OPEN INVITATION

ASIA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON CSO & AID AND DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS

May 2-3, 2011 | Jakarta, Indonesia

The Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness came out from the years of CSO engagement in the
global aid effectiveness process, mainly from the Accra Agenda for Action which invited CSOs to
lead a process towards reflecting on their own effectiveness. CSOs worldwide took the challenge and
held at least 50 funded country consultations, as well as regional and thematic ones.  Of these, 16
country consultations, two regional, and various thematic consultations were done in Asia, contributing
to the draft global framework for CSO development effectiveness consisting of the Istanbul Principles, implementing
guidelines and mechanisms. Implementation of these principles, however, relies on an enabling
environment and on genuine efforts towards striking at the root causes of poverty, marginalization
and exclusion –all of which will be demanded of donors and governments during the 4th High Level
Forum on Aid Effectiveness in November 2011.


In preparation for this and in line with the aim of sustaining and intensifying advocacy towards the
HLF-IV, Asian CSOs will hold a regional workshop where CSOs can synthesize and analyze the draft global
framework and CSO asks towards HLF-IV and present their demands to donors and governments in a
multi-stakeholder dialogue. It will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia – to open the workshop to CSOs,
governments, and donors attending the ASEAN Summit and its side events.

The workshop aims to: (1) To heighten awareness on the CSO development effectiveness agenda by involving
more and new CSOs to the process; (2) To deepen the discussion on the draft global framework for CSO development
effectiveness and contribute to its finalization; (3) To advance the discussion from CSO development
effectiveness to the more comprehensive issue of aid and development effectiveness and related CSO asks
for the HLF-IV; (4) To present calls and recommendations to and gather feedback from Summit participants
(donors and governments) in a multi-stakeholder dialogue; and (5) To come up with detailed plans and mechanisms
for coordinated national and regional advocacy towards the HLF-IV.

CSOs, governments, and donors interested to participate may contact the APRN Secretariat at < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > 
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