The CSO Strategy Meeting, which gathered more than 80 participants from Open Forum and BetterAid from across the globe, took place at the Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) Partnership Forum in Harnosand, Sweden, March 14 and 15, 2011. It was a key moment for the civil society sector towards Busan, and brought together the Open Forum Global Facilitation Group (GFG) and the BetterAid Coordinating Group (BACG) for a series of high level meetings and strategy sessions.
The meeting aimed to coordinate CSO demands and strategies in the process leading up to the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4), to be held in Busan, South Korea on 29 November to1 December 2011.
Below, you will find all of the documents, presentations, reports and outcomes of this meeting. If you have any comments or questions, please contact info cso-effectiveness.org.
CLICK HERE to download the CSO Strategy Meeting report: with summary of each presentation, transcripts from Question-and-Answers sessions, and working documentation and other Annexes
CLICK HERE to download the final common Key Messages and Proposals from CSOs towards the Fourth High Level Forum in Busan
and download the summary sheet of Key Messages and Proposals from CSOs towards the Fourth High Level Forum in Busan
CLICK HERE to download the agenda from the meeting
CLICK HERE to download the participants list
CLICK HERE to see some video messages from participants at the meeting
CLICK HERE to read an article by Göran Eklöf about the CSO Strategy Meeting, for the Sida Partnership Forum
CLICK HERE read the Open Forum Blog Post
Presentations and Documents
DAY 1
| Session | Presenter/Speaker | Presentation/ Associated Document |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Open Forum work | Vazha Salamadze, GFG co-chair | Presentation |
| Introduction to BetterAid work | Tony Tujan, BACG co-chair | Presentation |
| Update from the OECD | Eduardo Gonzalez, OECD | Presentation |
| Overview of key messages for Busan | Brian Tomlinson, CCIC | Presentation |
| Working groups on key CSO messages | Various | Guidance note |
DAY 2
| Session | Presenter/Speaker | Presentation/ Associated Document |
|---|---|---|
| BetterAid Advocacy Strategy | Craig Fagan, TI | Presentation |
| Open Forum Advocacy Strategy | Carolyn Long, InterAction | Presentation |
| Working groups on common CSO advocacy strategy | Various | Guidance note |
| CSO participation at HLF4 | Tony Tujan, BACG co-chair | Presentation |
| Regional working groups on next steps | Various | Guidance note; feedback and next steps from: Africa, Asia, North America and Europe, Latin America, Global |
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