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ESTONIAN ROUNDTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AKÜ). Arvo Anton & Sue Tack AKÜ Coordination March 9, 2006 Trialog Central Training Budapest, Hungary. Advocacy and policy dialogue in 2005.
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ESTONIAN ROUNDTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AKÜ) Arvo Anton & Sue Tack AKÜ Coordination March 9, 2006 Trialog Central Training Budapest, Hungary
Advocacy and policy dialogue in 2005 • AKÜ was established on civic initiative in 2002 to create a policy dialogue on Estonian Principles of Development Cooperation • In 2005 again consulted as a platform on the 1st national strategy paper on DC and humanitarian aid
National Strategy for DC Problems: • Lack of time • Little interest • Little involvement • Low capacity • Format of consultation process Successes: • Informal success
Policy Dialogue Member organisations Policy dialogue and AKÜ priorities Eastgate Building network of expertise Development Education School curriculum Awareness raising
Advocacy and Development Education • Global dimension in school curriculum • Small scattered actions • Too late? • Prepare the ground • Long term • Share best practices
National level and EU level • Capacity building • Networking • Strengthening relations
Thank you! For more information on AKÜ:aky@euroopaliikumine.eehttp://www.terveilm.net