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1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits. 1993 call for a NGO meeting to collaborate with the WHO DAR Team 20 Member Organisations: specialised NGDOs, mainstream NGDOs, disabled people organisations
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1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits • 1993 call for a NGO meeting to collaborate with the WHO DAR Team • 20 Member Organisations:specialised NGDOs, mainstream NGDOs,disabled people organisations • Loose network until beginning of 2007,member coordination > full time staff
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits • Disability and Development: Promotion of inclusive development internationally • Promote the inclusion of the disability dimension in development policy & practice • Improve the practice of the members by collaboration and sharing experience • Support the exchange of information and knowledge about inclusive development
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Basic organisational structure • General Assembly once a year: High Quorum for attendance,Unanimous Decisions • Representative Board • Task Groups: CBR, Inclusive Education, EU Influencing, UN Influencing, …
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Internal processes, structures, communications • Strive to be inclusive and transparent • Promote equal say of all, seeking the contribution of those at risk of being marginalised • Encourage diversity, respect for difference • Ownership and maximum participation
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Internal processes, structures, communications • Share power and responsibilities between members • Use accessible environments, language, materials and processes • Prioritise our tasks and utilise resources as efficiently as possible • Promote a spirit of trust and equity
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Why want to become a member? • Forum for exchange beyond traditional alliances • Sharing of own experience in an open atmosphere without finger-pointing • Reputation on international level • Effective Advocacy
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Why looking for more members? • Balancing membership in a wider environment • More committed key actors and multipliers to promote Inclusive Development • Reputation on international level • Effective Advocacy
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Achievements for the network and members • Debate on Inclusion/Mainstreaming • Policy/Practice changing from charity and medical approach to an rights based, inclusive approach • WHO: CBR-Guidelines, UN Convention: § 32 • EU-Africa Strategy • Disability Mainstreaming Project
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Key Success Factors • Appreciation of Diversity • Atmosphere of confidence to talk openly • Avoiding “political power – games” • Addressing Own Practice and Advocacy at the same time (it’s about the issue and ourselves) • Accepting Limits
1. What and Who 2. How 3. Why 4. Achievements 5. Success Factors and Limits Limits and Challenges • Potential Area of Conflict between finding positions for lobbying and consensus culture • Communication and Coordination in a broadening network • Speed in responding to requests for collaboration and setting up respective processes
Investing in Cross-Border Networking Helps to reflect and improve own practice, Creates Partnerships to build on, Increases the Advocacy Capacity, And is Great Fun.