environment • Good Governance - corruption risk assessments, freedom of information, citizen scorecards, benchmarking • Gender - improving access for females to education, health services, clean water, better sanitation, and basic infrastructure • Partnerships - protecting biodiversity while improving livelihoods

  6. Collaboration in Core Work Areas • Infrastructure - Urban Transport, WSS • Environment - DRM, Clean Energy • Regional Cooperation-A.I., HIV/AIDS, Trafficking • Financial Sector Development - Microfinance, SMEs • Education - Advocacy, Literacy

  7. Some RM Initiatives • SLRM - C & P Plan • NRM – Tripartite action plan • IRM – regular meetings, e-group • PRC - assisting government in identifying new models for civil society in anti-poverty efforts • Other ideas - book launches, brown bags, press conferences, CSO conferences, CSO federations

  8. Resources and Support • Staff Guide to C & P, CSO Sourcebook • NGOLink database • Partnership Newsletter (external), CSO Web Review (internal) • NGO and Participation pages on www.adb.org • Staff capacity building on CSO engagement, social dimensions of ADB operations

  9. Growing Importance of CSOs

  10. New Medium Term Workplan • Support Quality of ADB Operations • Conduct Training and Build Capacity • Generate and Share Knowledge

  11. CSO Concerns • Safeguards • Food Crisis • Corruption • Human Rights • Role of Private Sector • Water & Energy • Debt/Sovereignty

  12. Thank You! • ADB & NGOs/Civil Society: • www.adb.org/NGOs • Participation • www.adb.org/participation/

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